Natalie's Blog

  For this assignment we used our logos from a previous assignment to create our own artist tags. We used photoshop for the first time! The border of the flower makes it look like there is a break from the splash and the splatter. this allows the image to show its shape but allow the splash to encase the image. I chose that specific splatter because I feel that since my logo is a flower, it will be all around the image. It will make it look more street arty rather than smeared. The splatter looks purposeful rather than accidental. Overall, this is image is really nice for future use as it be a great way to claim all of my pieces later on in this class. I look forward to incorporating this design in the future! 

Quick Selection Tool The quick selection tool selects a part of the image that is different from the rest. You can go back and subtract from the selection and you can add parts of it that are not connected to the bigger selection.  I feel like it will be easy to use but tedious simply because it does not get you the most accurate selection and you will have to go back and fix it. One thing I liked about the video is that as he is explaining the steps the camera zooms in on which function or what he is talking about. I really enjoyed this because it showed a more close up image of what he was talking about which made it easier to follow along. He is also showing what we can do if it doesn't end up the way we wanted it originally.  Marquee tool This tool is a fast and easy way to made quick selections or cut out a portion of your photo. There is a rectangular marquee tool and an elliptical marquee tool. I feel like this tool is very similar to the quick selection tool which mean...

For this assignment we had to make a propaganda poster that inspired or talked about something of our choosing. I decided to go with a more humorous approach and copied the idea of the "We Want You" posters from the World War II era. I copied Uncle Sam's pose in the poster and used very similar words to promote my message. My propaganda message was "We want you to join club swim." I decided to do this because I am an officer for the club on campus and I aim always promoting it to others. I felt that this project gave me an opportunity to talk about the club but also practice in Illustrator. First, I wanted my poster to have more color than the inspiration. The Uncle Sam poster is a white background that takes up more of the space than the message and subject. I also wanted bolder colors involved because the other was lacking. First I made the subject, me, have a simple look which draws more attention to the message rather than the details of me. Then, I decided ...

 Artists Statement For this assignment we had to create our own personal logo. The first prompt we received was to create an image that we would be okay with being tattooed on our forehead. This through me thorough a loop. One, because I am scared of needles, and two, it would have to be a really good representation of me. I decided to sketch things that were meaningful to me and things liked. I began with a whale shark because they are my favorite animals ever and I connect with them and their lifestyle in a way. other images included my favorite flower, which has a lot of different meaning depending on the color, and scuba diving masks. I ended up going with the flower but we were able to incorporate a snorkel in the mask to show my passion for scuba as well. For the colors, I decided to go with red, blue, and purple. I chose the red color because its the type we have at home in my backyard. I ha...

Calligramme      For this assignment, I created my very own Calligram. A calligram is an image created by words related to that image. For our calligram we wrote a letter to ourself in 20 years from now. I decided that I would write to myself about how scared I am of the future and the unknown of it all. As for the image, it was really difficult to decide what to draw. I tried to go with some of the things I said in my letter like filling my life with good things and using a jar to represent it. Or a clock to represent that passage of time and growing up that is a big theme in my letter. In the end, I decided to go with a more complicated image of a man holding two signs to show indecision. The image being complicated represents the complexity of life as a whole that I discuss in the letter. The person holding the two signs showing indecision, represents the concept of not being able to decide how to go about my life because of the uncertainty of it.      ...