Sunday, May 3, 2015

Here are the finals for black lives Matter.




















for the awareness poster i used the statistics of increased violence towards african americans, with the 21% increased violence statistic i x'd out 1/5th of the men tiled within the target, i wanted them to stand out from the target so i decided to make it grey which also symbolizes not nessescarily all victims killed by cops are neccesarily innocent, but the fact that cops are more likely to kill african americans is an issue that needs to recognized and needs to be stopped. the crumpled paper in the background symbolizes that this issue isn't necessarily the focus for a lot of people, and can be a throw away topic when so many young african americans are losing their lives before being proven guilty in the court of law

stock photo of the paper:
http://iruhdam.deviantart.com/art/Crumpled-Paper-126343220

Module 3: Awareness Concept.

At first my awareness concept was centered around unhealthy eating habits or obesity. I tried to draw a similarity to eating badly to not eating at all. The reaper scythe was supposed to show that death sees both the same way.



Then i considered it may be hard to get 2 separate photos of people one being obese the other emaciated and making them fit perfectly together. So i decided to go with a more no directly person oriented. Since their are alot of larger people who are healthy and i doubt want pictures of things targeting them. I figure the more important issue was the food itself that people choose. So i focused on showing a comparison similar to above of choose fast food/ Microwaved food and fatty food to eating nothing. The hour glass in the middle was sort of a
" Doesn't matter which table you eat at, when the meals over it is all over".
I am not a very good artist so drawing a ton of food wasn't gonna be easy to I just drew quick examples.




Then after some deliberation I decided I should go with something close to me since it has had an affect on my life and thus I went with Black Lives Matter.
 The above image was supposed to be a representation of the horror of ending lives early. The top was supposed to be like an elementary school year book. Showing the faces of students and listing below what they want to be when they grow up. This middle black child wanted to be a doctor. The right child a police officer. The left a fire fighter. The bottom depicts their adult forms. The left becomes firefighter. The middle shows an image of a grave and the right was supposed to be an felon holding up his ID number for arrest picture. I decided the felon would be the cop not because i beleive all cops are bad but to get the most impact from the image in one given shot. Change happens with shock and outrage.


This image was about how black lives are 20% more likely to be sacrificed. The top shows many people against a dart board with scores. The bottom was several people with 1/5th having targets on them.

Photomontage Concept Module 2.

My original montage was designed around an artist called "The Sound Thief" I imagined having him reach into instruments while people playing and taking out the sound. I considered doing this as a grey or black stormy cloudy smoke.

The lower Image is another concept for him but instead I was going to have a large amount of instruments surround his keen ear and he takes the various sounds he hears to make his music.




Sorry for the low quality but was unable to scan my sketches due to most lines now showing up.



This idea was later scrapped for the Idea of the Sun Saints. Partly taken from a video game "Praise the Sun" and then given a back-story in my mind. Singing monks traveling the land singing to the sun. Using their music to pay their way.

 This image Is of the monk praising the morning sun over the oceanic horizon.

 This " The Sound of Music" inspired scene is the saints on various hills praising the sun.

This is an Sun saint praising the sun as it peaks out from behind grey clouds out over the ocean.

Photomontage

Module 2: Assignment: Photomontage
The Sun Saints.


This assignment was difficult due to me having to come up with 2 different concepts. The first concept was a very nice one but trying to make it with my limited skill proved more than difficult. So I went with the second concept.


the photo montage is of someone praising the sun, the main techniques i used where a black layer with a negative cone shape in the middle blurred to focus light on the person looking to the sunset, i used minimal light and color correction on all the photos to give it all the same sort of hue and the burn tool to make everything match the same light density



here's all 7 of the stock photos i used

http://twilightamazonstock.deviantart.com/art/Red-Renaissance-Jade-42-84857984 - person
http://thy-darkest-hour.deviantart.com/art/Atlantic-Sunrise-01-465024374 - sunset background
http://gracies-stock.deviantart.com/art/Black-Sack-Bag-Velvet-48461380 - black bag
http://riviera2008.deviantart.com/art/On-the-Rocks-152865600 - rocks on the right
http://falln-stock.deviantart.com/art/Ocean-Birds-16124793 - birds in flight
http://cassy-blue.deviantart.com/art/Sand-Castle-Stock-2-464350111 - sand castle
http://ashensorrow.deviantart.com/art/Premade-Background-1075-194038124 - boat

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Quick Simple Easy,

First blog, last blog, only blog I will ever make.

-Vincent