Hidden Thoughts

For this, i had to take a picture of myself, and chop off part of my head, so i could add in my inner thoughts. So i added the things that i was thinking of, like where i want to go, my dog and christmas.

Blommers-Schumm inspired portrait

For this, i had to turn the portrait upside down, but make the eyes and mouth the right way around.
But when i did the mouth, she is smiling, so it made it harder for me to make it blend in.

This is what it looks like turned round.

What went well:
I blended the eyes well, and made it look normal.

Next time target:
When i did the mouth, she was smiling, so it was harder to make it look realistic, so i will get a photo of someone with a blank expression.

Erin Case inspired portrait

What went well?:
I think that i refined the edge well, because it is smooth, and doesn't look like it was edited too much. i also think that i cut out the face well.

Next time target:
Next time, i will take  a picture with a different background, because i don't like this background. also, i would have used a different photo, because i think that its just a bit plain.

Portrait Homework

Artist Research: Erin Case

In most of her pieces, Erin Case has put different landscapes into a portrait, and keeps their hair, and i think that this makes it look strange, and makes it stand out.
Her work makes me feel confused, because they have the full shape of their body, but it is covered with a landscape, and i think that it looks odd. 
I think it looks good, but a little bit odd, and i like the way that she uses the same sorts of colour in the landscape and the background.
In my work, i will try to do this sort of thing, to try and make my work this good.

                                                  

Final Landscape Stitch and Evaluation

For this, i had to stitch together lots of different photos of a landscape, and change the filters, and play around with the blend modes. Then, i had to place in my full body stitch into it a few times, and try to blend them in.

I think that i put it all together well, because its looks unusual and strange, and blends together quite well. But if i did it again, i would probably have used a different landscape, or got more photos, because i think it would look better if it was bigger, and has more of the landscape in it.I also like the way i blended the full body stitches into it.



Evaluation:
Preparatory work:
The theme was identity, and i did the landscape of a place at school, and this shows my identity,by showing  what school i got to.
I researched the artist David Hockney, and his work made me want to make my work a little like his, because i thought that it looked strange and unusual.
Throughout this project, i think that i have improved my skills on photoshop, by using different filters and blend modes to make my work look better.
I think that i have blended my full body stitches in well, because they aren't very noticeable, and i think they look good where they are.
I think that i could improve by trying to add a few more different shapes, to make it a little more interesting.
I think i could have played around with the colours a bit more, to make it look a little bit more unusual.
Final Piece:
In my work, i have used lots of circles, to make it look strange and different.
I tried to make my work look strange, by moving the different shapes and changing the colours and shapes. I think that i have done this quite well, but i could have changed the colours a bit better.
This project was about identity, so i wanted to show a little bit of my identity, and i did that by showing my school.
I am happy with my final piece, and have really enjoyed putting it all together, and making it look good.
I particularly like the way that the different filters make it look good, and different, and i like the way all of the stitch portraits are blended into it.
If i did this again, i would have done a different landscape, because i could have used somewhere i like to go, and i might have been able to do it a bit better. I would do this, because i want to try and make show my identity a bit more.
Targets:
1) I need to try and use more different colours, to make it look more interesting
2) Try to use the blend modes a little bit more.
3) try to make my work a little more interesting and unusual.