Painting

Pop Art

1. The strongest technical aspect of my work was the way I used the pen tool to cut out the figure from the background.
2. Changing the opacity could be one thing that could be improved on. I could change the shades and highlights in his face to make it look more in depth.
3. Using the paint bucket to fill the colors of the body that I wanted was easy in this project.
4. The fill layers and using black and white specifically was kind of difficult in this activity until you got the hang of it.
5. I demonstrated the objective in this art activity by using the fill layers and mask tools to change only some things on the man without changing the background.
6. I would choose a different person to change the colors of because I don't like the way he is only three colors and how his face is so plain.

Hybrid

1. The strongest technical aspect of my work is the way I made two animals merge into one. I used the merge tool to form one animal after I pieced together the pieces. 

2. One aspect that could be worked on is, incorporating the head to the body more. It will make the animal look more hybrid.

3. One thing that was easy about this art activity was picking two animals I liked to make hybrid. I picked the red panda and a kitten.

4. One thing that was difficult about this art activity was incorporating the fur and other parts of the animal into each other.

5. I demonstrated the objective in the art activity by combing two animals and using the stamp tool to  combine them.

6. If I had to do this art activity again, I would work more on creating one more animal with the features of the second.

Shape Collage

    One of the strongest aspects of my work is the way I made it look like it is descending in the background. One of my weak aspects that I could work on is blending the colors in better.
   One thing that was easy was creating the shapes using the marque tool. One thing that was hard was creating a picture that demonstrated all the objectives and have them work well together.
    I demonstrated this objective by changing the opacity of the shapes color in my radical symmetrical design. I created folders that held the different layers of my work. If I had to do this again, I would add more layers and shapes.

Poloroid

 The strongest technical aspect of my work is the way I created the illusion with the Polaroid's with the cancer and making it look 3D. Something that could be worked on is cutting the Polaroid's out more carefully. It would make it look cleaner.
    One thing that was easy about this project was being able to pick a picture you wanted to work on. I like dancing so for me, I chose a dancer. The thing that was difficult about this project was creating a background and cutting the picture out. The background had to flow with the picture.
   I demonstrated the objective in this art activity because I turned the polariods so it gave the affect of them just falling on a table. If I had to do this again, I would be more precise with my cutting and choose a new person.

Tattoo

  The strongest aspect of my work was the way I made my man shaded and highlighted. I did this by using the doge and burn tools. The technical aspect of my work that could be worked on more would be blending the tattoo better around the arm.
   The one thing that was easy about this art activity was finding a picture I thought would work well along with the tattoo I would later embed. Something that was difficult about this art activity was making the tattoo look like it was formed around the arm.
  The objective of this project was too make the tattoo looked warped and formed around their body. I demonstrated this by using the warp tool and the eraser to get rid of the excess print. If I could do this again, I would try harder to make the tattoo look real.

Landscape Design

Miranda Hamel
   The strongest aspect of my work is the way I blended the backgrounds together to make one strong piece. I did this by using the masking tool and creating a color palette all the backgrounds can share. However, one aspect of my work that can be improved is adding more to the picture. I could've added a boat or some lights more towards the foreground near the water.
  One thing that was easy about this art project was finding images and putting them together and behind each other. The way the buildings are in front of the moon show overlapping. I would say cropping the images was the difficult part of this project. You had to be very precise going around cutting the image out.
  I demonstrated the objective by creating a realistic landscape picture that blends together. By changing the saturation and hue, the colors were more vibrant and worked better. If i did this activity again, I would want to try and make a different landscape. I would probably do more of a farm type landscape, opposite of the city, to see what I could create.

Personal Identity

Miranda Hamel
    The strongest technical aspect of my work was the way I created and blended all my ideas together. I think all my ideas work well with each other. One technical aspect of my work that can be worked on is balancing my colors better.
    The thing that was easy about this project was finding the things that reflected my identity and the things I liked. This art activity was difficult because I had to cut out all the things I liked.
   I demonstrated the objective in this activity by having realistic pictures with a mix of coloring pages and a smooth blend of items. If I could do this art activity again, I would change the theme I have and think harder about the things I like.

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