Week 6

"The Brighter Side"

The art itself uses alot of darker colors and I wanted to make it brighter. I went into the background layer and changed it to a red and blue gradient emphasizing the red on one side to lighten it up. Everything else is the same except the background.

"Black and Blue"

In this picture I wanted to make the opposite of "The Brighter Side" and take the color out. I went into select layers and either added blue or black. I used gradients again so it wouldnt look dull and boring.

"Army Colors"

I wanted to show the viewer a different version of the dress uniform and used Army colors instead of Marine Corps colors. Even though the Army uses a totally different uniform I think I got the point across. I just changed certain colors to blue and yellow and kept the gradients.

Week 5

Craft: I used alot of gradients in this project. To make the shoes look like they had shine I used a gradient and feathered it. To give the cover some kind of depth I used a black and white gradient at the bottom of it to make it look kinda shadowed.

Composition: I just took one layer at a time and started to add details. Layering it helped tremendously cause all I would have to do was take an individual piece and add the detail. I just experimented with the different effects and found that the gradient tool and feathering worked the best.

Concept: I wanted to show that everything in the picture was earned from the stripes down to the shoes. We would have to shine our boots and shoes everyday in the military so I really wanted to show that in the artwork. Every detail in the picture symbolizes something like the blood stripe down the pants represents fallen Marines and the eagle, globe and anchor on the cover represents what the Marines stand for.

Week 4

Craft: I start by uploading the image to Adobe Illustrator and then cropped it to the best view. I used the pen tool to make the blue background first and then just started making my way up to the shoes. I just traced around everything till I got a basic outline and could tell what everything is. For the colors I just used the eyedropper tool.

Composition: I arranged everything into individual layers to help me turn layers on and off as needed. For example I had a layer for the left shoe, right shoe, pants and everything down to the chevrons on the jacket.

Concept: I just wanted to get to the point where you could basically tell what everything is. I cut some of the picture off because it just wasnt needed.