Elements of Art and Principles of Design

Balance

Colour

Emphasis

Form

Line

Proportion

Rhythm & Movement

Shape

Space

Texture

Unity

Variety

I used the Adjustment Brush to highlight the certain areas that make the picture that Element of Art or Principle of Design. I would usually just up the Brightness or Exposure to make it stand out more.

9/11 Commemoration

To complete this project, we worked as a class and each added a couple images that we individually liked. I added the American flag that stretches across the image. I really like how this collage represents most perspectives of the attacks and how it's an uplifting commemoration rather than a somber one.

Scary Picture

The tutorial I chose for my scary picture was the one that looked like a statue with sediment-esque rock. I thought it was a relatively easy project, but it was really fun making it go from a light, happy, smiling picture of my brother to a freaky, spooky statue with no eyes.

Smoke Portrait

For this image, I took a profile picture of my brother Ben, and then added a filter that made the picture look like it was sketched. I then inverted that filter so that Ben would be white, and the background would be black so he would stand out more. Then I added "Real Smoke" brushes individually to create a smokey, firey type look on his head. I picked this project because it looked really cool and was a challenge for me. My favorite project so far!

Balance Collages

Edits-Explore Photography

In this picture, I increased the blacks to make the orange pop out more, and increased contrast for the same reason.

For this picture, I put a sepia tone over the entire image, and increased the black to make it pop more.

For this image, I made the tint more of a blue to make it look like it had just rained, and I increased the clarity to make the droplets pop out.

I made this photo black and white, and increased the purples and oranges to make the edges darker.

Collage Review

In this collage, I tried to make mine look more unique by adding a motion blur to the enitre picture, except for the man on the tricycle of course.