Oranges and Umbrellas

Orange Sketch Study

Showing the inside of the orange and how the part where the stem was  attached shapes the fruit  almost like an umbrella.

Showing how round the orange is and how though it may look simple on the outside, it is complex beneath the peel.

Showing the stem of the orange and also how the orange is covered in small  dents that look like holes.  

Showing the all the layers of the orange.

Experimenting with Photoshop

Was fooling around with photo shop and decided to turn my roommate into a zombie.  This isn't an assignment, but I thought it was cool.

Nature Sketches

Photography and Digital Film

    Photography is useful in more ways than I previously thought.  Photoshop has many tools that come from the same techniques as using a darkroom.  Photography is a way of capturing an emotional perspective.  Digital film has developed more as a result of the screen culture.  It is becoming a more physical and emotional experience. There are many different applications in the field of digital film.  While video installations in a gallery are a good way to express communication, these pieces express a personal experience.  Performance art is also a form of visual media in which the usual intent is to express a social message through the piece. Sound work is also one of the aspects that plays an important part in film and brings the listener from a personal space into a virtual space.

All Six Together

Newest Colors

New colors

Color Experiments

Color Pallet

Graphic Design

     Graphic design today conveys a story and an explanation of the client's work.  There are many different job opportunities available in the graphic design industry.  Most commonly there are jobs available in advertising and web design.  In which the artist, working closely with a client, convey the meaning of their product and their story through the use of typography and images.  Almost all forms of graphic design involve an image and some form of type.  But the general idea of graphic design has changed from the billboard and has gone to handheld devices such as phones and computers.  Web designers devise clever interfaces that work smoothly.  It has also moved into the book making industry as well.  Graphic design has also moved into textile and fabric design.  All of these are just scratching the surface of the numerous career opportunities available for a graphic designer.

Color

     Colors have not only different meanings, but there's a lot of terminology that goes along with that as well.  Color harmonies are used to make choices in what is visually pleasing to the eye of the viewer.  Businesses use complementary colors on logos and retail displays to appeal to buyers.  Artists use analogous colors because they are harmonious and pleasing to the eye.  Computer color schemes and powerpoint presentations use a split-complementary color scheme to avoid eye fatigue if looked on for a long period of time.

  The terminology for colors is vast and each one, used properly, can have an extreme or slight change to the feeling of the color.  A hue refers to the purest form of the color on the color wheel.  Hues can be used in art for attention getting or for something as simple as a child's playroom.  A tint is when one adds white to a hue to make the color lighter.  Usually tints can produce pastel colors which can be associated with a feminine environment.  A shade is when one adds black to a hue to make the resulting color darker.  Most artists use black sparingly as it can quickly destroy their main color.  Shades can be a little overpowering and they are usually associated with a masculine environment.  A tone is when one adds the color grey to a hue.  This is a good strategy in interior design as it leads to a more diverse and interesting color pallet.

     Color symbolisms are not just limited to what you and I think where we are.  There is a broad spectrum of meanings that spreads through hundreds of years of history all over the world.  For example, when I think of the meaning of the color red, I think of anger or energy.  But in other cultures, such as Asia,  the color red is a symbol for celebration and good luck.  I think that the color pink is more of a feminine color and should not be worn by men.  In the Japanese culture however, the color pink appeals to all genders.  Also in the catholic church,  the color pink is used during the time of advent.   There is however one color that means the same in every culture in the world in some form or another.  The color black is a universal symbol for evil and mystery, but it is also used as a symbol of submission as evident by clergymen in the catholic church.

Illustrator Vectors