2013年6月30日星期日

Sketches







Design Project

Summary

The revolution of technology has deeply affected human’s lifestyle. People believed that life would change better while the technology developed drastically. According to my research, technology brought both positive and negative impacts to us. However, the concerns that it brought to us might influence our life badly. 

Based on an investigation, revolution of technology made people became more and more lazy. For example, students could copy and paste their assignment from web easily. Their writing skills declined and their brain was kept in a rest mode. Moreover, they were lack of ability to communicate with others. It happened because people replied phone and mass media to communicate with family and friends. They also addicted in playing video game and watching to t programs.

Moreover, the development of technology brought up the invention of technology weapons, such as nuclear bomb and cannon car. Those weapons have increased the war’s damage. According to research, a thermonuclear weapon weighing less than 1,100 kg but it could produce an explosive force comparable to the detonation of more than 1.1 million tonnes of TNT. The damage power of nuclear weapon was huge.

Besides that, logging machinery came out after the development of technology. The invention of logging machinery increased the speed of deforestation. In the past, people used axe to cut down a tree. Nowadays, people used machinery to cut off the forest, and it save a lot of time. Thus, the amount of forest in Malaysia has decreased rapidly in these few years.  


Lastly, the numbers of factories increased during the growing period of technology. Those factories which lack of responsibility would always release toxin and rubbish to river. They also released those poisonous gases to the air. It might cause a serious environment pollution and health issue. People had a high risk in suffering lung cancer if inhaled too much toxic air.



Sketch




Step by Step Process


Step 1
Sketch the idea and draw it on a piece of A4 size paper. 
Scan the sketch into computer and open up drawing in Photoshop. 
Resize picture to 420mm X 594mm and resolution of 600 pixels.


Step 2
Start with the Sun. Colour the sun with light yellow first. 
Use brushes with 0% hardness to blend the colours. 
Colours that used to blend is pink. 
Then, colour the eye and mouth of the sun with brushes.


Step 3
Colour the smoke and monster's face with 0% hardness brush with black, dark grey, grey, and some white in a new layer. 
I used mixer brush tool to balance the colour.


Step 4
By using hard round brush, colour the mouth and teeth with black, blue and red colour.
Then, Colour the sky with dark blue by using paint bucket tool. 
Create a new layer to blend the sky colour with white, light blue and black.


Step 5
Colour the fire with light yellow base. 
Blend it with 0% hardness brush with orange and red in a new layer.


Step 6
Colour the eyes of monster with some yellow, green and pink by using brushes in a new layer.


Step 7
Colour the tree with green and colour the top of factory with dark purple and dark brown. 
Blend both parts in a new layer. 



Step 8
The symbol is dark green with a red spot. It is blended with light yellow in a new layer. 
The wall of factory is yellow. 
White and black are blended together with 0% hardness brush in a new layer. 



Step 9
The human is sky blue colour. 
White and dark blue are blended in a new layer. 


Step 10
Colour the door of factory with purple.


Step 11
Colour the vehicle with blue, brown, and grey. Blend it in a new layer. 


Step 12
Colour the trunk with some brown and red by using 0% hardness brushes in a new layer.


Step 13
Use light green as the base of ground. 
Blend the colour of ground with red, brown and dark green by using 0% hardness brushes. 
Use grass symbol (from brush tool) to form the grasses. 


Step 14
Draw some veins in the eyes of monster by using pencil with red colour.




Step 15
Blend the colour around brain with black by using 0% hardness brush.


Step 16
Colour the dead bodies with light orange base and blend it with dark pink. 
Open a new later to blend it with black again.


Step 17
Fill in blue colour with paint bucket tool. 
Blend the colour with 0% hardness black brush in a new layer. 
Adjust the capacity of the brush.  




Step 18
Colour the toxin with brown and grey colour. 
Colour the dangerous logo with black colour.
Blend it with dark brown in a new layer by using 0% hardness brush.




Step 19
Fill the graves with yellow and grey by using paint bucket tool. 
Use pencil tool with black colour to write the word "RIP". 
Blend the colour of the graves with white, brown , and black in a new layer.


Step 20
Colour the dead bodies with light orange base and blend it with dark pink. 
Open a new later to blend it with black again.




Step 21
Use the paint bucket tool to paint the floor in brown. 
Blend it by using 0% hardness brush with black colour.


Step 22
Colour the cannon car with dark green , brown, and grey.
Blend it with black in a new layer by using 0% hardness brush.


Step 23
Create a new layer. Apply black colour with 0% hardness brush to the whole picture. 
(Except the monster face)


Final Artwork




Artist Statement

The monster is created by heavy smoke. It was hard to see if the smoke did not enough thick. If the negative impacts to human did not serious enough, people would never concern to it. The whole picture was dark because it might bring the sadness and hopeless feeling to people. Although there was a sun, the sky was still dark because the heavy smoke has covered the whole sky. 

The fire behind the cannon car referred to war. The war was occurring because the fire is burned heavily. The technology weapons killed a lot of human. On the other hand, I have blanked the mind of the human because technology has removed people brain. People usually relied on technology and did not have to think. 

Moreover, the factory with radiation symbol is releasing toxic gases to the air. The factory caused a lot of toxin and the toxin always went into river. The development of technology also sped up the issue of deforestation. It has influenced our environment seriously. 

References

"The 4 Negative Side Effects Of Technology | Edudemic." Edudemic | Education Technology Tips For Students And Teachers. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 June 2013. <http://www.edudemic.com/2013/05/the-4-negative-side-effects-of-technology/>.

Stanic, Claudia. "Bad Effects of Modern Technology in the Environment | eHow."eHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you.. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 June 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/info_8570158_bad-effects-modern-technology-environment.html>.

Wolfe, Michael. "Good & Bad Effects of Modern Technology | eHow." eHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you.. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 June 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/list_6954898_good-bad-effects-modern-technology.html>.

National Art Gallery


A trip to Nation Art Gallery ~~~


I travelled there by LRT and bus with some of my course mates. After gathering at the main door for awhile, we went into the National Art Gallery to visit and choose some paintings to do our "tasks".

The first painting which attracted my attention was an oil paint on canvas. It completed in 1983. Its theme was Mindscape and it considered as private collection. 

First of all, I saw the middle of the painting was an oval dark red door. It was around by dark blue with cracks. I could imagine that I was standing in and ice cave and looking forward from it. 

The temperature outside of the cave was extremely hot maybe there were more than a sun. I did not know how much height of the ice cave from the ground too. I was not willing to walk out from the cave because there might be a huge obstacle in front of me. 

The whole painting showed with dark colour and it brought me a strong feeling of hopeless.






Secondly, a painting with named with “Mengaji Koran” has impelled me successfully. This painting was an oil paint on Masonite board. It completed in 1959. An old lady was doing revision with her two kids in a house. 

The whole painting was dark and I could see there was a candle on the floor. It could show that the family was poor and they were using light of candle to do revision. When I saw this painting, I was ashamed because they were hard working than me even though their environment was worse than me. 

Moreover, this painting showed “mother’s love” to children. I could see the mother face was friendly and she taught her children patiently. I love this painting very much. 

Art movement


Pop Art

In the late 1950’s, the term of Pop Art was coined by Lawrence Alloway. Pop Art was marked with popular culture which reflected the affluence in post-war society.

At first, it was prominent in American art and soon spread to Britain. British Pop art was associated with the Independent Group which included artists Richard Hamilton and Eduardo Paolozzi. Richard Hamilton is one of the best known Pop artists.



In celebrating everyday objects such as soup cans, comic strips and soda pop bottles, the movement turned the commonplace into icons. Then, Pop Art reached its peak in the 1960’s.



Pop Art mocks the established art world by using images from the street, the supermarket, and presents it as art in itself. Pop art paintings don't use the traditional techniques of perspective to create an illusion of reality and location in the painting.

By including commercial techniques, and creating slick, the Pop artists were setting themselves apart from the painterly, inward-looking tendencies of the Abstract Expressionist movement that immediately preceded them.





Andy Warho was the one who really brought Pop Art to the public eye. His screen prints of Coke bottles, Campbell’s soup tins and film stars are part of the iconography of the 20th century.


Op Art (Optical Art)

Op Art is a form of abstract art and is closely connected to the Kinetic and Constructivist Art movements. It used to describe paintings or sculptures which seem to swell and vibrate through their use of optical effects.





Normally, it exists to fool the public’s eyes by creating a sort of visual tension, in the viewer's mind, that gives works the illusion of movement. Op Art which included of illusion will often appears to the human eye - to be moving or breathing due to its precise, mathematically-based composition.





The movement’s leading figures were Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely who used patterns and colours in their paintings to achieve a disorientating effect on the viewer. 


It was fashionable in the United States and Europe in the 1960s and 1970s but was greeted with a certain degree of scepticism by the critics.




The public became enraptured with Op Art and its style was appropriated by fashion designers and high street stores after ‘The Responsive Eye’ exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1965.

As a result, Op Art started in showing up everywhere, for example, in print and television advertising, as LP album art and as a fashion motif in clothing and interior decoration.

References

Boddy-Evans, M. (n.d.). What is Pop Art -- Art Glossary Definition. About.com Painting -- Learn to Paint & Develop Your Art Skills with Free Projects, Demos, How-Tos. Retrieved June 15, 2013, from http://painting.about.com/od/artglossaryp/g/defpopart.htm

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Category. (n.d.). Op Art - Art History Basics on the Op Art Movement - 1960s-Present. Art History Resources for Students, Enthusiasts, Artists and Educators - Artist Biographies - Art Timelines - Images and Picture Galleries. Retrieved June 15, 2013, from http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/op_art.htm

Op-Art.co.uk | Op Art. (n.d.). Op-Art.co.uk | Op Art. Retrieved June 15, 2013, from http://www.op-art.co.uk/


Shape and Style


2013年6月19日星期三

Interpretation of Photography




When I saw this picture, I was really touched because I found my childhood. 

This picture showed that a poor child was petting a cat. This picture only contained black and white color. It was not colorful so it might bring a feeling of sadness. I would say the child was come from a poor family because he was barefoot on the brick road.


Although he looked hungry, his face was still beautiful in its innocent childishness when petting the cat. When we were young, we felt curious to every new thing, held mercy mentality to every creature. We loved to ask “Why” to our parents, teachers, and friends. When we grew up, the noun, "Why" has begun to alienate us. When we were young, we appreciated everything that given by others. When we grew up, we started to complain everything around us.


Moreover, I could feel the kindness of the child. He also was a humble child. He squatted for a cat and caressed it softly. In the picture, I saw that he was closed and enjoyed the time while playing with the cat. Nowadays, how many people had lost their kindness heart? People believed that kind people were always bullied by others so they were feared to become a kind person. People always harmed others for their own benefits. In this society, how many people could lower their posture in front of others? People loved to put them at a high position to receive others’ respect. They did not know the best way to gain others’ respect was to be a humble person.   


Our curiosity was replaced by adaptability; innocence destroyed by reality; mercy injured by lies. The pure heart of childhood was disappeared gradually since we grew up. We became more and more reality… 






2013年6月5日星期三

Colour of Purple


Source from http://ifreex.deviantart.com/art/Purple-Breath-171007051
Purple, my favourite colour because it has various effects on my mind and body. For example, purple colour can uplift spirits, calm the nerves and encourage creativity. It is a spirit colour.

The purple colour seldom occurs in nature and as a result is usually seen as having sacred significance. Purple colour often stands for royalty, luxury, passion, power, romance and sensitivity. Purple also represents to wealth, creativity, wisdom, majesty, mystery and magic.

Dark purples are serious and sometimes evoke feelings of gloom, sadness, and depression. It also associates with royalty, wealth and has been worn by kings, queens and emperors for the few past centuries. Light purple is the colour of lavender which represents relax, romantic and nostalgic feelings. Bright purple stands for royalty and wealth.




Source from http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/purple%20things

Qualities of testiness, hastiness, and conceit will be shown if purple colour is overdose.

Feelings of powerlessness, negativity, and lethargy will be bought out when purple is too less.
Purple is often blended with warm red and cool blue so it holds both warm and cool properties. On one hand, purple can increase imagination and creativity. On the other hand, too much purple can cause moodiness.

People who have an aura of mystery will attract by purple. Artists are always preferred purple too. Purple also preferred by some unique people or people who wish to regard themselves different from others.  

Reference: 
Meaning of The Color Purple |. (n.d.).Custom WordPress Themes | Branding | Sacramento Web Design | Bourn Creative. Retrieved June 5, 2013, from http://www.bourncreative.com/meaning-of-the-color-purple
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Purple. (n.d.). Color Matters welcomes you to the world of color: Symbolism, design, vision, science, marketing and more!. Retrieved June 5, 2013, from http://www.colormatters.com/purple


Principles and Elements of Design


Principles of Design


The Principles and elements of design are used to organize and arrange the structural elements of design. By applying these principles and elements, the contents and messages of a work can be expressed.

There are few Principles of Design:


1. Balance

Stability and structure of a design are always shown by balance. For example, a large light toned shape can be balanced by a small dark toned shape. The darker the shape, the heavier it appears to people.



Source from http://www.samaru.org/VirginiaCollege/WebTheory/assignments/images/ratliff_balance.gif



2. Gradation

Gradation of size and direction can present linear perspective, gradation of colour and tone can present aerial perspective. Normally, eyes will move along a shape from dark to light. Thus, gradation can add interest and movement to a shape.



Source from http://johnlovett.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/xgradbrushxx.jpg



3. Repetition

Repetition with variation makes the work becomes interesting, design without variation repetition usually cause monotonous. Repetition consolidates a design by combining individual elements together. It helps to create harmony and rhythm.



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4. Contrast

Contrast allows us to highlight the key elements in our design. Over contrast will cause chaos feeling and confusion. It may destroy the unity of a design.



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5. Harmony

Harmony in a design is related with the visually satisfying effect of combining similar elements.



Source from http://cdn.pelfusion.com/media/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/harmony.jpg



6. Dominance

Dominance makes the picture becomes interesting. It can prevent confusion and monotonous. It also gives emphasis to a work by applying one or more of the elements.



Source from http://empa97.blogspot.com/2012/10/unity-repetition-balance-rhythm.html



7. Proximity

Focal point of a design can be provided by proximity. Proximity means that elements should be visually connected in some way.




Source from 
http://www.proximity.ca/img/transitions/contact_o.jpg



8. Proportion

Proportion refers to the opposite scale and size of the different elements in a design. Proportion in terms of the context or standard is necessary to be determined by undergoing discussion. 




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There are few Elements of Design:


1. Line


The linear mark is made with a pen tool or brush tool or the edge created when two shapes meet.




Source from 
http://www.peonqueen.com/ArtSpace/temp_exhib/art1/line/content.jpeg



2. Shape
A shape is a self-contained defined area of geometric or organic. Geometric shapes have included squares and circles, organic shapes refer to the free formed shapes or natural shapes. 




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http://www.sitepoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/shape.gif


3. Direction

All lines have direction, such as horizontal, vertical and oblique. Horizontal brings a feeling of calmness, stability and tranquility. Vertical makes the design balance, formality and vigilance. Oblique suggests movement and action of an element. 




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4. Tones/ Shades


Tones refer to light and dark. Shades can show volume and weight to a design. Tone can create rhythm with the eyes move forward from dark tone to light tone. 



Source from http://elliotg24.blogspot.com/2012/08/elements-of-design-2-valuetonelight.html



5. Texture

Texture is the surface quality of a shape. It may be rough, smooth, soft hard glossy and more.



Source from http://www.123rf.com/photo_11890288_detailed-black-and-white-texture-broke-dry-soil-pattern.html



6. Perspective (Angle)

Perspective is the exterior of an object in a space, and their relationship with each other. Perspective also used to describe the intensity of depth in photography. 



Source from 
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