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>.