Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Final 3 Artwork


Artwork title: United
Art movement: Street art
Reference artist: Above
Theme chosen: Society and cultural
Idea & concept:
To show that we all are human who born in different ways, though we possess the same feature, we have eyes, mouth, hands, and so on. Therefore, we deserve the equal rights, regardless on our skin colour, size, shape, etc. I've put hands as main focus. The pose of those hands is trying to bring out the idea of "Helping Hand", as I think to lend a helping hand can provide a mutual support for each other, thus, is important for our society.




Artwork title: Natural Face
Art movement: Street art
Reference artist: Above
Theme chosen: Society and cultural

Idea & concept:
Plastic surgery has become trend for this era. Everyone wants to have a pretty face. However, people forgot that god creates us in our own unique way. People started to copy celebrities faces and so. This also show that mostly people's perspective on "Beauty" is based on the outer, instead of looking at the inner side.



Artwork title: Fast falling
Art movement: Street art
Reference artist: Above
Theme chosen: Social and cultural
Idea & concept:
Nowadays, people who lives in the city, they forced to follow the fast pace in order to survive. Gradually, people are slowly erode by the hectic city lifestyle; thus, all the bodies are pressed by the heavy buildings. While the buildings on the bodies represent the suffocate and busy city lifestyles. Besides that, the overlay of money behind the buildings is trying to show that earning money is what mostly people stressed for. I've also chose for few main cities such as new york, bei jing, london, kuala lumpur and taipei to bring out the ideas of city lives. Though, there are more cities around the world, so the background I have drawn the falling body shadows.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Final Artwork 3


Artwork title: United
Art movement: Street art
Reference artist: Above
Theme chosen: Society and cultural



Steps in Photoshop editing:


Place image


Levels adjustment (ctrl + L)
so that the lines are clearer and be later drawing reference.


Background: Use pen tool (P) to draw straight lines > add anchor point tool


After drawing, fill in colours with paint bucket tool.


Mouth: Pen tool (P) > Add anchor point tool > Stroke line (right clicked, choose stroke option)



Hand & Eys: Pen tool (P) > Add anchor point tool > Paint bucket tool
Copy paste > Free transform path > Warp




Blue waves: Smoke image added > Magnetic Lasso Tool> Copy Paste on new layer


New layer > Brush tool (soft + big size) > Overlay
Duplicate layer > Screen



Overlay old paper + white brick wall. (place image > change blending mode)


Finish artwork.


Before and After.



Thanks.



Reference links

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Final Artwork 2



Artwork title: Natural Face
Art movement: Street art
Reference artist: Above
Theme chosen: Society and cultural




Steps in Photoshop editing:
Place image

Level adjustment (ctrl + L)

Use line tool (free transform path> warp)
Stroke path (double clicked on the layer, select stroke option)

Magnetic lasso tool > brush tool

Insert Korean flag image > Rasterize layer > Magnetic lasso tool > CopyPaste on new layer


Stroke path (double clicked on the layer > stroke option)

Insert stone texture wall image > Resize (hold shift) > Overlay

Finsihed artwork.

Before - After





Thanks.


Reference link:

Final Artwork


Artwork title: Fast falling
Art movement: Street art
Reference artist: Above
Theme chosen: Social and cultural


Steps In Photoshop editing.

Place image > Levels adjustment (ctrl + L)

Line tool (U) > Free transform path (ctrl + T) >warp (right clicked)

Stroke lines (double clicked on the layer > stroke option)

Magnetic lasso tool (L) > select the buildings > Brush tool (B)/ Paint bucket tool (G)


Rough wall texture image > Rasterize layer (right clicked layer) >Magnetic lasso tool (L) > Copy Paste on new layer

Buildings : Flag + Dollar image


Duplicate the whole part twice. (total 3layers)
1st layer - remain
2nd layer - High distance of blur motion effect (Filter > Blur > Blur motion)
3rd layer - Low distance of blur motion effect effect > Rotate


Overall for the other bodies and buildings.

Background shadow: Line tool > Stroke path > Fill in colour

Overall effect.

Brick wall texture > Shift resize > Overlay

Before - After



Thanks.


Reference links: