Final Project Declaration

I have come upon an idea that truly interests me and I plan on pursuing for the final project. I am going to be submitting a proposal to the iraqimemorial.org project. I would like to create a replica of a human heart that would bleed out a drop of oil for each innocent Iraqi civilian that has been killed since the "war in terror" began. The drops of oil would fall into a large bowl in the shape of two hands, which would be painted with an American flag on them. Eventually the oil would overflow into a large pool that is placed below the hands. I would also incorporate some sort of counter to keep track of the number of drops/deaths that have occurred. I am still in the beginning phases of this idea and have not decided how I will go about creating this piece, but it will most likely be a mix of Photoshop and Flash or in Second Life.

Second Life Avatar Self-Portrait

For this assignment we were to create a representational avatar/self-portrait in the virtual world Second Life. We were essentially supposed to create a mirror image of ourselves using a photo for reference. I am mostly satisfied with the way that my avatar has turned out thus far; however, I found most of the appearance editing tools to be less sufficient and less detailed than I was hoping for. All in all though, I am happy with how my avatar turned out for the limited amount of time I have spent on Second Life.

HUD Display

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For this assignment in ART 245 we were required to create a HUD (head-up display) self-portrait using Photoshop. I chose to create my self-portrait as a sackboy from the game LittleBigPlanet. I enjoyed creating this HUD and I found many ideas coming to mind of other HUDs that I could design. Criticism and critiques are welcome, thanks for viewing.

Animation with Transitions

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Yet another modification to my animation using Adobe Photoshop's animation feature. For this assignment in ART 245 we were paired with two classmates and assigned to animate the transition between our works to create a smooth and aesthetically pleasing flow. Here is my portion of the project. Hopefully at some point once all the animations are combined I will post that video to my channel. Criticism and critiques are welcome, thanks for viewing.

Animation Modified

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Here I have created an animation using the Adobe Photoshop Animation feature. The original montage was created for my first assignment in ART 245 and we were then required to create an animation from the montage. I modified my first attempt at my animation by shortening the frame duration to make it run a little more smoothly. I also added some laser coming out of the headphones which was a very fun little project. All in all, I am much happier with the way this one turned out compared to my original; however, I am still learning many of the features of Animation in Adobe Photoshop and excited to keep experimenting with it. Criticism and critiques are welcome, thanks for viewing.

Animation

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Here I have created an animation using the Adobe Photoshop Animation feature. The original montage was created for my first assignment in ART 245 and we were then required to create an animation from the montage. I was torn between different ideas to animate my montage, and finally decided on creating an "opening" feeling to a concert. I am not happy with how this project turned out; however, I am satisfied with it due to all the new skills I learned in Photoshop and especially in the Animation feature. I am excited to experiment with the Animation feature more and create more animations in the future. Criticism and critiques are welcome, thanks for viewing.

Triptych Montage

Full Triptych

Left Side

Center

Right Side

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