Evaluation (Mock)

Evaluation

We were asked to create 3 panels of 210mm * 210mm and to be based on the idea of formal elements.

I decided to focus of the idea of Lightning and the shape that is forms when it’s in the sky. I experimented by using different techniques to create the panels; some of the techniques I experimented with were Photograms, Reductive Mono-prints, Negative Space, Clay, String & Charcoal.  The way I chose my theme was that I created a mind map with a lot of different ideas on it and lightning was the one that jumped out at me.

I reason I chose to base my three panels on lightning is because I thought I was the most interesting and I could work with it a lot more. Unfortunately I couldn’t get any of my own photography of lightning is because there wasn’t any storms or lightning happening around the time we started the project.

In panel 1 (Photogram) I used a stencil to create the shape of the lighting. This shows tone because of the different shades of black in it with the lighting strikes and with in the background. I have used line to create the lightning strikes and the only colours I have used are black and grey because lightning only appears at night. I had overcome some challenges to create this panel because to start with had the idea of placing pieces of paper to create the lighting but they came out to block like and I didn’t get the effect that I wanted for the lightning.

In panel 2 (Negative Space) I drew the lighting shape out with pencil then pained the background with black paint, when I have finished painting I rubbed out the pencil to get crisp white lines of the lightning shapes. There is texture in this panel because I used a thick layer of black paint to create it. There isn’t very much tone in this panel because its only just black paint. I didn’t have to overcome very many challenges because it was very easy to create.

Panel 3 (Mono-print) To create this I used oil based paint and rolled it onto a piece of plastic then got a scrap of cardboard and taken out some of the oil paint to create the lightning shapes. There not very much tone or texture but there is shape and line because of the lightning. The overall form of the panel looks realistic. There was all sorts of challenges I had to overcome because I had to make sure that the oil paint wasn’t to wet or dry other wise it would of smudged and the shape wouldn’t of come out how I wanted it to.

All three of the panels have shape, tone, line and form in them. The reason they don’t all have texture is because they are either photograms which is like a photograph and the other two are painted and you couldn’t really get very much texture out of them.

Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines and Depth of Field

Rule of Thirds

The rule of thirds is a "rule of thumb" or guideline which applies to the process of composing visual images such as designs, films, painting, and photographers. The guideline proposes that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections.
The rule of thirds is applied by aligning a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points, placing the horizon on the top or bottom line, or allowing linear features in the image to flow from section to section. The main reason for observing the rule of thirds is to discourage placement of the subject at the center, or prevent a horizon from appearing to divide the picture in half.

Leading Lines

Leading line paves an easy path for the eye to follow through different elements of a photo. Usually they start at the bottom of the frame and guide the eye upwards and inwards, from the foreground of the image to the background, typically leading toward the main subject.
The easiest place to find a leading line is on a road. Roadways are inherently leading because they go somewhere, give us a feeling of motion, and the lines often point so far inwards that they reach a vanishing point – the place where two or more lines converge into theoretical infinity.
When leading lines, such as roads, connect the foreground to the background of a scene, they help to create depth and dimensionality which draws the viewer into the image.

Depth Of Field

In optics, particularly as it relates to film and photography, depth of field (DOF) is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image. Although a lens can precisely focus at only one distance at a time, the decrease in sharpness is gradual on each side of the focused distance, so that within the DOF, the unsharpness is imperceptible under normal viewing conditions.
In some cases, it may be desirable to have the entire image sharp, and a large DOF is appropriate. In other cases, a small DOF may be more effective, emphasizing the subject while de-emphasizing the foreground and background. In cinematography, a large DOF is often called deep focus, and a small DOF is often called shallow focus.

Photoshop Adjustments

Photoshop adjustments

Image - Adjustments - Black and White

Image - Adjustments - Contrast

 Image - Adjustments - Inverted

Copy the Layer - Turn the second layer Black and White - Change Opacity - the layer became see though.

Formal Elements

Color and absence of color
Turning an image black and white the texture looks more defined

Word Cloud

Word Cloud 

I used Illustrator to create my word cloud. I used the type and character tool and also vertical type tool. I used the character pallet to change tracking, font, boldness, scale ect. I also changed the color of the letters.