Steve Carell image edited for the holidays

Steve Carell image edited for the holidays

For the holidays, I decided to make a festive image of Steve Carell edited to look like the ghost of Christmas past. Recently in class we've been learning about how to use Adobe Photoshop CS6, and I decided to use different tools and techniques to turn Steve Carell into a ghost. I hope you get a warm fuzzy feeling from this image, and hope you have a happy holidays!

Adobe Photoshop CS6 Photo Background Transfer

Adobe Photoshop CS6 Photo Background Transfer

In Adobe photoshop CS6, we learned many photoshop techniques. This is an image that I created by adding a person to another background and using an adjustment mask. Here's how I did it.

1. I created a new file in Adobe Photoshop CS6, and opened up a background image.

2. I opened up another image-the image that I was going to transfer over onto the background image (pikachu).

3. I clicked on the image that I was going to transfer over onto the background image (pikachu), and I dragged it onto the background image file.

4.I deleted the lock on the background layer, and I zoomed into the image on top of the background image (pikachu).

5. I then clicked on the quick selection tool, and selected the areas of the image on top of the background (pikachu) that I wanted to keep.

6. After selecting the areas that I wanted to keep with the quick selection tool, I then opened up the refine edge window, and changed the view mode to on layers, changed edge detection to radius at 4.6, and changed output to new layer with layer mask.

7.I then used the refine edge tool and cleaned up a bit around my subject (pikachu) and erased some leftover white marks from the original background that pikachu was in.

8.Afterwards, I went to the adjustment layers and I chose brightness/contrast adjustment layer. I increased the brightness and lowered the contrast. I went to mask in the brightness/contrast tab, and increased the feather (lightness) and lowered the density. 

9.The last step was saving the image.

I was supposed to use a person for this image, but that didn't work out too well (Steve Carrell was too small in comparison to the background). I hope you enjoyed this image and try playing around with different Adobe photoshop CS6 techniques, maybe you'll learn something totally brand new! Hope you have a happy day!

Thumbtack stop-motion animation

Thumbtack stop-motion animation

This is a stop-motion animation that me and my group created in CyberARTS tech class about Social Interactions and Relationships in community while using thumbtacks. The story is about a lonely thumbtack that gets cheered up by some friends. It took two days to film the entire animation. We used almost 148 thumbtacks in total as well. The video came out really well, and I hope you enjoy watching it!

Three Paintings From MoMA And A Bonus MoMA Artwork

Three Artworks From MoMA And A Bonus MoMA Artwork

I was looking around for interesting artworks on the website of MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) to reference in a painting for an assignment that I'll be doing soon. I found three (and one extra!) interesting artworks to write about.

Title: Uphe 

Date: 2011

Maker: Tomma Abts (German, born 1967)

Medium: Synthetic polymer paint and oil on canvas

Dimensions: 19 x 15" (48.1 x 38.1 cm)

Why I like this style of painting

I like this style of painting because of the overlaying and conversing of triangle like shapes which cross over top of one another is an interesting way, especially with the use of one hue that had various tones and values to it. It made for an interesting artwork that utilized it's colour and composition well. 

                                                      Title: Chronochromeset 10

Date: 2011

Maker: Cheyney Thompson (American, born 1975)

Medium: Oil on canvas, in two parts 

Dimensions: 47 x 75" (119.4 x 190.5 cm) and 25 x 75" 

(63.5 x 190.5 cm)

Why I like this style of painting

I like this style of painting because of the interesting use of medium to create a somewhat textured appearance and depth to the piece. It gives visual interest, and I feel that it completes the piece itself as well.

Title: Untitled Painting No. 6

Date: 2008

Maker: Blake Rayne (American, born 1969)

Medium: Synthetic polymer paint and gesso on linen, and lacquer on wood

Dimensions: Overall dimensions variable

Why I like this style of painting

 I like this style of painting because of the use of shapes and colours that relate to each other. Although there isn't many warm colours in this piece, the aura and mood of the artwork itself still feels quite warm. The quirkily (if quirkily is a word) cut out shapes fit well with the colours used in the composition, and the composition itself, which I really resonated with.

Title: Work No. 227, The Lights Going On And Off

Date: 2000

Maker: Martin Creed (British, born 1968)

Medium: Electrical timer (frequency five seconds on/five seconds off)

Dimensions: Dimensions variable

Why I like this style of painting

Okay, so this isn't really a painting nor is it a painting style. I really couldn't help myself from posting about this once, it really drew my attention and seemed to call out at me and said "Pick me pick me!" So, I had to pick it. Although it doesn't have a painting style I really do enjoy the way that the artist used space "Dof" (Depth of field) to make certain objects appear farther than others and be more visually interesting and appealing.

Pioneer painting

   Pioneer painting

 

This is a picture of a painting that I took on the side of an old building while visiting St. Jacob's on the way to Stratford this Summer. I really enjoyed this piece because the town of St. Jacob's is quite small has been around for a very long time (8 out of 10 buildings there very probably built before the 1900's), so seeing a depiction of what the town might've looked like before the 1900's is really interesting. I really enjoyed this painting too, since it fitted in well with the atmosphere of the town as well. Hope you enjoyed this painting, look around some smalls towns nearby your area, you never know what artwork you might find! Hope you have a happy day!