iLab: Image Re-creation

I chose “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh because of the many different curvilinear shapes that are present in the piece. Imitating the brush strokes was difficult, so I used an eraser tool to create my own brush strokes to signify shape and color. For the stars, I gave it a transparent look to represent a ‘glowing’ feel. As for the focal point, it resides in the two swirling clouds that occupy the middle space and a pillar of fire that extends from the left side of the piece. This was a difficult piece to re-create, however I believe it came out pretty alright.

Class Assignment 02 Curvilinear & Rectilinear Designs

Curvilinear

I was inspired by Art Nouveau which uses curvilinear lines to express organic form and life in their designs. In this image, I used shape by creating different curvilinear shapes to form into a tree. You can see that there is negative space created by the background and positive space created by the tree. I believe that value can also create a focal point, not just by use of line. When looking at the image, the viewers eyes are naturally drawn to the bottom of the tree and by using value their eyes work their way up as the color gets lighter and lighter.

 Rectilinear

I was inspired by this image when looking at the barcode of a magazine that featured colorful designs by use  of rectilinear shapes. I thought, "Hey what if I combined them together...?" and this was the result. By lining up the shapes in a horizontal line, it creates an implied line which draws viewers to move their eyes from one end of the barcode to the other. I also used value to differentiate the size of the rectangles. The focal point is the largest rectangle since it stands out among the other shapes and is colored in a light-green tone making it stand out a lot more as it is a bright color compared to the rest.

Class Assignment 01 Elements of Design

Elements of Design

 

This illustration shows an example of use of visual and implied lines. You can see that the paint streaks create a visual line that leads your eyes to focus downward. The paint drops at the end of the streaks create an implied line seeing how each drop is vertically in place with one another implying that it creates a line.

These curvilinear shapes form an abstract piece of work. This is an example of shape and design as you can also see that the shapes are formed into different directions that show a small example of distortion.

This design is an example of use of positive and negative space. Positive and negative spacing typically uses a combination of black and white to illustrate the relationship between the foreground and the background. In this image, since the black background encompasses the entire canvas, the color white which is shaped into an image of the moon is more prominent. When you focus on the black as the foreground, you can see a side-view image of a man crying out.

Value is more than just different amount of colors. Value is specifically how light and dark, or how soft and intense a color is. In this image, the color purple acts as the skin tone of the girl. This implies that there is a sense of volume and density of the figure, whereas the girl's hair is colored blue in a lighter tone which signifies that it is free-flowing and very light.

Texture is an element that adds to the depth of the design. In this image, the use of gloss adds texture to the object giving it volume and making it more profound.