I learned about how I can manipulate images to move and further develop meaning. I felt slightly more confident about this project because I did already have a bit of experience with photoshop. I did get frustrated with some of the tools and I often find technology to be finicky. Yet, I did find it fun deciding what I wanted to have move and to see the end result. I started by watching the demo bouncing ball video since it involved parts of photoshop I haven’t used and since I felt I understood, I didn’t finish the bouncing ball GIF and I started working on the apple images GIF. The pictures I used in that GIF were taken as reference images for the following GIF in which the original piece was intended to imitate a time-lapse in one.
As for the design thinking process, I did a bit of prototyping to understand different part of Photoshop. I got to use different tools for each one. The first one I focused more on layers and playthrough/ time of each part. The second one I practiced using the selection tool and played with the brightness and contrast, something I was already familiar with. For the swallowing pills one, I tried out selecting and moving pieces and figuring out how to color in the gaps. I think my last one was the most successful because I tried new things and visually I like that the pill disappears when the moth closes, implying more physicality.
This project connects well to digital art, something I am not familiar with. I do think that a lot of students would enjoy this, especially because elements that they enjoy can be added. Photoshop is also a really great application to have students become affiliated with. I have mainly only used it for editing for portfolios, but I think to even know just that is important.
This connects to design thinking because it engages unfamiliar technology and I had to imagine different ideas of what I would want to make. I think this project would be important to bring in especially because the world is increasingly more reliant on technology. I wish that when I left high school, I was more comfortable with technology. I might consider this project to go along with more photography rather than drawings and paintings depending on how much art students have to work with, as well as if they seem to be happy with other work they have. However I don’t want the GIF to feel like a video to them.
Jess Rose
Wow Ash – these are so cool!! I never would have known that you had no experience with digital art. Your research on photoshop paid off!
rolandr1
Woah!!! First of all your 3 piece painting speak volumes and I love it to begin with. Your animation adds a lot to it though – incredible. I don’t know how you were able to do this stuff but they both came out great. Beautiful job 🙂
Abigail Herman
Hey Ash! These are sooo cool! The gif swallowing the pill is so well executed! I believe this is a sculptural piece so making this a gif is really unique since most people used 2D artwork to create the gif. The rotten fruit is a really well done piece and you really make it come to life and feel like it is rotting by adding the aspects you did to the gif. Awesome job!
Dee ^.^
Ash,
Your gifs came out so well! The triptych is is definitely my favorite, the way you had the animation of the pill transcend into two panels was really impressive, and further elaborates the meaning of the piece. Great job!!!
Vanessa
Ash
What you chose to animate in your paintings really put them at another level, it gave more meaning to your 2nd piece. Great job!