Heather's Sketches

Playing with words

2008-04-02T20:43:00.000-07:00

This is my favourite quote! We were supposed to take a piece of text and create a piece of art with it. The final composition didn't have to be readable but mine is because I really appreciate these words. I chose colours that I like and added the blue for emphasis to reflect the way the quote talks about Christians being different.

Digital Painting

2008-04-02T20:27:00.001-07:00

Okay, here are some different versions of a digital painting that we had to do for class. I chose to work with images of a graveyard because I find them to be very peaceful and oddly hopeful. I think that cemeteries have a beauty that is often overlooked because they are thought to be creepy, -but I enjoy them.
Some of the compositions are more effective then others...I tried to warm the image and take away some of the "creepy factor" by adding a sepia layer but that may not have been effective. Generally I like the idea but I think that it could be developed more.

My Logo!

2008-04-02T20:21:00.001-07:00

This is a logo that I created. It took FOREVER to make...I kept getting really confused with my layers and colours. It was pretty frustrating but its sort of cute. I like it, I would use it if I ever opened my own clothing boutique.

Another View

2008-04-02T20:18:00.001-07:00

This is a larger view of the abstract painting.

Abstract painting

2008-04-02T20:06:00.001-07:00

This is an abstract painting done with photoshop. We were limited to using only two colours and I thought that red and black would compliment each other and look luxurious. I used both the paintbrush tool and the smudge tool. I kind of like it...I think that it sort of looks like drapery.

Men talk of killing time...

2008-04-02T19:37:00.000-07:00

This was the first exercise of the year. We had to experiment with combining images and including text. I actually really enjoyed this assignment and I like the way it turned out. I am impressed with the textures that I could achieve with a computer. I think that I might try to focus on texture as a theme for the course.

2008-04-02T19:32:00.000-07:00

I started taking a photoshop class a few months ago...its taken a while but the following are some of the things I have been working on.

2007-09-24T21:33:00.000-07:00

This is the final piece! I am really excited about how it turned out, the colours work well together and the composition as a whole is very pleasing. There is one small factor, however that "irks" me. I made the circular line surrounding the red at the bottom of the piece disjointed in order to replicate the other fragmented lines; unfortunately I think that it looks more like a mistake than an intentional design element. Other than that small detail I am really happy with the finished product!

2007-09-20T20:28:00.000-07:00

This was my original idea, but I wasn't sure whether it was too simple so in my next drafts I tried to ground the piece a bit more.

2007-09-20T20:20:00.000-07:00

I tried to introduce text to the piece. I chose the words "thy hand hath provided" rather than "great is thy faithfulness," because I felt that it is more 'subtly effective.' I'm not yet sure of the placement. I don't know if it is too distracting.

I asked several people if this piece led them to thoughts of creation and God's faithful care for creation. Overall I received alot of positive feedback.

2007-09-20T20:16:00.000-07:00

I added a cicular line at the bottom in an attempt to balance the circles at the top of the piece, but now I'm not sure whether or not it is too busy at the bottom.