Project 1: 5 image collage
For the first project we had to choose at least five images, either appropriated from an image search or original content and make a collage. Any subject matter was allowed but you had to demonstrate the theme of your choice in your image. The theme for this piece was based on natural radiance and rebirth. The only credited piece I know of is the center image from the game art of Castlevania: Lords of Shadows. It depicts a scene showing Pan, the ancient god from mythology. The other images used to construct the scene were of the sun rising over the earth as seen from space, a sunset sky and various photos of dandelions in their puffball form. 8x10 image printed on Kodak Gloss photopaper.
For the first project we had to choose at least five images, either appropriated from an image search or original content and make a collage. Any subject matter was allowed but you had to demonstrate the theme of your choice in your image. The theme for this piece was based on natural radiance and rebirth. The only credited piece I know of is the center image from the game art of Castlevania: Lords of Shadows. It depicts a scene showing Pan, the ancient god from mythology. The other images used to construct the scene were of the sun rising over the earth as seen from space, a sunset sky and various photos of dandelions in their puffball form. 8x10 image printed on Kodak Gloss photopaper.
Project 2: Album Cover
This project built on the last, but this collage was to portray the album cover for a fictitious band. The only requirement was that the imagery fit the genre of music and be appealing to the intended audience. Of all the album covers I've seen, Heavy Metal bands usually have the best and most epic artwork, so that is the genre I chose. I heard Space Lord by Monster Magnet on the radio driving home from work and it cemented the idea. So, I came up with the name of my band and their self-titled debut album, Skullfucker Apocolypse. I did the Skullfucker logo by hand and scanned it to edit and color in Photoshop. The text for Apocolypse was made completely in Photoshop. The remaining images were appropriated through a Google search. The Parental Advisory label and background belong to their respective owners. The image in the foreground is from a depiction of the video game villain, Mother Brain. The background is one of H.R. Geiger's pieces. 8x10 image printed on Kodak Gloss photopaper.
This project built on the last, but this collage was to portray the album cover for a fictitious band. The only requirement was that the imagery fit the genre of music and be appealing to the intended audience. Of all the album covers I've seen, Heavy Metal bands usually have the best and most epic artwork, so that is the genre I chose. I heard Space Lord by Monster Magnet on the radio driving home from work and it cemented the idea. So, I came up with the name of my band and their self-titled debut album, Skullfucker Apocolypse. I did the Skullfucker logo by hand and scanned it to edit and color in Photoshop. The text for Apocolypse was made completely in Photoshop. The remaining images were appropriated through a Google search. The Parental Advisory label and background belong to their respective owners. The image in the foreground is from a depiction of the video game villain, Mother Brain. The background is one of H.R. Geiger's pieces. 8x10 image printed on Kodak Gloss photopaper.
Project 3: Midterm Triptych
We had two weeks to work on the triptych for the midterm. I envisioned this piece as a human classical statue gallery, however could not find enough variety in nudes that would fit the classical style. I ended up flanking a male nude photo in classical pose with photos of two classical statues. To me it emphasizes the whole art imitates life imitates art cycle. The title for the project was "Man Made" since artwork is made by man and also and as men we are what we make of ourselves. The art nouveau framework was done hand and scanned. I then used a clipping mask to place a rust pattern from an image search onto the template. Each image is a 13x19 print on EPSON Exhibition Fiber photopaper mounted on black matboard with one inch border.
We had two weeks to work on the triptych for the midterm. I envisioned this piece as a human classical statue gallery, however could not find enough variety in nudes that would fit the classical style. I ended up flanking a male nude photo in classical pose with photos of two classical statues. To me it emphasizes the whole art imitates life imitates art cycle. The title for the project was "Man Made" since artwork is made by man and also and as men we are what we make of ourselves. The art nouveau framework was done hand and scanned. I then used a clipping mask to place a rust pattern from an image search onto the template. Each image is a 13x19 print on EPSON Exhibition Fiber photopaper mounted on black matboard with one inch border.
Project 4: Movie Poster
For this project we had to re-imagine the poster for one of our favorite movies. I chose Aliens and the above image is my interpretation (l) next to the original poster (r). Each image is 8x10. Left image is printed on EPSON Luster photopaper, and the Right image is printed on Kodak Gloss photopaper.
For this project we had to re-imagine the poster for one of our favorite movies. I chose Aliens and the above image is my interpretation (l) next to the original poster (r). Each image is 8x10. Left image is printed on EPSON Luster photopaper, and the Right image is printed on Kodak Gloss photopaper.
Extra Credit Project: Movie Poster
I'm a huge fan of the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. I have the books, the comics, and even own a copy of the HORRIBLE Syfy channel movie with Antonio Sabato Jr. and Traci Lords. So it's a no brainer I'd be excited about the new film. I really loved the movie even if it deviated from the source material a little. It was lots of fun to watch and everyone in the theater cheered and gave applause at the end. It's sad that Disney deems it a loss to their finances. I was hoping for a sequel. Here's hoping. Anyhow, continuing in the movie poster theme, I reimagined the poster. My version is on the left and the original is on the right. I kept most of the imagery in line with the publicity photos released by Disney, but added a painting by Joe Jusko in the background. I found it strange that the story based on "A Princess of Mars" didn't feature Dejah Thoris more prominently. Lynn Collins is a beautiful woman but I wanted a more traditional rendition of the Martian princess for the artwork. Each image is 8x10 printed on EPSON Luster photopaper mounted on Red mat board with a two inch border.
I'm a huge fan of the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. I have the books, the comics, and even own a copy of the HORRIBLE Syfy channel movie with Antonio Sabato Jr. and Traci Lords. So it's a no brainer I'd be excited about the new film. I really loved the movie even if it deviated from the source material a little. It was lots of fun to watch and everyone in the theater cheered and gave applause at the end. It's sad that Disney deems it a loss to their finances. I was hoping for a sequel. Here's hoping. Anyhow, continuing in the movie poster theme, I reimagined the poster. My version is on the left and the original is on the right. I kept most of the imagery in line with the publicity photos released by Disney, but added a painting by Joe Jusko in the background. I found it strange that the story based on "A Princess of Mars" didn't feature Dejah Thoris more prominently. Lynn Collins is a beautiful woman but I wanted a more traditional rendition of the Martian princess for the artwork. Each image is 8x10 printed on EPSON Luster photopaper mounted on Red mat board with a two inch border.
Extra Credit: Preview of FINAL
At this point we were to start thinking of our final project and what it would be. I'm a big fan of He-Man and used to watch the cartoon religiously when I was a kid...and still do today on DVD. :) I always thought of He-Man in being more barbaric a story than what you got in the cartoons, so I started this piece to show how I envisioned the world of He-Man. Credit to one of my artist idols, Earl Norem, and also to the concept painting of Tim Hildebrandt for the source material of this piece. The lightning effect is a manipulated image of electricity from an image search. Printed as 8x10 on EPSON Luster photopaper and also as a 22x30 Stonehenge fine art paper poster print to present with the final.
At this point we were to start thinking of our final project and what it would be. I'm a big fan of He-Man and used to watch the cartoon religiously when I was a kid...and still do today on DVD. :) I always thought of He-Man in being more barbaric a story than what you got in the cartoons, so I started this piece to show how I envisioned the world of He-Man. Credit to one of my artist idols, Earl Norem, and also to the concept painting of Tim Hildebrandt for the source material of this piece. The lightning effect is a manipulated image of electricity from an image search. Printed as 8x10 on EPSON Luster photopaper and also as a 22x30 Stonehenge fine art paper poster print to present with the final.
Pop-Quiz
This image was created for a pop quiz in class. We had to construct an image out of images in a shared folder that were provided by the instructor. Four source images and a text layer were used to make this piece. Photos of an old man's profile, a close-up of mineral water, a sculpture, a bird and a robotic head were the source images. (no print but sized at 8x10)
This image was created for a pop quiz in class. We had to construct an image out of images in a shared folder that were provided by the instructor. Four source images and a text layer were used to make this piece. Photos of an old man's profile, a close-up of mineral water, a sculpture, a bird and a robotic head were the source images. (no print but sized at 8x10)
Extra Credit: Male Nude
I went back to the source image for one of the Midterm prints to rework it as a stand alone piece. The original work by the photographer is on the left, and my depiction is on the right. I played around with the colors a lot on the figure to give him a more healthy flesh tone and set him in a desert/sci-fi setting inspired by the John Carter movie and my love of the Barsoom series. Two images of the moon, the Utah desert, and the male nude were used to make this piece. Both prints 13x19 on EPSON Exhibition Fiber photopaper.
I went back to the source image for one of the Midterm prints to rework it as a stand alone piece. The original work by the photographer is on the left, and my depiction is on the right. I played around with the colors a lot on the figure to give him a more healthy flesh tone and set him in a desert/sci-fi setting inspired by the John Carter movie and my love of the Barsoom series. Two images of the moon, the Utah desert, and the male nude were used to make this piece. Both prints 13x19 on EPSON Exhibition Fiber photopaper.
Extra Credit: Pulp Novel Cover Conan Poster
For this work, I reworked an Earl Norem painting from the cover of an issue of The Savage Sword of Conan. For this work, the object was to create a poster of how an anthology or omnibus for the Conan books may have appeared in the 1970's. The original scan of the comic is in the middle and is flanked by two renditions I came up with. I used text from a different comic scan because I liked the worn look it gave the text. I constructed Conan's right lower leg and boot from another scan that I grafted onto the figure and modified to fit the image. 22x30 poster prints on Stonehenge fine art paper.
FINAL: He-Man
Earl Norem is a big inspiration for my love of Masters of the Universe. For my final I chose to continue the rework of the iconic He-Man pose from the earlier extra credit image. Except for the Tim Hildebrandt painting I used as the setting, the remaining elements are all from paintings by Earl Norem. I used the figure from one painting and the lightning and sky from another, then blended the sky into the Hildebrandt painting. It is nice to have an image of He-man tuned to how I envision him. It's a more Conan-esque take on He-Man and the sword has lightning instead of sparkly energy. I took the castle away from the image and lowered the sky to give more prominence to He-Man and also re-sized and re-arranged the skulls to give better direction to him as the focus of the piece. All images are 22x30 poster prints on Stonehenge fine art paper.
Earl Norem is a big inspiration for my love of Masters of the Universe. For my final I chose to continue the rework of the iconic He-Man pose from the earlier extra credit image. Except for the Tim Hildebrandt painting I used as the setting, the remaining elements are all from paintings by Earl Norem. I used the figure from one painting and the lightning and sky from another, then blended the sky into the Hildebrandt painting. It is nice to have an image of He-man tuned to how I envision him. It's a more Conan-esque take on He-Man and the sword has lightning instead of sparkly energy. I took the castle away from the image and lowered the sky to give more prominence to He-Man and also re-sized and re-arranged the skulls to give better direction to him as the focus of the piece. All images are 22x30 poster prints on Stonehenge fine art paper.
