rataTATTOO

I was eager to do this project because I want to be a tattoo artist someday, or at least have a lot of them, and it was a little bit like living vicariously through Photoshop! I was able to use the picture of the first tattoo I am going to get, which I’ll be getting on or shortly after my 18th birthday in October, and that was cool to be able to visualize it. I didn’t make it the way it will look on me, I made it bigger and added color, but that was my favorite part: I could experiment with things like color without tattooing them on my skin and then regretting it. The most difficult part was making the tattoos look realistic on the skin, and I’m not sure I succeeded. Adding the noise filter helped a little bit, as well as layering the opacity, but the colors still looked a little too bright on the skin. I really liked the liquefy filter as well, but it became difficult when you had to move certain parts of the tattoo and it would alter other parts and warp the overall shape of the tattoo. I’m less satisfied with the finished product on this project than on my Pop Art, but I was equally happy with the lesson and I feel just as comfortable with the new skills, I’m sure they’ll be helpful in the next one.

POP

I’m really glad that Pop Art was the first art skill I learned on Photoshop, because I think that all of the steps in it can be really useful in other areas of the program. I liked that it challenged me, (even though it was easy overall), because I had to be determined and optimistic, and pay very close attention to detail, in starting over, and over, to fix my mistakes. It was also a great way to begin the class because it was something I could easily relate to. I was a little scared coming into this class because I’ve never really been that into computers and technology, (except for coveting the iPod and internet etc.); I’ve always been an art/theatre/English sort of girl. I’ve also always been a huge fan of Andy Warhol. I was eager to attempt his trademark style of art. I’m exceptionally proud of the work I did on this project, as well as the finished product. My favorite part of the project, besides using my masterful pen-masking skills, was choosing the filter to add a vintage effect to the picture. I had a lot of fun trying to authentically imitate the ripened look of art from 40 years ago. All in all, I’m very satisfied with my first project in this class and I cant wait to prove myself in other areas of Photoshop.