The Jackson Pollock Breed (Elephant)

The Jackson Pollock Breed (Elephant)

Medium: Photoshop

Allie Snyder; January 31, 2013

Cartoon Project

Dreams Really Do Come True

Medium: Photoshop

In this project we were instructed to combine a background, cartoon, and self-image.  I love Disney and Tinker Bell is still one of my favorite characters along with many others.  I have always loved the idea of flying and in art "dreams really do come true." In Photoshop I overlapped Tinker Bell and me by making it seem as though I was hanging onto her legs like a pull up bar.  I took the photo of me hanging from a pull-up bar in my swim teams weight room.  I had to make it seem as though I was dangling, but feeling secure.  The way my arms are outstretched and my legs are lifted, allows me to look comfortable yet dependant on Tinker Bell.  The face is another key detail that adds to the photo.  Since I have always wanted to fly, my face is overjoyed and happy while soaring across the ocean.  This photo is not a simple paste and crop process though.  I had to learn to work with shadows and distance of shadows, rotation, blending tools, and lighting.  Initially Tinker Bell's dress was a neon green.  The neon color made Tinker Bell a bigger focus than the actual flying scene. By dulling Tinker Bell's dress color, the picture gained unity and an obvious story with a meaning.

 

Frog Tongue

Frog Tongue

Medium: Photoshop

This piece is very creative and something I have never thought of doing.  I loved the over all look of my final piece.  I would change the colors on the frog's back to be one uniformed color.  I am still learning how to work the stamp tool. I believe that this was both the most crucial and difficult task. The size and curvature of the frog works with the tongue to make this image seem realistic.  I would like to combine a food image onto the tongue.  I love pasta so making a noodle or tong tongue would relate more to me.  I have learned to think even further outside the box while doing this project. 

Angry Pancake

Allie's Angry Pancake

Medium: Photoshop

This piece was made in photoshop out of a stack of pancakes and a fish's mouth.  We were guided through photoshop in my computer arts class and I learned a lot about how to combine and change images.  I love the final outcome of this piece because it is both entertaining and abstract.  The tasks I went through to create this image lead to, what i belive to be, a success.  The task that made this peice look so real was blending the mouth and the pancakes using the liquify tool and stamp tools.  One thing I would change would be athe bottom jaw of the pancake becayse it goes down farther than I had planned.  I would not change this project because the outcome is so unique and shows character.  The most difficult, and most important, task in the project was blending the jaws and the pancake into one because mistakes are very noticable.  In this project I learned how to use photoshop and the different effects you can create in photoshop. 

Ceramic Bust

Native American Home Ground

Earth Clay and Acrylic Paint

I am 1/8 native American so I took an interest in the background and history of the Cherokee Indians.

Print Portfolio

 
Nature's Reflection

Water Soluble Printing Ink

Swans are such elegant and peaceful creatures.

Print Portfolio

 

Nature's Reflection

Water Solubile Printing Ink

This is a three color reduction print made out of a reuber-like carving board.

The North Carolina Museum of Art Drawings

 

 

Museum Sketches

Medium: Number 2 Pencil

As a class assignment/field trip we went to the North Carolina Museum of Art and drew some of the many sculptures there.

Fingerpainting

The Light of a Child

Medium: Acrylic Paint and Medium Acrylic Paint

Finger painting is one of my favorite activities and now that I see people can make it into a profession I gain an interest in another field of art.

Photoshop Scratchboard

Colored Diluted Flower

Medium: Scratchboard and Photoshop

Working with photoshop adds a look of perfection to artwork.

Photography with Filter

Water Dropped Flower

Medium: Camera and Photo Shop

Flowers have a beauty that many miss when they walk past entranced in their everyday lives.

Photography

My photography can be seen as resolutionstudio.org

Medium: Camera and Photoshop

My entry explantaion:

As children we have all heard our grandparents and parents tell the stories about how they would meet up with some buddies and go swimming in the creek or how they would play one-on-one at the local YMCA every afternoon.  You never hear stories about how they stayed up every Tuesday night to catch the next episode of the hit television series.  Our generation, however, has only technology based stories to tell.  We have lost sense of communication and interaction with people because it is “easier” to interact behind a screen. Will our generation have important memories to share with our children and grandchildren? We need to get active and become a generation that is not stuck behind the screen. 

Scanography

Glowing Puddles

Medium: Scanner and Photoshop

Finger’s Movement around a Imaginary Ball created this effect when putover a scanner.

Scratchboard

Diluted Flower

Medium: Scratchboard

A scratchboard is a board with a layer of clay coved with india ink.  We used scratching tools to scratchway pieces of india ink. 

Creative Letter Font

"A" Boat Font

Photoshop

The beach, one again, is an inspiration in my artwork



"A" Boat Font Plan

Calligraphy and India Ink

Planning is the key to success.

Chalk Contest (SparkCon)

Chalk Plan

Medium: Number 2 Pencil

Planning is very important for any piece of artwork.



Northern Dreams

Medium: Chalk Pastels

Inspired by the Northern Lights and the movie Brother Bear, Maya Horton, Ashley Stewert, and I created this piece of artwork in the SparkCon conterst.

Calligraphy

                                 
Old Penmanship

Medium: India Ink

Learning to write calligraphy was very precise but once your hand memorizes the hand strokes it becomes second nature.

Altered Book: Covers

All the pieces within this personalized book were either classroom assignments in Mrs. Brokke’s art three class or simple doodles in my free time. This book allowed my classmates and I to bind our art skills in a old book over the past few months.


TOP
Altered Book cover
Acrylic Paint and Puffy Paint

Tribal pattern and the ocean are one of my many loves.  The curly monogram adds a personalized tough to the piece.

BOTTOM
Altered Book Front and Back
Acrylic Paint

The back cover is the sunrise view of the front cover.  The similarities add unity.

Altered Book: Tulip

All the pieces within this personalized book were either classroom assignments in Mrs. Brokke’s art three class or simple doodles in my free time. This book allowed my classmates and I to bind our art skills in a old book over the past few months.

Tulip

Medium: Acrylic Paint

The white background really makes the primary colors pop out fromt eh book's page.  Flowers and bright colors are a love of mine.




                                                

Altered Book: Nightal Wave

All the pieces within this personalized book were either classroom assignments in Mrs. Brokke’s art three class or simple doodles in my free time. This book allowed my classmates and I to bind our art skills in a old book over the past few months.

Nightal Wave

Medium: Acrylic Paint

Personally I love the beach and my favorite part of the beach is the moon-lit walks and open, starry skies.


                            

Altered Book: Stairway to Nowhere/ Telephone Transformation

All the pieces within this personalized book were either classroom assignments in Mrs. Brokke’s art three class or simple doodles in my free time. This book allowed my classmates and I to bind our art skills in a old book over the past few months.

Stairway to Nowhere/ Telephone Transformation

Medium: Acrylic Paint

This piece of work shows the evolution of technology and the stairway to success.