Self Symbol GIF

Reflection:

1. My concept was to try to create something that has been a part of me my whole life and not something that was as temporary and developed over time. I decided to draw the skyline to represent New York City since I have lived here my whole life and its something that really represents me as a person. Then I have a rocket shooting into the sky and exploding into fireworks since I really like fireworks. After it explodes and fades, it transitions into stars that form the Libra constellation which is my Zodiac sign. Even though it was cliché, I really liked the idea of having the skyline so I knew I had to do something with it and I have always been fascinated with stars and astrology so to make it more about me, I decided to do my Zodiac sign. My image enhances my concept because with the skyline, almost anyone can automatically tell that its New York City and even though some people might not be able to tell that its the Libra sign, at least they know that its stars and is a constellation.

3. In my original idea and when I was doing my thumbnails, I was only going to have the constellation and the Zodiac sign because it was really the only thing that represents me, but then afterwards, I changed my mind and decided to have a rocket going into the air then exploding because it added color to my GIF and results in an easier transition of the Zodiac sign. It would have looked awkward and forced if I just have the Libra constellation pop up out of nowhere, therefore, I decided to have the firework disappear then transition into the Libra sign.

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Portrait Transformation Project Reflection

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Project Concept: For my project, I decided to take a picture of my friend's shoes and her hand so it looked like she was holding something. Then, I wanted to find a picture of a drawing of buildings that looked like it was from the top view and looking down into the buildings. 

Title: To Jump or Not to Jump

Personally, I feel as if I have a mutual feeling towards this final project. I like the idea and concept of this project but I think I could have done a better job executing this and fixing it up. I think I should have spent more time playing with the brightness and contrast as well as blending the pictures better.

Step by Step:

1. I opened my first picture which was my friend's hand and used the magnetic tool so I can remove it from the background of the original photograph.

2. Next, I opened the picture of the background so it is just the background and the view of my friend's legs.

3. After that, I copied the cut out of my friend's hand and pasted it onto the picture with the background and her legs.

4. I then used the magnetic hand once again to remove the right shoe from her foot and copied it.

5. Next, I opened the drawing onto a blank tab and copied it back onto the original picture with the background.

6. Since the picture was from google, it had an area of text on the drawing so I used the smudge tool to blur out the text.

7. Afterwards, I copied the picture of the drawing and pasted it onto the original photo and moved it to the center of the document.

8. Finally, I continued moving the pictures around and ended up deciding to place the hand on the corner and moved her right feet onto one of the buildings / skyscrapers so it looked like she was holding the drawing of the buildings as well as stepping on one of them and looking down.

its so fluffehhhh

Letter Project Reflection

1.   To be honest, I really didn't have a process. Through brainstorming, I kind of just did what came to me and picked one. Initially, I was going to draw an anchor but then I realized that it was hard to convey the letter and might be hard for others to tell so I decided on using bamboos to form the letter, which was convenient also because I actually really like pandas and it was perfect to incorporate into the drawing.

                

2.  To represent my concept visually in my design, I decided to do something that made the letter evident rather than something hard to tell. With the bamboo idea, it was clear to see that my letter was ‘T’ because there was nothing blocking it or really anything that distracted the letter from being the primary focus.

3.  Personally, I thought the most challenging aspect of this project was coloring it. Even though bamboo is green, it was really difficult to color because there are so many different shades and depending on where you want the light source, every angle of it would be a different shade of green.

4.  Honestly, I'm not that satisfied with my project. As stated above, the coloring portion was extremely difficult but I still don’t think I mastered it. I'm disappointed in the project because I had it all planned out and was really excited to complete it and see the final result but after seeing it with the colors, I don’t like it as much anymore.

5. If I can change anything about my design, I would probably spend more time on shading and coloring. If I did, the results would probably be better because the bamboo would look more realistic and be more prominent as opposed to how it currently looks. 

You're the Only Ten-i-see.

Hi there! I'm Cindy and I'm 15. Well almost 16. I obsess over books. Like any book. I love listening to music as well as playing them. I can play the piano, guitar, and violin. Still working on the drums. Animals are just absolutely adorable. Especially puppies. Yep, that's about all you need to know.

Okay. Well, over the summer I went to Tennessee with my family.

Why buy clothes and food when you can get a dog. Nope, not just one, two! Well, the other wasn't in the picture but it's there... somewhere. If you must know, dogs are my favorite animal; they didn't want to be separated so we adopted them both!

What sound does a horse make? I don't know, that's why I'm asking. Getting on the horse was probably the hard part. Those stubborn animals. I guess it was a  fun trip, minus the bumpy trails and constant detours behind a bush to take a dump.

I thought I was going to die. I had no idea rowing was so difficult considering how its portrayed in movies...