Thylajim

 This artwork consists of 4 photographs in Photoshop and about 10 layers in Illustrator. I was trying to create a half-human, half-animal piece that has not been done before, so I searched for a rare animal and came up with a Thylacine, which is a now extinct marsupial native to Australia. It had a dog/kangaroo/tigerlike body and died out in the 1930s. I added myself into the photo as an interesting play in using a self-portrait and also because I felt it would be easier to have a photograph of myself to fit this particular photo. This art piece is very fun and unique to look at but is still lacking a bit in the border area....

BirdHeaven

This is a photograph comprised of 15 other photographs. My main focus was to create an imagined environment (a heaven for birds) using only pictures I have already taken.

Journey to Napa... still in process.

Grasshopper leaps for joy at the thought of leaving home for a new adventure.

Traveling....

Destination Complete!

Grasshopper's postcards References

Grasshopper's postcards

Grasshopper decided he wanted to take a vacation to an area that boast of relaxation and beautiful scenery: he came to the conclusion that he would travel to Napa Valley!
Below are some very (very) rough drafts of his postcards.

Grasshopper's Home in the backyard

Traveling (scenic road picture)

Hanging out in a mini lounge chair drinking wine

Grasshopper Replica

Grasshopper Image



Illustrator Grasshopper Replica

Assignment 1

1.  I used combined geometric shapes to give the presence of angles as well as a little repetition.
2. I  chose a yellow background to offset the darker hues of the shapes.
3. The yellow background was also chosen to help create negative and positive space.
4. The green circle is the focal point but I later realized it leads the eye to nothing. 
5. Small cuts of patterned prints are used to help draw the eye to different parts of the collage.   

Collage

Illustrator replica