The Shaded Sun Beams

1. Desaturated the original so that it was in black and white.

2. Then, I used the Quick Selection tool (W), to select the inner most circle of the sun and used the Brush tool (B) to colour it yellow.

3. Then, I used the (W) tool to select the intermediate circle of the sun, and used the (B) tool to colour it orange.

4. Then, I used the (W) tool to select the outermost circle and used the (B) tool to colour it red.

5. Then, I used the Shape Blur filter to blend the colour so that it looks like the sun. Then, my laptop jammed for 3 hours and I had to off the whole laptop and I lost all my work and had to start from scratch again.

6. After repeating steps 1 - 4 again, I reduced the pixels from 300 to 200dpi. Then, I used the Shape Blur tool again and blended it at 143 pixels at first and prayed that it would work.

7. Thankfully, it did. Then, I used the same tool again and blended it at a higher pixel of 450. My laptop jammed again for a while but thankfully it worked. Finally, it actually looked like the sun.

8. Then, I used the (B) tool and selected a splatter form and painted 2 black each in diagonal corners. Then, I changed to the Pencil tool and scrolled along the artwork to paint spots all over the artwork.

9. Then, I added a picture of the sun to my artwork, rasterized the layer and changed it to Color Dodge.

Finally, this is the final product of my work after using photoshop. 

Art Work Title: The Shaded Sun Beams

Visual Treatment: 

i)      Brief description: The artwork shows that the sun is shining very brightly but as time goes by the sun will eventually die.

ii)      Art Movement: Abstract Expression

iii)      Reference Artist: Jackson Pollock

iv)      Theme: Environmentalism

v)      Ideation and Concept: The artwork shows the sun has a bright center and is shining very brightly. It is up close and personal as if seen from a spaceship rather than on earth. There are also dark black shapes and spots to symbolize that the sun is growing older and older year by year and will not last forever. It will eventually die no matter what we do. The question is if our species will out live the sun?

Art Work By: Shevanti Anthony

Student ID: B1102654

The Disappearing Act of Ice Caps (Chosen One)

1. Desaturated the original picture so it is in black and white and used the Quick Selection tool (W) to select the ice caps and the Brush tool (B) to paint it white.

2. Then, I used the (W) tool, to select the ocean part and then I used the (B) tool and painted it shades of blue, darker shades at the bottom and lighter shades at the top.

3. Then, I used the Ocean Ripple filter to blend the shades of blue and also to make it look like water.

4. Then, I used the (W) tool to select the sky part, and the (B) tool to colour it shades of blue same like the ocean, only darker shades on top and lighter at the bottom. Then, I used the Watercolour filter to blend the colours so that it looked like a raining sky.

5. Then, I tried out the Torn Edges filter on the ice caps but it did not have a visible effect.

6. Then, I used the Grain filter to create the effect of dust on the artwork that kind of dissolves into the background and makes it unclear.

7. Then, I used the Pencil tool and scrolled along the artwork to paint spots all over the artwork in black, red, orange and yellow.

8. Then, using the (B) tool, I tried to paint shadows along the ice caps and an outline for the ocean but it did not look nice so I removed it.

9. Then, I played with the levels of the artwork and set it higher to make the artwork darker.

10. Then, I tried the Wind filter to give the effect of wind blowing but again it did not look very nice so I removed it.

11. Then, I added a picture of the sky to my artwork, rasterized it and changed it to Luminosity.

12. Then, I used the Erazer tool to remove the picture from the ice caps and ocean, and changed the opacity to 91%.

Finally, this is the final product of my work after using photoshop. 

Art Work Title: The Disappearing Act of Ice Caps

Visual Treatment: 

i)      Brief description: The artwork shows that the ice caps are melting due to air pollution which is thinning the ozone layer and allowing more sun rays to penetrate through the atmosphere increasing the temperature of the air.

ii)      Art Movement: Abstract Expression

iii)      Reference Artist: Jackson Pollock

iv)      Theme: Environmentalism

v)      Ideation and Concept: The artwork shows the ice caps breaking off and becoming smaller as it goes on. It is also covered with red, orange and yellow dots that show heat rays from the sun being so hot that it is causing the ice caps to melt away. The black dots signify air pollution.

Art Work By: Shevanti Anthony

Student ID: B1102654

The Greyish Clouds of Death

1. Desaturated the original so that it was in black and white.

2. Then, I used the Quick Selection tool (W) to select the sky around the clouds and then used the Brush tool (B) to paint the sky starting with the darker shades of blue and top and lighter shades towards the bottom.

3. Then, I used the Watercolour filter to blend the colours a bit.

4. Then, I used the Plastic Wrap filter to highlight the center of the sky so that it looked like the sun was behind the clouds.

5. Then, I used the Box Blur filter to blend the colours properly so that it flowed.

6. Then, I used the (W) tool to select the outline of the clouds and (B) tool to colour it dark cyan blue.

7. Then, I used the (W) tool again to select the clouds, and  the (B) tool to colour it white.

8. Then, I used the (W) tool to select the whole clouds including the outline, and used the Box Blur filter to blend the colours together.

9. Then, I used the Grain filter to create the effect of dust on the artwork that kind of dissolves into the background and makes it not very clear.

10.  Then, I used the (B) tool and selected a splatter form and painted a few shapes on the artwork in black and grey.

Finally, this is the final product of my work after using photoshop. 

Art Work Title: The Greyish Clouds of Death

Visual Treatment: 

i)      Brief description: The artwork shows that the sky and the clouds being covered in dust and dirt meaning air pollution that is increasing in time and bad for the earth.

ii)      Art Movement: Abstract Expression

iii)      Reference Artist: Jackson Pollock

iv)      Theme: Environmentalism

v)      Ideation and Concept: The artwork shows the sky from darker to lighter shades as it goes closer to the earth and yet the clouds and all are still covered in dust and dirt that is caused by humans. The main idea is that although these clouds do not seem very dangerous, they are actually clouds of death as it can cause acid rain that ill not only harm humans but also property.

Art Work By: Shevanti Anthony

Student ID: B1102654

My Sketches

1. The Flaming Trees - a picture about trees burning from forest fires which has become a common appearance in certain parts of the world. The world is becoming to hot and literally causing trees to burst into flames. 

• Black - represents trees (blown into shape using a straw)
• Red, orange and yellow - represents fire (flicked onto paper using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Elements - lines, shape, volume, value, texture and colour are present. 
• Principles - unity, repetition, focal point, emphasis, rhythm are present.

The Flaming Trees

2. The Streaks of the Sun - a picture about the beams of the sun. Shows how it burns bright at the origins and then fades towards the end indicating death.

• Red, orange and yellow - represents the sun beams (streaked across canvas using a paint brush)
• Black - represents its dying (streaked across canvas using a paint brush on top of other colours to show more emphasis)
• Elements - lines, shape, texture, colour, space, value are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition,  focal point, emphasis, rhythm are present.

The Streaks of the Sun

3. The Circle of Life - a picture about the life and death of birds. Shown through the birds perched on the trees surrounded by life, then birds lying at the bottom surrounded by soil.

• Black - represents trees (drawn as lines using a paint brush), represents birds (drawn as circles on trees using a paint brush)
• Shades of greens - represents leaves and life (flicked onto canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Shades of browns - represents dirt, ground, soil (flicked onto canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Yellow - represents beaks on the birds (drawn using a paint brush)
• Elements - lines, shape, space, texture, colour, value are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition, rhythm are present.

The Circle of Life

4. The Shaded Sun Beams - a picture about the sun. Shows how the sun cannot be seen clearly due to air pollution which is shading the sun rays. 

• Red, orange, and yellow - represents the sun (drawn using a paint brush in circles with yellow being the inner most circle and red the outer)
• Black - represents the air pollution that is clouding the sun (flicked onto canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Elements - shape, space, value, texture, colour are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition. focal point, emphasis are present.

The Shaded Sun Beams

5. The Flame of a Tree - a picture about the burning desire to live of a tree. The flame within the tree is burning with such passion that it wants to live, and not be cut down or burnt alive.

• Black - represent the tree (drawn using a marker pen)
• Red - represents outline of flames (drawn using a marker pen)
• Red, orange and yellow - represents the burning flame of the tree (coloured using colour pencils, yellow on the innermost side and red on the outer side)
• Elements - lines, shape, space, value, texture, colour are present.
• Principles - repetition, focal point, emphasis are present.

The Flame of a Tree

6. The Glittering Night Sky - a picture showing the stars up in the night sky. Shows the beauty of stars on a clear sky which is a very rare sight in most places. 

• Black - represents the night sky (drawn using a paint brush across the entire canvas)
• White - represents the stars (flicked onto canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Elements - lines, shape, space, value, texture, colour are present.
• Principles - repetition, unity, rhythm are present.

The Glittering Night Sky

7. The Cycle of a Tree - a picture showing the life cycle of a tree. It shows how a tree undergoes birth, life and ends with death, meaning that no matter what, everything dies in the end and that is a beautiful thing. 

• Black - represents tree (drawn using a paint brush)
• Shades of green - represents the birth and life of the tree (flicked onto canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Red, orange and yellow - represents the death of the tree (flicked onto canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Elements - lines, shape, space, value, texture, colour are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition, focal point, emphasis, rhythm are present.

The Cycle of a Tree

8. Our Morning Sky - a picture to show the morning sky seen from space. It shows the brightness of our sky and how powerful the sunshine is. 

• Blue and green - represents the earth (drawn using a paint brush)
• Red, orange and yellow - represents the sun rays (flicked onto canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Elements - shape, space, value, texture, colour are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition, focal point, emphasis, rhythm are present.

Our Morning Sky

9. The Streaks of the Ocean - a picture that shows about the flow of the ocean. It shows the ocean flow, how it’s strong and breaks towards the end, because of dirt and pollution.

• Shades of blue and white - represents water (streaked across canvas using a paint brush)
• Black - represents dirt and pollution (streaked across canvas using a paint brush on top of other colours to show more emphasis)
• Elements - lines, shape, texture, colour, space, value are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition,  focal point, emphasis, rhythm are present.

The Streaks of the Ocean

10. The Life and Death of Plants - a picture to show the growth of a plant. How it is born and lives and dies in the end.

• Brown - represents the living trees (blown into shape using a straw)
• Black - represents the dead trees (drawn using a paint brush)
• Shades of green - represents the life, leaves of trees (blown into shape using a straw)
• Elements - lines, shape, space, colour, texture are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition, rhythm are present.

The Life and Death of Plants

11. The Disappearing Act of Ice Caps - a picture that shows the ice caps melting due to global warming which is causing the water levels to rise as well as causing more pollution.

• White - represents the ice caps (drawn using a paint brush)
• Darker blue - represents the water (drawn using a paint brush)
• Lighter blue - represents the sky (drawn using a paint brush)
• Black - represents pollution in the water (flicked across canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Red, orange and yellow - represents global warming in the sky which is causing the ice caps to melt (flicked across canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Elements - shape, space, value, texture, colour are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition, focal point, emphasis, rhythm are present.

The Disappearing Act of Ice Caps

12. The Oils of Water - a picture that shows the spilling of oil into the ocean which causes water pollution. 

• Shades of blue - represent the ocean (drawn using a paint brush across entire canvas with the darker shades on top and lighter shades at the bottom)
• Brown and yellow - represents the oil spillage (flicked across canvas using a paint brush and toothpick as well as blown using a straw) 
• Elements - value, texture, colour, space are present.
• Principles - repetition, unity, rhythm are present.

The Oils of Water

13. The Greyish Clouds of Death - a picture to show the clouds in the sky being shading by air pollution to the point that the clouds seem like death cause it can cause acid rain.

• White - represents the cloud (drawn using a paint brush being pressed down repetitively in to shapes)
• Dark blue - represents outline of clouds (drawn using a paint brush being pressed down repetitively in to shapes)
• Light blue - represent sky (drawn using a paint brush across entire canvas with shades of white blended in)
• Black and grey - represents the air pollution that is causing the clouds to be clouds of death (flicked across canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Elements - line, shape, value, texture, space, colour are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition, rhythm, focal point, emphasis are present.

The Greyish Clouds of Death

14. The Dying Life of the Ocean - a picture that shows the fishes in the ocean dying slowly due to water pollution.

• Shades of blue and white - represents the ocean (drawn using a paint brush across entire canvas with the lighter shades on top and darker shades at the bottom)
• Black - represents the fish (shapes drawn using a paint brush)
• Black and grey - represents the water pollution (flicked across entire canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Elements - line, shape, space, value, texture, colour are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition, rhythm are present.

The Dying Life of the Ocean

15. The Morning Sky vs The Night Sky - a picture that shows the morning sky shining with sun rays versus the night sky reflected in water. 

• Red - represent the morning sky (drawn using a paint brush)
• Orange and yellow - represents the sun rays (flicked across the canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Blue - represents water and the night sky reflected on it (drawn using a paint brush with shades of white blended on top of it)
• Black - represents the night (flicked across the canvas using a paint brush and toothpick plus the middle star drawn using a paint brush)
• Elements - line, shape, space, value, texture, colour are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition, rhythm, focal point, emphasis are present.

The Morning Sky vs The Night Sky

16. The Screams of Trees - a picture that shows a tree being burned but the flames give the impression of screams. This means that the trees are screaming for the burning to stop.

• Black - represents dead tree (drawn using a marker pen by streaking it up and down to form shapes)
• Dark orange, light orange, red, pink and yellow - represents the flames (drawn using marker pen by streaking it up and down to form short loop shapes, alternated to show variation of colour)
• Green - represents leaves falling (drawn using a marker pen, downward motion from the ends of the branches to indicate leaves falling)
• Elements - lines, shape, space, value, colour are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition, rhythm, focal point, emphasis are present.

The Screams of Trees

17. Leaves and Water - a picture to show the life of trees as well as the life of the roots getting water from the ground. 

• Black - represents the trees (blown into shape using a straw)
• Shades of green - represents the leaves and life of trees (flicked across canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Shades of blue - represents the water used by trees to grow (flicked across canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Elements - lines, shape, space, value, texture, colour are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition, rhythm, focal point, emphasis are present.

Leaves and Water

18. The Smiling Moon - a picture to show a smiling moon in the night sky with the stars shining brightly. It’s to show that the moon is happy with where it is and loves being where it is.

• Black - represent the night sky (drawn using a paint brush across the entire canvas)
• Grey - represents the craters on the surface of the moon in the shape of a smiling face (drawn using a paint brush)
• White - represents the moon (drawn using a paint brush), represents the stars shining (flicked across canvas using a paint brush and toothpick)
• Elements - line, shape, space, value, texture, colour are present.
• Principles - unity, repetition, focal point, emphasis, rhythm are present.  

The Smiling Moon