Friday, April 28, 2006

Round 5 - rules

Take this Color Quiz
Formal Requirement:
Choose one color to focus on with the next piece. Make sure that your color choice is reflective of its interpreted meaning within the artwork. This does not mean your work must be monochromatic, however utilizing all colors in their relationship sense is a must.
Feel free to explore further to find out color meanings. The quiz is just a fun get ya' going type of start (First time I scored a failing 50% so don't feel bad if scores aren't 100% right from the start :)

Conceptual Requirement:
Utilize your colored elements within the context of a fictional story conveying the same emotional content as their underlying meanings. Make sure to have a brief (VERY brief) statement of story to post with your final piece.

Phew! That was rough, ntrphoto you're definately making up all the rules for the next round. I hope this makes sense and sparks some new creative inspirations for Round 5

Round 4 Sign


Artist: Amanda Moeckel www.myanimalart.com
Quote: Animal Liberation - until every cage is empty
Typeface: Base 02 & Frumpten

Round 4 Zissou



Artist:Andrea Cobb
Typeface:Air Conditioner
Quote: Ballet dancer and frost (Its in Andrea's bio about her cats)

I wanted to mimic her use of color and expressions through pattern. I'm also reading memoirs of a geisha right now so I think thats where the japanese influence is coming from. Oishii!

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Round 4 rules

1. download a very cool typeface that you probably will never find a real world use for and use it
2. mimic an inspirational artist of any media
3. use a quote in the cool typeface with relationship to the inspirational artist

wow 3 rules are we feeling ambitious or what. from now on lets try and develop rules on Friday so that there is time over the weekend if need be to squeeze in some p-shop time.
looking forward to the next amazing creations.

Friday, April 14, 2006

Round 3 Sign


Its carnival time! A set of kalidescope brushes and the most adorable/borderline sexual monkey make this piece a fun free exploration of color and space. one ticket admission please and then you can fully explore this round of our photoshop tennis.

Round 3 Zissou


Layer styles and transformations made this piece what it is. And of corse Zissou is still keeping an eye on things... for now. I just couldn't give him up so early in the game.

Round 3

Finders Keepers
This week we decided to include a found object. Just any ordinary object we could find around the office... like custom made brass knuckles and a blue monkey.

Friday, April 07, 2006

Round 2 Sign


Yummy sea creatures! Okay... so time slipped away faster than a slithering sea creature. I am learning more about masking and layering, more keyboard shortcuts, ways to move a little faster... but alas I am a snail. What can I say... bon appetit ... enjoy!

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Round 2 Zissou



15 minutes with a splash of gaussian blur, hue saturation colorizing layers and some selective pieces from the previous round. Oh yea and some spicy coloring of Zissou himself... and then since a certain someone spent way over 15 minutes I changed the layout, added some 3D planes, a little sparkle and voila Round 2 is here

Round 2

Ok, better late then never ntrphoto and I have decided to make this rounds creation in only 15 minutes. However, the piece must look dramatically different then the original. Results are in tomorrow, I bet you're itching to get at them right?