Before I started this project my skills concerning Photoshop
wear limited. At the start of the project I experimented with colours and basic
touching up of photographs which is something that I have become reasonably
good at. Once I picked out the theme for the whole project I set about
developing and experimenting with various images. Some of the images turned out
better than others which I analysed in detail under the images. As well as using photographs of Anthony that I
took on my phone and digital camera , I also casted his hand and used studio
photography which allowed me to use a high quality camera with different lenses
to achieve different effects. Using the studio photography allowed me to expand
my skills within the digital field. I then went onto editing these images on Photoshop
with successful outcomes. Once I had a substantial
amount of edited images to work from I started to select and develop these into
possible magazine covers. When developing the magazine covers I learned about
the various terms and rules that applied in the professional environment. Once I
had learned and mastered these terms and rules I then made the decisions to
twist and bend them to create my own unique covers with exquisite results. There
were things that I had to consider such as font types and the positioning of
images ect. I ensured that the fonts I used were suitable for the type of
magazine cover and that it appealed to the target audience and potential buyer.
Throughout the whole project I posted my completed images and magazine covers
onto Facebook which generated both positive and negative feedback which I took
into consideration when selecting ideas and images to develop further. Alongside this project I had a number of other
projects that I decided to incorporate the skills that I have learnt in Photoshop
into the other projects. For example I created prints and drawings and
developed them in Photoshop to create different effects and to take the
drawings a step further. I found that using
Photoshop and other more traditional methods of creating art has broadened my artistic
ability and allowed me to reach my potential. After finishing the magazine cover I then
started to develop images of Anthony into a magazine spread. When developing
the spread I created the image in Photoshop then finished editing the text by
using illustrator. the reason for using two programs to create the spread is
simply because text in Photoshop would just pixel-ate making the text hard to
read. By using illustrator the text doesn’t pixel-ate making the text readable.
during this project I regularly searched on deviant art to find other artists
and designers that use computers within their work. When I commented on their
work, the majority of them commented back with the various tools and methods
which they used to create their work. I then went on to develop the same
methods with my own images. I also tweeted the web designer of kerrang! Radio and
asked him some questions about what programs he used ect. I was luckily enough
to get a reply which has given me some insight into what professional designers
use on a daily basis. Having completed such a vast amount of digital work I have
seen a vast improvement in the quality of my work since using Photoshop. Not only
have I learned how to create a wide range of types of images within Photoshop
but I have improved on the time it takes me to produce high quality work. By using
traditional methods of art work which can be time consuming I have been able to
achieve a similar effect digitally with more precise results. When looking at
the development of my work Photoshop and illustrator has opened up my artistic
potential dramatically. The work I produced before focusing on digital art work
took more time to produce high quality work which often impacted on the time I had
left within the project. Photoshop has allowed me to produce work more
effectively and efficiently. As well as using traditional methods of recording
my work I uploaded my work onto a blog. This allows me to produce endless
amounts of digital work without having to worry about the costs of printing all
my work out to put into a sketch book. Another positive reason for uploading my
work onto a blog is my work then becomes viewable by a global audience therefore
not restricting my work to a limited audience. Now that I have completed the
project, I have found that I am more suited to the digital form of working. I can
tell this by looking back at other projects where I didn’t touch digital art. In
these projects the productivity of my work was slow and produced a lower
standard of work. Since discovering Photoshop I have found that the standard of
my work has improved dramatically. I think that this is clear to see as the
project developed. As for my future work I will incorporate Photoshop where
ever it is suitable.
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