REFLECTIVE WRITING
During the first 6 weeks of learning DPI, I got to learn lots of fundamentals in design and in Adobe Photoshop.
One of the first things taught was how to make good compositions. We
were taught different types of compositions and how to lay out the
elements in our artwork to make it look appealing. This was definitely
something I need to continue to work on as I tend to ignore compositions
when creating artworks.
I personally have experience working in Photoshop as I have used it for
3 years for drawing and for photo editing. Because of this, I do have
some general knowledge prior to getting into this class. However, all my
knowledge was self-taught which made it random and not very refined, as
I never studied under a structured course.
It was great that I got to study Photoshop in a step-by-step manner as
I'm able to return to some basics that I've never applied before. For
example, I've never used the pen tool to select objects as I usually
default to the lasso tool, or manually erase unwanted parts of a
picture. I also never thought to use the mask layer in photoshop,
because I would usually go for clipping masks instead. This method was
definitely way more convenient and I'll be using it more in the
future.
So far, I found the projects to be a lot of fun. I liked how the
projects aren't fully digital and I got to be more hands-on in the
creation process. Cutting out images for the physical collage and the
photography session I had with my fellow peers definitely made the
project more enjoyable.
Moreover, the projects challenges me to experiment with different ideas and techniques. I feel that this encouraged me to express quite a lot of my creativity and technical skills. I'm especially proud of the digital collage, as it was the project I spent the most effort in. New ideas kept popping up as I worked and seeing the collage develop to its final rendition was very satisfying.
PROJECT 1 COMPILATION
Project 1A - Physical Collage
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Fig 1.1 Final Physical Collage / Week 2 (06/10/24) |
Project 1A - Digital Collage
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| Fig 1.2 Final Digital Collage / Week 4 (20/10/24) |
Week 3 - https://edgartanjung.blogspot.com/2024/10/digital-photography-and-imaging-week-3.html
Project 1B - Hearst Mansion
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| Fig 1.3 Final Hearst Mansion - Shazam / Week 5 (27/10/24) |
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| Fig 1.4 Final Hearst Mansion - Self Portraits / Week 5 (27/10/24) |
Project 1B - Recoloring Black & White
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| Fig 1.5 Final Recolor - Exercise 1 / Week 6 (03/11/24) |
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Fig 1.6 Final Recolor - Exercise 2 Part
1 / Week 6 (03/11/24) |
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| Fig 1.7 Final Recolor - Exercise 2 Part 2 / Week 6 (03/11/24) |
Week 6 - https://edgartanjung.blogspot.com/2024/10/digital-photography-and-imaging-week-6.html