Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Taylor Faires -- Project 1

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  1. SarahSeptember 15, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    The viewer focuses on the background and then the texture before even noticing the face based upon the warm color selection. The face itself fades into the background and yet is in the foreground as well. This creates a very dynamic image and makes the viewer stand an awe. The colors you choose also help hold the composition together as a whole. The balance of the image is held together by the texture in the far left corner because you made it brighter instead of faded. This works well in creating a triangle affect.
    To improve on this work, i would suggest bringing out the face a little bit more. It seems almost a little too faded had you wanted that to be your center of attention. The background(negative space) is also a little bland behind the machinery and the face. It is all one color and sort of boring, though you don't notice it at first glance.

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  2. StriderSeptember 15, 2009 at 4:35 PM

    The warm tones are thoughtfully placed throughout the entire image, they are overtaking, but not overwhelming. The face burn mark in the center captures the viewer and brings together the reigning fire with the factory tower. The photo is extremely detailed and helps in the aesthetics of the piece. Not having any whites in the image is bold but I think that it worked.

    There are a few things about the piece that I feel take away from it. One the eye on the left in the face image is looking away which takes the viewer out of the frame. One eye holds in while the other shoots away. There appears to be an outline around the top of the building in the bottom right of the photo which flattens it out and separates it from the rest of the image. Other than that good job.

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  3. MarkSeptember 15, 2009 at 4:35 PM

    this image definitely draws the attention of the viewer with the warm colors and monochromatic color scheme. I find myself greatly appreciating your ability to blend objects. The use of the blending tool putting the face into the background is very cool. Im not sure if you used a brush tool or not, but the whole brimstone raining down from heaven is also very compelling. It looks almost like something out of a Spawn comic.
    The only thing I really notice that I would keep an eye on is that there is a lot going on, which is something to take notice of and be careful about. I find myself somewhat looking everywhere to try and find the focal point of the image. It is a great piece, but I think a little balance could go a long way with this piece, just so the viewer could find a comfortable place to rest their eyes.

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  4. TylerSeptember 15, 2009 at 4:53 PM

    The first thing I noticed looking at this was that the image you put up on the wall had gears in the upper right instead of the face in the middle. While I like both I believe I like the one with the gears a little better, with how the image printed out it has a sort of a future dystopian look to it. Especially with the gears. While I'm sure this color is what you intended / wanted, I think it still came out very well in printed form also.

    Either way, the faded orangish color of the whole image works very well. And despite my liking of the printed image, one comment I made on paper when going around the room was that the brightness/contrast didn't work out very well. That problem isn't really there anymore in this version. The upper left has a lot of brightness in it, and the surroundings still seem to match it (on paper it looked incredibly bright while everything else was very dark and seemed odd).

    While I do like the brightness in the picture, I believe that the tower on the right, if able to be flipped horizontally and still fit in the image would look a little better as there is more bright on the right and dark on the left while all the light is coming from the left side.

    It's hard to fully imagine how the original images in this started out, and I think you did a very good job in this image and it all works together very well and I like how it overall came out. I personally like the face being somewhat faded into the image rather than sticking out even more as it already stands out well enough on it's own due to being in the center, the red color, and breaking up the bright yellow on the left side as well. Though I am curious as to the choice of removing the gears and adding the face in the end (as I am assuming the printed image is what you were going to use originally then decided to change before the very end). I guess that's something that comes as a result of getting to see a piece in 2 different stages at the same time.

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