Millisa casey has created this illustration of south parade pier in south-sea Portsmouth. As you can see she has used a variety of different systems to create this such as illustrator as well as more conventional means like sketches with pencils. The image is very bright and colourful with a variety of colours such as blu, light brown, black and white. The main image has been image traced to be able to give a exact replica look. It is mainly a abstraction not showing the whole pear but showing the most recognised parts of the pier the main building and the bridge.
1. illustrator
image trace
abstraction
2. photoshop
photo montage
image selection
cropping
pasting
Tim Marrs used photoshop to design this work.This second image which relates to London life is much different to the Portsmouth example. First of all rather than a calming and plain image this one is a explosion of images relating to London life ( photo montage). The people and objects such as the traffic lights bottle and cars have all been photoshopped into the image to add a contrast of realism and creativity. The crop tool was used so that these images could be neatly pasted in with no rough edges around the image. The theme of this is a advert for beefeater hence the beefeater bottle and the initials in the bottom corner. Tim Marrs is a graphical designer based in London who incorporates photoshop into his work. His work is mainly digital but does use photography and drawing techniques. The way he uses photoshop and the colours he uses will be my inspiration for my work.
These 3 images are examples of abstract art work I like this style as it holds a element of mystery to it the 1st image is a example of traditional abstract I like this image for its explosion of colour and shapes. The second image is a good quality of artwork as I look the very cool and swirly shapes. Also the unusual theme is what has also caught my eye not giving a exact answer as to what it is about. The 3rd image of a famous name is really interesting because of the collage of black and white and then the rainbow style colours giving a 50 50 theme of seriousness and fun.
The photomontages are really cool cause of the confrontation between art and real life using real life images and exaggerating them with colour and animation. The 1st image is cool because of the mixture of urban life and nature the 3d tower is aesthetically pleasing. The second image is dark gothic and mixed with real life resources and rubbish giving a unique view on society. The 3rd and final image is filled with nature and brimming with colour everything you see is taken from real life with some added colour to provide the exaggeration.
In comparison photomontage looks much more realistic because you have bits of photos that look like real life even though they are stitched together in a random manner. Abstract work looks like it is just shapes that have been simplified and don't really look like real life. Having said this I really like some of the art work created in a abstract manner.
In conclusion I like the photomontages best I love the best of both worlds with the real life mixed with exaggeration of animation and colour. This is why I like it best.
