Smit's Tool Design

This design/image is from myself.  I was in a class named 2D Digital Design, and we had to choose an item to create.  We took our object and we took a scan of it and I went into Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator and I went around the object and I experimented with the line lengths and widths.  One part that was hard to create was the teeth marks on the wrench.  It is not exactly perfect, but it was the best that I could of done.  I really enjoy my image because it is a somewhat simple object, but when I picked it I was one of the last ones to go and this and a different object was left.  All of the images that people created were really good, but if you would like to look at my blog for this 2D Digital Design class here is the link: http://jensmitart101.blogspot.com/.

Chalk Art

This picture has me laughing because it is just so funny!! Chalk art is getting very popular throughout the world.  I have always wanted to see chalk art in person, but the only thing close to that would be me drawing on the sidewalk at home!  What shocks me the most is how these pictures actually look like from up above because these images are actually at an angle and the camera is at the angle that it looks how it is suppose to look.  I really enjoy looking at the images at the link: http://www.thisiscolossal.com/.  How realistic that these images are is incredible with the shading that is around it and the scale of them all.  I wish that there were more chalk art around the world, or a class so I could be able to learn!  The money also has a good effect with this chalk art!

Smart Jumprope

https://youtu.be/PcBxYMsQr1g  This is a link to one of the coolest things that I have heard of.  It is called the smart jump rope and with this jump rope you do more than just jump.  You are able to see your progress with how much you have jumped and all the calories you are burning while you are jumping.  Another thing that you can do with this jump rope is set it to an app that you can get on your smartphone and you may be able to do competitions and all of that fun stuff.  This really stood out to me because I was on a competitive jump rope team and I would have loved to see how many times I was jumping in a rope.  I am no longer on the jump rope team, but I still like to jump rope for a workout, but sometimes I will forget what number I am on and with this rope that would help so much!  The technology that they used to make this rope is really interesting and how the rope can be programmed with an app on your phone is even cooler.  How the technology is being used throughout the world now is absolutely incredible.

White Pumpkin and Blue Smoke

I found this picture off the website of Plenty of Colour (http://plentyofcolour.com/).  These pictures have really intrigued me because of the amazing colors that are in each of the pictures.  I really enjoy this picture in particular because the background of this image is white, but the pumpkin is also a shade of white/cream.  The blue smoke in this image really pops and it is a very beautiful shade of blue.  I enjoy the smoke effect because it also looks like it has a spell cast on it.  This picture also reminds me of the Disney movie, "Cinderella."  With some of the other images on the website look like the melon, vegetable looks like they have eyes and that the smoke is coming from their mouths and/or ears.  Depending on how they artist cut the object it can look a little funny.  This picture is probably my favorite because the blue really pops out in this image.  I recommend looking at this website because it is probably my favorite so far!

Wild Wood Image

This picture is absolutely beautiful.  I really enjoy the color that is in the image alone with the textures that are all around.  The calm color of brown is normally not a color that someone would enjoy using, but with this image the brown really is a beautiful color especially for what the website is for which is "Wild Wood."  I also like this image because of the texture.  There is texture on the table or counter that the coaster and the other object is on, which the texture is going from the upper left corner to the lower right corner.  The texture on the coaster is going from left to right.  The texture that I enjoy the most is from the object that I do not exactly know what it is.  To me it looks like a candle of some sort, but the texture is really pretty with the bumps that it has on what I am assuming is glass.  The color is also something that I like with that object because it draws your eyes attention there because it looks like sun shine is coming through it.  this image is by a graphic designer named Fabien Barral.  Some of his other images are really unique and it really is nice to see some woods images. The link for this image and others of Fabien Barral is http://www.mr-cup.com/blog.html.

All Over Vertical Lines Image

This image is a new display at the Galerie des Galeries in Paris.  I was able to find this image from the website, "Eye on Design: aiga."  As I was looking at this image I have noticed that not a lot of people will wear vertical line on their clothing.  I realized that people who do have to wear this type of clothing would be referees, and people who are in jail, etc.  I like how this image has text with it and how the words work with the vertical lines.  I do like how the "All" has little lines instead of having the lines the same height as the rest of them because people would not read it as all they would read it as "A."  The "Over" part of the image confused me in the beginning, but to me the reason that "over" is in the upper right hand corner and sideways is because it is all over, meaning that it is not just next to the "all" and it just makes a lot more sense that it would be in the upper right hand corner.  To find other cool images like this one I was able to find this image at this link: https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/once-radical-are-vertical-stripes-now-a-purely-aesthetic-design-choice/.

"They Walk In His Ways" by Tazeen Quayym

This piece of art is called "They Walk In His Ways" by Tazeen Qayyum.  Found at this link: http://wondereur.com/collections/Tazeen-Qayyum. This is a picture that is of cockroaches which to me I would never do a piece with that insect because they are very disgusting to me.  A lot of art work that is done by Tazeen Qayyum id done with dead cockroaches.  In this artwork, Tazeen Qayyum said, "They look alive now." I do agree with her on that they look alive and it looks like there is a lot of them and it is like they are walking from a hole and coming towards the edge of the paper.  I would really like to know why this artist decided to use red color instead of maybe the color that the cockroaches actually are.  Another question is why does she not have a lot of details in the picture.  Although, they may have thought that they would not need details because as the audience I knew that they were cockroaches.  I do like the feeling of the image coming out towards the audience.  All of her other works are done well and it was hard to just pick one.  This picture is "opaque watercolour on hot press." 

Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa is one of Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous paintings.  I am learning about Leonardo Da Vinci in my Art History class and it is really interesting to me because of all of the details that are in the painting.  It is all dark colors and not many brighter colors.  Even with the dark colors, you can still see all of the details that are in the painting.  Especially since it was painted in the early ages, that is good in proportion with the head and her body.  The background looks like there is a creek back behind her and the trees so that means that she must be sitting outside.  The shading id done very well with her neck and hands.  They are darker than the other parts of her skin shown because it would be the light hitting.  This is one of my favorite paintings from the early ages and I like it because it can be a simple painting, but it has good details that I absolutely love it.

Digital Story: Ideas

My first project in Bugs, Bitmaps, and Banksys is a Digital Story that has to do with photos and also with text.  In the beginning I had three different ideas. One was about a poor person experiment and the other two were more on the funny side with who the true super heros are of the world and the last one was about soccer. I thought that the True Super Hero one was going to be the most fun. It is going to be how parents are the true super heros of the world, even though sometimes we have to be reminded.