Mystery Art Closet

  With this module, I feel like I have improved in my design process. We were put on tight schedules and limitations which felt close to how we may work under a professional standard, and while it was hard to adjust to the restrictions, I have put in my best efforts to create a satisfactory work. Not only were we required to create good outputs but to show the detailed process of our thoughts, the experimentations we did, why we have decided to research this topic or artist- it gave me a better direction as to why I am pursuing this theme and subject area. I have initially struggled with time management, falling behind my schedule and missing some necessary posts. I have still finished what is necessary within time, and I feel like I have creating interesting results in relation to my theme and subject area. Despite this, I still accept that there are flaws to my works and improvements that I could make with further experience, and hope to learn more in Art Portfolio 2. 

 I finished this project with a mockup of the magazine covers on real magazines. I have taken the photos using magazines in the Art Factory and the photography setup provided there. The photo has been transferred onto Photoshop, and after it has been processed to remove unnecessary marks using the Patch tool, I have began applying the magazine cover image into the photos. This has been done using the Perspective Point tool in the Filter function, where the user can set a perspective point of the target object so that the pasted image will automatically follow the perspective of the original image. After the image has been placed, I further edited the image using the Transform tool to follow the curves of the magazine, then added a gradient map to the image to give it more realistic look. Process screenshots of the mockup  Below are the finished mockup of the magazines. Although it can be identified as a magazine, I feel like I could have made the mockup more realistic but was not skill

  I have attempted to scan the finished fluid art i llustrations, however the scanners could not detect the canvas so I took clear photos with the best of my efforts to be used for my mockups. I have done this through the Photoshop application on my iPad, and below are the screenshots of my process. I used the base canvas of A4 which was one of the common sizes used in magazine prints followed by Letter (8.5” x 11”) and A5. I used two different fonts in this, Impact for titles and Futura for other texts, as they have a clean and blocky look which look more modern and professional compared to the fonts used in GreenSpirit’s magazines. I believed that this clean look will be more attractive to a wider market, especially for the youth compared to fonts such as Times New Roman. I had originally designed this with a black background, however it looked more like a movie poster so I have changed to a white background. Process screenshots of the process  I have created two versions of the maga

  With the research and experiment done, I began the creation of my fluid art illustrations using the primed canvas boards and acrylic mixture. I used a mix of acrylic paint, soap and glue or hand sanitiser depending on the need. Hand sanitise, due to the alcohol component, thins down the medium for easier pouring, however breaks down the acrylic pigment from soap if mixed in too early. Glue on the other hand gives the mixture a more thicker texture, which ‘pushes’ the other pigment clearly instead of mixing with it. Before I began pouring the mixture, I made faint markings to identify where the focus points may be and painted a base colour. Process of creating the patterns and final touches  After they have been thoroughly dried, which took between 3 to 5 days depending on how many layers were poured, I added some extra patterns to create markings. Although the final results create marks that had a different look to proper fluid art works, meaning that it had a more grungy and clumpy

 Fluid art, also known as acrylic paint pouring and flow art, has been an art technique that has been rising in popularity due to its simplistic way of creating with  stunning result. It is made using acrylic paints, of which are usually soft body acrylics (thinner acrylic paints) or acrylic ink as they are already in liquid (or close to liquid) form, mixed to a pouring medium. Depending on the type of medium, it can create different effects such as having a layer of ‘coating’ or giving. A watercolour-like look. Pouring different pigments of acrylic pours give it interesting textures and patterns, making it one of techniques used in abstract art. As McGorlick-Appelman (2020) says, fluid art techniques are used to ‘ create gliding organic and hypnotic free flowing abstract compositions ’. Emma Lindström, n.d.,   AYIIHLA 2  More medium can be added onto the base mixture to create additional abstract patterns. Silicone oils can be added into the mixture or dropped on top of the work to cr

 In relation to the previous post, I have decided to create mockups of my logo applied in real life situations and as an enamel pin. After the logo design was finished, I used different versions of the logo for the enamel pin. I did this through Adobe Photoshop, where I used the Bevel & Emboss blending function provided to create an enamel pin texture. Depending on the type of the metal I wanted the pin to be, I used gradient maps to give a metallic texture. I finished the mockup with a satin layer, which is also provided in Photoshop, although it has not made much visible impact. Process in Photoshop  Below are the completed mockups. I attempted to show different textures of the metal using gradient maps (holographic metal, gold, silver and so on) and selected two different versions to be used in different situations.   Enamel Pin Mockup Sheet Final Enamel Pins  I then used these mockups into real life samples, of which the photos were taken by me. I have utilised two of the desig