For my Photoshop surreal project, I wanted to explore the theme of sexual assault since it is a topic I’ve chosen to focus on in both Film and English. I tried to express the emotions that come with these traumatic experiences. The right side of her face is detached because victims can often feel like a part of them has been stolen away. White lilies are used to represent virginity. I put these flowers inside of her head to show that they’ve been ripped out. The darkness surrounded her is all of the ickiness and guilt that comes with the aftermath of an assault.
To improve this piece, I would try to make it look more realistic by fixing the shadows of the white lilies. Maybe I would also take away her mouth to represent how society silences the voices of sexual assault victims. Through working on this project, I grew as a digital artist by becoming more comfortable with Photoshop tools, specifically, working with clipping masks.
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