{"id":278,"date":"2021-12-15T16:35:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T16:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/?page_id=278"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:11:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:11:39","slug":"reflections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/reflections\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This most recent unit called reflections was a chance to look into who I am as a person.  Through English, Digital Media, and Design projects I have been able to find out how much I enjoy delayed gratification.  I value the time that I put into work, and I think that the effort that one puts into a project can be seen through your satisfaction in it as well as the quality of the work itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Media Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Mandala Project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mandala project started with formatting the mandala to mirror around the circle with different numbers of slices like 8, 10, 12 or 16.  The process of making it was very satisfying and relaxing, and helped me learn how working on projects doesn&#8217;t have to be a mentally taxing thing.  You can still make quality work while giving your brain a break, and the mandala project has been a great example of that for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"beforeAfter\">\n\t<div id=\"mandala1\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img2020before\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-BW-Mandala.jpg\" alt=\"Black and white mandala\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img2020after\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-Colored-Mandala.jpg\" alt=\"Colored mandala\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bamboo mandala\" class=\"wp-image-288\" width=\"638\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"21 22 p5 Mandala OwenP\" width=\"688\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CcIhCxULA0c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artist statement:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I could do anything differently about my Mandala Productions, I would incorporate more images into them. I loved making a drawing in the middle of my colored mandala but I wish I had done that for my black and white one. Also, I would want to make themed mandalas where instead of just having patterns I would have visuals like maybe fire or nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I valued the progression of this project, it was very satisfying to create things and discover new ideas along the way. When I was creating the template, I wasn\u2019t sure of what I wanted to do or how to create something that is visually appealing, however, all I had to do was start the project and then ideas popped into my head. Once I had gotten to the colored version, I valued the time spent on it where I could just zone out and work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have learned that I have more of a creative side than I realized and that I\u2019m capable of keeping a good schedule as long as I enjoy what I\u2019m working on. I learned that dedication comes with happiness, you can\u2019t have one without the other. However, happiness can be a delayed reaction, a response to the fulfillment of finishing a project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Photoshop Art<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The photoshop art unit was a little more technical than the mandala unit.  We learned to utilize skills like overlaying images on top of each other to transpose them, and we also did digital pastel and watercolor painting.  It was a fun experience to start by the books, but as the projects progressed and I got more skilled, I could let my creativity take over and create what I wanted to.  I really valued the freedom to make whatever image we wanted to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photoshop Pastel Painting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Photoshop-Pastel-Painting-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Ross Photoshop pastel painting\" class=\"wp-image-295\" width=\"629\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Photoshop-Pastel-Painting-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Photoshop-Pastel-Painting-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Photoshop-Pastel-Painting-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Photoshop-Pastel-Painting-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Photoshop-Pastel-Painting-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Photoshop-Pastel-Painting-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artist Statement<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My experience with creating a Photoshop Pastel Painting was very positive. I really enjoyed the process of creating it and being able to express some ideas. The process of painting was very satisfying, getting all of the colors to blend into each other but still be able to see the brush strokes, emphasizing the fact that it is still a painting. I put two different images together and I think it worked out even better than I had imagined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The things that I valued about creating this project were the process and the creativity. Initially, I just started working on this specific image as practice for my idea of the final outcome, but I liked the practice image so much that I stuck with it. I valued the creativity of implementing a separate background of a different painting based on one of Bob Ross\u2019 actual paintings, and the process of putting everything together into one piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I learned a few things about myself through this project. First of all, I learned that sticking with an initial idea and letting it morph as the project progresses is actually a real way of making a project. That is exactly what happened to me, with the initial idea being the practice image that turned into the final product. I also learned that I pay more attention to detail than I previously thought. I found myself wanting to get the shading on the subject perfectly, and redoing a lot of sections to make them look better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Pastel-Painting-Layers-1024x563.png\" alt=\"Pastel photoshop interface\" class=\"wp-image-296\" width=\"627\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Pastel-Painting-Layers-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Pastel-Painting-Layers-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Pastel-Painting-Layers-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Pastel-Painting-Layers-1536x844.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Pastel-Painting-Layers-2048x1126.png 2048w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Pastel-Painting-Layers-1600x879.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Photoshop Watercolor Painting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Photoshop-Watercolor-Painting-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor person floating in sky\" class=\"wp-image-299\" width=\"624\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Photoshop-Watercolor-Painting-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Photoshop-Watercolor-Painting-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Photoshop-Watercolor-Painting-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Photoshop-Watercolor-Painting.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artist Statement<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story behind this watercolor painting is based loosely on an album cover to an artist that I used to listen to back in elementary school, Imagine Dragons. I loved the album art of Evolve, a person floating in a beam of light, but I wanted to make it my own. I decided to have the floating person be in the sky, during the day. I also wanted the person to be facing where they were floating, rather than being dragged up and unconscious. All of this with the sunbeams and lens flare make this painting almost exactly how I wanted it to turn out. It represents free will and how your mind can take you to places where you can\u2019t physically go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One connection that I related to while painting this was the idea of making a painting that prodded. This painting was something I have never done before because I have never used any watercolor paintbrushes in Photoshop before. This painting also holds a memory to me because it reminds me of my childhood, back when I used to listen to Imagine Dragons. It reminds me of my simple routine and old friends. Judi Betts says, \u201cI really like the affect of building up many layers of paint\u201d. I relate to this, I found it satisfying to experience the learning curve of paint mixing with other layers, making new colors that I would not have intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I valued making the Photoshop Watercolor Painting in a different way than the Pastel Painting. The pastel painting was more straightforward because we had the other image to paint on top of, whereas this assignment we had to use our imagination. The Pastel Painting was a little mindless, I found myself zoning out while I painted, but working with watercolor requires focus and creativity, two things that I really valued about this assignment. I used to do quite a bit of analog painting so I enjoyed spending time learning how to apply this knowledge to digital painting. It was a lot more similar than I would have thought, but one main thing that was hard to get used to was the flow of the brushes because it was different for each brush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-8.55.50-AM-1024x524.png\" alt=\"Watercolor interface\" class=\"wp-image-300\" width=\"633\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-8.55.50-AM-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-8.55.50-AM-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-8.55.50-AM-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-8.55.50-AM-1536x785.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-8.55.50-AM-1600x818.png 1600w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-8.55.50-AM.png 1905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Photoshop Watercolor Painting Effect<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-1-1024x358.jpg\" alt=\"Nature scenes of tree, ocean, and hot spring in watercolor tryptic\" class=\"wp-image-304\" width=\"1146\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-1-1024x358.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-1-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-1-768x269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-1-1536x537.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-1-2048x717.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-1-1600x560.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1146px) 100vw, 1146px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artist Statement<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The subjects in all of my photos that I converted to watercolor paintings were all shot by me, and each of them was from a different trip that I\u2019ve taken. The story of the first subject was that I have always wanted to go to Yellowstone my whole life, just from the reputation of it being beautiful. Last summer I got the opportunity to go, and it was nothing like I had expected it to be because I found out then that it was famous for its geothermal features. The picture you are seeing is a lake that is 180 degrees, purely from energy from the earth. The second picture is a picture of Big Sur, with the subject being the coastline. That was one of my favorite drives I have ever done. The third picture is a picture of a burnt tree in Big Basin. The reason it is important to me is that I used it to make a PSA about sustaining the environment, and I wanted to show the effects of not living sustainably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The filters and textures that we used to make this project were very unique. I can\u2019t see myself using them for any other purpose because it seems to take quality out of the picture, however for this assignment that is the whole point. They all tie together to make something with some imperfections and with less detail, but still just as beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For my own art, I may use these effects in situations where I want to make something appear more natural, or hand-made. Digital art can often take away from the reality of the unpredictability of painting with real paint, and I think these filters, specifically the color blend layer that we made, can help bring the painting to a more realistic and sometimes better-looking appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.35-AM-1024x516.png\" alt=\"Hot spring watercolor interface\" class=\"wp-image-305\" width=\"637\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.35-AM-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.35-AM-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.35-AM-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.35-AM-1536x774.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.35-AM-1600x806.png 1600w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.35-AM.png 1911w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.45-AM-1024x516.png\" alt=\"Ocean watercolor photoshop interface\" class=\"wp-image-306\" width=\"631\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.45-AM-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.45-AM-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.45-AM-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.45-AM-1536x774.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.45-AM-1600x806.png 1600w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.02.45-AM.png 1910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.03.03-AM-1024x524.png\" alt=\"Tree watercolor photoshop interface\" class=\"wp-image-307\" width=\"621\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.03.03-AM-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.03.03-AM-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.03.03-AM-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.03.03-AM-1536x785.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.03.03-AM-1600x818.png 1600w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.03.03-AM.png 1905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Photoshop Composite of 2 Photos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-2-Photo-Compositing-1024x731.png\" alt=\"Yellowstone hot spring compositing of 2 photos\" class=\"wp-image-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-2-Photo-Compositing-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-2-Photo-Compositing-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-2-Photo-Compositing-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-2-Photo-Compositing-1536x1097.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-2-Photo-Compositing-2048x1463.png 2048w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-2-Photo-Compositing-1600x1143.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Photoshop Composite of 3 Photos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Compositing-Final-768x1024.png\" alt=\"Big Sur composition pf 3 photos\" class=\"wp-image-309\" width=\"551\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Compositing-Final-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Compositing-Final-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Compositing-Final-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Compositing-Final-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-Compositing-Final-1600x2133.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Surreal Art<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-2-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"Surreal art\" class=\"wp-image-310\" width=\"612\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-2-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-2-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-2-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-2.jpg 1462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artist Statement<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The message that my surreal composition is conveying is that the city and nature are one in the same in that they all come from the same materials. The earth provided us with the materials to make the city, so we have to give it some recognition for that. The window and the door give us a peek into the city showing that it&#8217;s not as dense as it may seem. You can see me looking at it in the reflection of the windows on the right side, showing that it\u2019s how I am seeing everything. Obama represents the people in the city, he is looming over the building giving a speech, telling everyone the message in the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The techniques that I found most effective in this piece are the paintbrush on masking layers as well as the \u201cSelect and Mask\u201d tool. I was also able to use the perspective warp tool for the door to make it appear like it&#8217;s actually a part of the building rather than just a picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think that Surreal Compositions are much more thought intensive than Realistic Compositions because there are much fewer rules to follow. It makes it more difficult to wrap my head around what I actually want out of the picture since the idea is not to just make it look pleasing to the eye. However, it is also more fun because there are no closed doors in the Surreal Composition, you can place whatever you imagine in the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.24.09-AM-1024x524.png\" alt=\"Surreal art artist statement\" class=\"wp-image-311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.24.09-AM-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.24.09-AM-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.24.09-AM-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.24.09-AM-1536x785.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.24.09-AM-1600x818.png 1600w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.24.09-AM.png 1905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In design class, we have been applying what we learned last year in Illustrator and with our cameras to create pieces of work like the Micro Macro Miniature Photo Final, Public Service Announcement, and Aboriginal Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Micro Macro Miniature Photo Final<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MG_9690-1024x547.png\" alt=\"Micro macro beach scene with waffle and syrup\" class=\"wp-image-314\" width=\"630\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MG_9690-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MG_9690-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MG_9690-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MG_9690-1536x821.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MG_9690-2048x1094.png 2048w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MG_9690-1600x855.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artist Statement<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This scene is about a group of people who find a waffle with syrup running off it and use it as a beach area to hang out. They bring floaties and enjoy the area by floating in the water and playing volleyball on the beach, while a few others sit down and relax in the back. You can see how popular the beach is by the amount of floaties stacked up in the background. There is syrup running off of the waffle and it can be inferred that the puddle of syrup is runoff from the waffle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process of this project consisted of brainstorming through looking at pictures on google for inspiration. Once I had gotten my idea, I went to the grocery store to pick up the fruit loops, waffles, and syrup, and picked up a plate and fork from home. I used a light box for the setup of the scene, placing everything together and using miniature people that Mrs. P provided. Once everything was set up, I used an external light source, a vijin, as well as the light box to light up the scene mocking warm sunlight. I shot the scene using a macro lens and then picked my favorite one on the computer. I took the photo into Photoshop and applied a curves filter and a cool photo filter. After that, I selected the background and deleted it, placing a sunset image instead, and feathered the edges of the scene. I blurred the sunset background to match the blur from the small aperture of the macro lens, and then it was finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.43.55-AM-1024x524.png\" alt=\"Micro macro photoshop interface\" class=\"wp-image-315\" width=\"632\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.43.55-AM-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.43.55-AM-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.43.55-AM-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.43.55-AM-1536x785.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.43.55-AM-1600x818.png 1600w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.43.55-AM.png 1905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Public Service Anouncement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-3.jpg\" alt=\"PSA moodboard\" class=\"wp-image-318\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-3.jpg 864w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/OwenPe-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Artboard-1-663x1024.png\" alt=\"You can't buy time PSA\" class=\"wp-image-319\" width=\"507\" height=\"782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Artboard-1-663x1024.png 663w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Artboard-1-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artist Statement<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My PSA is a picture of a road in the middle of the woods with burnt trees everywhere. A woman is walking on that road with a green dress that is on fire, and the sky is all red with a large dim clock behind all the trees. The tagline is just above the woman and it says, \u201cYou can\u2019t buy time\u201d. This all means that the world is on a timer that we keep shortening with the way we live, like emitting lots of carbon dioxide. The woman in the picture symbolizes mother nature, and her dress on fire symbolizes the urgency of the situation humans put her in. The reds in the picture represent urgency and danger because the targeted audience is people that are passive about climate change, and the green of the woman\u2019s dress makes her appear more like mother nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made this PSA by planning it out in my notebook at first, and then driving up to Big Basin to take photographs of the burnt woods up there. I ran into the challenge of the road being closed, so I couldn\u2019t actually get to the trail I wanted to take pictures from. The way I worked around this was by taking pictures of the road where it wasn\u2019t closed, because the trees were still burnt on the side of the road. I chose my favorite picture and put it into Illustrator, applying a 16 color image trace and deleting all the sections that had the sky in it. After that I made the clock, I lowered the opacity of it, and placed it behind the trees but in front of the sky gradient rectangle that I had made. I drew the woman in and made the text layer after that. For the color of the text I chose a brighter red than the sky to make it readable and have it stand out more. I applied a drop shadow to the text and then that was it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-PSA-Progress-1-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"PSA illustrator interface\" class=\"wp-image-320\" width=\"631\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-PSA-Progress-1-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-PSA-Progress-1-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen-PSA-Progress-1-1600x805.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Aboriginal Art<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen_Aborigine-1024x663.png\" alt=\"Aborigine art\" class=\"wp-image-321\" width=\"589\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen_Aborigine-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen_Aborigine-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen_Aborigine-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen_Aborigine-1536x994.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen_Aborigine-2048x1325.png 2048w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peterson_Owen_Aborigine-1600x1035.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artist Statement<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My painting depicts that no matter what kind of journey you may be on, there are others on their own journeys that you will run into. We are all in our own story or journey, and I love hearing from others about how they came to be where they are right now. I don\u2019t take for granted that my paths cross with others, and I try to be hospitable and provide a table for those who need it. In my painting, there are long journey symbols on the bottom and the right side, with both of them connecting at a table with people gathered around it. On the left side, there is a pot pouring water out of it, with steam coming off of it. This is the Aquarius symbol, and the steam represents that it is an air sign. Lastly, the constellation in the middle is the Aquarius constellation, which is my star sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I created this piece by first researching other aborigine dot art pieces, looking for symbols that I could incorporate into my own piece. I used Photoshop for the whole process of painting, which started with an outline. I drew everything that I wanted on the painting as a rough idea of where to position all of the symbols, and then I got to painting. I started with the long journey symbols on the bottom and the right and then drew the table that connects them. I moved on to the pot that is pouring water on the left and then drew the steam coming off of it. Lastly, I used all of the open space in the middle to draw the Aquarius constellation. The painting ended up looking a little bit empty, so to fix this I took the colors that I used for the symbols and made them darker, painting the background around the symbols with their corresponding colors. I wanted to leave some space open however so I left the area in the middle with a much lighter concentration of dots, with the only dots there representing stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.49.25-AM-1024x524.png\" alt=\"Aborigine art photoshop interface\" class=\"wp-image-322\" width=\"610\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.49.25-AM-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.49.25-AM-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.49.25-AM-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.49.25-AM-1536x785.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.49.25-AM-1600x818.png 1600w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~OwenPe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-16-at-9.49.25-AM.png 1905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I really valued the process of taking time to create these projects.  One of the main things I love in design is that I have enough time to make work that I am proud of. I value learning things, but I also love putting my head down and working and putting time into the planning of these projects.  Each of these projects had been visualized before I started working on them and I love being able to use a medium to express my ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction This most recent unit called reflections was a chance to look into who I am as a person. 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