KHS Digital Media Arts

I have been really in the Christmas spirit especially since exam week has begun! These are some images of Christmas lights. The top one is in New York City and the bottom one is an ornament surrounded by colored lights. These images really get me in the holiday spirit! :)

I've always thought drawings or videos of something running was so amazing. I love any scenes in movies that have someone running or riding a horse along side the camera because I feel like it's not an angle we naturally see. I think it would be interesting to do a project of a drawing or animation with a running sequence. 

I found this tattoo artist a few years ago while my sister was planning her tattoo. He goes by Dr. Woo, and is one of the most booked tattoo artists in the country. Many people like his art style because of its extremely detailed look using geometric shapes. These shapes and thin lines are unique to him, making his tattoos easy to point out, and hard to recreate. Here are some of my favorite tattoos by him-

This is my favorite music video not only because of the song and the band but also because the video has a constant artistic scenery change using only a few props and video projection. The end result is truly beautiful.

With Christmas coming up very soon I see more and more girls getting their nails done. I love the great amount of detail that some people are able to do in such a tiny amount of space. I can't even imagine trying to work in such a tiny space. They look great though. I wonder how long it takes and how much practice you need to have to get that advanced!?

           In the Disney Pixar films they always feature a short clip before the actual movie done by a small group of people who excel at graphic design and story telling. This one is one of my most memorable short films ever for me growing up as a kid. I loved the way they told the story of the old man playing chess against himself and how  such a simple story can get so intense. Even though its not the best animation to what we have today, its still one of my favorite short films for its simplicity and its humor.

I found an interesting photography series titled 'Dream Chapter', in which every photograph seems surreal and fairytale-like although nothing has been altered in post. It gives an interesting perspective to the idea that certain lighting and props can change the feel of a photograph altogether, even when the subjects and places really do exist. The entire series can be found here .

Here are some cool examples of simple logo designs. I love how they have a limited color palette and a strong center of interest that catches your eye. Any of these images would make for great logos due to their simplistic yet eye catching designs.

Here are some examples I found on typography. These are good examples of how people can be very creative and that the ideas are limitless. Im going to enjoy this project because you can really do whatever comes to your mind and try to make it come together on illustrator.

I really like this style of art. It has unique strokes that make it more interesting to look at. The picture is all black and white but because of the art style it is very interesting. The pose he/she is in also makes you think about what could be in front of him. I'd like to experiment with this type of art more.

Chris Burkard is a self-taught photographer that I recently found out about. Burkard’s work is layered by landscape, lifestyle, surf, outdoor and travel subjects. He also does his own workshops and online workshops. His photographs make great wallpapers for your phone. Linked below is his website and some of his work. Website:  http://www.chrisburkard.com/

I so wish I had the time for this.     There is a lady in Portland, Maine by the name of Jada Fitch who make tiny bird "rooms" complete with painted interior and food supplies. She makes them by painting inside boxes and attaching them to her window so she can watch and photograph the birds' actions (she is an illustrator and uses these photos as references). These rooms aren't for permanent residence by the birds, though. They usually only stay long enough for some food. :)      I thought this was so cool and creative of her. I really wish I had the time for a project like this, but between school and sports and stuff I barely have time to sleep XD I have been meaning to start painting again though, I used to paint more than I do now.

              Low-Poly art has really begun to fascinate me. For my project I'm currently working on its done in Low-Poly form. The thing I love about this style of art is how it really makes the image pop, almost 3D like. I also really enjoy the texture of the style of art. Its like a smooth image and I really like it. Poly-Art is a very time consuming thing to do because it takes a good amount of time to do, I know from the project I am currently working on. It requires precision and lots a patience. Below I will post some of my favorite examples of pop art!  

So, while on Pinterest, I stumbled across this animator/3d modeler/game designer, named Mikael Gustafsson, who creates simple yet beautiful 3D animations and is even working on an iOS game. I love how he makes such simple animations, usually with the camera moving and/or one character moving, but also makes them pretty and cool to look at. His animations are very atmospheric, I feel, as each animation and place he creates has its own personality of sorts, and each animation has its own color palette that he used to create these worlds. Here are a few of his animations: You can find more of his stuff here:  https://dribbble.com/mikaelgustafsson His Instagram page is this:  https://www.instagram.com/mklgustafsson/ He also has a twitter!  https://twitter.com/mklgustafsson Hope you all enjoy looking at his stuff like I do!

This is a tutorial to teach you how to do low poly art and I thought it was very helpful!  This video is very in depth and really helps if you have a symmetrical picture.

            This picture is of sunglasses but in the lenses there is a city. I really like these sunglasses and think they would look good on me. This looks like a basic image but from what I've learned in DMA its hard to be creative. This photograph tells a story depending on how you look at it. The black and white colors make it hard to tell whats going on in the lenses. This is a very cool picture and I hope you like it as much as I do.

The video "Bike Lanes"by Casey Neistat is easily my favorite video on YouTube. What I love about it is how it tells a story from something can be told with one simple sentence but he expounds its meaning and shows the story in a funny way. He is very good at doing this, meaning he takes something simple and boring and makes it into a story. He managed to turn almost every day into a story for over year until recently when he ended his daily vlog. If you are interested in film and haven't already done so, I suggest you take a look at his channel, recently he has become a fan favorite and an inspiration for many. I hope to be able to use his storytelling ability with any films we make this year.

I have a high appreciation for comedic art. I found an artist named Terry Border who brings everyday foods and objects to life through bent wire and the strategic placing of the environment of the photograph. I love the humor and voice he brings to his pieces. He has hundreds, check out more on his website!

Since we started on making portraits with vectors and getting an idea on what we are doing with it, I decided to look around at vectors. Some of these are really cool! From geometric shapes to lots of curves and weird lines to make a human! I thought the way the artist made his portrait was very interesting. He used what seems to be hundreds of triangles instead of many of the others I found which used curved lines and different shapes. I like how he used a geometric shape to somehow create an organic creature. Each triangle has its own color as well. I think I'll use a method like this on a vector portrait! Here is more of this artist's work! Sorry for late publish :(

I really like this picture. It shows an astronaut in way that we are not typically used to. I really like the bright colors used because normally, an astronaut is dressed in all white and it is kind of boring. This is an art style that I am really interested in.

This tattoo artist is well known for his glitch tattoos, I like how glitch is usually something seen as a bad thing but this artist knows how to make people appreciate the art of glitch. Pieces like this are a huge inspiration for my concentration, as you probably know I manipulate my pieces using the scanner. Its like this artist distorts his images in the scanner and then tattoos them to add a really unique effect, I really love it.

I really love digital collage and these are some album covers that I have found recently that make a great use of the technique. I love the surreal color scheme in both covers and The textures in the palehound cover.

The ocean is one of my favorite places in the world and I've always ben fascinated with the creatures living within it. I found this huge contest of underwater photographs where they categorize the contest by lens type. My favorite picture is the one of an eel larva, I love macro shots I just think the colors and stance of the eel is awesome. Here is the link to the Winners of each category,  http://www.uwphotographyguide.com/2015-ocean-art-contest-winners , check it out!

                                           Makeup Art            Artist Veronica Ershova is an insanely talented makeup artist. She can make someone's face                look so trippy and 3D.         Here is a link to her instagram, because she doesn't have a website:  Veronica Ershova (@ni4e05) • Instagram photos and videos

She pretty much combines body paint and film to make a "Look alike"  of a painting which you wouldn't believe it's an actual person until it starts moving. I feel that It's pretty interesting how her technique is so clean that people actually camouflage with the background.

I found this really cool 360 degree video on YouTube! It gives a look into behind the scenes of capturing those breathtaking and risky photos we all love! I really enjoy videos that are shot with 360 cameras since it gives you a whole new level of immersion into the video.

This shows the creativeness and comedy Disney Pixar  has towards their movies they make. That they feel very passionately  towards their movies and that they like to have a little fun with it as well. In our class studying film making and animation, in Monster Inc. Pixar decided to make a funny blooper reel to show that their animated creatures actually were actually things of their own and that it showed they have some human characteristics that the child watching the movie loves.

http://www.megandowntherabbithole.com/2012/07/how-to-create-a-simple-kaleidoscope-design-in-illustrator/          If you guys are interested, here's a cool tutorial for using the rotation tool to create your kaleidoscope faster and easier. It shows you how to use the rotation tool to drag out copies around the center so you don't have to worry about spacing.

     On social media, side-by-side photos comparing runway fashion to various paintings have become increasingly popular. Fashion itself is an art form that takes so much inspiration from other artworks, and whether or not these particular examples were intentional, they're fascinating to look at nonetheless. I, personally, feel very artistically/aesthetically inspired when I look at photos of various fashions, so this was especially interesting to me.

With Thanksgiving coming up I can't help but think about all the pies that my family is going to have afterwards. (Definitely the best part of the whole meal) I love these still life images of pies. They're so interesting to look at. I think what I like most about them is the interesting light sources and the high contrast. I would love to try out still life photography similar to this.