Inside Out Anatomy

For this project, I used a picture of a cheetah and used a picture of some gears in a clock. I used the burn tool to add shadows from the skin to make it seem more like it was wrapped over the inside. Then, I used the dodge tool to brighten up an area of the leg to make it seem more "round". After that, I played around with exposure, offset, saturation, and contrast. This project went really fast, but I liked in nonetheless.

Midterm

                  This is what I decided to do for the midterm. I'm very happy with it, and I think it was definitely worth the extra time. The picture I made with it is a logo for a website I go on to waste time, Reddit. :-P it often encourages procrastination. All of the images I put on here are from Reddit's image uploading site, Imgur. I really enjoyed this project, it was kind of like a puzzle.

Marla Project

This is what I decided to do for the Marla project. I'm not sure how I feel about it, it's better than my previous try, but I wouldn't buy it and put it up on my wall. :-P For the most part I just took random colors and played around with them.

Photofunia Review

This picture was from Photofunia.com. The results would probably be better if I had chose a more clear picture of my face, but that was the best one. Ah well, I like it. As for Photofunia, they do have some really cool stuff, however a lot of the options seem mildly repetitive and somewhat uncreative at parts. But all in all, I liked the website.

Grid

                     For this project we had to take a picture of ourselves and use a bunch of different filters, then make/use a background. It took me a while to find a way to manipulate the backgrounds I chose to a way so that I was satisfied. The border around it is just a pine forest, but behind that is one of my favorite pictures of some mountains. 

Paintings

The above painting is called "Devine le Vide (Divine the Void)" by Gordon Onslow Ford. One of the reasons why I like it is because it was inspired by outer space, and he did a really good job with it! In this particular picture, I enjoy the contrast between the white and black. The shapes are also very creative. 

This is another painting that I found, it's called Orchidee XIV by Jean Larson. I like how it's almost "simple", but at the same time detailed. The colors are also very... sophisticated? I'm not sure, but I admire them. :-P The placement of the flower/plant is also very creative: a door? I'm not sure, but I love it.