Business Cards

For this project, I made business cards with my personal logos. I wanted to theme each card around the specific logo chosen.

For the first card, I wanted to design an easy to digest card. On the back, I decided to put symbols in the corners for each of the information points.

For the second card, I wanted to design a fun, colorful card. The top of the back of the card has  spade- like objects that resemble the playing card theme. The tan object to the right on the front of the card resembles sand and the curve is identical to the curve of the spades on the back. This card has a light, playful theme.

For the third card, I wanted to create a centered themed card. I rotated the logo to fit horizontally and adjusted the G's and hearts. On the back, the suns in the two corners give the card some pop and flare. This technique is intended to direct attention to the information in the center.

These cards have their own color and design themes to represent the playing card theme of my logo. Each card has a distinct feel and intended mood.

1 Front:

1 Back:

2 Front:

2 Back:

3 Front:

3 Back:

Photoshop Inspirations

Image that would be really hard to photoshop yourself in to:

There are many light sources from multiple angles which I find difficult to work with.

Image that inspired you for an idea for the "Somewhere" project:

I like the idea of a group photo because you can mimic their clothing style and also brings about opportunity to give the image a creative twist.

Set of images that made you laugh:

I like how the artist just zoomed in on the kid when the customer asked for him to be removed.

Illusion that you might want to recreate:

I thought these images brought a lot of fear when I first saw them. They really caught my eye and I had to second check the images.

Somewhere

Somewhere:

For this project we were to seamlessly insert ourselves into a setting from a favorite movie, show, or historical event. To accomplish this task, I player around with masks and layers specific to lighting and coloring.

When deciding what image of myself to use, I analyzed the other characters in the image. I thought it was important to maintain consistency with the hat look as well as having my eyes looking at the camera. I masked myself into the background and used tools like the stamp tool and blur tool to fill in the affected background. I found it easy to replicate the stone wall because it was a fairly basic design. The couch was a little harder to redesign because of the elaborate design on the blanket.

In terms of lighting, I found that my original image of myself was much darker. I messed around with the brightness and contrast to readjust to fit the new background.

I also had to consider shadows that were already established. I created a realistic shadow from my body and had to slightly adjust the shadow from the character to my right.

Through the use of masking and layering I inserted myself into an image from a favorite tv show. I needed to consider attire, colors, brightness, and shadows when forming this image.


Inspirations:

Somewhere:

Hours worked on: 2

Autoscopy

For this autoscopy project I was tasked with taking a photo of myself and transforming it into something I never knew of myself. For this assignment, I wanted to create an image of opposites and mystery.

I used the hue/saturation filter to add a layer of red to about half of the image. I used the quick selection to select areas like clothing, skin, or objects. For my filter variations, I decided to contrast clothing with the body and espresso cup.

To add an element of mystery and a serious tone I modified the background with various masks. I added Venetian blinds to give a film noir mood and used that inspiration when masking the typeface "STAY INSIDE".

This fantasy scene can be interpreted in many ways in today's times. It is important to note the typeface as it has been one of the government's suggestions during this outbreak.

Original:

Inspirations:

Autoscopy: 

Hours worked on: 5

BW to color

For this project, I used masking and selection techniques to create 3 different color variations of myself. For colors, I used a color harmony wheel from Adobe.

This project really challenged me to improve my color masking skills. I believe the triad color variation is the most cleanly colored image. However, for the square and compound color variations, I had more difficulty with cleaning up edges to create a polished product.

In terms of selecting areas to color, I found this to work out pretty well. Although not always precise at first, I was able to clean up some big areas with the stroke tool that I would not have been able to do with just a selection tool.

I really enjoyed working with layers for this project. Specifically within the sunglasses, and the nose and mouth. I am pleased with the way the sunglasses have a 3-D pop to them simply from the color variations and the layering of objects. I also really like the way the nose and mouth came out because I was unsure how I was going to distinguish those areas from the rest of the face.

Through the use of various selection tools and coloring tools I was able to create these newly colored images. I would like viewers to take special notice to the triad color variation, as that is my most proud product from this assignment.

Original:

 Black and White:

 Triad:

 Square:

 Compound:

Total hours worked on: 10-15

Tag Brush

For this project, I wanted to incorporate the colors of the Filipino flag in an abstract way. In addition, I wanted to give off a graffiti vibe.


The colors of the flag are incorporated by using the brush tool for each color. The sprays and scratches were pretty useful in creating more of a graffiti- like look.

Total hours worked on: 3

Self Portrait

Blake Gottlieb
Self- Portrait Blog

        The basic ideas of this piece were to vectorize the original image. I wanted to create a minimalist design that left the viewer's thoughts up for interpretation.

        The most challenging task in this project was outlining the lips with the pen tool and finding the right color gradients for specific areas. For the lips, I traced the outline and then added some inner shapes as well. I decided to leave them with no fill because it reminded me of street art.

        Some specific color problem areas were the face, neck, and ears. I found it difficult to maintain a constant theme with those areas and feel it does have some room for improvement in that facet.

        The general  concept of the propaganda piece is to think about the whole world (as represented with the various backgrounds) and how your actions have an impact on the future of the world. In a troubled time with the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020, we all must unite to protect our planet earth.

Final product:

Original concept:

Original:

Total hours worked on: 15- 20