[ Final Presentation ]

Artwork # 1

Name of art : Puzzled about Culture ?

Lecturer Remarks : Do not use physical qualities to define culture

              Use masks instead of human faces

Modified painting after accepting lecturer's comments

4 types of masks combined into one face

Opera mask, Chinese Opera mask, Tibetan mask, African mask

Final Product after Photoshop and editing

 Techniques

1. Used curves, dodge tool and adjusted lighting
2. Brush tool to repaint the whole mask for more vibrant color
3. Applied " Accented Edges " as effect for darker lines 
4. Downloaded watercolor brush online ( Deviantart.com) for background 
5. Font used " Goudy Stout "

Artwork #2

Name of Art : Cultural Mix & Match

Lecturer Remarks: Interesting idea

      " Have seen my niece/nephew do one of these before "

Downloaded paper effect brush tool online

Inspired by children activity books, so can't be too neat

Final outcome after editing :

 Technique

1. Used photo filter warmify to provide a retro look 
2. Brush tool to repaint and recolor 
3. For Xmas gift used "Ink Outlines" and " Cutout" effect, Xmas tree used " Palette Knife" 
4. Angpau used special effect brush " butterfly"
5. Fonts : Comic Sans 
6. PaperEffect brush used last, with opacity 24 and flow 26% 

Artwork # 3 

Name of Art : When In New York

Lecturer's Remarks : One of my strongest works

                                   Consider picking this for print

Decided to do better, re-draw and re-designed a new piece of work.

In modified version, added a YellowCab, American flag

Repositioned the bridge and Statue of Liberty

Decided to print this out of the 3 arts.

Final artwork after Photoshop :

Technique

1. Contrast and curves adjusted
2. Brush tool played a big part in this picture, everything is recoloured
3. For Kimono , used SpecialEffects brush tool for Butterfly and Circle prints 
4. Used liquify tool to edit the face shape of Geisha. Also edited the shape of stars on flag
5. Downloaded brush online , called "Eyelashes brush ", for Geisha eyes
6. Backgroud is colored by SpecialEffects brush tool
7. Used smudge tool on Taxi, McDonalds signboard, Statue of Liberty and Kimono
8. Font : Blackadder ITC