A good advertisement

I like this Coca Cola advertisement, the image" a women face coming from cocacola bottle with colorful flower" is really match the expression words" live on the Coke side of life."

Communication arts

I like three girls eyes' gaze. I have thought it is emphasized by direction.
“Clear Hearts, Gray Flowers”, 2000. Used as cover for Communication Arts. Artist: Mark Ryden. This is the cover for the album of the same name by the band Jack Off Jills in 2000. The 3 girls are the 3 singers in the band.

Atmospheric depth

The designer applied the atmospheric depth artfully, and successfully created this" Superhero" character.

metaphorical thinking example.

I found this image from internet. This is a design for children education. The designer applied metaphorical thinking to connect "π" and the word"pie" since they have the similar pronunciation.

Monochromatic harmony example

This book cover used monochromatic color harmony, and changed the color value and saturation to create the depth.

Angle of meat.

The Angel of Meat fine art painting by Mark Ryden, 1998. This is one of my favorite art pieces, so I posted it here. The whole image used symmetrical balance, and used the meat around girl's body very delicately.

book cover redesign

This book was about histroy and physical education. I used foodprints to show the tracing of histroy, and used a running person to show the key words" Physical education and sport". The whole design used yellow and blue to create the complementary harmony.

Book cover example 3

I found this book cover in library. I like it although its background is a little noisy , it definitely displayed what this guide book will tell us. The name of the book was posted in the middle, which was emphasized by position.

Good book cover 2

I found this book cover in library. I like it, because it used color contrast to show the depth, and used signal images to show the meaning.

book cover1!

I like this book cover, because I think the successful thing was that the designer used the wood texture to show the similar meanings of the content in the book .

A image from parkland art gallery

I picked up an design by David Wuthrich in parkland art gallery.

Subjective criticism: This is a design for American Red Cross illini Prairie chapter. In order to convey the meaning "If everyone works together, we can save a life." The designer applied metaphorical thinking to connect Red cross icon "+" and the mathematic symbol "+".

Objective criticism: The designer applied asymmetrical balance. The whole image is unified by group, emphasized by size. You can see the letters "You + I" in the middle is much larger than the words on the bottom. They really convey the meanings to viewers.

Online Tutorials try!

This time, I picked up one part of photo shop tutorials about brush. This tutorial told us how to use brush to create magic image.

Do you believe that when I watch some complex images like this tutorials samples before, I usually marvel at them " oh, my god , the artists are so professional that they could create some complicated images in this way."

However, after I learnt from this tutorial, I knew the secret code. This is a link to the tutorial that I did: http://designfruit.com/jasongaylor/blog/?p=37
Thank to this tutorials since it explains the question that was in my heart for a long time.
From this link: http://tutorialblog.org/free-photoshop-brushes/

you can see some other external style brushes available there. Through them , you also can create some magic images.

Color schemes compared!

(This is Triadic color schemes example! )

(This is Monochromatic color schemes example! )

(This is Analogous color schemes sample! )

(This is Complementary color schemes sample!)

I found these series of images from internet. I think they are more helpful to distinguish and understand different kinds of color schemes. So I post them here and share them with your guys.

Split Complementary color scheme sample!

I find this image from America artist. This is an example of using split complementary color scheme. Rather than pair color that are in opposite position on the color wheel, the artist completes the scheme using the two colors on either side of one of the ecomplements. You can see this image is dominated by yellow and violet. It is unified by repetition.

monochromatic color scheme sample!

I find this image from print. This is an example of using monochromatic color scheme. It is unified by repetition. You also can see the depth by overlapping. All the buttons used the similar color, which are strongly related.

illusion of space created by location!

I find this image from communication art , the big hand placed near the top of the page tend to recede, while person placed at the bottom tend to advance. The artist also used value contrast combined with location to create an illusion of space.

atmospheric depth!

I find this image in <>. the darker-color shape tend to advance, while lighter-color shapes tend to recede. When we look at a landscape, dust in the air blur outlines and adds a blue-gray color to distant shapes. The artist appied atmospheric perspective to increate the illusion of space.

illusion of space created by overlapping!

I find this image from communication art. From this picture, you can see the illusion of space is created by overlapping without size change. It used overlap combined with value contrast in simple shape to create compositional space.

An image from Adobe Design Center Gallery !

This image created the illusion of space by location, which is its feature that attracted me. Visual elements placed on the topper of the page tend to recede, while the hills placed at the bottom tend to advance. The large mansion at the top of the picture appears more distant, despite their large size. The only red color item contrasted with other grey color background, and was emphasized in the whole design.

masked images from Adobe Stock Photos!

$129-$399
$99-$474
$144.99-$449.99
These three images were downloaded from Adobe Bridge, the prices have been listed below the picture. The reason why I gave a price range is that they are depended on the size of images.
I don't know why just a single picture costs too much, maybe they have some special usage, but I haven't realized them now.

illustration from Adobe Stock Photos

$54.99-$174.99
$54.99-$174.99

$144.99-449.99.
These three images were downloaded from Adobe Bridge, the prices have been listed below the picture. The reason why I gave a price range is that they are depended on the size of images.
These three images are really nice, especially the second one, I think it is so creative that it may be cost much more, but the fact is not in that way. If you compare the second one and third one, you will find the third one is simple ( just a maze), but it cost more than second one. So I'm a little confused about the standard of the price .

photos from from Adobe Stock Photos

$109-$429

$49-$429
This image costs $144.00-$444.99
These three photos were downloaded from Adobe Bridge, the prices have been listed below the picture. The reason why I gave a price range is that they are depended on the size of images.
They are all really very nice picture, but they are so expensive. Maybe they are have some specific usage. I have remembered when I was a child, my friend told me photography learning is very expensive.......I think I find the reason here.

A source that I have not touched before!

I found these images from a bbs chatting board. I think they are amazing and creative. The designer used some pieces of broken mouse, and added creative ideas then they are become vivid models. I have remembered that when I was a child, I used some pepsi cans to make tools, dolls, but I haven't touched these kinds of models, especially apply some recycle stuffs!

Parkland art gallery!

I've attached a picture of drawing, author is WATT, ATTHEW D.

From this picture, you can see the symmetrical balance. The little smaller leaf on the left adds the snake can balance the large leaf on the right.The white leafs contrast with black leafs. One dog in the middle laps up the leaf at the right bottom, and the tail touches the little up leaf on the left. The whole picture uses just black ,gray and white color, but the value contrast can see the different lay of the image. The repeat curve lines create the rhythm in the picture.

creative image!

I found this image from a bbs chatting board. It seems that this image was created by some applications, but it definitely conveys some special meanings. Lots of lines are shot out from the window, and it is likely many eyes outside are watching, or the author wanted to apply the meaning of light pollution now. I only found this image without any explanation, but I like this feeling, so I posted it here!

alternating rhythm!

( I found this picture from internet.)
I think this might be a sample of alternating rhythm. The conception of "alternating rhythm " is defined by consisting of successive patterns in which the same elements reappear in a regular order. (from a book, named <>. Author is : David A. Lauer Stephen Pentak.) The repeating pattern of the iron shapes against negative space shows this type of rhythm. The design involves a sequence of forms from center to outsides catching our attention.

rhythm by lines!

I found this picture from internet. It is one kind of candy, right?
However, when the author put them together, you could see the rhythm created by line!

asymmetrical balance!

(This image is from internet, page name:computer graphic lab.)

The two small men placed on the right can balance the bigger man on the right.That's a good example to demonstrate one kind of asymmetrical balance principle in textbook "multiple small squares, acting together, can balance a large square."

radial symmetry!

（It is from the internet, page name: Principal of Art）

As you could see, in this picture, the puff flower, as a background, are designed by the lines and shapes grow from the center point. The format is now divided diagonally as well as vertically and horizontally, the center of the composition(dancer) acting as a focal point.

symmetrical balance

（This image is from internet,
Page name:Art as Co-Creation
Author:Suzanne Cheryl Gardner.)

This image is so interesting and creative. Although the shapes are not definitely mirrored by vertical axis since there is an extra bird on the right, the author applied positive place and negative place ingeniously to create a meaningful solution.

The description from author is fantastic, so I quoted it here:

Bringing balance into our lives is the key to living and bringing peace into our worlds, both the inner and outer worlds in which we live. Tom Kenyon says in his book “The Magdelan Manuscript,” “The key to a fruitful creation whether it be cosmic or individual was seen (during pagan consciouness) as a balance between these forces (spirit and matter).” The forces he speaks of are the human soul spirit connection, and nature. In Machelle Small Wright’s co-creative process books she says this partnership strikes what she calls an involution/evolution balance in our lives. A balance that we once had when we created hand in hand with nature; whereas today without this co-creation we have the human soul creating imbalance in every aspect of our world. When we can return to having respect for the forces of nature intelligence and elicit a conscious co-creation with nature is when we may have the opportunity to bring balance and peace back into our individual lives that make the way for peace in our outer world.

Emphasis through contrast in color！

(From: Communication Arts January/ February 2007. P149. Terry Vine. www.terryvine.com)

In this picture, only one pair of slippers laid on the top of the wall, using the warm color-red. Contrast with it, the background use cold tone—blue ocean, sky and grey wall.
So the only use of warm color creates one of the most emotional focal point.

Emphasis through contrast in scale！

( From: Communication Arts December 2006, P147. )

In this picture, the small background people and hill become charged with meaning when combined with the image of the huge monster. It’s difficult to fight against with monster.

another example: contrast by shape!

(From: Communication Arts January/ February 2007. P141，Scott Spiker. http://www.scottspiker.com/.)

The person in the middle is clear, but the background ( sky, pool and etc. ) are obscure. Thus, the whole picture’s focal point is on the person.

Emphasis through contrast in shape！

(From Communication Arts January/ February 2007. P151, Jenny Thomas. www.jennythomas.com. )

This picture is contrasted by shape. The child’s face is so clear, but the bubbles surrounding her are obscure. It makes the focal point on the face.

Emphasis by isolation.

(From: Communication Arts December 2006, P16 . Content: you car knows what’s good for it.)

The designer created a pattern using five cars connected by a rectangle. But the car at the right breaks the pattern. This break conveys the isolation felt by the special car ejected from the game.

first scanning on class!

This is my first scanning in GDS 108 class! The picture is from ??(I will check and add it later). I really like this kind of painting, because it uses natural room to create a three-dimensional composition. So it looks vivid and fabulous!