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Lily #2 January 2013 Etching+Photography+Photoshop ** This piece takes in the idea of the lillies, marilyn monroe and superwoman from the previous project. Etching and guoach were used to create the design on the back and photoshop was used to edit the final piece. ** ** What were the artistic and/or cultural influences for this project? Who/what influenced either the composition and/or the style. ** This project was also influenced by the works of Gabriel Moreno, i was inspired by a series of advertisements he did for a company. The advertisment showed a women with her back showing and on her back there was a design of tree branches. I tried to copy this similar image but i made the subject stand in a different pose and the design on the back involved subjects that relate to my theme. However he used ink and pen to create the design, i decided to use etching and gouache.

** What materials/processes did you use and or experiment with, and how? ** This project included a lot of processes and the use of a wide variety of materials. First i began with taking photographs of myself to present the subject of the piece. After doing so, i started working on the design on the back. The design was created through the process of etching, several trials were done to decide which paper was more suitable for the ink being used. Gouache was then used to color in the design. My next step was using photoshop, through photoshop i edited the photograph and made it darker and cropped in the design. I emphasized on the design by editing the contrast and brightness of the design and my final step was adding in the background.

** How do you think you have responded to advice and criticism during this project (and during the term), from fellow students and the teacher. Did you actively seek advice? If so, was it useful? ** Since this was a project where the majority of the time spent on it was on a break I wasn't able to interact as easily with students and teachers. However, I did show one of my classmates the final piece and I asked them to give me feedback on possible improvements that I could make. I was also able to get help from my teacher when it came to making the print, she helped me figure out which paper was more suitable and helped me carry out several trials. The advice I got was very useful and I tried my best to use it to make my piece better.

** Explain clearly the weaknesses/areas of improvement - ** The weaknesses of this piece include the fact that the background doesnt seem to collaborate with the subject, i feel like it needs to be something else. I also feel like the design needs to be edited in a way to make it feel like its part of the skin. The way its presented makes the design seem like its not part of the piece. ** Clearly explain the strengths of the piece - ** I think the variety of medias used in this project as a strength because it shows the several possibilities of approaching different methods. I also believe the way the design is bright and vibrant shows that it's the focal point of the piece.

** What could you take through to the next project and develop further? This could be anything, from a technique to an idea, not necessarily just the theme. ** I still dont have a set idea of what i am going to do next but i'm thinking about creating double illusions where there are two images in one piece and they both show some kind of relationship to the idea of different identities.

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