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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Wow! It has been a very long process from the preliminary sketch draft to the final product. Many, many changes were made. It being the long road and the road is at an end, I can't say I am truly satisfied with it. Since I am not the client, I can not be the one that particular. This is a learning process.
Before, I go further in the thesis part of this posting, I wanted to tell everyone that I have made a relatively life changing decision in career and life. Most people know my career aspects; that I want to be an Art teacher, Artist, Minister, Museum Curator, and Graphic Designer. After speaking with my wonderful Academic Advisor, Lori, she encouraged me to go further in with my education. By getting my Bachelor's degree, I will not only secure my Minor in Art History to be a Curator but I will be able to take some Internships to give me the Job Experience to get my foot in the door to be a Graphic Designer. The only Degree I will need left is Basic Education degree. So that when I figure out what career I want most, I can achieve it without any flaws in the plan. You may be wondering on the Minister career. God is a passion never a career, it is a life choice that when entered, you enter it when you are called. I will know when my time is for that. Theology can be studied as a past time until my calling. "Don't let the fear of striking out prevent you from playing the game!" So I will be taking 6 months off after I graduate December of this year and going back to continue and get my BA.
Okay, now back to the final, I had to make a few changes. A 75% opacity bar under the title and to make the title consistent with the back title. Then to add Location, Date, Time, and Proceed to the bottom 75% opacity bar. Moving the Musical, Movie, etc text up and shrinking the We are the voice text.
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On the back of the Postcard, it changed dramatically. It was meant to be a folio but the images I picked didn't give it that feel. So I designed it to be a postcard. The background image was intrusive to the design. It was suggested to make a purple to white gradient. I did but held the image there with about 20% opacity so if you look hard enough, you can see it. I added the mailer information and stamp. The black bars are covering my address and my telephone number. Sorry, I don't need stalkers. (lol) I was told that my typefaces and design needed to be consistent. I used only DearJoe4 and Dejavu for both sides. I worried about legibility. I cut a lot of details in the Events area on the priors to make it legible.
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Thank you Cara for being my Grammatical Queen...
Monday, February 8, 2010
In this week of class we were suppose to take two of the six that we planned on going forward with more in our Event Mock up and revise them. Also to have them in the proper sizing for the design. My instructor suggested that I use a script-y text for my design since this event was to be designed around love and the musical 'The Color Purple.' I always loved the purple flower on a black and white background for my final design. So I think that will be the one that I continue more towards and it took me a better part of the day to pick the right typeface out of the 1,000+ fonts I have on my computer. I used Dobkin, Edwardian Script, Arial, and dearjoe1. Most of these fonts can be found at: DaFont.com.
On this design, I used Dobkin typeface throughout it. I change the opacity on the first subheader. Bevel and Embossed, Outer glowed, and dropshadowed the Header. For the catch line, I color overlayed and stroked it. Along with using the blending options of Difference. 
On this one I changed the opacity of location presenting line; used Outer glow, color overlay, satin and stroke. And used Edwardian Script throughout. I used Bevel and Emboss, Drop shadow, Outer glow, and stroke for the header. I changed the opacity and removed part of the coloring via blending mode and integrated the use of the inner glow, drop shadow and stroke to make this one.
On the back cover, I wanted to reuse the purple flower idea because with either design it fits the only think is if I use it with my rough draft number 1, I will have the horizontally flip is so that is like it is mirrored as you flip it over and back. For the title i used the typeface: dearjoe1. I satined and drop shadowed it. I removed part of the coloring with the the Blend with tool. The event status and charity description, I used Arial to make it legible and did no other features it. For the About The Charity, I used Dobkin again. I wanted to keep it simple with just using a drop shadow and satin with a blending option of screen.Since we already know which one I would pick, can you think of which one would look the best with the back of the event card?
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
In my class we were to create an original event and/or recreate an event that is already out there but it had to be completely original. One of my heroes is Oprah Winfrey. I absolutely enjoyed her character and Whoopi Goldberg's characters in The Color Purple. I love the feeling I get whenever I watch the movie. This was the movie that caused me to have a lifelong appreciation for purple.
“I may be Poor, I may be Black, I may be ugly, but dammit I’m here. I'm here!”
My Concept Idea: (posted in class, also)
The event that I chose to create is semi fictional. It is based on the Broadway musical 'The Color Purple' and the Oprah Winfrey fund-raising campaign. I am taking almost the same approach but not exactly. The original idea was that they had performed the musical for 3 nights per town and the proceeds went to Katrina victims. My idea is to turn it into a festival of 3 days in my hometown at the Joyce Center in South Bend that the proceeds from it go to disadvantaged schools and poverty-ridden children of the community. The name of the event is called “And I Am Here!” Festival. It derives from Celie's (character in the musical/book/movie) line to Mister after taking ownership that she is a person too. The target audience is males and females ranging from 16 – Seniors with a hierarchy background of African American but making it other cultures friendly. It also wants to target higher financial means groups. Since the Joyce Center can house thousands of people, the festival will have one major performance going 4 times a day of the musical with other entertainment and charitable functions for the cause that people from all around can attend. The primary message is the expression that You Are Here Too, the secondary is that We Are Our Voice, Rise Up! Disadvantaged schools and poverty-ridden children can't exactly rise up on their own without the help of their communities.
Title: “And I Am Here” Festival
- Location: Joyce Center – South Bend Indiana.
- Date: April 16, 17, 18, 2010
- Time: Event Opens at 4pm on the 16th going from 4pm – Midnight. Noon – Midnight on the 17th. Noon to 10pm on the 18th.
- Admission: 1 Day Pass- $50, 2 Day Pass- $125, 3 Day Pass- $200. ALL proceeds go between the low income schools and children.
- Concessions- Food and Drinks.
- Sponsored by: Oprah Winfrey and Harpo Productions
- Target audience: (ages 16-Senior) Main target audience would be on African Americans and Wealthy People.
- Performances include but not limited to: 12 Performances of the Broadway musical “The Color Purple” on all 3 nights, 3 exclusive showings of the movie “The Color Purple” on Friday, and featured readings from the book “The Color Purple.” African Tribal performances at intermissions, Several speakeasies about the importance of empowering our communities help the schools and poverty-ridden children.
- Paid Souvenirs- Depends on what locals want to donate to the festival so the proceeds go to the cause. All African Themed.
These two images were used for the first two concepts. The sunflower's white background was taken out to fit it in. The second one, the girls hand clapping was to re-create Celie and her sister Nettie hand clapping. I cut out the background and color overlayed them black.
Shug Avery's speech to Celie gave me the idea to work will a field of purple and a purple flower. Please read the quote:
"Shug Avery- God love all them feelings. That’s some of the best stuff God did. And when you know God loves ‘em you enjoys ‘em a lot more. You can just relax, go with everything that’s going, and praise God by liking what you like.
Celie- God don’t think it dirty? I ast.
Shug Avery- Naw, she say. God made it. Listen, God love everything you love — and a mess of stuff you don’t. But more than anything else, God love admiration.
Celie- You saying God vain? I ast.
Shug Avery- Naw, she say. Not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.
Celie- What it do when it pissed off? I ast.
Shug Avery- Oh, it make something else. People think pleasing God is all God care about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.
Celie- Yeah? I say.
Shug Avery-Yeah, she say. It always making little surprises and springing them on us when us least expect.
Celie- You mean it want to be loved, just like the bible say.
Shug Avery- Yes, Celie, she say. Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to git attention we do, except walk?"
"Shug Avery- God love all them feelings. That’s some of the best stuff God did. And when you know God loves ‘em you enjoys ‘em a lot more. You can just relax, go with everything that’s going, and praise God by liking what you like.
Celie- God don’t think it dirty? I ast.
Shug Avery- Naw, she say. God made it. Listen, God love everything you love — and a mess of stuff you don’t. But more than anything else, God love admiration.
Celie- You saying God vain? I ast.
Shug Avery- Naw, she say. Not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.
Celie- What it do when it pissed off? I ast.
Shug Avery- Oh, it make something else. People think pleasing God is all God care about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.
Celie- Yeah? I say.
Shug Avery-Yeah, she say. It always making little surprises and springing them on us when us least expect.
Celie- You mean it want to be loved, just like the bible say.
Shug Avery- Yes, Celie, she say. Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to git attention we do, except walk?"
I wanted to dramatize the purple flower theme to display a romantic theme since romance is love. And the event, tho fictional, is love. I cut out the flower and gray scaled the original image. Set the colored flower on the gray photo.
As you see in the first image of 6 thumbnails and the back of the postcard versions, that is what I came up with. We had to go off our classmates opinions and the instructor's to pick our top two concepts.
These were the two that I chose. But I have to get rid of the curve text and apply some of the ideas from my classmates and instructors to get my two rough drafts but I think I will be making 4 rough drafts. Two for each image. I also have to work on the back of the postcard. I think I might use the sunflower again for it but make it purple.
In this image, I was to use up to three photographs and incorporate typography. I chose to be vain because vanity isn't so bad. I just didn't want to use too many of other people's pictures since the requirement was to use photography that is your own. Funny, I or my camera on a timer took 2 of the three. The middle image showed my brothers and I when I moved back to my dad's. I was a tad overwhelmed by all the relatives so my face is red from panic crying. Of course there is my beautiful and fully healed niece, Mikyla.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
My older brother's oldest child is turning 13. I remember growing up with her. Now she is all matured. Sadly, she is almost taller than me. 1/2 inch more and I will be the shortest again of the teens and above. Anyways, Erika was basically my first legit client ever. I pulled out all the stops for her. I can not freehand draw very well but I gave her 3 Concepts to choose from with her standard want in it; she wanted balloons. She picked my sketch that looked like this. Then, we went through a run down of colors she wanted. She really wanted me to just Photoshop balloons and piece the rest together but I won her over by doing this completely in Illustrator. We had no idea what we wanted for the background until it was too late. I was researching on the internet and saw starbursts. I wanted to create a starburst background for her. After that, I just took her balloons and faded it into the background. Erika picked her typeface out of the millions that I have. It is called FairyDust. Like I state in my Artist Info; if you are interested in my work, please feel free to email me at JeniReeves@insideoutartist.com OR author@insideoutartist.com
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Made with Conte Crayons this is a light and dark drawing of my old room.
I really detest stilllife drawings. I like when others do them but I am not a freehand person. I like my art done with my computer. In this three part still life, I have to show the surface, surroundings, shadows, and the 2D/3D of the objects. Made with colored pencils.
Made with pastels. My cousin Tiffany shared her garden flowers with me so I could complete a floral assignment. The vase is flat but I can deal with the outcome.
Egghead.. what can I say, it was the value scale of white to black that had to be tested here in this image. My egg was smarter than me since I could not get the lighting and value right. Made with Acrylic paints.
My lavender purse, lavender rock, and lavender box (that contains my granny's photo, candle, and scent) I call it Lavender Heaven. Made with Acrylic paints.
The Holy Bible, Chalice, and urn. This can be represented in several ways. All three are important elements in my life. Just like the Holy Trinity. The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit. Made with Acrylic paints.Our Father, who art in heaven
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
This is a display of Warm and Cool variations that can change the look and outcome of any painting. Made with Acrylic Paints.
Valley of Light. Only Thomas Kinkade seems to be the only one who can capture the light within the paintings. This painting was made with Acrylic paints.
What can I say about this painting? This is my most prized piece ever created. This was my very first portrait painting, I ever created in my life. I panicked at the idea of having to paint this because I want perfection. The only person I could think to paint was my friend, Joe. As I have created art with his face before, I knew that this one I could really create it. Joe has these eyes that are empowering, kind, and sweet. They can make anyone feel like they are a person of God. He has his mother's eyes. I wanted to capture those eyes. His jawline is interesting and unique that to create the depth, would be a challenge. It was. I wanted to paint for the first time the person that inspires me to be the best I can be and never look back at what went wrong. Thank you, Joe. Your friendship is miraculous! This painting was made with Acrylic paints.
This was my second portrait painting ever. Since I was proud of the first one, I wanted to challenge myself by painting Eli at a difficult angle. This was made with Acrylic paints.;;
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