Step 3 - Add Detail

Now that the basic colours have been added I can start going into the finer details of the piece. I wish to make the design as realistic as possible so that the person viewing the artwork can really feel the inner thoughts of a victim of child abuse.

Step 2 - Adding Colour

The next step was to add basic colours to the design before I went into more detail. In order to fill in certain areas with colour without going over other areas, different layers needed to be made so if any mistakes were to occur I could always go back to a specific layer and edit the image from there.

Step 1 - fill background

The whole idea of this piece is to give it a graffiti outlook whilst at the same time relating to child abuse and expressing the feeling that comes with it.

The back ground was intended to look rough as if it were a wall in a dark alley somewhere. Using the sponge filter twice created many blotches on the image. The next step was to make it thicker and darker and the sumi-e filter seemed to provide the feeling I was after.

MAMA!!

This is my take on surrealism. Where two abnormally large chickens have just delivered a human baby that hatched from an even bigger egg, the father naturally freaks and leaves the mother chicken with the baby. To me surrealism does not necessarily have to make sense so I just wanted to have fun with this post.

Using simple images from google I just resized and placed the images where I felt best. Using the polygonal lasso tool I was able to work around the edges of the images and erase the unwated areas from the picture. The background was adjusted by using the poster edges filter from the filter gallery.

References

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2. GoPhoto.it. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.gophoto.it/view.php?i=http://earlessgeek.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/06farm.jpg#.ULX1SYaaUmQ
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Central Markets KL

The Central Markets is a haven for local art and craftsmanship and what seems to be a popular tourist location for shopping. There is an abundance of stores just waiting to be explored. Two levels of shops selling jewellery, antiques, fashion accessories, traditional clothing, souvenirs and many other artistic items.

Deep within there also lies the Annexe Gallery which provides spaces for contemporary arts and displays many works of local artists.

Overall a very interesting experience. I would recommend a visit to the Central Markets if you haven't been there already.

References

1.        Google Image Result for http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/23/82/32/cm-main-jpg.jpg. (n.d.). Google. Retrieved from http://www.google.com.my/imgres?um=1&hl=en&newwindow=1&client=firefox-a&sa=N&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&tbm=isch&tbnid=I7HaqSKFTYKXHM:&imgrefurl=http://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Travel-g298570-d450992/Kuala-Lumpur:Malaysia:Central.Market.html&docid=_YGPDZTDOefeqM&imgurl=http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/23/82/32/cm-main-jpg.jpg&w=550&h=364&ei=qn2zUJOCA8LorQf-o4DABw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=200&vpy=288&dur=236&hovh=183&hovw=276&tx=130&ty=51&sig=117999111366128000869&page=1&tbnh=143&tbnw=219&start=0&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:87&biw=1600&bih=728

Dont mess with my head

After weeks of racking my brain over how the final design would look like I have come up with this. The thoughts and feelings of a child when someone messes with their head. Finally the design is starting to feel complete. From here I can begin editing everything solely from CS6.

Back to the original influence being MTO, the idea for this concept came from the realisation that many artworks on child abuse leave it up to the people to decipher the meaning behind the works. I want to express what the victim is thinking so people are able to visualise immediately the suffering they go through. In the image above is the initial stages of the design. This time using both pen and pencil so go into finer detail, I will be portraying the abused child having their hands on their head with personal thoughts and images pouring out. I hope to make the artwork bold enough so that it stands out yet still filled with emotions everyone can relate to.