- What is the most significant accomplishment in looking at your Midterm or
Final? You can talk about technique in Photoshop, investigating your Big
Idea, creating a meaningful artwork, etc.
I think the most significant accomplishment I've done in this class was done during my quiz #4, where I had to combine a chick flick with a guy pick. To edit the background of the (500) Days of Summer poster, I had to be incredibly meticulous and I often had to recreate parts that were not on the original image. I thought I pulled it off as best as I could and I was really pleased with the end result.
- Choose a project in the class and discuss your most challenging learning
experience in Photoshop. Focus on a technique or concept from
Photoshop that was difficult at first, but that you mastered by the end of
the quarter.
Again, quiz #4 was one of the most challenging experiences. One thing that stands out in my mind was when I was using the cloning tool. Instead of using it in spurts, I used it for big sections. However, whenever the clone stamp replicated something that I didn't want, and I pressed Undo, it would undo a fairly large section and I would have to start over, even though there would only be a fairly tiny error.
- Compare two projects from the quarter to compare and contrast how you
achieved making meaning in the work. Try to showcase in your examples
an improved capacity to making visual images that mean something as
opposed to being a showcase of technique.
Quiz #1 was one of the projects in which I had put little thought into towards the meaning. However, I put a lot of thought into the Midterm. I really felt more connected to my Midterm piece than quiz #1, even though at the time I finished quiz #1, I felt quite proud of my effort. I realize now that effort for effort's sake is not enough. If there is a little thought behind the effort, the piece becomes exponentially better.
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