Digita Photography and Imaging ( WEEK 9)

Digital Photography and Imaging

|| 18/11/2024 - 23/11/2024 

|| Leong Hui Xuan (0365793) / Bachelor of design (Honours) in creative media

|| Digital Photography and Imaging

|| Project 2

WEEK 9 

Digital Surrealism

Realism photo

Realism: Focus on everyday, ordinary aspects of the world we perceive as reality. The subject and themes are straightfoward without venturing into the unsual . (No emphasis on creativity or stepping outside)

Surrealism photo

Surrealism: A twist on Realism, it delves into the subconscious, focusing on dreamlike imagery and seeking to distort everyday life. 

- Surrealism challenges logic and embraces the illogical. Inspired by the dreams and the surrealistic art features peculiar imagery and unexpected combinations.

Salvador Dali Surrealism work

- Salvador Dali was a Spanish Surrealism painter and printmaker known for exploring subconscious imagery.

What is Digital Surrealism?

Surrealism is a cultyral movement that emphasizes art as a means for artist to express their inner thoughts and emotions. Surrealism has become one of the most popular and influential digital art styles in this digital era.

How to start?

• Dream-like scenes and symbolic images. (Unexpected, illogical juxtapositions)
• Capturing your dream. (Sketch out your vision roughly and find references images to help greatly in realizing your idea.)
• Mindset during creation. ("Does this look real", Make it happen to the best of your ability.)

TUTORIAL / PRACTICAL

Poster Design

In this project, we were required to create a poster design using photography, typography and vector graphic. This project is a collaborate project with Digital Photography and Imaging and Illustration and Visual Narrative modules, photography is from DPI, while typography and vector graphics is from IVN. 

Toopic: Quotes of the day

MOOD BOARD

First, we need to research about our topic and gather all the information with a summary. I found some poster on Pinterest that inspired me.

References/ Mood  board

Sketches

Draft sketch

Digital sketche

Quote: Who are you when you are alone 

Idea: The poster's concept revolves around introspection and self-identity, emphasizing that solitude is a moment of clarity and self-awareness. It challenges viewers to think about their true selves, free from social expectations and roles. The letter “L” of the word “ALONE” replace by a people which symbolizes individuals, it presence illuminated by overhead lights from the design of letter “H” of the word “WHO”. Mirrors also cast a face, representing hidden or unacknowledged aspects of a character's personality. The color scheme of gray, black and blue, creates a reflective and reflective atmosphere. Blue tones symbolize introspection and the subconscious, while black suggests the darker, hidden side of a person's psyche.

Process

Own photo

I crop out the photo that I need to used, and a part of the window as the frame to place photo later on.

Process 1

The photo with colored light spots as ground, and I edit the Hue/Saturation to more blue.

Process 2

Process 3

I crop out a part of the window and dublicated it 5 times, then changed the layer mode to Vivid Light to connect with the color scheme.

Process 4

Process 5

After that, I place my photo inside and add a light effect shines obliquely from the upper left.

Process 6

Process 7

I place my five photos inside the frame, but I feel a bit weird so I change my photos to black silhouette and decrease the opacity. 

 

Process 8

The final poster look this, since it is a collaborative poster with IVN, I also need to include the text in the poster.

Process 9

I designed the text in Adobe Illustrator and combined the text and the final photo.

Final Outcome

Final outcome without Text

Final outcome with Text

REFLECTION

This project was both a challenging and inspiring experience, allowing me to explore new perspectives and refine my skills. Through this poster design, I had used many skills that I learnt before, such as the different layer mood, clipping mask, reflect photo, blur, and the effect tools. Each of the skills was exercised in the project past, so with this poster design, I feel that I can apply the skills in my project in a more familiar state. The challenges that I face were the colour matching and compositions. It's hard for me to combine the text and photo in a creative and harmonious way. Moving forward, I hope to apply what I've learnt to future projects, continuously improving and expanding my skills.