Let's see art over the break!!~puru

So, me and my friend Abigail went to the MET over the break (it was Monday) to see all the mourning outfits and all the pretty paintings, jewels, furniture, and stuff. We walked through the European painting because that's always fun.

Anyway, I saw a bunch of really pretty painting that I liked. Diana and Cupid by Pompeo Batoni was really captivating, but my favorites were The Storm and Springtime by Pierre-Auguste Cot. They were so enchanting, the colors so in sync with each other. In Springtime the dark greens offset the pale bodies of the girl. In The Storm they almost melt into the background, as the tans of the ground and their skin blend so beautifully. i found in Diana and Cupid the red cloth covering Diana's lower half was bright and vivid in comparison to Diana's pale skin that glows white.

Abigail and I sat there for ~30 mins just looking at it's magnificence. I like romantisim era painting because it was the end of beautiful art that tricked one into thinking the world wasn't a horrible place with bleak colors *cough* realism *cough*. In addition I despise those paintings with a dot in the middle of the canvas that goes for upwards of $1million.

Springtime

The Storm

Diana and Cupid

Modern Family

Modern Family uses a san serif for modern and modern for family.  Very interesting, 

The Game Grumps!!

Game Grumps is one of my fav shows.  This is a decorative because of the 3-Dimensional look of the characters.  See, it looks like it has a shadow!!

Random font post!!

Can't tell.  Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (kanji) is script because of the thin and thick lines and the curves at the end of the characters.  The katakana at the bottom seems to be in a sans serif because it is very "blocky" and have equal thickness in each character.

Favourite Logo

Create a blog post about your favorite logo(s).  Name one brand/logo that you own and enjoy and explain why you think the logo is well designed. Then chose one logo that you are not familiar with from the best logo design links I have below (the first two).  Chose one that you think is well designed and explain why. 

My favourite logo design is that of Brooks Brothers.  I enjoy it because of it's history and how it connects to so much more than an upscale clothing company.  The drooping sheep originally signified the members of the Order of the Golden Fleece, a group of knights started by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy.  After the fall of the order, fleece merchants started using it to signify their trade.  It was eventually copyrighted by Brooks Brothers in 1818.  It is so classy and sophisticated and that is why I like it.

I am not familiar with the Spartan Foundation Repair.  I like how they used the Greek helmet that was worn in battle as the logo.  Due to mass media and education the majority of society has a basic  understanding of Ancient Greece.  It is simple and fun.

It's a new post!! Photoshop pic!!

This was my old pics

my new picture

CONCEPT TRANSFORMATION: SUCESS? NO SUCESS? JUST DIFFERENT?

It's just different.  I didn't do anything THAT amazing.  Just a new background in the Bahamas.

Scale gif!!!!

While using Photoshop, what was the most frustrating aspect of the program and/or project?
While using Photoshop the most frustrating aspect of the program was drawing the shapes because I had limited mobility when drawing the layers.  I would have wanted to use a drawing board to draw everything onto Photoshop to make it nicer.  Also having a drawing board would save me time, time that I could have used to make even more frames.

After completing the project, which tools do you feel most confident in using?
I feel that the painting is my area of specialty.  This is because I was able to manipulate it to make a straight line without the straight line command.

Which tool do you wish you were better at using?  Explain why?
The vast selection of select tools and all the "wonders" that it entails.  This is because if I were to use it again, I must fully understand what I am doing and how to probably select.

What would you like to create next with Photoshop?
Animation with hand drawn layers edited in Photoshop.