{"id":1061,"date":"2023-09-18T20:22:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-fall-2023\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2023-09-18T20:23:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:23:35","slug":"self-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp-100-fall-2023\/2023\/09\/18\/self-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Title: Self Portrait Raster<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semester\/Year: Fall 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Software: Adobe Photoshop<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The images I chose are images of where I\u2019m from and have lived (Brisbane, Australia and Manhattan), with  some animals which are also from there. The background is meant to look like a comic because they\u2019re a big part of my life. In the foreground is an easel with a \u201cpainting\u201d of myself on it, representing how I like art. In total I used seven images. I was inspired by the demo, which was a New York pigeon sitting on a building. This led me to want to make an image mainly based on where I\u2019ve lived and to include animals that live there. The most challenging part about this project was thinking of new ways to add images, or how to use new effects. I ended up giving the rat laser eyes to try and use more effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image Credits<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAustralian Magpie\u201d by Dupont, Bernard. Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic. WikiMedia Commons. November 1, 2000. <\/em>https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Australian_Magpie_%28Gymnorhina_tibicen%29_%2810087114694%29.jpg<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChristmas beetle\u201d by Chuq. Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. WikiMedia Commons. December 5, 2020. <\/em>https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Christmas_beetle.jpg<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used this image by removing the background and rotating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNew York City skyline\u201d by Nagel, Norbert. Attribution-ShareAlike Unported. WikiMedia Commons. May 7, 2006. <\/em>https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:New_York_City_skyline_07.jpg<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I edited this image by removing the background and adding a filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPaper texture background, old yellow design.\u201d CC0 1.0 Universal. Rawpixel. <\/em>https:\/\/images.rawpixel.com\/image_1300\/cHJpdmF0ZS9sci9pbWFnZXMvd2Vic2l0ZS8yMDIyLTA1L3B4MTA1NzQwNC1pbWFnZS1qb2I2MzAtYV8xLmpwZw.jpg<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRodent Mammals Rat Mouse\u201d by 7768740. Content License. Pixabay. January 22, 2018. <\/em>https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/rodent-mammals-rat-mouse-animals-3095272\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSkylines of Brisbane in winter misty morning seen from Kangaroo Point, Queensland\u201d by Kgbo. Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. WikiMedia Commons. July 27, 2019. <\/em>https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Skylines_of_Brisbane_in_winter_misty_morning_seen_from_Kangaroo_Point,_Queensland_04.jpg<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I edited this image by removing the background and adding a filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSpotted lanternflies in BBG\u201d by Rhododendrites. Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. WikiMedia Commons. September 9, 2021. <\/em>https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Spotted_lanternflies_in_BBG_%2842943%29.jpg<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I changed this image by removing the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Title: Cat Portrait Vector<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semester\/Year: Fall 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Software: Adobe Illustrator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this project I mainly used the polygon tool to make shapes and combine them to make a face. I thought it’d be easier and more fun to try and create a cat face rather than my own face. The colors are mostly beige and blue, which I think go well together. A lot of the clothing I own is either navy blue or beige. I was mainly inspired by the example of the vector self portrait shown and I wanted to depict a face. The collar has the letter C on it for my name. A challenge I went through was not knowing how to center the C properly. It kept snapping to places that weren’t the center. I think maybe if I changed the text into a shape it would have let me move it to where I wanted it to go. One of the most challenging things that I did solve was how sometimes I would seemingly randomly be on the wrong layer. After a while I realized that when I hit undo I’d sometimes be transported back to a previous layer. This also caused me to edit shapes and paths that I was done editing instead of a new shape that I wanted to create. Once I figured out what was happening I was able to solve my issue. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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