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Ariana Martinez

Self-Portrait Project

Spring 2023

Software: Photoshop

I created this collage of some of my favorite things that I do daily, as well as a picture of myself in the middle. I love to roller-skate, and I used to do it a lot in my home when I was younger (not safe, I know). I love flowers/nature, and one of my favorite flower combinations is roses with sunflowers. I want to travel a lot, so far I’ve traveled within the United States, Mexico, France, and Spain. I love baking for my family, it’s something I do whenever I have time. I’m constantly playing video games on my Nintendo Switch and always listening to music. I spend too much time on makeup and my nails (even though I’m not a pro at either). And my dog Bella is like my child, she’s 7 years old and has so much energy, she can be mean sometimes but I love her. I also included some characters that I love, like snoopy, and Sanrio characters; Gudetama and Kuromi. 

Self-Portrait Project

Spring 2023

Software: Illustrator

I created a portrait of myself that somewhat resembles me. 

Self Portrait

Title: Self Portrait

Semester/Year: Spring 2023

Software: Photoshop

Description: For my photoshop self portrait I chose to create an image of brave, facing the endless sea, bravely jumping forward, this is the meaning of my creation of this image.

Image Sources:

Pexels Lucas Allmann picture: https://www.pexels.com/zh-cn/photo/1378405/

Pexels Roberto Nickson photo: https://www.pexels.com/zh-cn/photo/2775196/

Title: Self Portrait
Semester/Year: Spring 2023
Software: Illustrator
Description:I created a Coca-Cola soda can because it’s my favorite drink.

Self Portrait

Title: Self Portrait

Semester/Year: Spring 2023

Software: Photoshop

For my self-portrait I composited together an image of a hand, blue butterflies, and a background to show the beauty of the afternoon woods. I used some shadow lighting to show where the light is coming from.

Image sources:

“Silhouette Photo of Trees” by Duong Nhan Pexels Licence. Pexels.com. Aug 11, 2018

https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouette-photo-of-trees-1328876/

“Close-up Photo of Glowing Blue Butterflies” by Pixabay Pexels Licence. Pexels.com.  August 4th, 2017

Close-up Photo of Glowing Blue Butterflies · Free Stock Photo (pexels.com)

“Photo of a Flying Blue Butterfly” by AARN GIRL Pexels Licence. Pexels.com. October 29th, 2020

Photo of a Flying Blue Butterfly · Free Stock Photo (pexels.com)

“Person Taking Photo of Left Hand” by Kaique Rocha Pexels Licence. Pexels.com. January 13th, 2018

Person Taking Photo of Left Hand · Free Stock Photo (pexels.com)

Self Portrait

Spring- 2023

Adobe Illustrator

For my illustrator I created a photo of a sunflower, one of my favorite flowers. it symbolizes joy and hope, and the sky symbolizes freedom and unknown.

Self Portrait

Title: Self Portrait
Semester/Year: Spring 2023

Software: Photoshop

Description: For my photoshop self portrait I chose to create an image of a Crow dunking a basketball on an eagle and added the course name using the text tool and warp effect. The crow is one of my favorite animals and my favorite sport is basketball so i felt this was the best way to include a couple of things that I’m interested in into one photo. I duplicated and cut the basketball from the original image and placed the layer over the crow giving the affect of the bird holding the ball. I also had to tinker with shadows and lighting effects in order to make the eagle match the lighting of the basketball hoop photo.
Image Sources:
“A Ball Near a Basketball Ring” By Mahesh Reddy. Pexels License. Pexels.com December 10, 2022

https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-ball-near-the-basketball-ring-14932882/


“Silhouette of Bird Flying” By Ezgi Bulut. Pexels License. Pexels.com Oct 10, 2022
https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouette-of-bird-flying-14916667/


“The Rear View” By Debbie Tubridy. Flickr License. Flickr.com June 27, 2011
https://www.flickr.com/photos/momma-d/6057024741/in/photolist-aeeQr4-zXYVn-5Hzna-33Bag-cqgwAb-cqgwFL-frgW69-eFqB8f-5hjEpg-5hoZWs-5hoZGC-5hoZTw-5hoZzG-atbHqk-6QSE26-9pSQtZ-9pVRzm-dagVuL-akcCwY-d9r6kW-efsnLn-6rfsqf-dmqdpM-8rWxMB-2SepeB-nw38C-9RaJY9-gS9YSz-kGHJHp-5Lspb5-6BCCGM-6QD7Bz-pek4K9-eXR63G-abknbu-asdxQF-oEiBSw-cPkQP9-5Cds-5ixrdk-2SepZF-2SepNx-2SiPKY-2SiN17-2SiMjs-2SiP2G-2SendZ-2SiN9J-2Seq6k-2Senri

Title: Self Portrait
Semester/Year: Spring 2023
Software: Illustrator
Description: I used Illustrator’s shape creating tools to make various shapes to create a cartoonish image of me. I used the brush tool to add texture to the hair. and I manipulated the curves of circles/ovals in order to create the facial features like birthmarks, facial hair, piercings, etc.

Self Portrait

Self Portrait

Spring 2023

Software: Photoshop

For my portrait I wanted to represent my willingness to keep going and seeing things through to the end. To do that I displayed an arcade machine on top of a high cliff with a red sky and the words final level. It being the final level as well as a mountain top shows the work it took to get there. I used a 3d filter on my text to make it pop and cropped out the full mountain so that it looks like a ledge. Added a red sky and moon for the background instead of the original blue.

Image sources:

“Photography of Person on Green Mountain” by Mirsad Mujanovic, Pexels License. Pexel.com. November 2017

https://www.pexels.com/photo/photography-of-person-on-green-mountain-691034/

“Red Clouds During Sunset” by Lisa Fotios, Pexels License. Pexel.com. February 2019

https://www.pexels.com/photo/red-clouds-during-sunset-1943232/

“7-Starman Arcade Machine (animated) – david bowie the arcade game” by Torley Creative Commons License. Flickr.com. April 2017

https://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/34085963072

Self Portait

Spring 2023

I created my own face in front of a purple circular background. Purple is my favorite color so that’s the one I chose. I have an arrow in my head just for the fun of it.

Self Portrait

Title: Self Portrait

Semester/Year: Spring 2023

Software: Photoshop

For my self portrait I composited together an image of myself that had the skyline in the background, then made the sky look like the galaxy, and added a UFO. The idea of space intrigues my mind, so I added it in the background to represent my perception of life and how I see myself. Infinite. I used photoshop to mask the galaxy to replace the blue sky that was there. I messed with the saturation, exposure, and curves so all the items had similar colors. I did this so the lighting of the objects would blend and seem more true.

Image sources:

Gray and Black Galaxy Wallpaper By: Pixabay. Pexels License. July 21st, 2014.

https://www.pexels.com/photo/gray-and-black-galaxy-wallpaper-2150/

Blue and White Round Light. By: Derpy CG. Pexels License. April 12th, 2021.

https://www.pexels.com/photo/light-sea-art-space-7462340/

Self Portrait

Spring 2023

Adobe Illustrator

I created an alien in a Rocketship traveling through space. I used the curve tool to make the wings on the plane even. I used the pen tool to create the shape of the ship.

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self-portrait

spring 2023

adobe illustrator

I created a display of the northern lights along with a starry sky this represents my willpower and persistence never to give up. I added some colours and blurred them out to make the lights and I used lines, shapes, and dots to make the house and stars

self-portrait

self-portrait

spring 2023

photoshop

This self-portrait that I put together a hand, a girl, and a galaxy represents my eagerness to escape reality and to be in my own world the hand represents reality reaching out to the young girl while she refuses to listen while looking out into the galaxy. I used photoshop to remove the background of two of the photos the put them together by adjusting the size and placement I also used smudge to my the girl seem more illusory to make it seem like she can vanish into the universe and stay there away from troubles and the problems of life and the galaxy represents the world of books, anime, and art

image source

hand of crop faceless person resting in the woods by Enric Cruz Lopez, pexels license. pexels.com. December 2020

https://www.pexels.com/photo/hand-of-crop-faceless-person-resting-in-woods-6272168/

Women wear gold-colored blue gemstone pendant necklace by Anastasiya lobanovskaya,pexels license.pexels.com, April 2028

https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-wears-gold-colored-blue-gemstone-pendant-necklace-1035683/

starry background by Alexandre p.junior, pexels license. pexels.com, May 2021

https://www.pexels.com/photo/starry-background-7736066/

Self Portrait

Title: Self Portrait

Semester/Year: Spring 2023

Software: Photoshop

For my self portrait I composited together an image of a cat and a lizard to show the duality of my personality. I used blending and filters to match the lighting from the lizard scene to the lighting of the cat scene and then applied a gradient map to create the stylized look.

Image sources:

“European Shorthair Cat on a Woven Basket,” by Cats Coming. Pexels Licence. Pexels.com. October 2018.

https://www.pexels.com/photo/european-shorthair-cat-on-a-woven-basket-1543793/

“Green Chameleon,” by yuvi’s picworld. Pexels License. Pexels.com. August 2018.

https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-chameleon-1695717/

Self Portrait

Spring 2023

Adobe Illustrator

I created a little purple robot character that represents my personality and included some text with some cool blending effects and a little background that looks like some water.