Session #8: LET’S GET DIGITAL: Activating the Personal Object, with Cultural Context in Digital Space
Still Life Drawing by Yuting Zeng
“Collage” by Yuting Zeng
“Fill and brush” by Yuting Zeng
“Imagination”, Still Life drawing combination, by Yuting Zeng
Palette
Jan Brueghel the Elder, Bouquet (1599), Still-life painting, Wood, 125 x 96 cm,
Photo source: Web Gallery of Art
Statement:
This project focus on transferring still-life drawing into the digital world, which means using Photoshop to beautify the original still-life drawing. I found this really interesting because I learned how to use Photoshop before so it was really fun and exciting. During most part of this project, I use the tool called “magic wand” from Photoshop to select the area that I want to change from my still-life drawing, then I will make a mask of the layer in order to only change the part that I want. In the beginning, it was kind of hard when I tried to select the area that I want because some of them could not be defined as regular shapes, but after I really got into it, it became easier and more interesting. It was also excited when I learned about using the “brush” tool from Photoshop because I can make different changes on layers. I also did changes on different brushes, therefore, brushes could look distinct from their original shapes. I thought that was really fun too. I also found interesting after I created my own palette for the still-life drawing because it is much more convenient when I tried to select the color that I want. I saw a strong contrast between using color palette and building collage from the painting, and this really gives me new ideas about how comparisons developed fashion and designs.
I really love this project because even though I’m not good at drawing, my skills and techniques from using Photoshop really helped me to beautify my still-life drawing. It gives me a different perspective when I looked at my still-life drawing and I thought it will be helpful in my future drawings.
