Final Design 1

Designs after Photoshop Editing

Design One:

Globe :

·     -    Copy the picture and paste on a new background in photoshop

·     -    Create layers using layers window and use the magnetic lasso tool and trace the image of the globe.

·       -  Colour the globe with #242826

·    -     Filter in the filter gallery under Texture (texturizer)

·     -    Click the Custom Shape Tool choose splatter: red  and black  and then filter to achieve the design at the bottom of the page

·      -   Choose starburst and use for the top part

·     -    For the background use black and white gradient                  

                                                                       

 ODesign 2: One Malaysia:

·         Trace using magnetic lasso tool the shape of the hand, and adjust according on the background

·         Create radial gradient using white and light green as the background.

·         Create BLOB 1 shape repeatedly and colour it with red,blue,yellow and purple and overlay it with the gradient background.                                 

Design 3:Sisterhood (FINAL DESIGN):

·         First start with shape of the face using ellipse tool (round shape)

·         Use transform wrap to attain the desired shape of the face

·         Eyes use rectangle tools, shape of the eye click transform and wrap to get the curve of the eyes.

·         Use line tool for the nose (transform+wrap)

·         Ellipse tool for the mouth and hand

·         Body and neck– using rounded rectangle tool

·         Background- use gradient and brush for the background

Art 18 : Corporate Interculturalism

- The drawing shows the unity of people in the corporate world working together as one despite their origins. The pencil holder represent the company and the different coloured pencils represent people of different nationality working together as one in the same world (represent by the globe).

- The principle of design:  Balance : asymmetrical design. Harmony different colours and images used, but yet they fit perfectly together. Repetition of coloured pencils. Composition : splash of different colours used(colour pencils, globe)

-Elements of design: Lines are thin, curved and linear. Colours are contrasting to one another.  Tone of colours used are vibrant, warm due to different colours used. Tone of earth is cooling as blue and green is used. The white background shows high levels of contrast due to the images being colourful. Has 3D effect : Pencils are in front of the globe. Shows 3 dimensions.

Art 17 : Intercultural Beings

-Black and White community living in the same country as ONE despite racial issues in the past. Background : British flag, Union Jack flag. The separation of the faces show two different people of different culture and race.

- The principle of design:  Balance : symmetrical design(flag and separation of face). Harmony of the image is maintained, different colours are used in one drawing . Contrasting colours are used red,white and blue background.

-Elements of design: Lines are thin and curvy-linear. Colours are contrasting to one another. Red,white and blue flag. Uses primary (red,blue and yellow) and also secondary colours(green, orange). Has 3D effect as the girl pops out of the background due to lines and colour schemes used.

Art 16 : Eastern and Western culture

- fusion of eastern and western culture (appearance, food and drinks).

- The principle of design:  Balance : asymmetrical design. Harmony of the image is maintained, different images used in one drawing . Contrasting colours are used red and blue background.

-Elements of design: Lines are thin and curvy-linear. Colours are contrasting one another(background) and images show high contrast levels due to black and white only used to FOCUS on the image. Tone : background has lighter tone compared to the images. 

Art 15 : A touch of Harmony

- A hand with different coloured finger tips and the colour of the palm is brown. Different coloured finger tips represent people from different continents and have distinct personalities, behaviours and cultural views. The colour of the palm which is brown shows that the different coloured fingers are controlled by the root(palm) representing that eventually, despite cultural differences every individual is made up of the same composition.

- The principle of design:  Balance : asymmetrical design. Composition: different primary and secondary colours. Harmony of the image is maintained . Contrasting are used. Repetition of fingers with various colours.

-Elements of design: Lines are thin and curvy. Colours are contrasting one another and shows complementary colours (yellow and blue), (blue and brown) and (green and red).  No 3D effect is seen.

Art 14 :Power of Unity

-Although we are of different cultures and believes, at some point of live we INTERSECT in thoughts,ideas and perspectives.Resembles harmony.

-The principle of design:  Balance : symmetrical design. Composition: different primary and secondary colours. Harmony of the image is maintained . Contrasting colours for the body and head. Repetition of shapes(body and head).

-Elements of design: Lines are thin and straight(body) curvy(heads). Colours are contrasting one another and shows complementary colours (yellow and blue) and (green and red). Direction : symmetrical

Art 13 : Sisterhood

- Shows women from different continents hugging each other(shows unity). Colours of skin shows their origins and ethnicity.

- The principle of design:  Balance : asymmetrical design. Composition: splash of different vibrant colours in one image. Harmony : feelings of happiness,and excitement . Contrasting hair colours are used for different skin colours.

-Elements of design: Lines are thin and curvy. Colours : pastel colours for skin and bright colours for the hair. Tone is warm (yellow and orange colours are used).  Direction : symmetrical

Art 12 : Africa meets Middle-East

-African lady carrying a pot of water in the desert, an Arab guy on a camel with pyramids in the background. Shows a fusion of intercultural backgrounds, African lady and an Arab man living together in the same area.
-The principle of design:  Balance : asymmetrical design. Composition: splash of different vibrant colours in one image. Harmony : feelings of happiness and relaxed can be seen. Contrasting colours on the flag.

-Elements of design: Lines are thin and curved. Colours : complementary coloured background (blue sky and brown desert sand; pink and green on the pot of water). Triad colours on the lady’s costume (red,orange and yellow). Tone used to create rhythm and movement (lady walking and man riding a camel). Shape :3D effect can be seen as the camel image is in front of the pyramids.

Art 11 : Malaysia Truly Asia

- Multicultural image of the various races in Malaysia (Malay, Indian, Chinese, Sikh, and Kadazan). Shows their traditional outfit and appearance. Each finger represent a different race, and the palm shows the different colours on the Malaysian flag. The picture shows unity and diversity.

- The principle of design:  Balance : asymmetrical design. Composition: splash of different vibrant colours in one image. Harmony : feelings of happiness and excitement can be seen. Contrasting colours on the flag. Repetition : fingers. There is also variation on the designs on each finger.

-Elements of design: Lines are thin and curved. Colours : Contrasting colours on the flag(primary colours) and the people are coloured using a mixture of primary,secondary and tertiary colours. Tone used to create rhythm and movement.

Art 10 : Interfaith Community

- image of a globe surrounded with different Interfaith symbols around the world. Shows different religions living together as one.

- The principle of design:  Balance :symmetrical design as both sides have equal amounts of religious symbols. Non-symmetrical : Globe Composition : 5 colours fused together.

-Elements of design: Lines are thin and curved. Some interfaith symbols uses straight lines. Image is bold.  Colours : high levels of contrast for interfaith symbols (black & white) , subtle colours on the globe (blue and green) to create a cool environment and yellow as the background represents warmth.  Tone used is shows intensity and gradient . 

Art 9 : O.K.

-Picture of  a hand whereby the thumb and pointer finger are connected. It shows intercultural aspects as this symbol is interpreted differently in different countries. In USA and UK = Okay, Russia = Zero, Japan= Money and Brazil = form of insult.

- The principle of design:  Balance :symmetrical design. Composition : only ONE colour which is brown.
-Elements of design: Lines are thin and curved. Non-linear shape, clear and bold. Colours : tertiary colour (brown).  Tone used is nude and pastel, maintains originality of the actual image colour. Symmetrical  direction

Art 8 : Religion as ONE

- Picture of a hot air balloon flying up in the sky with different symbols of religions on the outer layer of the balloon. This depicts that all religions can live together as one and prosper harmoniously. They can grow positively as all cultures learn to accept differences of the other culture with a broad way of thinking. When there is NO WAR, all religions can fly upwards towards their respective direction without disturbance.
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- The principle of design:  symmetrical design. Composition : fusion of colours. Contrast of yellow and green on the balloon makes it stand out. Repetition of clouds.

-Elements of design: Lines are thick and curved.  Shape is clear and bold . Colours : primary(yellow and blue) and secondary (green and orange) are used. Contrast is shown. Symmetrical  direction. Tones : dark tones to focus on symbols with lighter background

Art 7 : Yin Yang Felines

- Two cats, one Black and another White. Intercultural fusion of  Black and White people. The cat is a domestic animal, hence symbolizes domestic partnership between two different people.
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- The principle of design:  symmetrical design, shows harmony whereby the cats look relaxed and happy. Repetition of cats (mirror image).

-Elements of design: Lines are thin and curved.  Shape is clear and bold . Colours : basic colours- black and white. Contrast is shown. Symmetrical  direction.  

Art 6 : One Malaysia

- Multicultural drawing :Combination of 3 main races in Malaysia ie; Malay( batik design), Chinese (traditional wear, Samfu) and Indian( pottu on head and flowers on the hair).

- The principle of design:  symmetrical design, shows harmony whereby all the designs in the image jive together perfectly. Repetition of leaves on the girl’s outfit is used.

-Elements of design: Lines are thin and curved.  Shape is clear and some images are blury. Uses combination of mostly red, black green and cream. Tone: darker tones(to focus on IMAGE).  

Art 5 : Black or White

- Planet Earth with faces of humans (different sizes and colour) incorporated in the design. Shows variation in people of different background,race and culture living together harmoniously.
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- The principle of design: compostion : uses only 2 colours (white and black). asymmetrical picture. Contrast : colours used contrast each other. Repition of colours are used and faces.

-Elements of design: Lines are heavy and curved.  Shape is sharp and clear, shows some images are hidden. Only uses black and white to give 3D effect and create contrast . Tone: lighter  for background and darker tones(to focus on IMAGE).  Direction : assymetrical

Art 4 : Robin Hood vs Cowboy vs Samurai

- The picture shows 3 men from different parts of the world (The Alps, Wild West and Eastern continent).
-- The principle of design: compostion : uses only 3 colours (white,yellow and orange). asymmetrical picture, harmony: combination of different types of people in one image. Contrast : subtle colours are used but they contrast each other. Repition of colours are used.

-Elements of design: Lines are thin,curvy and straight.  Shape is sharp and clear. Uses fusion of primary(yellow) and secondary(orange)  colours. Tone: lighter tones and darker tones(to focus on accessories used). Colour : orange and yellow gives a warm temperature.

Art 3 : Tree of Unity

- A tree of different colours showing the unity of different people and culture living together under the same ecosystem(tree bark) as ONE.

- The principle of design: compostion : splash of different vibrant colours. symmetrical picture, harmony: feelings of happiness and high energy level. Contrast : contrasting colours are used to make the picture stand out. Repitition is used in the form of tree branches.

-Elements of design: oblic direction. Lines give movement and are long and curvy.  Shape is sharp and clear. Uses fusion of primary,secondary and tertiary colours which are mixed. Tone: lighter and darker tones.

Art 2 : Individual Acceptance

- The picture shows a heart(black hook) linked to people(coloured circles) from different walks of life. It shows that one should learn to accept an individual with an open heart based on their personality not based on their colour,size,race or outer appearance.

- The principle of design: compostion : splash of different vibrant colours. Asymmetrical picture, harmony: feelings of high energy level. Contrast : contrasting colours are used to make the picture stand out. Repitition is used in the form of circles.

-Elements of design: asymmetrical direction. Lines give movement or 3D effect and are heavy. Has emotional effect. Shape is sharp and clear. Uses primary (red,blue,yellow) and secondary (green,  and blue) and tertiary (purple) colours. Tone: lighter and darker tones to give solidity to image.

Art 1 : Fusion of Eating Ethics

-This picture shows a Chinese man eating noodles using a pair of fork and spoon as ‘chopsticks’. This  depicts the fusion culture of Chinese and Western eating ethics.

- The principle of design: symmetrical picture, harmony: that all the images fit in perfectly. Feeling of happiness can be seen. Contrast to make the picture stand out.

-Elements of design: Symmetrical direction. Lines give movement or 3D effect and are curvy. Has emotional effect. Shape is sharp and clear. Uses primary (red,blue,yellow) and secondary (green, orange and blue) colours. Has shadings to create different tones and intensities. Tone gives solidity to image.

Principles of Design

1)Composition : unity of all colours or splash of different colours
2) Balance : asymmetrical
3) Harmony : gives a feeling that all the images jive together perfectly. Different feelings are seen, relaxed, anger, happy or energetic.
4) Contrast : makes the picture stand out by using contrasting colours.
5)Repitition : uses more of similar designs..ex :eyes as his main piece of work

Elements of Design

1)Lines :
-straight,curved, heavy or light depending on what he wants to paint
- gives movement or rhythm to the painting (3D effect)
-has textural and emotional effects

2)Shape :
-define by colour,texture and tone
-usually either SHARP& CLEAR or HAZY suggesting theres something hidden
-mostly 3D effects

3)Colour :
-uses mostly primary colours
- mixed of different colours creating a contrast
-gives a temperature(blue/green for cooling effect, red/yellow/orange for warm)
-different intensities
-has tints and shadings to create different tones and gradients

4)Tone :
-used to create rhythm and property of colour
-tone is light and dark as it gives solidity to the image.
-Lighter tones are used at the back and darker tones to concentrate on his image

5) Texture:
-rough, as he uses oil paints to feel the texture of what he is painting

6)Direction :
-symmetrical

Methods of Paintings

Original Method :

•         Since he is visually impaired, he stopped using charcoal and pencils  as  they  no longer worked for him. So he used a different method of painting which is oil paint and matte fabric paint, as these types of paints helped him feel the lines of his objects/subject drawn. Oil paint also dries faster.
•          Bramblitt uses a Paasche pen to create very thin lines that resemble topographic maps to the sighted because he doesn’t just draw the form of the subject that he is going to paint the way that a sighted artist would. He also indicate where areas of shading will go, where shadows will fall, where colors will blend, highlights and dark points, and anything else that he will need to know or help to orient his way around the canvas. 
•        The drawing serves as his map of the composition and it is from this that he know exactly where the paint needs to go.

Invisible Method:

·         Raised lines : solution was to do the raised line drawing on a separate piece of paper or canvas, then put whatever he wanted the painting to be on over the paper, but by pressing lightly down so that he could still feel the lines beneath the surface.

·         On surfaces that were too thick to be felt through, like wood or thick canvas, Bramblitt would make the drawing on a very light but durable piece of paper that could be laid over where the actual painting was going to be made. I can fold back the paper so that I can feel the lines and then make the additions to the painting.

Textural/Viscosity Method:

·         Original method that I developed to distinguish colors- allows for complete control for all hues, tones, and values. Due to the unique properties inherent in oil paint because it is made from different substances, each hue is formed from different materials they naturally have a different ‘feel’ to them.

·         This difference in texture and viscosity allows a particular color to be known by touch alone. For example:  Titanium White is thick with a texture resembling toothpaste. Ivory Black is much runnier and flows easily over the fingertips. Oil paints also have a variety of mediums and additives that can be added to the paints to accentuate the different properties of the paints. This is necessary when mixing paints that have a similar texture to them, so that one can be altered by thickening or thinning it.

John Bramlitt

The Blind Painter's Masterpiece!

Here's the link to his official website if any of you are interested to check his paintings out  http://bramblitt.net/

and this is a short video on him : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwPzBRRuq3g 

Painting in the Dark - John Bramblitt

          John Bramblitt, known as the 'sightless painter' has inspired millions of people with his work of art. He started having severe epileptic seizures that began taking a toll on his vision. He slowly began losing his sight from the age of 11 and finally became blind in his 20s. Due to his anger and depression, he began expressing his feeling and thoughts in the form of ART. In fact, he believes that taking up painting after losing his sight was mostly an act of defiance.  

          His 25 years of  visual experience provided his with mental images of what he wanted to paint but unfortunately he did not know how to convert them on to a canvas he couldn't see.  Finally, Bramlitt discovered "puffy paint",  which is used for fabric and leaves a thin raised line...a line Bramlitt can touch. He uses 'puffy paint' to produce an initial outline of the subject he wishes to draw on the canvas and feels his way across the raised lines with his left hand. Using a brush held in his right hand, he fills in the colours on to the canvas.

          For colour, Bramlitt uses oil paint. According to him, although oil paint is messier, more pungent and dries much slower compared to acrylics, it offers something no paint can. : idiosyncratic  viscosity.  He says,“White feels thicker on my fingers, almost like toothpaste, and black feels slicker and thinner. To mix a gray, I’ll try to get the paint to have a feel of medium viscosity”. In fact, he has learned to recognize and mix all the colors he uses by his sense of touch. And the colors are the first thing one notices about Bramblitt’s work.

        John Bramlitt has developed and progressed his touch skills in impressive ways. Research has shown that regardless of training in Braille, the blind have better have better touch skills than the sighted, especially when it comes to touching complex spatial patterns. This cross-modal plasticity is thought to be a result of the blind’s visual cortex being reassigned to other senses. Brain imaging shows that when touching complex patterns, the visual cortex of blind, but not sighted individuals is activated in systematic ways. 

"ART is one of the few ways that we humans can produce something that has a meaningful effect on another’s life. Art does not feed or clothe us, but it gives us a connection with our fellow man that we cannot live without. "

Dreams, Aspirations and Goals

Dreams : too many and uncountable for now, most of it are still hanging in La La Land *winks*

Aspirations : to help curb RACISM, the number ONE cause that disrupts peace and downgrades humans as one!

Goals : continue hosting the first international students' pageant in Malaysia, being a successful entrepreneur

***to be continued***

Phobias!

EVERYONE has em' like it or not..its NORMAL so stop giving those shocked expressions! For me, i H.A.T.E butterflies with a passion..don't ask me why though,haven't found the reason yet

A lil' sneak preview of myself

NOOB!

Finally after years of contemplation,I've created a blog that too due to my Designing course in Help.. Thanks HELP for HELPing me :P