Photoshop

After completing my observational drawings and prints I then went onto complete specialist technique studies. My specialist technique was digital and computer art by using the computer with Photoshop and Illustrator. To the left is one of my first digital manipulation I created using Photoshop. I created this by scanning one of my observational drawings of the pomegranate, that I drew using fine liner and wash. Once I had scanned this into the computer and opened up in Photoshop, I decided I wanted to add more colour into the piece as there were just small tints of blue and purple from where the wash had mixed with the fine liner. I added the colour by using a wacom tablet. This helped me because then I could determine the pressure that I put on the page so that the colours flow into each other. When manipulating this I decided to have the pomegranate by the side of me so that I could pick out the right colours to make it as realistic as possible. I really like this technique of creating a Photoshop layer over my original piece because then I can get the piece showing through behind the strong colours.

Once I had created my manipulation from my drawings I then went onto creating pieces straight off the computer. I created this by using Photoshop and I used a wacom tablet to perform the lines. This line drawing has been created from inspiration by Paul Klee the inspiration from this came from when Paul Klee said drawing is just like taking a line for a walk. I took this quote literally. I created this using the wacom tablet, however when I was drawing I did not take the pressure off the page making the piece a continuous line drawing. I really enjoyed drawing this as I could draw the detail into the middle edge where the seeds are.