Week 15 - Designer Comparision

The two artists/designers that I am going to compare are Stan Lee (creator and designer of many marvel comics and characters) and George Lois (designer of over 92 Esquire magazine covers).

Stan Lee
Craft - Stan Lee typically created all of his comics with pens and paper, he simply outlined the characters and text for each page with a black pen, then he eventually went back and added color to each page. None of his comics were computer generated, they were all hand drawn and colored by him and his team of designers at Marvel. His comics might have been copied and reprinted but the original copies were hand drawn. He was a master at coming up with ideas for characters or story plots. Which means not only did he draw most of his original characters himself but he also came up with the concept or background of each character too.
Composition - I believe he arranged the elements of his comics the way he did to show the reader the intensity of the comic and to show the actual superhero that the comic was about. With a well designed cover, a viewer can get an overall view of what that issue they were holding was all about and that would bring the viewer in to read the actual comic. Stan Lee was very good at capturing the reader's attention with just the cover art.
Concept - What Stan Lee liked to draw and create were superheros that were everyday average people at first then they would gain superpowers through a certain situation. Which showed that anyone can be a hero and you never know what might happen. Also in his comics, he liked to portray real life crime and problems to get people to relate to the victims and such and get them more involved in the comics, more than just reading it.

Stan Lee
(http://www.wired.com/images/article/full/2008/04/stan_lee_580x.jpg)

Stan Lee's Marvel comic, The Avengers
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George Lois
Craft - George Lois created his magazine covers by typically finding an image or other magazine cover that he wanted to model his cover after and go from there. He would then take an image of the main person or idea that he was trying to communicate and work that into the image of the other magazine or object to make it his own and to get his point across.
Composition - I believe he arranged the elements of his magazine covers the way he did to show the deeper meaning he was trying to get across and see how people would react. He probably wanted the viewer to see the original image of the certain person or idea first then look at it and see how it compares to other magazines and see how he is typically making fun or making a parody of those other magazines.
Concept - George Lois is trying to communicate how he is making a parody of a particular situation or person and how he doesn't care much for that person or idea the original magazine had on its cover. He is always trying to show the truth and seriousness and maybe a little humor behind each image or cover he creates. People have gotten upset with some of his ideas and magazine covers, but he still does what he knows best and those people can't stop him from expressing himself.

George Lois
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George Lois's Esquire magazine cover of Muhammad Ali
(http://www.moma.org/images/dynamic_content/exhibition_page/18961.jpg?1248103646)

      Overall Stan Lee and George Lois have very different styles when it comes to creating art because one (Lee) creates comic books and the other (Lois) create magazine covers. They also have different styles of craftsmanship such as pen and paper to draw comics and taking actual images and modifying them on a computer. You can't really compare these two artist when it comes to composition because they are in two completely different areas and try to attract two completely different audiences, Lee wants the readers to see the overall comic along with he characters where as Lois wants the viewer to see the person or idea he is trying to portray. Finally when it comes to concept, Lee portrays superheros and extraordinary people with special abilities that help people where as Lois is portraying a parody, most of the time, and showing his disrespect or hatred for a particular person or idea. These are two completely different artists and they each have there own style that makes their artwork unique special in its own way.

Week 14 - 3 online PDFs

     This week in class we changed our indesign file of our magazine into 3 different versions of pdfs: interactive, print(single page), and print(2 page spreads) so that depending on the websites we found to post our magazine online, it would look presentable and easy to read depending on the format each website needed for its upload. Besides sending our magazines out to get printed we wanted to put them online, so other people can view them easily and then they can be up there for future use in other classes. The pdf versions of our magazine look different compared to our original pdf due to the fact that we had to switch it from cmyk to rgb for internet use. The three sites that I uploaded my magazines pdf files to include: issuu.com, youblisher.com and scribd.com. I felt as though these were the best 3 sites and fit out needs better then the other sites out there for hosting pdf files and being able to view them as a book online.

Open publication - Free publishing

<---youblisher.com

http://www.scribd.com/doc/89642397/mwmagweb

Week 13 - Lulu/publishing

     This week in class we finally got our entire magazine put together and packaged and turned into a pdf so we can get it published and eventually printed too. In order to publish our magazines we used a website called lulu.com which made the process very easy and painless. Lulu allows you to publish books and such for free as long as you follow certain guidelines. The website took us step by step to upload our pdf file of our magazine along with the two jpegs we created of our front and back covers. Once we finished all of the steps and completed our magazine, we paid for and ordered 2 copies of it, one for our final project and one for ourselves. Our magazine is now on lulu and can be purchased by anyone who would care to buy a printed version of our magazine. These are just a few screen shots of the publishing process of our magazine.

Week 12 - The Cover

Craft
     For class this week, we had to create our cover for our magazine. Just like the previous spreads I created the cover using Adobe Indesign and the mouse to create the layout along with placing various boxes, text, and images on the front and back cover pages. For the covers I added pictures of road i found online but I modified them and made them my own.

Composition
     For the cover I chose the background images of roads to go along with the title of my magazine, "The Road So Far". There were also a few images in my magazine that i created that deal with cars. The color of the text I used on the cover was based on the color of the background image, to make sure the title and text is readable. I arranged the cover the way I did for easy readability of the title and subtitle and style. The things I want the viewer to see are as follows in order, the main image of the car on the road, the title of the magazine, and finally the smaller text or subtitles to pull the reader into the magazine.

Concept
       The concept of the cover is to make it simple because what I just really want to communicate to the reader what the magazine is about and the different articles that inside the article. I put teaser text of the most interesting articles on the cover to draw the readers attention and make them open the magazine.

The back and front cover pages.

Week 11 - All Magazine Content

Craft
     For class this week, we had to create 20 two-page spreads, which includes the first 10 spreads we already created for last week plus 10 more. Just like the previous spreads I created these using Adobe Indesign and the mouse to create page layouts along with placing various boxes, text, and images on these pages to make content for the magazine. Most of the more recent pages have my art that I created in my Digital Imaging class on them, which I primarily used the programs of Photoshop and Painter.

Composition
     For the remaining pages I chose the color of the background based on the color of the images I put on that page to give it a nice flow or feeling. The color of the text I used on each page was based on the color I chose for the background, to make sure the text is readable. Each page has its own unique layout and setup depending on the pictures and text that go along with each set of images. Each page has a theme to make sure the page flows well and the reader doesn't get lost of confused. I arranged each page the way I did for readability and style. The things I want the viewer to see are as follows in order, the title of each spread, the images on each page, and finally the text or body copy to let the reader understand how I drew or created these objects. I also added a few drop quotes through out the pages to catch the reader's eye and bring them into the article.

Concept
       The concept of these pages is the same as the first spreads. They are simple because what I just really want to communicate to the reader are the steps that go into creating these types of images along with the craft, concept, and composition of these images I created. I also described the reason i created each piece of art the way I did.

The first 2 page spread of my chicago article.

screen shot of the second 2 pages of my chicago article

my about the author and dedication page

my family tree/montage article

Week 10 - Next Step of the Magazine

Craft
     For class this week, we had to create 10 two-page spreads, which includes the first 2 spreads we previously created for last week plus 8 others. Just like the previous spreads I created these using Adobe Indesign and the mouse to create page layouts along with placing various boxes, text, and images on these pages to make content for the magazine. After I created as many spreads as I could using all of my art I previously created in this class, I went to the art I created in my Digital Imaging class, which primarily uses the programs of Photoshop and Painter.

Composition
     For the remaining pages I chose the color of the background based on the color of the images I put on that page to give it a nice flow or feeling. The color of the text I used on each page was based on the color I chose for the background, to make sure the text is readable. Each page has its own unique layout and setup depending on the pictures and text that go along with each set of images. Each page has a theme to make sure the page flows well and the reader doesn't get lost of confused. I arranged each page the way I did for readability and style. The things I want the viewer to see are as follows in order, the title of each spread, the images on each page, and finally the text or body copy to let the reader understand how I drew or created these objects.

Concept
       The concept of these pages is the same as the first 2 spreads. They are simple because what I just really want to communicate to the reader are the steps that go into creating these types of images along with the craft, concept, and composition of these images I created.

A 2-page spread about my shade images I created.

A 2-page spread about variations of my shaded cup image I created.

A 2-page spread about an image of my Grandparents that I fixed with the use of Photoshop.

Week 9 - Starting the Magazine

Craft
      This week we began our final project which happens to be a magazine with any piece of artwork we have created which includes everything we have previously done in this class. We can also include other student's artwork in our magazine as long as we make sure we give them credit for their art. So far for this project we only had to create 2 two-page spreads or 1 four-page spread. We are creating our magazines with the use of the Adobe product Indesign, which makes the creation of a magazine easier. The steps to begin a magazine include creating a new document with the set amount of pages that you desire to add to your magazine. After you get all set up, you can go to the master pages and add any details you would want to be expressed on each page by adding it to these pages such as a border, background color, or page number. I used several different tools while using Indesign to create boxes and layouts for the different pages, along with adding text, pictures, and other such items all with the mouse.

Composition
           For the first two pages I created them the way I did with the black background to make the images and variations of the car image I drew to stand out and go well with the orange border around the page considering the car in the image is orange and black. I also used white text throughout these two pages because I feel as though it is easier to read with plain white text and not some color that might be difficult to see or read. On the first two pages I added both the original image and my final draft of my shape object to show accurate my drawing is compared to the original. On the second set of pages I put up a few of the variation pictures i created along with the matrix of those images to show how the color and brush stroke changes from picture to picture. When people look at my magazine, I want them to first see the big orange title at the top of the first page, so they know what that article is about. Secondly I would like the readers to look at the images I added which would then transition into the captions of the images. Finally I want the view to go into the actual text/body copy and read the article and what these images and pages are actually about.

Concept
       The concept of these pages is fairly simple because what I just really want to communicate to the reader are the steps that go into creating these types of images along with the craft, concept, and composition of these images I created.
 

The first two pages of my first 4-page spread of my magazine.

The second two pages of my first 4-page spread of my magazine.

Special Edition: Art Institute

A few weeks ago I went downtown to the Art Institute for my computer graphics class to see how drawings/paintings have progressed, developed, and changed over the years, and more specifically European art. These are a few pictures I took at the Chicago Art Institute as proof that I was there.

The pillars in the main staircase of the Art Institute.

"Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"

     Out of all the paintings in the museum there is one that stood out to me as the masterpiece of the whole place in regards to craft, composition, and concept, that painting happens to be the famous painting called "The Old Guitarist" by Pablo Picasso. When it comes to the craft of this painting, Picasso used different shades of blue, grey, and black oil paints on a canvas. He crafted this painting very well because you can very clearly see the image he is portraying unlike some of his other pieces of art. I think he arranged the elements of this painting the way he did to give the painting of the guitarist a sad and sort of depressed feeling, especially with the colors and shades used to create this piece of art. What I think Picasso is trying to communicate in his painting is the tough times he was going through along with the tough times the world was going though also. You can clearly see that this is a painting of a guitarist but until you read the description of the painting do you realize it is an old blind man playing a guitar on the streets of Barcelona, Spain. I'm sure this painting has a much deeper meaning then just the depression of the artist but it is hard to fully understand it just from reading the description of the painting, but rather you would need to talk to the artist. This is a picture of this famous painting.

"The Old Guitarist"

Week 7 - Matrix

Craft
      This week we made matrices of an image by using the original image we created with shapes and making it monochromatic(using one color with different shades of that color) and then extreme-chromatic(using two colors with different shades of those colors) along the top of the matrix and then along the side of the matrix making the image with a different type of brush stroke to give it a different look and feel and then making it extreme by increasing the size of the brush stroke then. Then going through the rest of the matrix and combining which ever changes line up along the matrix to create a completely different and unique image in each space. The further you go from the original image in the top left corner the more extreme the image becomes. In the first matrix we did in class I used one of my old shading images from the beginning of the semester and my second matrix consisted of variations of my most recent image of the Ford Mustang. I made these drawings using Adobe Illustrator and the mouse, but only to typically select the type of changes I wanted to make to the image. Making different variations of an image to put in a matrix was actually one of the easier assignments to do. The first step to creating a matrix like this is to find an image you want to change to see how the different colors and brush strokes portray that image. I then selected every line and shape in the image by hitting command a, then going up to the brush library, I went through the different type of brush strokes to see which one would best fit my purpose here and look the best. After that I saved that image as a completely different image than the original, then I increased the size of the brush strokes by one point to get the extreme brush stroke look, then saved that as a different image also. So up to this point I have the original image along with two variations of the image with changes in the brush strokes. I then went back to my original image and again selected all the lines and shapes but this time I'm changing the colors of the image by selecting the color wheel at the bottom of the color tab along with the series of colors that I want and think would look best on the image. Once I open up the color tablet and see how the colors get swapped, I can change the colors to how I want to make them look for the best result. So for the first monochromatic image, I selected all shades of the same color, then saved that as a different image than the original. Then I went back to the color wheel and made the image extreme-chromatic by selecting two colors along with their different shades to give the image another completely different look and saved that image as another separate image. So up to this point I have the original image, two images pertaining to brush strokes and two images pertaining to color change. Then to complete the rest of the matrix, its typically combining the changes from the other images into a different image all together. So the four remaining images are a combination of a monochromatic image with a different brush stroke, an extreme-chromatic image with a different brush stroke, a monochromatic image with a enlarged different brush stroke, and an extreme-chromatic image with an enlarged different brush stroke. So all together I have nine different images that complete the matrix.

Composition

      In this matrix I arranged the elements  the way that I did to make the viewer see the transformation from the original image to a monochromatic and then extreme-chromatic and to a subtle brush stroke and to an extreme brush stroke, and eventually having different variations of the different sets of colors and brush strokes. The first thing I want the viewer to see is the original car image. The second thing I want the viewer to see are the small modifications I made to the image which include making a copy of the original with a subtle brush stroke and also another image with a monochromatic color change. Thirdly I want the viewer to see all the different variations of the original image and how it progresses as you get further and further away from the original image on the matrix. 

 Concept

     This is the final product of my alterations to an original image of mine, which you can clearly see the progression of the image through color and brush stroke from the beginning til the end.

In class matrix of an old shading image from the beginning of the semester with the use of different colors(mostly blues and yellows) and the change of brush stroke to water color stroke 5 then increased to 2 point stroke.

Matrix homework of my Ford Mustang shapes drawing using different shades of blues and eventually reds along with changing the brush stroke to chalk-scribble then increased the size to 2 point stroke.

Week 6 - shapes drawing (final product)

Craft
        This week we finished and added the final touches to our drawings of an object using different shapes of different colors and sizes. The object that I drew is a 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1. I made this drawing using Adobe Illustrator and the mouse, because the mouse is easier to typically trace an object using shapes. I made this drawing using a lot of different shapes of different colors and sizes to portray the object accurately. The first step to creating an image like this is to find a good picture you want to draw, (that is of good quality, good light source, picture of a real object not a drawing, etc), and place it into Illustrator so you can typically trace it but with the use of shapes. I then began to draw my image using shapes and starting to place those shapes one on top of another just like layers so there wouldn't be any extra space that would show through. In performing the first step I used just basic shapes of similar colors. For the second step I went back and focused directly on different parts of the image individually and made those parts more realistic and lifelike by putting shapes of different colors and sizes into that part of the image at close quarters to make it look perfect when you look at the whole overall image. Finally I went around the whole image I am drawing til I am happy with the base image then I needed to start in on creating the shadows and light reflections on the object to give it that even more realistic look and to tell where the light source is coming from.

Composition

      In this drawing I arranged the elements (in this case the different shapes) the way that I did to make the viewer see the object for what it is without any confusion, which in my drawing is a car, along with its own unique light source and shadows and giving it a different perspective then a normal flat two dimensional object and giving it depth and making it real and concrete. The first thing I want the viewer to see is the overall car, which stands out first off because of the bright orange color of the car along with the white spots that are the number decals on the car against a darker background image. The second thing I want the viewer to see are the reflections of the sun that are on the object in the picture along with its shadows to give it that three dimensional feel. Thirdly I want the viewer to see the background image of the race track to give it that realistic feel and not just a plain two dimensional image. I used shapes to create this object because shapes are easier to manipulate and move to where you want them to portray the object more accurately and easily than it is with just lines. 

 Concept

    I drew a car, more specifically a mustang, because I have a fascination with cars and find cars easier to portray then trying to draw an actual person, animal, flower, or something else along those lines. This is the final product of my shape drawing that I drew, with its completed background included.

Week 5-Shape Drawing (1st draft)

Craft     

     This week we started drawing objects using different shapes of different colors and sizes to portray an object. The picture/object that I picked to draw is a picture of a 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1. I made this drawing using Adobe Illustrator and the mouse, because the mouse is easier to use when it comes to creating and modifying shapes instead of using the bamboo tablet and pen, which is better for just free drawing and drawings objects with just lines. I made this drawing with a lot of different shapes of different color and size to portray the object accurately. The first step to creating an image like this is to find a good picture you want to draw (that is of good quality, good light source, picture of a real object not a drawing, etc), and place it into Illustrator so you can typically trace it but with the use of shapes. I then began to draw my image using shapes and starting to place those shapes one on top of another just like layers so there wouldn't be any extra space that would show through. In performing the first step I used just basic shapes of similar colors, which later I'll go back and focus on different parts of the image individually and make those parts more realistic and lifelike by putting shapes of different colors and sizes into that part of the image at close quarters to perfect it. I'll go around the whole object I am portraying til I am happy with the base image then I need to start in on creating the shadows and light reflections on the object to give it that even more realistic look.

Composition

      In this drawing I arranged the elements (in this case the different shapes) the way that I did to make the viewer see the object for what it is without any confusion, which in my drawing is a car, along with its own unique light source and shadows and giving it a different perspective then a normal flat two dimensional object and giving it depth and making it real and concrete. The first thing I want the viewer to see is the overall car, which stands out first off because of the bright orange color of the car against a darker background. The second thing I want the viewer to see are the reflections of the sun that are on the object in the picture along with its shadows to give it that three dimensional feel. Thirdly I want the viewer to see how detailed the edges are along with little things on the car to finish off the overall image of the car. I used shapes to create this object because shapes are easier to manipulate and move to where you want them to portray the object more accurately and easily than it is with just lines. 

Concept

    I drew the car because I have a fascination with cars and find cars easier to portray then trying to draw an actual person or something along those lines. This is my shape drawing that I drew, which is also the first draft, hence it is not completely finished and missing some of the key features I talked about.

 

1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1

Week 4-Color and Texture Drawings

Craft

      During the next week of class we made another step forward and added colors to our drawings along with using both horizontal and vertical lines in the same drawing to give it that more realistic feeling. I made these drawings using Adobe Illustrator and a Bamboo tablet and pen. I made these drawings with straight or slightly curved horizontal and vertical lines of different thickness. If it was a color drawing then I picked a color along with different shades of that same color, so about four or five different shades to use, otherwise if it was a texture drawing I had to pick a shape (single letter or number) and use only that shape to create a background originally and then a depiction of an object with the use of different shades of the same color just like the color drawings, but I picked different colors for the background and the actual object to make it stand out more. The first step to creating a color or texture image is to find an object you want to draw then either use natural light or give your own light source to the object to give it a unique shadow feature. I then began my color drawings by picking a color that was in the medium range and typically drew the overall whole shape of my object. After that I moved to the  lighter end of the color spectra and used that color to start shading in or drawing the lighter areas of the object, then the same thing is done with a darker version of that same color and used on the dark areas of the object. Then after that I used some of the different shades of the same color I used previously on the other areas of the object that aren't at either end of the dark/light scale and have a sort of blending feature. Finally i went back with all the colors that i used and try to fill in as much white/empty spots with them, but of course with the appropriate colors. Now when it comes to creating a texture drawing I used the same guidelines as the color drawing in regards to picking colors for the actual drawing and for the background. But for the texture drawings I picked a certain emblem for each individual picture to use as a sort of brush head. I used the emblem originally with the range of colors over and over again to create a background to draw my actual texture drawing on. Then I began my drawing using the same emblem, that i chose, to draw the overall shape of the object then I used the same principles as the color drawings to show the light and dark parts of the object I am trying to portray. Then while drawing the object I would focus on a certain part of the drawing and get closer, use smaller versions of the emblem I picked to draw with and make that certain part more exact and look better then move on to the rest of the object til I was completely done.

Composition

     I arranged the elements for these drawings (in this case the horizontal and vertical curved lines) the way that I did to give the viewer the perspective of the object having a unique light source and giving it a different perspective then its normal view. The first thing I want the viewer to see is the juxtaposition of the lighter parts of the objects to understand which direction the light source was coming from and the darker spots on the image to show how exactly that object was facing when the light source hit it. Secondly I want the viewer to see how I used different hues and values to portray the light and dark part of the object even more accurately and show a sort of mix or blend of the colors to give it a nice flow from one part of the object to the next. Thirdly I want the viewer to see the different amounts of saturation I used in the images to give it a more dramatic look. For these pictures I used horizontal and vertical lines because I feel they are easier to use when it comes to having to draw an image with a shadow affect on it.

Concept

     Each object I drew was some sort of bottle or vessel because I think drawing those type of objects are easier to differentiate between the light and dark parts of the object especially with the curvature of the object. These are my three color drawings followed by my three texture drawings.

This is a color drawing of a wine bottle.

This is a color drawing of a Jagermeister bottle.

This is a color drawing of a Patron bottle.

This is a texture drawing of a wine bottle.

This is a texture drawing of a flask.

This is a texture drawing of a 24oz beer glass.

Week 3-Value Drawings

Craft

        During week 3 of our class we continued developing our drawing skills but now we added a few different concepts to our drawings such as different shades of greys so who ever is looking at the drawings can tell where the light source is coming from and such. I made these drawings using Adobe Illustrator and a Bamboo tablet and pen to allow my drawings appear directly onto the computer. I made these drawings with straight or slightly curved horizontal lines that range from different shades of black, white, and grey to give it a shadow affect. The first step to creating an image like this is to find an object you want to draw then either use natural light or give your own light source to the object to give it a unique shadow feature. I then began to draw my image using a lighter color on the scale and typically fill in the parts of the object that have light on them or appear to be lighter then the rest of it with horizontal lines. After that I moved to the other end of the spectra and picked a dark color and began to draw in the appears that appear dark or shadowed on the object. Then after that I used some of the different shades of color on the scale that fall between the original two colors that I used earlier, on the areas of the object that aren't at either end of the dark/light scale and have a sort of blending feature. Finally i went back with all the colors that i used and try to fill in as much white empty spots with them, but of course with the appropriate colors.

Composition

     I arranged the elements (in this case the horizontal/curved lines) the way that I did to give the viewer the perspective of the object having a unique light source and giving it a different perspective then its normal view. The first thing I want the viewer to see are the light parts of the objects to understand which direction the light source was coming from. The second thing I wanted the viewer to see are the darker spots on the image to show how exactly that object was facing when the light source hit it. Thirdly I want the viewer to see how I blended the dark, light, and the in between colors to give it that sort of mixed blend look that you see between the light and shadow parts of the object. I used horizontal lines when creating these drawings because I feel they are easier to draw and use when it comes to trying to portray and image with a shadow affect on it. 

Concept

    Each object I drew had some sort of hole or opening on its top to give a real shadow affect and make it easier to differentiate between the light and dark parts of the object. These are my value drawings, our in class original assignment and five others.

This is an in class drawing of a coffee cup to start our lesson on value drawings.

This is a value drawing of an empty soda can.

 

This is a value drawing of an empty cup.

This is a value drawing of a coffee mug.

This is a value of a metal cylinder.

This is a value drawing of a beer mug.

Week 2-Vessel Drawings

Craft   
     During our second week of class we began our development of our drawings skills on the computer by drawing different object with just lines, either horizontal or vertical, just to get the basic shape of the object down. I made these drawings using Adobe Illustrator and the bamboo tablet, which allowed me to use a special pen to draw on the tablet to let what ever I draw appear on the screen in front of me. I made these drawings using 100 strokes of either vertical or horizontal lines, without actually drawing the outline of the object I was trying to portray. I started off by looking at an object that is in front of me and determining the best way to draw the image to make it how I want it to be portrayed. Then I start drawing my lines, while counting stroke by stroke, until I reach 100, going up and down the object until I believe I have a good image of the item I am drawing.

Composition
    The reason I arranged the elements of my image, in this case the 100 strokes, is to give a representation of an object without actually drawing the outline of that object. I used the directional lines that I did for each object to give that object the fullest shape.  I first want the viewer to see the overall form and shape of the object I am drawing. Secondly I want the viewer to see curves of each object to understand what the object is. Thirdly I want them to notice the small curves or changes in the overall shape to see the uniqueness of the objects.

Concept
    Each of the objects I drew were some sort of vessel or something that can hold liquid. These are my 5 (100 stroke) vessel drawings.

This is a drawing of a vase using only horizontal lines.

  This is a drawing of a pint glass using only vertical lines.

This is a drawing of a water bottle using only horizontal lines. 

This is a drawing of an ice cream glass using only horizontal lines.

This is a drawing of a beer mug using only vertical lines. 

This is  a screen shot of my drawing of an ice cream glass.

Week1-intro

My name is Michael Ward.

I am a senior at Saint Xavier University.
This is my last semester here.

I am graduating in May 2012 with a B.S. in computer science.
I know several languages including: java, html, php, and several others.
I have taken a total of 14 computer classes while attending SXU.

I graduated from St Laurence High School in 2008.
My dream job is to work with the programming that goes into the computers that are in cars today.

This is my first art class that I am taking.