week 5

CRAFT: For this week I used a lot of gradient and feather. To make the shoelaces look less flat I used the feather tool which is up in the 'effects' toolbar. I also used the gradient tool for the far background to show depth, the box itself, the face of the shoe, and the silver buttons of the shoe. The gradient tool is located in the 'windows' toolbar. When I was using the gradient tool I also used the swatches bar that i can also find in the 'windows' toolbar. To make a new swatch of my own, I used to eyedropper and then pressed 'add new swatch' in the swatches bar. I got very detailed with the side of the shoe and the lacing throughout the shoe. The box is also detailed with the marking and things because I wanted to show the environment it is in.

CONCEPT: The concept of my picture is to show hard work and that the shoe is in a working environment. Since last week I focused more on the details and background and what can show the environment. I added some grooves to the shoe and also some dirt specks on certain parts like the white colored top. I also added a lot more detail to the box in the background so you can tell that the shoe is not in an office but in a store. To further show where the shoe is and the reason it is in that place, I will probably add some more detail to the box so that it is not so flat and that it looks dirty and used. I also will like to add more to the background behind the box or just some more dirt detail to the shoe to show that it is at a hardworking store.

COMPOSITION: I used the gradient tool a lot this week to show different color values throughout the shoe since the shoe is old and worn. I also used different contrasts in the background to show depth.

week 4

CRAFT: From the beginning I used illustrator on the computer and created a tabloid size picture. I cropped the photo to show the very detail of the shoe and focus mostly on the curving and shape of the shoe. I used very little of the background. To start I used the pen tool to outline every shape of the shoe. I started with the sides of the shoe since they are very long and easy to curve. After the sides I continued into the center of the shoe and ended with the shoelaces since they are the top layer of the photo. When I was putting color into the shapes I created with the pen tool, I then used the eye dropper tool to place the color. When choosing color I took the eye dropper and chose pieces of the shoe that seemed damaged and worn. With the sides of the shoe you can see that more because the variation between colors gives the shoe good contrast. The next step I will try to accomplish is the detail in the shoe with the grooves on the sides and the stitching by the laces.

CONCEPT: I focused mostly on the curve of the shoe and the area where the shoe is set. If you look at the area where the shoe is placed it shows that the wearer of the shoe or even the shoe itself is used in a hardworking environment.

COMPOSITION: During this process I didn't get into a lot of the detail, but I did concentrate on the different variations of color with the sides and the face of the shoe.