Week 4

Craft: After choosing the picture that I wanted to work with, I placed the picture in the frame that would allow the most information to be visible. Then, choosing from the vertical tool menu on the left side of the screen, I chose the pen tool and began tracing the objects in the picture. To do this I started with the objects in the back. These objects don't really need much precision especially the parts that will be covered by other objects. As I continued to trace objects I made sure to turn off those already traced. This is done by clicking the little eye next to the lock in the vertical menu on the right side of the screen. As I was tracing I also used the fill option, on the menu on the left, to make my tracings look like the actual picture (for the most part). Once I finished tracing and filling in all the objects in the picture I grouped the objects for future use. By grouping them I can now go to the exact parts of a certain object and fix it. This has turned out to be a complete lifesaver. After doing all this I saved the work so I could go back to it for future use.

Composition: As I was placing the color into my traced shapes I decided that I wanted them to look just like the colors in the original picture. This, however, turned out to be a very bad idea. Because I used colors with very low contrast the couch shapes all began to melt together, especially once it was printed on paper. I then decided that I needed to change the colors to have a higher level of contrast between the shapes. I found that this worked well after I printed out the second copy of my picture-the blob was gone.

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Concept: Doing this simple tracing activity I wanted to show a viewer the basic elements and shapes within the picture. As I continue to develop the tracing procedure, more and more elements will be displayed.