Friday, October 24, 2008

Halloween Tutorials


The tutorial I used for this picture was a vampire tutorial. This picture was of my friend Alex just making a growling face in colour and everything. I changed her teeth with the marquee, and her lips and her eyes with the Burn tool. I think one of the most classic horror films there are is Count Dracula. Classic Halloween aspect. When you say "scary" your mind thinks of many things and including the infamous vampire. Usually they wear black capes, but the thing is with vampires; they look just like everyone else. Until the sun moves down the horizon that is.

This Halloween tutorial changed a plain blue eye into a haunting one. I used the Burn and Dodge tools mainly and some off colours. I chose this tutorial because something that scares most people, is the thought that someone is watching them. When you're walking down a sidewalk and there is that little cringe that says someone or seomthing is barreling and burning it's eyes into your back. That sensation you have when your afraid to look back and see who or what is really watching you. The thought of being watched isn't scary, the thought of whatever could be looking at you is terrifying; the sense of not knowing.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

The Scream; My Interpretation

He is the person inside all of us. The person that fears but is never shown.
I think the artist painted him screaming as a psychology method. It lets you give your input to why you think he is screaming. Whatever you’re scared of you can say he’s afraid of it. The dark pastel colours also make it darker and his surroundings are also dreary. I think that the picture molds your psyche into thinking about morbid thoughts and contorting it to no end. I suppose there are different interpretations to it, but I think it’s just a painting that will remain in high esteem.