Nach Ge Pinga

 The Sketches:   The Business Cards: Artist Statement:      The basis for my business cards is definitely encouraged by neon lights since I truly enjoy the over contrast that these colors bring to the viewer's eye. (NOT FINSHED YET)

Post Card from Dallas, Texas for the Total Solar Eclipse:  Artist Statement:      I chose to make my postcard from the one city of Dallas, Texas that was going to experience the solar eclipse in its totality. I decided to go the corny hallmark route with my postcard design since my only information about Texas or an image of Texas as someone who has only ever lived in Wisconsin and Florida is that Texas is "yeehaw," culture up the wazoo. So, with this yeehaw culture, I thought what would be better than to make the postcard a sort of joke to mock Dallas, Texas. I think that joking here and there in your artwork allows for people to realize that not everything I supposed to be taken super seriously. I think that we as a society in America have grown soft in terms of joking and expressing personal beliefs, so with my postcard, I am trying to show others that it is still okay to mock things as a joke. At the end of the day, if you can't laugh at yourself then what is the poin

  Subliminal SMOKING by Echo Prescott Artist Statement:            The animation I created for Digital Media taught by Blanka Roundtree, is centered around the smoking/vaping epidemic that I have witnessed as a young adult and even in the teenage years. Even though I smoke, I really think that addiction is a serious topic that is not talked about enough, even though we are constantly seeing advertisements and public service announcements everywhere. This is why I took it upon myself to create something that young adults/ teenagers would actually find appealing to watch. However, I catch them off guard in the end when my subject, the man in the top hat, dies. I was heavily inspired by a cutaway in the show Family Guy, specifically in Season 7, episode 12, titled "420," when Brain gets Marijuana legalized, but Stewie reminds him of the anti-pot advertisements, which is when the cutaway happens. I really liked the limited illustrating that kept the subject simple, yet it still

 The Page Tool:      This page tool changes the direction, layout, and size of the page you are working on in InDesign. I think this tool would be beneficial when constructing projects, whether for business or artistic purposes; for example, pamphlets are vertical and a specific size rectangular, whereas creating something for visual art may be best used as a landscape layout. I also think this tool is super helpful since, in other applications like Photoshop or Illustrator, you have to choose the page layout before you even start working, but with InDesign, you really have the freedom to change it as you create. I really like this video made by Jawad Soomro because he is super straight to the point with his explanations and examples.  Rectangle Frame Tool:       This Rectangle Frame tool inputs images onto a page in InDesign. At first you use the tool to select an area where you want an image or picture to go. Then, once you import the image from your saved files, you can manipulate h

 A photo from @kirbyjenner I think would be hard to recreate:  I think this photoshopped photo from Kirby Jenners Instagram account would be the most difficult to recreate in my opinion. The outfit would be hard to obtain, since it would have to match the Met Gala dress code of wearing only well-known designer brands such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, or Prada. However, the most difficult part would be recreating the dress dripping down the steps. To be able to get the perfect lighting and be able to find steps that are the same dimensions as the Met Gala steps would be a great challenge, more so than another photograph on his Instagram page.  A photo from @averagrob I think resonates with my idea for the project. I would use this photo from Average Rob's Instagram as an inspiration to my photoshop project. I say this since I am using a photo of Tony Soprano having Champagne with the women who wants to buy his building to make it into a Jamba Juice. Since this photo is two people sort o

In your own words, describe an image from the documentary or  “The People’s Portfolio”  that brought you close to your own emotions? I truly think that the photograph of Michelle Obama on the cover of TIME magazine with the title of "The Meaning of Michelle," resonates with me and my journey to success as well. I think I speak for a lot of women and not just myself when I say that Michelle Obama is an amazing leader to look too since she had been such a great advocate for children during her husbands time in office. Her portrait from Platon is immensely powerful in a way that influences me to continue to not only work hard, but to reach those goals I have set for myself in the future. The portrait also makes me feel as if I can see the struggle and success in her eyes, not just the raw-ness of emotion, but also seeing the past, present, and future in one singular take done by Platon. I think that for me this would be my most relatable portrait Platon has done since I too want