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DERRICK ROSE

I started in Adobe Illustrator to begin this piece.

To start forming the rough outline of the image I used the

pen tool with no initial ll or stroke to begin the outline, be -

ginning with the face and working my way down the image

as I progressed.

For each individual section, for example the lips, I

would trace around the lips with no ll and then as I closed

he shape, I would use the eyedropper to match the color

of the lips based on the image. After that I created a new

ayer and hid the previous layer of lips. On the new layer I

created I made the shape on top of the rst lip shape. This

would show areas of light above the overall lip area. This

was the easiest way to apply different hues.

I used the same technique for the rest of the im-

age's pieces (arms, jersey, basketball, etc.).

After I matched each color and traced all vari-

ous shapes necessary, I began to blur and blend differenthues that required it. I did this mostly using the Gaussian

Blur Effect. I also used the blend tool to do small areas.

In order for this piece to work, it was very impor-

tant for value to be apparent in the piece. Having value

in the jersey really improved the depth and movement

of the image. The jersey is a key area of value. The

light and dark hues in the jersey show all creases and

illustrate the waves of the jersey. The combination also

shows the stress that the stretched body places on the

jersey and the shorts as well.

What I really think is important is the vibrant red

of the image against the pure white background; it in-

stantly draws the attention to the center of the image andallows you to see the value in the jersey.

The light hue on the left of the image was to

show the light source was coming from the left of the im-

age. This was key in matching the difference in shading

on the right side of the creases in the jersey.

...it was very im-

portant for value

to be apparent in

the piece.

COMPOSITION

CRAFT


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The day after I nished the original version of the

rick Rose image I started tweaking it to have a little fun. A

I spent so much time working on it I felt li ke I deserved it.

Actually my original version didnt have any Gaus

Blur applied to it, but once I started changing it for fun I ap

to most of the image. Then I realized it looked better and k

as the original.

When I look at a picture that is intended to have ain it I always want to see the action happening. That is wh

decided to do this image. It is apparent that he is an explo

gure and I wanted to make him look explosive It was a s

task but I enjoyed it. To do it I selected the main image an

ied it. Then I increased the transparency. I also sent it to t

to clean it up a bit.

I repeated the process for the next two bodies in t

picture and continued to increase the transparency of eac

Eventually the image naturally portrayed motion, which is

was going for. It creates a whole new picture because it sa

lot more than the single image of Derrick Rose alone.

What I also found interesting was that when I incr

the transparency further, you can see more and more indi

shapes and as if it were to go further back, he would look

were falling apart.

Art inMotion

...the image

naturallyportrayed

motion


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I didnt really know what the pictu

going to look like until I was done. I woul

every layer that I nished and lock it to p

it from being changed. So everything wa

den. But at certain points after an hour o

layers I would turn them back on and see

have done. Each time I would feel relief b

it looked great. It came out better than I e

each time.

Even though some spots too fore

was completely happy with the effort tha

The face was the best part once I started

ing the gradient and blend tool to make h

smoother and more realistic.

I started with Derrick Roses face in the begin-

ning. An hour in and I was still on his face. The layout

of the page does not display this because the face had

so much detail that I became exhausted after a period

of time and would stop and work on the jersey. Then I

would go back to the face and then the jersey and back

to the face. I dont even want to talk about the ear; I

could give 10 pages on the process of making the ear

alone.

Although it seems that the process of tracing is

simple, there is actually a structure that makes it mucheasier than it could be. To prevent tracing lines repeat-

edly I had to trace the lowest and furthest back layer of

the image. This would help me move quicker through

the image and save my wrist some strength.

Developingthe Picture

I could give

10 pages on

the process

of

making theear alone.


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thelittlethingscount.

A Snapshotof Detail

Although they are hardly recognized, the little thingscount. I gave just as much attention to the smallest objects in theimage as the most noticeable ones and I eel like this may be theonly way they get recognized. Without these small areas o detail,

the image wouldnt look right.All o the images on the le page are details that went

into producing the basketball, the brand o the ball , the signatureo the NBAs Commissioner David Stern, and the NBA symbol.

Te images on the right page are located on the jersey,

they are a major part o making the jersey look realistic. Eachextra small item took more time to create than it may look.However, the signature was the easiest because all I had to do wasthicken the stroke to match that o a pen and have no ll.


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VARIATIONS

I think I work hard, I think I dedicate mysto the game and sacriced a lot of things

a young age. I know what I can get out of i

continue to do good.

~Derrick Rose10


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XTREMEVARIATIONS

Creating variations of this image was very enter-

ning. Adobe Illustrator offers such an enormous library

choose from whether it be Calligraphic or Watercolor

fects and each one creates a unique image.

The images on the previous page consist of mono-

romatic variations as well as images with monochromatic

d subtle brush effects. I used the Charcoal pencil brush

create the subtle portion of the variations I created. If you

ok close enough, this brush allows you to recognize eachdividual shape that was made to eventually form a picture

the Bulls Derrick Rose.

The fun with variations began when at-

tempting to make each extreme variation. The anticipation

that I had grew as I was waiting for the Mac t o process all

of the effect on the shapes. Because there were hundreds if

not over a thousand shapes in this image the computer took

an extremely long time to process it all. But in the end,

it was worth the wait because some real exciting images

came out of it.

These three images were made by using the HandDrawn Brushes Effect. The image image with the effect but

without monochromatic color to me is the most appealing

because it seems that he is being constrained by forces as

he is going up to dunk the basketball. I wish I had made this

in yellow to make him look shocking.he computeran extremely long

to process it all.


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OGWine

Bottle

Using the Bamboo tablet and pen in Adobe Illus-

trator I began to make my drawings. I primarily used the

brush tool to begin my strokes. In the rst three pictures I

began making vertical and horizontal curved strokes with

10 weight/mid colors to catch the shape of the bottle. As I

moved on I dropped the weight and changed the color to

ights and then darks next. I would use the zoom tool to put

extra effort on areas that needed it.

I arranged the elements in a specic order and also

of specic hue to create the depth and value in the picture.

also mainly used horizontal curved lines to match the

shape of the bottle in the color drawings. As for the lines

n the textures drawings. I tried to pick numbers that would

slow me to make smoother texture to catch the texture ofhe wine bottle.

For both textured and colored pictures, I want the

viewer to see the areas of light and then the areas of dark.

This will allow them to feel the value in the picture.

Craft

Composition

This is my original OG green

wine bottle, this rst colored drawing Ive

ever done.

Concept


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DRINKING

VARIATIONSVESSEL

Once I nally cultivated an idea ot happens when you ool around in Adobetrator, I was able to make controlled (still

out o control) variations o the OGe bottle.

Te initial monochromatic variationsquite subtle, however the urthest top rightle is the most extreme monochromatic e-you can get by using more colors than theious variation.

What I enjoyed was making theh stroke variations, as always. Changing

hue and colors in each bottle is dull to me,ss it is neon and very vibrant, so changing

trokes is much more exciting.Aer doing the subtle stroke varia-

s and then adding another variation toit really starts to become a blur in some

ances, and it has happened hear. I kept it

ause that is what happens when you enterextreme. It was nice to be able to see the

e number o strokes I used to create thisge o a wine bottle.

...able to see the large numberof strokes I used to create thisimage of a wine bottle.


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This is my rst effort at creating varia-

tions of images. I chose to use the Grunge

Brushes Vector Pack in the brush stroke library

and I enjoyed the results. It was a free-for-all

for the computer. One click and after 2 minutes

of impatiently waiting, these images literally ex -ploded onto my display. Why the Mac decides

to create such drastic lines, I will never know,

but it sure does make a simple green wine

bottle turn into something a lot more exciting!

WINE

I chose to use the Grunge

Brushes Vector Pack

It was a free-for-allfor the computer

SPILL

THE


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I really enjoyed creating this image. I am usually

never a fan of red but the way that it pops out against the

black background is really effective. It is interesting that this

bottle seems to work better than others in terms of the way

the different hues blend together. When you go from one

hue to another, the change is not too drastic, which I think

is a good thing. However, the light lines in the middle of the

bottle drastically different but that is how it looked.

I zoomed in to more than just the top portion of thebottle on this one. It required more detail in the label area

and also the bottom. Zooming in to me is such an under-

rated practice.

...it was sunlightthat was beingused to create

value

I made this in Adobe Illustrator using the Bamboo

tablet. I started with thick strokes in a medium red hue. I got

the overall shape of the bottle rst. After that was com-pleted I thinned out the strokes and used a darker red to

portray the areas of the bottle that light wasnt so generous

to. I believe it was sunlight that was being used to create

value. Anyway, I began using lighter hues of red to develop

value. As time and effort went on, the difference between

the lights and darks had to be softened to give it a more

realistic feel and look. I did that by making a medium of the

two hues of red adjacent to each other. I would then just

place that hue in between the two and it eased the eye into

noticing the value.

RED, REDWINE


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Out of all the wine bottles I certainly spent the most

me on this one, specially the neck portion of the bottle.

his the rst one I did in class and I really wanted to do

y best in the small amount of time we had. During the

ass several bottles were placed in front of students, each

udent had to share a bottle with three or f our classmates.ven though we were sharing the same bottle it was not

e same image attempting to be captured. The bottle held

many different areas of value that made it impossible to

e the same image unless it was from the same exact posi -

n. I was sitting with the light from the windows shining

rough from behind me. No one else seen the value that I

as seeing as I drew.

Then came the areas of light and dark. It was

difcult to capture all of the value in the bottle because it

seemed innite, and if I moved my head one centimeter

over it became even more difcult because it all changed.

I started with the darker areas around the right side of the

bottle because that was a major portion of the bottle. It also

quickly gave me an idea of the value in the image as a

whole.

I did the label (the block of light blue) next because

it was simple and had hardly any value in it. I did not draw

the words on it because the objective was not to copy the

image exactly but to capture the value using different hues.

The lighter areas were key in giving the bottle its depth.

Although it is a simple bottle, it took very long to do

and could take much more time to create. I zoomed in on

the neck and cork to capture small but important details. I

spent 45 minutes on it alone. It turned out really nice; thereare hundreds of tiny horizontal strokes that make up the

value in the neck. I tried to use only horizontal strokes be-

cause that gave the best depth and value. Vertical strokes

made the horizontal strokes disappear in a way. I did use

some however, in the bottom of the bottle because that was

the best way to capture value in that area.

BLUE WINE

BOTTLE

It was difcult tocapture all of thevalue in the bottle...

...it seemed innite

I used the Bamboo tablet to draw this image. I

started from the top of the bottle making horizontal curved

strokes to match the shape of the nose. At this time I was

using a medium hue, which happened to be a blue. As I

came towards the body of the bottle I made thicker and

longer curved strokes.


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This was my rst textured drawing and ultimately

turned out to be the best of them all because my hand

was tired after this one. I chose to use 3s to make the

image because it seemed easiest to be able to match the

curves with the actual object. I think it actually worked out

well. I started using t he Bamboo tablet and pen in Adobe

Illustrator to make this image. The background consists of

both large and small 3s of different hues. Some areas of

white came through from the blank document. I then used

large strokes with an orange medium to create the overall

shape of the bottle. Smaller and lighter 3s came next as

detail needed to become more apparent. To do the top of

the bottle I zoomed in and put a lot of detail.

This is my favorite color combination of all of my

images because of the contrast between the blue and

orange. It really gave the bottle a sense of depth and

attempts to go beyond 2 dimensional. It almost seems

to be oating in water. The objective of the image was

to capture the value and shape of the bottle using com-

plimentary colors and Id like viewers to notice the value

rst. The dark lines on the right of the bottle certainly cre-

ate depth, possibly more than the light areas.

As you can see the blue and orange combina-

n image has much more detail than that of the orange

d green image. At this point my hand had become tired

wards the end of the day.

It is evident that the 3s used in the picture above

ow depth to be perceived much easier. The 6s used

the picture to the right certainly do not have the same

fect. The nature of 6 itself is smooth and it is apparent

the bottle. The 3 provides a rough look to the image

t still gives off a smooth bottle also. Also the contrast

etween the orange and green is not as vibrant or strong

the picture above.

TEXTUREDRAWINGS

d like viewers tootice the valuerst


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Grunge Brushes Vector Efect

Bristle Brushes Efect

Hand Drawn Brushes Efect

The title couldnt be more appropriate for these

textured line drawings. It was such a simple bottle.

Seems that it took 666 hours to do each one. Or rather

these drawings put my hand through hell (and then

back once I nished).The cramps in my hand did not

explain the process in which I went through.

With the Bamboo tablet and pen I began to

make large individual 6s in a dark green hue. Once

I lled the page with those I used a lighter hue andcontinued to overlap them until a thick background was

established.

Then came the bottle. I cant remember the

brand of wine but it was fairly typical. That means it

caught the different values just as any other would. To

offset the green hue I switched to a red-orange swatch.

To capture the value in the bottle I had to create my

own set of various hues ranging from light to dark.

Beginning with the dark I drew large thicker 6s and

then I took more time on the areas of light because that

is what I believe would reveal the most depth in the im-

age.

It was much more difcult to create accurate value

when using characters or symbols because you are forced

to make a specic line and cant display the reality of the

object. That is the idea of the whole piece.

...these

drawings putmy hand through

hell


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I wanted viewers to rst see the use of indi-

vidual strokes to show that 100 were used to compose

the image. Second, I wanted viewers to observe the

curved strokes that gave more depth to t he vessels.

The lines are arranged this way to show that they in

fact are strokes rather than precise, measured, and

straight lines. And also that an image i s present.

COMPOSITION

CRAFT

0 Stroke Drawings

In order to make each of these

pictures I started off using Adobe Illustrator.

By using my hand and a Bamboo tablet and

pen I began to make vertical and horizontal

strokes to create drinking vessels. Since only

100 strokes were allowed, I had to be careful

in order to complete the entire image.


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This was a blue bowl that I had at my house. I

wish I could have done color with this because I really like

the color of it. This might be actually my favorite bowl in

the world! Of course it may be a tie with the orange one

at home. Ive eaten breakfast out of this bowl hundreds of

times, couldve been thousands if I had done the dishes

everyday. Its sturdy, been dropped probably at least half a

dozen times, and it still manages to hold my classic Spa-

ghettios, Cheerios, and practically any ios combination

you could think of. It denitely deserves to be drawn.

The area where the light was coming from had to

be from above and behind me if I remember correctly. The

value in it was fairly simple. The light had evenly fallen

around the sides and the same followed for the inside. This

bowl was a delight to draw on the Bamboo Tablet because

it was practically symmetrical.

...manages to hold myclassic Spaghettios, Cheerios,

and practically any ios combi-

nation you could think of!

Ahhhh... The old Christmas present coffee mug,

uld not choose a more worthy cup. I t has seen value in

rms of family and gathering, and also from a light source.

laced this on top of the scanner in the classroom and

ew away. It actually has a Santa gure popping out from

e side of it. However, I turned it away so I could get an

en spectrum of value. The value in the majority of images

e done is similar, mainly because I work on the same

mputer and the light is always the same. I switch fromme to time.

The hard part was the value in the handle; the

adow in the handle did not work in the same way as the

st of the cup along with the rest of the cups and bowls in

e magazine.

The lines on the outside arent the smoothest but

at plays into the value of the cup. By consistently going

er some lines that were a tad bit too long with several

rokes, they ends become more solid rather than sketchy.

CUPSANDBOWLS

Andhowtheyputvalueinmylife...

WITHVA

LUE

the shadow in the handle did not

work in the same way as the rest of

the cup


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I love making basic styrofoam cups, its theand it often comes out to be a good picture. At this

was tired of drawing cups so I hurried and punche

nal one to get it over with. If you can tell, I used re

strokes in each gray because I was getting tired. T

also late on a Sunday night if that has any impact o

...ANDBOWLS

the lip

created a

shadow

that most

bowls didnt

have ,

a different

version of

value wascreated.

This was the most difcult bowl to draw; the damn

lip came at me out of nowhere. It was also very rewarding

to draw. Because the lip created a shadow that most bowls

didnt have, a different version of value was created.

I started on the inside of the bowl for this one. I

often caught myself starting to create value at a differ-

ent point of the object even though I wasnt even close to

nishing another area. After completing the inside I moved

onto to the area under the lip. It was nice to use a darker

gray than I have before because I repeatedly used too light

of shades of gray. I worked my way from the top to bottom

creating layers. The next layer fell onto the previous one, I

tried to blend the two layers together as best I could. The

indents in the bowl also offered a challenge in this piece

because it caught light a different way. What was weird is

that the left side of the bowl in not have any shadow to it,

it made it look as if it is unnished or 2D, but that is simply

how it looked.

MORECUPS...


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FLOWERSTILLLIFEBy: Eva Kowalczyk

Eva sits next to me in my Computer Graphics class.

She is a very good artist and I think anyone would agree. It

was an easy choice to use her art in my magazine because

it is excellent.

Eva and I met for the rst time in the Graphics class

although weve lived within 10 minutes of each other our

whole life. We actually went to somewhat rival high schools.

This piece of art is actually a perfect t for my

magazine because it has drinking vessels in it and t hat was

overall theme of a major portion of the class. She made this

using Graphite and colored pencils on paper. The image

she was drawing was a photo and this in fact is a photo of

the drawing. So in essence, this is a photo of a drawing of a

photo.

The wine bottle is not the main image in this picture

because the objective for her was to show that those drink-

ing vessels were inanimate by giving vibrant color to theRose and beads.

this is a

photo...

...of a

drawing.

...of aphoto


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TakingArt...From Art

Its nice to be able to use someone elses art to be able toincorporate it into my own magazine. Although Im not making

art, just moving around various portions o the piece allow me toocus on the things that I need to make it work. It being thetheme o my magazine.

She madethis using

Graphiteand colored

pencils onpaper


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I chose this piece to be my masterpiece not only

because it has lots of information available, but also it also

to carry very familiar image and concrete images arranged

in an abstract way, creating a collage.

At rst glance of this piece my mind began going every-

where. Then I looked at the title of the painting, Volunteer

by James Rosenquist.The name volunteer made me match images in

the picture with one another. I rst noticed the individual

with the face covered. I believe this is the volunteer, and

what it is trying to portray is that a volunteer needs no face

because they are all part of a bigger picture; you can say

a piece of the puzzle. The goal is to complete the puzzle.

though.

I also believe the hand signies ngerpri

that all volunteers are individuals but at the same

band together to a form a whole.

Then after I sorted that out, I recognized

think is an ice cream cone. This one thing that I c

explain, but not being able to explain this made t

ing that much better. Because paintings need demysteries in order to be continuously observed b

provide an answer.

From the Art Institute of Chicago

-Volunteer by James Rosenquist

A Little About Me

My name is Steven Lesniak. I am

senior at Saint Xavier and am graduat-

g this May 2012. My degree is Business

dministration with a concentration in Fi-

ance. This Computer Graphics class was a

witch-up for me. I have taken Graphic Arts

high school but things and programs have

gnicantly changed since 2005.

When I enrolled in this course I

ough it was going to be a breeze, howev-

, I was wrong. I devoted more time to this

ass than any other class this semester and

ossibly my entire college career.Im glad that I had this course

ecause I enjoyed creating images. I wish

ad the software at home to use my new

ills more often. I might have had enough

me in front of a Mac for the semester

ough.

I took the picture above after a conference down-

town (explains the dress shirt and tie). It is almost inevita-

ble to not take pictures downtown, everyone does and Im

no exception. I really like the skyscrapers because they

are unique and represent massive pieces of art. This was

a beautiful day in October and it was a great experience.

The picture on the left is of the tops of skyscrap-

ers. I took it on a fairly dead street. I thought it was unique

because it almost looks fake to me. Like something in a

video game.

Computer Graphics class

was a switch-up for me


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