Strengths

my chosen art does not rely on other people and I will be able to illustrate ideas to other people in a way they can understand easily. The skills I will learn can be used in many different areas for different things

Weakness’

However my chosen art is very time consuming and can take hours to produce depending on the task. The chosen art is very reliant on specialist software which mostly need to either be purchased or subscribed to in order for them to be functional.

What skills will I be developing

My chosen art will develop my skills at using the tools within Photoshop such as

  • The liquify tool – this tool allows me to push and pull the pixels of an image the way I want them.
  • The brush tool – the most used tool in Photoshop has many uses as it can change color, size, opacity and the many functions of its different ‘modes’. I will learn all the functions and how they work best when doing this project.
  • Layer Modes/Brush Modes – Knowing how each different mode behaves and then being able to determine the appropriate time to use each mode. For example adding a layer mask when creating highlights and shadows in my art.

Chronology of my project

I have done some research into successful concept artists and I have researched what some tools in Photoshop are and also how to use them. I have also produced a few pieces of work for my portfolio when I have been practicing how to use the tools I researched.

Next I will plan what I am going to present to a small group of people and my end point of this project will be after I have presented what I have learned through my research and practice. I am progressing at a slow rate but I have made enough progress for my presentation and my priority is to finish my planning. Once I receive feedback from the presentation I will be able to find out if I achieved my goal or not.