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Image Alteration: Brick Wall

Neil Savage — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:06:13 +0000

My first assignment for Digital Concepts: Image was to take a plain image and alter it using just the tools in photoshop. The image was a brick wall. Here is the original image and my alteration:

3D Design: Cardboard Final Project

Neil Savage — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:29:42 +0000

For my 3D design class, our project was to replicate an object using only cardboard as the medium. I choose to replicate a life size weight bench with the bar bell and weights. Bench press is fully functional, except for actually laying on the seat. Each piece was measured to a life-size scale and made completely of cardboard and glue. Here are a few pictures: (click to enlarge)

Time Project: Stop Motion Snake Arcade Game

Neil Savage — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:07:16 +0000

For my time project, I recreated the classic snake arcade game using only Post-It Notes and the stop motion video technique.

Jack of Spades Cutout

Neil Savage — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:16:18 +0000

This is a piece that I made for an Art Appreciation class I took my Freshman year of college for a general education class (non art major). The assignment was simple, create any object using black and white construction paper. I wanted a challenge, so I picked a Jack of Spades. Using a xacto knife, I carefully cut the white paper to form a Jack of Spade with the negative black space.

Size: 8" x 12"
Medium: White construction paper on black construction paper

Visual Concepts: Place Project

Neil Savage — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:38:23 +0000

For this assignment, we had to relate our project to place. My project has to do with the places that I've been by compiling all of my pictures into a mosaic in the shape of my eye. The concept behind this piece is that, without eyes, I could not have seen any of these places nor experienced them. The process involved using AndreaMosaic to create the mosaic with my pictures, creating the eye. Then, using Photoshop, I made 16 6" x 4" files to print. After each file was printed, I rearranged the photo to create the eye and glued them to matboard.

Size: 20" x 14"

Visual Concepts: Self Project

Neil Savage — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:03:11 +0000

For my class, we were assigned to create a piece that represented our self image in anyway. I chose to alter my face and head to portray a different type of person. The word self comes into play with the idea of wondering what I would look like if I was born differently or was at a different time frame in my life. The different alterations that I made were to represent an older person, an African American person and an Asian person using photoshop.

2D Process: Systematic Self Portrait

Neil Savage — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:55:29 +0000

Assignment: Use the "Chuck Close Method" to create a self-portrait drawing/painting that combines representational and abstract elements. We were to develop a system of color, design, and mark making that reinterprets the self-portrait image through abstraction as well as continue to explore color interaction and the principles of organization.

Date: December 15, 2009
Size: 8" x 12"
Medium Acrylic on Bristol Board

2D Process: Color Abstractions

Neil Savage — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:42:28 +0000

Assignment: Create one (1) monochrome square design using only black and white, one (1) low key color scheme square design (dark colors), one (1) high key color scheme square design (light colors), one (1) full contrast color scheme square design (light and dark), and one (1) "freestyle" square design (any color scheme). Here are my five (5) squares:

Date: December 2, 2009
Size: 7" x 7"
Medium: Acrylic on Bristol Board

2D Process: Abstract 3 Dimensional Drawing

Neil Savage — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:18:03 +0000

Assignment: Construct a 3D abstract "drawing" using found, bought, or recycled materials that embodies the spirit of 2 Dimensional drawing in 3 dimensions. Below is a picture of my 3D constructed object and actual 2D drawing.

Tower Date: October 28, 2009
Tower Size: 20" x 12" x 12"
Tower Medium: Beer Case Cardboard, Bottle Caps, Condoms, Shot Glass, Tape

Drawing Date: November 4, 2009
Drawing Size: 18" x 24"
Drawing Medium: Pencil on Bristol Board

2D Process: Imaginative Abstract Compositions

Neil Savage — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:58:27 +0000

Assignment: Create six (6) 7" x 7" square designs to express principles of dynamism, asymmetry, and repetition with variation. Here are my six designs:

Date: September 30, 2009
Size: 7" x 7"
Medium: Sharpie on Bristol Board