Vector Vision

Haley Simone - Spring 2012

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Table of Contents... pg. 1 Introduction To Computer Graphics... pg. 2-3 100 Stroke Drawings... pg. 4-7 Value Drawings... pg. 8-9 Color Value Drawings... pg. 10-13 Color Value Drawing Variations... pg. 14-17 A Bird In Paradise... pg. 18-21 Introduction To Digital Imagery... pg. 22-23 Lotus Flower... pg. 24-25 New Perspective... pg. 26 Warp... pg. 27 Higher Consciousness... pg. 28-29 Beyond Infinity... pg. 30-31 Unlock The Sunrise... pg. 32-33 Falling From The Tree... pg. 34-35 Portal... pg. 36-37 Kaleid... pg. 38-39 About The Artist... pg. 40 1

Computer Graphics
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During this spring of 2012, I have taken a class called Computer Graphics. We started off very simple and subtle; eventually moving towards a complex project. All of my work was done on the program Adobe Illustrator CS5, using the Wacom bamboo tablet. The class began using vessels as subject matter. With that, we focused on mimicking the overall shape of the vessels with just lines. Moving on from that, bringing in depth by creating a grayscale in the images. Shortly after, we incorporated value with color in a new set of art work. We explored different areas of the program by experimenting with different brush strokes, sizes, and color schemes. Also, creating an image composed by different shapes and paint strokes. In this section of the magazine, I arranged the pages from work first made, to most recently. I wanted the viewer to see my progression throughout this semester.

Assignments in Chronological Order: . 100 Stroke Drawings . Value Drawings . Color Value Drawings . Color Value Variations . Bird In Paradise with Variations

100 Stroke
Drawings

When creating these works, I used the program Adobe Illustrator and drew on the computer with a bamboo tablet. To draw these, I used 5 different liquid vessels such as wine bottles and tea kettles. Each drawing consisted of 100 strokes with various widths of the brush stroke, different colors, and horizontal/vertical line direction. I want the viewer to focus on the direction of the line and how it molds the form of the liquid vessel. Some of the vessels werent as finely crafted with detail and had a simple shape, so I made those one directional lines, either only horizontal or vertical. Other vessels did have more detail through its shape. I felt it would be easier to construct that with both horizontal and vertical line direction in the image. I dont want the viewer to pay attention to the negative space around the vessel. I wanted to accomplish getting the assignment done, and get used to drawing on the computer. I wanted to create the illusion of an object transformed into lines, and to simplify the all around form of the vessel.

And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being. - Black Elk

100 Stroke Drawings

Outside of the chair, the teapot is the most ubiquitous and important design element in the domestic environment and almost everyone who has tackled the world of design has ended up designing one. - David McFadden

100 Stroke Drawings

The vessel, and tea pot objects were the most dynamic with shape and color than any other still life. It was the easiest object to capture using just horizontal, and vertical lines. This was the beginning of my knowledge of vector art. I used mostly black to depict the color of the vessels, but eventually moved towards using the actual colors of the vessel. Those colors being green, blue and red.

Value Drawing

These objects are a part of my everyday life.

I used Adobe Illustrator and worked with a bamboo graphics tablet. With these images, I drew two coffee mug, water bottle, smart phone, and ink container. The line thickness was 5 points and I used the brush tool. With these images, I used both horizontal and vertical lines to get a more three dimension look. A lot of the images were dark so the viewers eye is attracted to the highlighters areas. With the coffee mugs, the viewers eye should be drawn into the cup or the lid of the cup. With the cell phone, I wanted the viewer to look at the screen first which is a lighter area and has a highlight that makes it look shiny and smooth. This assignment was meant to get used to value, and observe light areas to dark. Therefore, the image isnt flat it has a three dimensional look to the object so it is life-like.

Color Value Drawings

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Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. -Martin Luther King

I chose to do organic material as the subject of these images because nature is a huge aspect of my beliefs and lifestyle. Gardening is something I have always appreciated. I try to live a healthy lifestyle and eat a lot of fruit and vegetables. I also believe that humans have a strong connection to plant life. Being human, we are made up of organic compounds and that alone connects us to plants. I believe that if you eat healthy and embrace nature, you could live a happy life if you allow it.

With these pieces I used the program Adobe Illustrator along with a bamboo graphics tablet. to create each image, one number or letter was used in various sizes and colors to match the object. I used the numbers 6 and 3, and the letter A. I used the brush tool only for these pieces. To make the pictures, I looked at a pineapple, apple, and banana. I also made sketches of some plant life around my house. The brush size was from 10 points through 1 point.

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Color Value Drawings

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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole. -Ramakrishna

Color Value Drawings

The viewers eye should travel to the lightest area at first since the shadow was big on each piece of fruit. Then the eye would travel up and around each piece so see the fruit as a whole. The darkest areas are the last thing the viewer should see, they are small areas that are more intense with the letter or number. These pieces were to observe and replicate the color variation of the object. Still using skills from the value drawings but adding color. Also, the smaller the brush size got, the more in depth and detailed each object became. With that, making the object more three dimensional or realistic.

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Color Value Variations

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To make these variations, I used Adobe Illustrator CS5. From my previous assignment, color value drawings, I used the drawing of my bamboo plant. The variations consisted of using different brush strokes, and color styles. I started with the original image and changed it to a monochromatic style using the color red. Branching off from that, my second variation of the image consisted of the color guide impressionist style. With that, the colors changed to light oranges and reds. To further my experiment, I changed the brush strokes to hand drawn vector, and tulip arch top. I repeated the two color changes to complete the set of variations. The reason for focusing on my bamboo plant is because it is a magnificent plant. It is the fastest, and tallest growing plant in the world. It is found all over the world, surviving in all different types of environments. Not only does it live in diverse climates, but has a wide range of uses as well. It can be used for a meal, furniture, utensils, even as a diesel substitute! In Japanese culture, the bamboo plant serves as a spiritual guide. With its delicate beauty and strength, it is used in japanese gardens to sooth and inspire with meditation. Aside from gardens, they also use it for temples, sacred teas and rituals. Along with that, the seed of the bamboo plant connects to the phoenix, representing compassion, immortality, and wisdom. They are seen as the most ancient grass throughout the world. There are many different types of bamboo, and can be used as building materials. A very interesting fact is that culms can produce an electrical current when the plant is tense or compressed. This plant is a miraculous part of nature that reflects, and inspires me. No matter what type of environment its in, the bamboo plant sits strong and calm. That is something I feel I can connect with. What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. - Henri Matisse

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Color Value Variations

The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations - each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony. - Ruth Bernhard

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life. - Dalai Lama

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Color Value Variations

Although I didnt plant my bamboo, having it has made me appreciate gardening to the point where my family is starting our own. Not only is it healthy for surroundings, but a healthy way of eating as well. Also, to be self-sufficient is a very good quality to have. If more people appreciated connecting with the Earth, they would save money on groceries and gas for the drive there. It would be even better than going to the store because no one would distribute pesticides into the soil.

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A Bird In Paradise

Original

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Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain. - Doug Coupland

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Traced

I used Adobe Illustrator to create this trace drawing. The tools I used were the pen tool (to make the anchor points), the magnify tool (so I could zoom in and out to trace the shapes), and the convert anchor point tool (so I could move a point incase it was improperly placed). Also, I used the eye dropper tool so I could get the right color of each shape. Various colors were used, and they were added using a fill. To make this trace drawing, I used a picture of the flower bird in paradise. I used this image of the Bird in Paradise because it is such an exotic flower. It takes 3 to 5 years to fully bloom and that seemed to stand out from any other flower I know. Not to mention the beautiful colors and shape of the flower. Surrealism is one of my favorate styles of art and this flower reminds me that life can be a little surreal.

I wanted the viewers eye to start at the orange petals of the flower, because it is the most vivid part of the image. Then the viewers eye would travel down the flower and around the blue petal. After that, the eye moves up and around the background to get a glimpse of the setting. The point of this project was to really focus on every small detail of the image to replicate it. Though it isnt 100% accurate, it makes the image clear using shapes instead of pixels. I chose the image of the bird in paradise because it is a very exotic and unique flower with a wide range of colors that stand out. Also, symbolizing the beauty of nature.

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A Bird In Paradise: Variations

To make these variations, I worked on Adobe Illustrator. I used a few different brush strokes such as hand drawn vector and tulip arch top brush. I with three of the images, I used blue for the monochromatic portion of the assignment. When choosing a different color palette, I opened the color guide in the program. I chose analogous for the color palette, which gave off the colors of purple, pink, green, orange and black. The reason for doing the color variation was so that the image had a personal touch to it. I was able to experiment with different brush stroke styles and make the piece more interesting. As for the color, I could see how each color palette would altar the image or the viewers eye. The variations werent 100 percent precise so I was able to change the style. It was also fun to see how abstract the clear picture could go to. I tried to keep a balance between both line stroke and color has a focus of the images. With the first variation, the viewers eye still looks directly to the flower and then around to the background. It was more accurate and easy for the viewer to see what the subject matter consisted of. As you move down the to second variation, it begins to abstract somewhat. The viewer still has an idea of what the picture is but hand drawn vector brush makes the lines more rigid. That way, the viewer looks in all directions instead of a uniform placement. Though there are still bright colors, the black in the picture sticks out more throughout the picture, allowing the audience to travel sporadically. The third variation was the most abstract. The sharp edges of the brush strokes make the viewers eye move in that particular direction. Once you get down to second and third variations, the viewer has no sense of what the image is.The eye starts to travel in any direction.

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A Bird In Paradise: Variations

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Digital Imagery
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Another class I endured during the Spring of 2012 is Digital Imagery. The programs we used all throughout the semester were Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Corel Painter 12. This class focused on photographs and altering images. With Corel Painter 12, we briefly incorporated drawing into the course. We started the course with simple assignments, just collaborating pictures into one. Eventually, moving towards making our own images by photographing and depicting our individual lives. Also in the beginning of the semester, we had individual photo shoots. With that, the class altered the images to make them very different from the original. Again, the work in this section is arranged in the order in which I created them.

Assignments in Chronological Order: . 2 Collage Images . Painted Self Portrait . Filtered Self Portrait . Abstract Photograph . Dream/Nightmare Photograph . Blank Canvas Drawing . Trace Drawing

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Higher Consciousness

Collage #1

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Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it; live on that idea. Let the brain, the body, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, and this is the way great spiritual giants are produced. - Swami Vivekananda

This was another spiritual piece that was done on Adobe Photoshop CS5. I combined images that were related to different religions. The stained glass in the background was in relation to the Catholic religion. The statue is related to the Buddhism religion. Lastly, the four chakra points are in relation to Hinduism. I chose those specific chakra points because they are the most meaningful to me. Starting from the bottom: the heart, throat, third eye, and higher consciousness chakras. Within yoga, those are the four chakras that move you to enlightenment. What I was trying to do here was to combine three religions I connect with and bring them together.

In the world, you see different religions fighting all the time or starting wars. There are many stories within these religions that I really appreciate, but I have come to my own philosophy. In the end, they all believe in the same thing no matter how the stories go, they all believe in a higher power or consciousness. With that core belief, it seems as though this is a universal connection between space, spirit and light. It is just a matter of how you connect with that higher being. Some people pray, meditate or use their bodies as an entrance to the higher level. The image on top of all the other images was abstract. I duplicated it and changed it so it went the opposite way of the original. It reminded me of a melting candle, combing these religions together into one source of light.

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Above and Beyond

Collage #2

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This piece is another collage done on Adobe Photoshop CS5. Since there were two images I had to make for the collage project, I wanted to make Higher Consciousness more of a right-brain perspective and Above and Beyond more of a left-brain perspective. Adding to that, I incorporated different types of sciences into this piece. I started with an image of light bulbs as the background. Although it isnt perfectly aligned, I really liked how the light bulbs were sporadically making a pattern. Then I embedded what looked like a thick brush stroke into the center. Next, I found an image of an eye exam chart and placed them vigorously around the center of the image. In the center of the image, I put a number eight ball from the game pool. I didnt like how the ball was flat, so I feathered around it and changed the blending mode to overlay. After doing that, the eight ball blended really well with the black of the brush stroke. The image looked like it needed just a little bit more to it, so I took an image of a CD. I changed the blending mode to overlay as well with that and placed it behind the eight ball to create depth.

To top it off, I found an image of a nebula and placed it over the center of the image. I turned down the opacity to it was the furthest thing you could see within the multi-dimensional piece. I am really interested in the art of science and I wanted to incorporate that into this piece. More likely, the way we see things is what I am trying to convey. The light bulbs are objects that are visible to the naked eye. Along with that, they are representing light. The numbers and letters of the eye chart symbolize what it is that the human eye can see. We see in such a small scale compared to the overall light spectrum. Branching from that, there are so much more wonderful things in life that is unseen. The black brush stroke is a channel, switching from what we see to what we know. The CD symbolizes the wonders of the technological world. Data is embedded into the CD, but we cant see that data. The eight ball represents physics and geometry. Because its geometrical shape is a circle (along with the CD), it automatically connected to space. Finally, the nebula represents space and time. Time goes on while the universe continues to expand.

To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science. -Albert Einstein

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Lotus Flower

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Painted Image

This piece was a creative way to reflect my spirituality through yoga. I have been doing yoga for three years and recently have attended classes at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago. There, the class practices hatha yoga and meditation. The leaf in the background symbolizes the connection between being and nature. Intertwining our roots with the roots of the Earth is a focus that helps balance the mind and body. The lotus flower is also a symbol for nature, but also the growth of my spirituality. The lotus flower starts at the bottom of a pond and gradually grows to the surface of the water. Once it reaches the top, the flower blooms beautifully. With that, my spirit has bloomed with knowledge and energy. I am in the front of the image, illuminating the light within me. I created a shadow dropping behind me to symbolize stepping out of all negative thoughts so I could reach enlightenment.

This was a series of images done in Adobe Photoshop CS5. My teacher took photographs of each individual in class. The assignment was to paint over one image and use filter effects for the other. With each image, I made a copy layer so I could see the progression of where the image started, to what it ended looking like. With the painted image, I made a blank layer over the photograph so I could make the paint sync with what was real. I changed my hair from brown to red, and made my blonde streaks green instead. I turned up the contrast on the image so I had a china doll look and painted magenta circles on my cheeks. For the background, I found a picture of a leaf and turned up the saturation and vibrance so it clashed with the colors of my face well. To top off the picture, I used an image of a lotus flower and put it behind my head so it looked like I was a part of the flower. I also turned up the vibrance and saturation so the pink in my face could stand out from the pink in the flower. I ended it with adding a drop shadow to myself so I could create depth.

Yoga and meditation are a big part of my life. It has brought me closer to the natural world and I try to incorporate organic life into my work.

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New Perspective

Filtered Image

With the filter photographs, I used solarize as the filter. I loved how the image was altered with many different colors. I found a photograph that reminded me of water and glow sticks. I changed the hue of the image and turned up the saturation, then used it as the background. There were photographs taken of my hands and I thought that would be really interesting to incorporate into my image. I made a set of two with each of my hands and warped them so they were popping out of a vortex. I liked how the hands looked by themselves but I had to use a photograph of myself. To finalize the project I cropped myself into the image and solarized myself as well. I turned up the saturation and vibrance so there was a great color flow throughout the picture.

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Warp

Filtered Image

Distance lends enchantment to the view - Mark Twain

These two images tell the story of seeing things in a new perspective. It still goes along with the yoga theme. With that, yoga teaches you to relieve yourself from all arrogance,doubt, and replace it bliss. In New Perspective, I made myself illuminate again for the essence of enlightenment. I am also making an odd hand gesture that symbolizes the new perspective, seeing things in a different way. I liked the image as it was, but I made a second picture that the viewer could see what is happening in the background. Warp is a depiction of moving at the speed of light through a vortex. The hands were distorted and reaching out from the vortex as if they are being stretched. With the concept of a new perspective, it also is a new world of thoughts.

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Unlock The Sunrise

Abstract Photograph

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I used a digital camera to photograph this image. I photographed my front door lock that reflected one of the bigger pieces I made. The picture started out flat, so I opened it into Adobe Photoshop CS5 as camera raw. I turned up the vibrance so the orange tone would stick out. I turned down the brightness and increased the contrast so the blacks would be more exaggerated. First off, the painting being reflected is called Sunrise. It is an abstract painting and the medium used was acrylic paint. The concept behind that piece is to honor the sun and the light within. With that, it worked out really well to be reflecting off of the lock in the photograph. The overall concept was to unlock the light within you. During meditation in yoga, we light candles and focus on the warm orange glow given off from the flame. I wanted to capture that humble moment in this image. I wanted the viewers eye to start at the center of the lock. Then, traveling diagonally with the lock. With that, the viewers eye is moved to the reflected painting. In yoga, my class practices removing all darkness from the body and mind. Along with that, we do a series of movements called sun salutation. Although there are shadows casted, the light is illuminating and overcoming the power of the darkness.

The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours. -Lao Tzu

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Falling From The Tree

Dream/Nightmare Photograph

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Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living. -Anais Nin

This was a project where we had to take photographs out of the categories kitchen scene, dream/nightmare, and abstract. For this image in particular, I chose to do dream and nightmare. In this dream, I was at a farm that seemed to be in the middle of nowhere but lush was everywhere. There was a lake to the right and it was a beautiful day. When I looked at the lake, I saw a person... but not just any person. This person was an oversized apple with arms and legs but no head. He was picking apples off of an apple tree like any normal day. I like to try and interpret my dreams and majority of the time it makes sense. However, to this day I still dont know what to think about this dream. It is something that crosses my mind all the time, and it is a constant reminder that everything doesnt always have to make sense. Some things are just the way they appear.

To make this piece come alive, I was sitting at my cousins house early in the morning waiting to get a ride to school. Every morning I notice that the glass on the front door reflects this rainbow pattern all over the ceiling and walls. The most vivd part of the pattern was by a fake tree, and I thought that would fit perfectly with the occurrence in the dream. I used Adobe Photoshop CS5 to bring this imagery to life. I used one image as the background, but there wasnt enough of the pattern shown. I then took a second image and duplicated it so the image could have symmetry and look more like a forest. I turned the opacity down so I could create more depth within the image. Then, I made a new layer ontop of the colors that was just a solid color or turquoise. I turned the blending mode into soft light so the color wasnt too overpowering, but gave a sense of calming water. After that, I erased the blue from the rainbow pattern and turned the saturation up all the way. Also, I changed the hue so each circular part of pattern would look like apples falling off the tree. Instead of putting an apple person into the image, I made the tree into the person. The pattern crossed over the tree and it looked like eyes, so I did the same thing for that as I did for the pattern.

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Portal

Blank Canvas Image

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For this image I used Corel Painter 12. The assignment was to make two images on this program; one would be drawing from a blank canvas, and the other is drawing over an image. This happened to be the image made from a blank canvas. I already had in mind the type of picture I wanted to make, which was an abstract. I started with the pattern pen tool and used the pattern tripper. I just made a random stroke to see how it would turn out. It ended up looking like a wave of organic material with blues, browns, oranges, and reds. To fill the other half of the space, I used another pattern from the droid patterns window. It was a circular shape with many different colors within it. The colors of each pattern didnt collaborate as well as I wanted it to. To fix that, I changed the blending mode to soft light with the circular pattern. With that, it faded in with the colors of the tripper pattern. I wanted to add finer detail in the image, so I lightly stroked thin, horizontal lines throughout the image.

Then I triggered the kaleidoscope setting and made a small, yellow dot that ended up making another circular shape. I switched from the kaleidoscope setting to mirror setting to see how that would work. I used a slanted paintbrush and made a rounded, blue oval shape. I continued that till I felt it looked good. I was really pleased with the way the piece turned out but there were still small adjustments I had to make. I opened the image into Adobe Photoshop CS5 into camera raw and turned up the contrast. I really wanted the darks to stand out and the oranges to be more vivid. I named this piece Portal because the overall piece reminded me of two different worlds morphing into one. Within the larger circular shape, it looks like a sunset. Dragging from center of that and all the way out the left, it looks like a machine bird flying out. I accomplished combining the natural world, with the technological world.

In its entirety, probably, it follows us at every instant; all that we have felt, thought and willed from our earliest infancy is there, leaning over the present which is about to join it, pressing against the portals of consciousness that would fain leave it outside. -Henri Bergson

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Traced Image

Kaleid
For this piece of work, I used a new program called Corel Painter 12 along with a Wacom bamboo tablet. Usually when I dont know anything about a program, I let the chaos take over. I get really excited, and eager that I press on everything imaginable. That method makes it easier for me to learn the program, and understand which tool does what. I started out with an image of a flower I sketched previously to this assignment. It wasnt close to being done, and I thought it would be fun to finish it on the computer. To make things easier, I put a trace setting over the image. That way, I would mimic what I had already done. I colored in what was negative space on the flower, and worked my way out. When building up layers in the flower, I used various brush sizes and strokes. As an example, the fairy dust brush created the starry looking strokes towards the center of the flower. Another example would be the pattern pen brush tool; I swirled it around to make the black, and white spiraled background. Then I used the kaleidoscope setting, and put dots randomly around the flower. I tried to maintain the circular structure so there was some sort of foundation for the image. Eventually, I found a brush tool that would distorted the dots. I used the airbrush tool to sporadically color the whole image with a red, hazy tone. To make it more of a mist, rather than a solid color on top, I turned down the opacity about half way. Overall, I wanted to have fun with this program, and get to know all the settings. In the end, this piece turned out very playful and vibrant.

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. - Jean Houston

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About The Artist

My name is Haley Simone and I am currently a Graphic Design major at Saint Xavier University. I am in the process of finishing up my first year of college and Im eager to get started with the next. I have accomplished a lot this year in different areas of art. To illustrate, I have been featured in three gallery exhibitions such as Fresh Produce, Everythings Gone Green, and Major Seminar. With the Major Seminar gallery, my fellow classmates and I planned out the entire exhibition. I really enjoyed the experience and feel that it has benefitted me greatly. During the Fall of 2011, I created my first magazine portfolio called Motion Manipulation. I used a variety of media such as sculpture work, colored pencils, sharpie markers, and organic material. Also, it included screen shots from video art I began making throughout the semester. Since the beginning of the semester, I have learned a variety of computer programs such as Adobe Illustrator CS5, Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe InDesign CS5, Modul8, and Corel Painter 12. Vector Vision is my second magazine portfolio this year, which consists of all computer art. Since I am moving into the technological world of art, I felt the title Vector Vision depicted a new perspective I am now seeing through. I have mostly created studio art, so working with vector art is a much more articulate way of expressing art. To top off the year, I will also be featured in Saint Xavier Universitys art and literature magazine Opus. Aside from the concept of vector art, I was inspired by other things as well. I have been doing yoga for four years, and recently started attending hatha yoga classes at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago.

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Yoga has helped me see the world in a more calming, and insightful way. It has taught me that humanity is connected with nature, and the universe. Also, to honor the sun, moon, beauty, and the Divine. Along with that, science and philosophy are other subjects that have inspired me immensely this semester. From the mysteries in space, to viewing the world in many different ways; my mind has expanded and has allowed me to create a broad range of subject matter in my artwork thus far.

All quotes credited to www.brainyquote.com

Ruth Bernhard... pg. 16 Henri Bergson... pg. 37 Doug Coupland... pg. 18 Albert Einstein... pg. 27 Black Elk... pg. 5 Jean Houston... pg. 39 David McFadden... pg. 6 Dalai Lama... pg. 16 Martin Luther King... pg. 10 Henri Matisse... pg. 15 Anais Nin... pg. 35 Ramakrishna... pg. 12 Mark Twain... pg. 31 Lao Tzu... pg. 33 Swami Vivekananda... pg. 25