This week we had to create an animal consisting of 4 elements from different animals. We then had to create an environment including 4 different sources. This environment had to coincide with the animal that we created. My animal includes a horse with zebra stripes, fish scales on its neck, antlers, and a squirrel tail. I envisioned my animal to be in a safari/forest type of environment, which is why I included those elements in my environment.
I wanted to start off with an easier animal to use as my base, resulting in a horse. I wanted to have different components of the horse look normal, and blended well, thus why I chose to overlay the zebra stripes and fish scales onto the horses body. After this, I decided to include a squirrel tail and antlers, to make my animal stand have some stand-out components to it. After I created the animal, the background came naturally. I imagined my animal to be in a safari type of environment (which is the base background), while also including forest elements to it (the forest in the back).
I mainly used, paths to cut out the objects and layer them over one another. I also overplayed and layer masked objects to one another. These tools/methods were very effective and helped me to create my project in a precise and timely manner.
I do think I was successful with this project because I completed the guidelines of the project, and executed them efficiently. My cut outs are neat and precise, and everything ties in with one another. The animal I created fits in with the environment I created. I will use the techniques of layer masking and overlaying for my projects in the future.
christyschueler 