3MargaretO





Well, I had started a different picture originally but i wasn't able to finish it in time. So I started A new one which is the one above. I only encountered one problem, which was when my little brother took a black oil pastel to the face, but i ended up having to fix it and it looked better the second time around. Why i chose this piece is because my friend asked me to draw some kind of picture representing love for her, and yes I think its a successful piece.



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Well I cut out the picture on photoflexer, then saved it to my desktop and imported it into aviary. In Aviary I imported the lights back ground under the person, then I added a new layer and put in the dance floor. I was able to squish the floor so that it looked like he was standing on it. Then i shaded in his clothes with the spray can, and used the drawing tool to make the logo on his shirt pop out.



The issue I chose was self-harm. I chose this because I have friends who have dealt with this. I also know many more people who have dealt with this, and I myself have dealt with this. I also chose this issue to help get the word across to others who deal with this or have had thoughts about it.

I had some issues with the layout of my project at first so I did make it look all clumped together. So I decided to layer stuff so it didn’t look just thrown on there. I also layered stuff so it looked more 3-D.

Overall I think my project was successful. I really liked how it turned out. I also think it’s getting the message out, from my experience to some facts about it. I like how my person behind the flames shows how they are sort of like in a living hell. That’s my social issue project.