CRAFT: For this illustration I ended up combining many different techniques in order to achieve what I wanted to capture. I used the tools that we have learned about thus far in class and improved my skills. The heads of each character, polka dots, and eyes were crafted using the elipse tool. to make each limb symmetrical, I used the transform/reflect option on the tool bar. I also incorporated the pen tool and the paintbrush to create the limbs the facial features and the bed.
CONCEPT: The concept of this illustration was to use one object in three different pictures and put the object into an environment in which there were 3 constants (i.e things that remain the same) and 3 variables (things that change in each picture). Since the concept of my series is very cartoon and imaginative in appearance, I wanted to make the characters and the color scheme the same way. In each picture, the girl, the bed, and the brush stroke remain the same. The placement of the American flag, the colors, and the size of objects in each illustration changes. The first picture is the most realistic; with the girl as a larger size and the bear as a smaller size. The second illustration shows reversed roles, as the bear has his arm around the girl whom is now as tiny as the bear once was. Finally, in the last picture, both the girl and the bear are equals.
COMPOSITION: A few things need to be mentioned about the changes in each illustration. First of all, the reason I decided to change the placement of the American flag is because there is already so much going on in this picture with big bold colors and the idea of the bear and the girl that few people would notice the change in position of the flag. I think it is a challenge for viewers and this means that they have really taken a good look at the picture in order to notice this. Next, I wanted the third picture to be sort of a conclusion of the series. This picture incorporates information from the first two such as the colors of every polka dot from the first picture in a gradient behind polka dots that are colors taken from the wall in the first picture and the dots in the second. Also, both characters are the same size, making them equal.
