Becky Cavalier #6

In the image of the turtle swimming in the ocean, size, color and shape are all major factors of what draws the eye to the central image on this page. The picture of this turtle was taken close up and somewhat off center so that the turtle would be the main focus, while still bringing attention to the bright blue ocean which he is swimming in. Since the turtle is swimming alone the viewers eye is immediately draw to the turtle, there are no distractions from other images on this page which make the turtle the main focus. The color of the clear blue water compliments the colors of the turtles shell and really makes him stand out. The red and the white colors which make up the turtles shell immediately draw the eye to where the turtle is swimming. Even if he was not as large as he appears in this image, he would still capture the eye since his colors stand out. The turtle’s oval body shape and arms which stick out in every direction cause him to take up most of the page. His extended body makes him appear graceful as though he is swimming carelessly. All the visual aspects of how pictures work are working well in this image.

Group member #4 (picture #2)

Apollo Davenport's Blog #6

The picture we created from a picture we found on the internet was an enhanced photo of a sea turtle swimming around in the water. The sea turtle was shown in a way that its arms were spread out. In creating the picture, we took a blue piece of paper to simulate the water. Then logically were used green for the turtle by cutting out pieces that resembled the portions of the body versus drawing the entire figure and cutting it out. Then we cut out a black circle for the eyes as well as a black line for the mouth. Our image created resembled the turtle pretty well and the other group that examined our image thought it was “cool” and they were able to determine that it was a sea turtle. To further communicate the image I would say we need to add more detail to the turtle to show its color differences of the skin and shell. I would also put some detail lines in the water to make it clear that we were trying to display water.

(Group Member #3)

Brennan Divett's Blog 6 Response

The subject of our picture is the purple circle that was supposed to portray a person in an abstract manner. The mood that we tried to portray was sadness. The gray cloud shape was supposed to be just that, a cloud. The little white teardrop shapes are raindrops, and the zig-zag yellow shape, a lightning bolt. A dark cloud raining on someone is almost a universal symbol of sadness. In movies sad scenes tend to be rainy as well. Our goal in creating the rainy image was to portray an unmistakable symbol of sadness, that would be easily recognizable. The other group did not catch on to the concept so easily. Loneliness was an initial guess, and then later depression. Both guesses are close, but not the mood we initial tried to imply. Something I would change to get a better response might be make the circle smaller so it looks more overwhelmed by the storm. All things considered depression is very close to sadness, so our response from the other group was not too far off.