Final pieces for Seven Deadly Sins project

A Photography based project based on the Seven Deadly Sins. For this project I had chosen to do the sin Sloth. I thought that sloth would be pretty easy to portray and I think I have presented it well in my photo montages.

The aim was to create a series of photo montages in the style of the sin.

For my first montage I decided to display a series of of seven photos of my model in sloth like poses and displayed them on a clock. My idea was that when you're a sloth times runs out or you waste time being lazy which the clock hands represent with them being jotted around on different times.

For my second montage I wanted my photo to have a dimension to it instead of it being flat. To create the 3D looking montage I edited three of my photos on Photoshop and deleted certain parts so when it was printed on to acetate they would be clear and show the other layers. My idea for this I wanted my model to be in a unexpected place that wouldn't you find a sloth usually. I also had my model dressed in lazy day clothes to show the lazy factor. The other concept I wanted to show was for my model to look lost and walking around. I wanted this effect as my other idea was for my model to be in a dream or not in the real world as when you're a sloth you're kind of in your own world instead of the real world.

For my third final piece I used the same photos as my first piece but used them in a different arrangement. I portrayed this piece in an eye as I got the idea from my research with evil eyes and I thought that because sloth is one of the seven deadly sins it would make the eye evil. I wanted to add illustration into this piece so I drew onto the eye to add detail which I think made the montage stand out even more.

 

For my finial last montage I wanted to play around with different poses and positions my model was in and combined them all in one to make a big montage. I had my model in tired and lazy poses to give off the sloth vibe in my photo. I wanted to have a kind of pop art effect so I changed the colouring to be bold and i illustrated around everything to make it stand out even more. I felt like the montage was missing something with the walls being bare so I added a kind of scribbled style writing on to them with words that describe sloth.

 

Mixed Media work

 Mono printing:

The aim was to create a variety of backgrounds using traditional and non traditional media. For the background on these pieces I experimented with coloured tissue paper and foil. I used black ink and equipment to implement marks with pens, plastic forks, bubble wrap, paint brushes and using my own fingernail to create these prints.

 Fusion dye collage:

With using Brusho paint in numerous colours and kitchen roll i was able to create a collage by using different styles of folding, scrunching and dipping into the Brusho. The aim was to create a collage out of our own direction in future which we want to pursue.

Acrylic Resist:

Using Acrylic paints and experimenting with creating different prints with using raised wall paper samples, stencils, bubble wrap and using implements such as paint brush, fork, glue spreader etc. When the marking were made on the acrylic paint had dried I then used different coloured Brusho paints on top which defined the different raised areas and the markings..

I have been experimenting with Macro Photography this week for samples for my log book. As my camera I used didn't have a great macro setting I decided to use a magnifying glass I randomly found in the house and stuck it in front of the camera lens to take these photos. It took me a fair bit of time to get it right as I didn't have a tripod for my camera and it was hard trying to keep my hand still also the weather was a bit windy so everything kept on blowing around but I think I have managed to get a few decent shots from the camera I used.

 I have been experimenting with taking photos for my Seven Deadly Sins project and printing them onto acetate, then projecting the slides onto a slide projector. I then experimented with different contrasts, lighting, colours and effects to make them look more appealing.

I have been experimenting with photomontages today as a part of exploring different techniques for my Seven Deadly Sins project. On three of the photos  I have added different effects to show a contrast between the original.  I think for my first attempt at this the photos turned out pretty well.

Light Trails

I have been experimenting with different light trails as a part of exploring different techniques with a camera. I've created different swirls, scribbles and wrote the word 'Sloth' which relates back to my Seven deadly sins project using the colours red, green, blue and white. I also used a blue coloured acetate plastic sheet and layered it over the camera lens to add a different effect. I really like using this technique and I think the trails came out really well.

Bryan Lewis Saunders Original work here

Dan Mumford Original post here 

Alex Pardee original post here