I chose this piece of work to use as an example to explain methods that i have used in my own work but also as this person has used in their own work. On phtotoshop the white pictures in  the background have had the tones and exposure changed to give this effect, the yellow flower has been layered on the top and changed the opacity to make it stand out and the butterfly has been made black by using threshold.
This links to my work has i have changed exposure and colour in my photo's then layered them n top of each other to create a more detailed look.

Takashi Okada

This is a piece of Takashi Okada's work, 'Crow'. I chose to look at his work as it is graphic designs which is what i am studying in my lesson. I think this could have been done on photo shop because the picture looks like three simples layers. 

The first layer would be the plain background grey colour, the second would be the splat of black ink, which could have been scanned and inserted into the picture from real life. The third layer would be the crow.

I really like this picture because it is very expressive and bold. The colours are minimal such as black, white and grey. 

These are my bookmarks (top left), my tags (top right) and my bag design (bottom middle).

Coast

These are my bookmarks, i stared with a template then chose my images and manipulated them. I then layered the images over the top of my template and cut off the excess. The middle one is my favourite because i like the orange and yellow next to the dark blues and blacks, also the image looks abstract in a way because of how enlarged the image is. 

The chain image is my least favourite is the chain image, i haven't manipulated this image but i like the contrast between he rusty chain and the blue of the shells. 

I like these clothing tags becuase they are busy and colourful, the writing stands out becuase of the bright colours and the bold text.

Tags:

I really like these old luggage tags, the worn string gives an aged effect. The writing looks as if it has been done on a type writer which also adds to the effect. The shape of the tag is very straight and angular. I like the simple box shape.

Beth Fletcher: The hard aggressive brush strokes create texture and make the painting look moody, I'm going to incorporate these things into my own work. I think all the different shades of the same colours work very well together.

Alfred Wallis: I dislike this picture because it looks like something I would have painted in when I was 10. Usually I like quite simple paintings but I don't with this one, I think it is the black outline with makes the simplicity stand out. 

Coastal Project

Kurt Jackson:  I really like Kurt's painting of the coast line, i like how the sky has a dabbed effect it creates the clouds in the sky and makes them look realistic. The fore ground stands out because of the blues, yellows and browns, it looks very earthy but abstract at the same time. The different shades of blue in the sea creates shadow and looks as if the light is reflecting off the surface of the water.

The grey colours indecate the dim weather, the grey sky reflecting on the sea making that grey and dull too. The shore and sea blend into each to other but the pebbles create a fore ground.                                                                                          

This is just a random edit, I scanned my coat and layered them, then i made my face black and white my using threshold.

Roy Lichtenstein

This is my own take on a Lichtenstein inspired pop art piece.

To do achieve this I...

scanned a picture of drawn dots, once they scanned I pasted the picture on top of my chosen photograph. I then played about with the opacity of the dots so you could still see my face underneath. I enlarged the dots to create a background relating to the 'dot' theme. I then changed the colour using 'hue/saturation' until i was happy with the outcome. 

If i were to re-do this again i would make the dots do controlled and cut them to fit around the face perfectly.

My version of an Andy Warhol picture..

For this effect I opened the photograph on photoshop, then i clicked image and posterize, i then went on image colour balance and change the strongness and brightness of the colours until i was happy with how it looked. 

This is one of Andy Warhol's most famous pieces of Marylin Monroe. Andy Warhol is in the Pop Art movement along with Roy Lichtenstein and many others.

This is another example of my work but i stuck to more subtle tones.

This is my symmetrical face, i highlighted one half and copied it then deleted the other half, flipped the highlighted half and stuck them together. I think it look really strange. If i were to do it again i might try and blend the line through the middle of the face more to make it look more like one face instead of two different bits stuck together. 

My take on a Picasso style self portrait

This is the original copy of the picture which inspired me to do my own, i used a fairly simple self portrait and changed it into a abstract Picasso look a like. I've tried to match the colours I use with the colours he uses. The only thing im missing is the thick black lines which would have given it a more finished effect. 

This is my take on Picasso's self portrait. My favourite bit of this picture is the enlarged eye and the drematic background.

My Self Portrait in Gerhard Richter's Style

This is one of my self portraits which I then layered another over the top and made it transparent. I then added a picture of my hair (which i got by scanning my hair) I then also layered that on top to create the look of texture, I think it works really well. If I were to do this again I would think about using different colours and maybe use colour or threshhold in the back ground to give the picture a sense of depth. I did this on photoshop which made it look more professional. 
This is the picture i was inspired by...