Eddy Ziga's Vlog #1



Eddy Ziga's Vlog #1





Reflection:
   At first, I debated on how to do my self-portrait. I wanted to be possessed by an Art god and paint a meticulous masterpiece. But I never really had much luck with paint brushes and canvases; painting was still another skill I have not learned and harnessed. So, I decided to use a half-face selfie of mine which I took 5 months ago and edit it in Photoshop. I am not exactly a Photoshop guru nor am I an expert, I have recently just taught myself how to work around it just last summer where I started photo-editing and amateur graphic designing while solely relying on YouTube tutorials.

My self-portrait was, probably unsurprisingly, actually inspired by a tutorial I saw on YouTube. I did a Stylish Pop Art Half-Face Portrait. Initially, before I decided to go digital, I was really intent on going Stylish since the pen outline effect appeals to me. I also wanted to go WPAP but my newbie skills won’t let me. That is, until I discovered the Cutout filter in its varied edge intensities, albeit less colorful. The way my project turned out, I was ecstatic since I was still able to achieve the kind of look I originally wanted.

In Photoshop, I had a hard time using the quick selection tool especially on my hair. I had to go over and over again just to get my hair right. This is when I realized that the zoom tool is a very, very, very good friend. I also still could not wrap my head around layers and why we should make another layer after the other and why not just do everything in a single layer.  If there is one thing that Photoshop has taught me, it would be the virtue of Patience; that perfection (or something close to perfect) actually takes a lot of time and effort. Art moves at its own pace and time; it is fluid itself and it should not be hurried nor be hastened otherwise it will break. Although it was “merely editing” or just “retouching” and it might even seem “effortless”, it really isn’t. I used to think so but experiencing it firsthand opened my eyes. Photoshop has definitely developed my once non-existent sense of Art and discovered that there is more to just color hues, saturation, cropping, adjusting and filtering. In the process, there were: “how things should look”, “how things should be”, “how to make it more appealing to the eye” and even “how to make it stand out among others who want to stand out as well”. To make something look good, one must have a good eye. Through this experience, I have come to understand how my graphic designer friends feel underappreciated in some occasions. Art, as it comes and goes, will never be merely “easy.”
Doing Pop Art is definitely one of the most fun Photoshop experiences I have ever had. Doing something because you have to and then learning to love it is a whole new refreshing thing. It makes me want to do more, explore, break free from tutorials and learn to maneuver my way to produce Art independently.

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