Brandon W. Martin

marklisanti: It’s not kidnapping if you give them sequined...

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:01:52 -0400

marklisanti:

It’s not kidnapping if you give them sequined pants.

beat up lil seagull

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:06:02 -0400

beat up lil seagull

suicidewatch: New Favorite Tumblr = bargainbinblasphemy Man..

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:33:49 -0500

suicidewatch:

New Favorite Tumblr = bargainbinblasphemy

Man..

1. Vertical line - the overall direction of this ad would be...

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:14:04 -0500

1. Vertical line - the overall direction of this ad would be pretty horizontal without the street lines racing up the walls.

2. Focal point achieved through change in color - the eye is led to the centered, yellow line that makes it clear what it is supposed to be.

3. Asymmetrical balance - if the angle of the “photograph” were shifted maybe 5 feet to the left, this ad would be almost perfectly symmetrical. But then adding the video game cartridge to the foreground balances the composition out.

4. Diagonal line - The street lines that are on the floor of the room are diagonal, which give a sense of motion or disturbance. In this case, the sense of motion is certainly achieved.

5. Idealism/realism - the color of the street is sort of overlaid onto the room which make it look like the two are blended.

6. Texture - The surfaces in this living room now appear to have the look and feel of a street.

7. Color scheme - Definitely a dark almost black/gray color scheme throughout the entire ad.

That’s all I could pick out from this ad. If any of you can see more principles at work here, feel free to comment.

I composed this piece by photographing a christmas tree (i...

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:33:04 -0500

I composed this piece by photographing a christmas tree (i realize this may come off as cheesy but i feel that the amount the photos are obscured gives it validation).
anyway, i took all the photos by holding different colored drinking glasses over the camera lense and lowering the shutter speed and purposely dragging the lense in different directions. i did this for all except the top right one, the one that has the natural green tint caused merely by the tree’s color. to achieve the tunnel vision effect of the other three, i rapidly twisted the camera in a circular swivel.
i also wanted the bottom left, blue-tinted photo to have that same twisting effect so i did the same while also holding the glass over (not easy).
the focal point i was going for was sort of an ‘eye of the hurricane’. at the center of the dizzying outer edges (not always the center of the photo, mind you), there exists a somewhat calming and peaceful area that you are drawn into.
overall, i wanted to achieve 4 different colors. the top left photo has a warm orange/yellow feel. the top right has the green. bottom left has a blue/violet, and the bottom right is clearly red.

Here’s my project 2.

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:18:19 -0500

Here’s my project 2.

I plan on using a very textural background (something muted...

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:30:09 -0400

I plan on using a very textural background (something muted color-wise, possibly a plaid-ish fabric) with somewhat of a flow-like wave of color washing across it. I think for the colorful part of the composition I’m going to try and find things around the house that represent daily life in my home: guitar picks, toddler toys/stickers/etc, and whatever else I come across. My idea is for this mass (whether it turns out like a wave or whatever) to represent the uncontrollable… for lack of a more appropriate term “chaos” that exists in our home.

Some materials I’m gathering/plan on gathering:

Large piece of textured fabric (something heavy and muted like maybe furniture upholstery?)

Guitar picks

toys

food labels

stickers

photos(??)

other assorted fabrics and items

Here is my project. I decided to tone down the focal point; in...

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:21:21 -0400

Here is my project. I decided to tone down the focal point; in the previous versions, I had more smaller shapes coming off the shapes with the longer…”tails” (??).

Anyways, I just wanted to lead the viewer’s eye up to the top right corner where all the shapes seem to be trying to go. Thus, they break the pattern.

Another Revision…

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 23:14:40 -0400

Another Revision…

Final Revisions

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:01:03 -0400

Final Revisions

Session 6: Refinements

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:53:26 -0400

Session 6: Refinements

Session 6: Balance The first ad shows informal balance. The two...

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:10:00 -0400

Session 6: Balance

The first ad shows informal balance. The two images on the left and right side are very similar, but not symmetrical.

The second ad shows vertical balance. The large text at the top leads to the bulk of the ad at the bottom: the car itself.

The third ad shows asymmetry, horizontally. The face of Al Pacino on the left is contrasted by the photo of the watch on the right.

The first sketch illustrates a change in size. The second sketch...

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:50:28 -0400

The first sketch illustrates a change in size.

The second sketch illustrates a change in position.

The third sketch illustrates a change in proximity.

The fourth sketch illustrates a change in size.

The fifth sketch illustrates a change in shape.

The sixth sketch illustrates a change in direction.

The seventh sketch illustrates a change in position.

The eighth sketch illustrates a change in position.

The ninth sketch illustrates a change in size.

The tenth sketch illustrates a change in position.

Session 5: Focal Point in Advertising The first photo shows a...

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:04:02 -0400

Session 5: Focal Point in Advertising

The first photo shows a change in form. The focal point is clearly the man with the Rowenta vacuum who appears to have sucked the duck out of the sky rather than shoot it down. Photo credit: Rowenta, Inc. (found through Google search)

The second photo shows a change in color. With the dress being the same color as the background, it blends into the photograph. The flesh tones and features of the model (the only different colors) are the focal point.

The third shows a focal point using isolation; the giant trombone being isolated in the middle of the crowd.

Session 4: Abstraction No. 3

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:02:23 -0400

Session 4: Abstraction No. 3

Session 4: Abstraction No. 1

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:01:20 -0400

Session 4: Abstraction No. 1

Session 4: Abstraction No. 2

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:01:00 -0400

Session 4: Abstraction No. 2

Session 4: Original Photo for Abstraction

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:04:10 -0400

Session 4: Original Photo for Abstraction

Session 4: Drawing 5

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:57:55 -0400

Session 4: Drawing 5

Session 4: Drawing 4

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:57:39 -0400

Session 4: Drawing 4