KeeleyDeHart325.Project2.BalancePoster
Balance (2020)
9inch x13inch
Artist Statement:
With climate change and rising sea levels threatening our homes, lives, and world, I wanted to instill hope in the audience that positive change is possible if we try to save the environment.
I drew the figure of the young girl to represent the future generations most impacted by climate change. I drew her with traditional pencil and paper, then colored her in using colored pencils and markers. I then scanned her onto my computer. I utilized a filter to give her the appearance of appearing underwater, or that she herself is made out of water in order to depict the symbiotic relationship of man and nature. I then added warm yellows and oranges emitting from her chest to depict a glow coming from the globe within photoshop. The globe is made by combining several images of textures together to mimic a globe and yin and yang symbol in order to depict the harmony and balance between man and nature required to save the Earth. I used a background and painted over it with the paint tool and smudge tool in order to create the light, ripples, and sky. The image as a whole was brought into InDesign, which I then put text over to convey my message, highlighting the impactful words in a complementary color to make them stand out.
Source Images:
https://wallhere.com/en/wallpaper/1979089
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/AOaZm