Digital Abstraction / Pattern and Texture with Photoshop
Type 1 Wild Beast
Abstraction
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When the
Western art world discovered art from Asia and Africa in the 1800’s after the
invention of the camera, art changed to new directions of abstraction. Two big
changes were the flattening of value which caused simplification, and a new use
of brighter colors. These bright unrealistic colors led to a style called
Fauvism, or the Wild Beasts a period of time of around ten years (1897 to
1908). Henri Matisse, the father of fauvism painted this landscape painting.
The color in this piece is called arbitrary color. Digital art uses color in
this manner all the time. This is seen in green cats and blue dogs for example.
In Adobe photoshop we
can abstract reality in the same way with filters that simplify and through
color choices.
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I chose this photograph
from shutterstock because of the
composition and the already wild colors.
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1.
Simplification is achieved through filters, it this
case Filter Gallery Cutout. This is just one example of simplifying filters.
2. Next,
work with arbitrary color to abstract as Fauvism.
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The second step then
was to use Image Adjust and Hue and Saturation
3.
The third thing that Matisse’s painting has is texture.
The real image was painted in oil paint and the actual surface has brush marks
that are noticeable. I can apply simulated texture through another filter.
1st Abstract
Assignment Simplified Realism with Fauvistic Color and Simulated Texture.
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Create 5 of your photographs (yes you may use images from the web but you will not be able to call it you own in most circumstances. Your own photo would be best) with four to five examples of simplified fauvistic color and simulated texture. Upload 7 great images to discuss) Time budget- about one hour
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