Amenable by Mackenzie Rockwood

Be curious, not judgmental.

Mackenzie Rockwood

Mackenzie Rockwood 12/8/15

Amemable: Be Curious, not judgmental

Contents Desiger Statement........................................

Project 1: Minimalist Triptych........................

Project 2: Icons.............................................

Project 3: Tidying Up Art...............................

Project 4: Book Covers.................................

Designer’s Statement “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”-Thomas Merton As a designer and artist, everything I do is for a purpose, with much passion and perseverance. I believe design has to capture your attention. Art has always been a massive part of my life. I remember when I was two years old my parent gave me my first paints and easel for Christmas and ever since then I have had my hands in some form of art. Even as a child I strived for the best from my work. I enjoy being creative and I view Art as a natural way for me to express myself. I prefer Fine Art to anything else, as fine art to me has more potential in it to embrace the artists’ emotions and can contain more depth and concept than any other media. My education on the subject of art thus far has allowed me to be both versatile and inventive. Because art is a passion to those who choose to study it, I believe that however chooses this field puts their hearts and souls into their work and push themselves that extra mile. Throughout this course I have been able to explore software such as Photoshop and Illustrator and to experiment with colors, textures, different mediums/effects. Curiosity is the reason I choose to study art. Studying art has made me more aware of the world around me.

There is no right or wrong in art, and it can be translated a million different ways. I aim to make my work expressive and visually interesting. Art is a love affair that I will never leave.

I choose the word AMENABLE for it definition is of a person who is open and responsive to suggestion, I try to be a person who is open mined and always there.

Project 1: Minimalist Triptych

Overview

The objective of this project was to sketch and illustrate a minimalist triptych in Illustrator based off a story created by three boards on our personal Pinterest page.

Solution

Designed 3 incredible images that tell the story of a family traveling to Japan hoe came upon a sushi restaurant that only serves sea urchin, using Illustrator’s shape, pathfinder and color tools.

Project 2: Icons

Overview

To develop a theme, and polish a complete set of icons that’s could be used for a real client or job.

Solution

Designed 48 Chicago icon using Illustrator’s shape, pathfinder and color tools.

Outlined

Colored

black & White

Colored w/ Background

Color Sheme Inspiration

Project 3: Tidying Up Art

Overview

The goal of this project was to create a composition using Wehrli’s technique of tidying up a masterpiece from either a photographer, painter or illustrator in Photoshop.

Solution

The product, of course, is nothing like the original and completely original at the same time, by reconstructing Van Gogh masterpiece into a mandala to continue his story.

Origal Art Work By Vincent Van Gogh

After Tidying Up

Project 4: Book Covers

Overview

To design a collection of 3 book covers published by the same company created in Photoshop, and the layout for the cover will be designed in Illustrator.

Solution

Designed 3 modern book covers that had a minimum of 7 layer of artwork from 1300-1849AD in Photoshop, then transferred to Illustrator from the final touches.

Art Work Created in Adobe Photoshop

Book 1

Layers

Art Work Created in Adobe Photoshop

Book 2

Layers

Art Work Created in Adobe Photoshop

Book 3

Layers

Art Work Created in AdobE ILLUstrator

Fonts

accessories

Orwell Typography Times

Fonts

Software

Mackenzie Rockwood Art 204 A F: Image Studio Proff. Luciana Gassett 12/8/15

Lemon/Milk Champagne & Limouines

Photoshop Illustrator InDesign

Thank YOu