Lichili A&D Final Major Project. : April 2014

i took an album by the gothic, melodic rock band evanescence and manipulated it using photoshop.
i started by drawing around the face on a fresh layer. i then used varous methods to fill in the image. the first procees was relativly time consuming. the main reason for this was to insure the fine detail of the eyes and hair was done to a high standard.

i started by opening a scanned image of the album artwork into phtoshop. I then proceeded to create a new layer. on the layer i used the paint brush tool to draw around the face of Amy Lee the reason why i decided to create a pop art image this way was to allow myself more choice in what the shape the facial features would be. once i had the overall outline i then painted in a small section around the outline to insure that the final result would be of a high quality i also painted in the facial features before using the pollygonal lasso tool to fill in the majority of the hair sections. once i was happy with the black parts of the image i then proceeded to create another. i then selected a colour that complemented the music within the album. within a song on the album the words 'purple sky' are mentioned. i decided to use purples for the bulk of the image. to create the background i just painted over the areas that i needed to. i created a new layer so that i could move the black layer above the coloured layers. so it doesnt really matter if i dont apply coulourr to the whole background. i decided to create a new layer for each colour in order to make it easier to change if i wasnt content with the overall colours when the image was complete.

to create this image i opened a document and altered the size to 25cm x 25cm with a resolution of 300 dots per inch. on this docement i opened the above image and inserted it as a new layer. then i used a keyboard shortcut to select the image inorder to resize the image. ( Ctrl + T then held Shift as i moved the image. by using the shift key it ensures that the image doesn't distort~). when i was happy with the size of the image i moved it into the top left hand corner. I then selected image > Agustments > hue and saturation and altered the hue of the image to create the pink face with the red backgound. while i had this window up i moved the slider for the saturation on to max to insure that the colours are the brightest that is possible. i then repeated the process changing the position and colour of the image. i decided to use this style of imagery to mimic the combined work of Andy Warhol and Julian Opie. Andy warhol is instantly noticable for his pop art style where as julian opie is most known for creating the iconic blur album art.

i decided to combine both styles shown in the album covers and create my own version of it using Evanescence as the main focus point. i think that the album design would be of a sutiable standard to be sold in a shop mainly because of the bold colours i have chosen added with the stlye of music the band creates and the types of album art other bands of similar stance create, combines to create an album art that will stand out from the other darker steriotypically 'rock and metal' album art.

here is a collection of album covers i have scanned in from my collection of CDs.

I like this album art mainly because of the simplicity concerning the colours.

I like this album art because the main image is rather eye catching and bazaar added with the crisp text makes this album artistically clever.

With the first two black stone cherry albums, the main focus is on a photograph of the band members, this is often done to appeal to the women audience who may find the members attractive therefore will be more inclined to give the album a listen to. By keeping the colours to a minimum this allows the album art to stand out on a shelf without being too in your face. Looking at the images of the members I like the way that emotion has been captured by the photographer. There is somewhat of a rugged and raw appearance of the men which gives a subtle indication that the music on the album is rugged, raw and not auto-tuned to unrealistic perfection, which is something I love. Another thing I like with this album art is how serious they look almost like they're making a statement and telling the viewer we're going nowhere.

in comparison with the above album art this one sees the band more relaxed and chilled out.

i really like this album art because it takes the bands logo (skull with bat wings) and transformed it into a semi-realistic image. the name of the album has an impact on the design of the cover. i really like the idea of the girl sleeping and having a nightmare. i also like the use of colours within the artwork. the use of dark blues and relativly dark colours gives the album art a dark apearance, indicating at the style of the music on the album.

the main thing i love about this album art is the fact that its not serious and its fun and colourful atmosphere that it gives off to the buyer. i rather like the cartooned style of the album art and how it differs to the bands previous album art. i like how the artist has captured the band members perfectly. i also like the font that has been used for the 'fishin' for woos' section of the album design, i like the way that flows similar to the way that waves move. this has given me an idea for an album design that caputues the name of the band perfectly.

the main thing i like about this album art is the way the font has been edited. i think it really complements the image. another thing that stands out when looking at this album art is the use of orange in the eyes and how it stands out from the rest of the colours that have been used. another thing that stands out is the mood of the humanoid. it shows anger which is reflected within the album.

this album has to be one of my favourite albums. it is an album art i've known for many years. i really like the way that depth of field has been used to make her eyes in focus and the edges of her face and hair blured this works really well for the image. i also love the coulours used they complement the music within the album perfectly. some of the songs have a cold feeling to them so the album art reflects this with the use of blues which is a cold colour.

with this album art the band has used their well known logo as the focus of the design. i really like this design mainly because most bands normally have their first album as a self titled album. another thing i like about this album design is the use of colour. i like how the band has used colours that complement their former albums making the album design stand out and instantly recognisable as an Evanescence album.

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