Special Edition 2

The picture of me, similar to the one in the previous post, is to prove that I visited the Beverly Arts Center.

The first picture is of a painting that you see as soon as you walk upstairs into the exibit. I liked this picture because it reminded me of home. I'm from Plainfield, and what you see here, is a plain field with some trees in the background.

The second picture is a painting of a box of apple jacks with a few apples and a few jacks scattered in front of it. I went to the BAC with my girlfriend, and she thought it was cute so I snapped a picture of it.

The third picture is a painting of what I perceive to be a lake. I liked this picture because the color contrast in the water. I'm assuming the artist was trying to capture the light reflecting off of the lake, and although it looks as if maybe a nuclear accident has occured, I still like it.

Special Edition 1

This is the special edition blog of when I visited the Art Institute of Chicago.

The picture of me standing in front of the building is for proof that I actually went to this place.

The first picture was my favorite piece of "modern art". I like it because it reminded me of a comic, and when i was younger I was very into superhero's and whatnot.

The second picture is a picture of a painting of the ocean with some pretty intense waves. I liked this because I actually consider it art, and unlike the first picture, I believe that it took some talent to make. Water is not an easy thing to draw, but this artist did a great job, obviously, as it is included in this museum's collection.

The third picture, although posted sideways, is a rendition of the last supper. I like this painting because it is not what you normally see when artists portray this event. It seems rather cartoonish, making it very interesting to me.

We'll call it week 11

I accidentally mis-titled a week, so there is no week 11, but this should stand in just fine.

Spreads...

Unfortunately, it seems that I have saved the photos of my magazine spreads under the wrong format; or at least it wont open on my PC (saved them with a Mac)

Thanks to modern technology, the spreads are still able to be viewed by going to this website- http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/look-at-this/8018884 - just click "preview, and you can look at all of the spreads from my magazine.

Week 13

Cover and Back Cover

The Cover (left), titled "Look at This" to attract a reader to pick up the magazine, features my favorite illustration that I have done over the semester and the back cover(right) is an advertisement styled page for the SXU football team.

Week 10

MEMORY

The assignment for this week was to create three images out of memory. They had to contain the same object in all three pictures, but in a different setting or angle, or some other variety.

The object that I chose to illustrate was a trophy that I won back when I was younger for winning first place in a baseball tournament. So for each picture, I drew some aspect of the trophy in relation to the surrounding area. In the first one, I drew the figure of the trophy with my blue wall in the background. I made the trophy have a luster by using the mesh tool in Ai. The second picture is the trophy on the shelf, without the figure showing. The third picture is the right side of the trophy in relation to a notre dame poster that is hanging in my room. I contsructed all of these illustrations using the pen tool in adobe illustrator.

Week 12

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Published Mag-Week 14

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Week 9

Object, Craft- These three images are based around a Notre Dame stuffed leprechaun. In this assignment, I was instructed to create three separate images that followed three rules. The three rules I used for this assignment were:

1. Every image had to be created with a charcoal brush stroke;

2. Absolutely zero shapes may be used (lines only);

3. No space can be completely filled in, so each image will have a sketchy result.

Teapot, Craft- The first teapot I created is black and white. For this teapot, I was told to pick any charcoal stroke and use it in a sketchy fashion to learn this new technique.

The second teapot I made is simply a continuation of the first. I opened up the image of the first black and white teapot, created a color that I liked, and filled it in using another charcoal brush stroke that seemed lighter than the original, yet had a wider stroke. I found that this stroke is ideal for filling in objects. I then changed the color and tried to add the effect of the teapot pouring out some kind of red juice, but people concluded that the color combination reminded them of a crocodile, so I present to you, the Croc Pot.

The third teapot I made was the same teapot that I used for the first and second teapots. The only differences are that it faced the other way and it was placed upon two boxes. I had a lot of time to complete this teapot, so I added background details to it such as the computer screen and the desk that the boxes rested upon.

Week 8

SAN FRANCISCO


3 Facts:

1-The first Chinese immigrants came to America in San Francisco in 1848.

2-San Francisco outlawed burials in 1901.

3- The city is famous for its tolerance of the gay community.

Week 7

This image is the last one that I created. It is different in that it illustrates a cold day in Chicago.

This image is different because it is representative of a night in Chicago, done with an array of blues, and only blues.

This image is a version of my original illustration with some slight effects on everything, representing a grain in the cement, a window effect on the building and a blurry effect on the foliage.

This is the original illustration. It is oversimplified but i believe it is good for that reason.

This image was actually a mistake, I thought the idea was to get as far away from reality as possible, but I guess I was wrong. I like it anyway, it is a psychadellic, trippy version.

Week 6

Week 5

Craft- Using adobe illustrator, i finalized my illustration to the best of my ability with the time that was available. I used the pen tool and drew basic shapes and layered them to create the illusion of depth.

Concept- I chose this particular image to illustrate because it was the picture i thought most about when taking the pictures. I liked how the pole in front compared to the building behind it. For the illustration, i did the things the way i did because i only had a limited skill set.

Composition- I chose not to add the windows and fine details to the buildings because i was afraid that the excess of detail would ruin the picture.

Week 3

Craft: For this illustration, I was supposed to make a shape with my name and a car inside of it. So first i made my name with the pen tool and set it to the side. Then i made the outline of the car and the tires using the pen tool as well. Then i filled it in and made the windows. Finally I made the shape surrounding the illustrations. At first it was over the top of the car and my name, so i set it back behind the two to make the final image.

Concept:I made the illustration because obviously, it was an assignment. I feel that it was a very basic assignment and that it wasn't anything too difficult. However, the one thing I changed was the gradient in the shape and windows.

Composition: I decided to put the name underneath the vehicle, but for no particular reason. The shape was done this way just because i felt a square or a circle would be too plain.

Week 4

Week 2

I think this is the best photo I shot.

Craft- At first I was going to just take a picture standing on the bridge over the highway just to get the cars on the road, but then I decided to change the angle to include more skyscrapers in the background, along with the exit ramp. Then I decided that the shot was too plain so I crouched down to include the "X" shaped bars in the foreground and then finally decided to go even lower and include the horizontal bar going across the green life on the bottom to add some more to the picture.

Concept- I shot the picture because I thought it gave an accurate portrayal of the Loop. It is always busy with cars coming and going but there are peaceful places as well, as you can see by the park located to the right of the exit ramp. And of course, the buldings in the far background .

Composition- I included most of this explanation in the "craft" part but the final picture looks like it does because I took my time to take the picture. Not to mention, I had the help of a friend who lives in the area to find the location.

Week 1

NAME: BRIAN CASSON

MAJOR: PRE-LAW/POLI SCI

YEAR: JUNIOR

FAVORITE BAND: A DAY TO REMEMBER

HOMETOWN: PLAINFIELD, IL

COLOR: NAVY BLUE

MODE OF TRANSPORTATION: JEEP WRANGLER

ETC: I PLAY FOOTBALL HERE, BEEN DATING MY G/F FOR A YEAR, PLAYED BASEBALL IN HS, I TURN 21 ON SATURDAY, IM A HUGE CUBS AND BEARS FAN, USED TO BE AN EVEN BIGGER NOTRE DAME FAN, AND THATS WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL.