Diptych

"The Frustrated Artist"          Paula Medina

In this diptych, I wanted to show the frustrations of writers and artists. When you have a writer's/artist's block, and you can't seem to perfectly bring your ideas to life through your perspective, it's as if all those previous drafts are going in the trash (figuratively, of course). Writers and artists may have to do several drafts before coming up with the perfect final draft. It takes time, diligence, and practice.

I took a few pictures of Claudine (the Artist) throwing crumpled paper backwards, but photoshopped the clumps of paper to make it look as if there were many being thrown out. In another picture, I had her stare at all the work falling into the trash can. I photoshopped the clumps of paper in the second picture too. In order for this diptych to work, I had to arrange them vertically. I added cold, blue tones using Curves to instill an intense, serious, and dreary mood.

P.S. I also needed to photoshop the trash can. (thanks Ms. Friedman!)

"Oh, Isn't She Lovely?"          Paula Medina

In this diptych, the left picture is one of a baby with a distraught look upon her face, due to the fact that her parents (right) are babying and pampering her too much. The baby and the mother are both Sara, and Ryan is the father.

I photoshopped the chairs slightly to make it look more like a connected crib and added warm, colorful tones using Curves and Selecting Coloring to create a happy, humorous mood.