How Technology Affects Human——Final Project

Summary

Technology has been influencing our life and bringing a lot of death for a very long time. Since the invention of bomb and tank, the World War I has been started. Since the invention of atomic bomb, the World War II has been ended, however bringing an unexpected sequel to Hiroshima and Nagasaki also. Therefore, I have done my research more focus on technology and weapons.

Due to the advance of technology, a lot of weapons were being invented. People are using many kinds of weapons such as gun, bomb, atomic bomb, and even virus to start the war. It caused almost 90 millions people died between World War I and World War II. Apart from that, according to NBCNews.com (2013), there is an average of more than 100,000 people being shot in the U.S. every year because of the gun possession laws. Besides, the Boston Marathon Explosion caused at least 144 people being treated, with at least 17 of them in critical condition and 25 in serious condition. Also, at least eight of the patients are children.

Therefore from the data above, we can simply see that there is a close relationship between death and the invention of weapons. 

Sketch

Design Process

Step 1:

Sketch and draw on a piece of A4 size paper. Next, scan it into the computer with 600 dpi and colour mode. Open up drawing in photoshop and resize the picture to 420mm x 594mm A2 size and resolution of 300 pixels.

Step 2:

Start off with the wolf's face. Use brush tool and nine different tone of colours to make the wolf looks more real and solid.

Step 3:

Colour the wolf's hand and neck with black, dark brown and light brown. To make the wolf looks more evil and bloody, adding black and red colour and change the brush tool's pattern to the circle below. Also, the wound should be put on more patience when colouring. 

Step 4:

Start colouring the shirt. To make the shirt more harmonious with face and hand, I choose the colours which as similar as the hand's colour. Also, colouring the dark knight gun with black colour and using brush tool to draw a puddle of blood on "shooting" word.

Step 5:

Colour the nuclear bombing with dark orange, red, and brown colours. Next, I'm using black colour with a very low opacity to make a shadow. Later, colour the machine gun with grey and dark grey; and the fire with red and a bit orange. 

   

 Step 6:

As for the blood, I did not draw the outline for it. Therefore for making it more 3D, I will add Drop Shadow for it.

Step 7:

Start colouring the left items. Because of the feeling I want to express is death, therefore the colours I use will more tend to be dull and dark.

Step 8:

Colour the background with yellow, orange, brown, and black colours to show an explosion. Later, adjust the overall colour to make it more harmonious. Besides, I erase the nuclear bombing's outline to make it more natural. Also, I do a bit changes in the "Boston Marathon" banner and dark knight gun to make them different with the original images. 

Final Artwork

Artists Statement

The artwork displayed above showcases what I perceive about the relationship between technology and death. Besides, it also showcases what I imagine about the explosion scene during the World War II. Death is dreadful and war is bloody, therefore I prefer using a lot of darker colours. Also, I apply the current issues such as Boston Marathon Bombing and Dark Knight Colorado Shooting in my artwork because I think that art should not only be an art, but can reflect the society and the world. Using the wolf as the man’s face because I think that human is greedy and selfish as wolf. They love power and regard others people life as nothing. Therefore, my artwork will show you not only the relationship between technology and death but also the ugly fact of human’s life.

References

Levs, J., & Plott, M. (2013). Boy, 8, one of 3 killed in bombings at Boston Marathon; scores wounded. CNN. Retrieved from http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/15/us/boston-marathon-explosions

NBCNews.com. (2013). Just the facts:Gun violence in America. Retrieved from http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/16/16547690-just-the-facts-gun-violence-in-america?lite

Banner——http://blogs.denverpost.com/opinion/files/2013/04/boston-bombing-cartoon-sack.jpg

Biochemical Logo——http://livingwithra.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/376px-biohazard_symbol_red_svg1.jpg

Dark Knight Gun——http://pocho.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Dark-Knight-copy1.jpg

Machine Gun——http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/370372/370372,1253253778,1/stock-vector-vector-illustration-of-a-machine-gun-black-and-white-37249819.jpg

Man——http://pic.baike.soso.com/p/20090917/20090917142932-1904179279.jpg

Nuclear Bomb——http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbview_approve/7121608/2/stock-illustration-7121608-nuclear-explosion.jpg

Tank——http://newsimg.ngfiles.com/40000/40852_baflash_tank.jpg

Wolf——http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/cartoon-angry-wolf-head-26872142.jpg