Proposal for Project 2

Project 2 Proposal
Carrie Avery
Digital Design
Dynamic Landscape Project

For the landscape project, I would like to create a fantasy landscape in Photoshop.  Although I envision the surroundings being somewhat familiar, it should also be unrecognizable .  I will use colors and imagery to invoke feelings of mystery and adventure in the viewer.

The focal imagery I would like to use for this project are children riding on an animal,  They will be on some kind of adventure exploring some strange new land.  I would like to use realistic imagery and perhaps even take my own photographs for the project.  I would prefer the use of realistic images over a painterly style.

I would like to explore some kind interesting perspective for this project.  I could see the children and animal approaching the strange land as if they were coming up a hill.  Looking upward and ahead, imaging what lies ahead on their adventure.  I will need to watch tutorials on the use of 3D and perspective alterations available in Photoshop.

Lighting will play an important role in the project.  If I take my own photographs, I could control the lighting source in the imagery to keep in consistent in the composition.  I envision the background of the composition being a bright light.  The "place" within the composition will be darker, allowing for dynamic light, sun rays, and the need for creating believable shadows.

Overall, I hope to create a landscape that is believable and makes the viewer feel like they are along for the adventure.