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Hey guys...
Let's see some works of my Compostion collection ^.^
As we all know, Composition in Design refers to the arrangement of the elements of of art in a work. It's really important because it helps to communicate the feelings and ideas of the artists with the viewers. The 1st and 2nd picture were inspired from the Rhythm concept which let create a layout having the same elements with various repetitions. However, after finishing them, I found that they were a mix-up of Rhythm and Coherence principle =.=




The interesting thing of these two picture is the fence was created based on a simple drill bit :)
This is the origin:


I love the next picture most ^.^ as it's meaning is what we, designers-to-be, want to reach in every work we make and every thought we have... That's "Creativity makes you different"... It refers to Dominance principle which allows to build a special element and make it different from others. I have 2 versions... since typoraphy is very important to make a picture more attractive and meaningful... Which one do you like best? Tell me, guys :)




And the last one is a sudden inspiration. I don't know which kind of compostion it belongs to. I just made it because I thought it'd be pretty weird and interesting to view. This comes from what I think about the world reacting upon our thought and feeling. The world's reactions depend on what we're thinking, feeling and doing. If we felt happy or peaceful, maybe the life would be colorised by pink or blue... but if we felt sad or despressed, its color would be grey and dark... besides, if we were stress and angry, it would change into red or something like that... Although life is hard as it can be seen, why not just enjoy our lives and try our best? My message through this picture is "Life depends on what we are"
One of my friend think that it is fairly colourful, but I felt it's the matter which mostly attracts people . Maybe they would think it's beautiful and interesting, some might consider it as a stupid and funny work... Whatever, just ENJOY it and COMMENT plzzzz.... ^.^


The original one only makes people feel sad or something like that, rite?

~~~ Flash tutorials ~~~

Tee-hee... I've found something really interesting and useful for me and even you all ;) This is a website for Flash Professional 8 tutorials
If you don't have Flash 8 at home, don't worry, you'll get a trial version. Besides, the contents and functions of Flash Professinal 8 are displayed and explained clearly. It goes from the easiest areas to the hardest ones therefore you will get stable basics before becoming a real Flash designer ^.^
These tutorials are designed to make you get used to creating symbols and graphics by using tools, controlling layers and movieclips, and adding motions, sounds, and texts to your Flash 8 projects. The whole work is only based on one example; therefore, you're not confused when going to the next tutorials. You can easy connect your previous work and your existing one. Once experiencing from tutorials, you can create your own movie and enjoy it, guys :)
Maybe some of you think it's annoyable to learn something from this site as it's fairly plain. However, I've tried it and I think it's really really useful for your two coming Flash projects: one of groupwork and one of individual.
Remember: "Small and simple things can make a great success"...
Have fun, guys ^.^

--- Jacques-Louis David ---

When I was studying The Modern Age in DIM1, the history and works of Jacques-Louis David were very impressive to me. Therefore, today I want to take a brief look at him. I know that this topic is quite boring, but I try to make it more interesting and useful ^.^

Jacques-Louis David (1748-1824) was one of the most greatly significant French artists in the Neoclassical style and a dynamic supporter of the French Revolution. (Neoclassicism is the name given to a 20^th century style of work in visual art, music, architecture, theatre and literature that is inspired by artistic antique elements.) When he was 9 years old, his mother left him after his father had been killed in a duel. Then he was brought up by his uncles and registered the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture at 17. Until 1770, his works were influenced by Boucher who was his distant relative and a Rococo painter either. However, in 1768, David began to study with the Neoclassicist Joseph Marie Vien. David had tried many times to be awarded an art scholarship to the Academy in Rome, the Prix de Rome. Finally, in 1774, David succeeded. While in Rome, he was studying the works of Caravaggio and other seventeenth-century Italian Baroque painters for five years. He became more deeply interested in the Neoclassical style of Vien, Anton Raphael Mengs, Johann Winckelmann, and Benjamin West.
In 1784, the influence of Neoclassicism on his work was showed via The Oath of the Horatii (Paris, Louvre). This painting emphasized the traditional merits of sacrifice and morality. The strong harmony of the colors, and the sacred severity of the oath saddling on the figrures built a stable structure and and aesthetic of the painting. The themes and patterns were kept going into his later works. See more information

The Oath of the Horatii (Paris, Louvre, 1784)

In 1787, David exhibited his well-known The Death of Socrates. It was painted in Paris with details inspired by classical statues and Roman bas-relief. (Roman bas-relief is a technique of sculpting involving in carving or etching away the stone or metal surface) It used sharp illumination, contrastive shadows and realistic detail to describe the closing moments of the death of Socrates. Sentenced to death because of exhorting scepticism and impiety in his students, Socrates bravely accepted death from hemlock brew.

The Death of Socrates (Paris, 1787)

As I have stated, David was an enthusiast of the French Revolution, voting for the execution of Louis XVI. Considered as portraits, the series of three paintings of the Revolution sacrifice were: The Death of Lepeletier (1973), The Death of Marat (Brussels, 1793), and The Death of Bara (Avignon, unfinished). Le Peletier who voted for the death of the King was murdered by a royal guard. David prepared his funeral, and painted The Death of Lepeletier. It showed Peletier's body was below a gory sword hanging from a thread pushing through a note "I vote the death of the tyrant". However, this painting disappeared mysteriously and now is only known as an engraving. Later, a David's friend, Marat was killed by a young Royalist from an opposite political party, Charlotte Corday . David once again organized a formal funeral for Marat in the Panthéon.

The Death of Marat (Brussels, 1793)

In 1794, while imprisoned, he started to paint Intervention of the Sabine Women (Louvre, 1794-1799) which was painted to show his respect to his wife and also known as a plea for the citizens to reunite after the carnage of The Revolution. Therefore, it was full of love against conflict and was a combination between classical bas-relief and comtemporary models. The most impressive thing is the warriors are all nude. David was obsessed by the idea that Greek gods, athletes and heroes were nude. He didn't want to seek for a physically muscular beauty, but rather to reach a plain heroic one.

Intervention of the Sabine Women (Louvre, 1794-1799)

David had become an passionate admirer of Napoleon from their first meeting. Between 1802 and 1807, a series of paintings was painted, especially Coronation of Napoleon in Notre Dame (Louvre, 1805-1807) to honor the expanding territory of the Emperor. After the fall of Napoleon, David went into exile in Brussels, continuing to be an excellent painter and a great teacher. Actually, some of his beloved students like Gros, Ingres, Gerard and Girodet pursued his style. On December 29, 1824, he was crushed by a wagon when leaving the theater and soon died. David's body was not permitted to bury in France but his heart was buried at Pre Lachaise, Paris.


Coronation of Napoleon in Notre Dame (Louvre, 1805-1807)

Reference: (You can check the information I give you and some of his greatest works from these websites. Have fun!)
Jacques-Louis David, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Louis_David
Jacques-Louis David, 3D-Dali, http://www.3d-dali.com/Artist-Biographies/Jacques-Louis_David.html
Jacques-Louis David, The Artchive, http://artchive.com/artchive/D/david.html
Jacques-Louis David, Web Musem, Paris, http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/david/
The Death of Marat, Boston College, http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/his/CoreArt/art/neocl_dav_marat.html
Jacques-Louis David, Boston College, http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/his/CoreArt/art/neocl_dav.html

f.I.S.h +++

Hey guys.. there's another flash using ActionScript ^_^" Can you see 3 fish swimming around and around? Actually, when making this, I wondered if people recognised they're fish!!! I think they DO look like fish, right? ^.^ (very cute fish)
In this flash, I create a simbol for a fish, and another symbol that respensents the 1st symbol. (kind of complicated, huh? +_+) Therefore, I have 3 fish swimming but just have to add Script once. Maybe you think that it's quite easy to copy and paste Script 3 or 4 times but if you have to create 20 or 100 or 1000 fish, it'll be a really hard work! Try what I recommend and you will feel the difference :)
Some people may think ActionScript is too hard to remember and avoid using them. But I think it's more comfortable to make a complex flash by using codes. It doesn't only make your work done faster and easier, but also reduce the size when compared with using frame by frame +_+ Actually you don't have to be a professional programmer or whatever, try some basics and simplify every detail!
Want to see a bigger screen: My Fish
Hope you enjoy it! Tee-hee :">

*** tick... tick... ***

My flash is based on the real analogue clock ^.^ It depends on the time displayed on your computer... Try changing the time on your computer and see what happens to my clock!!!

To create this, I had to use ActionScript therefore its size is quitely small (just 4KB). WHY IS ACTIONSCRIPT SO IMPORTANT? First it enables you to create buttons that control the MainTimeline or MovieClips. Second, when creating some fairly complicated projects like an analogue clock, you must apply this to simplify and be in control of everything!
If you want to create a clock like this one, I recommend that you should create one layer for one object. Then adding a blank symbol to insert your Scripts. This will make you work done easier and clearer!
Through making this flash, I learn one more thing "Everything is very easy to see, while to make it fully is the reverse"
That's a just simple clock... Don't hope to see something strange or surprising occurs... Have fun, guys ^.^
Want to see its true size, here you are: Analogue Clock