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Self Portrait/Propaganda Poster

 


Hi Everyone!

    For my propaganda poster, I followed the tracing technique. While it was time consuming, I was able to get the final product very close to a real cartoon version of myself and I'm very happy with how it turned out!     

    What I'm promoting in my poster is all about mental health. Sometimes, you just need to take a second and breathe in the present moment. I know many people that suffer from mental health issues and I know how tough it is to get through. Hopefully, my poster can be eye-catching enough to make the everyday person stop for a second and take the time to be in the present moment. My message is very thought provoking because it makes people think about how sometimes you just need to relax and decompress after a hard day. I originally was going to do 'just relax' as my slogan, but decided on 'just breathe' because the act of taking a deep breath will instantly make a person feel more relaxed. 

    While it may look like there's a lot of colors in my project, I really only stuck with a few shades of blue featured in the background, on my hat, and on the bag of chips. Adding a drop shadow to the slogan really helped it pop off the page and stand out from the rest of the poster. Red and blue go great together, so my red shirt definitely is a centerpiece of the poster. I was also able to add in a shadow gradient on my face, as well as a black/white gradient on my sunglasses. The last thing I did was add in one of the palm trees seen in the original photo, as I thought it would be a fun element and usually palm trees are associated with relaxing on the beach. 

    While mental health isn't associated with politics, a social movement, or war related, the main purpose of this propaganda poster is to inspire the viewer to take a second out of their day to live in the moment and breathe. 


- Ɛthan Marley 

Comments

  1. Richard JacobMay 1, 2022 at 6:00 AM

    Your Propaganda looks very similar to your original photo. I love the shading for the shadows as it makes the image life like.

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  2. Kyle JungMay 2, 2022 at 7:52 AM

    I like the amount of attention to detail you put into this artwork. Great job!

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  3. Emily Van KirkMay 3, 2022 at 8:37 AM

    This is so good! I remembering seeing this when we handed them in and being so impressed. The chips are so realistic and I love the font you chose!

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