7 out of 8 images represent texture clearly. Texture number 2 reminds me more of a pattern. The edges show some texture, but not as strong as the other examples.

I melted old and broken crayons to create new crayons. I chose this textured image because I thought it would be appropriate to use it as a background image for a flyer or even a banner background on a website.

Craftsmanship is one of the most important attributes I look for when purchasing a product/art work or when designing/creating for a potential customer or for myself. Craftsmanship shows that you’ve taken the time and effort to passionately create a composition or other work of art. Speaking from experience, poor craftsmanship equates to lack of patience, laziness, and not fully caring for the project/composition.

Meet Danish artist John Kenn Mortensen

John created monsters that are connected to our childhood fears. Though they look like quick sketches, further examination shows that he carefully creates detailed patterns in the monsters and background creating a unified composition. This is craftsmanship.

                                                         Art vs Design

Formal Definition: Art is something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings

Informal Definition:  Art is work based on emotion. It can require imagination.

Visual Examples

Steven Universe 1

Steven Universe 2

Ralph Serrano

Coraline: Mother

Formal Definition: Design is to plan and make decisions about (something that is being built or created) : to create the plans, drawings, etc., that show how (something) will be made

Informal Definition: Design is creating work to invoke a message through images or texts.

Visual Examples

Poster

Cancer

Islam

Mixed posters

Meet Ninoshka Mason!  The reason why I enjoyed this portfolio so much was her use of colors and her choices on designing the shape of the bodies. She was able to make the characters look more life like, playful, and something that could be associated with a brand like tokidoki.

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BONUS! Check a dandypunk (An established designer)

I love the way he connects a haunting fantastical realm to the real world. Most of the backgrounds have a dark shade of color. The subject of the piece is brighter in contrast or is colorful. I made a connection between this designer to the writer Neil Gaiman and Illustrator Dave Mckean.

Figure Ground and music notes can be compared to each other. The spaces represent the negative space (ground) and the music notes represent the positive space (Figure).

(See example of sheet music below)