Make Your Mark 3MP

MAKE YOUR MARK

I really enjoyed creating this project. It took a long time but I believe that it was worth it. I loved the concept I was exploring and it turned out pretty well. The hardest part of this project was not getting frustrated because of all the hand coloring I had to do.  My idea is exactly what the title and the piece says. I want to make a mark on the world. Everyone has a purpose for being in the world, you just have to find yours. Each person in the photo above has a different color because each and every person has a reason to be here. No one ever has the same reason. You may have the same color as another person but in reality they are not the same color. They are just different shades. The colors in the project above mis because when you work or are around someone else, you both make an impact on each other. You create something new. No matter how young, old, race, gender or religion you are, you can still make a difference.

My idea came from the idea that there is no one who has a finger print just like yours. As you go around doing your daily activities everyone touches hundreds or thousands of things each day. You have no idea what type of mark you are making on someone else. For all you know that door you held open for someone else at work the other day, maybe they had thought that they were invisible or that they weren't worth anyones effort for anyone. You holding the door could have showed them that they are there. They are being seen and they are worth something. The smallest thing to one person can mean the world to anther person.

Orignal Image...

While trying to hand color the image I used many sites to help me to color the photo better.

http://graphic-design.com/Photoshop/hand_coloring/index.html

http://www.graphics.com/article-old/creating-hand-tinted-look-photoshop

http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f288/photoshop-tutorial-hand-colouring-black-and-white-photographs-660303.html