alright so after convincing myself that the cropped version of the last image was better, i went in and cropped the other image just to see what it would look like. i honestly think it looks bad cropped and looks much better and perfectly fine centered and "floating" the other way. i thought you might want to see for yourselves in case you were wondering.

ok so here is the cropped version as you can tell. the main mass is secured by the border on the left and right side. i do think that this helps the composition slightly and i like a more rectangular format. but i still like being able to see the entire structure. but then again, it leaves nothing for the viewer to make up on their own since everything is just being given to them. and i guess i've just convinced myself to use this version. all of my images are going to be around 20 inches tall to give you an idea.

ok, so this is the final value structure of the piece. i have gone in and added a little bit of color like in the rest of my projects. this is before a crop that i have made to it (i have this one still saved in case i change my mind about which i want to print). i will be posting the cropped version right after this. the state of the image you are looking at now has that no-no floating quality to it, but so does the last image i posted. although i think of the construction lines as sort of a securing device, others may not see this.

here is the skeleton of the last project i have. it's the drawing before any photoshop editing. this really shows the compass-and-straightedge foundation for the piece.

maybe some of you would be interested in knowing what this all looks like before it goes through photoshop. also here are the tools i used for this particular project (stuff i've had since 9th grade. never really thought i'd be using it for this).

i think this image is finished. let me know what you think. and if you were wondering, i do want to leave the construction lines in this image. they would be easy to take out but i think it would be better to show the process involved in the final piece.

alright, this another piece i have been working on. its development is based on the use of a compass, and the techniques used in geometry for measuring distance and creating shapes. so it is sort of a math problem. ive always enjoyed geometry, so i figured i could throw some of the geometric processes into my work.