Home page and Navigation-Sketch

This is my sketch for my homepage and navigation system. I wanted to do a piece that reflects my interests and something very colorful and eye catching.

E-Card Sketch

 This is a sketch that I did via my Ipad using a sketching program, this will be the background of my ecard about global warming.

Home page and Navigation- Danielle Morris

Here is my final project for this class. I wanted to create something that reflected my studio art work, makeup artistry and digital art work. I also wanted to show my ability to create colorful, eye catching pieces. This class was a lot of fun and inspirational.

E-card Design

 This is the E-card I created for an environmental issue. The issue I chose was Global Warming and how it is effecting us here in New York. I painted the background using a painting application on my iPad and decided that it would work well with this piece. I then wanted to convey the reality of global warming by making the date "December 25" Christmas day, when kids are home and want to play in the snow; however due to global warming it does not snow often from Christmas anymore. I wanted to show that in New York City because of global warming the temperatures have been so mild, that is why I chose to place 75 degrees in the sun, and have flowers and grass blossoming in the middle of winter when it is suppose to be snowing and cold. I added an oil paint filter over the piece to blend it and give the card a textured look. I wanted to keep the message simple and to the point on the inside, as well as the back of the card; I wanted to show an eco friendly design which I was able to find on a google search and it is a butterfly globe. I then added the words 'eco friendly' inside the butterfly to tie it all together. Rather then using words, I wanted the pictures to speak to the viewer and have the viewer find the irony in the piece as well as an awareness of the future.

Book Cover

 Here is the book cover and spine I created for Alicia Keys. I wanted to represent the city where she came from as well as the instrument which she is known for playing. I wanted to create something creative and different and that represented her well. The spine of the book took a lot of editing but it is my favorite part. 

Childhood Obesity- Awareness Poster Redo

Here is the final piece. This consists of many layers (about 12). I took my drawing and edited it in photoshop and converted the two dimensional drawing into a 3D piece. The foods as well as the 'thinking bubble" were also converted to 3D (8 layers total are 3D). I chose a blue background to represent the somber feeling of the little boy, and stayed in the primary color scheme for the lettering which helps for it to stand out more.

Project 2- Sketches

I decided I wanted to do an awareness poster on Childhood Obesity. My concept is to have an obese child thinking about the foods that he loves (all the wrong foods) and he will be holding a piece of fruit and crying.

Project 1-Photomontage- Final

Project 1- Photomontage Part 1 sketches

About Me

Hello. My name is Danielle and I am currently enrolled at Empire State College pursuing my Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts and Education. I currently work at a special needs preschool as an Assistant Director. I also work part time as a babysitting, tutor and Make-up Artist.  Working 60+ hours a week and going to school is not easy, but I don’t mind a full schedule J

My goal is to become an Art Therapist and work with children and well as adults who have special needs such as physical or neurological disabilities express themselves and communicate by use of the creative process through different artistic methods.