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The Talent:
- Jillian Elise
- New York, United States
- Welcome to my portfolio! Art is and has always been a passion of mine. Since I was little, I loved to draw until came college where I was introduced to the world of digital art. I took my first graphic design course in the summer of 2006 and loved it so much that I continued to 2008 to earn an Associates in Graphic Design. The pieces that I've posted here are for you to critique and comment if you wish. They are simply for my own pleasure and additions to my portfolio. Thanks for visiting* Enjoy!
i feel like everyone goes through a period of time in life where we are confused. i think that was me a couple of months ago. i really didn't understand what i was working towards and striving to achieve. it seemed so...materialistic and shallow. i almost didn't care anymore.
ReplyDeletemaybe it was something that i grew out of, or maybe it's still there, in the back of my mind somewhere. i don't really know, but i really like this piece too. the black and white contrast very nicely. it's much better than the book twilight. people don't appreciate black in my opinion. they see it as a depressing, boring color.
black is just misunderstood. it can hide feelings, emotions, thoughts. black is so complex. people don't take time to fully understand how wonderful black is. they don't bother to look beneath the actual color.
i think this is a wonderful piece.
another good, slightly sad and depressing book is the five people you meet in heaven by mitch albom.
black isn't as misunderstood as you think, at least in the world of art, black is a way to make certain things pop out even in a sullen way. And personally, I find the color white way too intimidating-most of my work I have to start with a black background to build upon it, then if I want, I'll delete the black layer at the end or fill it with a different color (my little quirk).
ReplyDeleteAnd all those feelings you're describing, I can completely relate, it's exactly what I felt in high school especially- you feel stuck. I still sometimes feel that way now in my 3rd year of college! I think it stays with everyone else too some people are just better at hiding it and putting on that "i'm so confident, i know exactly what i want" mask. (chances are they really don't).
This piece was completed wayy before the Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series, people on my other site always comment on this would've been a way better book cover. But I really don't want it to be associated with something fictional and sci-fi. since it was an emotional piece. Thanks so much ! I'm happy you like it.
Are you an artist?? you think like one.
i wish i had artistic talent. i'm a good visualizer, a dreamer i suppose, but when it comes to actually making the piece, i can't do it.
ReplyDeletei tend to dream big then become disappointed with the results.
for me, i like black because it's so safe. i can hide under it, and i never stand out. i like to blend in, and it's almost like protection. or maybe it shows i'm too cowardly, too afraid to step outside my boundaries and test my limits. maybe i'm scared. maybe i'm afraid.
today, life sucked, and i feel really depressed. i try the confident mask, but it gets very tiring. and i'm only halfway done with high school...
Never say you can't...
ReplyDeleteYou remind me of me in high school and even now. During high school I had lost pretty much all my friends because of a stupid rumor about me that started freshman year. I became very depressed and lost. I tried to find other friends to be with but soon realized that these people are worth nothing. they are fake, two faced and I'd rather be alone than put up with these people. So I was alone. I focused on my work getting good grades and just pushed through it. I still avoided the cafeteria every day (haha-that's a nightmare n a half) and ate lunch with my only companions: the art teachers.
After high school, a lot of people went away to college, but I wasn't ready. I'm not much of a risk taker but I'm very in control of my own feelings and I follow my intuition very well. So I followed my gut, n stayed at home, and went to my community college for art. College is so different than high school, and after a year the people from high school that went away came back anyways because they really weren't ready either. (so they wasted a ton of $).
High school doesn't last forever, life really starts when you graduate high school so don't get too worked up over it, trust me.
I'm actually back in college because I loved it so much and switched majors.
Just think about the light at the end of the tunnel and you'll be fine
: ) If you need any1 to talk to ever I have aim or if you don't have that an email, so we don't have to keep publicly displaying our inner life feelings on here.
thank you so much! it helps hearing it from you because you've been through this already.
ReplyDeletesure i can talk to my friends, but i just don't feel like they really understand. my parents are very traditional asian. the only path to success is with good grades, and nothing else is accepted.
i'm sorry that there was a rumor spread about you. sadly, gossip and rumors still spread around today. and i must confess to having passed on a rumor or two.
i feel like i wouldn't mind the silence, i would just be too caught up in what other people think of me. i already have an image and reputation to uphold in front of my peers. it's that mask you were talking about. i keep it on because that's what others expect from me, and i don't like to disappoint people or myself.
i think that's so cool that you stayed home for a year before going to college. all my life, i've assumed that after high school came college. i never considered any other options because that's just the way life was supposed to go for me.
i do have dreams of what i want to accomplish, but then what happens if i don't reach it? what happens if i fail?
i just don't think i could handle the letdown.
everyone fails, no one is perfect. You fail, you learn, you get stronger and you get up again. how do you think people learn? Like right now, kind of a twisted story but:
ReplyDeleteSo right out of high school I went to my community college but i didn't dorm, i stayed home while going to school (it was like 5 min away so I really only saved money). I got my Associates in Graphic Design. After graduating, I unfortunately couldn't find a job where I live- I would've have to of moved to a big city which, no thank you (if you think about how expensive the cost is to even live there.. then the money you earn all goes to that then ???? I'm not that rich). SO my friend meanwhile was telling me about this Aesthetic Institute a 6 month program. (Aesthetics= skin specialist, makeup, high procedure anti-aging methods, etc...) So I did it with her. I liked it, but I loved the more challenging lessons more (like the anatomy/physiology , microbiology, ecology..) And THEN another friend told me well if you like that a lot you should consider going one step up maybe into nursing. It turns out a lot of my older sister's friends just graduated with their masters in nursing at a school really close to me. I've learned all about it, and finally decided to switch majors to nursing. I'm happy about this choice soo much, but I admit at times I feel this is way over my head, but I talk to classmates and they feel the same.
Basically, I tried many times and I felt I couldn't figure out what to do, it was tiring and frusterating, but you keep your perserverence and just keep plugging away. If you have strong faith, put your trust in the universe that knows the right path for you. Your faith will guide you and you'll be fine. I never look at it as a letdown, I think ok this obviously isn't for me, their are just so many opportunities so it's not worth it to look at it that way.