My Inspiration

My artistic talents is inspired by the styles by an artist I truly find a creative, imaginative genius- Tim Burton. Creator and designer of award winnng movies, like, "Nightmare Before Christmas" and,"Corpse Bride", his style is a inspiration to me, and is what creates the designs I do today.

   His style consists mainly of curvy simple shaped characters, with much detail added to the igures, like clothing, of facial features. His characters are usually clay created, and his choice of fashion varies, from the early 1900's like corsets to imaginative, realism worlds.

Not only his art is strange and fictional, but also the stories he produced or designed. One of his movies that is one of my personal favourites, known as, " Big Fish" was created by him. The story is so strange and doesn't seem to have a very straight forward script or introduction of what the story is really about. One reason I really like the movie :)

His art inspires me because even thought his art is somewhat, disturbing... his art has made my art much like is. Maybe in the future I will also use clay animation, like his.

Out of all the drawingsa I usually do, my art is best related to Time Burton's work. I really enjoy doing artwork like his, and I think that I will even take his styke and use it for my future. Meaning, when I finally get into grapghic designs, I'll dedicate my style of work to him- and his expertise. This is why Tim Burton is my art inspiration.

Photo adjustments

When taking pictures with your camera, you can always fix the picture on your computer by adjusting it to your liking, by fixing the contrast, hue, saturation, etc. Before you adjust the photo, the picture isn't as outstanding as it could be, by being too dull, or the lighting isnt how you want. Before, photos would be taken numerous times, until they get the perfect picture. Now, technology has reached the point where photo adjustments are a snap, that even a 7 year old can do it. Computers work differently than others, some you would need a certain program to fix pictures, like photoshop, or the computer would already come with a program that can adjust photos. An example would be Microsoft XP, with built in photo adjustments. It can fix the hue, saturation, contrast, red eye, crop, etc. Macs also come with photo adjustment programs. However, by downloading a program which is already meant to edit pictures. Photoshop can adjust, fix, colour, draw, whatever you want on your photo, their would be much more of a variety to choose from. These programs are better used for expert photographers, but amateurs can also use the program, only actual photographers would buy a better version of the program, with much more variety and uses.

a proposed wall or barrier of sand designed to stop desertification in Africa.

Well known architect, Magnus Larsson proposed an idea to limit the growth of desertification in Africa by creating a 3,728 mile wall of sand from Djibouti to Mauritania. This wall will help protect the trees that were also lined to prevent the desertification spread, known as the, "Great Green Wall". The sand dunes would be a source of shelter, shade, protection for the trees and the villagers, and water collection point.

These sand dune walls would be created by fusing sand grains together with Bacillus pasteurii, a bacterium found in wetlands that produce a natural cement material known as calcite. This cement material would hold the sand together, and keep it solid

23 Countries in Africa decided to use sand dunes into shelter from sandstorms. These barriers are made from nature- bacteria and sand. This wall will help the villagers living in these harsh conitions with shelter, shade and a place which keeps them safe from the storms above. The price of making this shelter would be $90/cubic meter, for the cement, sand, gravel, and water.

Larsson's image is more than just a physical wall, but atempts to make it beautiful and artistic. Acting as both a wall and barrier, this desertification prevention project will hope to commence shortly, as desertification is becoming more of a concern worldwide.