Reflection:

Through this assignment I learned that there is some randomness in Pollock’s art that just cannot be captured digitally using a drawing tablet. I think that a better way of capturing Pollock’s style digitally would use something like a Wii or a Kinect, where one’s whole body movements can be transferred to a digital canvas. Using a small tablet on Photoshop just didn’t work out.

Although I do think that using the tablet was better than simply using my laptop, I do not think I was able to capture Pollock’s style in my work. I say this because Pollock’s style involves splattering paint, something that I could not do in Photoshop. Similarly, Pollock is known for laying large pieces of canvas on the ground to create his works. All I had was a relatively small tablet.

Sources:

http://www.jackson-pollock.org/

http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/

http://phlearn.com/create-splatters-of-paint-with-custom-brush-settings-in-photoshop