Thursday, February 18, 2010

Bad Kitty and Art


"Bad Kitty, Bad!" By Brendan

Great composition is excellent, but it is not art.Fine photography is inspiring, but it is not art.Mastery of Photoshop can do wonders, but it is not art.The ability to express ideas is art.
Since my dad got my older brother an old copy of Photoshop in the mid 90's, Brendan has always been messing around with photo manipulation and the art of photo comics. The photoshop work has never been world class, but his concepts were always brilliant.

I got my hands on Photoshop towards the beginning of last decade, and I went to town, swapping people's heads and adding captions. My photoshop skills have, at this point, surpassed my brother's, but his creativity inspires me to this day.

Several weeks ago, I installed Photoshop on my younger sibling's laptop. Both Stephen and Chrisanna took to it instantly. They realized that they could add their own captions, draw what they think should be there, and express what goes through their minds.

I hope you get as much of a kick out them as I do as they share a little bit of their personality to the world at large.