In this piece, I hope to start a conversation. I began with the knowledge that Photoshop is great for pasting and cutting and pasting again, which lends itself well to obsessive imagery. Out of this, I asked myself when I felt that way, "obsessive" or "obsessed with" in my real life and experiences.
I have always worn school uniforms. It was only when I became older, however, that I realized the sexual undertones pasted over an innocent body. In school we were asked to wear shorts under the skirt, even in stifling weather. We were constantly policed to make sure we did not "distract the boys." Why is this ok? Some children wear uniforms in pre-K! I used the Photoshop medium to highlight the discomfort of obsessing over young women. With open-source imagery, I made ample use of the clone stamp, feathering techniques to make hazy selections, and brush sampling from the image directly.
This is a very good way at going about the assignment: you looked at the potential of digital drawing, then did it while apply it to a theme.
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