The theme for my photomontage was “Self”, and my idea for this project was to forget yourself. The original woman image is the woman crying and confused; this image was perfect for the idea of someone not remembering their own face. I compiled a few photos of different facial features to show that she really doesn’t know what her true self is. The skull and smoke can also resemble the idea of “Self”, the skull represents something she can’t forget, something that is truly attached to her. The smoke can show the fogginess of memories, and her trying to place an idea of what her face is meant to be. The animation enhances this idea with the motion of her trying to place her face together and forgetting who she is meant to be. 

Most of it was composed using the tween option that Photoshop provides you. I also utilized the drawing tool to show forgetfulness. The motion I'm most proud of is when the smoke from the candle goes up and the opacity lowers; the animation is smooth and looks realistic compared to everything else. 

The animation of the smoke and the animation with the drawing tool ended up really successful, and I have to say that I’m proud of it. If I had a next time to do this project again, I would definitely look up more ideas of motion and animation on YouTube and prepare more instead of just throwing myself at it.