Why I choose Java Jazz Festival?

Madam Lydia ask me why I choose Java Jazz Festival as my wallpaper theme.

well, at first I want to using Halloween as my wallpaper theme, but there were to many people already using it. So I keep thinking what I have to choose?

Then when I listen to Tompi's song, one of my favorite singer, I realize why about Java Jazz Festival. Tompi always be the one of a lot of singer who sings at that festival. This festival also unique and famous. A lot of foreigner come to Jakarta to watch this festival. This festival already held since 2006 and every of their performance always give a good experience to their watchers.

Beside that, choose this festival also make a challenge for me, how I can make a wallpaper from a music festival, how I put the music's feel into a picture.

Then I keep listening to Jazz music until I get the feel of jazz. I also search a Jazz graphic from Deviantart. That's why I choose Java Jazz Festival as my theme. I hope the result of my wallpaper would get a good impression from Madam Lydia and all my classmate,

thank you :D

assignment 1 : e-wallpaper

from the previous post. I've said about my first assignment is to make a wallpaper with the theme of the festival. I choose java jazz festival as my wallpaper theme.

I'm thinking to make a unique wallpaper so I choose a black background for the base of my background. here, I begin to share my artwork.

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I've search some pictures from Google and Deviantart that related with my theme, and I collect these pictures :

at first you can fix the pictures with control the images brightness and contrast, I also make it balance so all of the pictures have the same colour mode and then, I begin to work with my pictures.

PART 1 : PLAY WITH THE PICTURES

this session I named, play with the pictures. It's so easy, you just have to fix your picture first, and don't forget to make your new artwork layer, and I chose black as my base background.

after make the base background, open the pictures, select > all, edit > copy

back to your base background, edit > paste, resize your image with edit > free transform and place it nicely

do the same thing with other pictures, and then place it nicely. Arrange the pictures so it blends together and look nice, use your creativity to arrange them. If it looks strange, use erase tool to erase the certain part so the pictures will look nice.

this is the final looks after I arrange all the pictures.

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PART 2 : PLAY WITH LIGHT

in this part I'll use light texture that I get from Deviantart and Shutterstock. This light effect can make your wallpaper looks more glamor. Here the texture I use for the light effect

so first, from the last post, I've already arrange the pictures but it looks flat. so I put a light effect to make it more glamor and life. here the step :

as usual, open the image, select > all, edit > copy, place it in your wallpaper, edit > paste

after that, change the blending option from normal to lighten, it will make your texture colour just show the light effect and the place it with edit > free transform

with the same step, use the other light texture and place it

another texture. If you don't have a light texture, you can use a normal picture like I use now. open your picture, select > all, edit > copy, back to your wallpaper edit > paste, place it above your arrange picture, turn the blending option to divide. If it looks messy you can fix it with erase tool.

this is the final result of part 2

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PART 3 : TOUCH UP AND TEXTING

this is the last part, I just fill the empty space with another big background. I chose a music sheet image as the big background. same step with put another image.

open the image, select > all, edit > copy, edit > paste in your wallpaper, change the blending option to lighten, and the opacity to 7 % (to make soft effect of the image)

now the texting part, I just add a simple text like java jazz festival and a quote. use the type tool at the tool box

now finish, this is the final result of my assignment 1,

thankss all :D

credit :

http://perfectsky.deviantart.com/

http://idamo.deviantart.com/

http://soukster.deviantart.com/

http://failurebyexcuse.deviantart.com/

http://www.shutterstock.com/

http://bl0ody4ngel.deviantart.com/

correction of image size

so, from the previous post, my wallpaper size is 1280 x 800 pixel. but actually it should be A4 size.

here the step to changet it.

first open the wallpaper and then open a new workspace, the new work space should be in A4 size.

on the new workpace I put a black background to make it balance with my wallpaper.

after that as usal, select all your old wallpaper, edit > copy, edit > paste on your new workspace.

edit > free-transform your image, hold the shift button to make it same with your actual size.

the bottom should be give you more space, so I put my name and id on it.

so this is the first important things, make sure your file is in A4 size and 72 dpi as resolution

heree my final result :D

I put a music video from one of the singer at Java Jazz Festival,

wallpaper ideation

so I chose JAVA JAZZ FESTIVAL for my wallpaper design.

What is Java Jazz Festival ?

Java Jazz Festival (JJF) is one of the largest jazz festivals in the world Jakarta, Indonesia. An annual jazz festival held every early March it was designed to be one of the largest jazz festivals globally. It was held for the first time, in 2005, approximately 125 groups and 1,405 artists performed in 146 shows. The festival was attended by 57,800 visitors, during its three-day stretch.

Up until the fourth Festival in 2008, there were 180 Indonesian and international groups, and 1,600 artists that performed in 300 shows on the festivals 18 stages. The festival in 2008 was attended by 69,000

JJF’s motto, “Bringing the World to Indonesia”, is implemented through the act of inviting numerous international artists to the festival. This is not only intended to treat the public with a feast of international talents, but also as an opportunity for international artists to see the talent of Indonesia’s jazz musicians, as well as jazz improvisations paired with Indonesian traditional music and also arouse collaborations on JJF's stages.

During the four years of the festival, collaborations create a new musical harmony. People of diverse background (nation and culture) meet in harmony through jazz.

Peter F. Gontha, the director claims that musicians are the appropriate ambassadors to vocalize peace.

Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival showcases jazz, and other genres, including the ‘jazz ‘n beyond’ form presented by DJs. As a result, JJF's performance areas are always packed with audience from a wide range of age groups. It is a fact that most foreign musicians were awed that JJF also attracts teenage viewers.

source : wikipedia.org

why I chose Java Jazz Festival ?

Because I love music a lot especially Jazz music. The mellow and chic feeling makes me comfortable. Java Jazz Festival always be the one of a lot of music festival that makes people one to come again, because of a lot of musician will come to this festival and also nice performances. It always held in Jakarta.