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Postcard

 Fromt of Postcard:


Back of Postcard:


Artist Statement:

I chose to do my postcard about Dubai as it is a well-known tourist attraction and somewhere I have lived before, which is why it relates strongly to me. I chose the famous Burj Khalifa, which is used to represent Dubai as my postcard front picture. I wanted my postcard to have a sense of elegance as Dubai is portrayed as a rich and lavish place to go for a vacation or to live in. I chose a cursive font, played around with the text effects, and landed on the metallic-looking style, where I used a gradient on the text to make it look fancy. For the back I wrote the country Dubai is in; United Arab Emirates, in that same font, and similar fancy effect and added a camel image under Dubai and the whole of the Middle East is known for its desert and being able to ride camels. Lastly, I formatted the postcard in a simple way with my tagbrush as the stamp.


Comments

  1. Jake DoboshApril 26, 2023 at 4:05 PM

    This is such a professional and interesting example of a postcard. It doesn't try and overwhelm the viewer and instead showcases one of the most iconic sites in Dubai. The back has enough interesting features on it. If you didn't tell me this was your creation, I wouldn't know. Good job!

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  2. Jules PernaMay 1, 2023 at 5:51 PM

    This postcard is very impressive and looks like it could really be sold at a tourist location in Dubai. You balanced everything out really well and I really like the gradient you used on the front title.

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