The Raven, by Edger Allen Poe Options

[zebzie]

Its a fantastic poem, but how can i reflect the meaning of the poem through digital art (and maybe photography)! I seriously need help on how i can reflect the poems: Meanings (both literal and non-literal), characters, his love/loss of Lenore and the raven through digital art (i.e. Photoshop). If you have never heard the poem, heres a link to it:The Raven

Or a summarized version: Summary

Please help me. This is for a major, MAJOR, MAJOR project. And yeah.

[zebzie]

Wow, what a helpful forum! You have answered my question, which has been on this board for 3 days! What a fast response. /sarcasam

[YourSuperior]

^You need to learn to be patient. You're not going to get someone to answer your question with that type of attitude. Just because your topic has been here for a while does not mean that your question will be answered immediately. Other people on this board need help too.

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In my opinion, I think you should do some photography of things outdoors or find images on the internet that can relate to the poem, and then just go from there.

[iDecay]

Don't double post or spam please.

I'd say go outside and take some pictures of what you think the meaning is. I, myself just skimmed through the poem since it's late at night and I'm really tired. After you get the pictures you want, jazz it up with a few brushes or patterns or whatever. Eh, I'm thinking of a black and white theme. *shrug*

[zebzie]

Sorry, but my question would have never been answered if i did, and sorry for the attitude....nice ideas! Thanks, that sounds good. Ill post the results soon.

[*Libertie*]

I'd like to point out that it's okay for you to bump your topic if you're not getting any help, sometimes topics get overlooked. If it was me, I'd just be like "Sorry to be impatient, but does anyone have any advice?" *shrug*

The likely reason that it wasn't answered could be that it's a difficult question and I myself am at sort of a loss. I'm always bad at this sort of thing.. Plus this has more to do with literature than simply digital art, where most of us are used to answering "how do you...?" threads.

I would map out all the symbolism you've learned in class about the poem, and think about the overall mood you want to convey. Do you want to show love or despair? Do you want to show both on two different sides of the image, maybe one side fading/blending into the other? What object wil you use to convey this mood? You could show the different feelings in a person, plant, or animal perhaps.. I dunno, just some things to think about.

Once you have your strategy, think about a color scheme and start getting your images together. I don't think the actual photoshop work will be the hard part. If you end up with an idea but don't know how to do it, we're always here to help out, and if you're still stuck let us know what you've done as far as brainstorming (the things I mentioned above). Also, how long do you have for this project?