The color that represents me the most is blue. Blue is the color of the sky and sea. It is often associated with depth and stability. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven. I only chose a few basic things for my collage, but they are all very important to me. I chose Buddha with the background because I'm a Buddhist and I also love the sky. I chose the text "Nirvana" not only because it's one of my favorite bands, but because all Buddhists wish to one day achieve it. I chose the painting in the top right corner because it was painted by Marilyn Manson, my favorite artist/musical artist. Finally, in the bottom right, I put a rose. Rose is my middle name, so this is self explanatory. 

Animals, Initials, Masking, & Textures

     The animal I chose to create out of my initials (VB) is a snake. I came up with this idea because I pictured the 'V' as the body and the 'B' much smaller, as the head. As for the tools that I used on Photoshop, I used the texture brush (36) a lot. I used this in order to make the snake look more rounded and as though it has a tail. I also used to to try to make the body of the snake more serpent-like. I had to use the eraser a lot to fix my mistakes. I'd like to learn how to better use the texture tools and how to better shape the letters to my liking.