During this class, I was able to make some time to experiment with some potential background ideas. I left the first image alone for  now to put in more time on the more intensive second and third images.

For the image featuring the preacher, I was finally able to incorporate some biblical text within his robe. instead of the standard verses I had during the last critique, I decided to go for an entire page of biblical text and made it a texture for his clothing. I have to say, it definitely makes his robe more attention grabbing than I had believed it would. Hopefully I can balance it out with the use of the pattern of zoloft pills in the background. The question now is whether to leave them blank or put small scripture text on them against a black background.

For the image featuring the woman with the DNA strands, I have not yet been able to age her up, but I placed the first potential image onto the green DNA. For both stands, I want them to contain the positive and negative social impacts of being black in America. While the green strand will contain mirroring images of the past and present marches for equality, I would like to use the red side to mirror negative social aspects such as slavery of the past and mass incarceration of today. So far I was able to incorporate the March on Selma on the green DNA, but the stands seem to be obscuring it. I may have to either blur the lines or lower their opacity, but it’s definitely a step in the right direction.