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Scaling means digging deep down until you have discovered your own interpretation of that object. To reveal a meaning, you can zoom in or out. Zooming in to the closest point can have a different meaning compared to zooming out to the furthest point of the same object.

Scaling can also make an object look like something abstract. Making an image abstract can be done by applying various filtering effects. This is more exciting for the viewer, as it makes them think about what the original object/image could be.

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To show scaling with an image I used the overlapping technique. This technique is created by duplicating the same image multiple times, starting with a large size and then eventually getting smaller until the last layer appears like a dot.

This piece is interesting as I transformed the appearance of the image from 2D to 3D. It looks like the image takes you through many dimensions.

Using the original image, I selected a small part of a tree branch. With the selected part of the image I used the overlapping technique and filtering on top. I chose a 'Cubism' filter tool and, this blended the overlapping of the multiple images.

The cubic effect shows a scaling image, as it looks like pixels. Pixels are usually shown when you look at an image really close.

I selected a small part of the rocks. This first image I used the filtering tool by applying a 'Mosaic' effect. This effect made the image look like a map. Even though its originally a close up of a rock, it actually looks like a far distance view of the world.

The second image I used the ‘colour balance’ tool. The image shows a hint of three colour (Cyan, Magenta and yellow). Altogether, these colours created a strong bright patches of blues, purples and greens. Scaling is shown through this image as it looks like a far distance view of Earth.

The third image , I used the ‘hue-saturation’ tool. The ‘hue’ applied a strong orange-red colour, the ‘saturation’ allowed the image to appear really bright. You can notice this as there are bright pink patches in random areas.

Using the shape tool, I created a scaling image. I used the polygon shape and overlapped the shapes starting from the largest to the smallest. The large polygon represents the universe and, the smallest polygon represents Earth’s land as a human perspective. Applying colour starting from a solid red and decreasing the opacity as the shapes become larger, makes a clearer viewpoint of scaling.

With this scaling image I used the ‘create spirals’ tool. As you can see I made the lines close together in the centre, which then starts to spread out wider towards the end of the spiral. The dot at the end represents the end of the universe. The swirls represent a flow of scaling, as you can follow the line and you will know when the flow will end.