gradient poster paragraph

overall this assignment was okay i guess. i got to learn more about gradients and the difference between changing the opacity of a layer compared to the opacity of what your drawing step by step. also how to make a stroke around objects. i also thought this assignment was a little too complicated because it didnt explain the steps well enough and i didnt really know what to do and i didnt get much help on anything...but i figured it out okay i think

Gradient Posters

Thankful Posters

i think overall i did a pretty good job  designing my "thankful poster". there is good balance throughout my poster in my opinion, and the contrast between the bright colors and dark background is good too. there isn't really a pattern going on in my poster, but each section looks pretty proportionate to the rest. the rhythm seems to be allover pretty simple, because its not like its a complex work of art. the emphasis of my design is really whatever you want it to be. the middle "i'm thankful for..." should kinda be the emphasis,but the emphasis is really whatever color your eyes are drawn to first. i think my poster has good unity and really does work together. i kept the top things i am thankful for simple and straightforward. my favorite part of my poster is probably the bright pink and green colors or my "new family" section, because i am really excited about that because ive never had a sibling to live with before.

Logo Design

logo tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYuuKbahEQY

Principles of Design Poster Critique

Muhammad Ali
i really like this poster because it is simple and straight forward, yet not boring. its very original because it is a poster made up of a lot of tiny random pictures that make one huge one. there isnt a lot of contrast in the picture, so it looks really dark overall. i also like how the title "muhammad ali" is just at the bottom in plain letters, that is a good thing because its simplicity doesnt take away from the poster itself.

Monograph

Monograph

swirl

jump

mess around time

Helvetica Poster

typography quotation posters

Helvetica Documentary

watching Helvetica, i learned that helvetica is the name of the most commonly used type you see  in your everyday life. people use that font for advertisements, store names, and even signs in store windows. helvetica is a universal font because it is easy to read, very common and basic, and simple but bold when used the right way. plus helvetica looks very good across a busy backgroud because it is so plain. some reasons for not liking helvetica is that it can come across very boring and unoriginal. it is a very overused font that people can get tired of because its not very unique.
type can be used very creatively. you can make an advertisement with no pictures, but it can still look really cool because the type is different sizes, colors, and directions. another cool way i saw type used in the film was on a human body and it looked like the words were carved into the skin an had left scratches.
im not really sure how i am going to use type differnetly..even though they showed many ways to use type in the movie, i dont know how to do all of it. but i will try to come up with cool new ideas anyways.

quotes

self portrait and drawing

i thought this was a good and fun exercise. having to draw and color in our self portraits was definitely the most challenging part, because it was a lot of layers to have to deal with. i learned how to use the polygonal lasso tool and how changing the opacity of part of the picture can really change it. this exercise was more difficult than it looks but i did enjoy it

brick wall self portrait

in this exercise, our assignment was to cut ourselves out of the picture on the left and make it look like we were standing in front of a brick wall(like on the right). we had to use a fill layer and make the background white, then add in the brick wall behind us. we also learned how to use mask layers, which still kind of confuses me. it was challenging to get rid of all the green around my hair, especially because it still has a green glow. i thought this exercise was interesting to learn about, but it was definitely hard to make it look not photoshopped.

landscape

on this picture we had to use the clone tool to remove all of the unwanted branches on the perimeter of the picture. i thought it was challenging, but i did fairly well on most of it until the end and i didnt take my time.

self portrait retouch entry

i thought learning about retouching was pretty cool. i didnt get to do much to my picture after i learned how to take red eye out because class was over, but i did change the contrast a little and brightened it some. i also tried to use the makeup touch up thing but it didnt make a difference in my picture. seeing the difference from changing the contrast and brightness was interesting. its cool to see how much depth or glow you can get from changing one simple thing. like i said i didnt change that much, so my before and after pictures dont look that different, it just slightly improved.

portrait retouch

principles of design

balance ~ i think the color of the water and sky help even out and balance the colors of the trees.
proportion ~ to me, this picture seems fairly balanced in size. there is a lot of water, but the trees and huge mountains behind it help even it out and help it look more proportionate.
rhythm ~ this picture flows well because you can tell the water goes on for a while and the trees and mountains stretch across it.
emphasis ~ when i first look at this picture, i see the greenery. not only is it a huge part of the picture, but you can see its reflection in the water, which makes it pop more.
unity ~ there is a lot of unity in this picture because the water, trees, mountains, and sky stay consistent throughout the whole picture.

isabelle's flower

        

the reason i decided to crop the picture like this is because i wanted to show off the flower, along with the necklace. i cut off part of the flower because it makes my picture different from all the others and doesn't focus only on the flower.

i changed the colors to a little darker because i wanted to give the picture some depth and make some more contrast between the different shades of the pedals. i also like the way the necklace got a little darker to make it pop and stand out more.

video tutorials assignment

in the first video i learned how to open up photoshop and display a picture on it by opening up a document. then he showed me how to enter a text onto the picture and move it around, and last he showed me how to save the file.
in the second video, she showed me how to blur certain parts of a picture, change the color, and to navigate and zoom in on the picture.
the last video basically just told me what everything on the palate was, although it was a lot to absorb and remember all at once.
personally, i think the first video was easiest to follow because he showed every single step you have to do, and it wasnt too long. the second video wasnt bad either, it just showed how to do different stuff. the last video, i thought, was wayyyy too long. it got very boring because it was all facts and like a half hour long.
watching these videos kind of helped me learn about photoshop, but im not sure that i will remember everything that was shown and taught because i didnt actually have to do it myself.