Jicane

This project meant a lot to me. We were given pictures of orphans in Madagascar and told to edit them in a way to make them special. I picked Jicane because looked extremely happy. I had to first try my best to edit out some of the glare on his face  but after that I focused on making it personal for me. I was told that his favorite color is blue so I decided to put him in a field with blue flowers. I felt this both matched his happiness and his favorite color. I am really happy about how this turned out and I hope Jicane likes it.

Poster Project

For this project, we were told to use concepts of design to create posters for whatever we wanted. I made a poster for the football season and a new album that Mac Miller just came out with, called Go:od AM. For the football poster, I found a picture of someone on the team and edited it onto a smoke background for a cool effect. I added their motto, "Defend the Den." I focused on creating a symbol of perseverance through a simplistic design. I added our school colors to the text to facilitate the school spirit. For my Mac Miller poster, I focused on created a simplistic design because the album cover is extremely simple. I made the background by created lines with a gradient  The picture of  Mac Miller that I used was the same picture used on his album. I tried to add some depth by making it look like some of the text was behind/cut off by the background lines. I really like this poster because its simple and clean but still gets the message across.

Reflection YouTube Tutorial Project

In this project, I was assigned to pick from a couple of Photoshop YouTube tutorials and do one of them. I decided to pick the tutorial that showed how to make a water reflection at the bottom of any photo. I thought it was cool that you could add such a prominent effect while still making it look real. The first photo I used was a picture I took while in Stockholm of one of the castles there. I didn't really like how this one turned out so I decided to try another photo. I think this one turned out looking unrealistic and weird because its the wrong type of photo. The second photo I did the effect on was a photo a took in the woods near my house. I think this one turned out better because its more suitable for the effect. Overall, I really enjoy this effect and hope to apply to my future projects.

1st attempt

2nd attempt

Second Glance Project

For this project we were told to pick an original image and edit it so that there are ten subtle differences. These visuals puzzles are often found in newspapers. I found this project really fun because I have always attempted these puzzles but never got to make one. The main tool I used when creating the puzzle was content-fill which allowed me to delete things but make it look like they were never there. I also used the eyedropper tool to get the correct color of the buildings so I could paint over some of the windows. I would give this puzzle a rating of medium because some of the changes are easy while a few are a little harder. I am really happy with how this turned out.

Original Image

Edited Image

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Jerry Uelsmann Project

For this project we were told to create a photo from a bunch of photos, much like Jerry Uelsmann's work. The amazing thing about Uelsmann's work is that he didn't even use photoshop. I found this project somewhat challenging to make it look realistic. For the ground I used a picture of grass and replicated it a couple of times. For the mountains I found a picture of mountains and merged them together. I took the castle from online and edited it out of its original picture. The original picture that I took that I added into this project is the girl thats sitting under the tree. I took a picture of this statue when I was in Stockholm last summer. Overall I am pretty happy with how it turned out but I wish I could have made it look more realistic.

6 Image Sequence

For this project we had to do a six image sequence of a certain topic. I choose to do mine about racism and how it evolved. The first few photos show black people being treated wrongly. The next few show them fighting for their rights. And the last one shows them finally coming together. I got these pictures off of the internet but I changed each enough so I wouldn't get a copyright claim. I really enjoyed making this. I like how all these pictures are related and are somewhat like a timeline.

One Word Text Illustration

For this project we had to make a one work illustration that relates to The Power Of One movie. I choose the word hope because I think you can see themes of hope throughout the movie. I first wrote the words out and picked the right type of font. I then found photos that related to the movie and the theme of hope. I picked picture of boxing gloves, an african scene, a picture of an african American person shaking a white persons hand, and a picture of an equality sign. I like how this turned out a lot. I really like my choice of font.