Fantasy scene poster

This is the picture that I started with. I used a clone stamp tutorial to help me remove the hands and boat. The picture to the left only shows the hands removed and that is only because I couldn't find the one that I originally used so I just redid it quick so I could put it up on the blog post. After I did this I just added a couple chairs up on the mountain. I got the chairs from a picture on google and cut them out with the magic wand tool.

The tutorial that helped me with the clone stamp tool is in this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcJbN8CA49c


Also the thing that was tricky about the clone stamp tool was that to get the target for the clone you had to hold done alt and then click. After that it was just like using the paint brush.

 The next thing I did was find a few pictures of things I could put in the water and in the air. The first picture was the one on the left of the jet skier. Also there were pictures of dolphins, fighter planes, and a diver. In all of the pictures I cut out the parts of the picture I wanted using the pen tool. Then I brought them all into the poster file and put them where I wanted. Now the only thing was trying to make the pictures look like they belonged. To do this I found a mask tutorial that helped me show a little of the water threw. Doing this allowed me to make the pictures look like they belonged in there.



The tutorial that helped me with the layer masks is in this link:
http://photoshoptips.net/2006/07/25/layer-masks/





The last thing I wanted to do to this was add a lighting affect. I wanted to make it look like the night was on one side and the day on the other.
To do this I used a lighting tutorial and went from filter to render to lighting affects and adjusted it as I wanted.

The tutorial that helped me with the lighting is in this link:
http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/photoshop-tutorials/mysterious-lighting-effect-tutorial-for-photoshop/

In total I used 6 pictures and 3 tutorials to help me make this fantasy scene poster. Also I wanted to make it horizontal instead of vertical so my dimensions are 18x12 at 300dpi instead of 12x18 at 300dpi. A larger final version can be seen at the top of this post.

In this video it explains Color theory and color in logo design. It will go over using a color wheel, choosing colors, Adobe Kuler, Color relationships, and Do’s and Don’ts.


Some terminology that will be helpful also is:


Warm Colors: Colors such as red, yellow, and orange. These colors evoke warmth because they remind us of things like the sun or fire.
Cool Colors: Colors like blue, green, and purple (violet). These colors evoke a cool feeling because they remind us of things like water or grass.
Neutral Colors: Gray, Brown. These aren't on most color wheels, but they're considered neutral because they don't contrast with much of anything. They're dull and uneventful.
Value: Usually refers to the amount of black in a color. The more black a color has, the darker its value.
Brightness: Refers to the amount of white in a color. The more white a color has, the brighter it is.
Saturation: Refers to the amount of a color used. When a color is at full saturation, it is extremely vibrant.

I also had 5 sources from which I got my information and they are:

http://colortheory.liquisoft.com/

http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html

http://www.worqx.com/color/color_wheel.htm

http://kuler.adobe.com/#themes/rating?time=30

http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2009/06/02/color-basics-dos-and-donts

My Final 3 Logos

This is my first logo and it is the initials one. In this logo I tried to make it so that the colors will flow from each side to side. Also to make it look better I took the C and turned it backwards. Also I changed the amount of stars in the background  to 3 from the original 2.

 This is my name logo and I tried to make this one simple. I wanted a thick font in front for my first name and then a thin one for my last name. I also wanted the color to go from light to dark in this logo as well.

In this logo I followed a tutorial for a 3-d shape and made it into my own. I made it look like 2 leaf shapes wrapping around the 3-d looking ball. Also The color add to the effect because the gradients each have 4 different shapes of one color in them.

Logo design practice sheet

practice sheet

Logo design practice sheet

Project Description: In this project I practiced and messed around with different ways that letters and shapes interact with each other. Examples of such that were used in the practice sheet were stacked text, figure ground reversal, ligatures, and letters as an object. We had to make at least 4 of each of those types.

New Skills and Processes used: Some new things I learned through doing this practice sheet were the divide button in the pathfinder window, the white sub-selection tool, the trace view mode, the trace feature and a little about grouping and un-grouping. I know I will use these techniques will be useful in future projects I do.

Self Reflection: I think that I did very well on this and it was not all that challenging. The part that I had the most trouble with was the figure ground reversal last 2 pictures. It was hard to use the positive and negative colors while still keeping it looking like a letter. Other than that it wasn't too hard, but it just took a little time to do.

Part/Project: 10/10: I think I worked very well on this and did not get distracted by other things and I did more than 4 of the figure ground reversals and 2 of my letters as an object had all pictures in them to make up the word.

days 8-12 practice sheet

days 8-12

Project Description: This is my practice sheet for days 8-12 on the crash course tutorials on www.vectordiary.com. In this I learned how to use the pathfinder window along with all the things inside of it. I explored transparency and also go to play around with gradients and fills.

new skills: 

• how to cut things out
• how to add shapes
• all the different blending modes
• styles for shapes
• transparency
• different brush strokes and brushes
• Tools: square, circle, brush (all the options and windows that go along with those)

self reflection: This was a good tutorial to help me learn all these new skills. Throughout the year I know I will be using these tool and techniques such as gradient and brush strokes. Also the caps and different caps I put on the end of the lines and the stars makes more of a difference than I thought. Overall I though I worked well on it and it was interesting to learn.

part/project: 10/10 I gave myself a 10/10 because i worked well on this. The whole time I was in class I was working on this and I did all the things for my practice sheet that were required.

Fixed up pen tool shapes from the practice sheet of days 1-5

These are fixed up shapes from the days 1-5 practice sheet that I did using the transparency tracing.

Rocket ship

rocket ship

Project Description: In this project I learned how to make a simple rocket ship in adobe illustrator. I think mine turned out good and if anyone wants to see the line for the tutorial for this it is http://www.denisdesigns.com/. It took only about 10 minutes and I enjoyed learning about how to make shadows.


New Skills:

• Learning to cut out with shapes and expand
• Gradients
• Making shadows
• Tools: pen, gradient, oval, Square

Self Reflection: I enjoyed this project very much as well. I think mine turned out good and I know that I will use the skills I learned making this in future projects. The flame also had to have been the hardest part of the project for me. It took me many tries to finally get it to look like a flame, but I eventually got it.

Part/Project: 10/10 I think I worked great on this project and there are not any major problems with the picture of the rocket ship that I made.