2nd Marking Period

11. Flyer

  For this assignment, I created a flyer about a club that I am interested in on Photoshop. In this flyer, I stated who can join the club, what the club is, when it is held in the week, where it is located, and why you should join it. For the text, I used 4 different text styles to customize it. The 1st is the drop shadow, which helped create the illusion that there is light coming from the top right corner. The 2nd is the outer glow, which accompanied text to make it more readable. The 3rd is the inner glow, which made it so that text from the inside look like they're glowing. The 4th is the stroke, which made it so that there is an outline outside the text to see it better. All of these text styles helped me on this assignment. I also included graphics like the two transparent crosses and the transparent Jesus with an outer glow. 

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12. Texture With Layers Before and After

  For this assignment, I created an effect on a dress using Photoshop. I used two pictures to create this effect, a blue dress and a picture of space. I followed the instructions on http://www.tutorialboard.net/texture-layer-modes/ to create this effect on Photoshop. I had to use the magnetic lasso tool and pay attention to the layers in order to make this. I also used the brush tool to make the dress a little darker to show more space. 

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13. Mimic of Poster

  For this assignment, I used Photoshop to create this poster mimicking the official posters made by Food Bank. For the background, I used a blue and light blue gradient to make the graphics pop up. I created this food by making the reader believe that it is ice cream, but in reality, it is yogurt. I used 2 pictures, one with yogurt in a waffle cone and yogurt in a spoon. I used only the outer glow on the Food Bank logo to mark the importance of it. I then researched the benefits of yogurt and put it on the poster. 

The NYC Food Bank logo was used solely for education purposes. No copy right infringement was intended.

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14. Halloween Jack-o-Lantern

   For this assignment, I used Photoshop to create a Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween. I used a stock image of a pumpkin and used a black background. I followed the instructions on http://tzs101.blogspot.com/2014/10/halloween-jack-o-lantern.html to create this effect. I used the pen tool, blending options, and the brush tool to create this. I used the pen tool to outline the eyes, eyebrows, nose, and mouth and used an effect in the blending options to make a pumpkin light effect. I then used the brush tool to create light from the pumpkin and from the openings. This was the final result of following the instructions. 

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15A. Flag Displacement

  For this assignment, I used Photoshop to create a brick wall that has the Puerto Rican flag. I used a picture of a brick wall and the flag to use for the assignment. To create this, I followed the instructions on http://www.tutorialboard.net/create-a-painted-effect-look-with-displacement-maps-in-photoshop-cs4/ to create the effect. I had to use blending options, filters, and layers to complete the instructions given to me. After I finished it, I had to increase the canvas size and include the original flag and brick wall pictures to show my source material.

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15B. Face Painting

  For this assignment, I used Photoshop to cover my face with a flag, similar to face painting. I used my selfie and the picture of the Puerto Rican flag to use for this. I followed the instructions on http://www.tutorialboard.net/create-a-painted-effect-look-with-displacement-maps-in-photoshop-cs4/, the same website used for assignment #15a, but with a picture of myself instead of a brick wall. I used the same tools as the last assignment. After I covered my face with the flag, I used the eraser tool to erase the flag off parts that is not the skin of the face, such as the background, eyes, mouth, and hair. I also increased the canvas size to include the original selfie and flag to show the original content. 

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16. Smart Filtering with Motion Blur

  For this assignment, I used Photoshop to put smart filters on a picture. I used a picture of a plane flying in the clouds to use for smart filtering. I followed the instructions on http://www.tutorialboard.net/understanding-and-using-smart-filters-in-photoshop-for-dynamic-adjustments/ to create this effect. I opened this photo as a smart object and put motion blur and median into it. Then, I used the brush tool to remove the filters on the plane to create what looks like a moving plane. After that, I increased the canvas size to include the original photo without the filters to show the picture before and after the filters. 

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17. Quick Masking

  For this assignment, I used Photoshop to quick mask a detailed section. I used a picture of an owl standing on a rock to use as my test picture. I followed the instructions on http://www.tutorialboard.net/using-a-quick-mask-to-make-a-detailed-selection/ to create something new from this picture. The picture on the bottom represents the finished product after quick masking, changing the eyes, wing spots, face, and legs slightly orange instead of the original colors on the top. I had to use quick mask and the brush tool to paint the sections I want to edit. After that, I turn off quick mask to select it and then select inverse to edit it. The owl after the effects looks cooler and prettier than it was before, orange makes things fierce. Like a tiger with it's eyes set on its prey. 

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18. Soft Skin Glow

  For this assignment, I used Photoshop to create a soft skin filter affect on my face. I used a selfie as the subject, which is the same photo used for assignment #15B. I followed the instructions on http://www.tutorialboard.net/add-a-soft-focus-effect-to-make-a-portrait-glow/ to create this effect. I had to convert my selfie to smart filters and put filters such as Gaussian Blur on it and make the layer in screen mode. After that, I use the brush tool to brush over important features such as my eyes, mouth, and glasses to get rid of the effect, similar to assignment #16. The after effect is the picture on the bottom, while the original picture is on the top. The results...are pretty scary. 

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Take Away from Photoshop

          

     Assignment

• #3- I learned how to play around with filters and put text on it. 
• #4- I learned how to use layers and how to place pictures like a collage using overlapping pictures. I also learned how to make a banner.
• #5a- I learned how to change the opacity on objects such as circles to make them seem transparent. 
• #5b- I learned how to use the magic wand and the fill tool to color in certain areas of a picture. I also learned how to change colors.
• #5c- I learned how to use the lasso tool and duplicate layers. 
• Introduction to Photoshop- I learned what file formats are for and the significance of the dot.
• #6a- I learned how to use radial and diamond gradient tool and also use stamps. 
• #6b- I learned how to use gradients, brushes, layers, and stamps to create a picture.
• #6c- I learned how to create a rainbow background using blending options and how to create an outer glow.
• #7- I learned how to create a glass text effect and how to create a background.
• #8- I learned how to create photo-filled text and how to toggle layers.
• #9- I learned how to create a plastic text effect and how to create a black and white background using gradients. 
• #10- I learned how to create a crazy text effect by using gradients, distorting letters, and blending options. 
• #11- I learned how to create a flyer, edit text, and put an outer glow on pictures.
• #12- I learned hot to use the magnetic lasso and apply pictures to other pictures by overlapping them.
• #13- I learned how to make pictures transparent by using the magnetic lasso and how to use the shape tool.
• #14- I learned how to use the pen tool and blending options to create a light effect on a pumpkin. I also learned how to use the brush tool to create a lighting effect.
• #15a- I learned how to put a flag on top of a wall by using blending options, filters, and layers.
• #15b- I learned how to cover my face with a picture of a flag by using the brush tool and the same parts from the last assignment. 
• #16- I learned how to create smart layers on a picture to apply filters and how to remove the effect using the brush tool. 
• #17- I learned how to use the quick mask tool to edit objects and color parts.
• #18- I learned how to use smart filters and quick mask to create a soft skin glow effect on my face.

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19. USB Drive

  For this assignment, I used Adobe Illustrator CS 5 to create a realistic USB Drive. This was the first time I used Illustrator, so it was hard to learn it at first. I followed instructions on http://www.tutorialboard.net/create-realistic-pendriveas-adobe-illustrator/ to create this. I learned the layout of tools such as the ellipse tool, gradient tool, and how to use the right tool bar. You can also switch toolbar layouts by pressing a button on the top to make a layout "Like Photoshop" or "Painting". This assignment also helped me how to create original gradients and how to make and delete color-stops. It even helped me learn how to align selected objects such as shapes horizontally and vertically. Creating this USB Drive introduced me to Illustrator that will be helpful in future assignments.

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20. Cordless Phone

  For this assignment, it was considered a test of my skill, so I only had a limited amount of questions to ask, similar to assignment #10. I had to create a cordless phone in Adobe Illustrator Cs 5. To create this, I had to follow instructions on http://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-stylish-wireless-phone--vector-3708 and create many things. The theme of this assignment is the offset path, an effect that creates another shape smaller and/or rounder to the shape selected. This helped me in creating everything in the phone, such as the buttons and the screen. This also helped me learn how to use symbols with different fonts. One of the questions that I ask was how to use symbols for different fonts. Fonts such as Windings and Symbols created little pictures that I used for the screen such as the letter symbol and the degree symbol. Another important tool is the Divide tool in the pathfinder panel. This helped me divide shapes to create new ones, which helped me create the buttons around the arrows button. It was important to create and group shapes to make more copies of them easier. There was one step that needed me to make a gradient mesh that allowed me to move colors and move certain points around, which I asked for help from the teacher. Gradients were also important as well, but it was easy to use since we only had to use white, gray, black, and everything n between. I also creates a microphone in the bottom of the phone to fill the empty space and to make it look more like a realistic phone using offset paths, shapes, and gradients. This assignment helped me learn a lot about the ins and outs of Adobe Illustrator and I learned how to use different effects and tools that are going to be very helpful in the future.