Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Butterfly

How I made this image was I started with the frame and used the rectangle tool four times and chose the colors green yellow red and light blue. For the light blue rectangle I gave it a black Stroke. Next I made the flower By using the pen tool to make the stem. Next I used the ellipse tool and and the white pointer arrow and made the circles look like flower petals. Next I  made the butterfly by using the ellipse tool and then stretched the body and put another circle on it for a head. next I put spirals and wings on it. For the wings I used a gradient pattern.

Raintree


Friday, December 13, 2013

Galaxy Head


To make this image black and white I used the Polygon Lasso Tool and drew the line around the man
, next I chose the Commands bar at the top of the screen scrolled down to creative and used the gray scale tool.

Beautiful Sunset Spotcolor


To make this image black and white I used the Polygon Lasso Tool and drew the line around the Mountains, next I chose the Commands bar at the top of the screen scrolled down to creative and used the gray scale tool.

Colorful Bug Spotcolor



To make this image black and white I used the Polygon Lasso Tool and drew the line around the Bug, next I chose the Commands bar at the top of the screen scrolled down to creative and used the gray scale tool.

Red Lamborghini Veneno Spot color


To make this image black and white I used the Polygon Lasso Tool and drew the line around the car, next I chose the Commands bar at the top of the screen scrolled down to creative and used the gray scale tool.

Friday, December 6, 2013

Native Futuristic

How I made This Font was I chose the Font AR DESTINE and used the white sub-selection arrow drag the points and make them longer and sharper. Next To Make the Look Unique I used the ellipse tool and put a dot over each and every lower case letter. Finally I Enlarged the letters.

Monday, December 2, 2013

Cornucopia

How I made this Cornucopia was I started by using the rectangle tool and changed the texture to Fiber and the color to a dark orange. For the Cornucopia I used the doughnut tool and used two different shades of Brown and changed the size of each of the doughnuts until it actually looked like a cornucopia. Now for the fruits I started with the grapes by using the ellipse tool and changing the colors to purple and light green next i hit ctrl and alt to copy all the ellipses to make them look like grapes I made two clusters of grapes. Next I made corn and to do that I used the ellipse tool and and used the white arrow to change the shape, next I added a bunch of little circles and used the white arrow to make them look like corn kernels. For the pumpkin I used the ellipse tool and made the circle huge and changed the color to a light orange, next I made the stem by using the spiral tool and changing the color to green, next  I downloaded a pumpkin skin texture from the internet and applied it to the pumpkin. Now for the potatoes I used the ellipse tool and used the white arrow and changed the shape to look like a potato, then I hit ctrl alt and copied the image three times Finally I changed the color to a light brown. Next I made three pears and changed the color to a greenish yellowish color  then drew the stems with the paintbrush tool. For the tomatoes I made three red circles and put3 green 9 pointed stars on them. finally I made the apples By using the ellipse tool and the white arrow tool until it looked like an apple  and changed the colors to green yellow and red. next I made the stems by using the line tool and changed the color to green.   

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Isaac's Professional Nameplate

For this nameplate I used five different rectangles to make gradient pattern stripes for a crazy effect.
For the bottom rectangle I chose Waves and changed the color to Purple, Turquoise, yellow, blue, green, and red. For the second stripe I used the gradient pattern ripples and changed the colors to Purple, Turquoise, yellow, blue, green and red. For the Third Stripe I used the gradient pattern Folds and changed the colors to Purple, Turquoise, yellow, blue, green and red. For the fourth stripe I used the gradient pattern star burst Purple, Turquoise, yellow, blue, green and red. For the final stripe I used the gradient pattern Satin and Purple, Turquoise, yellow, blue, green and red. Finally I stretched the handles to make the image look how I wanted it to and motion blurred the entire image. For My name I changed the font to Engravers MT and used the gradient pattern cone and changed the colors to Purple, Turquoise, yellow, blue, green, and red. Finally I Underlined my name.




Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Isaac's Mid Level Nameplate

How I made this nameplate was I used a black rectangle, the gradient pattern Ripples and changed the colors to red, yellow, green, and black. Finally For my name I Chose the font Engravers MT, changed the font size to 96, turned the colors white and underlined it.

Basic Nameplate

How I made this nameplate was I used the rectangle tool and made the rectangle green. Next I put two random doughnuts on it and made them sea green. Finally for my name I changed the font size to 48 and the color to sea green next I changed the font for every letter and underlined it.


Thursday, November 7, 2013

Texture and Optimize

How I made this Texture was I used the rectangle tool and the gradient pattern folds. Next I chose the colors Brown, Black, Grey, White and pulled the handles to where it looked pix-elated. Finally I used the Guassian Blur tool and made it so that the image had a sandpaper look to it. How I optimized it was I turned the images into a jpg and smoothed the image and finally exported it.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Nameplate 2

How I made this nameplate was I used the curved rectangle tool and made it yellow. Then I used a gradient background and chose folds. Next I turned the waves red yellow and green. Finally I typed my name, changed the font to Eras Demi ITC, gave it an inner and regular glow, made my letters dark green and then Swapped the stroke and fill colors and finally underlined the letters.


Monday, November 4, 2013

Nameplate

I used a Rounded Rectangle. Then I changed the font to Algerian and underlined it. Finally I made the Letters green and motion blurred the image.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Color Symbolism

  • red: Red is the color that represents the original 13 colonies on the American Flag. Red is a color for marriage. Brides in India and Nepal wear red saris; in Japan, a red kimono symbolizes happiness and good luck.
  • purple: The “Purple Heart” is the American award for bravery. Purple is the color of mourning or death in the United Kingdom, Italy, Thailand, and Brazil.
  • blue: Blue is one of the colors on the American flag. Greeks believe that blue wards off "the evil eye.
  • green: In Israel, green may symbolize bad news. In America green is Nature, environment, good health, good luck, renewal, youth, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, inexperience, envy, misfortune, vigor.
  • yellow: Bright marigold yellow may be associated with death in some areas of Mexico. In America yellow signifies joy and happiness.
  • orange: Orange is the color of prison uniforms in the U.S. In the U.K., orange stands for the Northern Irish Protestants and has very strong religious and political significance.
  • brown: In America Brown Symbolizes Earth, stability, and simplicity. In Russia Brown symbolizes the Russian Brown Bear.
  • black: In Western Cultures Black means power and sophistication. Black is the color worn to Funerals in America.
  • white: White is one of the colors on the American Flag. White symbolizes metal in China.
  • gray: In America Grey means Security, reliability and intelligence. In other cultures grey symbolizes calm.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Graphic Formats

  • tiff : Tagged image file format
  • gif: Graphics interchange format
  • jpg/jpeg: Joint Photographic Expert GroupLQglQ.jpg (JPEG Image, 500x639 pixels)
  • png: portable network graphics

Color Definitions

Hue: A Variety of Color
Chroma: Purity of a color
Tint: Light of a Color
Tone: Tint or Shade Value
Shade: Darkness of a color
Complimentary Colors: Red Green, Yellow Violet, and Blue Orange.
Analogous Colors: Groups of colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel  
Contrasting Colors: Two colors from different segments of the color wheel
Texture: The way the work feels
Graphic Design Principles: Proximity, Alignment, Repetition, Contrast, Typography
Balance: Composition or placement of elements of colors
Symmetry: the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point