20 A, B, C: 2D Shapes, 3D Shapes, My Name

For this assignment, I used Google Sketch for the first time. The objective was to play around with the many buttons and programs on Google Sketch to create 2D shapes and 3D shapes on a 2D axis. Also, I had to write out my name and make it 3D. The process was frustrating and a little time consuming, considering that the line tool doesn't do what I want it to.  

Realistic Pendrive

This assignment was to create a realistic thumbnail/flash drive out of rectangles and ellipses by using Adobe Illustrator. I had to set the gradients to very specific numbers or else the end product would look very off. Using the Line Tool is very difficult for a first timer, and I guess I'll have to practice using that tool as well.

Link: http://www.tutorialboard.net/create-realistic-pendriveas-adobe-illustrator/

Soft Blur

BEFORE

For this assignment, I used the "Gaussian Blur" and manipulated the opacity levels to achieve a soft focus, where the focus is on the yes, eyebrows, and lips and the surrounding features glow.

AFTER

Link:http://www.tutorialboard.net/add-a-soft-focus-effect-to-make-a-portrait-glow/

Quick Mask

This assignment is to use masking techniques to make detailed changes to photos. I now know how photo editors whiten teeth on models.

Link:  http://www.tutorialboard.net/using-a-quick-mask-to-make-a-detailed-selection/

MCSM Brochure

This assignment is to create a brochure about Manhattan Center For Science and Math (MCSM). More specifically, about my daily schedule. This was done on Microsoft Publisher and I learned to save all publications on a PDF file.  

Smart Filters

GO GO GO!!!!! From tutorial board, a project utilizing "smart filters" to create an illusion of a moving object. After choosing a sports car called a "Lamborghini" in an attractive shade of orange, I opened it on Photoshop as a "Smart Object." After selecting a blur option and brush option, the filter allows you to "erase" the blurs on the car but keep the background, making it seem like the car is moving. This project took me 15 minutes at the most. It's only 17 steps long and doesn't require this option or that filter or this image and that mode.

Link:  http://www.tutorialboard.net/understanding-and-using-smart-filters-in-photoshop-for-dynamic-adjustments/

Fashion Show Flyer

It's that time of year again. The time where before a long spring break, the fashionable and artistic students of MCSM will put on a fashion show to show off clothing that falls into a category of style. This event will no doubt inspire a slew of assignments from teachers to commemorate it. Why not a student-made flyer? The date and location has been provided, and yes, I discovered how fun it was to play around with text effects and shadowing.

Flag Displacement

This assignment calls for a national flag and a...brick wall? The idea of this project is to create a spray-paint effect that would look like a flag has been painted on a brick wall, basically graffiti art. The idea is to use layers and effects to "magically" warp the flag onto a brick wall. The "distortion" button and  the opacity percentage is what really made the graffiti. Perhaps I should write a poem dedicated to the wonders of layers and opacity in Photoshop.

Link:  http://www.tutorialboard.net/create-a-painted-effect-look-with-displacement-maps-in-photoshop-cs4/

Face Displacement

I love America and I love Abby from NCIS. And because Abby loves America too, I decided to highlight the U.S. flag on her face! This assignment required a lot of patience and experience with Photoshop for me. Unfortunately, I originally had the flag highlighted all over Abby, not just her face. But because the assignment called for her face to be highlighted, the eraser tool became my enemy when I had to erase the flag from everywhere except her face. The end result is nothing special too me, but it got the job done...so meh.

Link:  http://www.tutorialboard.net/create-a-painted-effect-look-with-displacement-maps-in-photoshop-cs4/

Change One Thing Poster

Instead of routinely drinking a can of orange soda a day, switch it up with a fresh glass of iced green tea! The  purple and white background was made by using the gradient tool. After 10 minutes of copying, pasting, and re-sizing soda cans, I finally finished, replaced one can with the green iced tea, and then I did the banner at the bottom to finish it off.

Texture Effect

These special effects on Photoshop still baffle me. But I had fun choosing which texture at which opacity would look good on the dress. Needless to say, I think the end result is sheer genius.

Link: http://www.tutorialboard.net/texture-layer-modes/