Process of LOGO project

I used pentool to trace the banana lady and the text because I couldnt find anything like it. I hardest part of this was creating the oval background. I couldnt get pentool to make that for me so i used pencil to draw it. I even learned how to smooth the egdes out which was awesome! i alwayed whated to learn that. YAY. This logo recreating project was good practice and my pentool skills improved!

On the LOOOK OUTT

I found these picture on FFFFOUND
and i thought it was an awesome picture!

Postcard Project Reflection

I started this project off wrong by misunderstanding the instructions. After looking at Kate's design i realized i did it totally wrong! haha So after looking at more Julia Rothman's patterns more i copied down some details in her designs to incorpate in my pattern. At first i tried to put together so many of the pictures i drew down and it became too busy. It was hard to pick just a few because i liked them all! The first one was too busy and i figured that out the second time around. I also took some feedback on flickr and changed the colors. I came across one of her patterns and it happen to be my favorite colors so i decided to use that. Working with patterns are so FUN!

Julia Rothman!

You've all seen her work, its amazing! I like her patterns because of how simple they can be, but she makes them work! I also like the use of color on her designs. Her patterns are printed on everything from wallpaper, pillows, mugs, to shirts, She also has many type of patterns not just one theme. Looking through her work makes me want to have eveyrthing around me full of patterns, color and designs. Looking a my plain white walls is so boring. We all could use her patterns on our walls! I wonder if she has her designs on her own wall.

Create a Super Happy Octopus Character Tutorial

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It look me a while to find something I wanted to do. I started off with a pretty hard one and couldn’t do it because I did not understand some of the terms they were using so I figured I should start off with an easy one since I am a beginner. The octopus one started off easy, than when I got about one third the way down they started jumping around in their explaining which confused me, I wasn’t sure what they were talking about so I used tools I knew how to use that would get me to the same spot in the instructions. I was pretty happy with my result except the background. I found a lot of tutorials don’t explain step by step, they assume people know so that did not help me. But it was a fun process.
Link to tutorials

How to Make a Repeat Pattern By Julia Rothman

this tutorial was awesome! I am totally going to try this out. I'll probably use it for my postcard project because i choose Julia for my designer. Even though this tutorial was simple but if you did not know how to make a repeat pattern, this tutorial was very helpful! You guys should try it out!

Patterns!!

FONT Chopin scripe | Letter "N"

FONT Curlz MT | Letter "K"

Font Rage Italic | Letter "j"

Font Lucida handwriting ltalic | Letter d

Well heres my final 4 patters. I had a fun time playing around and making theses patterns. Now i want to make patterns with pictures and color!

Adobe Live Docs

I found the adobe live docs to be helpful, although some parts were hard to follow. Cleared up some of my confusion i had with working with the layers. It helps to follow along with the instructions by doing the steps with the program. The pen tool was a little frustrating to me because of all the extra lines that come out of other lines..

Image Scavenger Hunt

Image 1

Chris Spooner created a website with a collection of images he liked and this is one from the list. This style is interesting. Using a real person and adding graphic design to it makes it exciting. This image also happens to have type in it. The extra graphic behind it adds movement to the child and the way it is positioned. Because this picture seems random to me, I wonder why the artist created this image for. Or was it just a random creation?

Image 2

She goes by the screen name Even on flickr and that’s as close of a name I could get from her. There are so many things you can do to a picture of a person in photoshop. This image is amazing, it looks like it tells a story about her, but it could have multiple meanings. She used photoshop to create this image; it was a smart idea to have her mask just is her skin with a different face on it. After looking at this image, I want to try and make something similar to this with an image of my face.

Image 3

This image looks complex and the little details make it come alive. I like when text gets surrounded with designs and in this case, the vines and flowers make it girly and fun. With the design around it, it catches the eye more. It makes the text less boring. This is something I would like to learn how to make. The image looks like it carries a lot of layers. I’m guessing it was created with photoshop. Did the artist create those flowers and vines or did he get it from another photo? I find it easy to use existing

Image 4

Color is awesome! I love adding a bunch of color to things. Color makes it come alive and gives a happy vibe. This image reminds me of summer, when the sun is out and the flowers are blooming. The image is based off a simple shape, but is resized and colored differently to create this image.

Image 5

This is a photograph of a night scene in London by David Gutierrez. He had so many amazing photos I had a hard time picking just one photo. This is the type of picture that hurts my guts! This picture was taken at a great angle. The reflection in the water is so clear, as if the picture was edit in photoshop. But from the description I read, that was the reflection of the bridge in the water. I like this photo for many reasons, well of course because it is so break taking, it is so clear and sharp. If this photograph was burry it would have just taken away from the photo. I love night scene photos of buildings and the reflections it leaves on the water. Like downtown Portland at night. I wonder what was going through his mind when he took this picture. The angle looks like he could have been lying on the ground to capture this shot.

Blog Assignment #1

Computer Experience: New to Apple, only used windows before.
Know basic photoshop.
What are you excited about? Learning about photoshop and illustrator inside out & everything else this class as to offer.
Favorite Book & Magazine: I prefer magazines over books. Seventeen, cosmogirl, ELLE, People, teen vogue.
Favorite Websites: I forgot the name but this website that updates quotes and photos every once in a while. They post awesome photos of nature and people. Looks professional.