Exercise: Zen

This was a good exercise on using the blend tool, and creating original lettering. I got a pretty cool effect.

Poster Project: Dances with Squirrels

The goal of this project was to combine different elements from different photos to make one convincing final piece. I had an idea for an Alice in Wonderland type piece from the beginning, but my idea changed several times. In the end, I Photoshopped my sister dancing with a squirrel in the moonlight. This piece was very technically challenging for me. None of the photos were taken at night, so the lighting had to be completely changed. Also, I had to take reflective light into consideration to make the final product a coherent one. The dress is actually made from elements of a different dress, and the squirrel is actually a composite of three squirrels. In the end, I'm quite happy with the peice as a whole, and I believe that it came together nicely.

Exercise: Snowman

Merry Christmas! An Illustrator Snowman just in time for the holidays. I took the liberty of straying from the tutorial on this one to add a nice big smile and a hat. Hope you like it!

Exercise: Flying Eye

This is a pretty creepy image, but I had to use so many tools that I feel a lot more comfortable in Illustrator now. It took a long time, but it was definitely worth the learning experience.

Exercise: Smoke Type

This was a good practice in Photoshop, but - again - I was unable to downlaod the necessary elements to do it correctly. However, with what I had, I think I did a relatively good job.

Exercise: Illustrator Owl

This exercise only took me forever. It was absolutely tedious, but it covered so many tools in Illustrator, that it was worth it in the end.

Exercise: Light Text

This one took me longer than it probably should have, but once I understood how to use the Color Dodge Mode (in Photoshop), everything fell into place.

Exercise: Casino Lights

I had a few problems with this exercise, mostly because I was unable to download the necessary elements to do it correctly. But overall, I learned a lot of the fundamentals about working in Photoshop.

Exercise: Bristle Brush Apple

This was a pretty cool exercise. I learned about using different brushes in Illustrator, and I came up with a nice, painterly result which I would not have expected from a computer.

Book Project: How to Get a Date

This project was my first experience with Adobe InDesign, but I also used Illustrator and Photoshop. My idea was to create a step-by-step parody on how to get a date. I had my sister and her friend dress up for a photo shoot. Then, I manipulated the figures from the photos in Photoshop and the backgrounds in Illustrator. Here are a couple of pages from the final product:

After I was finished with my images, I placed them into InDesign to lay everything out with text. I am quite happy with the result.

Digital Imaging 2

A new semester with new digital images... Enjoy!