Project #3

In Project #3, we had to get a damaged photo and restore it to the way it was when it was taken. I didn't have a damaged photo, so I had to get the one that was provided. I first started fixing the background by using the content aware tool. It removed the white stain on the background. I then used the healing brush tool to get a sample of the non-damaged spot of the background to fill in the rest of the damaged background. Then I used the spot healing brush tool to smooth it out. After I finished the background, I started to remove the spots on the twins. For me, fixing the girl on the left was very difficult, because her face was disfigured.
To remove the spots I used the content aware tool, but when I did that, the skin didn’t look sharp. I had to use the clone stamp tool to get the right skin tone. The girl on the right was easier to edit than the girl on the left. Her left eye was barely seen and it was impossible to edit. So I had no choice but to duplicate the right eye to replace it for the left eye of the girl on the left. Next, I started to fix the skin of the twins, and it was pretty hard. After I was done, I stared to fix the hair. I used the patch tool for some parts of the hair. I was done with the project at the last minute. I could’ve done better if I had more time. These skills could help me in the future as a Web Designer by editing photos for a name brand company.

WBL Workshop #3

In this workshop, I learned many things and took down notes since I wasn't able to participate in the second one. Here are the stuff that I took down. As a worker, you have right to stuff like the right to have a fair and full day job. You also have the right for a safe work place and equal opportunity. There are some dangers when working like having an injury. There are over 200,000 young workers that got injured while working. 1 teen dies every 5 days because of working. This is why we need to be cautious when working. I also learned that is you are under 18, you can't drive a car, slice bread and meat in a machine, use power tools and work on a roof. There are more, but these are the important ones.

When you are 14-15, you cannot work more than 3 hours on a school day and more than 8 hours in other days. Workers that stay in school actually earn more money than students with just a high school degree. College students that work gain 70% more than high school students. There are worker compensation when things gone badly. All of the medical expenses will be paid by the employer if the employee got injured in the job. The OSHA or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is an organization that gives workers’ rights. For example, workers have the rights to refuse work if they fell that the environment is unsafe. Labor unions are also another group that protect the rights of workers like the OSHA. This is what I learned in the 3rd workshop.

Lab #8

In this lab, we have to use the editing tools to remove the part that we were instructed. There are 4 different images that we have to edit. The first one is the statue image. In the original image, there was a rip in the corner and there was 2 sprinkler in the back. What I did was use the healing brush tool to get a sample of the grass and replace the torn part with the grass. I had to do it slowly, because then the torn part would return. Then I use the healing brush tool to get a sample of the dark grass and cover the sprinkler. The second photo was the rock climbing photo. We had to remove the graffiti and the bullet holes on the rock. I use the content aware tool to remove the graffiti and the cracks of the rock. Then I try to make the rock look like the same color.

The third image is the man. The objective of the image was to remove the wrinkles on his face. What I did was use the healing brush tool to smooth out the skin in the guy's forehead. Then I use the content-aware tool to remove the wrinkles on the cheeks. There were also some wrinkles on the eyes, so I removed those too. The fourth image is the window image. The frame around the image must have a different color and one side of the image must be different from the other side. For example, the left side of the window has to be blurry, while the other side has to be the opposite. The final image is my name, Visual Design, Lab #8 and the date. The background must be custom and the font must not be the default. This lab can help me in the future by fixing images that are damaged or making the quality of it better. This applies to web design to help people with broken images.

Lab #7

In this lab, we have to use the liquefied tool to distort the image that was chosen. I chose my face because of the funny effects. To do this, first you get an image and put a filter layer. The layer will change the looks of the image. The layers that I chose is Stained Glass, Mosaic Tiles, Water Paper, Sponge and Film Grain. These images won’t get disported and only be changed with a filter. The image of the size must be the same so there is equal spacing. Also the image must be landscape or the image would be stretched. Then I get the image of my face and start liquefying it.

There are different options on liquefying the image. One of the options that I used is the expanding tool. I used it on my eyes to make it huge. I gives out a funny effect. Then I use another tools that can move around a part of the image that is selected. I disported my fingers and my chin. Then I have to but a layer in the background. I first copy the background, rasterize it and put the cloud effect on it. I wanted to put a different color on the background, but the yellow color looks good on the lab. This is relevant to Web Design, because it lets us try out the tools to change photos to be better for websites. I see using these skills in the future when I have to change a photo to be better. That's all I did in this lab.

Improvement on Lab #5 and #6

There are improvements that can be made in Lab #5 and #6. One of the improvement is to cover up the spots that are white. Also another improvement on lab #6 is to put more effort into it, because to me, some parts like the road is incomplete. I would like to improve it. If I were to mix both Lab #5 and Lab #6, I would think that the painting would look better. for example, I would fix the blanket of the drawing to make it more neat. It was hard to select it, so the vector shapes might help. also some small improvements can be made in the drawing.

Lab #5 vs Lab #6

In these two labs, I had to use the drawing I created in 10 min and color it in Photoshop. In Lab #5, I had to use the paint brush tool and in Lab #6 I had to use the vector shapes only. For the 5th lab, I use many type of brushes to bring out the texture of the drawing. For example, I use one type of brush to show how rocky the mountains are in my drawing. I also mixed the grass texture brush with the other grass brush so the grass can look different and not similar. the only problem with the drawing is that I can still see hints of white on the grass, which I should of fix. On the 6th lab, I only used vector shapes, which was a struggle. For example, I was having trouble with the blanket and the mountain. I had to make them simple because the mountain in the original one was too detailed. I also used the custom shape tool for only the grass.
If I were to choose which one was better, I would definitely have to say Lab #5. The reasons why is because its very easy to do. For example, you just select what do you want colored and apply the color with a type of brush. But with the vector shapes, you have to sort of change the drawing and make it so simple. Also as I said before, I was struggling trying to fit the shapes into the drawing. The 5th lab is also better, because you have a variety or different brushes to use to bring texture to the drawing. The 6th lab also has the feature, but its not the ones I would really need for my drawing. Overall, I prefer Lab#5 than Lab #6 because its simpler and not complicated 

Project #2 Collage and Lettering

In this project, I decided to make a collage and lettering background on Michael Jackson, "The King Of Pop". The reason on why I chose him is because my family has known him and appreciate his works, so I thought of making a collage of him. So what I did first was did a quick selection of him and inverse the selection. I then made a mask of the selection. I then get 9 images that defies him and fit them into the collage. Not all of them were able to fit, but I guess its fine. So I changed the shape of the pictures, but keeping the aspect ratio by holding Shift. After that, I labeled the images name so I can know which is which and if I want to put one on top of another, I can change the order of the layers and not get confused. After that, I was done with the collage and prepare for the lettering.

I started putting each one into groups so I don't mix each one up. so I get the 4 word message that represent Michael Jackson, which is "The King of Pop" and made a selection of him so the wording can trace around him. I had to change the font and size of it, because the words would crush each other and it doesn't look good. The best I can see when changing the word is in the final pictures below. then I chose the background blue, because the other colors seemed bright to me, so I chose a dark blue. Then finally I made a folder for that so there are 2 folders for each part of the project. This project was pretty cool and funny to see the others. I would use these skills as a web designer for creating profile pictures with this style of art. I would like to make more of these with other people in the future.