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.

Project #1: Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. If I had the chance to buy one of Andy Warhol’s pop art, then I would, because his art is very colorful and expresses a message. This type of art reminds me that there are different views for the same concept. For me, pop art is pleasant, because it has a nice coloring and feels peaceful. Critics in popular culture would not understand the full message that the author is saying. Informed opinion is making an opinion using information that is provided, while uninformed opinion is an opinion without any information. The difference between taste and bias is that taste is the ability to recognize and appreciate what is beautiful, excellent, or appropriate. Bias is a preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment. Warhol’s portraits are the same as other’s art by the concept of it like a portrait of someone. Whats different from most of the art is the simplicity of it. Warhol uses simple color for his art. Portraits are important to us, because it opens your imagination and its part of your memories. Making a Warhol portrait of myself feels fun. I would like to make more of this with other people. I created mine by selecting me using the quick selection tool. Then I desaturate the selection and use the filtering gallery. I put uncut and have to change the volume of the face until I feel it looks good. Then I cut out the 4 backgrounds with different colors and then duplicate my face to 4. I put them into 4 groups to keep them organized and then did a selection for all 4 faces, put a mask and added the color. Then I changed the opacity so it transitions. I can see myself doing this in the future if I were to do art or create a website about Andy Warhol.

 

Lab #4

In this lab, I have to use the images from my hike to show the different types of images I took. There are five different type of photos that I have to take, which are: Low-Point View, High-Point View, Eye-Level View, Close-Up View and Landscape. I have taken many different photos with these types and choose the best ones. The best one for Low point is the flag poles photo. The best one for the High Point is me and my sister standing on a rock. The best photo for the Eye Level is my eye Level on the statue of George Washington. The best photo for the landscape one is the U.S. Open Stadium with the trees in the background. The best photo I got for Close-Up is the tree branch close up.

What i did first was import the pictures from the camera i borrowed into the computer. Next I put the top 5 photos into the lab and label it. I did free transformation on all 5 of the photo, but did not change the aspect ratio by holding Shift while dragging the photo. This will make the photo not look stretched out. Next I made the photo into organized orders and made the spacing almost the same. Next i labeled each one of the pictures with an orange text. Finally i labeled my name, Lab #4 and the date. This skill can be used into the future to become a photographer as an professional job. This can also be used as a skill as a web designer by creating a background photo in the website.

Lab #3

In this lab, the objective was to use the image of the car to create 4 different one and make each one unique. I have to use each of these setting for each car: Hue, Saturation, Replace Color and Black & White. To do the lab, you first change the image size of the car to 250 width and 186 height. Next you move the modified image to the white background. Next you duplicate the car image 4 times so there are 5 cars. Then you move the original car to the upper right corner and make the 4 duplicate cars connect diagonally. Then you start modifying the cars.

The first car, which is the one on the upper left, needs to be black & white. What I did was go to the Black & White setting and lower the red for the car so it look like a black car. The next car needs to be saturated. So what I did was go to Hue/Saturation and lower the saturation to look like it has green windows. The next car needs to have a different color instead of red. So what I did was go to Replace Color, select the color red and change the color to orange. The final car needs to be a different Hue. So I went to Hue, increase the Hue and accept the changes. The last thing I did was label the cars and put my name, Lab 3 and date. What I learned is ways to change an image's color. If I were to use these skills in the future, it would be modifying it to fix the image.

Difference between 72 Resolution and 300 Resolution

Difference Between 72 Resolution and 300 Resolution

There is a major difference between a picture with 72 resolution and 300 resolution. The first major difference is the quality of the picture. The first picture, which is 300 resolution looks HD and has a lot of pixels. This means that the picture must be big in scale. But in the picture with 72 resolution, the pixels is pretty obvious to see. That means the photo must be a small one. Because of the resolution, that mean the pixels in the length and width is different. I can also tell from the 2 pictures that one with 300 resolution need more different mixtures of color when printing than the other. The reason why is because there is more pixels to print for the picture with 300 resolution, but with the picture with 72 resolution, printing is simple since the pixel are big and its not complicated. This is the difference between the 2 pictures, one with 72 resolution and one with 300 resolution.