Here is my bonus path assignment!!
I created a path with the star and text... The text has an added gradient and I believe this is all that I need to do!!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Cool Information Concerning Illustrator!!!
So, I am not very happy that we have to move away from Photoshop, but as I was reading about illustrator I realized it seems pretty amazing as well...
I really like the Blob Brush, the Gradient Tool, and Isolation Mode. The Blob Brush is neat because it allows the user to merge existing paths with new paths.. this allows for easy work for both of the drawings at the same time..
The Gradient Tool was amazing in Photoshop,but it seems a bit better in Illustrator.... the user can actually define the opacity of each color within the gradient, instead of just both colors with the same opacity...
Isolation Mode allows the user to fix something within a group of works... without interfering with the other items within the group... this way the user does not have to ungroup items just to fix one item..
Well, hope it all goes well in Illustrator... we will see!!! Let's get started!!
I really like the Blob Brush, the Gradient Tool, and Isolation Mode. The Blob Brush is neat because it allows the user to merge existing paths with new paths.. this allows for easy work for both of the drawings at the same time..
The Gradient Tool was amazing in Photoshop,but it seems a bit better in Illustrator.... the user can actually define the opacity of each color within the gradient, instead of just both colors with the same opacity...
Isolation Mode allows the user to fix something within a group of works... without interfering with the other items within the group... this way the user does not have to ungroup items just to fix one item..
Well, hope it all goes well in Illustrator... we will see!!! Let's get started!!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Text Effect Fun
For the 06B assignment, I chose to use the Layered Glowing Text Effect...
This effect really caught my eye, because of the glowing that is used and because of the flier that I have created. The flier I have created is advertising an upcoming fashion show for an apparel location in town... I really think that the colors went well and the design was very fitting for this piece of work....
The process of creation was fairly simple... We begin by adding 3 layers of gradient, next typing the text, putting text effects on the text(Outer Glow and a Stroke on the Layer), duplicating the letter layer 20 times, creating an eliptical marquee at base of text, Flatten image, adding a new layer, using the Perspective option to make this layer fit in the foreground of the previous layer, and selecting the letters, Coping the letters, and Flipping the Vertically below the original text...
Creates a very appealing text effect... Love it!!!
This effect really caught my eye, because of the glowing that is used and because of the flier that I have created. The flier I have created is advertising an upcoming fashion show for an apparel location in town... I really think that the colors went well and the design was very fitting for this piece of work....
The process of creation was fairly simple... We begin by adding 3 layers of gradient, next typing the text, putting text effects on the text(Outer Glow and a Stroke on the Layer), duplicating the letter layer 20 times, creating an eliptical marquee at base of text, Flatten image, adding a new layer, using the Perspective option to make this layer fit in the foreground of the previous layer, and selecting the letters, Coping the letters, and Flipping the Vertically below the original text...
Creates a very appealing text effect... Love it!!!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Typography Examples
*Lesson 6- Typography Examples*
Good Example
File Name- GoodExample
Source of Example- http://visionwidget.com/showcase/graphics/293-creative-typography.html
Elements of Design Exhibited- The designer may have used a gradient for the background, some blending attributes, such as: Blur, Dodge, Clone Stamp, and many others, Rotation of Text, and many other tools.
Why Item is Effective- The type is very attractive, as well as the amazing design interlaced within the text. I want to be as good at Photoshop as this designer is!!
Target Audience- This seems like the focus would be for the younger audience, such as teenagers and young adults.
Bad Example
File Name- BadExample
Source of Example- http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/53318/projects/92669/533181210951125.jpg
Elements of Design Exhibited- Looks like the designer used the Blur tool, the Text option… and that is about it.
Why Item is Ineffective- The design just looks ‘blah’…. I think I like color… the words are to smudged looking and there is no flavor…
Target Audience- No one. Well, maybe they were going for the up and coming audience. This would be a great example for bad typography for a college course.
Good Example
File Name- GoodExample
Source of Example- http://visionwidget.com/showcase/graphics/293-creative-typography.html
Elements of Design Exhibited- The designer may have used a gradient for the background, some blending attributes, such as: Blur, Dodge, Clone Stamp, and many others, Rotation of Text, and many other tools.
Why Item is Effective- The type is very attractive, as well as the amazing design interlaced within the text. I want to be as good at Photoshop as this designer is!!
Target Audience- This seems like the focus would be for the younger audience, such as teenagers and young adults.
Bad Example
File Name- BadExample
Source of Example- http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/53318/projects/92669/533181210951125.jpg
Elements of Design Exhibited- Looks like the designer used the Blur tool, the Text option… and that is about it.
Why Item is Ineffective- The design just looks ‘blah’…. I think I like color… the words are to smudged looking and there is no flavor…
Target Audience- No one. Well, maybe they were going for the up and coming audience. This would be a great example for bad typography for a college course.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Clipping Mask
Well, I was just reading Chapter 7, and the Clipping Mask Selection is kind of amazing!!
I really like how you can pick where you what to show a picture... so, if you have two pictures... and you have an area in one picture where you want the other picture to show through... that is when you use the clipping mask... Cool!!!
I really like how you can pick where you what to show a picture... so, if you have two pictures... and you have an area in one picture where you want the other picture to show through... that is when you use the clipping mask... Cool!!!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Interesting and Fun Stuff
So, in Chapter 4, I really enjoyed working with the gradient tool! I was really interesting how we can change the foreground and background colors, in the tool bar, to cause a new gradient. I also liked the different selections of gradient that we can chose.
For Chapter 5, the quick mask tool is very useful when we want to select a certain oject within the piece that we are working on. This allowed for great selection skill. The Channels function seems to be unique aswell, because you can see what the image look like in each shade of color.
After these two chapters, I feel like I am getting the hang of the software alot better!
For Chapter 5, the quick mask tool is very useful when we want to select a certain oject within the piece that we are working on. This allowed for great selection skill. The Channels function seems to be unique aswell, because you can see what the image look like in each shade of color.
After these two chapters, I feel like I am getting the hang of the software alot better!
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