Digital Media Blog

       Above is my original image for my black and white to color project. I selected this photo to use because it is an old photo from high school that brings back good memories. When selecting my colors from adobe.color.com, I wanted to include lots of pinks and greens. This is because my hoodie is pink and I really like the color green. The first color group I used was Square.      When creating this photo, the most time consuming aspect was tracing the lettering. Overall this project took me 2 hours to complete. I filled in the same objects for every photo and switched the colors, because I really liked how the first photo turned out. I came across a few challenges when doing the project. I could not find the adobe color tab on my software, so I had to manually type in the color codes. The second issue I had was using the lasso tool. At first it was giving me some issues, regarding a nice outline of what I was tracing.     I fixed this issue by using the polygonal lasso tool, which

      Above is my completed  tag print. It took me around 10 minutes to create this print. I had zero troubles creating this print. I already new exactly where I wanted to place my tag brushes, and what color I wanted them to be. I placed 4 of my logos in different colors on the very back layer, to create a type of background. I then placed a bigger tag logo directly in the center in black so the audience could see my logo up close. The theme of this art is creativity, because my logo was based on that word. Overall the work looks pretty creative and I know my logos are expressed well.     This was my  original tag and brush. It took me 35 minutes to make. I ran into some trouble with the polygonal lasso tool. I figured the problem out and the rest was smooth sailing. I purposely selected the spray paint pattern because I like how it gives off a street art vibe. There is also a negative with scratch marks put into one of the layers. I wanted my art to look like graffiti an artist would

       In this video I learned how to use every tool. I think the easiest tool that I am going to use is the move tool. This tool is used to select and move objects on your art-board. I thought this video was interesting because it covers every tool briefly. The hardest tool I saw in the video was the lasso tool. I still do not fully understand the concept, but I am sure I will learn about it in class. The video was very informative and I highly recommend every new photoshop user to watch it.      In this video I watched someone edit a few photos on photoshop. It is really crazy how much you can alter an image using this software. I learned how to properly use the brush tool, which I found to be a little challenging at first. The easiest tool used in the video would have to be the move tool yet again because it is so simple. I found this video interesting because I thought it was cool how the creator showed you how to use the tools on an image. It was helpful that he just was not expla

     For my propaganda poster I decided to go with a minimalist approach. The project took me 3 and a half hours to create. I decided to do my poster on voting specifically on how everyone’s vote matters. In the last election almost half of Americans did not vote. This has become a very serious issue especially with an election coming up very soon. My original self-portrait looks very similar. The hardest part of the portrait was re-creating the lettering on my hat. I wanted the font to be realistic when compared to the hat. I purposely left the background blank so nothing could distract the audience from my face. Keeping the 5 color limit was also a challenge for the final poster. After critique from the teacher, I ended up removing the lettering from my hat in order to not drown out the words on the poster.      The original Photo I used looked very similar to my self-portrait. I created this work because I wanted to express myself in an artistic way and show the audience that art

My logo is based off of my creative mood board. I specifically chose the spider in the art because they are creative when making their intricate webs. I was inspired by the simplicity of the Capital One logo. I Drove past its' head quarters everyday on the way to school, so I saw their logo all the time. The project took me 3 hours to make. I wanted to put extra detail into the web, so I spent most of my time on that part of the piece. My original Sketch was a bit different. I wanted to draw a web without a plan so icould express my creativity aspect from the mood board. I want my audience to percieve my Logo as proffesional. I believe that the design would work well on a business card. My other sketches Looked Like this: My mood board is displayed below. I chose all of these words because I felt they best described who I am. My favorite mood was creativity, because my art teacher told me she thinks I am very creative. All of the photos that were used I found off of the inter

  Final Calligram This project took me around 5 hours to make. I decided to draw a Private jet. I did this because it has always been my dream to have one. I ran into a problem early on with the text not going the right way. I figured out how to edit the type on a path options, which fixed the problem. I used many tools when creating this calligram. I first used the pen tool to create paths that outlined my image. I then used the type on a path tool to get my letter to myself into the image. I used the area tool and text tool quite frequently as well. In my letter I ask my self a lot of questions, and talk about how I hope some of my struggles eventually go away. I purposely made the jet taking off, so it depicts my struggles flying away. I was inspired by the ACJ 220 private jet, which is what I hope to own when I am older. The purpose of my art is to let others know that all your dreams are achievable, no matter what you have been through in life. The Importance of the text in my cal