Tuesday, May 19, 2015

     I believe the strongest part of my work is the idea on how I wanted to morph these three animals together. I wanted the lion to look like it's mane had a zebra's coat and I wanted for the eyes to be elephant eyes and have tusks. What I can improve on in this project is blending everything together. If I had more time, I would have used the warp tool more so that the lines of the zebra would curve with the lion's body.
    What was easy about this project was adjusting the eyes. I used the warp tool so that the elephant's eyes were that same proportion as the lion's eyes. What was difficult about this project was getting this animal to look real. Again, I wish I had more time to line everything up and fix the opacities. I know I could have done a lot better on this project.
     I demonstrated the objective in this project by choosing three different animals and morphing them using the quick selection tool, eraser tool, and mixer brush. If I could do this project over again, I would use different body parts to create a hybrid animal rather than animal textures. I would combine something like a penguin, giraffe, and rhino. If I could redo this project, I would take my time and really try to create a realistic hybrid animal.

Friday, May 15, 2015

     I believe the stronger part of my work is blending. I have smooth transitions from light to dark colors. It is easy to tell what I was trying to paint and there are no choppy parts. I guess I could improve on using to tools overall. I feel very confident with this piece, but I can always be better with using the actual tools.
     What was easy about this project was figuring out which colors to put where. It was easy to distinguish how many colors I needed to have in a certain area in order to make the blending easier. What I found difficult about this project was figuring out which hardness and flow would suit the project best. It was difficult tying to figure out how to blend the colors together, but it definitely got easier the further I went into the project.
     I demonstrated the objective in the activity by using the eyedropper, paintbrush, and blend tool to paint a picture on photoshop. If I had to do this project again, there is absolutely nothing I would change bout it. I am 100% happy with it and I am very proud of myself.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015


     I believe the strongest aspect of my work is the set of of the pictures. It actually looks like Allissa is being crushed and it oohs like she is actually talking to the teddy bear. What I can improve on is the focus. The first picture would look better if Allissa was more clear and the teddy bear looks slightly out of focus too.
     What was easy about this project was the levels adjustments. I find that I can easily tell when a picture is too dark or too light. The color adjustments is also a little tougher to get right, but that is pretty easy too. What I found difficult about this project was actually lining up the camera angel with the objects to get the perfect picture.
     I demonstrated the objective in this project by playing with the focus in my camera, using camera angels, adjusting colors and color levels to make a scenario look realistic. If I had to do this project again, there is not much I would do different. I would probably just explore different set ups of the objects and people.

Monday, May 4, 2015

     The strongest part of my work is the colors levels. I feel as though I have a smooth transition from light blues to dark blues and dark red to light red and so on. What I can improve on is actually matching the colors with one another. I think the green does not match as well with the other colors and the red could have been a little brighter overall.
     What was easy about this project was using the magic wand tool to select the contrasting colors and then using the paint brush to change them into a different color. There was not anything that was difficult about this project. I found it to be really easy and I did not struggle with anything.
     I demonstrated the objective in this project by using color adjustments and the magic wand tool/paint brush to create a pop art picture that makes humans into objects. If I had to do this project again, I would explore my options a little more and not use the  same color base for one photo. So for example, I would have purple, blue, and red for one picture and yellow, orange, pink for another one.