new tutorial cont.2

Well, from last week to this week on tutorials, I'm going to make a drastic change in the mood of the tutorials. Last tutorial I did a rainbow tutorial (new tutorial cont.) ,now I'm going to do a complete opposite. I'm going to make a storm look worse than it is.

• First, (you can do this if you want) make a copy of the background layer. The background layer would most likely be that storm picture you'd want to darken. I did this just in case I didn't like what I first came up with, so I could delete the copy and not mess with the actual image.
• Next, go to the burn tool, O for shortcut, lower the exposure panel at the top to about 15% and to the left change the *range panel from highlights, midtones, or shadows.
• As for what I before about changing the range, just play around with the range and see what you like or come up with.

If you want to, you can over do it when applying burns on the *different ranges just to lower the opacity to get exactly what you want.

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AFTER

new tutorial cont.

Ive got another tutorial to show you guys. It's how to add a rainbow effect, and make it look natural in a image.

• Go to the gradient tool>click the small arrow>choose special effects>click append.
• Then, go back to the gradient tool, G, and choose "Russels' Rainbow"

you would have just put "Russels' Rainbow" on the gradient choices when you click append.

• Make a new layer and drag the gradient tool around 75% across the image starting from the bottom right.
• Then, on the same layer you'll want to make a selection of the sky through any of the selection tools, and click the little camera button in the layer panel.
• go to blending mode and choose screen

If you want to move the rainbow around then click the chain that links the mask to the rainbow on the second layer and unlink it. Now you can move the rainbow without messing with the selection.

You can also maybe change the opacity if you want to, just to play around with it.

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AFTER

new tutorials

I've done three tutorials since the beginning of the photoshop class, and I've gotten time to put them on my blog. I thought that the tutorials were pretty cool and interesting. I'm basically going to start with the first tutorial I did for the first week: a cloud tutorial.

• First, you want to make a background, it really doesn't matter how big just make it.
• Next, you'll want take your foreground and background colors, and make one of them white and make the other some kind of blue.
• Choose filter>render>clouds to get the cloud effect.

Press command F for different variations on the effect, and if you want to you can take a image of a bird or something like it and mask it to show it up in the sky.

stuff in Photoshop

Hey everyone,

We started doing selections and altering pictures today in photoshop, and it was pretty interesting. I took at least 3 photos and lightened/darkened them. The pictures were from resident evil, god of war, and finding nemo. Compare the originals to the redos, and comment on what you think.
ORIGINALS:

REDOS:

Starting Photoshop

Well it's been 3 weeks and a day since I started 2-d illustration and I enjoyed myself. I created different things for projects. I made a water bottle design, a bluegrass poster, and  a wedding invite among other things.

This week starts a new class which is Photoshop and I'm sure it's going to be fun.
Anyway, here's some of the projects that I've done in 2-d illustration:

First week of 2-D illustration

It's the last day of the first week in 2-D illustration, and it's been hectic, well not for me, but it also has been fun. From looking at the syllabus that we got from our teacher the next three weeks are going to be fun. This week we've had a group project to do: make an illustration of one of the seven deadly sins, and make our own font. Our seven sins piece is going to be entered into the Festival of Design here at Keiser.

The next three weeks we're going to have two projects and homework sketches due at the end of each week. I think it's going to be fun. This week has been very interesting, and the next three should be good. Back to the first week, we had to get 5 pieces ready for the design festival, and i got mine very easily. My original pieces were five of the web sites that I had done so far. then, I learned that I had to have my seven sin piece entered in it. I simply took out one of the 5 pieces and replaced it with my seven sins piece.

I really like how my seven sins piece turned out. A friend of mine had showed me how to add shines on objects that need to look shiny, and I started to think that I could do the same thing with shadows. The seven sins image is all original, and illustrates a squirrel gathering and hording nuts.
Here's the image:

10 things to make a photograph more interesting without photoshop

In this day and age everything is done on the computer, even making photographs. To make a picture look better, people will often pay someone to alter their picture or do it themselves if they know how to. I have a list of how you could make a picture more interesting without photoshop.

• change the angles of the picture taking
• change the background
• have the subject (if human or pet) look differently
• take the picture during different levels of light
• put effects into the picture while taking it
• have different subjects
• use focus points
• use different poses for the subject(s)
• have different themes
• see what works best for each subject

10 favorite resources for design inspiration

Everyone has a favorite resource for inspiration. Mine is inspiration for design. Here's the list of my favorite design inspiration.

• reading a good book
• looking at the sky
• not thinking about anything
• doing something that's interesting
• listening to music
• making sites
• thinking of how I can change how something looks
• looking at things that I could add
• asking family for input
• asking friends for input

10 reasons why I perfer Macs

I haven't been using macs as long as a regular pc, but I think that it's to rub off on me. I've gotten use to how the computer opens a program, and using the keys in different ways that I hadn't before.

• gotten used to how the mac operates
• using the keys in different ways
• gotten use to how it opens and closes programs
• gotten use to the program bar
• I can have multiple programs on at once and not be confused
• I can find stuff much quicker
• everything is at one point on the screen
• I like the cd ejector being in the monitor
• the screens bigger
• everything seems much easier to do

10 best ways to start a conversation

There are many ways to start a conversation with many people these days. Here's a list of my 10 best ways to start a conversation.

• talk about movies
• talk about books
• talk about sports
• say hi
• talk about the weather
• talk about family
• talk about freinds
• talk about your job
• talk about your interest
• talk about games

10 ways to become remarkable

There are many ways that someone can become "remarkable". You can become remarkable as a person, web developer, graphic designer, or any other job that you do.

• do your job well
• treat people right
• develop your skills
• treat your friends right
• treat your family right
• go the extra mile in your job
• go the extra mile in your personal life
• do what needs to be done
• use handicaps for users who visited your site (If you make web sites)
• be a good person in general

10 favorite activities

Everyone has their own favorite things that they like to do. They do these things to help pass time or to simply enjoy them. Here's my list of favorite things to do.

• make a web site
• make css that goes with the web site
• read books
• mow the yard
• mess with my little brother
• listen to music
• get food
• think about what I might do next
• send emails to friends about my recent projects
• talk to friends on facebook

10 free ways to promote yourself or business

There are many ways to promote yourself or your business these days. You can do that by internet or handing stuff out to people you know. if you hand stuff out, then you might have a good chance at getting more customers. By doing it on the internet you can contact people who are looking for what our doing, and you can also contact people who stay on the internet 24/7. Here's 10 free ways to promote yourself and your business.

• hand out business cards
• advertise your skills online
• talk to people about your business
• stick an ad on your vehicle
• ask family to help
• use facebook
• talk to friends
• place ads in the newspaper
• use twitter
• use linkedin

10 things that make a great logo

Have you ever seen a really good logo? Good logos are made by the creator that incorporates what will catch the peoples attention.

• research
• line
• size contrast
• color contrast
• texture
• target audience
• repitition
• alignment
• proxiemity
• shape 

10 reasons I love my college

Many people have got different reasons why they like their college. My reasons are related with me setting everything to come at keiser.

• school schedule choice
• degree choice
• payment choice
• how they do things
• class hours
• class style
• one month, one class
• open door policy
• resume help
• class help

10 of the best books I've ever read

Have you ever had books that you liked from the first moment you started reading it.  I've had a few of them moments myself, while reading books I have at the house. Here's my list of the best 10 books that I've ever read.

• Eragon
• Eldest
• Brisingr
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Lightning Thief
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Titan's Curse
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Battle of the Labyrinth
• PercyJackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian
• Fire Star
• Ice Fire

10 design skills that I will develop in the near future

Everybody has skills that they want to develop for their own use. Here's my list of the 10 skills that I will develop in the near future:

• to interpret html
• to understand css
• to learn how to use spans
• to use classes
• to  manipulate divs to the fullest
• to put background images
• to  get better at writing html
• to get more inventive in css
• to learn how to use  dreamweaver  in a more detailed manner
• to  be able to use XHTML quickly

10 ways to make money on the web

There are a lot of ways to make money on the web today. Here's a list of 10 ways to make money on the web:

• use ads
• sell on ebay
• send emails that sell things
• making a web site
• using a blog to sell
• show your work to peek interest
• use a social service like facebook
• sell services online
• offer to coach people for pay
• write reviews for pay
  

10 things to make your site index better

There are many things that can make your web site index better. Making it better can also have an effect on the search engines as well. Here's a list of 10 thing that can make your site index better:

• using div tags
  For those who don't know, div tags can separate content from each other
• using javascript
• put links that relate to your topic on your site
• have images that relate to your topic
• have good keywords
• have good descriptions
• have good titles
• have a form
• have a search engine
• have content well researched

10 design ideas to make your site look better

Have you ever seen a site that catches your eye. Those sites have most likely been made by experienced designers. Here's a list of 10 ideas to make your site look better:

• make it stand out
• make the text readable
• use colors that go along with your topic
• use images as backgrounds
• make your own images
• make your own css
• keep everything positioned equally
• plan want you want it to look like
• lock the text into position
• add attributes to your elements

10 ways to improve your search engine optimization

Have you ever wondered why web sites show up when you type keywords into the search engine? It's quite simple really. Each page on a web site has key words and descriptions. key words and descriptions help your site popping up in the search engines. Here's a list of 10 ways to improve your search engine optimization.

• include meta title, description, and keyword tags
• use heading tags
• keywords in first paragraph
• don't place images at the top of the page and have images relating to your content
• validate your code
• use css
• link your site to other pages
• have good web speed
• redirect non-www urls
• research keywords

source 

10 way to boost your career by web 2.0 technology

There are many ways to boost your own career by using web 2.0 technology. Here's 10 ways to improve your career:

• you could use blogs to hold all of your past information for future reference
• you could use facebook
• use advertisements
• set up a company web site
• set up your own web site
• use twitter
• connect with prospective clients
• do more than necessary on a job
• don't write or post anything that can get you fired on the internet
• use my space

10 technologies that change the way we work and play

We have had so many different technologies being invented or significantly improved in the past years. These technologies have changed how we go about in our daily lives. So, here's a list of 10 technologies that have changed how we live our lives:

• Black berry

With how the black berry was programed, it allowed the owner to stay connected to anyone anywhere.

• Blue tooth

Blue tooth has changed how we use phones by changing its size, accessibility, and usefulness.

• Gmail/Google apps

Google has added features to web-based mail and made it beneficial to everyone. It adds convenience and reliability to web-based mail.

• Ipod/Iphone

Iphones have completely changed the smart phone market, and the changes might not have occurred if the Ipod hadn't set the stage for the Iphones usability and design.

• social networks

Social networks have changed how we stay in contact with people nad connect with businesses.

• Treo

Treo has greatly influenced the smart phone market and without the treo we might not have had Iphones.

• Twitter

Twitter has massively influenced and changed how we communicate just as all the other social networks have.

• Fire fox

Fire fox has raised the bar on browser choice and innovation. Fire fox reignited browser wars and that has increased competition between browsers.

• Mac OS X

Mac OS X has set the bar on operating usability and innovation.

• POE

POE has added major benefits to companies that have used it. Among other abilities, it allows access points and other appliances to run without the need for a wall wart for power.
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10 ways to promote your business through the web

We have so many ways to promote our business today that way we can get customers. Here's a list of ways to promote your business through the web:

•  set up your own web sites
• use a blog
•  use facebook
• use twitter
• put advertisements on others sites or your own relating to your business
• put a video about you and your business on youtube
• put a contact page on your blog, facebook, twitter, and web sites
• connect with important people
• find people who're interested in your passions
• use site maps

source

10 reasons to hire a Professional Designer

Graphic designers exist for a reason. They exist to help other people who require their services like a company or any other type of client.

Here's a list of 10 reasons why people should hire a professional designer (specifically for clients who need web sites):
• Hiring a designer saves the client time
• Your site needs to be updated regularly because of the changing web
• Problems may come up
• Sites needs good keywords to come up in search engines
• Having good browser compatibility and usability
• To have the same site ready for mobile use (most likely by I-Phones)
• The web site needs to be eye-catching
• The site needs to be easy to navigate and information easy to find
• Minor details need to be seen clearly (links, subscriptions, etc.)
• Having a designer whose advice you can trust and for the client to plans working, and to get the content they need for the site

site cited: enginesofcreation.com

10 things that shouldn't be on a web site

certain applications on web sites should not be web sites. I have just recently looked at webpagesthatsuck.com, a web site that rates the worst web sites in the past years, and I couldn't believe what I saw. So, from this site I have developed my own list: 10 things that shouldn't be on a web site.

• different backgrounds for each page
• over 10 links on one page
• pages filled with nothing but the same image
• unnecessary flashing images
• having useless pages
• having the page filled up with animated images
• having navigation in an useless spot
• having a div tag separated for different colors
• useless information
• an uncompleted page

another web site

Hey everybody,

I got another web site for you. I pretty much did the same thing as the other web site ,but I added a div tag to the code.

new web site