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