Animation 2

https://youtu.be/jXXDKITSgn0

For this project, the most challenging part was making it look realistic and not too choppy and fake.  At first, I moved the boats one at a time every couple seconds, and they were going too fast and looked fake.  I ended up just moving the boat for the last ten seconds only and then going back and making marks to move it up and down a little like it was bobbing.  I found animations a little challenging but think it is a really cool feature of Photoshop and skill to learn.

Collage

For my collage, I took the cheesy route and did a picture of my family and our family friends.  The pictures I used were sailboats, birds, us, the ocean, beach, and a sand texture.  The most challenging part of this project was making us look like we were really in the sand with the shadows.  It also saved a little blurry which I do not really like.

Magazine Cover

For my magazine cover, I decided to create a travel magazine.  I focused on the font style to try to find fonts which made it look like a real magazine.  I also wanted different fonts and colors to have specific things stand out such as the 15 and "The Caribbean".  I painted a shadow under my legs to make it more realistic, so it did not look like I was photoshopped into the picture.

Photoshop Scene

I really liked using Photoshop.  I found it a lot easier to use than Illustrator.  To crop, I used the magnetic lasso, magic wand, and eraser.  I decided to try to add a shadow of myself to the ground along with the tree to make it look realistic.

HTML Logo

context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(505, 145);
context.quadraticCurveTo(355, 40, 260, 188);
context.lineTo(315, 220);
context.quadraticCurveTo(375, 120, 465, 190);
context.lineTo(505,145);
context.closePath;
context.fillStyle ='#ed4035';
context.fill();

context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(260,188);
context.quadraticCurveTo(230, 250, 265, 320);
context.lineTo(315, 290);
context.quadraticCurveTo(300, 255, 315, 220);
context.lineTo(260,188);
context.closePath();
context.fillStyle = '#f6bf02';
context.fill();

context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(265, 320);
context.quadraticCurveTo(360, 460, 500, 375);
context.lineTo(455, 335);
context.quadraticCurveTo(360, 375, 315, 290);
context.lineTo(265, 320);
context.closePath();
context.fillStyle = '#37a655';
context.fill();

context.beginPath();
context.moveTo(455, 335);
context.lineTo(500,375);
context.quadraticCurveTo(560, 335, 550, 225);
context.lineTo(400, 225);
context.lineTo(400, 285);
context.lineTo(490, 285);
context.quadraticCurveTo(490, 310, 455, 335);
context.closePath();
context.fillStyle = '#4385f5';
context.fill();


For my project, I chose to go the Google symbol.  To create this, I used the reference picture below to use the pen tool to trace the outline of the shapes, and then eye dropped the colors to get the exact colors.  When I looked at the drawing on Firefox, I made adjustments to my numbers to get a better curve and what I believed was a smoother curve. 

Vector Drawing

I mainly used the gradient mesh for this project which took forever.  I think the most challenging part of this project was how close the lines had to be to get an accurate drawing, and then streaks showed up on the wings; however, I kind of liked the look it gave the back wings.  Also, I tried to delete lines to remove the streaks, but then it deleted parts of the wings.  The branch I added shadows as well as an effect to give it the bark texture.

Corpse Drawing

For my corpse, I liked using the effects to give the body as well as the hills a texture so they did not seem flat.  The harder parts of this project were trying to make the clouds as well as keeping track of all the different layers.  The facial features were also a bit challenging.  I like the background of my picture of the flower field and sky.