Frankenstein Project Info!!!

Here it is!!

Gradient Tool Effects!

The gradient tool is great for lighting effects.... like light beams.....

Here's one way to make them...

First, the tool and it's control panel....

Make a selection in the shape you want the beam.....


Fill the selection with a gradient (gradient is solid color to transparent!)


Change the LAYER MODE for the beam to OVERLAY, or SCREEN to make it glow!

Which beam is the fake?

New Tools To Learn....

Clone Stamp Tool- Lets you "target" an area of pixels and "stamp" them onto the layer. Useful if you want to connect two images edges that just don't match up.....

• Hold the "option key" to target
• Use a blurry brush shape
• Use a low "flow" rate
• Avoid any noticeable patterns, by constantly targeting new pixels

Use this image to practice....

Do this too it!!!

Use this Image

Drag these images into Photoshop so we can play with them in class!

Learning Photoshop- Part 1

Here is a copy of the Outline for learning Photoshop

And here are some of the tools we will be using the most!!!

Layers pallet 

Selection tools

Controls for refining a selection

Adjustment Layer controls

Posting The Bag....

Post three photos of your completed bag (built), and post the flat color bag pattern to your blog. Answer these questions about your ideas and work....

• How did you use color, value, shapes, symbols, visual textures, or other visual effects to make the bag respond to the logo's meaning?

• What are the visual surprises in the bag to keep the viewer looking at it?

• What was your best discovery in creating the bag project?

For Monday, October 15th! I'm out of school!!

Hello guys,

Sorry to be out..... I may be out this whole block too (ug).

We will start designing your own logos Tuesday, when I get back.... Until then you have several things to complete:

• Print your full size Type poster..... 13 X19

• Gather the logo samples

• Recreate 4 of the logos with illustrator.

If you've done all that, try this idea......

 

Here are some samples of these "town logos" they use "kanji" characters in their design.... It's interesting that they are Chinese characters used in Japanese writing... 

read up on it.... @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji

Here are links to see more of the logos listed here-

go here @ http://pinktentacle.com/2010/04/50-japanese-town-logos-with-kanji/

Work for Thursday, October 11th.

Sorry that I'm missing class today- here is an interesting project for you....

We are going to explore LOGO DESIGN, so you need some background info on what a logo is...

Follow these directions to gather examples of good logo designs to inspire you when creating your own logo.

Here are those sites as links.....

http://goodlogo.com

http://studio.adobe.com/explore/gallery/tolleson/main.html   

http://www.howdesign.com/design-creativity/top-10-sites-for-designers/top-10-websites-for-designers-october-2012/

http://www.commarts.com/CA/exhibit/

http://designarchives.aiga.org/#/entries/%2Bcollections%3A%22AIGA%20365%3A%20Design%20Effectiveness%20%282011%29%22/_/grid/relevance/asc/0/48/90



Here's an example of what the gather logos would look like on the page....

Color Halftone Effect!!!

One of my favorite effects! Here's how you do it....

In Illustrator, select a picture or shape..... the shape needs to have a colored fill (black and white won't work well)

Choose the command off the main menu...

Play with the settings for SIZE and angles of the "channels"..... the four channels relate to colors..... the bottom one is "Black"...

Try setting all but one angle to "0" to get a monochrome effect...

Here's one example of what happened to my image.... cooooooool!

Some other examples.....

TYPE POSTER IDEAS...

Here are some exciting uses of type in posters.... Look how they use the Positive and negative space, how they overlap objects, how they make visual texture....

See more here @ http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/09/30-typography-posters-that-youve-probably-never-seen-before/

Here are some more experimental type designs from this site @ http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/05/mind-blowing-examples-of-experimental-typography/