Final Portfolio

 

 

 

I really liked using InDesign.  Once I understood how to resize the pictures as well as the frames, it was not too difficult to use.  I am pleased with how my portfolio came out.  I chose the theme of a blue paisley design as my cover pages as well as my page numbers because I really like the design.  I love the portfolio as it puts together all of my hard work throughout the semester to one booklet so that I can see all the projects together and the improvements I have made.  Thank you, Professor Corrigan, for everything you have taught me throughout the semester!!

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

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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.