Graphic Design

Friday, July 30, 2010

This project is called the dear old grandfather project.
This is a before and after picture retouched and colored.
This was a test to see if we could clone out the crease, filter scratches, and color it.
Adobe photoshop was the only program that was used in this project.
To make this picture:
Increase canvas size and duplicate copy of photo.
Filter out dust and scratches.
Repair major crease along the middle.
Use quick layer brush to change color on picture.
I thought that I could of picked better colors because I believe that my picture looks very fake.

Family retouch project
Attempting to restore an old family photo without tape marks, creases. or dust and scratches.
An after and before photo of a family.
Adobe Photo was used in this project.
To make this project:
Increase canvas width and make copy of photo on to it.
Use cloning tool to remove tape on top and bottom of page.
Make a snapshot of after photo.
Filter out all dust and scratches.
Repair all creases on photo.
Finally, sharpen photo using unsharpened mask.
What did not work out in this project was that don't like the job I did repairing the creases on the photo.

This is the flawless face project.
Test to show how to retouch a girl's face to make look absolutely flawless.
This is a before and after photo of a girl retouched.
Adobe photoshop was used to make this photo.
To make this picture:
Select and save the white background into a new selection.
Create new layer and name it HEAL.
Use brush to clean face and flatten layers.
Duplicate layer and rename as BLUR.
Filter blur and adjust to Gaussian
Set opacity on face and customize eyes and lips to your liking.
I thought that I had done everything right because this project was according to what I thought was perfect.

Marbled paper book
Project of constructing paper book with marbled sheet cover
No programs used
To make this:
Make marble paper by painting on regular sheet of paper.
Wait till dry before putting it together.
Measure and cut paper to fit appropriate size.
Glue marbled paper to regular paper to fit like book.
Screw holes into book to finish putting it together.
I liked the design I made on the cover but I thought that I could of done a better job putting it together

This is the zoo post card project
A test of understanding how to resize photos and change resolution
This is a post to promote the L.A zoo.
Adobe photoshop was used in the project.
To make this picture:
Create the picture.
Resize all photos and resolution into specific areas on the page.
Copy on text to page.
I liked the colors that I used but I think that I could of done better with the border that I made.

This project is called the travel agency project.
Using canvas size and brush to create a travel agency ad
Picture with different pictures photoshoped into it
To make picture:
Adobe Photoshop
Increase canvas size
add additional pictures in
brush in photos
add text
Fairly simple project though I thought that I could of done better with the pictures that I have chosen

This is called the monster indesign project.
This is a ad promoting a new exhibit opening at a museum.
The picture was a test to show how to place in certain pictures and and text boxes o resemble a real ad.
Adobe photoshop was the program used in this ad.
To make this picture:
Load up the file titled monster indesign.
Place photo of monster into boxes.
Design text boxes to be creative.
I thought that I did a perfect job on this project because we had to follow a model.