Week 2 - What I Learned

I learned how to use a lens flare, render clouds, and create a starfield. I had a lot of fun, but i also would've wanted a paper copy of the tutorial, since the tutor went quite fast. I could do most of the steps over again, but would probably forget a few.

Kelby - Starfield

Week 1 - What I Learned

• the process of cycling through blend modes ( shift  + )
• lens flare - process of creating one
• gradient - different kinds, different colors, different settings
• creating an awesome from scratch picture, and using the gradient tool to create it
• black and white can be more helpful than i thought
• finding an artist i like and a style i like was quite difficult.
• how to create/merge layers without merging them together and such.

inspiring digital artist

adolfo correa - he adds color and texture to designs/objects/people, enhancing whatever it is to look more modern and colorful. the pictures below are examples of his work.

http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles/inspiration/100-artworks-from-the-top-20-digital-artists-in-south-america/

(#3)

 many images in one, but the look is awesome.

 don't know if its photoshop or not, but if it isnt, it gives off the affect of being paper.

 it helps that he used a gameboy for the picture, but i really liked that he incorporated the "technological"(ish) design

 it has the ocean to start out with, but then when you go farther in to the picture and look at it a little more, you see a rainbow-colored thing coming out of something, and tehn a crystalish sky. love.

Selection Tools

Elliptical Marquee: i liked this one. on a scale of 1 to 10... i'd say a 5.5. It was a little easier to use, but i didn't like that i could only do a little with it. I'd use it for things like perhaps a senior picture, so then the background fades into the picture, and vice versa.

MagicWand: My opinion of this tool is that it should've never been created like this. wish you could click and drag to get your selection. I would use this for things like a very small picture, or one that has few colors and colors that are very different (aka red on green, blue on yellow, etc.) i give it a 2 out of 10.

Magnetic Lasso: It was pretty easy to use, except when i was trying to get rid of mistakes. I would use this if i was putting an object into a background or detailed pictures. i give it a remarkable 8 out of 10.

Quick Selection: This was, by far, the easiest one. i liked it the best because you can click and drag, and it senses the border of different items. i would use this in whatever i edited. i give it a 10 out of 10.