Computer Graphics Projects

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Photoshop Text Effect Project Description: Crackey Text is a neat text effect that I applied different filters, clipping mask, and brush, and blur effects with. I also used the glass distort filter tool, the color dodge tool, along with various random effects to try and get the result that I wanted.

Photoshop - Chapter 5 - Project Builder 1 Description: Beautiful Blossoms AD is an example of the skills learned from chapter 5, working with type. This chapter covered learning about type and how it is created, using drop shawdows, anti-aliasing to type, modifying type with the Bevel and Emboss style, applying special effects to type using filters, and how to create text on a path.

Photoshop - Chapter 4 - Group Project Description: I picked the Rubberband group project as my chapter project because I thought that converting an image to grayscale and then applying colors was a neat effect that I just learned in the chapter. The additional skills learned throughout the chapter were; working with colors to transform an image, using the color picker and swatches palette, placing borders around an image, blending colors using the gradient tool, using filters, opacity, and blending modes, and how to match colors, along with adding color to a grayscale image.

Photoshop - Chapter 3 - Skills Review Project Description: The All Cats Skills Review was the project I chose to do for chapter 3 to make sure that all the important lessons in this chapter could be applied on my own. Such skills include: making selections using shapes, modifying a marquee, selecting using color and modifying a selection and how to add a vignette effect to a selection.

Photoshop - Chapter 2 - Project Builder 2 Description: The 4-H Billboard Projects was to aquire skills working with layers. Adding and deleting layers, adding a selection from one image to another, examining and converting layers and organizing layers with layer groups and colors.

Photoshop - Chapter 1 - Project Builder 2 Description: Now Your Cooking Project Builder 2 is just a simple lesson on how to manipulate layers. This first chapter of Photoshop was more of an introductory chapter on the basics of photoshop, which is still very important in order to advance further.

EIPHC Logo - Re-Designed - Project #3 Description: While redesigning the Eastern Idaho Paint Horse Club Logo, I tried to recreate it using live horses. I came up with many different looks that I decided to include that can be viewed when clicking on the thumbnail. The finished logo is now used on the eiphc.info website.

iTunes Icon - Re-Created - Project #2 Description: This is a project in which we were to re-create a logo to the best of our ability. I chose the iTunes logo. It didn't turn out exactly like the original iTunes logo, it was more difficult than I thought it would be, but I think it's pretty close.

Fox Wine Logo - Re-Created - Project #2 Description: The Fox Wine Logo is the second logo in which we were to re-create to the best of our ability. I thought that this assignment was very good. Trying to re-create a look or effect in Illustration makes you explore the tools more in depth. The more I use Illustrator, the more I like it. I don't know how I've gotten along before without it!

Pucker & Bloat Filter - Project #1 Description: This is a design that I created using the Pucker and Bloat Filter. I filled the design with color using the Live Paint Tool. Pucker creates sharp, spiked shapes by curving paths inward from anchor points and moving anchor points outward. Bloat creates the opposite effect - rounded, bloated shapes, by curving paths outward from the anchor point and moving anchor points inward.

Vector Flower using the Blend Tool - Project #1 Description: Blending Paths using the Blend Tool creates a transition from one path and its fill color to another path and its fill, by creating a series of intermediate shapes and colors.

Orange - Created with various Effects - Project #1 Description: Illustrator has many different effects that changes the appearance of an object. The effects that I used for the orange was the: Stylize - Round Corners Effect, Texture - Stained Glass Effect, Brush Stroke Effect and the Grain Effect, along with different Gradient Effects also.

Wooden Frame - Using the Symbol Tools Description: By creating the wooden frame, I first had to learn how to create the wood grain. To create a wood grain you simple have to make the stripes and transform each randomly. Then I used the warp tool, the pucker tool and the twirl tool to to give it a natural wood effect. Then to touch up, I selected all of the lines and squashed it using the Transform Tool. This will be a very hand technique to know, especially since wood grain goes well with Western Themes.

Chapter 5 - Design Project - Straight Flush Description: The scenerio of Chapter 5 - Design Project, is to redesign a logo for the owner of the town's largest plumbing company, Straight Flush. The outcome of the new design gives the logo cohesion and focus by creating, positioning and adjusting layers.

Chapter 5 - Project Builder 2 - Milty TV Description: Chapter 5 in Illustrator CS3 involved working with layers. Artwork on layers can be amnipulated and modified independently from artwork on other layers. Learning how to create and modify layers, manipulate layered artwork, work with layered artwork, and how to create a clipping set is very beneficial and effective.

Chapter 4 - Mona Lisa Stamp Description: The skills that I learned from chapter 4 include: transforming objects, offset and outline paths, create compound paths, and how to create clipping masks for special effects, including using text as a clipping mask. As with compound paths, clipping masks are used to yield a practical result. And as with compound paths, that practical result can be manipulated to create interesting graphic effects.

Chapter 3 - Live Trace Photo Description: Throughout Chapter 3, I learned how to draw elements of an illustration from scratch, tracing a scanned image, and how to apply attributes to objects. I was also introduced to the Live Trace and Paint Bucket Tool which was used to create the project for this chapter. The completed project to your right when clicked on wil show a before and after shot of the photo used to illustrate the effects of the Live Trace Tool in Illustrator CS3.

Chapter 2 - Project Builder 2 - A Desert Oasis Description: The skills that I learned in chapter 2 was to create and format text, flow text into an object, position text on a path, create and apply gradient fills to objects, and adjust a gradient and create a drop shadow.

Chapter 1 - Project Builder 2 - Iris Vision Design Description: The Iris Vision Design is the second project that is in chapter 1. The skills I learned from this chapter are: Creating basic shapes and apply fill and stroke colors. Select, move, and align objects. Transform objects and how to make direct selections.

Chapter 1 - Project Builder 1 - Window Sign Description: The Window Sign Design is the first design that I have made using Adobe Illustrator. Illustrator is a vector graphics software program that I am currently learning in my Computer Graphics Class. It allows you to create designs for personal use and for company logos, banners, etc.