EX - Extra Activities
To be worked on if all other units are completed or otherwise assigned by the instructor.
Photoshop Extras:
Double Exposure:
Using Photoshop you can merge multiple photographs to create a really awesome double exposure effect. To the Right is a link for a video (start at 1:45 minutes in.... he talks a lot about nothing for a while) OR a step by step tutorial of written directions. Examples: |
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Watercolor Painting Effect
In this Photoshop effects tutorial, we’re going to learn how to easily make a photo look more like a watercolor painting. This photo effect works best on images where maintaining rich colors and strong contrast is more important than keeping any fine details, since you’ll be losing a lot of detail with this effect.
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Instagram Photos
Instagram reinvented the photo sharing on our social media structure. It's a fast, beautiful and fun way to share your pictures to friends and family. And what I like the most about Instagram, are the various schemes that offers you to filter your pictures with your own little touch. This tutorial walks you through how to create the "Nashville" filter on any photograph |
Stellar iPhone Wallpaper
In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create your own iPhone 4 wallpaper, while learning the basics of layer styles, adjustment layers, and filters.
You’ll create stylized space art, utilizing NASA stock, and putting an emphasis on attractive lighting and colour composition. Tutorial: Written Tutorial |
Liquid Text Effect
Layer styles are a powerful tool in Photoshop that allow you to quickly create effects that you can then apply to additional objects. This tutorial will demonstrate how to use layer styles to create a liquid filled text effect in Photoshop.
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Folded Paper
Today we will learn how to realize a folded paper text effect from scratch in Photoshop. We will firstly create the background using a couple of patterns, then we will work on the type treatment with the help of the pen tool, layer masks and other useful techniques related to dodge, burn and the transform tool. This tutorial is very simple to follow, so I suggest to everyone to give a try.
Tutorial: Written Tutorial |
Soccer Image
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a soccer-themed text effect, using basic Layer Styles, brushes, and a couple of textures.
Tutorial: Written Tutorial |
Splatter Paint Portrait
In this tutorial, you will learn how to manipulate a portrait photo to create a splatter paint and drip effect in Photoshop. This tutorial will cover many techniques including overlay painting, blending, and coloring techniques. These techniques can also be re-used for many other projects.
Tutorial: Written Tutorial |
EX - Illustrator
Illustrator Animal Polygon Design
Use Illustrator's tools, menus, and palettes to create a complex vector logo with polygonal shapes.
You have been hired as a graphic designer by The North Carolina Zoo. They want you to create a colorful graphic animal theme. You are to follow the directions given by the project manager for the target audience to complete the project. Once complete then you should review the checklist for grading criteria before turning in your work. Complete and submit the online rubric for this project once it has been completed. Create a Colorful Polygonal Animal by selecting an image of animal online and then using polygonal shapes and triangles to design a colorful animal shape recreation Challenge yourself to include gradients, feathering, or transparency. You will be graded on a difficulty rating based on your illustrator technique and attention to detail as well as your creativity. See the examples for ideas. Your image size is 800 width and 600 height. Save your completed graphic as a AI (Illustrator file) and then export as a JPEG file. Label it as last name + first initial + poly (ex. pettywpoly.jpg) and save in your graphics folder. Submit only the JPEG file to the right. Place your .ai file in your projects folder on your desktop. edit. Tutorial Written Instructions |
EX - Photoshop and Illustrator
The Great Gatsby
So for this tutorial we will create a Art Deco image based on the poster of The Great Gatsby movie. We will use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create the whole thing. The process is not difficult but it's very time consuming. Another thing to notices, is that there's no specific rules but to keep the square angles.
Tutorial: Written Tutorial |
Retro Poster Design
Take a photo and turn it into this amazing retro-style artwork using Photoshop and Illustrator. You'll learn how to create this using very few stock photos and with creative techniques that can also be used in your other designs. To follow this tutorial, you'll need to have some basic experience with Adobe Illustrator.
Tutorial: Written Tutorial |