Project 6 Logo

           

        My initial goals for my logo was to create a logo that is well suited for my origami business. One that when you look at it it reminds you of origami and stays in your head. My end goal for my logo was to make the connection between my logo and my company in an obvious way and to make the logo look nice and pretty. My logo represents origami that is unique because not everyone can do it and each comes out differently. It's not always perfect but you try your best for the final product. This is why I like how you can make things out of paper no matter who you are or what you are. That's how I came up with originality origami.  I chose to design my logo this way because whenever I think of origami a swan is most likely what comes up in my head. I like how the background color makes the image and text sort of stand out. Also it's easy to tell the connection between the two things. The graphic design principle I used were proximity/groupings, repetition of some shapes and the color of the shapes for the swan, emphasis and space. 

Lab 9 Brushes Reflection Journal

        In this lab I experimented with the different types of brushes in the brush tool. I went to file new, renamed it as lab9_sheimabegum_vd. I changed the preset to photoshop default size. I changed the width to 2100 pixels, the height to 1500 pixels, and the resolution to 300. Then I used the grid to make straight lines using the line tool to divide the document into sections. Then in each section, I used different types of the brush tool. I used the horizontal type tool to label each section with the type of brush I used. I went to the brushes panel, clicked the gear and selected all the brushes type there was and appended it.

     I used the round point stiff, round blunt medium stiff, round curve, grass, starburst, concentric circles, cross hatch, mesh-large, oval, butterfly, soft oil pastel, veining feather, sea sponge, spatter, rough dry brush, wet brush, DP crackle, fuzzy cluster tight, pastel dark, dark shadow round, chalk brush, square char, chalk light, rough comb, falling ivy leaves, scattered maple leaves, sumo, azalea, cross hatch, texture 5, salty watercolor, wash w/ bleed, and ornament 1 brushes. I can use these tools in the future to go over the pictures with the brush tool and for my future labs and projects. 

Lab 8 Vector Shapes Reflection Journal

   In this lab, I used the vector shape tools to make different shapes. I used the grid and line tool to make divide it into sections for each shape. Then I used the polygon tool to make polygons with 5, 8,3 and 6 sides. I used the rectangle tool to draw 2 rectangles. I used the rounded rectangle tool to make 2 rounded rectangles. I used the custom shape tool to make different shapes. I went to the custom tool panel, clicked the gear and clicked append. I used the horizontal type tool to label each shape according to what it is.
   The shapes I made was a dark pentagon, purple oval, grey and brown check box, red clock, dark red star, blue raindrop, light purple octagon, black triangle, light rectangle, dark green snowflake, purple bird, green bunny, red not allowed sign, light blue heart, green arrow, yellow rounded rectangle, grey rectangle, pink oval, blue hexagon, dark colored fish, light scissors, black envelope, blue lightbulb, violet music note, brown bone, blue bubble, dark colored gem, black and purple flower, brown crown, grey bow, light purple/blue key, yellow butterfly, violet trophy, green rounded rectangle, and my name. These tools are useful because now I know how to make many different shapes and how to change the color and border. I can use these skills in the future for projects and labs.

Lab 7 Filters Reflection

   In this lab I altered the images using the filter. First I went to File-new and named it as Lab7_sheimabegum_vd. I changed the preset to Default Photoshop Size. I changed the unit for the height and width to pixels. I changed the width to 504, the height to 360 and the resolution to 150. I placed a picture of a person and re-sized the image by pressing down the shift key from the corner. I placed another image, re-sized it by pressing down the shift key from the corner, and duplicated it 4 times. So in total there are 6 pictures. I made the images parallel to each other by using the grid. I renamed the person image as liquify and I went to filter-liquify and made one of his eye bigger, the other eye smaller, made one of his cheeks smaller, and bloated his forehead and chin. 

     Then I went to the next image and renamed it as distort. I went to filter-distort-pinch and distorted the image. Then I went to the next image and renamed it as pixelate. On that image I went to filter-pixelate-blur and pixelated the image. Then on the bottom left image I went to filter and used the oil paint and renamed the layer as oil paint. On the bottom middle picture I went to filter-stylish-diffuse and renamed the layer as diffuse. On the bottom right picture I went to filter-sharpen, sharpened the image and renamed the layer as sharpen. I used the horizontal type tool to write the type of filter that I used for each picture. Then selecting the background layer I went to filter-render-clouds. And then I saved my work. I see myself using this knowledge in the future to alter pictures that I will use in my future projects.

Project 4 Silhouette and Lettering

                                                          

       I picked Lee Min Ho because he is one of my favorite actors. He was in the first Korean drama that I watched and since then I became addicted to Korean dramas. The images I used were money, Personal Taste poster, scripts, an airplane, Boys over Flowers poster, the South Korean flag, a microphone and a place in South Korea. I used money because he is a famous actor who starred in many dramas. I used the Personal Taste and Boys over Flowers poster because these are a few of his well known dramas that he starred in. I used the Korean flag to represent his nationality. I used the script to describe that he is an actor. I used the airplane because he travels around a lot.I used the microphone because he is also a solo singer. I used the place in South Korea because he was born in Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul.

     My mask made the silhouette work because it outlines the shape of the person that I used so you can tell where he is. I wrote that this is Lee Min Ho. He is a famous South Korean actor that worked in many dramas and series. He is also a model and singer. He travels a lot. I chose these sentences because I thought that it described him well. The collage worked with my project because I was able to fit in in the mask/selection well. What didn't work was the words because they are still a bit squished.

Project 3 Photo Restoration

Before image

      

     In this project I scanned an old photo that I brought to class, saved it on my flash-drive and tried to improve the photo using Photoshop. I used the patch tool to get rid of the white dots on the black floor, making the floor completely black with no white spots. I used the blur tool to blur the little spots near then window so you can't see it. I also used the patch tool for some spots on the window so they could vanish. I used the dodge tool to brighten the window curtains, the walls, and the table. I used the burn tool to darken his hair. I used the sponge tool on saturate mode to saturate his face making the wrinkles unnoticeable, hands, and his feet. 

     I used the sharpen tool on his face to make him stand out. I also used the blur tool to blur the black spots on the wall that's near the corner. I used the healing brush tool to cover the edges of the photo that was a bit white, to match the floor. The tools that I used overall to improve the image were the patch tool, blur tool, dodge tool, burn tool, sponge tool, healing brush tool, and the sharpen tool. These skills are useful in the future because I am able to change how someone looks completely making them look like a different person. I can use this knowledge when making an advertisement or commercials. 

After Image

Lab 6 Reflection Journal

   For lab 6 First I worked with each picture individually, placed them in different corners while re-sizing them with help from grid. For the picture on the top right, I used the spot healing brush to remove the sprinklers and glass. Using the healing brush tool, I pressed down the alt key and clicked on the grass at the same time. Then I covered the grey area with grass.

In the top left picture, I used the patch tool to select an area that didn't have any holes and dragged it to the bullet holes which got covered by the selection. I used the eraser tool to erase the bullets on the right side. Then I used the healing brush tool by pressing down on the alt-option key, selected a target and then covered the area. Then I used the content aware move tool to select the person and I dragged her to the right. I used the clone stamp tool by pressing down on the option key and selecting a target that didn't have any writing on it, and then I covered the area with the writing on it.

For the bottom left picture, I selected the rectangular marquee tool to select the top right corner of the image and went all the way across up to the top of the window. I changed the fuzziness and used the paint bucket tool to change the color from blue to red. I used the blur tool to blur on the whole left side of the window. I used the sharpen tool to make the whole right side of the window look more focused. I used the smudge tool to smudge the roof tiles. Then I used the dodge tool to brighten the left pane. I used the burn tool to darken the right side of the pane. Then I used the sponge tool on saturate mode to saturate the flowers on the right making them look lively. Then I changed the sponge tool mode to desaturate and I desaturated the flowers on the left side making them look dead.

In the bottom right picture I made a new fill layer on gradient choosing any style and angle that I wanted. I chose the diamond style and angled it the way I liked. Then using the horizontal type tool, I wrote down my name, class, period, date and lab number in the font and text style I wanted to use.

Finally I put all the pictures together into one document by using the grid I re-sized the images and made sure to keep their proportions the same by pressing down the shift key. The tools I used overall for this lab were the spot healing brush tool, the healing brush tool, the patch tool, the content aware move tool, the eraser tool, the clone stamp tool, the rectangular marquee tool, the paint bucket tool, the blur tool, the sharpen tool, the smudge tool, the dodge tool, the sponge tool, and the horizontal type tool.

MP1 Self Evaluation

     I am on target of my SMART goal. My SMART goal was to get at least 95 or higher on my classes for MP1. I can improve for this marking period by taking better notes, submitting my labs and work on time, and by listening carefully to directions. Also by staying on task and finishing all my work. I will study more to get a better grade for my tests or quizzes. I will review my notes and submit all my hw on time. I will also come over to tutoring when I need to finish any work.

HW Editing Tools

The spot healing brush allows you to remove marks, fix blemishes, and clears up spots. It quickly removes imperfections in your photos/images.
The brush tool draws brush like strokes. You can create special effects, including calligraphic effects using the brush tool.
The clone stamp tool allows you to copy an area of an image and copy it onto another area. It paints with sampled pixels of an image and is used in Photoshop for pixel-to-pixel cloning.
The history brush tool takes a color picture, turns it into black and white, then brush the original color back into a particular feature. It allows you to paint and reveal previous states of images.
The eraser tool changes pixels to either the background color or to transparent. It is used to remove areas of color from the current layer or from a selection of this layer.
The paint bucket tool fills the continuously colored area with the foreground color or pattern. It can be used to fill an area with a specific color.
The blur tool unfocuses or blurs image areas.
The sharpen tool increases the contrast among adjacent pixels to give the illusion that things are sharper.It sharpens specific areas of an image.
The smudge tool uses the current brush to smudge colors on the active layer or a selection. It spreads and mixes content of image areas.
The dodge tool helps brighten trouble spots in your photos. It lightens the pixels you paint.
The burn tool darkens the pixels you paint.
The sponge tool is a retouching tool used to alter the saturation of a portion of an image.

Project 2 Warhol Portrait

Sheima Begum                                    Project 2 Warhol Portrait                                Visual Design

      Andy Warhol is an artist that crated silkscreen prints of famous people and popularized pop art and pop culture. I would buy his artwork because it looks unique. His artwork reminds me of pop because the colors stand out. The association is pleasant because of the different colors. In pop culture critics reflect on the image and points out things that could have been better and gives their opinion on it. The difference between an informed and uninformed opinion is that an informed opinion is an opinion that you are aware of while and uninformed opinion is an opinion that you don't know about. Taste and bias is different because your taste is something you like or dislike while a bias is a favor of or against something that is usually unfair.

        Warhol's portraits have a lot of different colors, which makes it seem lively. The poses are different angles or sitting positions. Portraits are important to us because of their deep meanings that we can relate to and understand the feelings/emotions they contain. Artists painted portraits throughout the ages because they are able to express themselves and capture a special moment that is important/precious to them. I feel excited and satisfied about making a Warhol portrait of myself. It is important to pay attention to color and detail in this project so you don’t make a mistake. Sometimes you have to start all over again from scratch because of a mistake you make while not paying close attention to color and detail.

         I created my Warhol portrait first by taking a picture of myself, and then use the quick selection tool to select only me. Then I de-saturated my picture, prepared a canvas and made a folder, dragged the layer inside it. Then I duplicated the folder 3 times and used the move tool to arrange them and re-sized the image. Then I used the rectangular marquee tool to select a photo and changed the background by going to layer-solid fill layer and selected my colors. Then I changed the images color by clicking select-load selection. I clicked on the paint bucket tool, changed the color and adjusted the color. Then I used the yin-yang symbol to add image adjustments to the image layer. The tools I used were Photoshop move tool, paint bucket tool, quick selection tool, and rectangular marquee tool, re-sized the image, and used the palette. I see myself using this skill in the future with my future projects, labs, helping other and on my website.

PR2 Warhol Portrait and Pop Art Reflection

Sheima Begum                                     Project 2                                          Visual Design

                 
             Andy Warhol is an artist that crated silkscreen prints of famous people and popularized pop art and pop culture. I would buy his artwork because it looks unique. His artwork reminds me of pop because the colors stand out. The association is pleasant because of the different colors. In pop culture critics reflect on the image and points out things that could have been better and gives their opinion on it. The difference between an informed and uninformed opinion is that an informed opinion is an opinion that you are aware of while and uninformed opinion is an opinion that you don't know about. Taste and bias is different because your taste is something you like or dislike while a bias is a favor of or against something, that is usually unfair.
        Warhol's portraits have a lot of different colors which makes it seem lively. The poses are different angles or sitting positions. Portraits are important to us because of their deep meanings that we can relate to and understand the feelings/emotions they contain. Artists painted portraits throughout the ages because they are able to express themselves and capture a special moment that is important/precious to them.
       I feel excited and satisfied about making a Warhol portrait of myself. I created my Warhol portrait first by taking a picture of myself, then use the quick selection tool to select only me. Then I desaturated my picture, prepared a canvas and made a folder, dragged the layer inside it. Then I duplicated the folder 3 times and used the move tool to arrange them and re-sized the image. Then I used the rectangular marquee tool to select a photo and changed the background by going to layer-solid fill layer and selected my colors. The tools I used was Photoshop, move tool, quick selection tool, rectangular marquee tool, re-sized the image, used the palette. I see myself using this skill in the future with my future projects, labs, helping other and on my website.

Photoshop Mask and Adjustments

                                 
       What I learned about this project in terms of masks and selections is that you can you can use masks to only show a specific part of a image and selections to edit or change the image. I liked the effects you can make with the text and the background because they make the photo look more appealing. It was hard to make a selection because I used a plant for the subject which takes time to select getting all the leaves. This project relates to web design because you are able to express something in the photo by making certain changes to it. This project is important because we are able to practice more with using the masks, selections and adjustments in Photoshop.

Lab 5 Effects and Adjustments

-A Photoshop mask is a tool used in Photoshop that allows you to add a mask to a layer which hides or shows a part of the layer.
-We add a layer mask by first selecting the layer you want to mask, then select the area you want shown, then click the add layer mask that is located at the bottom of the layers palette.
-The difference between the quick mask mode and the standard mode is that in quick mask mode you can make a selection using the brush.

           For this lab I switched me and my partners head making a bubble head image. The tools I used were Photo booth, Photoshop, move tool, quick mask mode, standard mode, add new layer, brush tool and I re-sized the heads.I did it by selecting the quick mask mode and painted over me and my partners face with the brush tool and then changed it to standard mode so it can get selected and added a layer mask. Then I swapped heads and re-sized them. This skill is useful because now I know how to edit the picture in a more realistic way using the Photoshop mask. I see myself using this knowledge in the future for my future labs, projects and for editing my own pictures.

HW Detail Oriented

Explain why attention to detail and following procedure are important elements of Web Designing?

Attention to detail and following procedure are important to elements of web designing because then you would do your assignments correctly and won't make any mistakes. This way your work will be neatly done and perfect.

HW Notetaking

How do we take notes?

We take notes by writing them on paper using a pen/a pencil. You write down the details that are important and need to know. Also you can write down side notes that you feel that you can use to study later that the teacher says and explains in detail. You can reword the notes into your own words for a better understanding of the topic.

HW Image Type

The Differences Between psd, gif, jpg, pdf, bmp, and png are:

-PSD is the default format that Photoshop uses for saving information. It allows users to work with the images layers after it has been saved. This allows you to continue your work on photoshop.

-GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format. It is a lossless format for image files that supports animated and static images. GIF supports color and various resolutions. It is a compressed image file format.

-JPG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, it is not limited to a certain amount of color, like Gif images are. JPG format is best for compressing photographic images. It is commonly used for storing digital photos.

-PDF stands for Portable Document Format. It captures document text, fonts, images and formatting of documents from a variety of applications. You need Adobe Reader to view a PDF file. It preserve fonts and formatting electronically across multiple platforms and appear the same on screen as they do when printed.

-BMP format stores color data for each pixel in the image without using compression. That makes it high-quality and it produces large file sizes. Its often used for printable images. JPEG and GIF formats can decrease their file size and BMP can't because it isn't a compressed image file.

-PNG is a compressed raster graphic format. Its a popular choice for application graphics and is commonly used on the web. PNG images can't be animated and and it does not have any blurring that may appear in JPG images. It supports an alpha channel unlike the GIF and JPG formats. GIF images have a maximum of 256 colors while a PNG image may include over 16 million colors.

Lab 4 Image Adjustment part 2

                                  

                        In this lab, I changed the original image by making it black and white, replaced its color, changed its hue and increased the saturation each individually. The tools I used were Photoshop, move tool, and horizontal type tool. I did it by selecting an image and duplicated it 4 times. Then for each duplicated layers I changed it according to its label.  I did it by going to image, clicked on image adjustments and changed it so that it is different from the original image. For one image I changed the saturation, for another image I changed its hue, for another image I changed it to black and white, then to the last image I replaced its color. This skill is useful because now I can change how an image looks if I don't like its color or want something different. I see myself using this knowledge in the future to help others change an image and to change my own pictures.

Lab 3 Image Adjustments

             In this lab I selected the dog and duplicated it changing the hue, brightness and saturation and changed half of the background color. The tools I used were Photoshop, lasso tool, quick selection tool, move tool and horizontal type tool. I first selected the dog using the lasso and quick selection tool, then I duplicated the dog layer two times. Then I went to image adjustments to change the color of the dog and make it brighter or darker. Then I made the tree the dogs are standing on darker. This skill is useful because you can change how the picture looks with the same image. I see myself using this knowledge in the future when I am helping someone with Photoshop and in my future labs.

                                                                    before image

Lab 2 Melon Head

             In this lab, I assembled a melon head from different types of fruit/vegetables. The tools I used in this lab was PSCS6, the elliptical marquee tool, the rectangular marquee tool, the horizontal type tool, the magnetic lasso tool, the regular lasso tool, the move tool, magic wand and quick selection tool. I first made selections of each individual fruit or vegetable and copied them, then used the move tool and resized the images to assemble a face. This skill is useful because now I have a variety of tools that I can use while I'm editing. So that makes me able to chose the tools I find best and easier to use to save time. I see myself using this knowledge in the future when I am editing pictures for my projects and labs.

Lab 1 Camera Angles

           In this lab, I took pictures of different camera angles such as, landscape, portrait, eye level shot, close up, high level shot, and low point shot. The tools that I used is the camera, Photoshop, the move tool, horizontal type tool and I resized the images. I used the camera to take pictures of objects and places, then I imported the pictures that I took on the computer, then I went on Photoshop to place the images and label them.This skill is useful because I can use it for my other labs, projects and now I know the different camera angles and how to take them. I see myself using this knowledge in the future when I take pictures of my friends, family, objects and beautiful landscapes. 

Color Scheme

I chose this particular color scheme because I like the way the colors go well with each other and felt like it reflects me. The colors suits each other nicely. The first dark bluish purple color represents a gloomy kind of sad mood. The second color represents the middle phase of a dark to light atmosphere.  The base color which is purple represents my favorite color. The red color represents emotions of anger and love. The last color represents the tiredness and stress someone has. I chose the colors by making my base color purple because I really like the color and while I was adjusting how the color should look the rest of the colors got adjusted too. That's when I was also adjusting the other colors brightness and contrast and found a color scheme I liked that is shown above.

Selection Tools in PS

1) We make selections in photoshop using the magnetic lasso tool by starting at the edge of the image you want to select and freestyle as you continue to go around the edge of the image, and then when you finished free styling then you right click and press layer via copy.

2) We make selections in PS using the magic wand tool by first creating a new layer of the image you want to select and then using the magic wand tool you can click on the image and it selects a section for you and you can continue to add to the selection. You can also change the size of the magic wand tool to make it bigger or smaller.

3) We make selections in PS using the quick selection tool by quickly selecting the whole object that you want to select without going to the trouble of going around the edges and get a perfect selection.

Who Am I?

          I am Sheima Begum. I'm 14 years old. I am from Bangladesh. I also like to draw. I am in Web Design Academy because I am interested in it and I want to learn about it. I want to learn all sorts of things related to web design.
          I expect to learn how to blog since it is my first time blogging and I want to know the process of making and designing a website. I also expect to learn professional things and how to be prepared for something professional. I plan to succeed in class by listening to the teacher, following directions and by trying my very best. I also plan to succeed in class by coming on time with my materials.