Creative Tutorials

Sphere Symbolism:

A sphere symbolizes represents totality in time or space and follows the sense that you leave, go somewhere and always come back, the never ending circle of life.

Illustrator:

Color Sliced Sphere

Illustrator is a Vector based program and it is the one I started making spheres on. I found a tutorial that created an abstract sphere. It has a sphere split up into 8 parts. I learned how to select parts of objects and how to edit only certain parts. By adjusting the opacity and blend mode, I got it to look neon and transparent. I would like to learn more about selective coloring and how to make the objects seem more of a glowing neon.




The link is below if you would like to do this tutorial:
http://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/quick-tip-create-a-colorful-sliced-sphere-to-use-as-a-logo-design--vector-4087

Photoshop:
Fire Ball

Photoshop is a Bit-Map program that uses pixels and allows you to keep your layers separate and edit them differently. I started by drawing a red circle. Then I applied gradients, clouds and blurs to create the one to right. Looking back at it, I didn't like how hard you could see the edges of the inner and outer circle, so I adjusted some more settings and created the one below (on the left). I really enjoyed adding/altering the clouds and blurs. Next I hope to learn how to make an ice sphere or maybe a glass one.



























The link for the tutorial is below:
 http://www.photoshopdaily.co.uk/news/how-to-make-a-fireball-effect-in-photoshop/

Red Spheres

SPHERES 

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To start understanding spheres, we drew them in our sketchbooks. We looked at the shading of the sphere itself and their shadows. To the left are my sketches.

Photoshop Sphere:

In Photoshop we created a red sphere. This was relatively easy and it allowed me to familiarize myself with Photoshop again. In this tutorial I was able to make the sphere seem more realistic than in Illustrator because of the noise and blur I added onto it. To add my own touch to it I had the shadow separated from the sphere, so it looked like it was in motion. Overall I liked using photoshop again.

Illustrator Sphere: 

In Illustrator we also created a sphere. This was the first one we created on a computer program. I first drew the sphere and then decided where the light source would be coming from. After adding the gradient, I started on the shadow. I simply drew a gradient for the shadow. For my touch I put my name in it. In Illustrator it is easier to move through the layers than photoshop to me, however photoshop keeps me more organized.

The Chase

In video, our project was to create a story where there was someone was being chased and there was a chaser. We were to have 3 A to B shots, so we would go to 4 places. We used the 6 basic shots: Over The Shoulder, Point Of View, Extra Wide, Wide, Medium, Close Up (hands/feet). To start my partner and I came up with an idea, and then I got a storyboard and drew out what shots we wanted. After that we labeled where the shots were, so we could save time. When we had all the shots I started to edit. In class we learned that in action movies the shots changed constantly, so I tired to make the shots fit well but also change fast. The hardest thing for me was finding music that fit the storyline. During this assignment I learned how to edit more effectively and how to move the camera into more unique angles. The time I had for editing was rather short so I did have to come in before school one day. Next time I would try to spend more time finding music and have a better resolution to my video. I would have the same angles and shots next time because I thought they were unique. This experience helped me to learn more about Final Cut Pro and getting cool angles. Overall this project was a lot of fun to do. I enjoyed editing and filming everything.

Illustrator Tutorial

SMOKE Tutorial 

In this tutorial I was able to learn how to create the smoke brush.   

I learned more about the blur effect and how to Envelope Distort objects together. I did a really good job following the tutorial and problem solving when something didn't go the right way. Overall I was good at creating the objects. Next time I would spend more time drawing a more unique shape and playing around more with the different types of blurs. Whenever I have more free time, I want to learn how to create a fire texture. I feel it would be similar, but also different and have other techniques. If you want to try this effect I found it here: http://lodep.com/85-best-text-effect-tutorials-adobe-illustrator/

Personal Logo

My logo

Why?

My logo has is an oval that is black and has a "B" in the negative space. The "B" is in the font of Bifur. The reason I chose this font is because it is the font I got when taking the quiz to see what font best represented us. 

This font represents me because it is different from most fonts and is harder to see what it really is at first, you have to think for a moment and see what the word/letter really is. 

The lines in my logo are vertical which symbolizes growth and life which is very fitting because I still have a long life in front of me and time to grow. 

The oval symbolizes balance which is something that I work towards. I sometimes become overwhelmed about little things like tests, but when I catch myself I put everything in perspective and become more balanced. 

Black is the color I used for my logo and the physiology behind that is independence and a strong will. It also means sophistication and confidence. Black can also symbolize a transition in life and I believe that I am going through that transition from a child into an adult. 

The Process:

I started by simply drawing in my sketch book. I used a variety of shapes and symbols along with my initials. Then I got on to Adobe Illustrator and created 4 art boards; from there I started to create some of the designs I had made in my sketches. 

Once I started to come up with ideas, I played around with more shapes and fonts to design even more logos. I was able to learn more about customizing font to make it your own. In many of my designs I messed around with different fonts, while adjusting them so they were different than anything else.

 Also, I played around with gradients and back/front glow.I feel that I did a great job with trying different things and coming up with my own ideas. I never got stuck on one thing. Whenever I had no creativity, I just took a break and did something else before trying again. 

Next time I would spend more time sketching because with more sketches you have more ideas. I would also look at other people/companies' logos to get ideas. Something I need to work on more is a 3D look and maybe some textures or opacity changes.

My Sketches:

My designs in Illustrator: