Emma Shuck- blog

 I really enjoyed creating this project. I thought it was fun and easy. I chose a picture of me with a cool background. It was from a wall in  Bryson City, North Carolina. I chose different colors by using the adobe color wheel. 

 When creating my tag brush I took my logo and added some features to make it a tag brush. It was not my favorite project but it was easy to me. The tag brush is ok it does not appeal that much to me but I like more softly colored pictures and art rather than hard lines. 

 For this project we made our own logo. I really enjoyed this because I got to pick a symbol that has significance to me and I got to incorporate myself into it. i chose three different colors, two for the amino acids and a color for my letter to make it pop. I really like this project but it did take some time for me to make the logo since I had no experience. it was a complex design but I tried to take my time to make it look good.

 Three videos I found for In design for beginners was, " get started with 10 beginner tips for in design." This video was only 14 minutes and and brushed on tips and tricks for certain projects. I thought it was only helpful a little bit and it didnt go into great detail about tools. For a beginner who doesn't do much with digital media design I think it would be more beneficial to take a course or watch a video describing each tool and how to use it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVW8AF2TMnw The next video I picked was called, " in design for beginners FREE COURSE." I thought this video was great it went through all of the tools and different ways to use them to get the desired look. As an individual who has never used in design I liked this course and obviously appreciated that it was free. This video was around 2 and a half hours.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXRT3dHu6_o The last video I watched was a 5 minute video called, " adobe in design tutor

 I have minimal experience with photoshop but I remember doing this in high school in my digital media class. So, when I found out we were doing this project I was excited because I knew what to do. For the somewhere I chose a friends episode where they are sitting on the couch in central perk. Not only did I pick this scene because I watch Friends everyday but because my mother actually named me after Ross and Rachels baby, Emma.  I found this project easy but there was a few bumps in the road. The main thing I had issues with was trying to blend my body into the background while making sure it looked natural. I have an eye for small detail so I took the time to make sure I was as blended in as possible.  The before:  Me before:  Completed: 

 I created a self portrait using an image behind a blank background. I traced the images and copied them to give a cartoon look to my portrait. I thought this project was fun, but it took some time and dedication for the response I was looking for. Overall I am happy with the way it turned out and would do it again. 

 The calligram I submitted was the words being my letter and the image I tried to create was the look of stepping stones to represent where I came from and what I hope to accomplish.  I thought this project was difficult for me and the image I was trying to represent. I used the different colors to represent the ups and downs of my path and future path ahead of me. Overall this project was not my favorite but I enjoyed the deeper analyzation of my art. 

 1. One image I think would be hard to photoshop myself into would be  2. An image that gave me an idea for the somewhere project was this one 3. A set of images that made me laugh was  4. An illusion I would like to create is this 

 I watched three videos on photoshop for beginners. The three I chose were 'Adobe photoshop tutorial: EVERY tool in the toolbar explained and demonstrated' from Josh Mcdarris, ' Learn photoshop in five minutes beginner tutorial' by Flow Studio, and 'Adobe photoshop tutorial: the basics for beginners' by Alec Markarian.  The first video I watched from Josh Mcdarris was about 45 minutes and went over every single tool in the provided toolbar and how to use it. I think this video was very helpful in explaining the tools and purpose. Not only was he amazing at explaining the tools and use but also how you can use it in other ways.  As a beginner in photoshop,  I personally found this video very helpful. I followed along as the video was going on so I knew the tools and how to use them properly.   The next video I watched was Learn photoshop in five minutes beginner tutorial by flow studio. I thought that this video was a quick an easy tutorial. The video was more of