Photo Walk Assignment

Extreme Makeover- Cartoon

For this cartoon makeover, I blurred the original image with the smart blur tool to reduce the detail so it looked simpler, and then I used other artistic filters to make the image look more like it was drawn and look cartoonish. To make it look more like a cartoon, I adjusted the contrast and saturation so that the colors were more bold and solid. I used the paint brush tool and rubber stamp tool to even out any inconsistencies in the skin tone, making it seem more like one solid color. I outlined the main features of the image with black using the paintbrush tool and evened out the tones in my lips, eyes and sweater. I used the blur tool on certain parts of my sweater and hair to make them seem less sharp, and used the smudge tool to give myself eyebrows, as most of my eyebrows were gone due to the several filters put on the image.

Extreme Makeover- Wrinkles

For this older version makeover, I found an image of an old man’s face on Google images and used his wrinkles to make mine. I did this by selecting individual parts of the man’s face and putting them on my face. The Google image was originally black and white so I had to color them completely myself. I did this by using the eye drop tool to select the basic color of the skin I wanted to put the selected wrinkles on and using the paintbrush on multiply mode with the opacity lowered to color the black and white wrinkles so they would match my skin tone. To make each section of wrinkles fit on my face, I used the transform tool to resize and rotate them and then used the eraser tool to get rid of any part of the wrinkles I didn’t need. Once they were colored and fitted, I used the eraser tool with the opacity lowered to make the wrinkle layers softer and more transparent so they would blend with my skin more and look more natural, than I used the blur and smudge tools to blend the wrinkle layer to my skin and make it look like one image. I also used the rubber stamp tool and the mixer brush tool to cover the rest of my face in wrinkles in places the Google image didn’t have or show. I touched it up using the burn and dodge tools and used the sponge tool to get rid of the color in my hair making it grey. I used the rubber stamp tool to erase the logo on my sweater and make it look older, than I used the rubber stamp tool to give myself a mustache from my original hair.

Extreme Makeover- Hollywood

For this Hollywood makeover, I turned my glasses into sunglasses by outlining the glasses with the lasso tool and giving them a black gradient than increasing the stroke of the layer to give the sunglasses a black frame. I also used the rubber stamp tool to cover up any blemishes and inconsistencies in the photo. After that, I cut out the background using all three lasso tools to make sure I don’t select too much or too little, and then deleted the background, replacing it with a photo from Google images. To match this background and fit the Hollywood theme, I then changed the color of my hair, making it more blond and vibrant by selecting my hair with the lasso tools and adjusting the color balance of the selected area. I did the same thing with my sweater, making it red instead of grey. To make the layers blend better and make the image look more like one single piece, I used the blur and smudge tool to make the layers go together better and get rid of anything that stuck out too much.

Principles of Design

This poster depicts and explains the principles of design. I chose this layout because it is simple and uncluttered making the poster easier to navigate and examine. Each of the principles are accompanied by an illustration or text effect that gives an example and depiction of the principle, showing how it is used in design. I chose these colors so that this poster would look similar and complementary to the elements of design poster, using the complementary colors of the background of the elements poster. The colors are simple so that they wouldn't interfere with the principles and would complement them making them stand out so the viewer does not lose focus on the intended message of the poster. I chose to make the illustrations this size so they give a clear depiction of the principle and how it is used making each principle clear to the viewer, while still leaving enough room for the written description of each principle, keeping the poster organized and uncrowded. I got my information for the descriptions from the Principles of Design booklet provided in class.

Elements of Design

This poster depicts and explains the elements of design. I chose this layout because it is simple and easy to read and gather information from. Each of the elements are accompanied by an illustration that gives an example and depiction of the element, showing how it is used in design. I chose simple colors for this poster so that the colors wouldn't interfere with the elements and would complement the elements without distracting the viewer and making them lose focus on the intended message of the poster. I chose to make the illustrations this size so they give a clear depiction of the element and how it is used, while at the same time keeping them small enough to keep the poster looking neat and not crowded, leaving enough room for the written description of each element and keeping the poster balanced. I got my information for the descriptions from the Elements of Design booklet provided in class.