Playing with flash

This is the exercise for practicing Flash Animation. So i just use some basic steps that I have learnt so far. I have some ideas to make this animation look more interesting, but now I show the first idea of video flash first, then I will make another video flash in the next entry using this animation, too.

TRACING ANIMAL

Ok, this time I try to trace an animal (a cat). Well, I didn't intent to trace it like I traced a car last time because tracing a real animal is quietly difficult to me and the result won't look as real as the original anyway. T.T That's why I decided to make the new image in contrast between black and white (I also used other colors to highlight the nose and the eyes).

I didn't trace the whole things of cat. I only traced the eyes, nose and I chose some veins on the cat's face to trace because I think they will make the picture look interesting. Doing in this way is easier and not time-consuming like when I drew my car before.

Original



Tracing image

Note: Actually, I was inspired when my teacher Lip Ping was showing the poster to the class. One student (Sorry, I don't remember the name) had traced the tiger in contrast like this. So I wanted to try tracing in that way, too. >:) >:)

Original Reference:
http://www.burningwell.org/gallery2/v/Animals/Bernice.jpg.html

TYPE CREATURE

This is my DIM 1 exercise: TYPE CREATUER. Choose the type font and then use it to create an animal. ^^
The font I use is ParkAvenue BT. I think it’s kinda easy to make a butterfly with a font like that. Well, can you guess how many letters I used to create my butterfly? :P :P
Oh, one more thing: if you look at the image at a far distance. You’ll see a mark or something like a face instead of a butterfly. Try it!! ^^

Tracing car

Well, this is my first time tracing a car, so it doesn’t look as good as I want it to. Anyway, I tried my best. ^^. This car I found it when I was searching Google. It is name Lamborghini-Gallardo-Superleggera-2007. I like the design of this car, so I decided to trace it. ^0^

Actually, I have spent only nearly 2 days to finish it. I drew the line of car in about nearly 9 hours in one day. Yeah, I can draw the line in one day, but coloring it with Gradient… ---__---. It took me another one day and a half to color it. I am not getting used to pain anything in Illustrator, so I must spend some times at first to get over it. OK, here my car before I pained it.

And after coloring…. TADAH ^^
Actually, I’m still not very satisfied with this because there are some problems in that image. I think you can see it. Well, I will fix it soon.

And this is just a combination of original image and my tracing car. The car above the shadow is still my work. I just borrowed the shadow of the original image.

TWO SIDES OF LIFE

About the image above, I changed its position, then I erase background and paint the object (the girl) into black color.

I create a new blank Photoshop then I drag the girl's shadow in it. Next, I use Brush Tool to create the background and I have the first new picture.

Next, I create another new blank and I create a second new picture by using only Ellipse Tool and mainly Brush Tool.

Finally, I combine the two new images above into one and I have this result.

I made this image with a content about 2 sides of life: sadness and happiness, or failure and success.

Reference: http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/concepts-and-ideas/emotions/6493749-sadness.php?id=6493749

Combine different images into one

This time I use three different images and combine them into one picture.

Firstly, I use Clone Stamp Tool to vanish the word Istockphoto and the other unnecessary things at the 3rd images, then I save it into another file. About the two other images, I use Eraser Tool to erase the background around the object and then I drag them to the new 3rd picture which I have saved before. After that, I use History Brush Tool to erase more remained unnecessary parts. Finally I use Brush Tool to add some effects to the new image.

This is not well because if you look at it carefully, you'll see it doesn't look smooth at the green borders. Using History Brush Tool or Eraser Tool is time-consuming and my hands are not skillful enough to use them. Do you have any suggestions for me?

Reference:

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=2951125
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/celebrations-holidays/easter/5383746-spring-flowers.php?id=5383746
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/concepts-and-ideas/modern-life/3781332-enjoying-the-sun.php?id=3781332

PLAYING WITH PHOTOSHOP - 2nd time

I'm going to practice with Photoshop in this entry again.

This original image is black and white color and that makes it look old. So before fixing or changing it, I firstly go to Image, then go to Adjustment and I choose Curves. A small window with the line map is opened and there are 3 symbols with syringe-shape. The left one is for dark area in the picture (usually black color area), the right one is for bright area (usually white area), and the middle is for the area between black and white color.

After I done selection, I have a new picture and you'll see the difference.


I save the new image, then I open it again so that I can really start changing it in Photoshop.













- I use Clone Stamp Tool to vanish the hair on the hands first

-Then I use Brush Tool with Soft Light Mode for coloring the hand.

- To have the color of real skin, I open any pictures that shoots people (For example: the left image). Next I use Eyedropper Tool and select the skin color I want to obtain. The use the Brush Tool with mode I chose to color the hands and it will be like this:
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EXAMPLE



(This picture I haven't vanish the hair yet)

- After that, I use History Brush Tool to disappear the color out side the hands.
- Next, I create frame for this picture by going to Image and select Canvas Size, I change the size into 7.944 x 5.958 inches.
- Finally, I make some text in the picture and... DONE!!
When I right click at the layer of font and choose Blending Options. I have fun in adding some effects to the font:



The first option



The second option

So, which one do you think is better?

Reference: http://freedigitalphotos.net/details.php?gid=167&sgid=&pid=2050

PLAYING WITH PHOTOSHOP - 1st time

This is my first entry and so, I think I begin it with practicing Photoshop.


The picture on the left is the original image. It looks a little boring, so I'm gonna make it more interesting. Here are the steps:

- First, I use Magic Wand Tool, then I click at the background of the picture and there will be dash lines around the object.

- Next, I use Gradient Tool and I choose color black and white. When I click and drag in the background image from up to down. It turns to be like this ----------------------------------------------->>



- After that, I use Clone Stamp Tool to vanish the font "123RF", then I re-painted the bow with Brush Tool and I utilize the Normal mode, Darker Color, Color Burn and Lighten mode to color it.

- Now to highlight the object, I choose History Brush Tool and I click and drag the mouse around the tree. After done that, I change the Normal mode of History Brush Tool into Dissolve mode, then I multiply click the mouse around the object to create white spots.

- Finally, I use Brush Tool again and decorate the darker area above in the background to make the image more exciting.

And HERE ARE THE RESULT:



This is just some of the basic skills when using Photoshop, but it help me to get use to it and I am still trying to play with Photoshop.

Reference: http://www.123rf.com/photo_2046691.html