Scary Effects

The vampire picture was my favorite because it looks the more realistic out of the two and I have always liked vampires in general even thought they are not real. :)

My favorite new tool I learned was the liquefy tool because it creates the fangs in my vampire picture and can make other things look odd and dropping down as well.

A difficulty I ran into was trying to use the pen tool how I wanted, but it was much more difficult then I suspected and I was able to use it, but not as well as i wished. I think i did well on the blood dripping down my face as well as the smeared mascara coming down my face in the alien picture. Video game designers would most definetely use this because they have to be able to think crazy creative as well as skilled in photoshop and computers in general.

Critique: Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison

A man is on the water, on the water building a bridge all alone with not a single soul around. He hammers away working hard to build this bridge on this body of water. This older gentlemen seems to take his time doing his chosen task, but by the time he is finally finished he may have aged to the point he no longer cares. The black and white is not to strong in the picture, yet rather there are multiple shades of grey perhaps representing how he feels about the repetitive activity occurring before him. The bridge clearly is being used as a leading line to this man and the fact that simplicity surrounds him while he is dead center identifies him as the emphasis. He builds this bridge to escape from what is behind him and realizes he must make his own way, literally. Many always wish to get away from society but cease to do anything; this man on the other hand has stepped up in doing something about what he wants, whether it is isolation or freedom.

Photographic Effects

Out of all the tricks and tools we have learned in the last few days, my favorite is the Glow because I love the way it makes my picture look so soft but stand out at the same time.

I would hope to work a little more with the cross processing trick because I did not seem to do so well on it when we first tried it so I hope to become more familiar with it by exploring together in class.

My favorite thing that i discovered on my own was the chrome effect which can be found under through filter under sketch. The chrome gives the picture a type of watery metal look which I believe the eye finds captivating.