Assignments

Assignment #1, Universal Symbols 

The first icon represent nature.  It can be placed on a highway to show that there is a scenic view up ahead or perhaps on a hiking trail for the same reason.  The icon represents books.  It can be used to show that books are required for something, books are permitted, or anything like that.  The last one is a pencil and an eraser.  It can represent someone writing, drawing, or simply using a pencil and eraser.  It can be placed on a test sheet to show that pencils and erasers are permitted.  Each of these icons have multiple meanings and purposes.  

Assignment #2, Geometric Self Portrait 

The Geometric Self Portrait is obviously suppose to look like me but it really doesn't.  However, I did try to replicate my face shape, my hair, and all of those kind of things.  I followed the four layer process for it.  For the colors, I used the blend tool starting with a peach skin color to a very dark brown color which I used for my hair.  I added shapes with 10% opacity on my face for a highlight and contour (a.k.a. a more realistic three dimensional look).  

Assignment #3, Photoshop: Fantasy Creature Design

This creature is something that I think would be seen in a movie such as The Hobbit or something like that but maybe a little bit more enhanced.  To be honest, given my procrastination habits, I did this one day in second period and during lunch because during the week I was given to work on this, I would quite decide what kinda creature I wanted to create.  I later decided that I wanted a more simple creature that is not too extravagant yet too plain.  The texture of the horns give it a more mystical feel to me and the color of the hair seems like that of a fantasy creature.  I used an iguana skin picture for the skin although it ended up looking more like a giraffe's skin.  If I had to redo this, next time I would do a totally different creature like a mermaid with dragon wings, horns, snakes as hair, kelp as eyebrows and eyelashes, crocodile skin, and a more complex background.  

Assignment #3, Photoshop: Book Cover 

I chose the book Cheaper by the Dozen because I watched it many time while growing up.  Although the movie is slightly differs from the book, the main plot is almost the same.  The book is an insight to a family of 12 children raised through scientific methods.  In a way, it reminds me of The Sound of Music because of the numerous children and the way they are raised.