Avatar Project #2

For this assignment, I created an avatar out of a picture of a little boy that I took in Haiti. His shirt hat soccer on it originally, so I wanted to turn him into a soccer player. I was inspired by all the kids I saw in Haiti playing soccer. I used parts of different cartoons to fill in the new boy avatar. I also replaced the background. Finally, I used a cartoon filter on the body of the boy, which wasn't replaced. I am satisfied with this work. I used the clone stamp tool a lot to make it look cleaner and less choppy. I think it looks pretty good. I enjoyed this assignment.

Avatar Project

For this assignment, I used part of a prom picture of my boyfriend and I, and created avatars out of us. I used a cartoon filter on our bodies. Then, I replaced our heads with avatars from the internet. I replaced the background with a picture of the beach. I used the clone stamp tool to clean up some areas. I also used a saturation filter. I was inspired by the picture itself. It is my favorite from prom. I am satisfied with this work. I think it looks clean, and it's funny.

Cumulative Project

For this assignment, I tried to bring together my best work from the whole year. I started by choosing a color scheme of deep red and a sand colored textured background. Then, I played with fonts and sizes to get my name to appear in a professional looking manner. Then, I added my four favorite projects. I added strokes on all of them, and a gradient on the top right corner. I was inspired by a business card I saw yesterday with the same color scheme. I am satisfied with this work. Next time, I would choose a different project for the bottom right corner.

First World vs. Third World Six Images

 For this assignment, I chose to compare the Haiti, a third world country, with America, a first world country. The first picture shows the difference in front doors. The second pair of pictures shows a front porch scene. The third set of pictures shows family transportation. These pictures make the disparity in wealth quite obvious. And yet, the kids in Haiti look just as happy as the ones in America. Having money doesn't make you happy. It makes life harder for them, but they don't know what they are missing in America. This fact made me really sad when I was in Haiti. They don't know all the blessings I have in my life. They've never seen a TV or gone to prom. Hopefully some day, there will be an more equal wealth distribution in this world. I was inspired by the kids in Haiti and the movie Hotel Rwanda. I am satisfied with this work.

Hotel Rwanda Text

For this assignment, I used text to type the word strength. Strength represents the courage and bravery that Paul Rusesabagina had during the genocide crisis. I was inspired by the movie, and the picture that I placed over the text. I think this image is one of the most powerful screenshots of the movie. It shows the people's faith despite the fact that they were just abandoned by the UN. Next time, I would figure out how to make the text look more clean and sharp. I just selected and deleted parts around the text, but that was tedious and took a long time. However, I am satisfied with this work.

Hotel Rwanda Movie Poster

This is my Hotel Rwanda movie poster. I cut out the two main characters from another picture and added a different background. Then I faded in some supporting characters and added text. I was inspired by some of the other movie posters I saw online. I am satisfied with this work. Next time, I would use a layer mask rather than selecting and deleting parts of the background.

Find the Object

For this assignment, I hid a face in this design. I used the scale and opacity tools to help disguise the object. I was inspired by the coffee bean design that we looked at in class. I am satisfied with this project. Next time, I would use a different color.