Adobe Photoshop
This assignment is intended for you to become a bit more familiar with Adobe Photoshop, including the basic workspace, some of the tools and jargon and how to make simple corrections to photographs. You will be finding two rights-free photos on the web and creating a diptych, or side-by-side photo composite. When finished, you'll be submitting the assignment here and to the associated gallery.
— Canvas, Assignment 1 Creating a Photo Composite in Photoshop
I chose these two photos because they naturally reflect a lot of the same elements of design and composition. The repetition of the blue circular shape and color is a contributing factor in why I think they naturally go together. On photoshop I played around with the adjustments settings. I mainly adjusted the brightness/contrast and hue/saturation. I lowered the brightness(darkened) both photos. I then adjusted the contrast so just the circular shape was extra recognizable and the white highlights of the water and berries stood out and complimented each other.
Integrating all the concepts you've learned in this class and using only photos (no text), create an illustration in Photoshop that depicts 'virtual learning.' The illustration should represent all of the following concepts: color, form/shape, depth, contrast, balance, unity, hierarchy/graphic movement and creativity/originality.
— Canvas, Assignment 15 Photoshop Refresher Illustration
I used the select and mask tool to isolate the computer in a different image. I placed it over the grass. I then repeatedly added small shadows under the computer to add depth and help sit the object on the ground.
Take a headline from a recent newspaper article, opinion piece or magazine article and illustrate it visually using multiple Photoshop techniques. Adhere to the basic graphic design principles of contrast, balance, unity, and hierarchy.
— Canvas, Project 1 Photoshop Editorial Illustration