Since doing these tutorials, I've gotten more confident with using Adobe Photoshop but I need a lot more practice. I have a lot more to learn if I want to use it efficiently. I was resistant because I really like to draw with pen and paper. I'm learning and getting better with Photoshop, but I think I will always like to use a pen and tablet better.
In photoshop, I learned how to draw a tree without using a pen and tablet. Instead, I used a mouse which I found to be considerably harder. Trees are natural objects so they have a natural movement to them. It's harder to capture with a mouse. However, if you stylize you artwork and use some the curved features and pen tools it becomes easier. The free transform tool is also very helpful for resizing an image or changing the perspective. This tool allows you to freely move pieces of the artwork around and to mold the shapes. I also learned how to use the dodge and burn tools. These tools are used to lighten or darken an image. These are pretty useful for shading and I will probably use them a lot. I've learned that using the keyboard shortcuts are really useful and quick, for example Control + Z is an undo feature.
Since doing these tutorials, I've gotten more confident with using Adobe Photoshop but I need a lot more practice. I have a lot more to learn if I want to use it efficiently. I was resistant because I really like to draw with pen and paper. I'm learning and getting better with Photoshop, but I think I will always like to use a pen and tablet better.
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The tutorial that I found the most useful to understanding Photoshop was the Beetle Car Tutorial. It made us work from a selling point of view and it showed us how we could use colors to our advantage. It explained some things that the Black and White tutorial did for us later on. It showed us how cropping and re-sizing is an incredibly useful application. We also had to change the color of an object. I'll probably use these techniques in advertising or marketing some designs.
The tutorial that I found the most useful to understanding Illustrator was the Pen Tutorial. It really showed me that the pen tool is incredibly effective and versatile. The Pen Tutorial taught me how to change the size of my stroke to create a different patterns. It also showed me the effectiveness of color and opacity. I will probably use the pen tool a lot to do stretch art, to create game assets, and for coloring and retexturing. I really like the pen selection feature. This is the image I worked on for the Beetle Car Tutorial. I edited the beetle pretty well. I was able to change the color and it looks good. I didn't really choose the background very well. I should have found a color that supported the color of the car and the logo better. My experience working with bitmaps is pretty good so far. I feel like I can use a lot of bitmaps in photo editing and game design. In photo editing, I can use it to change the color of certain items or add color to black and white images. I can resize items to make them fit better and create a theme. I can stylize an image based on it's background and items within the photo. In video game design, bitmaps allows me to create a 2D world with different settings and levels on a map. It also allows me to create 2D character designs and animations. I find the photo editing pretty useful and I like to experiment with it. The hardest part of using bitmaps compared to vector images is that I've had to adjust to the tools in one without being able to use the tools in the other. For example, I really liked using the shape creating tool and the pen tool in vector images because they have a lot of variety and were simple to use but the eraser tool was subpar at best. In bitmaps, I haven't found a shape creating tool and the pen tool is limited. The eraser tool in bitmaps is better and makes more sense. I prefer doing digital art in Illustrator because I like what I can do with it. |
Miles RomanHi, I am a student at Durham School of the Arts, and this blog will be documenting my experiences with my Game Design class. Categories
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