Changing Colors of Cars

Fruit Platter!

Mr Potato Head!

My Mr. Potato Head

Assignment # 2

In this picture, I wanted to make sure that the yellow of the flower stayed bright and eye catching so I darkened the green leaves in the background to make sure that the flower popped. I still wanted the leaves visible though so I didn't get rid of the completely. I used the color balance tool in this image as well.

I played around with shadows and highlights in this picture as well because the trees created a lot of shadows and were originally completely darkening the creek so I lightened the entire image and brightened the blue of the water and the white of the ice. There wasn't a lot of different colors to work with on this image so I played around with the shadows more.

 The most important aspect of this photo is the color of the tree and the white and blue sky behind it. I added blue overtones to the sky and make sure the tree stayed green, using the color balance tool. I also wanted to make sure that the reddish color leaves and the brown bark on the trees was still visible.

 This picture was very dark originally. I wanted the entire image lighter without losing the clouds, which I brightened. I liked the darkness of the trees so I didn't want to lose that contrast completely. I still wanted the sky to remain cloudy though so I tried to avoid changing that too much as well. I used the shadows/highlights tools and the vibrance tool.

In this photo, I messed around with highlights and made the entire picture much lighter than it was originally. I made the water bluer. I wanted the colors to pop and contrast with each other while still looking realistic, so I changed the browns into more reddish browns. 

Just an extra picture from Hawaii! I wanted to see if I could bring the color of the ocean around a little bit more so I had fun editing this one!

In Class Exercises- Lesson 2

With this picture, I wanted to make sure that the color of the grass and plants in the background had a nice contrast with each other and with the black and white of the panda. I also wanted to make sure that the panda itself had a good contrast between the black and white. The panda is the main focus so I wanted to make sure that the colors in the back did not distract from the focus of the picture.

In this picture, I wanted to make sure that the gold color in the background stayed true. I also wanted the fur of the dog to still be well defined. I also wanted the dog's eyes to be the original color and still have the contrast to the rest of the body.

I wanted to make the grass was vibrant green without looking too fake. The horse is a rich brown color and I wanted to make sure it did not blend into the landscape. I also wanted to keep the clouds visible and the trees in the back separate from each other. 

Why am I here?

Me at Myrtle Beach, my favorite place on Earth

 I took Multimedia Design and Editing because I have always loved digital design and, although I have taken other digital design classes both in high school and at Alvernia, there is always more to learn. There is an infinite number of possibilities when working with digital art, which is something that has always interested me. As a communications major, this class will be useful when I get into the professional field. So much of our world is becoming digital and the skills that I will learn will help to make me a competitor for jobs. I hope to expand my knowledge on programs like Photoshop and Illustrator and learn new ways to use them. I hope to challenge and push myself to work hard and create new and interesting projects. Visit our class blog here! 

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hi guys!