Work flow

1.) Open a new file with 2’’ Height 3.5 Width and a resolution of 92’’

2.) Once you pick your background color (using the choices under the dialogue box) open the file in which your logo is.


3.) I used the original PSD file; I’m not sure whether it is more helpful to transfer the layers to your business card or to minimize the image all together.

4.) Once you make your file small enough to fit well in the business card, transfer the layers carefully to match the look of your logo.


5.) It is advised not to mix dark colors with dark letters. If you have a dark background (as I do) it would be easier to read a brighter/lighter color that pops.

6.) Once you have your layers evened out it’s time to put your information in, starting with your address, phone number and email, this makes it possible for people to reach you or get in contact.

7.) As for me, I had trouble typing in the original business card file. So what I did was; made a new file the exact size of my business card chose the color of text I preferred, and then transferred the layer to my original file. It may not have been necessary, but it got the job done.

8.) Lastly…Give out your business card!



Reflection:
While working on my business card and following the instructions of a presentation given to me, I learned many things I had yet to discover. For example I did not know that ‘serifs’ made certain words easier to read. In fact I thought it made paragraphs more clustered. As for the font sizing, I still feel I have to learn how to work with that; a font size that is very common and most can read is 12 but I went with font size 8 in order for all of the text to fit where I wanted it to. All in all I think I learned a couple of new things that I will surely use in the future.

Christmas Card Workflow


1.) New file, Width: 1950
Height: 2684
Resolution: 72

2.) To make the front picture which will be used as the cover to your Christmas card, use a separate file, smaller in size of course

3.) Pick the main image of the front cover picture, add a nice background to match the theme of Christmas and make sure to make it happy and colorful, anything else you decide to put should mix in well

4.) You can add clouds, and to make it more into the spirit you can also make it "snow" by using the eraser tool [size 19 full opacity, that's up to you] and making small circles in the background of the image

5.) Once you finish the front image, save it as a JPEG, or PNG to make it a separate image that you can later add onto your Christmas card

6.) Now for the Christmas card, since it will be a four-fold card, meaning that you will fold it four times to make the card, you have to flip the top images, so that the card can fold properly

7.) You add the previous image to the top left corner of the full size card, use ctrl T to flip the image upside-down

8.) Also, you add your logo to the right upper part of the card; make sure that the logo remains small, but still noticeable

9.) After flipping the images to your liking and making sure the images are where you want them start adding text to the bottom of the card, make sure to give a nice font and make it a Christmassy color

10.) Save the image as a PSD, then save a copy as a JPEG or PNG

11.) Your done!

Logo Work flow

In order to create an interesting and unique logo, you must know how to manage the basic Photoshop tools and add your own flare to your logo. My logo is for writing, the infinity in the middle of the circle, explains how my imagination keeps going, "true infinity".
This workflow will show you how I made my own logo, although it isn't professional, it’s unique and it describes me in a couple of ways. You can follow this
Tutorial to get a basic logo, then improve it as you go along.


1.) Create a new file

2.) make the size 4 x 6, with a 300 resolution or less, logos are meant to be small, notice it will take time to find the size that fits your picture the way you want it, so you must have patience when doing this

3.) Open the picture that will be the base of your logo, make sure that it doesn’t look too cramped, something simple that brings attention, in my case a circle with a dark background but an outline of blue to catch the viewer's eye

4.) After getting the base, pick a shape of some sort, something that describes you or is hard to forget; again, try not to make it too cramped. Simple and clean is more appealing to the eye; the key is to be the original yet bold.

5.) If the logo seems too bland, outline/highlight any dark spots [not all!], or try to give it a shaded effect by using the eraser tool or figures with a bright color, [brush size 100/blurry, the opacity depends on how faded you wish to make it] make sure though, that goes along with the picture

6.) For that step, outlining part of my logo, I used the Brush tool on the side bar size 9, and a bold shade of magenta to mix with the blue and dark background, yet highlighting it enough to not look too out of place

7.) The outlining will take time and patience...a steady hand too; especially if what you are outlining is really complicated take it one stroke at a time until you reach the look you were trying to achieve

8.) Once your done outlining what you wanted, clean out any extra lines or bumps with the eraser tool, a small size please [preferably 9 or 19]

9.) Another idea for creativity, if you feel that your logo is still a tad too uninteresting, you could give it a nice effect by using a blurry eraser [size 100 or so] giving the design a faded look

10.) Depending on the effect you want to give it, pick your opacity

11.) The lower the opacity the more faded it looks, the higher the opacity, the less blurry it looks

12.) Also, to make the image pop out more, like mine, make the center image bigger. If you're having trouble take the original [or copy] separately, make the size a tad bigger to avoid making it look too cramped, then paste it back to the Photoshop file. It gives it a nice effect that way, and makes it seem fuller

13.) Make any final adjustments (finish moving the shapes around, center what you want to, make your image "cleaner" etc)

14.) You're done! You have now made a simple logo to let yourself be known

This picture that I made on Adobe Photoshop, has one main meaning. As the text says, life is to live. You have to try new experiences, live to learn and learn to live. The blue man running toward the rainbow light represents all of the people willing to try out new things, those who never give up and keep going, regardless of what the situation is. The sad eye in the corner looking at the running man symbollizes all of those who have given up after a faliure, watching as others succeed, while they can't help but feel sorry for themselfs. The text in the photo is a quote that I thought suited the picture, since the subject was about life and its experiences. Lastly, the rainbow light represents everyones dreams and hopes. So far away, yet those who try hard enough to reach it, will eventually. It is my first time composing a picture, although it isn't the best, I'm proud to have finished it.



Montage for Photoshop Work Flow

step 1.) open the file you want to use as your background. [make sure its a solid color/image, that makes it easier to work with]

step 2.) set your canvas to the size you want, big sizes are recommended [its easier to shrink a picture, than make it bigger. . . better quality]*

step 3.) even out the picture with the canvas, you wouldn't want a huge canvas and a tiny picture*

step 4.) pick as many images as you want for your collage

step 5.) once you set all of the images to the same size* start thinking of ways to put them together so that they complement each other

step 6.) name the layers if you want [right click the layer, properties, insert the name you prefer.]

step 7.) if your image has a lot of extra space that you don't want, use the "crop" tool, very useful to remove big spaces

step 8.) use the "moving" tool to move the image you want, over to the background layer.

step 9.) if there's STILL more extra space, there are two ways to remove it, use a layer mask, or just erase directly from the layer.

step 10.) to erase, make sure you choose the right sized brush for the situation, if your anxiety on accidentally erasing your image, just lower the opacity of the eraser

step 11.) to use a layer mask you must go to Layer, the Layer mask is the 12th one down the list of options

step 12.) if you use text in your collage, to give it a nicely faded effect use the eraser tool

step 13.) depending on how bold the letters are, change the opacity of the eraser, to give it a nice effect

step 14.) make final adjustments to your collage

step 15.) your done! [don't forget to save!!]





* to change the image/canvas size, go to "image" on the main [grey] tool bar. once you click, it should be the 6th option to change the image size.
follow the same step to change the canvas size, except it is the 7th option.

make sure all of your sizes match up. try to avoid blurriness.

Blog Designed
http://blogdesigned.com/blog/248/post-introduction-images-photoshop-tutorial/



April 18th, 2009
Beautiful post introduction images: examples and Photoshop tutorial

This tutorial is about creating attractive introduction images to a blog post. The author states that good introduction images will be of more significance for important posts, which target impatient visitors or the social media. He shows examples of introduction images and gives a short tutorial on how to make one. He narrows it down to 7 easy steps which are easy to follow if you know the basics of Photoshop. The picture turned out simple, clean and well. The author knew what he was talking about.

Again, this is a good tutorial and blog. But since I am knew to Photoshop it all seems kind of hazy. The picture he was showing as an example of a good introduction image turned out very well. His instructions were not hard to follow and there wasn't very many steps. I would not add anything to this article, it is well written.

Photoshopstar
http://www.photoshopstar.com/photo-effects/how-to-duplicate-professional-camera-filter-in-photoshop/

September 13th, 2009
How to Duplicate Professional Camera Filter in Photoshop

This article talks about duplicating professional camera filters in photoshop. The author states that photographers use several filters that are in their camera to make some effects in the photo. But, the author explains what to do when there ISN'T any professional equipment to help you. Photoshop can help in making cool effects, but first you have to duplicate the image once and select light sources. He says to change the layer mode to Screen and duplicate that layer again. Start applying a professional lighting effect

I thought this article was quite interesting, but he used photos to explain, therefore if I write a summary (like this one) it might not be as clear as looking at the article itself. The author could've been a little more specific, but that's just my opinion. I think it was quite good in all, I will use this information in the future when I become more experienced with photoshop.

The New York Times Gadgetwise, Getting Smart About Personal Technology
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/3-easy-ways-to-slim-down-in-photoshop/?pagemode=print

August 25, 2009, 6:13 pm
3 Easy Ways to Slim Down in Photoshop
This article basically talks about 3 simple ways to photoshop a photo, to look slimmer. Rik states that Bryan O’Neil Hughes (Adobe's Photoshop manager) recommends that beginners should use the Liquify Filter. He explains how to do the basic steps: upload the photo, select Filter, lastly Liquify. You have to follow certain other steps after that, using the Forward Warp.This method adds a lot of control to the picture, but it takes time to fully master a more realistic look. Another method would be to Pucker Tool, Rik says that he found this tool a little harder to use, but that it is a great tool for slimming with one click. The only down part is that it can (might) exaggerate. The last way to slim down, which he discovered by himself, is to go to Image, after that proceed to Image Size, and take off the Constrain Properties box. Lastly you have to change the Pixel Dimensions width and if you lower the width to a smaller percentage then your face/photo will look thinner.

I wouldn't really add anything to this photoshop article, I think the author explains quite clearly what to do and how to do it. He made it very easy to understand and had believable information. I think that many people can take an advantage in this article if they want to have a slimmer look in a picture and should follow the article thoroughly.