VC day 8

we started on photoshop this week and i was quite excited to learn it because i know that i can edit all my photos to make them look nicer! :P
i was really attentive and listened to what the lecturer said so that i won't have to miss anything .
some parts were quite confusing as usual because it's our first time learning it,
but i managed to overcome the problems and edited the photos that we were told to edit.
we learnt about the brightness and saturation to make the photos look brighter and nicer.
then, we were taught to use the tools to make pimples and flaws disappear!
that was the fun part and i believe everyone were amazed by how it works!
here are some pictures of what we did!

 by using the lasso tool, i was able to change the colour of my hair and eye!
also, i used the clone stamp tool to edit away the picture on the top right hand corner!

 placing the mascot on the road and making it looks real by creating shadow below his feet.

 cutting and placing the hair on him.

changing the colour of the shirt and placing the mask on it.

i hope to learn more during the upcoming lessons and i'm sure i'll have fun doing it because it's so cool and amazing!

VC day 7

we were taught the use of the duplication tool and how to type words on the circle .

also ,we needed to use trial and error to make the sides of the star straight .

it was really difficult at first and i wanted to give up so badly ,but i thought that since others can do it ,i can do it too !^^

and i'm pretty proud that my star is so straight and even straighter than the original !(:

image of my name .

using the illustrator tool ,

we learnt how to change the patterns of the fonts as shown in the 2nd picture .

we were also taught how to use make use of colours and use the gradient function to create the colours as seen in the 3rd picture .

we also learnt how to use the slicing tool to cut the pictures/fonts .

one thing i found cool was the combination of shapes that were shown by our lecturer .

it can create a whole new image and it was not difficult to learn !(:

VC day 6

we were taught more things using the illustrator tool and we had to break the different parts up by using "layers".

it was quite difficult at first because i was not really sure about how to use the tool and how to create and "lock" the layers ,

but with the help of my friends and lecturer ,

i managed to do it although it wasn't that good .

i only drew the outline of the lion because i wasn't sure if i should use the same colours or not .

i'm pretty proud of this because it looks identical and i finally get the hang of how to use the tool .

i finally manage to trace my favourite Hello Kitty with the help of my friend and it was done tries after tries .

 during class ,
we also had consultation for our CA and some of the things i did was not enough and i'll definitely do more and work harder !(:

VC day 5 !

today we were taught the different kinds of logos and mascots and a little bit on the use of the illustrator tool .

we learnt that logo is not a brand and there're 3 kinds of logos :

-logotype (in which it allows ease of recognition)

-symbols (iconic shapes and easily recognisable)

-combination marks (which consists of symbols and name and can be integrated or stand alone)

5 principles of effective logo :
-simple
-memorable
-timeless
-versatile(made to big/small)
-appropriate

also ,

we learnt that mascot is a representative figure and a communication tool for something like fashion or sports .

qualities of good mascot:
-connection to company profession and values .
background story
-appeal
-style for target audience
-props and accessories .

above are some things that we traced out using the illustrator tool .

i think it was really quite confusing and difficult to handle at first because i wasn't really familiar with it and i took quite some time to get used to it but luckily i'm able to adapt to it now and it's actually quite fun and easy to use !(:

VC day 4 !

we learnt about the history of posters and how they changed overtime .

we also learnt about storyboards and moodboards .

the picture above is an example of a mood board .

the difference between a storyboard is that storyboards shows pictures which are in sequence and tells us a story while moodboards are collage of different pictures and texts to show an overview of something a person wants to show to their target audience .

we also learnt how to use the illustrator tool to create lines and shapes .

it's was quite difficult to understand at first ,

but we slowly managed to get used to it and it was pretty fun using the tool !

VC day 3 !

 

 here are some visuals that we took for class today !
so basically we learnt about how to take photos of things which consist of the elements :

• lines
• frame
• rule of thirds
• simplicity
• balance

and here are some examples which I took !

FRAMING

LINES

SIMPLICITY

 

 BALANCE

RULE OF THIRD

 

 



 we also learnt about things like pictogram and ideogram in which pictogram are messages that are conveyed though pictures and ideogram are characters representing a concept .
we also researched about people who created fronts and the different types of symbols in Singapore .
I think I was quite confused with the different styles above because I couldn't quite get what framing was about .
but after awhile I finally understood it and it's just basically making use of the surroundings to create a "frame" and take a picture with the main subject inside the "frame" !

day 2 of vc !

 drawings which represents me ,surroundings and future .

the perspective drawing of the school .

the 1st drawing on the top is about us and the surroundings .

so I drew myself as stars because although i'm small in size ,

I shine brightly like stars do plus I really love stars a lot !

i drew dots on the 2nd box because it's the texture of the table in class .

I have no idea what i'm drawing for the last box ,

but I was thinking about how messy the world is now ,

so tadaa !

the 3rd box !:P

the 2nd drawing is about perspective and I've actually learnt about it during my lower sec years .

it's actually about drawing something which in the end becomes smaller which is at the vanishing point .

we also learnt about textures like visual and actual ones .
some examples of visual ones are snails and leaves ,
where there're colours and lines .
some examples of actual ones are like wood ,water and clouds .

it's pretty fun drawing because i'm doing something which I've learnt before and i'm able to understand the lesson and what's going on !(: