Book Cover # 2

For this second book cover we had to make a cover for a book that we already have read. I used the book Running with the Buffaloes: A Season inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross Country Team by Chris Lear, one of my favorites. I used a picture of Mark Wetmore and Adam Goucher on the cover. I added an outer glow to both of them. I used the school colors, gold and black for the text and background covers and for the border.

Book Cover #1

For this project we had to create a cover for a book. For our first cover, we had to make a cover for a book that we have't read. For my book, I did In the Hear of the Sea: the tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick. For my cover, I used a stormy sea picture, a crashing boat, a whale tail, and a small boat with a few people on it. It wasn't too hard of a project and a pretty good project.

New Photo-editing sites review

We were reviewing new websites today in which you can do a type of photoshop. It is mostly just different effects that can be added to photos rather than the full on photoshop experience. The first site that I reviewed was Photofunia.com. On this website, there are a bunch of different images you can select to have your face put into. There are a lot of different options and it is really easy to use. The options are right there are the main page and you can simply select one, upload a photo, and then it is done. They couldn't make it any easier. Some of the images are really cool and they even have some that are moving images which is pretty neat. Overall, super easy website to use and produces a quality product (if what the product turns out to be is the type of thing you're looking for!). Photo505.com is essentially the same thing as Photofunia.com. Photo505 just has some different images to choose from.

I also reviewed Splashup.com. This website was pretty cool. I only glanced at it briefly but it is pretty similar to photoshop. It looks like it has a good deal of the same tools, all of the essential ones at least. The format is very similar to photoshop as well. The toolbar is on the side, there are layers, etc. I think that this would be a good option for someone who doesn't have access to photoshop but still needs the same basic tools that photoshop offers.

Dr. Seuss Project

For this project we had to create something using a Dr. Seuss theme. We could've gone the route of creating a scene from one of our favorite books but I went a different route. I decided to create a scene using characters from a few different books--characters that I really liked or are just essential Dr. Seuss characters. I used the Cat in the Hat and Things 1 and 2. I also used Sam from Green Eggs and Ham. In addition I used the Lorax. I made a few copies of the Lorax tree and it made it look like a little forest and then I put the Lorax up in one of the trees. I also used the bird and the cat from Are you my Mother? That was one of my favorites. Finally, I used some of the dogs from Go Dog Go--another one of my favorites. I basically just put them all on one page using a hilly scene from The Lorax Trees and a Dr. Seuss logo on the top. It was a pretty fun project and I am happy with the end result.

LIFE Magazine

For this post, we had to look through LIFE Magazine's Best and Worst covers. I chose to post one of their best. I chose a cover of Jeanne Crain. I thought that this picture was really interesting and a really well done cover. The picture is really happy and it makes you want to read about Jeanne.

Double Neon Effect

For this project we had to use the Photoshopuser website, watch a tutorial, and then make that effect. I did the double neon effect. It wasn't too hard and I just used my name for it. It was mostly just doing things with the outer glow effect and the blending options. Then, you can just skew the text a little bit and rotate it to give it a different perspective.

Kaleidoscopes Project

For this project we had to turn a picture into a kaleidoscope. I used the banners from our spirit week. The first banner I did was the Sophomore's banner. Their theme was Mulan. This first attempt was a little rough and didn't turn out quite right but it is still pretty cool. It is just a little off line. The hardest part of this project is getting a 45 degree angle out of a triangle. It is hard to make a symmetrical square to be able to get a perfect 45 degree angle. The next mural I did was the Seniors whose theme is Aladdin. This turned out better than the first. Finally, I did the Juniors mural whose theme was The Little Mermaid. This project looks cool and once you know how to do it, it is easy to do. It is a cool affect that can be done to pictures to make something completely different.