August 5, 2014 Thank you to Matthew and Karen Grady for being the first to take me up on my gifted senior portrait session! Even with the excessive heat and bright sun this session was a huge success and I loved getting to know Matthew and his mother. Matthew has such a pleasant personality and was… Continue reading Matthew Grady: Senior Portrait
Illustrator: Create a Robot
What your instructor expects you to do: Create a robot with a number of details using the basic shape and line tools. Use various objects on the robot to provide a basic sense of depth to underlying shapes. Use at least two of the following fills within your robot design: solid color fills, gradient fills,… Continue reading Illustrator: Create a Robot
Photoshop: Brushes & Color
To create this book cover I first decided on my documentary, sought out photographs and decided on a layout. Next I used the Black & white tool to desaturate my images of Malala Yousafzai. I then went back to the colored image with the eye drop tool to sample skin colors from the original image. I used the… Continue reading Photoshop: Brushes & Color
Contest Submission: Design a Challenge Coin for the 323rd Military Intelligence BN
This is my official submission for the Alpha Company 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion’s contest to design a new Challenge Coin for the unit.
My coin is round with a cutout that makes it dual use as a bottle opener, which always comes in handy. The criteria was to have the unit insignia (the sphinx and sword), the unit nickname (Alpha Aces) and the MI crest (Rose, sun, compass, sword composite).
I decided to go literal with the Alpha Aces and design them as a set of Ace of Spade playing cards with the unit insignia resting in the spade. I also liked the reference to poker. “Ace-Ace: This is the best Hold’em poker hand you can hope to have. It’s the best of the best, and will win more than any other hand.”
I am sending it in tonight for review and will hear the results around the first week of November.
Photoshop: Using brushes
Photoshop: Magazine AD
What your instructor expects you to do: Design an advertisement that demonstrates basic Photoshop type techniques including point type, area type, and use of the Character and Paragraph panels. Effectively display typography over photographic imagery with attention to placement and readability. Incorporate at least two type effects into the design, such as (but not limited… Continue reading Photoshop: Magazine AD
Photoshop: Multiplicity
Teacher’s Comments: What your instructor expects you to do: Create a “multiplicity” image containing four instances of the same person and telling a story with the instances’ interactions. Demonstrate an ability to create painted layer masks and manage layers effectively. Apply at least one additional masking/blending technique to enhance the image: masking to adjust… Continue reading Photoshop: Multiplicity
Photoshop: Masking & Blending
Leslie Arakelian Photography 