Modular Survey Assignments 2
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Quiz - Photoshop & Illustrator - Friday, March 18th
Review these questions for your quiz. If you can answer all of these - you will do very well.
Assignment #1 - Vectorize your Face
Take your face image from the Mod Survey handout folder and create a vector of it.
You will use multiple layers (30+) and multiple paths to create a vectorized version of yourself
Pay very careful attention to small details like shadows and colours.
Don't forget to use your eye dropper tool to match colours as closely as possible.
Export your finished image as a .jpg file and post it on your website.
See this amazing tutorial of various broken down stages for this project.
Assignment#2 - Create a gang of Ninjas
You will use this tutorial to create a Gang of Ninja vectors to post into the homework section of your website.
You must make your ninja picture different from the example given in the tutorial.
Be creative, use you imagination, make your picture unique for yourself.
Add different colours and backgrounds.
What kind of crazy places can your ninjas appear?
Due date: end of class Friday, March 18th
Interested in adding a background?
If you want to draw your own background use this tutorial here.
If you want to insert a background image, save the image you want to the desktop.
Click on File, Place, and choose your file. Make sure you keep the image file at the back by right clicking on it, choosingOrder, and clicking "send to back".
The Difference Between Vector and Raster Graphics
Vector Graphics typically are generated using drawing or illustration programs (e.g., Adobe Illustrator) and are composed of mathematically-defined geometric shapes—lines, objects and fills. Since vectors entail both magnitude and direction, vector elements thus are comprised of line segments whose length represents magnitude and whose orientation in space represents direction.
Vector graphics usually are easily modified within the creating application and generally are not affected detrimentally by scaling (enlarging or reducing their size). Because vector elements are mathematically-defined, scaling simply requires modification of their mathematical locations. However, vector files do not support photographic imagery well and often can be problematic for cross-platform exchange. Vector graphics typically are saved as EPS format.
This makes vector graphics ideal for logo design. Creating a vector logo is more difficult but the effort pays for itself when the vector logo file is sent to printers or sign makers etc. The vector logo can be scaled up or down with out losing quality and would enable smooth transition between various media.
Raster Graphic Images are produced by digital image capture devices: digital scanners or digital cameras, or by pixel editing programs (e.g., Adobe Photoshop). Raster images are composed of a matrix (grid) or bitmap of digital picture elements (pixels). Pixels are squares or rectangles described as black, white, gray or color. Raster images typically are saved as TIFF format, but can be saved as EPS as well.
Whereas conversion from vector to raster is easily accomplished, raster conversion to vector is much more difficult (and often is not possible). Raster images typically are easily shared across various platforms, but can be more difficult than vector graphics to modify. As well, raster graphics are impacted by scaling.
Creating a raster logo design using Adobe Photoshop might be ideal for web only usage but if you are serious about branding, then the resulting raster PSD logo file will be of limited use. When sent to a printer or sign maker and when they try to scale the raster logo, the quality deteriorates and pixellation occurs. Yes, agreed, creating the raster logo design in Photoshop would enable a designer to pile on stunning effects (such as drop shadows, beveling, blurring etc). But the final deliverable will have limited uses.
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