3rd Marking Period

                                           Assignment #21A,B, and C

                  For assignments 21 A-C, I used "Sketch Up to create 2d and 3d shapes.  In Sketch Up with the tools, I was able to draw different dimensional objects with the pull tool. However, creating my name was harder because I had to make the shapes into each letter of my name. 

                                           Assignment #22: Blocks with Precise Dimensions 1-12

                                                                            1st Block 

8 ft by 5 ft by 5 ft 

    2nd Block

8 ft by 5 ft by 5 ft 

3rd Block

9 ft by 6 ft by 4 ft 

4th Block

7 ft by 6 ft by 4 ft 

5th Block

7 ft by 4 ft by 5 ft 

6th Block

8 ft by 6 ft by 5 ft 

7th Block

8 ft by 5 ft by 6 ft 

8th Block

9 ft by 5 ft by 6 ft 

9th Block

9 ft by 6 ft by 4 ft

10th Block

11 ft by 6 ft by 3 ft

11th Block 

8 ft by 6 ft by 5 ft

12th Block 

9 ft by 6 ft by 4 ft 

Quiz Block #4

    For assignments 22 blocks 1-12 and the quiz block #4, I also used Google Sketch Up to create this 3D shapes.  In Sketch Up, I used the tools and I was able to draw different dimensional objects with the pull/push tool.  Also, each block had its own dimensions.  For example, block #3 had dimensions of 9 ft by 6 ft by 4 ft.

Assignment #23: Gingerbread House 

For this assignment, I recreated a gingerbread house I found on Google with Sketch Up tools. First, I created the house using the Push/Pull tool and different widths, lengths, and heights.  Then, I made different shapes for the windows, icicles, and gumdrops.  For example, I used circles for the gumdrops and triangles for the icicles along the sides of the house.  Also, I used different christmasy colors for the gumdrops like green and red.  For the roof, I made white lines on it to represent the icing.  

Assignment #24: 3D Gingerbread House 

For this project, I used the my gingerbread house from before but added a 3D effect.  To do this, I created two layers, a Background and Foreground.  I opened my background on the Background Layer and put my gingerbread house on the Foreground Layer.  Then, after duplicating my foreground and renaming it red, I moved it a little to the right to make it seem like its moving out of the background.  Finally, on the Red Layer, I changed the channel to only red and on the other layer, I only unchecked the red layer.  This is how I created my 3D gingerbread house. 

Assignment #24B: 3D Person

For assignment #24B, I followed the same instructions I followed for the 3D gingerbread house.  However, for this project, I used a floral background with hip hop artist Childish Gambino as the foreground.  

Assignment #25: Animation Button 

           In this assignment, I created a glowing button using Adobe Photoshop CS5.  First, I started with doing the circles and adjusting the layer styles to create different gradient colors. I animated the button by pressing the Window > Animation button and converted it to frame animation.  Then, I duplicated the frames but one had the glow effect and the other didn't.  After, I tweened the frame which made 5 more frames.  Then, I duplicated all 7 frames and I reversed it with no delay in between.  Finally, this is how I made the button glow on and off seamlessly. 

                                                                      Quiz

1. What is GIF? According to the internet, a GIF is a loss less format for compressing image files. Also, it is an acronym for Graphic Interchange Format. 

2. How does animation work? According to the internet, animation is the "technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the movie is shown as a sequence."  I used this technique to make my button glow on a loop.  I did this by making each frame have a .1 second delay. 

Assignment #26 Test Part 1

          To earn the first 100 points, I created the room using the guide lines on Photoshop and measurements given by the instructions.  After this, I added the gradient styles over each layer of the room like the ceiling, side walls, floor, etc.  Finally, for this part of the test, I added the ceiling lights and started to make the spotlight for each position of the shoe.  

Assignment #26 Test Part 2

                          For this assignment, I had to first create a room to showcase my shoe.  To create the room, I followed the instructions on "http://photoshop-plus.co.uk/2011/09/21/learn-how-to-create-your-very-own-showcase-room/#more-648"  First, I made the foundation of the showcase with specific measurements like 162x37 pixels and added dimension by caving in the ceiling and floor inwards.  Then,  I added a gradient to every part of the room like the floor, side walls, ceiling, etc.  After this, I created the lights with the ellipse tool and copied it two more times to make three lights.  Then, I created the spotlights using the same tool but I added a Gaussian blur.  Finally, I added in pictures of the shoe in different positions like the front, back, and side. This is how I created my showcase project using Photoshop.   

Assignment #27: Making a Brochure with Publisher 

                          For this project, we went back to using Illustrator to create a brochure.  In this brochure, I included details on my school life and how I use MTA to get to school.  However, in the right panel, I put information about my school, Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, and the bell schedule.  In the middle panel, I put a brief description about my school life and then how I get to school.  Then, in the remaining panels, I put the classes I take during the day in order.  For example, in the left panel, I put my first, second and third class, which is AP Spanish, Geometry, and Physical Education.  I included information about the class and textbooks used, if any.  I continued this until my last period which is Multimedia! This is how I created my brochure using Illustrator.  

Reflection on entire semester...

             During the semester, I learned about 5 programs. The first program I learned about was Microsoft Publisher.  With this,  I created a business card, postcard, and brochure. Then, I used Microsoft Powerpoint to put together a portfolio of my work for the first marking period. After, I learned about Adobe Photoshop.  With this, we did most of our projects like the showcase and glowing power button. After Photoshop, we learned about Adobe Illustrator.  Using Illustrator, I created the USB and the phone test project. Last program I learned about was Google SketchUp.  With SketchUp, I made the Isometric Blocks and the Gingerbread house. As I prepare for the next elective course, I will use the many shortcuts I know in each program that will make creating any project after these faster and easier. 

2nd Marking Period

Assignment #11: Flyer redesigned by Nicole Rivera 

                For this assignment, I used my prior knowledge of multimedia to create a flyer for “Noche De Ciencias” in my school.  First, I created the title by using the Photo fill text effect.  Then, I typed up the fives W’s (Who, What, When, Why, Where) and went into the blending options.  To make it pop out more, I put a Stroke effect on it with a size of 5 px.  After that, I incorporated the STEM program into my flyer.  It stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.  I inserted pictures of each part of the acronym.  Finally, I typed up “Come Join Us!” and used the Stroke effect on it also.  I used size 5 px.  

Assignment #12: Texture with Layer Modes 

In this project, I used Adobe Photoshop CS5 to create a dress.  First, I got a white dress from the internet and also selected a pink floral/lace texture for the dress.  Then, I layered it onto the dress and  I used the magnetic lasso to crop out the part of the layer that wasn't on the dress.  Finally, I changed the opacity to about 50% for a final look. 

Assignment #13: Eat Wise Flyer 

For assignment #13, I used Adobe Photoshop CS5 as always to create a remake of a flyer by #ChangeOneThing.  First, I choose a picture of an unhealthy food such as pound cake.  I specifically chose a a picture with a slice missing because I wanted to put a watermelon background.  Then, I used the smudging tool to blend it more in.  After this, I wrote on the picture with the text tool some ways that watermelon helps the human body.  Also, I inserted #ChangeOneThing logo.    

Assignment #14: Jack O' Lantern Halloween Project  2

In this assignment, I created a Jack O'Lantern by carving shapes into a blank pumpkin using the FreeForm Pen Tool.  Then, to each layer of shape, I changed the blending options.  For example, to each shape, I added a inner shadow of orange with a blend mode of Linear Burn.  Also, I added a stroke size of 1px with a color black with a blend mode of Overlay.  Then,  I continued this with each shape.  Finally, I inserted a text that says "Nicole Rivera's Jack O'Lantern 2013" with a font of Curlz MT.  

Assignment #15A: Displacement Maps 

In assignment #15A, I used a brick wall as my background.  Then, I pasted my flag of ethnicity (Dominican Republic) on top.  I duplicated the brick layer and then desaturated it by clicking CTRL+SHIFT+U. However, I put this layer on top of the background layer.  Then, I used a Gaussian blur effect with a size of 1 px.  Then, I saved it and selected the flag layer and went to Filter-Distort-Displace.  I selected the imagine I previously saved.  Finally, I changed the opacity of the brick layer to 80% for a final look.

Assignment #15B: Face Displacement Map 

For this assignment, I followed the same steps as Assignment #15A.  However, I replaced the brick layer with a picture of George Washington.  Also, I put the United Kingdom flag on top of his face.  Then, I used the background eraser to erase the extra flag part around his face.  Finally, I changed the opacity to 80% again for the finished product.  

Assignment #16: Motion blurred via Smart Filter 

In this assignment (#16), I used Smart Filter in Adobe Photoshop.  First, I opened up my picture of a cheetah in action as a "Smart Object," and added a motion blur filter on it.  Then, I selected the soft-edge brush and set the foreground to black.  Doing this, I could paint the image where I did not want the blur effect to pop up.  For example, I painted over the cheetah so the background would still blurry.  This created the final image of the image of a cheetah running.  Finally, I converted it to a JPG and emailed it to Ms. Wang. 

Assignment #17: Masking An Area For Desired Effect 

                         For this assignment, I am using Abode Photoshop.  First, I opened an black and white image of a man and a moon.  Then, I set the foreground to black and the background to white and selected the Quick Mask mode button.  After this, I selected the brush tool and painted over the area I wanted to change the color of.  For example, in this image, I painted over the white moon to make it pink. Then, I turned off the Quick Mask button and clicked select and then inverse. Finally, I chose the color of my choice for the moon and gave me of the final product of above.  

Assignment #18: Soft Filtering Skin Tone

                        In Assignment #18, I chose a picture of David Beckham to apply the glowing effect.  I added a soft-focus effect to his image in which minimized the skin imperfections.  Also, the effect added a soft glow to the image.  However, I used the brush tool to clear the main features of his face like eyes, mouth, ears, etc. After doing this, David Beckham's image looked much youthful and attractive. 

Assignment #19: USB Drive

                        For assignment #19, I created a USB drive using Adobe Illustrator. To complete this flash drive, I  created many layers of rectangles and squares and filled them with different color gradients. For the small details on the flash drive, I simply followed the directions on the tutorial and implemented them  to the different shapes to get a final result of the image above. 

Assignment #20: Wireless Phone Test 

                   For the final assignment of the second marking period, I created a wireless phone using Adobe Illustrator. It was a test also. To complete this project, I mostly used the Offset Path tool with a size of -2px, -1px, and -4 px.  Also I created a lot of shapes, mostly rectangles and eclipses to make the phone. Also, in order to make my phone look more real, I used many effects like gradient and Gaussian blur. For the small details like the number/letter pads and arrows, I used different fonts like Wingdings and Lucida Console to create them.  For the base, I created a rectangle and a eclipse and then used the minus front button.  Also, I added a gradient to it to match the phone.  

1st Marking Period