Self Insertion

Original Pictures:

Self Insertion:

For my project, I decided to put myself in Greece because that is my dream vacation spot.  I chose a picture of me that had similar lighting to the destination picture, and that shared a similar color scheme. First, I used the magnetic lasso tool to trace the shape of my body. I then selected the photo and dragged it onto the picture of Santorini. Finally, I adjusted the shape so that I look like I belong in the picture. The one thing that I had trouble with was how the picture of me got blurry every time that I resized it. I tried to adjust it numerous different ways, and every single time the photo got a little bit blurry. Overall, I enjoyed this project and think that it was interesting to learn how to use photoshop. 

Vector Illustration

For my vector illustration, I chose to use a picture of a beach scene because the beach is my favorite place. I started out just using the pen tool to trace the major shapes, and then used the pencil tool for some of the more flexible shapes. I used the eyedropper tool to make some of the colors match the original photograph, while other colors I chose by myself. I had some trouble when it came to showing texture in the shapes. Below is the original photo that I used for my illustration:

Exquisite Corpse

For my exquisite corpse, I used the second picture option. I made the character an athlete flying in the sky because of his wings. This was very time consuming and over all, I'm happy with my illustration. 

Final Logo

For my logo, I chose to keep it very simple. I used a silver, cursive font in order to give my company an elegant feel, while still making it appear personal like a signature at the end of a card. I used the gradient tool to give the words some shine. I wanted to make the heart look a little different than a basic one, in order to give my logo an easily recognizable icon. I used the paintbrush tool to paint the two halves and then made it a pale pink color. I played around with the stroke styles and width so that the style of the heart matched the font a little more. I wanted to make so that both the heart and the words could stand alone separately on some of our products, and people would still recognize the logo.