Project Description: Creating a 30 seconds kinetic typography with Flash CS6 Project Requirement: Enabling Words to Mimic Verbal Meaning, Visually and Kinetically Project Example: Kinetic Typography Objective The project is aimed at expanding students’ typographic vocabulary through the use of time-based composition, soundtrack, and animation. The application of Flash features will enable the designers to […]
One of the most amazing tools in Adobe Illustrator is the Gradient Mesh tool. The following tutorials offer some tips of how to improve your mesh work and get outstanding results. • Illustrator tutorial: How to create a gradient mesh-1 • Illustrator tutorial: How to create a Gradient Mesh-2 • Illustrator tutorial: How to create […]
Designer and Illustrator: Meina Guo / Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China Designer and Illustrator: Carly Robison / Truman State University A-201 Project-3: Conceptual Vector Project Description: Creating a conceptual image in Adobe Illustrator CS6 Project Requirement: Picturing and illustrating a montage with gradient mesh & 3d effect Conceptual vector is one of digital illustration forms […]
Other than using the selection tool (V) and the direct selection tool (A), Illustrator provides other tool functions, such as magic wand tool and the lasso tool, to select objects. Magic Wand Tool (Y): When you select multiple elements at a time, magic wand is a very useful tool. It allows you to select multiple […]
Project-2: Magnet Design_Selected Student Works (Art-201 / Fall 2012) Tori Allen | Hannah Savard | Katie Danforth | John Taszarek | Olivia Brady | Alexandria Petigna Ling-chuan Chen | Zhaoli Ge | Stella Yu | Samantha Adams Jeanette Dailey | Kelsey Schmidt | Sarah Moore Student Rating: 1st.: Sarah Moore’s Phoenix Magnet 2nd.: Zhaoli Ge’s […]
In this demonstration, let’s take a look the 3D capabilities in Photoshop CS6 1. Open the “3d-text.psd” you created, and click layers to Convert to Smart Objects 2. 3D > New 3D Extrusion from Selected Layer 3. You may adjust the Extrusion Depth, and each axis (X, Y, and Z) • Checkout more tutorials about […]
1. Cmd N to create a new file (11X5, Resolution: 300, BG: White) 2. Type OHIO by using Type Tool, (Window > Character: Arial 200 pt, yellow) 3. Choose Shape Tool (with Custom Shape Tool) 4. With selecting the custom shape tool, find a shape, drag the new shape above letter O 5. Cmd J […]
Art-201 / Project-1_Selected Student Works Top Three – Student Rating: 1st.: Zhaoli Ge 2nd.: Jeeju Jung 3rd.: Ling-chuan Chen Online Presentation: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_pxstudio/galleries/72157631562765341/with/7986559875/#photo_7986559875
Today’s demonstrations: • How to combine type and shape (Photoshop) • How to insert pictures into type (Photoshop) • How to modify letterforms (Photoshop CS6 • How to drop a shadow for text (Photoshop) • How to add a stroke for text (Photoshop) • How to emboss the type (Photoshop) • How to apply an […]
1. Cmd N, and choose purple as the bgcolor 2. Rename the layer “Truman“, and type Truman on the stage (white Time 80 pt.) 3. Select the text: Modify > Break Apart or Cmd B, to break the text to 6 individual boxes 4. Click the layer Truman to select all text boxes: Modify > Timeline […]
