Logo DesignMy topic I chose for my independent study was Logo Design. I chose this topic for learning purposes, as I am not the best at graphic design or photoshop etc. My original objective was to make a simple logo to go at the top of my blog. I then decided to make a portion of my project learning how to use a Wacom drawing tablet to do so. My very first idea in my head was to do a cartoon like drawing of myself. I can't say that I was happy with my results, but I know that I'm not the best at drawing either. At that point, I wasn't satisfied, so I scrapped that idea. Next, I had to conjure a new creative idea. At that point, I tried making a double exposure. I wasn't satisfied with the results of this either, maybe if I tried this particular type of photo more I would get a better result. But as of then, I wanted to think a bit simpler. Simply just my face on a transparent background. Now I bet you're wondering, why am I doing all of this in Pixlr, when Photoshop is the obvious choice? Well, my reason for that is if I used Pixlr, I could learn how to deeper use the simpler features. Not only that, but if my friends needed help with something and didn't have access to Photoshop, I would be able to help them with slightly more complicated tasks. Now, I was finally satisfied with my blog icon. Now it stays there, watching you as you browse my blog page. Look in the top left right now and you'll see it. But that wasn't the end of my project. I still wanted a new Gmail profile picture. I wanted to experiment with something. I chose making a person in an environment in a photo and being able to erase parts of their body. To do this I simply put my phone on a tripod, took one photo of the environment without me in it, then one with me in it. I pasted the layer of the photo without me first, then the one with me on top. Then all I had to do was simply use the erase tool on any parts of me I pleased on that layer. I was happy with the results of it.
What did I learn? I learned how to do basic double exposures, make a clear background of an image, and erase parts of photos. Was I happy with my results? Fairly; I was satisfied with my results, but I feel that I could have done better. And that puts a conclusion to my project post. Thank you.
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