Graphics+Project

Meaning: As I get older, I believe this quote more and more. I learn more from my life experiences than any book that I have ever read. I chose this picture of a street, South Boundary, in my home town of Aiken. These trees canopy the entire street showing their age. It is gorgeous no matter what time of day or season. This picture was taken during our big snow fall at the beginning of the year. I also included a picture of Albert Einstein because he represents, to me at least, **knowledge** at its best. Having the picture of Einstein in his older years helps convey the message. In the picture, including Einstein riding his bike in the middle of the road is just a silly way to show he might have knowledge without any wisdom. Process: 1. I resized the background picture of South Boundary using irfanview. 2. I found a picture of Albert Einstein on the internet (clipart) and resized this image also using irfanview. 3. I opened both pictures in PhotoShop. 4. I used the magnetic lasso tool to cut Einstein out of his picture. 5. I layered the pictures onto the same image in PhotoShop (South Boundary and Einstein). 6. I use the move tool to place the Einstein picture over a passing car. 7. I then used the type tool and wrote in the quote. 8. I played around with the color and chose the color that showed up the best for the quote. This was by far the hardest assignment yet. I had the quote picked out that I wanted to use but it took me a day or two to figure out exactly how to represent the quote. My newest learning experience was using the lasso tool. I have to admit, I am very pleased with the way the picture turned out. In comparing to writing an essay, I would have to say this assignment might rank a bit tougher. When completing this assignment, you really had to use your imagination as to where you wanted the project to go. I had a visual in my head of what I wanted the completed picture to look like so I knew exactly when I was done. All in all, I am very satisfied with the final project and enjoyed learning new tools on Photoshop. Choice: When first deciding which one of these graphic projects to do, I started off thinking I would do the four-letter word. I started this assignment and quickly decided this was not for me. I believe that specific project choice takes even more imagination than the quotation choice. So I started over. When I began the quotation project, I knew the quote and direction I wanted to go after a few days of thinking. I have heard some colleagues and friends use a variation of this saying and I modified it to fit me. I chose the South Boundary picture because I believe trees easily show their age in their size.When I think of trees, this street is the first that comes to mind. Einstein, like I said before, is the first person I think of when it comes to being "book smart". Using these pictures together help deliver the quote I used. My ultimate goal however, was to make the two images look like one with this quote.