Assignment 1 - Face

First step :
Create a new photoshop document. Open photoshop and create a new document [File > New].
In the dialog box enter the width and height of the layout. I usually design for a width of 1280 pixels width. This works well in monitors with 800 resolution for the browser scroll bar. The resolution for the web is 72. For the background,you can choose between white,background color (the color will be taken from the background color specified in the toolbox)or transparent background.



Step 2 :
I want create a face. I use the Elliptical Marquee Tool to select the watermelon.
To create a selection in the toolbox, select the elliptical marquee tool click on the image and drag.
To add an ellipse to existing selection you have either to choose Add to selection option on the Options bar or to press and hold [Shift] key while selecting.
To subtract an ellipse from existing selection you have either to choose Subtract from selection option press [Alt] key while selecting.
To intersect an ellipse with existing selection you have either to choose intersect with selection option on the options bar or to press [Shift+Alt] keys while selecting.
While creating new selection you can constrain proportions to by pressing [Shift] key while selecting.
While New selection option is chosen and the point of cursor is within selected area the tool looks like this and can move selection.


After that,im copy and paste it in a new layer,[Edit] at menu bar and choose [Transform].
I also use the same tools to the eyes and ears.

Step 3 :
I used lasso tools for extract anything from images by carefully articulating around the areas you'd like to extract. Notice this tool isn't capable of precision, there are alternative methods that are far more precise at extracting things from images stay tune.I choose red guava for the nose.

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Step 4 :
I choose grape for hair.
Open an image in photoshop.
Select the magic wand tool from the Photoshop toolbox. It is the second icon on the right side and is a picture of a wand.
Choose from the boxes that follow the picture of the magic wand in the magic wand options bar by selecting the first box.
Click the color you want to select on your image.

Use the Lasso tool to adjust your selection if necessary and then copy and paste your selection into a new document.I also use the same tools for some other image like eye brow,mouth and etc.

Step 5 :
I used chili for design the basket. i put some fruit in the basket and put the basket on the head.

The Complete Birthday card

When a Chinese child turns one year old, it is a very important event. The parents might tell the baby's fortune by placing the baby in the center of a group of objects and they wait to see which object the baby picks up.ex : If the baby picked up a coin, he/she may be rich, if the baby reached for a book he/she may become a teacher, if the baby reached for the doll he/she may have many children, etc. The sixth birthday is also a special birthday for the Chinese. For the party itself, friends and relatives are invited for lunch and extra-long noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life

The Step How I create a birthday greeting card use Adobe Illustrator CS4

First step, import the picture to adobe illustrator cs4.
I take pen tool for start drawing balloon, chiness boy/chiness girl and birthday cap


Step two, screen shot show the progression of the outline drawing with separated layer.Now,lets fill the object and see how is shaping up.


import the music note picture. So, I click object from menu bar choose live trace and make and expand. The only thing that i need from this logo is the outer shape. So, I select the picture, right click on mouse, choose ungroup then, double click at this picture to make them in isolation mode, then select the outer shape and copy but before paste them, double click again to exit from isolation mode.

Later,i insert colour into the picture that i have drawn.


Open file and then new. After that divide into two parts A and B. In part A i will put picture and part B i will put whishes.
Part A i use gradient colour for the background. Click once on the tiny tab on the left.In the Color Window, click on the flyout menu and choose RGB or CMYK and adjust the color slider bars to whatever you like. You should see your gradient and the selected object change. Now click on the gradient slider bar tab on the right. Go to the color window and adjust again.



Part A

Part B
For final step i cut and arrange the picture and text in the part A and wishes with few picture in the part B for the final birthday card below.
I use 3D efffect for the text and picture

Assignment 3 - Birthday Card

Based on my research of birthday cards, are required to re-design the card and to add elements of local culture into the cards. The cards shall depict how birthdays are celebrated in my culture.

Resource : http://resources.childbook.com/chinese_coloring/chinese_boy_and_girl.jpg


Resource : http://www.dailyclipart.net/wp-content/uploads/medium/Birthday4.jpg


Resource : google.com


Resource:http://wcarts.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/clipart_music_notes_223_op_800x202-fulleffect_sharpen87.jpg


Birthday wishes
Resource : http://www.find-the-words.com/birthday-wishes-sample.html

The Complete calendar

Chinese New Year is the most important Chinese festival to celebrate the New Year in Chinese lunar calendar. Chinese lunar calendar is divided into cycles of 12 years and was named after animals.

This year is equivalent to the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese calendar is hoped will inject courage and agility of the jungle hero in real life people.Tiger are physically powerful,gracious,independent and brave they are extremely bold animals. They are friendly and loving but can also selfish and short tempered.Tiger seek attention and power frequently their are envious in a relation.

Burnt firecrackers at midnight to mark the start of the new year and to drive the gnome and the bad luck.In the past, filled with bamboo sticks and gun powder burns to produce a small explosive was used in China to expel the gnome. In modern times, the method was changed to the use of firecrackers during the festive season. Firecrackers are usually tied to long ropes suspended fused. Each stick firecrackers wound up in red paper for the color red is lucky, and filled with gun powder in the core. When baked, let the sound of firecrackers exploding-strong letup. Because the number of fireworks often link hundreds of flares produce a deafening explosion believed to expel evil spirits. The lighting of firecrackers also represents a fun event and becomes an important part of Chinese New Year celebrations.

The Step How I create a calendar use Adobe Illustrator CS4

Step 1- Place the Original Photo as a template.
With a new document open, you will want to place the image that you will redraw as a template.The image should appear faded out as the one tothe left is. Select the pen tool in the tool bar, or press "p" on your keyboard.Using the pen tool in illustrator takes some getting used to,as you are drawing by adding points and shaping the lines with the handles that appear after a two anchors have been connected.


step 2- The next two screen shot show the progression of the outline drawing with separated layer.Now,lets fill the object and see how is shaping up.


step 3 - Click on the little arrow in the Color Window's top right corner (this is called a flyout menu) and choose Show Options. Click on the flyout menu for the Gradient Window and do the same.
Then select your object.
Now click on the gradated square in the Gradient Window and your object fills with the default gray gradient.
Keep object selected throughout this whole procedure.At the bottom of the gradient Window, you'll see the gradient slider bar and two default tabs. Click once on the tiny tab on the left.In the Color Window, click on the flyout menu and choose RGB or CMYK and adjust the color slider bars to whatever you like. You should see your gradient and the selected object change. Now click on the gradient slider bar tab on the right. Go to the color window and adjust again.
You'll need to use the flyout menu to get to the CMYK or the RGB menus.
Now you can also drag swatches of color onto those slider bar tabs. But you can't click a slider bar tab and then select a swatch. At least not in the version I work in, they might have improved that. Doubt it, though.


Finally I added some text,number and rotated and make an opacity decreased at the certain part or image for the final calendar below.

Assignment 2 - Festive Calendar

In this assignment, my task is to create a calendar based on a festive season like Christmas, Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali and so on. In other words, are to create a calendar based on the month the festival fall into.

so, i choose Chinese New Year calendar for my assignment.