Sample Text_2012

   To create my sample text I used a text box and typed my name. I then clicked on the text and under text at the top toolbar clicked on convert to paths. Using the sub select tool I changed my font and made the letters look as if they were sort of the same style. I made the U have a gradient of Satin with colors blue and black. The L has a gradient of Folds with colors light blue and dark blue. The I had a gradient of Starburst with colors green and black. The S had a gradient of Waves with the colors orange and black. The E is red and pink with a gradient of waves. The final S is dark gray and light gray with a gradient of ripples. The canvas color which made the letters stand out a bit was a very light blue.

Cornucopia_2012

   To create my cornucopia above I used the circle tool to create a small circle. I gradually made the circles bigger until I got to the last one. Inside the last circle I made a smaller circle to make the cornucopia look hollow. Using the oval tool I made oval and rotated them using the scale tool so the outer part looked like it was weaved and I added leaves behind the weaving by copying a picture from the internet and sketching it.
     For the carrots, turnips and strawberries I made circles and using the sub select tool stretched them out, carrots being the longest then turnips and finally the strawberries. The carrots I just made orange and made small rectangles for the stems. For the turnips I made the gradient radial and made them purple, red, white and made the stems with rectangles. The strawberries had small black circles for the seeds and small oval for the stems.
     For the pumpkins and squash I made ovals and made the one at front in the middle. The pumpkins I made orange and the squash I made green and white using the gradient radial. The stems were made with rectangles.
     The tomatoes were circles and stretched in with the sub select tool and had ovals for stems.
     The corn was made of ovals for the corn husks and small circles as were the grapes. The grapes' circles were bigger and different color.
      To make the eggplants I used two ovals, a small one on top and a big one on the bottom. The stems was made of ovals. To look as a complete figure I took off the stroke.
      The sunflowers were made of long ovals and a small circle for the center.
      All objects had a texture of either grain or burlap and the background was made using a square with a gradient of elipse and the colors of orange and gray.

Nameplates

                      Professional Nameplate

      For my professional nameplate I had a canvas with a resolution of of 200 pixels/inch, a width of 300 pixels and a height of 200 pixels. I changed my canvas color from transparent to a light aqua blue (#66FFFF). I then added a text box in the middle of the canvas typing my name and using the scale tool so my name fit most of the canvas. I left the font color black and using the stroke options I used airbrush as the stroke category and textured was the stroke name. The texture was grain and the airbrush color was a violet (#3300FF).

                       Mid-level Nameplate

     For my mid-level nameplate I had a canvas with a resolution of of 200 pixels/inch, a width of 300 pixels and a height of 200 pixels. Instead of using the canvas as a background I created a rectangle the size of the canvas and made the rectangle blue (#3366FF). I made solid the fill category, hard the edge of the fill and grain the texture. The outside stroke was Quill and the texture was vein. The outside stroke was a very light greenish yellow (#CCFF99). I then added a text box on top of the rectangle and typed my name. Using the scale tool I increased the size of the name then used the skew tool. The letters were a font preset color and I changed the colors and the fills of gradient and waves.

                     Basic Nameplate

For my basic nameplate I had a canvas with a resolution of of 200 pixels/inch, a width of 300 pixels and a height of 200 pixels. Instead of using the canvas as a background I created a rectangle the size of the canvas and made the rectangle dark blue (#000099). I made the fill for the rectangle solid and the texture DNA. I made the outside stroke light blue (#3366FF), the stroke was fluid splatter and oilslick as the texture. I then added a text box and typed my name. Using the scale tool I increased the size of my name then used the skew tool. The font of my name is dark blue (#000066). The font had a fill of solid and a texture on onyx. I used negation as my blend and glow as one of my filters. The glow was a greenish yellow (#99FF00). The stroke was unnatural, the stroke name was 3D and that texture was oilslick.

Optimizing and Exporting Graphics

                                                Optimizing Graphics

            You optimize graphics so when you change the graphics into a JPEG or GIF file the quality is still of the graphic is still there while the time it takes to load the graphic doesn't exceed a long time. To optimize graphics open up the program Adobe Fireworks. On the right hand side there are different panels and one is named Optimize and Align. In the Optimize and Align panel you can change the smoothness and quality of a graphic. The smoothing lowers the quality but the time it takes to load the graphic decreases. You can change the graphic to different GIF and JPEG files.

                        Exporting Graphics

          To export graphics first optimize your graphic as you wish. Then save the graphics as the file you want such as a JPEG or GIF file. You export graphics so you can post your work on blogs or the internet. After you optimize then export your graphic no one can change the graphic you created.
 

       

Art Terminology Definitions

Hue: Hue is the attribute of colors or the complexion.
 Hue is another word for color. Navy and Royal Blue are examples of hues of Blue.

Chroma: How pure a color is or the intensity of the color. Light Gray has a low chroma because it looks faded and old. Fire Red has a high chroma because it's very intense, bright and pure.

Tint: A variation or shade of a color. You can get different tints of a color by adding white. The white will make the color lighter and a different tint.

Tone: The value or color quality of a color. Tone is the lightness or darkness of a color. Adding both black and white changes the tone of a color. The tones change as you either add more white then black or more black then white.

Shade: How dark a color is. Adding black to a color can change it's shade. The black will make the color darker and a different shade.

Complementary Colors: Colors that are opposite of each other on the color wheel or show the most chromatic contrast. Red and Green are examples of complementary colors. They are opposite of each other on the color wheel and show most contrast.

Analogous Colors: Colors on the color wheel that are closely related or next to each other. Blue and Green are next to each other on the color wheel. Yellow and Orange is another example of analogous colors.

Contrasting Colors: Also known as complementary colors contrasting colors are colors placed opposite of each other on the color wheel.  Red and Green or Blue and Orange are examples of Contrasting Colors.

Texture: The physical or visual feel of an object. Sandpaper is an example. Sandpaper  looks and feel rough and bumpy which is it's texture.

Graphic Design Principles: Graphic Design Principles has six parts. First being balance, then proximity, alignment, repetition/consistency, contrast and finally white space.

Balance: A design principle concerned with the elements in a work of art dealing with the even and unevenness in proportion and design.

Symmetry: A balance in which elements in a piece of art are arranged on each side of an imaginary line. An example of symmetry is having a square on each side of an imaginary line. The squares have to be the same size and same area on the opposite side.

References:

• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hue
• http://www.colorcube.com/articles/theory/glossary.htm 
• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tint
• http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tone 
• http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/shade
• http://www.yourdictionary.com/complementary-color
• http://en.mimi.hu/finearts/analogous_colors.html
• http://www.cfisd.net/dept2/curricu/elart/Glossary.htm
• http://arthistory.about.com/cs/glossaries/g/t_texture.htm
• http://www.artincanada.com/arttalk/arttermsanddefinitions.html

Graphic Formats

PNG:  Portable Network Graphics with a acronym of PNG was created as a free replacement for GIF. The acronym PNG is pronounced "Ping". Commercial software cannot include PNG without paying license fees to Unisys the owner of  PNG. 1 to 48 bit images is all PNG handles. To create a PNG file click save as on one of your files and then save your file under PNG.

 GIF:   Graphics Interchange Format with a acronym of GIF is a popular and very efficient picture format. The acronym GIF is pronounced "Jif" as the format's creator pronounces GIF. GIF animations are very popular on the web because they work on all browsers and they are small without needing a special plug in. There are two "flavors" of GIF, the newer 89a and the old 87. To create a GIF save a file on adobe fireworks or paint then click on save as and save the file under GIF.

JPG/JPEG: Joint Photographic Expert Group is what JPG/JPEG stands for. JPG/JPEG is the most efficient image storage method. JPG also known as JPEG is a file format for digital graphics and images. When JPG files are saved they use the method of lossy compression which means as the file size decreases the image quality does too. JPG files have the extension of .jpeg or .jpg. 

TIFF:   TIFF also known as TIF stands for Tag Image File Format. TIFF is a very popular professional graphics format that originally was only a 24 bit program until version 6 came out.  TIFF currently supports data up to 48 bits and is supported on all platforms such as Mac and Windows. TIFF was made by Aldus but Adobe Systems later acquired it and now holds it's copyright.

References:                        

• http://www.dansdata.com/graphics.htm
• http://graphicdesign.about.com/od/Definitions/g/Jpg-Files.htm
• http://www.ntchosting.com/multimedia/tiff-tagged-image-file-format.html#What_is_TIFF