Sunday, January 11, 2015

Photoshop Type Effects

Please look at this link and try one of these tuts on some type using Photoshop. Have fun with it.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Link to package template

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3fQ9-SZM280LWw4eFlFRUxoeGc/edit?usp=sharing

Please answer this questionnaire?

Thursday, April 25, 2013

photography tips to help your shotbe even better

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/04/12/10-rules-of-photo-composition-and-why-they-work/

Monday, April 8, 2013

create a web banner for your advocacy campaign

Today you will create an animated gif banner based on the design you've already created for your advocacy campaign. Please read over the entire tutorial once before following along.

http://www.bigstockphoto.com/blog/creating-simple-yet-effective-animated-gifs-in-photoshop/


any questions while you are working, please feel free to call on me.

once you are done, we will proceed with making a Flash animation.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Using Illustrator for your logo design

Please jump to this link to watch video tutorials about Adobe Illustrator In order to begin designing your logo.
GS01-GS06



Thursday, October 18, 2012

Monday, September 24, 2012

practice your photoshop. click here to learn.

Friday, September 21, 2012

9/18

RAW
JPEG
CR2
PSD


PHOTOGRAPHY
Rule of thirds
Composition
Leading lines

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

cool advertising design campaigns to inspire you

http://weburbanist.com/2010/01/11/creative-billboard-advertising-campaigns/

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Thursday, January 12, 2012

travel tourism promotion posters

Here is a link to Travel Tourism posters to get you inspired and pumped for Thursday's design competition.  Look at these designs and think about how you can create similar effects, textures, illustrations, type treatments using Illustrator and pHotoshop. Try it out. Look up video tutorials. Have some ideas floating around in your head. Remember the competition will be a poster design to promote Maine as not only a place to vacation but a place to stay.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

test yourself


Monday, October 17, 2011

Friday, April 1, 2011

tshirt design contest deadline april 15th

Pumpkinfest &Regatta T-Shirt Design! – Deadline April 15
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta invites Maine artists to submit a design for this year’s Official T-Shirt. The selected design will be featured on the back of the T-Shirt which commemorates the Fifth Annual Pumpkinfest & Regatta set for October 2-10, 2011.To be eligible, the artist must be a Maine Resident (year round or summer residents eligible). The Pumpkinfest website had more than 17,000 views during the festival and more than 45,000 to date.
To be considered, the Artwork must include “ 2011 Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta”, should be 2-3 colors, illustrative in nature and represent the Pumpkinfest & Regatta’s family friendly and festive nature. Design submissions should be in jpeg/ PDF files, to be emailed or on a CD. Artwork may be dropped off, or mailed to: King Eider’s Pub, PO Box 365, Damariscotta, Maine 04543, Attn. Cynthia Weiss or e-mailed to Nancy MacKinnon at gowethaflo@aol.com. Please call Nancy MacKinnon 207-677-2257 with any questions.
Visit the official website at www.damariscottapumpkinfest.com; check us out on Facebook; or leave us
a tweet.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010

What the heck is Graphic Design?

So what is graphic design? read this

What makes good graphic design? read this

What are the elements and principles of good graphic design? read this

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Design a Pin and Win!

go to this link and download the pdf to enter to win

http://www.stereohype.com/pages/badge_competition2010.asp
deadline is September 14th

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

new competition

DEADLINE: Mon, November 30, 2009
How Do You See Green? Illustration Contest By Strathmore Artist Papers
Location: WI
The illustration competition is free and open to students, art hobbyists and professional artists. T...
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The illustration competition is free and open to students, art hobbyists and professional artists. The artwork submission can include any dry media created on Strathmore paper. Entries will be accepted August 1 through November 30, 2009. 20 semi-finalists will be selected by an independent panel of art professionals. Once selected the semi-finalists’ art will be published on Strathmore’s website and everyone will be invited to vote online to select the winning artists. Voting will begin January 1 and continue through January 31, 2010. Four winners will be selected by popular vote including two winners in the student category and two winners in the art hobbyist/professional category. In addition to winners’ art being featured on special edition Strathmore Premium Recycled Pads, student winners will have $1,000 scholarships awarded to their school’s art department
Contact:Jeanette Gile | | www.strathmoreartist.com | jeanette.gile@strathmoreartist.com

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Learning Photoshop



Making a selection in Photoshop.
In case you can't remember everything you learned today, don't hesitate to watch this video and many others to help you. Adobe TV offers free video tutorials so take advantage of this and immerse yourself in Photoshop.
http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-photoshop-cs4/

using the magnetic sign letterpress

look here to find out how the letterpress works

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

lesson plans and handouts



Watch this video to understand where you can find lesson plans

Saturday, September 5, 2009