Interactive Tutorials

  Gradient Mesh Tutorial-

This is a fun project we did in my Illustrator class here at Moraine Park. Gradient Mesh helps you make things look more realistic. I included an easy step-by-step YouTube video on how to create your own! I did this myself and added my finished project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quxqxXh5OdI

I was shocked how realistic my fruit turned out. Even though the process of making each piece takes a long time, it was fun to see the outcome and made me want to keep on going.  The project we did in class was a wine bar scene. Each student was able to put their own little twist on the project making it fun to see what other people came up with!

Photo Montage-

Adobe CS6

Courtesy of Google Images

Abode Master Collection Cs6 is now being launched. I have really enjoyed all of what Adobe has to offer and am very excited to see what new changes they have made. In class we looked at some of the new changes being made in Photoshop that looked awesome and less time consuming! For any new students coming into this program I believe this is what you will be purchasing. You all should be just as excited as I am. This collection is so much fun!

I have attached a more detailed article about what’s going to happen with this new software. Take a peak!

“The biggest updates to existing apps come to Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop. CS6 Premiere Pro gets a redesigned and simplified user interface, with large view for the source and preview video at top left and right. The interface is still highly customizable, and you can even switch back to its previous layout and add and remove buttons to taste. A lot of video editors use keyboard shortcuts instead of interface buttons, so the default trimming away of some buttons looks cleaner without removing functionality…..”

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402945,00.asp

Dear Interactive Media Design

Before starting Interactive Media Design, my knowledge of the program was limited. I came into this with an open mind, hoping that what I had to offer was enough. That I wouldn't be sitting in the back of a room struggling through my classes, because of my lack of experience with drawing and Adobe software. Anyone who knows me will tell you I can be hard on myself and still need to work on, “tooting my own horn.” Well, this was one of those times.

Courtesy of Google Images

Interactive Media Design turned out to be everything I didn’t expect it to be. It turned out to be one the best things I’ve ever put my heart into.

My main interests:

·      Photoshop – My love for taking pictures was put on a whole new level.

·      Animation – Putting life to your drawings is probably the coolest thing ever.

·      Video/Sound Editing – I think I might make this my career. Maybe.

I go to school and do homework and don’t think of it as work. Going to school may be a chore for some, but for me it’s a time to let go of daily struggles and have fun! I have met so many great people and made some of the most amazing friends. I would take a summer full of classes if I could. It's sad to think that this time next year it will all come to an end. 

  

If you love to sit at a desk for hours in a room filled with people you don’t know, read a million pages in a text book, and cram for exams, this program is NOT for you.

If you would love to be in a classroom filled with endless imagination, interact with classmates, and share ideas, this program will be a perfect match for you and your creativity.

 

Video I created. An interview with a few of my classmates. 

“The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.” — Alan Alda