Photo505.com review

Photo505.com is a website that takes a picture and merges it with another one. Like the one above, I chose a picture of snoopy and it was merged with a template on Photo505 and made it look like it had been drawn on a chalkboard. I think this site is really cool for making funny/cool images. There's tons of templates to choose from and all you need is an image of your own and you could have a really cool picture. It is not difficult to use at all; you just have to choose an image and a template and it does the rest for you! So it's super easy and even kids could use it! I think it would be nice to have this link on the webpage because you could use it at home and send the cool pictures you create to your friends!

Pixlr.com review

Pixlr.com is an online website that is really close to Photoshop CS5. It has a lot of the features that Photoshop has and is just as easy to use, if not easier. It has some cool effects like kaleidoscope that I used in the top picture. You are also able to draw on a blank canvas just like you would in Photoshop. Aside from a few filters there isn't that much more on Pixlr than Photoshop and makes it a great alternative for someone who can't afford Photoshop. Photoshop just has a lot of added features that allows you to really play with your photos. I think this would mainly target teens and up because it might be a little too complex for children but other than that it is great! I would recommend this being on the webpage because it is a great way to simply edit some photos from home!

Abstract inspired by Marla..

These were two abstract paintings I made on Photoshop after watching My Kid Could Paint That. The first one was actually inspired by one of Marla's painting on her website that had vivid colors in abstract shapes with a black outline around them. I took that idea and made it my own and played with different brushes and the smudge tool. I think using the smudge tool completed the project and made it look a lot more abstract and I really like all the colors in it contrasting with the black. The second one I just kind of made up with no plan in mind. Again, I played with different brushes and used one to make kind of an exploding design coming out of the bottom right corner. I really like the brush strokes of the purple and the overall turn out.

Visual Puns!

For this assignment we had to make four different visual puns and then use a technique on it. First I messed with the Threshold for Light Head. Then I used overlay for Ceiling Fans. I made Dandy Lion and created a gradient. And lastly I made Pool Table and played with posterize. These were really fun to think of and I like how they turned out.