Tutorial Tuesday!

So i did this tutorial and its not exactly as i would like. I wish I would have more of a dissolve? But im not exactly sure what i am doing wrong. Oh well it was still pretty cool. The link is posted below if you want to give it a shot!

http://www.celoxdesign.net/free-photoshop-tutorials/3d-dissolve-text-effect-71/page/1

Rusty type tutorial

I picked this tutorial because when i first opened it, it looked as if it may be challenging but this one was actually way easy.

here is the link if you are interested in doing this one :)

rusty type tutorial

Page Curl Tutorial

So if anybody is interested in doing the tutorial i used for the page curl the link is posted below!! :)


http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/create-a-realistic-page-curl-in-photoshop

Stop the Bleeding, Rescue is Possible!

For my Advanced Graphic Design Class we were assigned a project in which we had to pick a social justice to portray.  Right away I knew I wanted to reflect my ideas on Depression and an amazing organization, "To Write Love On Her Arms" www.twloha.com I've personally seen how depression can affect a person and i felt that it was important to portray the reality of this disease and that  its not just a person being sad and getting over it.  I've also seen how this organization can help people and i thought it was important to let others know about the organization and possibly be able to help them.

My first poster is titled "Don't let depression paint your heart black" the stance i chose for this poster was a combination of fact and emotion.

My second poster is titled "Stop the Bleeding, Rescue is Possible" 
my stance on this poster was shock.

Bloooood

hey guys...so i finally got some blood into the poster...Please leave comments...let me know if its working the way it is...or if you think i should have blood in the entire tub? or basically anything i need to do...also im still working on the tutorial for the page turn up. Please leave comments :)

Don't let Depression Paint your heart black!

So im pretty pleased where this is currently at.  I think this may be a final revision.  Any comments or suggestions for something that is working or not working...please let me know!



thanks
Erika Marie

Ahhh Holy EYEBALLS!

Finally got around to doing this tutorial.

It wasn't too complicated and was alot of fun!  If you want to do the tutorial to create some pretty sweet characters the link is posted below!!

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/character-design/create-a-set-of-shiny-character-eyes/

Illustration Project

So this project was all about process, process, process! It started out as us picking a particular object in which i chose one of my necklaces.  We then proceeded to draw out 40 sketches of this object using different mediums or layouts,etc. From those 40 sketches we eliminated down to 3 and after we decided on our top 3 we picked out the one we wanted to use for the project.  After deciding on the right image we scanned it in and created an illustrator file of our sketch.  Along with the sketched version we had to create ones that were painterly, graphic, playful, and sophisticated.  My final of these are posted below in the same order. 

 I think this project was very time consuming due to the detail that was required but it was well worth all the work. It was a good learning process and I think it helped me develop my skill with the tools better. Even though it consumed alot of time I still found it very fun.

Comments are greatly appreciated!
Erika Marie

to write love on her arms...another poster draft

So guys i retook my pictures of my idea of having the "story" carved into my back...i picked out certain words from the story and got my mom to write them on my back in a choppy/ slashing type. Still have some revisions to do...i want to add blood into the bathtub and also onto the knife and i want to make the type on my back a little more realistic. But here is an updated "idea" for my poster.

layered glowing text effect

this tutorial was alot of fun....wasn't too complicated...the link is pasted below if interested in doing it yourself   :)

http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/text-effects-tutorials/create-a-layered-glowing-text-effect/