Wednesday, November 17, 2010

E-wallpaper

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

Start my work--->E-wallpaper

Sketches




first
open a new workspace
 < click edit ---> new >


next
choose international paper 


select A4 size

new workspace will appear

i want the workspace is horizontal
< click image to choose image rotation and select 90 cw >


 horizontal workspace


open the image that i chose
< click open >

choosing


this few picture that i chose to edit

start my work
first
open this picture to be my background

use move tool to move the image into my workspace

 

now i am going to resize the image because the image is too small
 < click edit >> free transform >


now i am going to edit second image


i used quick selection tool to delete the background
< select quick selection tool >
i used move tool to move the second image to my workspace

now i am going to edit third image
lion dance

delete the background

i used move tool to move the third image into my workspace

< then click layer to chose layer style and select inner shadow >

adjust the shadow


create a lion dance outline


four image that i chose to edit

delete the background

 move the four image into my workspace



do some effect on the word
< click layer to chose layer style and select outer glow >

adjust opacity and size

type word(happy Chinese new year 2011)


< click layer chose layer style and select drop shadow >


adjust the opacity

< click layer chose layer style and select  outer shadow >

change the colour and adjust the opacity & range



Last
 < click layer chose layer style and select gradient overlay >

adjust the opacity and scale
Finally done my E-wallpaper


Tuesday, November 2, 2010

MY ASSIGNMENT 1 - FESTIVAL

After i searching from internet about festival, finally I decided to do The Chinese new year festival.
Chinese New Year is a holiday that celebrates the beginning of a new year according to the lunar calendar. It is considered to be one of the most important holidays for Chinese families.The holiday is celebrated with big family gatherings, gift giving, the eating of symbolic foods and display of festive decorations.All focused on bringing good luck for the new year and celebrating the coming of Spring. Chinese new year is starting on the first day of the new year and end on the 15th

 Lion Dances




 Ang Pao

 Lantern
Chinese call 《den long》

 Mandarin

 New Year Cake


Firecrackers

 
Family Gatherings
reference:http://www.flickr.com/
I choose Chinese new year festival is because Chinese New Year is one important festivals and it revealed the Chinese culture.