CAD Experiments

Today we experimented with various techniques using CAD. We used Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. We experimented with basic tools on Photoshop, layer modes, filters, custom brush and pattern repeat we then created a digital illustration from one of our primary photographs on Illustrator.

Basic Tools
Using the free transform tool and the bottom one is cleaning the background with the magic wand.

I used the eyedropper to pick a colour and then filled in parts of my image with that colour.

Filling in with the gradient tool. I think this is successfully because the gradient is similar to the metallic colours in my objects and pictures. 

After I added effects to my circuit board I used the repeat tool to repeat my circuit boards I really liked how the pattern came out.

Using the brightness and contrast tool.

Using the hue and saturation tool to change the look and colour of my image.

Layer Modes
I really enjoyed the layer modes I've never noticed them before and really like how they can radically change an image. I used the layer mode linear dodge (add) for the top one and vivid light for the bottom one I really like the bottom one because the strong black lines really highlight the details.

Filters
This is one of my primary objects a circuit board, I used the pixelate filter and tried a high and low radius.

I used the photocopy filter for this one, I made my colours the green and brown taken from my image and then added the layer mode linear light.

I added the stamp filter to this I really like the way were there is shadows the stamp has gone over them darker to create a gradient effect.

Custom Brush

This is the custom brush tool. I added my image to a new Photoshop document, I removed the background and selected my image. I then went on to edit and clicked define brush. I then clicked on the brush icon, went to the options found my brush at the bottom of the list, changed the sized and clicked my brush all over the document. I also changed the colour each time to get a different4 effect.

Digital Illustration

My digital illustration is of a bin man I found on Bold Street performing his duties. First of all I traced around him and the bin truck using the photograph underneath with a low opacity so I could still see the image but could also see what I was drawing. I then made some lines bolder such as the ones around the outside to make my image look more graphic and make it stand out more.

After that I began to add colour I added colour by making shapes and begin to fill my whole image with colour. I overlapped colours more were it would naturally be dark and didn't use too colour were it was light. I also used various colours to make it more realistic and three dimensional.

This is my final image I am really happy with the way it turned out but I think when ive learned more about Illustrator and used it more my images will look a lot more professional and realistic.

Pattern Repeat

This is a pattern repeat I did of my skip. First of all I added my image to a Photoshop document, cut out the background and re-sized my image. I then selected my image, went on edit and clicked define pattern. I opened a new Photoshop document and clicked fill, the options come up for the fill and I selected pattern and found my skip. I pressed fill.