March
The first thing I did was find a picture for the background of the calender grid. This picture is of pansies. I added contrast and filtered the picture to make the flowers look bolder. I then lightened the photo so you would be able to see the grid perfectly fine. I then found a picture of a sprout and used the copy tool to multiply the sprout and resized it. i found a picture of a hill and cute the sky off to make room for the sprouts. i also found some clouds which i used the clone tool again to put four in the blue sky, which was painted normally. The picture is to represent 'sprouting out' and trying something new this month. I then created my own font in Photoshop for the text 'March'. I typed out the text and painted over it before filtering it to what i preferred. After i finished making all the factors for the month's picture, i placed them all together and added the little essay for the month and the quote of the month.
April
The requirement for this month was to use the color replacement tool in Photoshop. I decided to choose the theme of space considering the quote of the month was space related. For the first space picture with the two planets, I used the color replacement tool to make the planets grey to make them not the main focus. I then used the same tool to make the comets in the sky more bolder and the main focus as if they are the "rain" in outer space which is a reference to the song. I then blurred out some of the background again to make the comets the focus. The second space picture I used a few filters and blurred it to make it still have the pretty, blended colors and space effect all while being able to remain just the background for the grid. For April's font, I used Photoshop to create the text, then using the paint tool I outlined around the letters. Afterwords, I used filter that made the text look cool in my opinion. I finished off by adding the WordArt form of the quote and the little essay on the side.
The requirement for this month was to use the color replacement tool in Photoshop. I decided to choose the theme of space considering the quote of the month was space related. For the first space picture with the two planets, I used the color replacement tool to make the planets grey to make them not the main focus. I then used the same tool to make the comets in the sky more bolder and the main focus as if they are the "rain" in outer space which is a reference to the song. I then blurred out some of the background again to make the comets the focus. The second space picture I used a few filters and blurred it to make it still have the pretty, blended colors and space effect all while being able to remain just the background for the grid. For April's font, I used Photoshop to create the text, then using the paint tool I outlined around the letters. Afterwords, I used filter that made the text look cool in my opinion. I finished off by adding the WordArt form of the quote and the little essay on the side.
May
The first thing i did was create my collage uses elements from magazines. I wanted to go for a sort of realistic imagination landscape type thing. When i finished that i scanned the picture and saved the picture on the computer. I then found a pretty mountain picture and turned into into a pixel picture using Photoshop. The quote goes with the nature theme and and to not give up on the word because no matter the bad and ugly there is beauty and goodness in the world. Then i made one for May in photoshop by typing the word and outlining the letters with three different colors before saving it as a picture and adding it to my calendar.
The first thing i did was create my collage uses elements from magazines. I wanted to go for a sort of realistic imagination landscape type thing. When i finished that i scanned the picture and saved the picture on the computer. I then found a pretty mountain picture and turned into into a pixel picture using Photoshop. The quote goes with the nature theme and and to not give up on the word because no matter the bad and ugly there is beauty and goodness in the world. Then i made one for May in photoshop by typing the word and outlining the letters with three different colors before saving it as a picture and adding it to my calendar.
June
The month of June's project was to draw our own picture. I looked online to find ways to draw a rose. I drew the rose in Photoshop and then colored it in with several shades of purple. After i drew the rose i went into Illistrator to wrap text around the rose. I typed up my quote and and saved the picture before placing it in my calendar layout. After i did that i found a pretty picture of purple flowers and faded out the background and made the front flowers more sharp and bold in order to bring it out. I then went into Photoshop and typed out the month June and then used a sparkle like paint brush to color the middle of the text.
The month of June's project was to draw our own picture. I looked online to find ways to draw a rose. I drew the rose in Photoshop and then colored it in with several shades of purple. After i drew the rose i went into Illistrator to wrap text around the rose. I typed up my quote and and saved the picture before placing it in my calendar layout. After i did that i found a pretty picture of purple flowers and faded out the background and made the front flowers more sharp and bold in order to bring it out. I then went into Photoshop and typed out the month June and then used a sparkle like paint brush to color the middle of the text.
July
For this month i drew my own sunset in Photoshop for the summer atmosphere July has. I found a picture of sand for the background of the grid and made it a shade lighter using publisher. i then created the font for July by typing the text in Photoshop and using a dotted paint brush to paint in the letter with white dots. after that i created the calendar page and write my quote and paragraph.
For this month i drew my own sunset in Photoshop for the summer atmosphere July has. I found a picture of sand for the background of the grid and made it a shade lighter using publisher. i then created the font for July by typing the text in Photoshop and using a dotted paint brush to paint in the letter with white dots. after that i created the calendar page and write my quote and paragraph.
August
For this month i made a college about the coincert i went to last auagust in 2015. i emailed myself pictures from the show and made the collage. i then cropped out the prgane heart which was the fan project for Massachusetts to put in the middle of the collage. I then put the poster picture for the show underneath the calendar grid. To make the font for the month i used photoshop to say aiugust in purple letters.
For this month i made a college about the coincert i went to last auagust in 2015. i emailed myself pictures from the show and made the collage. i then cropped out the prgane heart which was the fan project for Massachusetts to put in the middle of the collage. I then put the poster picture for the show underneath the calendar grid. To make the font for the month i used photoshop to say aiugust in purple letters.
September
For this month i decided to make a sort of collage/scrapbook picture that had to do with all my internet friends. I chose three pictures of each and cropped and fitted them to go next to each other sometimes overlapping. I then found a map of the United States and using their favorite color i colored in the state they were from using photoshop. Afterwords i made the font for september in photoshop and used a fancy like font and painted it green. i then put a cute quote about internet friends and how long it would have been since i have known them on the calendar grid.
For this month i decided to make a sort of collage/scrapbook picture that had to do with all my internet friends. I chose three pictures of each and cropped and fitted them to go next to each other sometimes overlapping. I then found a map of the United States and using their favorite color i colored in the state they were from using photoshop. Afterwords i made the font for september in photoshop and used a fancy like font and painted it green. i then put a cute quote about internet friends and how long it would have been since i have known them on the calendar grid.
October
Since i am a fan of horror games i made a collage of images from horror games to make it a horror theme for halloween. the game titles i used were: Amnesia: The Darkest Decent, Outlast, The Last of Us, Five Nights as Freddy's, Silent Hill, F.E.A.R, Unitl Dawn, and The Evil Within. to emphasize the character in the picture i used the color repacemnet tool in phtotoshop to make the background grey and to bring out the character. i did this for four images and left the rest alone. i then found a creepy skul image on google and faded it out and used a filter in phtooshp to make it seem more creepy.
Since i am a fan of horror games i made a collage of images from horror games to make it a horror theme for halloween. the game titles i used were: Amnesia: The Darkest Decent, Outlast, The Last of Us, Five Nights as Freddy's, Silent Hill, F.E.A.R, Unitl Dawn, and The Evil Within. to emphasize the character in the picture i used the color repacemnet tool in phtotoshop to make the background grey and to bring out the character. i did this for four images and left the rest alone. i then found a creepy skul image on google and faded it out and used a filter in phtooshp to make it seem more creepy.
November
For November, i researched the month and found out it was the month of many touching subjects that people should be aware of. i cropped out all the ribbons of the awarenesses and placed them on a transgender flag. the calendar grid has a gay flag in the background which i as made lighter so you can still see the grid. when i made the font for November i colored each letter a different color so it has a sort of ombre effect.
For November, i researched the month and found out it was the month of many touching subjects that people should be aware of. i cropped out all the ribbons of the awarenesses and placed them on a transgender flag. the calendar grid has a gay flag in the background which i as made lighter so you can still see the grid. when i made the font for November i colored each letter a different color so it has a sort of ombre effect.
December
For December i made a collage of people and events that happened during the year so far. i left the background a favorite color of mine and cropped out the main person or object and did my best to make a collage. the pictures are all pictures ive taken or my friends have taken. i then used a selfie of mine as the grid background in order to personalize it some more. after i used a font for December in Photoshop and outlined the letter in other colors i like.
For December i made a collage of people and events that happened during the year so far. i left the background a favorite color of mine and cropped out the main person or object and did my best to make a collage. the pictures are all pictures ive taken or my friends have taken. i then used a selfie of mine as the grid background in order to personalize it some more. after i used a font for December in Photoshop and outlined the letter in other colors i like.
January 2017
For this project i decided to make a puppy collage considering i love puppies. I found a bunch of puppy pictures online and cut them out of their original picture. i then organized them to make a collage of the puppies that looked good. when i was finished i put them on the top section of the month and went back into Photoshop to make January's font which is just blue letters with a darker blue outline. afterwords i wrote the paragraph for the month and put a dalmatian from the movie "101 Dalmatians" in the background of the grid.
For this project i decided to make a puppy collage considering i love puppies. I found a bunch of puppy pictures online and cut them out of their original picture. i then organized them to make a collage of the puppies that looked good. when i was finished i put them on the top section of the month and went back into Photoshop to make January's font which is just blue letters with a darker blue outline. afterwords i wrote the paragraph for the month and put a dalmatian from the movie "101 Dalmatians" in the background of the grid.
Calendar Project as a Whole
As a whole i have learned to use multiple tools in Photoshop and publisher. My skills with these programs got better by the time the calendar was finished. i wish i could have put more time and effort into the designs of the calendar pictures and had better moons. For December what i would've done differently is that i would've tried to fill up the entire space instead of leaving some of the background. i would also try better to find fonts and colors that stick out from the picture because sometimes it would blend and be hard to see. Other times i would like to work on the blurriness of the pictures because some of them turned out pixally.
As a whole i have learned to use multiple tools in Photoshop and publisher. My skills with these programs got better by the time the calendar was finished. i wish i could have put more time and effort into the designs of the calendar pictures and had better moons. For December what i would've done differently is that i would've tried to fill up the entire space instead of leaving some of the background. i would also try better to find fonts and colors that stick out from the picture because sometimes it would blend and be hard to see. Other times i would like to work on the blurriness of the pictures because some of them turned out pixally.