Week 7:

Has it really been 7 weeks already? Wow, crazy. Whether you guys realize it or not you have learned new skills and improved previous skills tremendously. I'm stoked to keep seeing your growth. Please keep it up, it excites me. I'd like to start having a more streamlined approach to where our out of class work is being done based on the work we do in class on Wednesdays. In other words, if we portraits in class, our homework will revolve around working on tutorials using those portraits in Pixelmator. Lets talk about this here next Wed and see what we can figure out. For this week, I want you to go through the below tutorials and have some fun. Really focus on learning the given tool you're using for a particular task in Pixelmator.

*With each of the tutorials, you are welcome to give them your own "flare" as you see fit. Be creative and have fun!

1. I'm a fan of typography, or in laymans terms, text. I like working with text and manipulating it. You should do. Follow through this tutorial here and start to get an idea the power of text. Text can be to a design what Audio is to a movie. It accentuates it and in many ways is as powerful and important as the primary component.

2. Find an image of your choice and add rain to it. I'd prefer you use a picture you've taken or if you want to take a new picture and upload it that's fine as well. Quick and simple. Follow along here.

3. This is more advanced and will start to show you how great compositing images can be, both in speaking of realistic as wel as unrealistic terms. Follow along here.

4. This is another tutorial where we will utilize text and composite that with an image. This is a really cool effect and one I think you'll like quite a lot. I'll provide a picture below for you to use or if you'd like you are welcome to use one of your own images. Follow along here.

5. Write a summary of what you learned this last week as well as your favorite techniques learned in Pixelmator based on the above tutorials. Did anything get you particular excited?

6. Lastly, go to your classmates blogs and comment like we discussed on each of their pieces of work. Two things you really liked and one thing that you think could maybe be improved.

Good luck! As always feel free to email or call if you have any questions or concerns.