Social
media today has brought a different meaning to life. When it used to be just a
hobby, now has become a way of life. My design is an art form of which I believe
social media is portrait today. Social media has not only played a big part in
most people’s life, but it has also taken control of some people’s future. To
the conclusion, this design is actually a story of today’s life where by wherever
people go or whatever people do, it will eventually be told on some social
media network . Social media is the current today, the next tomorrow and the
vision of today’s generation of life.
Process of the Design :
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
This project was first made from a sketch on a
piece of paper. After being approved by my lecturer, the design was then
scanned into the computer device with black and white color, at a 300
resolution pixel and the size of the design scanned was A4 ( 210x297mm).
After
the design was scanned, the picture was opened using Photoshop CS6. When the
photo was opened, small minor details were touched up or erased for a better
picture of the design. Once the small details were added or erased, the
background and Layer 1 was converted into one smart object as a locked
Background layer.
Once the layers were converted together, another layer was
added as Layer 1. The function of Layer 1 was to create a color background. The
color chosen was Light Cyan and it was blended in with the opacity of 58%.
After
the background was colored, the coloring of the design began. For the purpose
of coloring the designs, Layer 1 was made invisible before finishing the design
work for easy coloring of the detailed designs.
Another layer ( Layer 2 ) was
then added in for the purpose of coloring big spaced designs. There were a few
colors used for different designs but the brush used was Hard Round brush, with
100% hardness and the size at 54. From time to time, due to the small edges of
the design, changes of the size of the brush was made from 54 to 25.
Once done
with Layer 2, an additional layer was added ( Layer 3 ). This layer was added
to color the decorative designs for more tone. Layer 3 functions as a contrast
to the whole design to make it more attractive.
Last but not least, the last
layer ( Layer 4 ) was added. Layer 4 was made to color the logo of all the
social media signs. With the social media signs properly portrait in the
design, the message was then ready to be posted.
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