Avatar

In this project, I created an avatar of myself in illustrator. I used the pen tool for every part of the face I created. Nothing really new was learned, but I did become more comfortable using and navigating illustrator by doing this project.

Photo Retouching

In this project, I used Photoshop to retouch and enhance our self-portrait. I used the spot-healing brush to remove any flaws on my skin, and the clone stamp to get rid of any fly-away hairs that were sticking out. A new thing that I learned was that if I invert the the photo, add a high pass and Gaussian blur filter, and then add a layer mask filled with black, it will reverse the effect of the Gaussian blur. I also learned that you can use the dodge and blur tools to emphasize certain highlights and shadows on my face. I used selective color to brighten my irises, teeth, and the whites of my eyes.