Digital Media First Class

 Animation Tutorials March 25th 2024 - Luke Bettano Click Here      The video above outlines the basics of using photoshop to animate. It introduces the idea of creating symmetrical frames using duplication, so you can have the exact same thing as your previous frame, in order to make it cohesive. Photoshops tools, can be used to alter an image in any way imaginable allowing for a lot of possibility. I have experience with editing photos and illustrating, not animation, but I can use my knowledge of the tools for animation. That being said I anticipate difficulty with the tediousity of the process, and there some limitations described In the video. If you want to add something to an animation you have to add it to every layer. The software does have a video editing tool to solve this, but it appears to be harder to use than most animations softwares. Photoshop appears to be great for more casual short and simple animations. Click Here      The video ab...

 Somewhere Project  March 20th 2024 - Luke Bettano      The image above is me photoshopped with 3 former US presidents. I was originally going to do an image from a movie, but recently I had the opportunity to take a tour of the Whitehouse, so I wanted to an use an image from that experience. The image is me in my outfit, and I knew it would work with a photo like the one chose. The image I edited into was taken at Arlington cemetery, inside of an outdoor theater. I knew it would be challenging to edit all he different aspects of my appearance, in regards to light and definition, so as expected this process took some time. I am happy with the result. I selected an masked myself from my own image and placed it in an open spot in the president's image, so it looked like I was one of them. I adjusted my location and size. In order to implement myself into it I had to apply blur to myself, change the darkness of my suit, and change the hue and saturation to appear m...

 Pre-Somewhere Project March 18 2024 - Luke Bettano     For an upcoming project, I must edit myself into a shot from a movie. The images below, will you be used as inspiration for this project. They were found from social media and different websites.                                                                    The image above would be difficult to photoshop myself into because, there is little space, I would need to match the comedic energy, and I would need to make a shadow for myself. I should not use a photo like this for my project.  The image above inspires me because it is outdoors and has a lighthearted tone, so it would be enjoyable to capture. I want to do an outdoor shot from a comedic film. I also want to capture relatable people I would  realisti...

  Black and White to Color March 15th - Luke Bettano      The images above were created from the image I explained in my previous blog post, which is attached below. I changed the coloring of the images using photoshop. To start I removed all color from the images, and made them in black and white. I had a pallet of 5 colors for each image, and each image had a different format for the combination of colors. The first image was monochromatic (5 variations of one color), the second was complementary (2 similar, 2 opposite, and 1 in between), the third image was triad (5 different and unique colors). I wanted each image to be different, but I tried to keep some consistencies. As seen, the image has a hazy apocalyptic sky, which is something I enjoy. The first image, was meant to have an autumnal looks so I was all brown. The second image was inspired by blossom trees, which contrast wit green, which fits in with nature. The third image mostly inverted the colors of the...