Workin on the FINAL PROJECT.. At least one of them...

Hey guys, Prof. Speyers wanted us to start working on our Final projects in class. One of the them is to make 3 logos for different design competitions on websites; such as 99design.com. The other project is to write a really long.. boring.. paper.. like 6-8 pages.. we also have to apply pictures and make it look "designy" lol.

I started to work on the logos and already submitted 2/3 of them :). One was for a company called Captain Mobile and the other was for one called Up There. For the Captain Mobile logo I submitted my Mr. Sparkle logo but modified it by taking out the sparkles and putting "Captain Mobile" above and below the head. So yea... lol.

For the Up There company I combined the words "Up" and "there" where "Up" is above "there."
I put it in a cursive font. Finally, I applied an arrow between the words where the curve of the U in "Up" is used for the top of the arrow.

So yea thats it.

Keep it fresh,
Brian

Furry Monster Project Part TWOOOOO

After I've made the outline of the bat I colored it in. I added a purple gradient to the body and outline of the wings. The eyes are blue. For the inside of the ears and wings, I added a yellow-to-orange gradient to kinda replicate skin.

After I got the colors down, I applied the hair. I wanted to make the hair look like fur, so I made it short but also crazy/wild looking. I put the hair all along the body, ears, and the wings. The last thing I did was I applied green eyebrows. I made them green to make him KKRRAAAZYYY!! lol

So yea, thats it.

Keep it fresh,
Brian

Furry Monster Project

Hey guys, a few days ago Prof. Speyers gave the class a new assignment where we had to apply hair/fur to a monster. He gave us instructions on how to apply the hair but we were to make our monster on our own imagination.

For my monster, I decided to make a cool looking, scary bat. I chose a bat because I was playing Pokemon and I kept running into Zubats... no lie.. lol. The first step I did in making the bat, I worked on the body and ears. I got the shapes for them from the past "Basic Shapes" project. Once I got the shapes for those right, I added a mouth and teeth. The teeth are very warped and actually look really cool/different. Then after that I made the eyes. Prof. Speyers provided us with detailed instructions on how to make the eyes look really good.

Finally, a bat cant be a bat without wings.. so.. I added some creepy looking wings.

Basic Shapes Project Part Dos

After I did the Monster and waves I decided that landscape was needed in the background. So I added a giant green hill, made out of a piece of a shape. Of course a sky and clouds were needed sooo.. I added them lol. The sky has a light blue-to-dark blue gradient to it. The clouds are mainly white but have a dark gray gradient to represent the figure of each cloud.

And you cant have a sky and clouds without a Sun.. so the Sun was added. I put the Sun at the top left of the picture and applied a yellow-to-red/orange gradient to it with the rays coming off of it the same way. The gradient on the sun reminded me of a hispanic theme.. so.. the Sun has a mustache and an excited face to make it really happy looking lol.

The last thing I added was a castle on the big hill in the background. But its just not a normal castle, it has arms and a big smiling face on it. Its holding a sign that says, "Hey!"

Overall, I think the project turned out pretty well.. for me being completely random and having to only use 7-8 shapes lol. Tell me what you think.

Keep it fresh,
Brian

Basic Shapes Project

Hey guys, Professor Speyers gave us a project where we were given 7-8 shapes and were to make a picture without modifying or stretching the shape. We were allowed to enlarge and shrink the shapes as long as they kept its congruence... ooohh congruence.. thats a college word... lol.

I decided to do a picture of random things that would randomly pop in my head.. lol so yea..
The first thing I decided to work on was a depiction of the Loch Ness Monster and the waves it was going to be sticking out of. I made the giant hump back with a neck and head.. kinda cliche when it comes to the Loch Ness Monster.. but still... its the Loch Ness Monster.. its amazing. I made the color of the Monster with a light gray-to-dark gray gradient.

I then did the waves. The waves have a dark blue-to-light blue gradient with lighter blue "wavy things" to add an emphasis of water current.

I put a smile on Nessie's face and a sombrero on his head to top him off :).

Well thats it so far. Keep it fresh.
-Brian

Distressed Text with Background

Hey guys, I decided to keep focusing on my band for the projects. I made a cool background, at which its a burgundy color with gold "scratches" going all over it. As I mentioned earlier, I made a weathered text for my band. I took my past project and placed it on top of the burgundy and gold background. I put the griffin under the name of the band and enlarged it to make the project look more uniform. After that, I thought of a CD name (Hearts for Last) and put it below the griffin.

I made the CD name with a different font and added the same brush effect that was used for the band name. To make the text more legible, I changed the colors to a goldish-yellow color. Finally, I centered everything.

I'd have to say that the final result looked pretty legit and could be one of my band's future album covers!

I attached a pic so yall can take a looksy :)

Well thats it so far. Keep it fresh!
- Brian

Weathered Text Project

Prof. Speyers gave the class a new project to do and it consists of making a cool weathered text font. Have you ever seen the screen printed t-shirts that have that have that old vintage look to its words? Yea.. thats what we're doing. I decided on making a cool font for my band, Along The Lines.

I made it in a cursive font and connected the words together. I also made the lower curves of the G in "Along" and the H in "The" sharper and pointy. After I did those steps, I applied the weathered graphic to the font. It looked pretty legit... but it was still kinda plain.

To fill up blank space I added a picture of a Griffin silhouette to the bottom right corner. Yep, I said it... a Griffin.

Well thats it guys, I'll keep yall updated.

Keep it fresh,
Brian