Photoshop GIF Project Reflection

IT'S TIME TO FOCUS

While using Photoshop, what was the most frustrating aspect of the program and/or project? (Ex. Tools, translating sketch to design, creating transitional layers, etc.)

For me the most frustrating aspect of using Photoshop was not being able to physically draw the symbol and each image. The only way to do so was to make a flip book of some sort or purchasing a drawing pad and bringing that to class everyday. In addition to not being able to physically draw the GIF, I was also frustrated by coming up with a design that conveyed a specific concept in such something so small and quick as a GIF. 

After completing the project, which tools do you feel most confident in using?

The tool I am most confident in using is the brush tool because it is one of the tools that allow me to alter the images on each layer the most freely. While the other tools had restrictions, such as only being allowed to move a selected section rather than the image as a whole, the paint tool had only two requirements: the layer had to be visible and it had to be selected.  

Which Tool do you wish you were better at using? Explain why.

I wish I was better at the magic wand tool because it still confuses me as to how it functions and how its operations can be used to my advantage. The purpose of the magic wand tool is a vague idea to me. The only thing I can recall about it is that it should allow the designer to match the colors of the brush tools and the paint tools to the color already on the image. 

What would you like to create next with Photoshop­­­­­?

Next with Photoshop I would like to create an image that has been visibly altered to convey a message that calls society to action. This is something I am interested in because of the recent amount of designers displaying their creations in which people are challenged to view something or someone in a certain way. Designers are able to move their audiences and make them think about their lives and the lives of others. And genuinely I believe that this is a way to slowly incite change in our chaotic world. As my GIF shows, I believe that it is time that our society really focuses on the problems in our world rather than teaching our children and even lying to ourselves that they do not exist.