Pattern Fills. Creating patterns with Photoshop. Integrating them to Flash (vector drawings). Sophisticated examples. Alexandros Markou (Alexfilos) S Multimedia Web Design of University of Gloucestershire
What is the idea? -Creating complex, sophisticated, professional looking and aesthetically pleasant compositions in seconds. -Pattern is a Design Principle, the Repetition. -Pattern can be used for creating Contrast. Alexandros Markou (Alexfilos) S Multimedia Web Design of University of Gloucestershire Definition: A pattern is a type of theme of recurring objects (e.g. colors, shapes).
Creating a pattern. -With any application that can produce bitmap pictures (Photoshop). -Taking pictures of real life patterns (bricks, walls, wood, ground). -With your hands on a paper! -Find out more ways! Alexandros Markou (Alexfilos) S Multimedia Web Design of University of Gloucestershire How many different patterns do you need to create me? Answer: A green-yellow shirt pattern with repeated boxes, a skin colored face pattern that is like hand- painted with pencil and finally a pink cheek pattern. EASY (SEE HOW AT THE NEXT SLIDE)!
Photoshop. By using Photoshop we have to create these patterns: Alexandros Markou (Alexfilos) S Multimedia Web Design of University of Gloucestershire shirt.bmp faceskin.bmp cheek.bmp
Flash. By using Flash we have to integrate the patterns into a Vector Drawing: Alexandros Markou (Alexfilos) S Multimedia Web Design of University of Gloucestershire
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Useful Links. -Pattern Maker plugin for Photoshop CS5: 712C-47ed-8BE3-6F2FF2CF6EF5.html -Pattern composition examples: -Very sophisticated examples: -No hints for brushes, just Google it! Alexandros Markou (Alexfilos) S Multimedia Web Design of University of Gloucestershire
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