Peutz Introducing Aviary

1. ed
ISBN: 978-1-4302-7200-7
Verlag: Apress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten

The world is changing. Where before you needed to purchase and install big and expensive programs on your computer in order to create stunning images, you can now do it all online for free using Aviary. Aviary is an online collection of applications that enable you to upload and modify your own photographs and images, and create new imagery from scratch. It includes a powerful photo-manipulation tool called Phoenix, a vector-drawing application called Raven, an effects suite for creating eye-watering image effects called Peacock, and much more. Introducing Aviary takes you through all of these tools, showing you how to use each tool individually and also how to combine the tools across the suite to create some truly stunning artwork. Get familiar with the Aviary suite of applications. Follow friendly, detailed instructions for creating and manipulating artwork in each application. Manage your creations online to get the most out of Aviary's features.

Mike Peutz is a graphic designer who has worked in the printing industry for several years. He is fluent with most vector editing programs and has taught himself other image editor programs. He has a bachelor's degree in visual art. For the past year, Mike has helped test the applications at Aviary, written unofficial documentation for all the applications, and help moderate the site.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peutz, Mike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Table of Contents;5
2;About the Author;11
3;About the Technical Reviewer;12
4;Acknowledgments;13
5;Introduction;14
6;Layout Conventions;15
7;Chapter 1 Welcome to the Aviary;16
7.1;Aviary’s six graphic applications;16
7.2;Cloud computing and Aviary;18
7.3;Project 1.1—Signing Up for Your Aviary Account;19
7.4;Chapter Review;22
8;Chapter 2 Creating Images with Phoenix;23
8.1;Launching Aviary’s tools;23
8.2;Phoenix basics;25
8.3;Project 2.1—Create a Simple Depth of Field Image from Scratch;30
8.3.1;Project review;46
8.4;Project 2.2—Create a Grunge Style Collage Image;47
8.4.1;Project review;58
8.5;Project 2.3—Create a Hybrid Image Worthy of Worth1000;59
8.5.1;Project review;73
8.6;Project 2.4—Creating an Advertisement in Phoenix;74
8.6.1;Project review;91
8.7;Chapter review;91
9;Chapter 3 Image Manipulation with Phoenix;92
9.1;Project 3.1—Age an Image and Make a Photograph Pinup;93
9.2;Projects 3.1b—Other Methods to Simulate Photographic Effects and Adjusting Colors;107
9.2.1;Contrast and brightness;108
9.2.2;Adding film grain;109
9.2.3;Create a sepia tone effect;111
9.3;Project review;116
9.4;Project 3.2—Enhancing Photographs;116
9.4.1;Key features used in this project;117
9.5;Project review;129
9.6;Project 3.3—Manipulate Colors in Images;130
9.6.1;Exercise 1—Selective desaturation;130
9.6.2;Key features used in this project;130
9.7;Exercise 2—Red eye fix;135
9.7.1;Exercise 3—Color replacement tool;139
9.7.2;Exercise 4—Quick colorizing;142
9.7.3;Project review;146
9.8;Project 3.4—Repairing Images;147
9.9;Project 3.4a—Enhancing a Portrait;158
9.10;Project review;164
9.11;Chapter review;164
10;Chapter 4 Raven—Vector Editing;165
10.1;Bitmaps and vectors explained;165
10.2;Raven tools and overview;168
10.3;Project 4.1—Getting Familiar with the Path Tools;171
10.3.1;Key concepts in this project;172
10.3.2;Project review;183
10.4;Project 4.2—Create a Simple Character Using Simple Shapes;183
10.4.1;Key concepts in this project;184
10.4.2;Project review;201
10.5;Project 4.3—Create a PNG Dock Icon;202
10.5.1;Key concepts in this project;202
10.5.2;Project review;217
10.6;Project 4.4—Create an Isometric Object;218
10.7;Key concepts in this project;219
10.7.1;Project review;231
10.8;Project 4.5—Create a Graffiti Style Text Image;232
10.8.1;Key concepts in this project;233
10.8.2;Project review;246
10.9;Project 4.6—Designing a Graphic for Screen Printing;247
10.9.1;Key concepts in this project;248
10.9.2;Project review;258
10.10;Project 4.7—Create a Graphic Inspirational Poster with Raven Trace;259
10.10.1;Key concepts in this project;260
10.10.2;Other trace methods;273
10.10.2.1;Edge detection trace;273
10.10.2.2;Color and grayscale trace;275
10.10.3;Project review;276
10.11;Chapter review;276
11;Chapter 5 Creating Images with Peacock;277
11.1;Peacock Application Overview;278
11.2;Project 5.1—Creating a Picture Frame to Display an Image;283
11.2.1;Key hubs used in this project;284
11.3;Project review;301
11.4;Project 5.2—Create a Jelly Effect for Text;302
11.4.1;Key hubs used in this project;302
11.5;Project review;323
11.6;Project 5.3—Create an Image out of Repeated Block Objects;324
11.6.1;Key hubs used in this project;325
11.7;Project review;349
11.8;Project 5.4—Create a Textured Sphere;350
11.8.1;Key hubs used in this project;351
11.9;Project review;369
11.10;Chapter review;370
12;Chapter 6 Creating Textures and Tiles in Peacock;371
12.1;Project 6.1—Brushed Aluminum;371
12.1.1;Key hubs used in this project;372
12.2;Project 6.2—Techno Tile;379
12.2.1;Key hubs used in this project;379
12.3;Project 6.3—Create a Fine Wood Texture;387
12.3.1;Key hubs used in this project;387
12.4;Project 6.4—Create a Lava Crackle Texture;396
12.4.1;Key hubs used in this project;396
12.5;Project 6.5—Create a Sandstone Texture;405
12.5.1;Key hubs used in this project;405
12.6;Project 6.6—Create a Grass-Like Texture;415
12.6.1;Key hubs used in this project;415
12.7;Project 6.7—Camouflage Texture;428
12.7.1;Key hubs used in this project;428
12.8;Project 6.8—Create a Seamless Tile from Any Texture;437
12.8.1;Key hubs used in this project;437
12.9;Project 6.9—Create a Smoke / Cloud Generator;444
12.9.1;Key hubs used in this project;444
12.10;Chapter Review;455
13;Chapter 7 Selecting and Managing Colors with Toucan;457
13.1;Toucan Overview;457
13.2;Project 7.1—Create a Color Palette for a Tie-Dye Texture in Peacock;466
13.2.1;Key features used in this project;467
13.3;Project Review;475
13.4;Project 7.2—Matching Colors in a Mock Up of a Website Interface;476
13.4.1;Key features used in this project;477
13.5;Project Review;486
13.6;Chapter review;486
14;Chapter 8 Screen Capture and Markup with Talon and Falcon;487
14.1;Talon, Aviary’s screen capture tool;487
14.2;Falcon;491
14.3;Project 8.1—Quickly Crop and Resize one of Your Images;495
14.4;Project review;500
14.5;Project 8.2—Take a Screenshot of a Shopping Itemand Make Annotations;501
14.6;Project review;507
14.7;Project 8.3—Markup an Image for a Tutorial;508
14.8;Project review;515
14.9;Chapter review;515
15;Chapter 9 Application Switching;517
15.1;Application switching in Phoenix;517
15.2;Application switching in Peacock;520
15.3;Project 9.1—Use Raven to Create a Vector Mask for Phoenix;522
15.3.1;Key features used in this project;523
15.4;Project review;534
15.5;Project 9.2—Use Phoenix to Create Text Elements in Peacock;535
15.5.1;Key features used in this project;535
15.6;Project review;549
15.7;Blackboxes and custom filters;550
15.8;Project 9.3—Build a Blackbox File and Use It as a Custom Filter in Phoenix;551
15.8.1;Key features used in this project;552
15.9;Project review;565
15.10;Chapter review;565
16;Chapter 10 Getting to Know Aviary.com;566
16.1;Project 10.1—Setting Up Your Online Persona and Preferences;566
16.1.1;Key concepts used in this project;566
16.2;Project review;572
16.3;The Dashboard, your control panel to Aviary;573
16.4;Project 10.2—Setting Up Feeds on Your Dashboard;575
16.4.1;Key concepts used in this project;575
16.5;Project review;579
16.6;Your profile page;579
16.7;Individual creation page;584
16.8;Tracking information tabs;588
16.9;Profile and creation page review;592
16.10;Extending Aviary;593
16.11;Forums;593
16.12;Groups;594
16.13;Contacts;595
16.14;Tutorials, help, and documentation;596
16.15;Chapter review;599
16.16;Conclusion;599
17;Appendix A Examples of the Various Blend Modes;601
17.1;Blend Modes for Phoenix and Raven;601
17.2;Peacock Blend Modes;608
18;Appendix B The Color Picker Tool;615
19;Index;622