Project 2 ~ Darin Tillinghast

What purpose did the grouped objects serve / Elements in some layers should overlap

My grouped objects became rocks on the beach. I used drawing objects for them. Then when I had transformed them and painted and pencil tooled them I grouped them together and used the transform tool to scaled them down and rotate them. I also used the Alpha color effect at 60% to tone them down and I thought it made them look more realistic. I used a second set of grouped objects with primitives that I overlapped they are the second set of rocks that I grouped together after I finished tooling them around with subselection and the spray can and paint brush.

My background was made up of Primitive objects so I could get the sky with the radiant colors, the beach and the seas deep colors.

Use the Arrange tool to modify order of objects

I arranged the background with the transformation tool to fit my landscape onto the stage. I arranged pretty much everything.

Use the deco or spray can to create a pattern/ create a curved object using the tool of your choice pencil, oval, paint brush, pen…

I used the spray can tool to dot or speckle the beach and rocks. I used the pencil tool with the ink choice so I could mess with the foam for the ocean; I used the paint brush tool for this too. I used the pen tool to create the lines for the sailboat. I used the brush too and the paint bucket tool to fill in the sails.

Use other tools of your choice for the remaining elements.

I used the text tool and the gradient transform to size and fit my text.

Create a folder for at least two layers. Choose elements that are related.

My Land folder has my beach sea (background) and the surfboard in it.

Create a mask-masked layer pair

The sun and the moon star are my masked layer. I don’t think I got this correct and for me I spent too much time and am not comfortable with this process I really need some help with the masking.
That said I want to share this link with the coolest things you can do with masking.
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/flash-downunder/masking-and-reflections/


What are your recommendations to manage complex graphics on a single layer? What pitfalls would share with a new user?

I suppose the complex graphics might be set up in a folder and broken down into an all the parts of the graphic. I’m not there yet with this process. I managed by locking and hiding anything I was not working with most of the time.


Post your experience to the project, i.e.: I prefer using this XXXX tool because, etc.

My favorite tool is the paint brush hands down. I also like the objects as so much can be done with them. What im understanding I really get it with the other stuff I really don’t. I enjoy the text still and experimented with the tween getting the sailboat to move. However I could not get it to move within my picture, just on its own layer. Help!