Creative Sunset Tutorial by Darrell Heath

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop and was based on a tutorial by Darrell Heath. It was submitted on or before September 16, 2019.

Instant Car Ad Tutorial by Scott Kelby

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop and was based on a tutorial by Scott Kelby. It was submitted on or before September 23, 2019.
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Note: The image was found on Pixabay and can be used for any purpose. No attribution required. The tagline is based on an actual advertising campaign launched by Volkswagen in 2016. It is being used for educational purposes only.

Instant Car Ad Tutorial by Scott Kelby (Alternate Version)

​This image was created in Adobe Photoshop and was based on a tutorial by Scott Kelby. It as an alternate version that didn’t fit the requirements of the assignment, but I think it is a better version of the ad. This version wasn’t submitted.
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Note: The image was found on Pixabay and can be used for any purpose. No attribution required. The tagline is based on an actual advertising campaign launched by Volkswagen in 2016. It is being used for educational purposes only.

Coloring Book Page

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. This assignment required students to color in an image using the tools available in Photoshop. It was submitted on or before September 30, 2019.
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Note: The original image was found on publicdomainvectors.org. No attribution required.

Text Experimentation

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. This assignment required students to experiment with text using our name. It was submitted on or before October 14, 2019.
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Note: These designs are modified versions of text tutorials found on Filtergrade.com.

Custom Leaf Brush Tutorial

​This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. This assignment required students to create a composite image using a custom brush created from a photo of a leaf. It was submitted on or before October 21, 2019.

Walzak Family Farm Logo

​This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. For this assignment, students had to create a logo for Walzak Family Farm using the tools we had worked with up to that point. It was submitted on or before October 28, 2019.

Walzak Family Farm Logo (Alternative)

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. For this assignment, students had to create a logo for Walzak Family Farm using the tools we had worked with up to that point. After submitting the assignment, I found a few changes that I would have made to the logo. One change would have been to the horizon, as shown here. This version wasn't submitted.

Signature Brush Tutorial

​This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. For this assignment, students had to create a custom brush from our own signature. This could be used to sign future designs. It was submitted on or before November 4, 2019.

Photo Collage Tutorial

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. For this assignment, we had to make a collage using layer masks and three photos. These photos were originally posted on my Instagram and Facebook accounts. From left to right is the 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon finisher medal, the 2018 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon finisher medal, and the 2019 Mankato Marathon finisher medal. It was submitted on or before November 4, 2019.

Filter Experimentation

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. This is one of the only two assignments from the textbook that I am including here, as it asked students to find photos to work with online. It was submitted on or before November 11, 2019.
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Note: All of these are public domain images. No attribution required.

Instant Car Ad Tutorial by Scott Kelby (Revisited)

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. In this assignment, we revisited the car advertisement and added filters to it to enhance the image. It was submitted on or before November 11, 2019.
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Note: The image was found on Pixabay and can be used for any purpose. No attribution required. The tagline is based on an actual advertising campaign launched by Volkswagen in 2016. It is being used for educational purposes only.

Clipping Mask Experimentation

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. This is the other image that was created based on an assignment from the textbook. Once again, it asked students to use images found online. The ornaments were added into the original photo and created with clipping masks. It was submitted on or before November 18, 2019.
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Note: All of these are public domain images. No attribution required.

3D Pop-Out Effect Tutorial

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. For this assignment, students were asked to complete a tutorial of our choice. This is a modified version of a YouTube Adobe Photoshop Tutorial. It was submitted on or before November 18, 2019.
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Note: All of these are public domain images or free to use images found on Pexels.com. No attribution required.

Color Manipulation Tutorial

This image was modified in Adobe Photoshop. For this assignment, students had to change the color of the clothing on a person, similar to the way it is done on some retail websites. It was submitted on or before November 25, 2019.
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Note: This public domain image was found online. No attribution required.

Name Clipping Mask Experimentation

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. For this assignment, students had to create an image using our name and the clipping mask technique covered that week. It was submitted on or before December 9, 2016.
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Note: The televison image was found on Pixibay.com. All other public domain images used were also found online. No attribution required.

Holiday Card

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. The final for the class consisted of four parts. The first part was to create a holiday card using specific techniques that we learned in the class. It was submitted on or before December 16, 2019.
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Note: The images used to create this card were downloaded from Pexels.com. They are free to use. No attribution required.

Photo Manipulation

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. The final for the class consisted of four parts. The second part asked students to manipulate a photo (i.e., delete objects, add objects, etc.) It was submitted on or before December 16, 2019.
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Note: The images used to create this modified image were downloaded from Pexels.com. They are free to use. No attribution required.

Color Manipulation

This image was created in Adobe Photoshop. The final for the class consisted of four parts. The third part asked students to manipulate the color in a photo using techniques that we learned in the class. It was submitted on or before December 16, 2019.

Note: The image used to create this modified image was downloaded from Pexels.com. It is free to use. No attribution required.

Personal Logo

​These images were created in Adobe Photoshop. The final for the class consisted of four parts. The fourth part asked students to create two versions of a personal logo. Therefore,  I created logos for my blog. I added a modified version of the Wi-Fi logo above the “i” in “thiele” to represent the digital focus of the blog. It also forms an eye, representing insight. An eye also represents visual design, which is my current focus.  They were submitted on or before December 16, 2019.