Surreal Tutorial Review

The Photoshop surreal landscape I decided on creating was written by Jenny Le and posted here in this tutorial called How to Create a Surreal, Emotional Scene With Adobe Photoshop and while creating this piece I did struggle because there were no specifics on how to do the curves and what size brush I should use. I wouldn't recommend for beginners, but it was a fun piece to make. I did have to modify because even my skills aren't as advanced either and I had a time constraint so I had to add some changes. There just needs to be more descriptive instructions because the little things help in a big way. What was cool was that I learned a new skill that involved curves which affect lightness and darkness. I would suggest that more details be added into the instructions and possibly adding a video tutorial with subtitles or an actual voice.

Animated .gif

My Animated .gif
My first efforts in developing my own animated .gif was coming up with a rocket surprise ending. The story I created was a rocket traveling through various parts of space after leaving Earth and ending up in a strange location with various techniques.

Rocket Surprise Ending

School Theme AP Environmental Science

My school themed gif I chose was for a class in the science department know as AP Environmental Science aka APES because I'm apart of this class and I enjoy learning about the different sciences. I had to find images that related to the class, which would be biology or anything that involves the environment or an ecosystem.

My animated gif's message was to inform others on factors that are involved in the class and to also entertain my audience with the ending.

The intended audience is high school students and possibly those who are thinking about becoming teachers in the subject or who want to major in subjects that correlate with the class, but especially high school students.

I sent the gif to my teacher of the class at my school and she said "Wow I really like it! Thanks for sharing" so she really appreciated it.


What I would do differently with my next project is planet out better and figure out what components matter to me. I would also use more patience when I'm working because it won't always be easy and I won't be perfect every time.

Celebrity Sighting

Captured by TMZ Paparazzi 

Zendaya with Haley at the Red Carpet

Zendaya Coleman showed up to the Oscars with her apparent new bestie Haley Howard. This is Zendaya's first public appearance with the young lady. Haley kept her attire very casual, while Zendaya was there to strut her stuff and be extra glamorous. Zendaya is a triple threat (singer, dancer, and actress), but who is her new friend; could Haley be a model or an actress or just your everyday normal girl.

Vision for the Future

Vision Board

This is what I have planned for my future, created using Photoshop and my determination to make it happen

In life I aspire to be comfortable enough financially to travel the world and visit some of the world's seven wonders, like the Eiffel Tower or the Colosseum. One of the colleges I would like to attend is UCLA because it has great academic programs, like biology (which I will major in) and it's located in a great area. Throughout life I would love to make healthy, long-lasting relationships with others. I intend to help animals and to study them because they interest me. I want life to be exciting and healthy, so I won't be so tied down or bored.