lesson one

The first lesson was quite a challenge. we were asked to follow the tutorial we were shown on the Monday.
firstly, a picture of us was required, front and side views. these pictures were then put in photoshop and were placed side by side. i then had to make sure that all unnecessary background was rubbed out using the rubber tool. once the pictures were placed side by side they needed to be aligned with each other.. i did this by taking the ruler from the top of the page and pulling it down to certain features of the face i.e eyes, nose. middle mouth, top of ears etc. Taking the eyes as a starting place and used the free transform tool to turn it slightly. i also had to use other features such as the ears and nose to do this. finally, line is one colour, i used red were drawn on the face to emphasize the features, so the outline of the eyes, nostrils and any other lines, creases or wrinkles. a second colour was then selected andlines were drawn onto the face connecting the two colours (almost). this was done so you can see bone lines, and parts of the face that are slightly higher.

YMCA research

The YMCA is a Christen charity. It supports and aims to develop the lives of young people, particularly in times of need.

The YMCA helps over one million people each year, working with them at every stage of their lives.

The YMCA’s aim is to transform communities so that all young people find a sense of belonging.

The YMCA was founded 160 years ago in England. It has a long history of helping young people.

There are seven areas of help that they provide, these are:

Housing and homelessness: the YMCA is the largest provider of safe and secure accommodation in England for single men and women between 16 and 35.

Sport, Health, Exercise and Fitness: The YMCA is the largest of health and fitness services, they also promote physical activity and healthy living.

Crime and Safety: the YMCA has important work with young people in prisons and ex-offenders. It aims to reduce the risk of young people re-offending or becoming victims of crime.

Education and Skills: the YMCA offer a variety of vocational, formal and informal school- and work-based learning opportunities for young people to develop skills and achieve recognised qualifications.

Money and Work - the YMCA offer a range of services designed to help increase the employability and financial awareness of young people, helping them to find and keep meaningful jobs

Citizenship and Personal Development - the YMCA involve young people in activities that stimulate, challenge and enable them to realise their full potential.

Parenting and Family - the YMCA promotes positive family relationships. And as a result is one of the largest providers of child care and school based initiatives.

The YMCA has changed considerably since it was founded over 160 years ago, but still however works on the same principles and guidelines. It has been one of the largest growing charities and now works in over 120 countries with 30 million members worldwide.

first thoughts

Face Project: this project looks challenging but interesting. it seems quite difficult thing to do, but as time goes on it will more then likely become clear as to how to go about doing it. the tutorials that we watched seem to give a fairly clear guideline as a to how to start it.

YMCA: the YMCA project sounds more interesting and not only this i think working in a group will ease the pressure, and work to people's strengths. the projects seems a little more broad, but more to the point a little more real and useful (or potentially useful).