Pixel Art

Pixel Art

Cedric Pulmano

My Work:

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Photoshop Introduction

Photoshop Introduction

Cedric Pulmano

     In the process of making my header, I first put down the background, which was the Green Hills image. I simply dragged it onto the main tab. Then, I added the characters. Since I only want to add the character from an image, not the background, I tried looking for characters with a one colour background, or no background at all, for it would be very easy to separate to get the character only this way. If there was no background, then I would simply drag the image onto the main tab with the background. But, if there was a one colour background, I would use the magic wand tool, select the one colour background, invert it so the selection is on the character, then drag the character away onto the main tab of images as well. I resized many of the pictures to fit onto my banner, with the free transform tool, ctrl+t. I also changed the colour of sonic's red shoes, to pink shoes. I did this by using the paint bucket tool, changing the select colours to pink, and selecting the parts of sonic I wanted changed. Essentially, that is what I did to create my banner, and I am satisfied overall with the result!

Original Images: 

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PFz67uAa5hQ7I03FEOuJJ1ED5VDmGKpV5JuOHIm5ZiU8-_GThRw6E-DE9yYVkl0b6V0srXVjYaSi-DmV0XSQkrmgEsYx2vtMMmO9DP_2q_bFmTFpZKPSFw1tmksnOBgk1RVhKVTZcoM/s200/Star.jpg   (Star)

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Game Designer Skills

Game Designer Skills

Cedric Pulmano

Skills I Am Best At

Mathematics - Personally, I enjoy mathematics in school, and think I am decent at it. I am in honours this year, and I feel very comfortable with problem solving. Since there must be a lot of math that cannot be avoided, I can use my skills with math for any sort of math related programming or in game functions. I have a very vague and shallow understanding of some of the math that goes into coding, for I learned a little bit of it, (Coding ellipses, rectangles, and simple shapes with colour,) so I can predict the type of math that goes into the computer graphics and design of shapes.

Communication - I am quite an obnoxious and loud person, but maybe it can come in handy. I like talking and connecting with my friends, and we rely quite a bit on each other when we need assistance. In our conversations, we more often than not ask about each other's opinions, whether it be video games, school, or any other topic. Since I naturally use some of these skills needed for communication, I trust that I can be a good communicator to my peers.

Games - For most of my life, I had a keen interest with playing games. I have played many board games, and still do. Games like chess, Monopoly, card games, and Connect Four have been part of my young life when we had to stay in for recess, or when I was bored with my friends. Later on, I started playing more online games of a wide variety. From just pure killing games, to strategy games. It was something I indulged in, maybe too much. So, I have a moderate sense of most games. I can be creative too, which will help in thinking of ideas. My knowledge and gamer sense, I believe, can aid me in coming up with many ideas.

Skill I Need To Work On

Public Speaking - I understand I wrote that I am a great communicator, but usually in conversations, there is about two or more people focused on by everyone in a fair discussion. There is no one of more importance in a conversation, but public speaking, usually only one person is to be focused upon. I dislike it when the attention is on me, for all that happens is up to what I do, and I cannot shift the observations of other people on anyone else. In a string of conversing, the topic of what is being spoken can easily change, or can be built on what someone else says. But, the content that someone says when speaking in public, no one can add to what the public speaker is saying. It makes me have butterflies in my stomach overall, so public speaking may be a weakness to me.