My logo sketch is my name, which is what I’m using for the artist name in this project. It consists of two drum sticks forming the “T” with the rest of the letters spelled out to either side and the “C” behind the drumsticks.

Below are my Adobe Illustrator tutorial images.

For this project, I created album art for a single release track. My project revolves around the idea of going through all the release steps for a song which includes creating album art for the release.

Designs that inspired me for this piece of album art are the album covers from Pain’s 2016 release Coming Home and The Contortionist’s 2010 release Exoplanet. The design of the album art is meant to reflect the imagery conjured up by the title of the song, “Beyond the Sky.” I used the palette from movie posters that indicate action, thrillers and sci-fi since being beyond the sky implies the idea of space.

My design process started with started with embedding an image of the Milky Way that I used for the background. After that, I imbedded the image of the of an astronaut and Earth to create the foreground image. I then outlined the astronaut with the magnetic lasso and created a new layer via copy to isolate his image. Next, I changed the color balance for the astronaut and Earth, filled in the layer in white and painted the two objects to which I wanted to have the layer applied. Once I was done with that step, I moved on to the satellite, artist name and title.

The artist name and title went on next using the horizontal type tool after choosing red as because it was another primary color that was analogous to the blue hue of the Milky Way. Following the text, I added in the satellite and erased the top part of the image which removed the docking arm, leaving only the satellite. I changed the hue/saturation and lowered the opacity of the satellite to make it feel less dramatic and make it look like it was farther away. Finally, I changed the highlights in the color balance to make the Sun look brighter to make it reflect a more natural experience.

I collected all the elements for this project from Pixabay. The process was to add in elements that are thematically correct and then adjust the elements as I went to create the mood I wanted to create. The tools I used were the horizontal type tool, the erase tool, the paint bucket tool, the magnetic lasso, the brush tool and the rectangular marquee tool. The only technical difficulty I had was not knowing how to resize a layer which was quickly solved with a Bing search (Ctrl + T).

The materials I used were all listed with Creative Commons licenses, all stated they are free for commercial use and with no attribution required.

Satellite: https://pixabay.com/en/satellite-spacex-aeronautics-nasa-693191/

Astronaut: https://pixabay.com/en/astronaut-astronomy-satellite-moon-1849401/

Milky Way: https://pixabay.com/en/milky-way-starry-sky-night-sky-star-2695569/

My idea for this project is to create cover art that would be paired with a song.

These images all came from Pixabay and are free for commercial use and have no attribution required.

https://pixabay.com/en/country-lane-gravel-road-tuscany-428039/

https://pixabay.com/en/guitar-classical-guitar-756326/

https://pixabay.com/en/drums-musical-instrument-music-246840/

Here are my completed tutorials.

Hello everybody and welcome to the show.
I’ve written these words for all, even those I do not know.
Let’s start this blog off right, with a verse or two.
This one’s for COM 210, and, of course, for you.

Welcome to Wright Songs, a place where you will see the more artistic side of me. This blog will be about my journey as a musician today after 15 years of performing and writing. In this blog, I want to explore what an album would be like from me after an extended break from writing. I’m excited to create a new logo, write some songs, and play some tunes.

To collect the original materials, I will use the video and photo capture capability on my phone and Adobe products to do the recordings. I plan on creating album art for a new record, making a new project logo, recording a new song, and interviewing people I have worked with in the entertainment industry over the years. Most importantly, I’m going to start warming up my voice now.

Three things that inspire me:

• Metal Injection – Metal Injection has news, podcasts, reviews, videos and more that is always inspiring. They provide a plethora of ideas coming from all around the metal community.
• Beartooth – Beartooth is an American post-hardcore band (the same genre I started in many years ago) that has a developed a true to form sound. Coming out with their third studio L.P., they have a new logo, new lyrics, and new songs. They have long been a source of great music and I’m excited to hear the new album.
• Alternative Press – A legendary magazine in the music industry. First started in 1985, they have been turning out articles on the bands no one else would cover from day one. The Alternative Press Music Awards, started in 2014, has been a wonderful addition to their long record of shining the spotlight on underground music.

I look forward to taking this journey with you.