For most of the first quarter of school and part of the second quarter, I exclusively worked in Adobe Photoshop for school projects. Now, I have begun to use Adobe Illustrator for a couple of projects. They are two similar programs, but they each have their own unique features. In Illustrator, you can't edit online pictures, which is a drawback in my opinion. However, you can easily make shapes and cartoonish artwork, which is fun. In Photoshop, you can't easily make those, but you can edit pictures. Illustrator is more widely used for artwork and logos, while Photoshop is used for photo editing. I can't define one as the superior because they do different things. I prefer working in Photoshop because it seems more magical and realistic. You just can't place your head on the body of Thanos in Adobe Illustrator. Also, Illustrator is a vector program, meaning that there are no pixels, so the program doesn't support JPEG format. If you export it as a JPEG, then the image changes from vector to bitmap, and it can lose some of its original effect. Photoshop naturally converts to JPEG, so no effect is lost in the conversion. Overall, there are some cool things that you can do in Adobe Illustrator, but they don't compare to the fun I have in Adobe Photoshop. There are obviously pros and cons to both programs, so don't go thinking any application is perfect. Nevertheless, I would still almost always choose Photoshop over Illustrator because you can do most of the same things and more things in Photoshop.
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Drive Camel In Dubai is one of the worst games I've ever played. It is only available on the app store for iOS devices, and the sole good thing about the game is that it's free. The basis of the game is to drive around on a camel and collect bushes. Five minutes are allowed each round to collect as many bushes as possible. My high score is 14, and I can barely last more than two minutes while keep my delicate sanity. The game was made with Unity, and the graphics are absolutely terrible. The camel driving takes place on a monochrome desert environment, containing hills and mountains, as well as the occasional bush. It's a real letdown, especially because the name of the game is Drive Camel In Dubai. I was expecting a realistic camel simulator in Dubai where you can walk around and bump into people, or, in other words, a perfect game for long road trips without using up a boatload of wireless data. On the title screen of the game is a selection menu where you can choose a camel to ride on, and you can unlock special camels by watching advertisements to get coins. You can also gain coins by spending real money, but I doubt that any person with a functioning brain would decide to do this. I can't believe anyone playing Drive Camel In Dubai seriously, as it is a really bad game. It's extremely boring and pointless, leaving the user with a sensation of wasting five minutes they could've spent playing a better game. This is your last warning: Do not download Drive Camel In Dubai on your iPhone or iPad if you want to remain sane.
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Adobe Photoshop is a magical program that can do everything from distorting images to adding unrealistic elements to a photograph. There are many tools and techniques that can be used to create things in photoshop, but I prefer one in particular. Some tools are the clone stamp, the spot healing brush, the text tool, and the eraser tool. An extremely useful tool is the magic wand tool. It is great for removing backgrounds, transferring images, and much more. However, it is not the most helpful tool. Techniques include a variety of things, including strategies to consider and other tools. The liquify technique is very fun to mess around with, but it is also not my go-to choice for usefulness. In my opinion, the best tool is the brush tool. Although simple, it is magnificently useful and helpful. It can be harder to do certain things with the brush tool than other tools, but you can still do them well. Therefore, if many other tools didn't exist, the brush could potentially take their place instead of having a new tool. The brush tool can paint backgrounds white, color sections a certain way, and even create a whole new vibe of the image. As I mentioned above, the liquify technique is fun to use, although it is not always useful. I would place it as my favorite tool or technique to use because it can distort images so easily and give anyone a good laugh. The brush tool and the liquify technique are definitely great things to use in Adobe Photoshop. They can change an image drastically and help contribute to your final goal.
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