Monday, May 4, 2009

My Final Birthday Card:









Step 9 : I choose the wishes that been given in the mmls and I write them.





Step 8 : I drag a flower from the symbol that been given.





Step 7 : I used rectangle tool and made two rectangles around the lower part of the
card. I made the outer one darker than the inside one.






Step 6 : After a while, I was thinking about dark background to suit my objects and
I changed the background from light blue, to dark greenish blue. Then I
used flare tool at my candle.





Step 5 : To make the birthday card look fun, I use pen tool again to added some
candies and marshmallows around the 3 major objects and I coloured them.





Step 3 : To make it more interesting, I make the chair look fabulous by colouring
it in red and orange with the colourful musical symbol around it. I put the
cake, as well as the candle, coloured rice and the presents in bright
colours.



Step 2 : Using pen tool, I draw a slice of birthday cake, and a
present. Then, a chair; suitable with the game where we always
play when the birthday party which we called it musical chair.




Step 1 : I used rectangle tool to divide the section and I put blue colour as
my background

Monday, April 20, 2009

Birthday Card


I will be using this template for my birthday card













Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of the day of a person's birth. People in many cultures celebrate this anniversary. In some languages, the word of birthday literally translates as anniversary. Birthdays are traditionally marked by celebrations including a birthday party, or in some particular cases, a rite of transition.


Origin


It is thought the large-scale celebration of birthdays in Europe began with the non-Christian culture of Mithra's, which originated in Persia, and was spread by soldiers throughout the Roman Empire such as celebrations were uncommon previously so practices from other contexts such as the Saturnalia were adapted for birthdays.

Because of many Roman soldiers took to Mithraism, it was distributed widely and its influence was spread throughout the empire until it was supplanted by Christianity.


Opposition


The celebration of birthdays is not universal. Orthodox Christianity prefers the celebration of name days. Some christian communities may celebrate both naming and birthdays.

The Jewish perspective on birthday celebrations is disputed by various rabbis. In the Hebrew Bible, the one single mention of a celebration being held in commemoration of someone's day of birth for a Pharaoh. The bar mitzvah for 12-year-old girls, is perhaps the only Jewish celebration undertaken in conjunction with a birthday; however, the essence of the celebration is entirely religious in origin (the attainment of religious maturity according to Jewish law) not secular, despite modern celebrations where the secular birthday elements predominate. With or without the birthday celebration, the child still automatically attains his or her bar or bat mitzvah, and its celebration may be any date following his or her 13th anniversary of birth.

Some Sunni and Shia Muslim scholars oppose birthdays, but some allow celebration of the birthday of the prophet Muhammad, although it is important to note there is no basis for this practice (no evidence in the Quran or Authentic Hadith)


Celebration

Birthday Cake

The birthday cake is traditionally highly decorated and typically covered with lit candles when presented, the number of candles signifying the age of the celebrant. The person whose birthday it is may make a silent wish and then blow out the candles. After that, the person can open their presents. It is also common for the person celebrating their birthday to cut the initial piece of the cake as a newlywed couple might with a wedding cake.

Birthday cakes date back as far as the Middle Ages when the English would conceal symbolic items such as gold, rings and thimbles inside their cakes.

Sometimes special candles are substitute for the many individual candles in the shape of a numeral.


Traditions


In addition to parties, it is common for people to receive gifts on their birthdays or surprise parties. However, sometimes it is expected of the person celebrating their birthday to treat their party guests, instead; this various depending on the local culture and may involve party gifts or other gestures.

In most English-speaking countries it is traditional to sing the Happy Birthday song to the honored person celebrating a birthday. Happy Birthday songs are common worldwide. Similar songs exist in other languages such as "Zhu ni sheng ri kuai le" in Mandarin Chinese, "Lang zal hij/zij leven" in Dutch, "Õnne soovime Sul" in Estonian, "Zum Geburtstag Viel Glück" in German, "Nα ζήσεις και χρόνια πολλά " in Greek, "Que los cumplas feliz" or "Feliz cumpleaños a ti" in Spanish, "Parabéns a você" in Portuguese, "Maligayang Bati" in Filipino, "Sto lat" in Polish, "Lá Bhreithe Shona Duit" in Irish, "Ja ma du leva" or "Med en enkel tulipan" in Swedish, "Joyeux Anniversaire" or "Bonne Fête" in French, "Tanti Auguri a te" in Italian and "Iyi ki dogdun, Mutlu Yillar Sana" in Turkish. This song is a common greeting used on birthdays, along with some greeting card and verbal greetings with messages such as "I wish you a happy Birthday" or "Happy Birthday." In Denmark, aside from cards and songs, Danish flag is often raised and used as decorations at birthday parties. In Belgium, birthdays are celebrated in festivals over the course of several months.






Monday, April 6, 2009

Assignment 2





last but not least, i add the colour of the images and that's it! all done!











and then i draw the mosque, together with the lantern and 'ketupat' to show our malay culture. I put the mosque to show that muslim celebrate this festival, the lantern will be light up when the festival come. I think i should put 'ketupat', which is our traditional food for Malay that we almost can find it everywhere when the Hari Raya celebration.










first, i put the background colour of this calendar








for this assgnment, i choose november because of the Hari Raya Haji celebration will be in this coming 27th..well, this is my sketch for the calendar