Friday, December 31, 2010

King Khufu And Adding Photoshop Frame to his picture

 Khufu was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom,from around 2589 to 2566 BC. Khufu was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty after his father Sneferu . He is generally accepted as being the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza which is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World .
Khufu's full name was "Khnum-Khufu" which means "the god Khnum protects me.
was the son of King Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres . 

Khufu had nine sons, one of whom, Djedefra, was his immediate successor. He also had fifteen daughters, one of whom would later become Queen Hetepheres II. 

His Life 
Khufu came to the Egyptian throne in his twenties, and reigned for about 23 years,some other sources reported 63 years and some others mentions 50 years .

Funerary monuments. 
Most likenesses of Khufu are lost to history. Only one miniature statuette has been fully attributed to this pharaoh.He is credited with building the single largest building of ancient times The Great Pyramid.
There are some other pieces discovered is now on display in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
An empty sarcophagus is located in the King's Chamber inside the pyramid though it is unclear if it had ever been used for such a purpose as burial.
Three small pyramids to the east of Khufu's pyramid are tentatively thought to belong to two of his wives, and the third has been ascribed to Khufu's mother Hetepheres I.
 A series of mastabas [ A mastaba is a type of Ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with outward sloping sides that marked the burial site of many eminent Egyptians of Egypt's ancient period. Mastabas were constructed out of mud-bricks or stone. ] were created adjacent to the small pyramids, and tombs have been found in this "cemetery". The closest tombs to Khufu's were those belonging to Prince Kawab and Khufukhaf I and their respective wives .

Khufu ship 
The Khufu ship is an intact full-size vessel from Ancient Egypt that was sealed into a pit in the Giza pyramid complex at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Giza around 2500 BC. The ship was almost certainly built for Khufu (King Cheops), the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt.


  I searched some resources to get that informations 


You can notice now the original picture of king Khufu , how it is very simple. I wanted to add to it different look so I make it a stamp.

HOW TO MAKE WITH PHOTOSHOP ? 


Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Akhenaten The King,and how to enhance his photo with Photoshop الملك إخناتون و كيفية تعديل صورته بالفوتوشوب

 Ikhnaton
 Ikhnaton's photo before 
photoshop manipulation 

Known also as Ikhnaton; meaning Effective spirit of Aten was known before the fifth year of his reign as Amenhotep IV [Amenhotep the fourth] [meaning Amun is Satisfied].

He was a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. He is especially noted for attempting to compel the Egyptian population in the monotheistic worship of Aten .He was born to Amenhotep III and his Chief Queen Tiye and was their younger son, ruled for 17 years and died in 1336 BC or 1334 BC.

  Akhenaten's chief wife was Nefertiti, made world-famous by the discovery of her exquisitely molded and painted bust, now displayed in the Altes Museum of Berlin, and among the most recognised works of art surviving from the ancient world.Akhenaten tried to bring about a departure from traditional religion, but it was not accepted. After his death, traditional religious practice was gradually restored, and when some dozen years later rulers without clear rights of succession from the Eighteenth Dynasty founded a new dynasty, they discredited Akhenaten and his immediate successors, referring to Akhenaten himself as "the enemy" in archival records.

He built a city for the Aten name it Akhetaten .
Pharaoh Akhenaten was known as the Heretic King .

Akhenaten lived at the peak of Egypt's imperial glory. Egypt had never been richer, more powerful, or more secure. Up and down the Nile, workers built hundreds of temples to pay homage to the Gods. They believed that if the Gods were pleased, Egypt would prosper. And so it did.

Akhenaten and his family lived in the great religious center of Thebes, city of the God Amun. There were thousands of priests who served the Gods. Religion was the 'business' of the time, many earning their living connected to the worship of the gods.


In 1352 BC. Akhenaten follow his father Amenhotep III who had died. Akhenaten was just a teenager at the time, but it was the desire of Queen Tiy that he rule .Akhenaten's reign lasted 16 years. 


Akhenaten built a temple to his god Aten immediately outside the east gate of the temple of Amun at Karnak,but clearly the coexistence of the two cults could not last. He therefore proscribed the cult of Amun, closed the god's temples, took over the revenues.

He then sent his officials around to destroy Amun's statues and to desecrate the worship sites.

These actions were so contrary to the traditional that opposition arose against him. The estates of the great temples of Thebes, Memphis and Heliopolis reverted to the throne. Corruption grew out of the mismanagement of such large levies.


End Times And Death of the king  
Akhenaten lived in his dream in Amarna for ten years as conditions grew worse in Egypt. He remained isolated from the true problems of the people. Akhenaten apparently neglected foreign policy, allowing Egypt's captured territories to be taken back.

In 1335 BC Nefertiti, Akhenaten's wife and companion, is said to have disappeared and most likely died. His mother Tiy had also died as did his minor wife, Kia. That combined with the loss of his daughter made Akhenaten feel alone and depressed.Akhenaten died in Year 17 of his reign.

Succession 
Tutankhaten came to the throne when he was about eight years old and became known as "The boy king" by modern people .

I collected that items from many sources .
I hope  it is nice and useful . 



اخناتون


كان إخناتون الأبن الأصغر للملك أمنحوتب الثالث من الملكة تي التي كانت الزوجة العظمى المفضلة لدى أمنحوتب الثالث.

بدأ حكمه باسم امنحتب الرابع هو عاشر فراعنة الأسرة الثامنة عشر حكم مع زوجته الرئيسية نفرتيتي لمدة 17 سنة منذ عام 1369 ق.م. (توفي 1336 قبل الميلاد أو 1334 قبل الميلاد)، كلمة إخناتون معناها المخلص لآتون.
حاول توحيد آلهة مصر القديمة بما فيها الإله أمون رع في شكل الإله الواحد آتون.
إنشغل الملك إخناتون بإصلاحاته الدينية وانصرف عن السياسة الخارجية وإدارة الإمبراطورية الممتدة حتي أعالي الفرات والنوبة جنوبا، فانفصل الجزء الآسيوي منها، ولما مات خلفه سمنخ كا رع ثم أخوه توت عنخ أمون الذي ارتد عن عقيدة آتون وترك العاصمة إلى طيبة وأعلن عودة عقيدة أمون معلنا أنه توت عنخ آمون، وهدم كهنة طيبة آثار إخناتون ومدينته ومحوا اسمه من عليها.
حاول إخناتون عند توليه عرش البلاد توحيد آلهة مصر القديمة بما فيها الإله أمون رع في شكل عبادة إله الشمس وحده, ورمز له بقرصها الذي سماه آتون, وقال عن معبوده (أنه واحد لا شريك له)، وفي العام الرابع لحكمه اختار اخناتون موقعا لعاصمته الجديدة، وشرع في بنائها في العام التالي، وأطلق عليها اسم أخيتاتون أي أفق أتون، وموقعها الحالى هو تل العمارنة
 وقد لعب الملك وزوجته الجميلة نفرتيتي، دور الوسيط، بين الرب آتون والشعب.

 زوجات أخناتون
* نفرتيتي وهي الزوجة الملكية لأخناتون وقد تزوجها في بداية حكمه، وأنجب منها ست بنات 
* كيا وهي زوجة ثانوية اتخذها أخناتون ويرجح انها والدة توت عنخ أمون

The photo after photoshop manipulation 


 That is the photoshop picture I design I just changed the background and added frame .Look its really different ,what do you think?If you feel that , just go to read more,to know how to make.


HOW TO MAKE IT? 



Sunday, December 26, 2010

How to Design a Happy New Year Illustrator Card with the Flare Tool?


I just wanted to say happy new year everybody. Hopping good new year for all of us. 
I had designed this card few days ago for that occasion if you like it just go down and read more. 
You can go also for illustrator tips to read more about the Symbols and Symbolism Tool.


A card designed with Illustrator 


How to Design ?

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Great Pyramid of Giza هرم الجيزه الاكبر

The Great Pyramid of Giza [ the Pyramid of Khufu] is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in El Giza Egypt

The Pyramids of Giza

It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. Egyptologist believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu .and constructed over a 14 to 20-year period concluding around 2560 BC. 

Initially at 146.5 meters (480.6 ft), the Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years, the longest period of time ever held for such a record.

Originally, the Great Pyramid was covered by casing stones that formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying core structure. Some of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base. 

There have been varying scientific and alternative theories about the Great Pyramid's construction techniques. Most accepted construction hypotheses are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place.

There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest chamber is cut into the bedrock upon which the pyramid was built and was unfinished. The so-called Queen's Chamber and King's Chamber are higher up within the pyramid structure. 

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only pyramid in Egypt known to contain both ascending and descending passages. 

The main part of the Giza complex is a setting of buildings that included two mortuary temples in honor of Khufu (one close to the pyramid and one near the Nile), three smaller pyramids for Khufu's wives, an even smaller pyramid, a raised causeway connecting the two temples, and small mastaba tombs surrounding the pyramid for nobles.

Materials used in the building
The Great Pyramid consists of an estimated 2.3 million limestone blocks with most believed to have been transported from nearby quarries. The stones used for the building was quarried across the river. The largest granite stones in the pyramid, found in the "King's" chamber, weigh 25 to 80 tonnes and were transported from Aswan, more than 500 miles away. Traditionally, ancient Egyptians cut stone blocks by hammering wooden wedges into the stone which were then soaked with water. As the water was absorbed, the wedges expanded, causing the rock to crack. Once they were cut, they were carried by boat either up or down the Nile River to the pyramid. It is estimated that 5.5 million tons of limestone, 8,000 tons of granite ( from Aswan), and 500,000 tons of mortar were used in the construction of the Great Pyramid.


Boats Of The Sun 
There are three boat-shaped pits around the pyramid, of a size and shape to have held complete boats.
There is cedar-wood boat 43.6 meters (143 ft) long, its timbers held together by ropes is now housed in a special boat-shaped, air-conditioned museum beside the pyramid.

 I searched to get this informations many resources.


 You can also use photoshop to make your own cards ,with your own touch.I like the ancient Pharaohs so much  like many other people, and for sure the pyramids.I added that frame for that photo to make it art work that I can print with my own touch.

الهرم الأكبر أو هرم خوفو هو أكثر آثار العالم إثارة للجدل والخيال، والوحيد من عجائب الدنيا السبع الباقي إلى الآن 
وهو المشروع القومي الأول في مصر القديمة اذ اجتمع فى بناءه آلآف من المصريين واستغرق بناؤه ما يقرب من العشرين عاما  

اساطير بناء الهرم الاكير
 روج الكثيرون حوله الكثير من الأساطير والروايات، فأشاع البعض أن ساكني قارة أطلنطس المفقودة هم بناة الأهرام، وافترض البعض الآخر أن عماليقا من تحت الأرض صعدوا لبناء هذا الهرم، وزعم آخرون أن الهرم قد بني بواسطة السحر، أو أن كائنات فضائية نزلت من الفضاء وقامت ببناءه، والكثير الكثير من الروايات التي تدل على مدى إثارة وغموض هذا البناء المعماري الضخم

الاسم الاول للهرم
 كان الأمير حم إيونو هو مهندس الملك خوفو، وقد أرسل الطلاب والعلماء إلى مدينة أون كي يختاروا اسما للهرم، وكان ذلك الاسم هو: آخت خوفو أي أفق خوفو. فهذا هو الأفق الذي سيستقل منها الإله رع مراكب الشمس كي يبحر بها وتجدف له النجوم، ويقتل بمجاديفها الأرواح الشريرة ليفنى الشر فيقدسه شعبه. والملك خوفو هو أول ملك يعتبر نفسه الإله رع على الأرض 

عناصر المجموعة الهرمية الهرم
السور المحيط
المعبد الجنائزى
الاهرامات الجانبيه
 مراكب الشمس
 الورشه :  تقع بجوار الهرم، وأطلق عليها المصريون اسم وعبت أي مكان التطهير، وقسمت إلى أجزاء، جزء منها لتحنيط الملك، وجزء لإعداد القرابين، وأكبر الأجزاء كان مخصصا لصناعة التماثيل والفخار والأدوات التي كان ينقلها الكهنة يوميا داخل المعبد الجنائزي ومعبد الوادي لإجراء الطقوس 
 الطريق الصاعد : أشار هيرودوت إلى أن بناءه استغرق 10 سنوات، وكان مسقوفا ومزخرفا بالمناظر المختلفة للملك وهو يهزم أعداءه ويقدم القرابين وماغير ذلك، يبلغ طول الطريق الصاعد إلى 700 متر من مدخل المعبد والطريق ينحرف بزاوية 32 ويستمر إلى مسافة 125 مترا حتى يصل إلى مدخل معبد الوادي 

معبد الوادى 
المدينه الهرميه 
القصر 
الميناء 
الاوقاف 
فم البحيره 
التجمع العمالى 

THANKS
Manal Raafat


Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Welcome Everybody

Did you visit our learning tips for photoshop and illustrator today? 
   I hope you will find it useful .I am adding almost everyday new tips in a continuous series .
   Just go down the page ,I am always trying to arrange the items to make it like a book .
   I am waiting for you there .I will be happy to answer any question about my pictures or illustrator art    work and tips contact me with e-mail.
 

Monday, December 20, 2010

Create Your Own Fonts with Illustrator

You can create your own fonts and type with illustrator,by some tricks. In the diagram you can see that I create four different shapes from the same type. It is easy to do .Just use some illustrator options. If you like that topic, just go for read more. I hope you will find it clear and useful.

Illustrator Fonts


HOW TO MAKE THAT ARTWORK?   

Illustrator

Open new illustrator document .
  1. Select the Type Tool ,select a simple type of fonts ,and start to write what you like .
  2. Select the type with the selection tool .Put the fill color to black and white stroke 2 pt .
  3. Go to the Object menu and select  Expand .Object - Expand .
  4. Select the type again then go again to the Object menu then choose Path  then choose offset path.. Object-Path -Offset path.. Choose offset=5  , Joins -Miter  and  Miter limit to 7 .
  5. Click  OK.
  6. Open the stroke panel from the window menu. 
For the type modification number 1  
Nothing  more to add , just repeat the step number 4 to add the thickness you like.


For the type modification number 2
Go to the stroke panel and choose dashed line with align stroke to center with the option dash to 8 and gap to 4.


For the type modification number 3
Do the same ,but put the align stroke to inside.  




For the type modification number 4
Do the same ,but put the align stroke to outside.


THANKS
MR
Manal Raafat

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

A simple design for Desert with photoshop

That is my new post for you the desert.
Again I was back to imagination.


My simple design


I imagine that I am in the desert, so I thought what I will need there. 
Number one I need shelter, so I draw my small house.

Really the children are helpful, my grandson is about four years old chose the colors with me and requested the door and window. 

I wanted also to feel secure so I draw the dog as I was back with the ancients, remembering the simple primitive life.

As I looked around I saw the blue sky, grayish white clouds, and the yellow sand so, I liked to add some other colors. 

I added that simple flowers red and green. 

At last I wanted to feel privacy so I added that small wall. 

I hope you will like the idea .


عوده للتخيل مرة اخرى تخيلت ماذا لو اننى كنت فى الصحراء ماذا كنت سوف احتاج؟

وجدت أن أول شيء نحتاجه هو المأوى, فصممت هذا البيت الذي يشبه الكوخ الصغير وعندما وجدت نفسي وحيدة فكرت فى تأمين المكان فوضعت هذا الكلب وكأنني عدت للحياة البدائية مع أجدادنا الأوائل, وعندما اردت ان اجد بعض الخصوصية صممت هذا السور الصغير.

نظرت حولي فوجدت لون السماء الأزرق الصافى ومعه بعض السحب ووجدت لون الرمال الصفراء فاحببت ان اضيف بعض الألوان للمكان فاضفت بعض الزهور باللونين الاحمر والاخضر.

وفى الحقيقة فقد ساعدني حفيدى الذى قارب الرابعة من العمر فى تصميم هذه الصوره فاختار معى الالوان واقترح اضافة الباب و الشباك للبيت وبهذا اكتشفت أحد أهم فوائد الطفوله البريئه .

 HOW TO DESIGN IT ?

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Best Wishes Glossy Hearts, happy new year

These days  are celebration days for the new year. 
Congratulation and I hope everybody will get his dreams true.

I hope that all of us learn from the mistakes of the last year and decided not to do it again. 

Keeping in our minds that we should be always better  in everything.

Look inside yourself and try to discover the power inside you to be always in the front ,and do not look behind.

Think about what you should do tomorrow and forget what happen yesterday, forget all the painful things and let it to become a power to push you always foreword ,get the power of learning from your mistakes.  

Open your heart for all the people, and try to love them, and share with them their smiles, tears, dreams and hope. 

Best wishes from my heart 

Let your  love push you  to help someone.

Come on and let us forgive the one how hearts us or make any mistake, or create a problem for us. 
  
At last my advice for you to smile always smile and keep on smiling forever, the smile is helping a lot and will give you the surviving power.

The most important thing is to be always connected with the God.



اهنئ الجميع بالاعياد ارجو من الله ان يعيدها على الجميع بالخير و  اليمن والبركات 
متمنيه للجميع سنة جديدة سعيدة وان ينال كل منا ما تمناه العام الماضى.
دعونا نفتح قلوبنا للآخرين بالمحبة والتسامح علهما ان يكونا قوه لنا لمساعدة الآخرين المحتاجين للمساعدة وهيا نبدأ معا صفحة جديدة ننسى فيها الماضي السئ وننظر نظرة متفائلة للمستقبل ونعزم على ان نتجاوز كل العقبات ونصلح كل الأخطاء التي ارتكبناها فى حق العباد ورب العباد وان نجعل من الامل والمحبه دافعا لنا على الحياة ونواجه الحياة ومشكلاتها بالابتسام الذى يعطينا قوة المواجهة والصبر على المكاره.

اما اهم شئ فى البدايه و النهايه ان تبقى موصولا بالخالق جل و علا .

شكرا لكم
منال رأفت

Saturday, December 11, 2010

How to Design Different Tree Leaves with Illustrator?

How to design different types of leaves on dark brown background, Surrounded by wooden frame? It was designed by illustrator. You can continue learning on the illustrator department .Here I will give you simple explanation for how to make.

Illustrator Design



HOW TO MAKE?

Monday, December 06, 2010

New Year Stars Happy New Year With Photoshopنجوم السنه الجديده بالفوتوشوب


More cards for the new year.For you all so you can choose what you like and e-mail to your friends at that great occasion.It is completely different in design and technique.

لهذه المناسبه الجميله اقدم نموذج آخر من الكروت حتى تناسب جميع الاذواق للاهداء. 
وهى مصممه بطريقه مختلفه تماما عن سابقيها مع استعمال بعض النجوم او الاشكال 
   سوف احاول تقديم الجديد والمختلف مع اضافة الشرح وطريقه العمل لعموم الفائدة 
للجميع 

HOW TO DESIGN THE CARD ?


Saturday, December 04, 2010

How to design Illustrator Card for The New Year 1432 HEJRIA?كرت مصمم باليوستريتور

Best wishes for all .


I hope next year all of you can get what he wants.
I designed this card yesterday with illustrator for that occasion .
I hope you will accept my gift to you and you will like it.


 لكل العالم الاسلامى اجمل التهانى والامنيات بالعام الهجرى الجديد اعاده الله على الجميع بالخير و اليمن والبركات.
قمت بتصمميم هذا الكارت باليوستريتور .

 HOW TO MAKE THE DESIGN ? 

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Arabic style card تصمصم عربى لبطاقه شكر

That picture I design it to be arabic style .It is like a sun and thanks God is written inside it.
You can print it and use it in a Thank You card.


هذا التصميم عربى كانه الشمس وقد كتب عليها لله الحمد 
تستطيع طباعتها و استخدامها كبطاقه شكر

How to make with Photoshop?     

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One thing you can give and still keep...is your word.

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