Weekly Production Monitoring Blog 4th April

Progress:

Last week I created my magazine cover and my double page spread. Most things went to plan. I had trouble making smoke for an image for my double page spread, I did various tutorials but none of them turned out right. I overcame this buy using on of my tutorials that didn't work very well, and downloading smoke brushes and putting them over the top of it.

Another thing that didn't go to plan is when I realised the text was different in my text boxes. It was bold and it shouldn't have been since the bold option was off. I concluded that this was a glitch in the software so I restored the text box to default settings and this fixed the problem.

This week in InDesign I have learnt how to use gradients. I've also adapted my use of placing in images and text, use of colours, use of layer, and use of text tools such as drop caps.

In Photoshop I have learnt how to use layers to change colours of certain things. I have also learnt how to use the quick selection tool. I also have adapted my skills of using layers, text, shapes, cropping, burn tool, cloning tool and brushes. 

An example of how I have used the levels to change colours, is how I have used it for a background.

This is the original image.

This is the image after I edited it.

I used the levels first to make the whole image brighter. I then used the quick selection tool to select the background and then changed the levels so the background would go red. Other things which I have done to this image is use the cloning tool to spread a clean part on the shoes, to cover the whole shoe. I also used the burning tool to make the outside of the shoe darker so it looks more realistic.