Creations from lectures

Leaflet from week seven

Given the idea above, I created this leaflet, it was made up using Photoshop. The background layer was the sky, and in another layer there was another image of the building with a lighter sky in the background, I preferred the palette of the sky I chose, therefore using the quick selection tool, I selected the outline of the building and then cut in and pasted it onto my background layer, |I then used the masking tool to clean up any rough edges, although the top of this building needs to be adjusted. Unfortunately I did not complete my picture as the banner 'Coflor' is missing and I was having trouble inserting the logo for some unknown reason. The dummy text was also simply placed into the layer as it was a saved source from my computer. Photoshop can be used to create various types of documents and images, although this image is still very basic, the more practise I get will sharpen my skills. I am also looking into Photoshop courses, as I think it would be beneficial even after this module is complete.

There are examples of 'Photoshopped' images everywhere you look, and since beginning this year it has become more apparent. There are also other versions similar and many more basic compared to Photoshop such as Splashup.

As you can see, this editor also includes a layers panel, although the tool bar is very basic, and there is no top bar, although some elements included in the top bar on Photoshop such as the sizing and colour have been panelled on the right hand side. This editor however does not include any kind of quick selection tool, the ones provided here must be used free hand which is not accurate enough in most cases. Another free editor I have found is called Fotofix

Fotofix has more useful tools compared to Splashup, and more similar tools to Photoshop. For example this software includes a magic wand tool, as does Photoshop, which makes it easier to select the outline of an image without using free hand, although using the magic want tool can also be inaccurate due to changes in lighting and texture of the part of the image you are trying to select. Like Photoshop, Fotofix has a pinch and bloat tool, similar to Photoshop's 'pucker' and 'bloat' tools, which are useful for changing the amount of volume in a certain part of an image. Fotofix also has a spot healing tool and smudge tool as does Photoshop.  These tools are useful for removing any rough edges or blemishes. As you can see on the layers panel of the Fotofix screenshot, there is also a masking tool, which is a helpful tool when blending layers into a background. These tools have been specified as I have come to notice that on free software these tools are not as easy to find. Features such as the fill tool, the eyedroper and some others can be found on most software, even Microsoft Paint.