Skills development: My Magazine

By Mansheng

• I’ve learnt how to manipulate the image by using a range of selections on the transform selection. E.g rotate, distort, skew etc.

• On my front cover, I have learnt to place and resize shapes as well as using the transform tools to manipulate the shape.

I also learnt how to put the text in the centre and lock the layers.

• I learnt how to fit a image and use the “maintain ratio tool” so that the image wouldn't look stretched or pixelated.

• I learnt how to adjust or create a drop shadow as I wanted the picture to have a slight shadow to show that it isn’t overlapping the other image.

I also had to use an inner shadow to give the shadow a darker edge.

• I also learnt how I could adjust the images opacity to give it a luminous effect.

• With most of my text, I learnt how to use the colour overlay tool to give my text a different colour.