1. What have you learnt about technologies from the making of
this product? Evaluation Question 6
2. I started with a plain blue-lilac background. I chose this
colour as it works with the colour scheme. Although Ill be placing
images over this, Ill be reducing the opacity meaning that the
lilac colour will show through.
3. I then added a grungy scratched metal background and applied
the blend mode multiply and reduced the opacity to 72%. This meant
that the lilac colour is visible through the image, while the
vibrancy and contrast of the image are maintained. (Original
image)
4. I then applied a floral background over the top. However, as
you can see, the original image looked different before applying
the divide blend more and reducing the opacity to 65%
5. What Ive learnt from this process How blend modes on
PhotoShop work How to use blending modes to create a new, unique
background using already existing images
6. I then applied a plain black box shape and reduced the
opacity to 68%. This way, the background can still be seen but a
more plain, flat background is provided for the text to be placed
over.
7. Microsoft Publisher does have text wrapping features, so I
used this to create my article. I wrote the main body of the
article in one textbox, changed the alignment to two columns, wrote
the pull quote in another text box and placed it over the article.
The software automatically wrapped the text in the text box
underneath around the quote. I then changed the background to black
and changed the fonts to the colours I wanted.
8. Then I screen capped the article, and pasted it into
PhotoShop. Then I cropped the screencap leaving just the article
and applied the blend mode Linear Dodge (Add) which made the black
background translucent. Then I resized the box to fit the
page.
9. Heres the finished product. The same basic principles of
using blend modes to create different effects have been adopted in
different ways. Blend mode Lighten Blend mode Linear Dodge (Add)
Blend mode Screen
10. Through a direct comparison between the preliminary task
and the final main task, you can see that Ive learned about DTP
technologies as the final product is more advanced and professional
looking. This is due to the skills Ive learnt in using editing
technology.
