Explains what I used and what I did to improve my magazine and why. ​

1. What I did on Photoshop and
QuarkXPress
Emee

2. Tools I used on
Photoshop to modify the
picture.
The zoom in/out tool to
have a clear look at the
picture whilst rubbing out
the background.
This option allows you to change the
sharpness/size of the rubber or paintbrush.
Here are all the
saturation/brightness/
contrast tools which I have
used to make the picture
brighter and the contrast
darker.
This is the foreground colours and I
chose black against white to help me
to see clearly and know what I am
rubbing out.
Here is the
rubber.

3. What are the different things that I did on Photoshop:
Before Photoshop After Photoshop
Using various size and texture rubber on
Photoshop along with white colour
foreground I rubbed out the background
so I can get Michael just on its own.
Using the saturation/contrast/brightness
tools I changed the colour of the picture,
making him look brighter and having
natural and softer colour on the skin. I
also increased the saturation of the hat
so that it is brighter and merges with the
color of my contents page.
I saved the picture as PNG so from
Photoshop so that it’s easier to upload on
QuarkXPress.

4. Taking off the background on QuarkXPress
When I embedded the picture on
my contents page it had a white
background which didn’t match
with the gradient background of my
contents page. So therefore, to get
rid of the background there is a
“modify” option when you right
click then this tab comes up and
and if you click on the “picture”
from the following tabs and click on
where it says “colour” you choose
the option “none” and that takes
out the background. Thus making it
appealing to look at.

5. Adding drop shadow on QuarkXPress
Also on the modify option there is a “drop shadow” tab that allows you to add
shadowy effect on your texts so that it stands out. You just have to tick the box
where it says “apply drop shadow” and then choose a colour of the shadow, in this
case I chose black and then you just press “apply”.