The document describes the processes used by India-Rain Harrison to create various graphic design projects in Photoshop, including a poster, t-shirts, and cushion designs promoting a riding stable. Key steps and techniques are discussed such as cutting out images, recreating images at higher quality, flipping images, adding text and logos, comparing draft designs to professional examples, and using online design tools to add creations to merchandise. Reflections are provided on techniques learned like using feathering for a softer look and inverse selection to isolate parts of images precisely.

1. EXPERIMENTS
India-Rain Harrison

2. PROCESS
As I began to create a draft poster
to practise using Photoshop and all
the different tools available, I
decided that I needed to cut out
the banner that I had taken from
google. At first I began colouring
round it to make it just the sign,
however I then cut out the shape
of it instead and in order to
remove the entire background
image with no faults, I had to
‘Inverse’ the image which selected
all the different areas of the picture
that weren't highlighted to be
deleted. Thus how I ended up with
only the banner on the screen.

3. PROCESS
When I made the stables banner
larger, I noticed it was pixelated,
therefore I recreated the image
myself using the shapes tool and
colours that matched the original
banner perfectly by getting a
colour sample from it that I was
able to transfer onto the shape
itself. In order to create the writing,
I just used the text tool and
because I couldn't get the exact
font used on the original image, so
I had to choose a font close
enough to it using the fonts from
Photoshop. To get the star shape
almost exact, I had to draw a star
shape using the Photoshop shapes
and then a smaller circle to create

4. PROCESS
With these images, I'm showing
the difference when you use the
feather within the lasso tool and
without. The top image is used
without; this image is seen to have
kept all of its block colouring and
seems to have more pointed
edges. Although looking at the
bottom image, it is noted that the
colour is seemingly more faded
and the outline of the image isn't
as pointed, instead rounded. Both
images are good in their own right,
I like the look of the feathered
image as I feel it would soften the
entire look of the poster, where as
the top image is more prominent
and would also look good on a
poster in its own right.

5. PROCESS
As you can see in the top left
image, there is a green and yellow
pole blocking the stomach of the
horse and saddle, this meant I had
to draw/colour over it. In order to
do this, I took colour samples from
the side of the horse that would be
of similar colour that was covered
up and coloured it; I did this 5
times on the horse and once of the
saddle. When looking at the image
when it is fully coloured it looks
obvious that the colouring is there,
however when zoomed out it isn't
as apparent unless you fully focus
on it.

6. PROCESS
As I wanted to have two different
images of this horse, one facing
the right the other facing the left, I
had to flip the image so it could
be how I imagined. The process I
went through to do this was,
originally I duplicated the image
and flipped it over myself using
the sizing box. However, I
experimented further and copied
it for a second time and right
clicked on the image, seeing a ‘flip
horizontal’ option, I clicked it and
it was an exact match the the top
image, just flipped the other way.
Thus meaning I could continue
creating my poster the way I had
planned it to look.

7. PROCESS
This is my final draft of a poster I
created using Photoshop. I
combined all the skills I learnt
individually to create this poster.
As it is only a draft, I will attempt to
create a better, more realistic
version so if it were to be used in a
general way, it will look
professional when someone reads
it and will consider attending said
riding stables. I feel the white
background overshadows the text
and imagery on the poster, thus
meaning when I create it again I
will either add a background colour
or have the shapes/text/images
stand out more by giving them a
shadow or use a bold colour

8. PROCESS
This is a comparison of the poster I created
and one that is of professional editing. As
you can see, the bottom poster has
imagery that is more bright and bold as
there are a series of colours used within
each picture, thus making the white
backdrop less prominent. The second
poster also has contact information and
the business logo, thus meaning that if
someone were to search for the website,
the logo would come up on the first page
and it would be familiar to that person as
the correct web page they’re on. They also
show part of the stables in the second
image, e.g. a picture of the arenas
(explaining they have an indoor and
outdoor ring) plus the inside of the barn
where the stables are. They're even
showing a picture of who could be the

9. REFLECTION - POSTER
For my final product I will use all the skills I learnt when making these
posters, such as the feather technique as I feel it gives the image used
more of a dreamlike look when printed. The image used with the feather
feature, as seen above, is of a lighter shading, making the image almost
transparent. I like how the feather feature looks if there were to be several
images on the page, that being used overtop another. Another feature I’ll
use is the ‘Inverse’ button when wanting to cut out a selected area of an
image. This feature proves to be of a great help when wanting to have
only a small section of a large image, as it saves time on having to paint
over it or erasing it yourself, risking erasing part of the selected image
yourself. I will definitely compare my completed work with professional
work in order to see similarities and differences between the two, and
hopefully be able to make my product look more professional and real,
with colours and original pictures being used to brighten the poster; as
opposed to having a simple looking and plain poster that has photos
taken from google.

10. PROCESS
This t-shirt was designed using a free
site - streetshirts.co.uk. The page allows
you to choose a certain design of a shirt
and add your own text, images, shapes,
etc. onto it. All applications in order to
insert these things onto the t-shirt can
be found on the left side of the screen
where the shirt can be edited; the
different designs are to the right of the
screen. With this shirt, as it is a polo
design, I decided to create a shirt that
could be worn when competing at a
horse event. On the chest of the right
hand side, I chose to have the persons
name printed on the front, instead of
leaving it plain. Printed on the back is
the word showjumper, however if you
were of a different style of riding, such
as dressage or point to point, that

11. PROCESS
I used another online application,
redbubble.com, to create this design. In
order to get tis design, I had to open a
Photoshop document and design the
text myself. They give you a boarder of
the area in which you need to keep
within when inserting your design onto
the t-shirt. There is an option at the top
of the screen where you can select
which of your Photoshop designs you
want to use (these have to be exported
as PNGs or else they wont work). After
selecting which ever image or text you
would like, they will insert it onto the
shirt for you as the full size, thus
meaning you have to make the original
design as big as possible in Photoshop
in order for it to be of a good size when
inserted onto the shirt.

12. PROCESS
For this design, I decided that instead
of printing it on a t-shirt, I would see
how it looks on a cushion. As seen in
the top image, the silhouette of the
horse is as large as it can be, however
sill extremely small. The image I used
was put through Photoshop and
enlarged, however it still appeared too
small, thus meaning I attempted a
different approach to the design and
selected to inset several of the images,
creating the cushion below. I feel that
design looks less plain, even if the top
image were larger, I feel it wouldn’t do
the whole cushion justice as the design
with several horses looks more artistic
and doesn’t make the remainder of the
white cushion overshadow the
silhouette.

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16. REFLECTION - MERCHANDISE
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