This document provides examples of editing an image in Photoshop and designing a school magazine layout. It demonstrates changing eye and lip color on an image using layers and layer styles. It also analyzes the layout, fonts, colors and elements of two example school magazine covers, noting which aspects would work well or could be improved for a new magazine design.

1. Basic Photoshop
Skills
How to use Photoshop and
example of using
Photoshop on an image

2. This is the image I
am going to be
using to edit, I am
going to explain
how this image (see
left) is going to turn
into this image
(image on the right).
I have changed the
colour of her eyes, made
her skin smoother and
put a layer of colour on
her lips to look like she
has used lip stick.

3. Edit and Enhance Image
I opened the image in Photoshop, then when it came up I
duplicated my background layer so I can have a back up and
see the before and after effect. Then (on the duplicated layer) I
went to the spot healing brush.

4. Spot Healing Brush
When I clicked on the tool and the little circle comes up (you can
make it as big or small as you want); this is the tool to work
around your image removing any blemishes. The spot healing
brush is to remove any blemishes or any defects from the image.

5. I have used a Gaussian blur
because I need to blur the
Gaussian background and I need to
make her skin blend it without
open pores.
Blur Tool
Then this menu box
appears and I
choose how blurry I
wanted the image to
be (by changing the
radius). It also
shows a preview of
how your image is
going to look. I
chose the radius of
1.7 pixels, this is
because I don't want
I went to ‘Filter’ and
her skin to look too
then chose ‘Gaussian
fake and make it
Blur’.
look like I have done
something to it
because I want it to
look natural.

6. Before After
My duplicated layer looks like this
because I had to then erase parts (but
make sure you are on the duplicated
layer) which I want to stand out (the eyes
to come back out, the mouth, the
eyebrows, the hair, the nose piercing and
the earring). I am only trying to heal the
skin to make it look flawless, not her
features.

7. Change Eye Colour
Then I wanted to change her eye colour
to make her eyes stand out more but I
used the colour yellow but looks more
green. I made a new layer to work on the
eyes, then I chose the brush tool so I can
make her eyes change colour. Then I
chose my colour which is yellow; then
with the pain brush tool, I made two
spots over her eyes (which looks like
this). Then I rubbed out (using the eraser)
to rub out any edges which is not in line
with her eye. The I changed the layer
style.

8. Layer Styles
Here are examples of
the different layers that I
had to use to change my
eye colour and lip
colour

9. Layer Style for the Eye Colour
By changing the layer style, this makes the ‘eye layer’ blend in with the
actual image rather than looking like she has two spots over her eyes;
these are the different layer types. I went through all of them trying to
make it look right and settled on ‘Overlay’ with the opacity on 100%.
Normal Soft Light Hard Mix
Darken Vivid Light Saturation
Colour Dodge Overlay Here are examples of the different
layers but I think overlay looks like
the best layer for this image
because it blends in best.

10. Change the Lip Colour
To change the lip colour, you do the same thing like you are doing the
eyes but on the lips (same thing with the hair); I settled with red lip colour.
I drew over her lips with the brush tool
but it looks weird if you leave it like this
so I had to change the layer style and I
used the eraser to go perfectly around
her lips.

11. Layer Style for the Lip Colour
By changing the layer style, this makes the ‘lip layer’ blend in with the
actual image rather than looking like she has smudged lip stick on her
lips; these are the different layer types (look to the right). I went
through all of them trying to make it look right and settled on ‘Overlay’
with the opacity on 25% to blend it in much better
Normal Soft Light Hard Mix
Darken Vivid Light Saturation
Here are examples of the
Colour Overlay different layers (100% opacity)
but I think overlay looks like
Dodge the best layer for this image
because it blends in best to
make it look real.

12. Final Image
When I chose ‘overlay’, I changed the opacity to make it blend even better on the
image. The opacity refers to the amount of transparency a layer has. For example,
if a layer’s opacity is set to 100%, then that layer is completely opaque (in other
words, you can’t see through it). If a layer’s opacity is set to 50%, then it is see-
through, or moderately transparent, and layers behind it can show through. On
the other end of the scale, if a layer’s opacity is set to 0%, then that layer is
completely transparent (that is, invisible). Therefore I changed the opacity to 25%
by adjusting the bar in the opacity menu.
Overlay 100%
Adjust the bar
Overlay 25%
Final

13. School Magazine
Analysis
Comparing two magazines
and analyzing the colour,
fonts and layout etc.

14. Cover Lines: It shows
what is going to be in
Layout: I would
First Magazine the newsletter but has
different stories for
use the same
different genres
layout as this
which would appeal to
newsletter as the
teenagers? (Music,
front picture is
Religion)
on the left and
Masterhead: The
the writing is on
Masterhead is big and
the left.
Font: It uses bold but is put at the
one font but in bottom rather at the
different sizes top. I would put mine at
(for the the top rather than the
Masterhead). I bottom.
would use at Photo/Image: The
least two fonts image is in Sepia, it
for my front works because if it
cover. was in colour it would
clash with the front
Contents: It doesn't
cover lines and title
show the contents but
which means the
has cover lines and
whole magazine
shows the magazine Colour: It uses two colours (white &
would have to change.
date. sepia for the image)

15. Masterhead: The
Second Magazine masterhead is the
schools name but
Font: It uses around
uses a logo/crest. It is
three fonts but it
all in CAPITALS but
works as it is not all in
the quote underneath
one place on the
is in a different font to
newsletter but is space
split the title with the
out around.
Photo/Image: quote.
this image is in
Layout: I can tell that
colour which
this is not a
does compliment
professional
the title and the
magazine as the
magazine. It
image is in the
shows what the
middle rather than
school is like and
the left side. Normally
gives an artistic
they use the same
feel to it.
layout throughout the
Cover newsletters/magazine
Lines/contents: it s (left: picture, right:
does not use any cover cover lines) but this
lines. I would use magazine is very
cover lines to attract Colour: It uses blue, white, red and different.
my audience. black.

16. Comparing and Contrasts
Comparing: Contrasts:
• Use different fonts • No cover lines (S)
• Use date • One uses a
• Uses a range of fonts logo/crest (S)
• Uses a quote • Layout is different
• Uses a range of • Different colour
colours images (front image)

17. My School Magazine
Analysis
Print Screens of my school
magazine developing,
changes and Feedback

18. After: I had to flip over my image
because their would be no room to put
Before my kickers and it would overlap the main
image.

19. I added a TITLE because
the audience needs to
know which magazine
they are reading and if they
wanted to buy it again they
need to know what the
name is.
Added a MAIN STORY to do
with past exam stories. I
chose to do this because I
thought that the main thing
sixth form is about is exams.
I thought the audience would
probably not be as focused
on their exams because
they would think it would be
easy like GCSE but to be
honest, hearing the stories
from the above year it is very
different and I think they
should be aware of that.

20. TITLE
ANOTHER STORY: This story
would help students in sixth form
how to revise so when they go
back to their notes, they would
know where their notes are and
would understand them. I think
this story would help them a lot
throughout their time in sixth
form.
MAIN COVER STORY
ANOTHER STORY: This story
is a interview with a celebrity
from outside school becoming a
teacher for a few days and their
experience in St Marylebone.

21. TITLE
DATE, ISSUE NO &
SELL LINE: I have added
a date and issue number
so that it looks more
skilled and looks like a
real magazine. Also if I
had made a few issues
through out the school
year, they would know
which magazine was the
first issue and so on.
ANOTHER STORY
MAIN COVER STORY
ANOTHER STORY

22. TITLE
DATE, ISSUE NO &
SELL LINE
ANOTHER STORY
MAIN COVER STORY
BARCODE: I have
added a barcode to
make it look more
professional and make
it look like a real
magazine.
ANOTHER STORY

23. Feedback from Debbie
What I like
• I really like the professionalism of the magazine. The barcode and
the issue number make it look authentic. The structure is very clear
and everything is bold and readable.
Constructive Criticism
• Maybe add a price for the magazine.
• The first ‘e’ in ‘Level’ blends with the colour of the green folder
• The ‘s’ in ‘experiences’ looks slightly bigger than the rest of the
letters in the word

24. Any feedback from Me
• The ‘S’ in experiences is like that because of
the font I have chosen to use in my magazine.
NORMAL ‘S’ IN CAPITAL ‘S’ IN
THIS FONT THIS FONT
• I am going to add a price
above my barcode and
change the font of the
explanatory text.

25. Changes
• Even though I can’t change the ‘S’ I have
found a way how to by copying and pasting an
‘S’ in another word to make it look right.
I COPIED THE ‘S’
AND PASTED IT AT
THE END OF
‘EXPERIENCES’

26. Before and After Magazine

27. Choices
WHEN I CHANGED MADE A
SHADOW FOR THE MAIN STORY
LINE, I HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE
WITHER I WANTED THE SHADOW
TO BE GREEN AND THE MAIN
TEXT TO BE WHITE OR THE
OTHER WAY AROUND BUT I
CHOSE A GREEN SHADOW AND
WHITE TEXT BACUSE IT LOOKS
MORE ENHANCED.
WHITE TEXT
AND GREEN
SHADOW
GREEN TEXT
AND WHITE
SHADOW

28. After Magazine
I HAVE CHANGED THE
EXPLANOTORY TEXT
FONT TO ‘LineaEF’
BECAUSE THE KICKER’S
FONT IS MENT TO BE
DISSIMILAR
I HAVE CHANGED THE
COLOUR BECAUSE
FROM THE FEEDBACK,
SHE SAID THAT THE ‘E’
IN ‘LEVEL’ BLENDS IN
WITH THE GREEN FROM
THE FOLDER SO I HAD
TO BOLD THE WHOLE
TEXT.
I HAVE ADDED A PRICE ABOVE
THE BARCODE SO THE
AUDIENCE KNOWS HOW MUCH
THE MAGAZINE IS

29. Tools Used
THIS ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT
ANYTHING ON YOUR
DOCUMENT AND ALLOWS YOU
TO MOVE OBJECTS AROUND
THE PAGE
I USED THIS TOOL AT THE BEGINNING
TO REMOVE ANY DEFECTS (SPOTS)
FROM MY IMAGE
I USED THIS TOOL TO ERASE MY
DUPLICATE LAYER BECAUSE I MADE A
‘GAUSSIAN’ BLUR TO BLUR OUT THE
BACKGROUND AND CLEAR MY
MODELS FACE
I USED THIS TEXT TOOL BECAUSE I
NEEDED TO ADD MY STORIES, TITLE,
PRICE AND ANY OTHER TEXTS.

30. How I Made a Gaussian Blur:
Example
To make a Gaussian blur, you
have to go to ‘FILTER’ and Then this box appears and you choose
choose the blur. (change the radius) how blurry you would
like it to be and it shows a preview of how
your image is going to look.

31. Continued
Then Make sure
you you are on
chose the right
the layer and
rubber then rub
tool. to show
what you FINISHED IMAGE
want to
appear on
your
document