While creating a magazine, the author learned several skills in Photoshop including maintaining image ratios, converting images to black and white, changing opacity levels, applying effects like posterization, precisely cutting out images, and overlaying text over images at different opacity levels to ensure readability.

2. While creating my magazine, I learnt how to maintain a ratio aspect by clicking the
‘maintain ratio’ tool while expanding an image. I also learnt how to turn an image black and
white and change the exposure and brightness of the picture making the image stand out
more.

3. I also learn how to make a shape or image more opaque by changing the transparency
percentage in the layers toolbar to help the text stand out more.

4. While making the contents page, I learnt
how to create effects on images. All 3 of
my images have been ‘Posterized’ to
give them a unique, coloured pixelated
effect by going to ‘Image’, ‘Adjustments’
then ‘Posterize’.
I also learned how to cut out images
such as the ‘Rizzle Kicks’ log, without
having a rough pixelated edge. I did this
by pasting the logo into a blank
Photoshop document with no
background, then going to
‘Image’, ‘Adjustments’ and ‘Colour
Range’, the clicking on the black
background and clicking Ok.

5. With my DPS, I learnt how to overlay text above an image, without the image detracting
from the main article. With the ‘N’, I changed the opacity levels to 70%, and dragged the
layer underneath the text layer and aligned it with the edge of the left hand column. With
the picture, I changed the opacity to 90% and placed the font at the bottom of the picture
to make it easier to read. I then changed the word ‘life’, in the quote, to the same colour
as the ‘N’ to help it stand out and fit into the article.