The document summarizes the tools used to edit and design a magazine cover and contents page. It describes selecting and pasting parts of an image, using brightness/contrast tools to even out a face, adding a drop shadow to copy, airbrushing a face using selection and brush tools, changing eye color using color balance, making skin more tanned also using color balance, creating abstract lines on a contents page using a box tool, resizing fonts and using text boxes, changing font colors according to backgrounds, adding shadows, gradients and embossing to double page spreads, and using blogging and slideshare websites to post and embed project content.

1. I used the magic wand tool Select a part of the image And and pasted it into a new Layer which overlapped the current layer. This made the masthead fall behind the artist’s face. As I had airbrushed the photo I decided to use the brightness and contrast tool to even both sides of the artist’sface out. I decided to add a shadow to some of the copy on the cover story. I did this using the Drop Shadow tool. I also used the size and opacity tool to adjust the shadow.

2. As airbrushing is an important of aspect of creating the a preferred meaning I decided to airbrush the artist’s face. I done this using multiple tools e.g. The Quick Selection tool and the brush tool. I outlined my selection using the Quick Selection tool. I then used brush tool with a skin colour selected and a low capacity to airbrush the model’s skin.

3. To change a persons eyes I started off with the quick selection tool selecting the whole eye. I then went into the Colour Balance selection and adjusted the settings until I found a colour replacement which I liked. I also used this tool to make the model’s skin more tanned. I simply did this by changing the Midtones to Highlights and once again adjusted the setting until I found a tone I preferred.

4. Making the contents page I used a box tool to create the abstract lines across the page. I used an image from my photo shoot and decreased the capacity this made the photo look more like a background. Most of the tools I used were quite common. I used font resizing tools and horizontal text boxes. I used the background to foreground tool to change font colours according to background colours.

5. Creating the double page involved the most tools. I used tools such as Shadowing, Gradients and Emboss. I used the Bevel and Emboss tool on the copy’ You’ and ‘Much’. This tool makes text more 3 Dimensional. I also used a gradient on the copy ‘As A Kid’. This Tool makes the text look as if it’s receiving light from a light source.

6. This is Blogger. I used this throughout my project. This website let me, post, edit and even embed media into my blog. This was very helpful as I had complete control Over my project.

7. This is SlideShare. This website let me upload PPT presentations and embed them using HTML. This website had functions such as uploading multiple presentations at once and uploading them publically or privately.