The document discusses the skills and tools the author learned to create a magazine in Photoshop. They learned how to edit skin and remove spots, cut out backgrounds, use layout styles to make colors stand out, add and style text, use shapes and lighting tools. They created the magazine in Photoshop CS3, which helped make images attractive and show the blues genre. The author also used SlideShare to upload presentations, YouTube to learn Photoshop skills, WordPress for their blog to share research and photos, and InDesign to create a double page spread.