Monday, December 15, 2008

My Wallpaper Assignment Steps.


1. I go to marquee tool to select the whole background, then alt+space to fill in the foreground color.



2. Then I go to Filter-Render-Clouds to blend the background color with the foreground color.



3. Then I open layer style, enable the inner glow effect then go to blend mode then color burn, then adjust the opacity, noise and size until I get what I wanted.



4. I open a newspaper picture, then I define brush preset and name it as newspaper.




5 & 6. I create new layer then i use brush tool then I choose the newspaper brush that I just created. Open brush preset, set the angle to what I want it to be.




7. I add vector mask to the layer of the newspaper brush. Filter-Render-Difference Clouds.



8. I use the polygonal lasso tool and eraser tool to delete off the background.



9. I use the move tool to drag the picture to the place I was working on just now. Then ctrl+T to resize the picture.



10. I use brush tool, choose maple leaf brush then randomly apply on it.



11. I create vector mask on the layer, then I use back the same brush and try to lighten up some maple leaf to prevent it too cramp and also make it looks like got some movements.



12. I use the polygonal casso tool and eraser tool to delete off the background.




13. Then I use tool to drag the picture. Then I ctrl+T to resize the picture by holding shift. Then I apply drop shadow effect.


14. I create a new layer and the mode of the layer I choose color. Then I use brush and turn the opacity to around 34. I paint each of the flower to make the color of the flower to be not that striking.



15. I create a layer mask on the flowers folder. Then I use brush to paint on some of the flowers to make the visibility of the flowers going down.


16. I turn on the pen tool and at the menu bar, i choose path, then i drew a nice curve line, then use direct selection tool to modify the curve line into more precise to what I want.



17. I turn on the horizontal type tool. Then move the cursor on the curve line that I drew just now and click on it. Then only can type the wording according to the curve line. Then I apply drop shadow, bevel and emboss effect to the wording.



18. I use the horizontal tool to insert the wordings, on the top left corner, then I apply inner shadow and inner glow effect at the wordings and turn the fill opacity to 0%. Then for the 'Open Day 2009', I apply drop shadow and change the color to dark brown, then turn the fill opacity to 0%. Then the '21st March', I appy drop shadow and the opacity is 60%.



19. I use marquee tool to select the right part of the wallpaper, then alt+space to fill in the foreground color which is white color, then turn the opacity to 20 %.



20. I create layer mask on the layer, then use suitable brush tool to make the cloud effect and also lighten up the side part. Then I make sure the foreground color is in black color.



21. I use the horizontal type tool again to insert wording ;
  • Undergraduate
  • Post graduate
  • Study mode
Then I apply drop shadow, bevel and emboss effect. Lastly I put in the MMU logo.

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