Evaluation Question 7

Evaluation Question 7

From completing my preliminary task I feel I learnt valuable skills to utilize in the progression onto my full magazine product. Firstly my ability to produce my product on Photoshop increased. This was shown when I used techniques such as: text alignment, blending options (stroke and drop shadow), image manipulations, text box sizing, using Photoshop rulers, colour picking, quick selection tool, feathering edges, changing the opacity and correctly using the layers feature. I would most certainly say that the most effective tool I used in the creation of my products was the blending options. This enabled me to soften edges of images and give things a professional finish, furthermore, Photoshop has a “copy layer style” feature which was convenient if I wanted to have the same blending options on another image or object. Using the contrast and black and white tools for images enabled me to give my own magazine its own style. This is due to my magazine have a black white and red theme/colour scheme. This also enhanced my photographs and additionally gave the picture a broader target audience as stereotypically a black and white image of a male is more appealing to the male heterosexual reader than a full colour image. Another method I used to make my magazine look professional by using Photoshop was keeping continuous fonts and colours throughout the finished products. All of these techniques helped me create my products’ own theme.