Project 1:
A few techniques I used during this project were how to use the opacity and hue to make a picture appear lighter. Another focus was on layering pictures and backgrounds so it's easier to move one without moving the other. What was challenging was figuring out how to fit the lettering so that it look how I wanted it to and so it didn't look non proportional on all sides.
Project 2:
Some main tools that I learned how to use are the clone stamp and the magic wand. These helped me select the exact part of the butterfly that I wanted to then fill it with the color I desired. The clone stamp helped me create the effect of the butterfly actually flying. Some things I had trouble on were getting the edges of the butterfly right so that they weren't too small or too large.
Project 3:
During this project we learned how to create gradients and using the mask tool. We used the mask tool to put the NORTHWEST on top of the school layer then gave it a gradient with our school's colors. Problems I had were, again, getting the type the size and shape I wanted.
Project 4:
In this project we learned how to use the magnetic lasso tool, went into more depth with the mask tool and how to create a fading effect on pictures. With the mask tool we could paint with black on a white canvas which gave the pictures a softer, rounder look and helped it look like the pictures faded into the sky. Another thing we learned how to do was delete things then replace them with whatever the things around them looked like and make it look real.
