Signature Sheet

To start, I created a rectangle and filled it with a pattern that looks like yellow lined paper. I added a plain white rectangle behind the yellow paper to add interest. Additionally, I added a pattern to the background of the document. Using the Brush Tool, I added words and doodles to the sheet to personalize it. I took an image of a pencil, selected the pencil using the Quick Selection Tool, and used the Move Tool to drag it on the signature sheet document. I used the curl effect on a small purple rectangle. Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool, I selected an area in the bottom right corner of the purple rectangle. I drew a black to white gradient in this selection using the Gradient Tool. I deselected the image, went to Edit>Transform>Warp and drug the selected corner towards the center of the picture. Lastly, I added a drop shadow. This rectangle is supposed to be a post-it note. The hardest part of this project was getting the pattern in the yellow paper to look correct. The easiest part was adding the words with the Brush Tool. I really like the way my signature sheet turned out.

Clipping Mask

Polaroid

http://www.myinkblog.com/create-a-vintage-polaroid-effect/
To create this image, I used Photoshop. I first started with the background. I set a gradient to be the necessary colors for the background (browns). I also made it radial. I changed the texture of the background and added two textured photographs to contribute even more to it. I next used the rectangle marquee tool to create the white border around the picture, and I added a clouded effect to it. I also added noise, crosshatch, changed the hue/saturation, and a drop shadow. I added my cross country picture by using the marquee tool, free transform tool, and a couple combinations of buttons. I then changed the opacity of the picture, the distance, and the noise. A stroke with a pattern was also added. This pattern was used on the white border, too. I changed the hue/saturation. Next, I linked three layers and used the free transform tool to tilt the image. I copied the three Polaroid layers and did a layer merge. Then, I tilted the new copy of the image and changed its levels. I repeated these steps to create one more tilted copy. I think the hardest part was getting the layer to merge correctly and creating the tilted copies. The easiest part for me was setting up the background.

Tape

To begin, I opened a new document and created a new layer. Using the box-selection tool, I selected an area the size I wanted the tape to be. I filled the selected area with a brown-orange color. Using a grunge brush, I added a lighter color to the area. I repeated this step two more times to add a variety of colors and give the tape texture. I used the eraser tool to go over the tape very lightly. I used many different brushes to shape the ends of the tape. I selected, copied, and pasted the tape into a new layer. Next, I used the burn tool to go over areas of the tape. This helped to vary their appearance. I opened my image and brought it into my tape document. I brought the picture layer below the tape layers. I put the tape into position and used the transform tool. I changed some blending options, added a drop shadow to the photo, and adjusted the opacity of the tape. I stuggled with the tape some, because there was some unneccessary white around them. The easiest part was adding a drop shadow and changing the blending options.

Curl

I started by opening the photo in Photoshop. I chose this picture because it has a a lot unfocused areas that would be perfect to curve. First, I unlocked the background layer by double-clicking on the padlock icon beside the photo thumbnail. Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool, I selected an area in the bottom right corner. I drew a black to white gradient in this selection using the Gradient Tool. I deselected the image, went to Edit>Transform>Warp and drug the selected corner towards the center of the picture. Lastly, I added a drop shadow. The hardest part of the tutorial was warping the photo, because I needed to curve it without messing up other areas of the photograph. The easiest part was adding the drop shadow.

Ad

To begin, I took an image with curvy lines and lot of color and added it to my background at an angle. I chose a really fun, bright picture, because I thought that it was appropriate for teenage and young adult women. Next, I added a purple rectangle, using the text tool, behind the bright image to fill in the white area. I chose purple to match the purple, pink, and yellow in the bright image. I used the type tool to type "Spirit" and "Perfume." I chose a fun and free typeface for the word "Spirit", because I thought it needed to be interesting. I went with a more normal typeface for "Perfume" to put more emphasis on "Spirit" since it is the brand name. I added a gray and a pink rectangle behind the words to make them more visible on my bright image. I also used the Rectangle Tool to add a pink rectangle in the middle of my ad. I used the "focus" image of myself. I chose this because I thought it turned out nice and I liked the focus effect. I added a perfume bottle to the top of the ad. I felt it was important to show the product. Then, I added the saying "Live life, show your spirit" to the bottom of the ad. I think my ad turned out well. The hardest part was trying to figure out the best way to emphasis the type. The easiest part was adding the pictures. I think I fit the audience well because it is colorful and fun. I think these things also go well with a perfume called "Spirit."

Sepia Tone

http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshop/ht/apssepia.htm

To start, I opened up the lower image pictured in Photoshop. Then I went to Image Adjust>Desaturate. Next, to Image>Adjust>Variations. I moved the Fine/Course slider down one notch less than the middle. I clicked on More Yellow and More Red each once and clicked OK. This tutorial was easy and quick to complete.