Editing Process For Photoshop and Quark

Aaron Vogan

BackgroundTo create my

background, i used the gradient tool

After i chose the gradient tool, I

double clicked the gradient bar at the top of the page. I then added and

changed the colours of the points until l was happy with the

colour

Text EffectsTo create a text effect, i click double click on the

layer of text that i want to add the effect to After i double click on

the layer that i want, this menu will appear. I clicked on outer glow

and changed the colour of the glow to

white. I also increased the spread and size of

the glow

Cutting Images

To cut out images, a select the pen tool. After i select the pen tool, i start to go around the outside of my image with it. After i have gone around the desired part of the image, I right click on it and click “make selection”. This highlights the selected are. Before i hit delete, i will need to inverse the selection by clicking on “select” at the to of the page

and then scrolling down to inverse

This is the cut image

Creating the CD CoverTo create my CD cover, I created a new file of an appropriate size. I then added a gradient to the cover by using a similar technique to the cover

background

For the logo, i used the custom shape tool by right clicking on the “rectangle tool” and select “custom shape”. I then picked the

“nuclear “icon and added it to the cover. I then added the

text and “warped “ it by right clicking on the start in the

centre of images and clicking warp

Adding Text

I used the text tool in both Quark and Photoshop to add text to my

product. I did this by using the text box tool. After i had selected the text box tool, i drawn out the

area that I wanted text to go. I then added the text that i

wanted

Adding Text Effects in QuarkTo add a text effect in

Quark, i selected the text that i wanted to add an

effect to and right clicked on it. I then clicked on

modify

After i clicked on modify, this menu appears. I then clicked on the drop shadow tab and added a grey drop shadow to

my text

Adding Frames On Quark

To add a frame around an image in Quark, i

right clicked on an image. I then clicked

don modify.

After i clicked modify, a menu appeared. I clicked on the frame tab and added the frame of my

choice.

Adding Images in Quark

To add an image on Quark, i used the image tool. After ihad selected it, i drawn out

the area that i wanted an image to go. I then right

clicked on the image box and clicked import. This let me

select the image that i wanted from the computers hardrive. I could then adjust

the size of the image

Making Backgrounds on QuarkTo make my background on Quark, I used the draw box tool (on the right)

to draw a rectangle the size of my document. I then changed the

colour to black using the menu in the bottom right corner

Adding Images in Photoshop

I added image sin Photoshop by clicking on “file”>”place”. By doing this i was able to

select the image that i wanted from the hardirve on the

computer