FINAL OUTCOME

The pictures below are my final outcome:

*As you can see, I have uploaded two pictures with the same designs but the overall color of the pictures is different. It is the effect and surprise that I had found during the progress. Throughout the process that I provided, you can find the reason and way that can make such effect.

# Please browsing my blog by following the sequence that list under “Blog Archive”. I had used the Adobe Photoshop CS5 version to create the E-wallpaper.

Thank you very much! Hope you can enjoy it and wish you have a nice day.  

Process 4 –start set up an e-wallpaper

• Insert “MMU E-bee” pictures,

          Step 1:

        

After open the picture of MMU E-bee, in the “Tools” panel, choose “Rectangular Marquee Tool” > select the whole picture of the MMU E-bee > press “Ctrl + C” to copy the picture

          Step 2 &Step 3: 

Open the FOM Open Day E-wallpaper file, press “Ctrl + V” to paste the picture of MMU E-bee as a new layer into the E-wallpaper file

Choose “Edit” > select “Free Transform” to resize the new layer that I pasted > I move the new layer to the area that I want to put > I double click the new layer to deselect

• Insert “MMU Logo”

            Step 1: 

After open the picture of MMU Logo, in the “Tools” panel, chooses “Rectangular Marquee Tool” > select the whole picture of the MMU E-bee > go to “Edit” > click “Copy Merged” to copy entirely adjusted layer

            Step 2 & Repeat Step 3:

Open the FOM Open Day E-wallpaper file, press “Ctrl + V” to paste the MMU Logo as a new layer into the E-wallpaper file

            Insert “WORD”

            Step 1 & Step 2: 

In the “Tools” panel, select “Horizontal Type tool” > draw a text book on the E-wallpaper > Type “FOM OPEN DAY”

Select “Toggle the Character and Paragraph” panels > from there, I change the format of the word that I typed > click “Create Warped Text” > from there, I changed the style of the word format.

            Step 3 & Step 4:

 Choose “Edit” > select “Free Transform” to resize the Text box > I move the text box to the area that I want to put > I double click the new layer to deselect.

Double click the layer of “FOM OPEN DAY” > select “Drop Shadow”, “Bevel and Emboss-Texture” and “Gradient Overlay” to change the format of the word

            # Repeat the all the steps for the word creation for “21^st MARCH 2012”, TIME &   VENUE”, “HI”

            

            Insert “FOM Building & Business man”

            # I repeat the first 3 steps as the steps of insert MMU Logo

            Insert the picture of “Business Team”

            # I repeat the first 3 steps as the steps on moving MMU E-bee

            Step 4:

           In the “Layer” panel, adjust the “Opacity” and “Fill” to make the picture has blending effect

Ø  Decrease the “Opacity” option to 80%

Ø  Decrease the “Fill” option to 88%

Insert the picture of “Key to success”

 # I repeat the first 3 steps as the steps on moving MMU E-bee

Insert “Custom Shape”

Step 1 & Step 2:

In the “Tools” panel, select “Custom Shape Tool” > click “Shape” > Click “All” > Click “OK” when there is a prompt out option box

I choose the shape I want, for example: footprints and handprints > I draw on the empty space of my E-wallpaper

Step 3:

Select the footprints / handprints’ layer that I want to color > I double click the layer that I want, and then choose the color from the option box that prompts out.

# Once I put the custom shape, I can make the MMU Logo look like has two hands and say “HELLO, WELCOME”

# If unpick the “Color Balance 2”, you can find that my E-wallpaper can change to other color. Please try it, and thus I will post and summit 2 types version.

Process 3 – combine the picture

The pictures that I want to combine are the picture of FOM Building and the business man. I will move the every types of business man into the FOM Building’s picture. 

Below are the way I gone through:

 *As you can see, there are 5 types of business man, I will start from the 1^st row and from the left to right.

            Step 1: 

               After open the picture of business man, in the “Tools” panel, chooses “Quick  Selection Tool” > select the 1^st type of business man > press “Ctrl + C” to copy the area that I select

Step 2 & Step 3: 

Open the FOM Building’s picture, press “Ctrl + V” to paste the area as a new layer into the FOM Building’s picture

           

Choose “Edit” > select “Free Transform” to resize the new layer that I place > I move the new layer to the area that I want to put > I double click the new layer to deselect

*I repeat these 3 steps until I have done with all of the movement between pictures

Process 2: modify the picture that I want to use

For the 1^st picture – MMU e-bee,

          Step 1: 

            Choose “File” > select “Open” > Choose the picture of MMU E-bee > click “Open”

*As you can see that, the picture of MMU e-bee is in jpg format, so I need to change it to psd file.

Step 2: 

           

           Step 2: Choose “File” > select “Save As” > under the format column, choose “Photoshop (*PSD,*PDD) > I Put the file name that i want, for example like MMU e-bee > click “Save”

# For this picture, I will not do any adjustment first; I will continue the usage of this picture at the next process

For the 2^nd picture – MMU logo,

            # Repeat the Step 1 & Step 2

           As you can see, this picture had too many blank places, therefore I will crop it

           Step 3:

           In the “Tools” panel, choose “Crop Tool” > I highlight the area of picture that i need to use > I double click the picture, the crop is done

#  I keep crop it until there is not much blank place around it

As you can see, the upper left part of the picture had a small size of dark color places, so I decide to eliminate it

Step 4: 

In the “Tools” panel, choose “Clone Stamp Tool” > press “Alt” and clone the white area of the picture > Stamp it on the upper left part black area of the picture

# During the process, I zoom in the picture so that I can see more clearly and I keep changing the size of the brush so that I can eliminate all the black area clearly

For the 3^rd picture – FOM Building

# Repeat the Step 1 & Step 2

As you can see, the color of the picture is darker, so I will make some adjustment to make it brighter.

Step 3:

In the Adjustments Panel, choose “Brightness/Contrast” >

Ø  under the “Brightness” option,

      - increase the option to 48

Ø  under the “Contrast” option,

- decrease the option to -26

Step 4: 

In the Adjustments Panel, choose “Exposure” >

Ø  under the “Exposure” option,

- increase the option to +0.24

Ø  under the “Gamma Correction” option,

- increase the option to 1.10

Ø  no changes for the “Offset” option

In the picture, there are two people standing at there, I decide to eliminate them

Step 5:

In the “Tools” panel, choose “Clone Stamp Tool” > press “Alt” and clone the ground area of the picture > Stamp it on the two people of the picture

# During the process, I zoom in the picture so that I can see more clearly and I keep changing the size of the brush so that I can eliminate all the black area clearly

For the 4^th, 5^th & 6^th picture – business man, key to success, business team

# Repeat the Step 1 & Step 2

# For these pictures, I will not do any adjustment first; I will continue the usage of this picture at the next process

Process 1: create a new file and a colorful background


*i save the file every time once I have done the adjustment

Step 1: Open a new psd file

Choose “File > New > Under Name column-type the name of file, for example like “FOM Open Day E-wallpaper” > Under the “Preset” column – choose “International Paper” > Under the “Size” column – choose “A4” > click “OK”

Step 2: Unlock the “Background” Layer

In the Layers Panel, select the “Background” Layer > Double click the “Background” Layer to unlock the layer, then it will prompt out a “New Layer” option box > Under Name column - type the name of layer, for example like “Background” > Click “OK”

Step 3: Change the “Background” Layer Style

In the Layers Panel, select the “Background” Layer > Double click the “Background” Layer, a “Layer Style” option box will prompt out > Click the “Gradient Overlay” > Click “OK”

*As you can see, the “Background layer” has change to a “White-Black” Gradient Overlay style.

Step 4: Change the “Gradient Overlay” style

In the Layers Panel, under the “Background” Layer has shown a effects of “Gradient Overlay”, double click the “Gradient Overlay”, then it will prompt out a “Layer Style” option box which show the option of “Gradient Overlay” > Click the “Gradient” column, a option box of “Gradient Editor” will prompt out > Under the “Presets” , choose the last figure which name is “Neutral Density” > click “OK” > Click “OK” again when it return to the “Layer Style” option box.

*As you can see, the “Background layer” style has changed to a more light grey form.

Step 5: Change the “Gradient Overlay” style’s colors

In the Adjustments Panel, choose “Color Balance” >

• under the “Midtones” option,
• increase the color option of “Cyan-Red” to +68
• decrease the color option of “Magenta-Green” to -1
• increases the color option of “Yellow-Blue” to +66

• under the “Shadows” option,
• decrease the color option of “Cyan-Red” to -19
• increase the color option of “Magenta-Green” to +48
• decrease the color option of “Yellow-Blue” to -48

• under the “Highlights” option,
•  increase the color option of “Cyan-Red” to +59
• decrease the color option of “Magenta-Green” to -6
• decrease the color option of “Yellow-Blue” to -20

  * Always make sure “Preserve Luminosity” is ticked

Click the “Layers” Panel to return to the layer view. As you can see, the “Gradient Overlay” style’s colors have change to a more colorful color.

Assignment 1 - E-wallpaper

Final Outcome

            For this e-wallpaper assignment, I have prompt out an idea of colorful design. This colorful design idea not only for the creation of a colorful e-wallpaper, it also include a meaning like “You will have a colorful university life in MMU”. Therefore, in the process of making e-wallpaper, I will try my best to do a colorful e-wallpaper by using Adobe Photoshop in order to fulfill my target idea and meaning. 

Th

e picture below is my final outcome of FOM E-wallpaper: