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1. Photoshop & Quark
CONSTRUCTION

2. COVER

3. DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

4. Photoshop
and Quark
Before & After

5. COVER
BEFORE
AFTER

6. Double Page Spread

7. … Removing the background (cover and double page spread)
To contract my final cover outcome I have of course used Photoshop Adobe CS6 as well as Quark
express. I believe I have progressed profoundly through my primary task towards my outcome
including in how to use these programmes as I had never come across them before. For my cover:
Step 1: I have uploaded the image onto Photoshop and duplicated the layer to make sure any
mistakes I may make, I can go back to and correct them.
Step 2: I have used the Quick Selection Tool as well as the Magic Wand which were particularly
helpful in order to remove the background. I found this fairly easy to do however I did have to
perfect the edges/outline with the eraser tool to achieve a somewhat professional outcome. For
further corrections, I have used the Polygonal Lasso tool.
Step 3: Moreover, to smooth the edges, especially of the hair of my model which I found extremely
hard to Photoshop in order to remove the background, I selected the inside of the object(model).
After I have added a layer mask then I went to Filter>Blur>Guaussian blur and by adjusting the
radios of the pixels It allowed me to smooth out the edges. I found this way of perfecting the edges
much easier then using the Eraser Tool by experimenting and searching ways in which I can smooth
out the edges through the internet.
Here is the website I have used to help me with the last step:
http://pscs5.tumblr.com/post/60284570543

8. Quick selection tool, the
Magic Wand Tool and
Polygonal tool to remove
the background.
Filter>Blur>Gaussi
an Blur to smooth
edges (e.g.. Hair)
Right click on the
image and
duplicate layer to
avoid mistakes.

9. Black and White Effect
• I have created a black and white effect on my cover page and the reasoning is further explained in
my evaluation, however here are the steps in which I proceeded:
Step 1: Open photograph in Photoshop and duplicate the layer by ctrl+j or cmd+j and then I pressed
F7 to open the new layer.
Step 2: I have changed the Blending mode of my background copy to ‘’soft light’’ and the increased
the contrast of my imagine which emphasised my models facial features.
Step 3: In order to ad my black and white adjustment to the image, I clicked on add adjustments at
the bottom of my layer panel which then allowed me to click on the black and white effect .
Step 4: I have experimented with adjustments on the settings panel . Including colours, vibrancy,
brightness and contrast to create more drama on the photograph.
Step 5: Furthermore my pressing ctrl+alt+shift+E I have merged all of these layers together to create
one layer.
Step 6: Finally I was done! I have saved the image as a PNG on Photoshop in order to be able to
upload it on QuarkXPress and move on to the construction and layout of my magazine page.

10. Step 1: The polygonal Lasso Tool to
remove the background was used
and although through my
photography I did create a gradient
background I chose to create one
on Photoshop instead which I
believe it created a move of a
professional look..
Step 2: This page was very
simple to construct due to the
quality of the photograph and
lighting. After removing the
background from the
duplicated layer, I used the
Spot Healing Brush/Tool to
remove any blemishes.
Step 3 : Using the Eye Dropper
Tool I and The Brush Tool I
selected the darkest shade of
black within the image and using
the brush while adjusted to a low
level of hardness I went over
some parts of the image such as
the models jacket and hair to
intensify them.

11. Contents Page
BEFORE
AFTER
Picture 1 Picture 2

12. Contents• Firstly I have duplicated the layer of my image however for my contents page, I
have chosen a photograph where the hair of my model has been cut off. Due to
this I had to used to images which I then emerged together. I have used Picture 1
(as labelled in the previous slide) as my main image. Firstly I used the Quick
Selection Tool, The Magic Wand Tool etc. at the same processes of my double
page and cover images which I have briefly analysed in the previous slides.
Moreover, I have photo shopped this mostly by experimenting and adjusting the
brightness and contrast of it in order to achieve an edger appearance also created
by using the sharpening tool. Furthermore with Picture 2, I have cropped the
photo to get a close up of my models face; this allowed me to remove his face
and also the background using the Polygonal Lasso tool which then enabled me
to be left only with this hair. Once I have done this ,I copied the image and
emerged the two layers of the two of my pictures into one therefore it created a
full image of my model for my contents page therefore it no longer appeared
odd.

13. Step 1: Quick
Selection tool to
remove the
background along
with the Polygonal
Tool and the Eraser..
Step 3: Crop The
image in order to used
the Quick selection
tool and the Polygonal
Lasso tool to remove
the background and
the face therefore I'm
left only with his hair.
Step 2:
Brightness and
contrast.
Step 4: Emerge the two layers
together to create on full
image (including the models
hair)

14. CONTENT
S PAGE
FINAL
OUTCOM
E

15. … ( all pages )
• To perfect the complexation of my models I used the Spot Healing
Tool. This helped me to remove any blemishes or any skin
imperfections. This tool was very easy to use however I found that it
did require a lot of patience.
• I have adjusted the brightness, vibrancy, contrast, curves and etc. and
have experimented in all of my pictures with these Photoshop tools in
order to find the right fit for my magazine. This helped me to get a
more of a professional photograph.
• The Eye Dropper Tool was also very helpful for evening out the skin
tone of my models.

16. Gradient Background
• Creating a gradient background was very simple. I can across gradient
backgrounds on YouTube and unfortunately I do not have the link of
the video as I am unable to find it due to the video possibly being
deleted, however here is how I did it in 3 very simple steps:
• Step 1: Right click on your image on your layer panel.
• Step 2: Choose blending options.
• Step 3: Click on Gradient Overlay.
• Step 4: And finally… I adjusted the gradient overlay’s Blending mode,
Opacity, Gradient, Style and Scale to the choice of my desire.

17. • Once I have Photo shopped the images of my models for my pages, I have
opened Quark and firstly I uploaded the gradient background which was
created on Photoshop (Blending Options>Gradient). This created the first
layer of my page. The canvas and size in width and length of the page was
dependant on weather I was constructing my cover and contents or the
double page spread.
• Quark allowed me to chose the font of my choice. In my magazine I have
used two fonts: The Sans Ultra Bold and the normal Gills Sans font
throughout my magazine. To add this text I used the ‘’Text Content Tool.’’
• The Line Tool was used in order to make sure for e.g. on my contents page,
that the text was written in straight line as well as having the same gap in-
between each line.
• The Item Tool was very useful for moving images and text around until
placed according to my desire. It allowed me to experiment and place the
text in images I different places therefore I could construct my magazine
freely as well as recognising the effect that each placement can have on the
overall page.

18. •Please note ,
all of the Photoshop tool
are analysed in more
depth in my evaluation!