Visual Design Journal by Dayanna Arias

What I did in this lab was that I wrote my name 6 times and then used different blending options and different layer styles to make them all seem unique. I used different options such as inner glow, inner shadow, outer glow, satin, ect. This could be usedfull for  a web designer because it would help when you're trying to make a presentation for example, you need to catch the attention of everyone so you have to make the writing seem interesting and colorful and different so nobody gets bored with seeing the same black times new roman font.

What I did in this lab was that I first used the quick select tool to select the turkey only. I then created a mask of the turkey in a copy of the original layer. I then used the blur tool to blur the background only so I right clicked the mask of the turkey and then i clicked on select inverse so it would make it easier for me to blur the background. I then used the text tool to write happy thanksgiving and changed the color of the font to red. These skills would be useful because it would help when you want people to focus on one thing only so you could blur the background and make the picture pop.

What I did in this lab was that i choose two different pictures, one of me and another one that I had of when I did a project that I had to take pictures for the first marking period. I then made sure to rasterize the first layer which was a picture of me and then add the filter called "Liquify".One of the tools that I used was the reconstruction tool that is like a history brush because you can use it to repair something if you made a mistake. For the rest of the layers, i just choose different filters from the filter gallery that would still make it recognisable to see what is going on in the picture. The way we could use these tools is that when we have a boring picture, we could use the filters we discovered to make it pop out and call people's attention.

What I did in this lab was that I used the brush tool to paint my owl. I did this by using the selection tool to only select certain parts of the picture. I did this so it would be easier for me to paint so I don't paint out of the lines. I first picked what I wanted to paint and then used the quick selection tool to only select that certain part. I then adjusted the brush size and the hardness to light so I could color properly. I then then set the hardness a little more up so I could trace over the lines of so it could look more realistic. These skills are important to know because sometimes when you have to create your own logo for your company, you need to do it good and properly so it would look good and professional.