This is a CD cover I created on Photoshop in my first lesson of Media Studies. This was the first time I had ever used photoshop and by doing this, I learnt the basic tools and techniques, giving me a basic idea of the program.
I started off with 4 individual pictures, all of which you see above. The horn, CD, music sheet image, and music notes and during this tutorial I learnt how to merge them together into one image and mess around with the colour/size/distortion etc of the images.
Changing the colour of the CD
To start with I had to select the CD cover. To do this I used the "Elliptical Marquee Tool" and to create a perfect circle around it I kept hold of the SHIFT KEY. I then dragged that onto the music sheet background. To change the colour of the CD I made sure that the layer was selected then went to "image; adjustments; colour balance" and by doing this I was then able to adjust the colour to my preference. To make the image look more stylish I changed the opacity of the CD which created a slight see through effect.
Rotating the CD
To rotate the CD I made sure that it was highlighted in the layers menu first then I clicked onto "Edit; Transform; Rotate" which allowed me to manage how much I wanted the image to rotate.
Inserting the Horn
The horn was originally on a white background allowing me to use the "magic wand" tool. Once I'd clicked on it I clicked the white background. Then I went on "select; similar" which highlighted the rest of the white background but because I wanted the horn selected instead I had to go on "select; inverse"
Revealing The Music Notes
Originally when we were given the task, the music notes were hidden by a 'eye icon' which was situated on the right layer menu. To reveal the notes, I had to go to the layers and click so the eye is visable.
Changing The Background Effect And Notes Effect
To do this, I just highlighted the notes/music sheet background and went to "Filter and then messed around with the effects."
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