Independent+Graphics

=Expectations for Independent **Graphics.** =


 * For each project you need to follow this format which consists of four items**.
 * Your name
 * Website of the project.
 * The project itself saved as a jpg under 1MB.
 * Reflection on what you learned by completing this project and would you recommend to a friend.

Separate your entry by inserting a HORIZONTAL RULE and you may change to a different color of text!

Erk [|OrbInterface] This project was harder than I expected it to be. There were a few things that I had to do that the tutorial did not explain in depth. Luckily, I know my photoshop lingo pretty well and found what I was supposed to do. I created the logo in the center using the type tool combined with the liquify tool. I think it produced a neat effect. This orb is meant to be used in an interface as a button or logo. It's fairly small in size, but makes up for it with a good amount of color difference and detail. I would recommend this project to advanced photoshop users. The lingo needs to be there. The tutorial doesn't tell you //exactly// what to do.

Katie Gruhn Final and last project of my whole life! When I started this project, I was worried I wouldn't be able to create what I wanted. I had a picture in my mind and I went for it, It ended up turning out better than I had imagined. I used the transform, warp,, and skew tool to distort the pictures. I also used different patterns and edited stuff to make it look super sweet! I surprisingly had fun with this!! This semester ended up being more fun than I thought and I learned a lot.

Final Project
 * Reagan Schaal**



This was my final project of the semester. I saw what some of the others were doing for it, and I used their ideas by incorporating our old projects. The projects I used in this were some of my best projects I completed in my opinion. I used the warp free transform tool a lot. I downloaded several smoke brushes to use in this. I had a senior picture of mine that I also used. I found a nice picture of a MacBook Pro as well. My project is pretty simple but I think it looks classy. I tired to make it look similar to the picture we were supposed to recreate. I think this was a nice project to show off our hard work in Independent Computer Graphics. Thank you Ms. Brown for being AMAZING! :D :]

Dustin Hall Final Project This was the final project of the semester. I thought my idea was creative and unique compared to the others in class. We all did something different with this project. One element most of used was incorporating all our old projects. It was difficult to get a base idea on how to approach this project, but once you got going it was pretty fun to finish. Beings we had no directions for this project I think mine came out the best it could.

Erk [|BeeText] This was a pretty quick project. The layer blending options of the text was very easy and had an impressive result. I love the look of the text. The hardest part of this project was getting the gradient (underlying the Bee Screenshot) the way I wanted it. It didn't have much relevance to the project as a whole, but really made the text jump out in the finished product. I think the original text that I chose worked well with the tutorial. I would recommend this project to anyone. It was very easy for me to do, and anyone with a knowledge of photoshop would have no problem with it.

Erk __[|House Icon]__ This project was quite annoying for me. I spent a lot of time lost in my layers and paths. I eventually got everything straightened out, but it //did// get confusing. I enjoy how realistic the image looks. While at the same time, it seems very cartoon-ish. My favorite part about the project was how easily you could set up a gradient overlay to make the shading seem really realistic on the surfaces. I also enjoyed the 3-D, perspective view that you create during this project. I would recommend this project to anyone that can keep track and name layers effectively.

Erk My Own Skillz! This project was a lot of fun for me. I got to create something completely from scratch with no tutorial. I got to use my creativity to its fullest in this project. There's a lot of stuff going on in this picture, but I feel like it still projects what it's supposed to. The assignment was to recreate a photo with myself in it. I think I did this, to an extent, but I may have violated certain rules. I'm proud to call this my "last project." I think I used many skills learned throughout Independent Graphics.

Erk [|Business Card]
 * I blew through this project fairly quickly. It seemed pretty simple and straightforward. The hardest part was making the yellow shape using a freakin' touchpad on my laptop... It took me a while, but I eventually got it right! I did this project while at work, so it was done in about 2 minute intervals. I really like how the project turned out. To me, it looks very professional. I would recommend this project to anyone. With a good mouse, this project would be a snap. **

Reagan Schaal Chalkboard

This tutorial was not too difficult. I used some different filters and noises in Photoshop to build the wood border effect. I had to download some different brushes to make the eraser marks and grunge effect on the edges. I also downloaded the font used for my name. I think this is a good tutorial for others to explore quick effects in Photoshop. I used several layer masks in this tutorial as well. The tutorial was overall very easy to follow. I think this tutorial made a cute little chalkboard :]

Dustin Hall This was a combination of two projects. The first was making the background. It was a pretty cool tutorial that was easy to follow and well put together. The second one was the green object on the background. That tutorial was too easy. So I had to find another tutorial to go with it. Once I completed the both of them I figured combining the two to make one project.

Katie Gruhn http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/designing-tutorials/making-a-print-ready-business-card-using-only-photoshop/ The business card project was pretty simple. It's a great design and looks professional. I recommend this to anyone that needs to make a business card. The directions were easy to fProxy-ConnectionProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 A keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 low and it's fun to make. I liked the different effects you get to use as well.

Grunge Effect
 * Reagan Schaal**



This project did not take a long time to do, but sometimes the tutorial was not very clear. I had to try to figure out how to accomplish some steps on my own because of the unclear tutorial. I did something wrong when it came to the texture covering the eyes. I tried to cover up this mistake by putting brushes on the uncovered black spots. I think I could have done a lot better on thisProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 0project, but I think the effect is pretty cool and could be applied to other photos as well.

Dustin Hall http://adobeperson.com/photoshop-effects-techniques/photoshop-website-template-stock-photo-3d-snooker-ball-in-photoshop I didn't like the way this came out at all. I obviously did something wrong and it didn't turn out right. This is just using the eliptical marquee tool three or four different times. Plus I had to use the burn tool which i really don't like. If somebody else tried this you might be able to get it to work however you have to improvise with the instructions.

Dustin Hall http://www.tutorialized.com/view/tutorial/Energy-blast/56831 This project was a blast. A blast of energy that is. I thought it looked like a cool effect that you create from scratch. It was pretty cool the way that a few different filters and effects can create this entire scene. The background is even just the cloud%2Proxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 ilter. I thoughProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 20it was a fun project others could try.

Shiny Pencil
 * Reagan Schaal**



I really did not like how the end result was for this project. I did something wrong where the purple meets with the tip of the pencil and it does not look right. The bumps on the top were hard to create because the directions were very hard to follow at some points. It was not that hard of a project, but%Proxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 there is a lot of room for mistakes.I think the whole shiny aspect of the project looks great, even if I messed up in some parts. I would not recommend this to a person who does not have a steady hand and gets frustrated easily if they cannot figure out directions. Overall, the outcome looks decent but not perfect.

Erk [|Chocolate] This project did not turn out well for me. I tried using the Wonka logo through the procedure, but it seemed a little sketchy. I would recommend this project to anyone, because it was fairly easy. And when a text tool is used, the result could be much better than this.

Vintage Radio
 * Reagan Schaal**



This project did not take as long as I expected it to be. There were a lot of layers involved, but the steps were pretty straight forward. I think the finished product looks pretty realistic. I used a lot of textures to make it look grungy. I would recommend this project to most people that like to make realistic things in photoshop. I added the wallpaper texture to the background on my own to add something a little extra.

Katie Gruhn http://www.tutorial9.net/photoshop/create-a-simple-autumn-scene-in-photoshop/ This was a fun project to create. Some of the shapes were pre-made, however, I had to use the gradient tool and pen tool mostly. I would recommend this project for anyone. I liked placing the objects and arranging them into a design. If I had to do anything different, I might have changed the colors to make mine more different from the one in the tutorial.

Dustin Hall http://www.surfnlearn.com/diamond_tutorial.html This project looked awesome when I found it. The way that you take a plain gravel pattern and turn it into a sparkling diamond was awesome. There was a couple of things you had to figure out but the outcome was spectacular. This project had a couple of difficult tasks but after that its a fun project to do.

Erk [|Abstract Dust and Spray] This project actually took me much longer than expected. Obviously, I used a project that I have previously done. I threw in a few different effects from the tutorial above. I added some dust and cloud effects. I also changed the background colors to something more exciting. Another reason for changing the background colors was the fact that I had the blending options on the dust on overlay. This allowed the dust to combine colors with the colors behind it. I created several layers of dust and clouds with various colors.

CD Tutorial
 * Reagan Schaal**



This project was pretty easy and did not take too long to do. The gradient was probably the only part that was a little difficult because it was hard to get the right colors. Other than that, it consisted of a noise that was radially blurred to create the texture to the CD. I think it looks pretty realistic and I would recommend this to any person that wants to explore the gradient blending option as well as the noises available in Photoshop. It only took me 1.5 class periods to complete. Woohooooo!

Watercolor Effect
 * Reagan Schaal**



This was a fairly easy project, but sometimes the instructions were not very clear so I had to improvise. It dealt with a layer mask to create the watercolor and picture blend. The watercolors were downloaded from a website. The watercolors were actually just two separate pictures, but I copied and pasted throughout each picture to make it look more choppy and make it look like it all blended well together. Now, my project did not turn out exactly like the tutorial because I think I did something different with a step where I had to invert a layer. I ended up inverting it but just at a different point in the tutorial. This caused my final project to look a lot darker and the water colors look more present than in the tutorial. I like my version to the tutorial in the final outcome. I would recommend this to any person that likes to use a lot of color. Using a multiply blend mode for the water colors made it really pop.

Erk [|StoneTexture] This project actually took a while for me to do. The top part of the picture is the original pattern that I created. I tried to make a "stone path" type of illustration using my stone texture and text. My favorite part of the project is the shading and lighting on the rocks that I created. I would recommend this project to anyone. It was fairly easy, but a difficult part of the project was creating the stones from scratch. Camera From Scratch
 * Reagan Schaal**



I love making things in Photoshop that look realistic, and when I saw this tutorial I knew I wanted to do it. I found it a while back and I didn't really look at the steps in the tutorial because I thought it might be a little tough to accomplish. Little did I know it only consisted of a ton of gradients. When I got started it quickly became time consuming. I ended up with a lot of layers. I think the end result looks very nice, but it was a long process to make everything look even and centered. I used a lot of Guides and Rulers for this project. In the original tutorial, it had me add a wood texture to the left side of the camera. I really didn't like the look of that so I decided to make that area look like a dark silver gradient. The tutorial also had me add text to the front ring of the camera, but I decided to go without it. The toughest part of this project was the flash. It wasn't even that tough, but I had to improvise a little because the tutorial didn't make the directions very clear. I like how gradients made this project look realistic; it was pretty simple once I got going. I would recommend this project to others, however, if you are looking for a quick project, go elsewhere! I think the end result looks pretty realistic :]

Katie Gruhn http://www.tutorial9.net/photoshop/text-effect-quickies-bubble-text/ When I saw this bubbly text I wanted to do it right away. All I needed for this project was a text I downloaded and a picture to make it look as though it is under water. It was simple and fun. I applied effects to the text and just copied and pasted them to make the bubbles. It was fun to position the bubbles and change their size. I recommend this project to anyone.

Erk [|GhostText] This tutorial was very quick. After I completed the tutorial, I took things into my own hands. I added a gradient beneath the image, giving it the rainbow color. I found that the finished product looks really cool. My favorite part about it is the glowy/ghost effect. I would recommend this project to anyone because it was quick and easy. The customization afterwards can turn out great too.

[|Worn Out Ticket]
 * Reagan Schaal**



I really enjoyed this project and it only took a little less than two class periods. I downloaded the textures (a total of 2) and a set of grunge brushes. The tutorial was very easy to follow for the most part, however I had to tweak some parts of the instructions to make it look realistic. I would recommend this to beginners because it involves simple steps in Photoshop. It also incorporates a lot with textures. Before this year, I hadn't had much experience with textures. I use them all the time now and I think it makes certain projects a lot more appealing.

Katie Gruhn http://www.tutorial9.net/photoshop/how-to-design-a-thanksgiving-pumpkin-in-photoshop/ I found this pumpkin tutorial and knew right away I wanted to try it! It was simple to do and the direction were easy to follow. The hardest part was shaping the pumpkin and creating the stem. The warp tool was kind of different to use but I caught on pretty quickly. I recommend this project to anyone! I enjoyed it a lot!


 * Reagan Schaal**



This is my business card that was a required project. I looked at the tutorial that was provided, but I eventually went on my own and created whatever came to mind. The blue and black watercolor marks on the left side were brushes I downloaded earlier. I also downloaded the two fonts that were used. I used a faint texture so it looked a little grungy. For some reason the line above my name looks pushed over to the left, but it is perfectly lined up on the photoshop document. I am pretty satisfied with this business card. Less is more! :D

Dustin Hall http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photoshop-text/text-effects/gold/page-8.php This was a nifty project. You are shown how to make a cool golden text. You can learn a couple of quick tricks to do in photoshop in this project, and how to use multiple layers of the same thing to create a cool effect. The text itself is cool plus you have an add on in the sparkles. Even though i would choose something a little brighter for the sparkles. Overall it was a fun project.

Katie Gruhn http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/icon-design/how-to-create-a-basic-house-icon-in-photoshop/ This project took forever and I basically hated it. The most fun part about this project was changing the colors and placements of the door and windows to make it my own. There was a lot of repetitive things in this project that made it boring. I did learn different things you can do with the pen tool that I hadn't known before this project. I also learned about some effects you can add to shapes to change the way they look. It's a creative project that turns out well in the end but I would not recommend it to anyone looking for something to do quickly.

Create Flower Text
 * Reagan Schaal**



I really liked doing this project. It was very time consuming, however, because I had to place each individual flower to make my name for the text. I started with a typed version of my name and then I covered it with flowers. It took three days and various class periods to complete. I had to find my own stock image of the flowers and grass; it was hard to find large enough images that did not have a stock website's name imprinted on them, such as an iStock photo. One of the harder parts to this project was the black gradient I had to add. It was not explained very well on the tutorial so I had to improvise and create one from previous experience. The flowers on the lower right hand side of the project used a radial gradient that made it look like they were floating down from the sky. I would recommend this project to any person that has time on their hands.

Dustin Hall http://www.myinkblog.com/2008/06/11/create-an-awesome-grass-texture-in-photoshop/ I didn't really like this project. I didn't like the way they had the dirt come through the grass. I felt there could've been a better way to do it. Other than that i liked the way the grass was created. Plus i didn't like the way they had you make the lines so i did those my own way. I wouldn't want any one else to do this project.

Dustin Hall http://sixrevisions.com/tutorials/photoshop-tutorials/create-a-realistic-space-scene-from-scratch-with-photoshop/ This project was a load of fun. You get to create everything from scratch. The only think that you use is a texture that is used for the planets. You create a lens flare, you learn a cool way to make space dust, and you learn how to make the overall image look like a space scene. There were a couple of things I didn't do because i thought it looked better with out it. The directions for it were terrific. He walks you through step by step. = Katie Gruhn= http://www.tutorial9.net/photoshop/3d-pixel-stretch-effects/ This project was enjoyable for me because I was able to change the colors to make it my own. It was pretty easy to do. I learned some cool shading techniques in the process.

Erk [|ColorSwath] This project was a quick one for me to do. The hardest part of the project was warping the swath to make it more than just a diagonal line with a gradient. I like the choices of color, they really blend well. An interesting effect that I added myself, is the liquify that makes the swirling illusion. I would recommend this project to anyone.

'80s Effect**
 * Reagan Schaal



This project did not take me long at all. The only thing that was slightly time consuming was that I had to create two different brushes for the stars. I downloaded the texture that was used in the background, and I downloaded the two separate fonts that were used for "LOVE" and the "NEVER FAILS" a long time ago. The clouds in the background were created by me as well, and that was slightly time consuming in order for it to look good and realistic. The shapes near the bottom of the picture were easy to create because it dealt with a lot of free transform which made it quick to do. I had to improvise because the directions were not very clear at times. As you can see, a lot of gradients were used. I created this project from scratch and I think it looks pretty good :] I think I will try to apply some of the techniques I used in this project for some things for my church. I definitely recommend this project because it was easy, and you end up with a pretty sweet looking poster.

Erk [|iTunesEffect] This project was extremely long. It took me almost a week of class time to complete. I was having some major issues with the pen tool and paths. I finally got them figured out and finished the bad boy off. I think the project looks pretty good, even the pen tool. I'm not sure why I chose the color purple, it seems a little feminine looking at it now. I would not recommend this project to people that don't have a lot of time on their hands. Looks BA though!

Dustin Hall http://www.psdvault.com/photo-effect/transform-a-cloud-photo-into-an-flaming-scene-in-photoshop/ This Project was fun. You get to use a whole bunch of different filters and effects. I think the result was pretty neat. You have to take six different versions of the same image and apply different effects to each one. I thought it wasn't that difficult to do and had a lot of fun with it.

Watercolor Effect**
 * Reagan Schaal



This project was very fun to do. I love the watercolor effect and I think the textures that are incorporated within the photo worked very well. This project was done with a lot of different watercolor brushes that I downloaded. My favorite site to download brushes from is at Brusheezy.com. It has just about everything and they are easy to download and install. I started with the texture background (the brownish gray background) that I downloaded from a stock texture website. I then found a picture that I liked (the girl), and I had to use a layer mask using the watercolor brushes to unveil the picture under the texture background. After doing that, I added some color brushes to the photo. I decided to put my name in the photo. I downloaded the font that I used. I then added a texture to the font to give it a similar feel to the rest of the photo. I would recommend this project to people who like the texture effect. It took me no time at all, just one class period. The directions were easy to follow and I think it created a really cool looking photo.

Katie Gruhn http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tutorials-effects/advanced-glow-effects/ First of all I would like to say this project was made for Eric responding to his question he asked on his earlier project. Even though I already said yes, I thought I would make it official on this website! :) The glow text effect was pretty easy and fast. The directions were simple to follow and I was even able to make some changes to my own liking. I would tell anyone to give this project a go.

Sphere With Image**
 * Reagan Schaal



The tutorial for this project was easy to follow for the most part. The base of the sphere was east to make. The directions for the "glass effect" on the sphere were a little confusing at parts when it was time to merge layers, but I eventually figured it out. The stand had a few burning and dodging effects to make it look realistic. The sphere consisted of a lot of inner glow effects. Overall, I think this project looks pretty realistic and really looks like a glass sphere on a stand. I would recommend this project to others that want to get some practice with shading and the free transform tool.

Dustin Hall http://www.planetphotoshop.com/shooting-star.html = This was a nifty project. You first have to create the shooting star and then put it into a star field. It shows you a couple of quick tricks to do with free transform and outer glows. This project wasn't that hard and I think anybody could do this if they wanted to. I thought it was a fun project to do.

Dustin Hall http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/2873/1/Summer-Night-Wallpaper This was a project do completely from scratch. In which you have to create pretty much everything that you see. The only thing you don't make is the trees the horse and the couple. That's just blacked out clip art. The moon the land the water even the stars you are responsible for making. The instructions weren't that great and you have to improvise a little. Otherwise it was a fun project but a little time consuming.

Katie Gruhn http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/text-effects-tutorials/plastic-jelly-styles/ This was a fun project because I was able to change some things to my own preference. It taught me a lot about how to make text look cool. I also learned cool techniques about how to do different stuff with gradients. I would recommend this project to anyone because it was simple, easy, and understandable. It allows you to add your own style.

Eclipse Effect
 * Reagan Schaal**



I loved doing this project. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. It mainly involved a lot of lighting effects. I made the rainbow colored rays by creating a custom brush, which didn't take long. I did not create the earth by myself, but I created everything else. The lens flare adds a cool effect. I would recommend this project to anyone that wants to have fun with lighting effects :]

3D Illusion
 * Reagan Schaa**l



For this project, it was easy to follow the tutorial. I decided to get my own images to use for the stretched pixel effect instead of using the images that were provided. I changed the color of the background and made it look more girly. I like the texture effect the tutorial used, so I decided to go and find a texture to use also. I had to learn how to use a texture, but it is wayyyyyy easier than I ever thought. Adding shadows and highlighting to the shapes was easy. This project used a lot of the free transform tool and warping shapes, creating a simple yet realistic 3D illusion. I would easily recommend this to anybody. It would be a good tutorial for a beginner to get a hang of the free transform tool. :D

Erk [|Magic Effect] This was a quick project I found on YouTube. It was a tutorial to create a "magical" effect from scratch. It involved the Pen Tool, which I'm not too familiar with. There's a lot of glow effects that really make things pop. Also, a cool brush was used on the small waves. The brush is what formed the white dots that you see. I dedicate this project to Katie Gruhn, for obvious reasons. I would recommend this project to anyone that wants to create a very magical design. It's not necessarily //realistic,// but it definitely looks cool!

Katie Gruhn http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/text-effects-tutorials/how-to-create-an-ice-text-effect-with-photoshop/ I would not recommend this project because it was very time consuming. I was required to download some new brushes to use. I typed my text and used different tree brushes to make it look like ice. The variety of textures made it look cracked. I had to use lots of layer masks. I also had to use gaussian blur a few times. I decided not to add the snow because it would have taken way too much time. I feel it still looks like ice without the snow effect.

Erk [|Fire Text Tutorial] This was a really quick and easy project for me. I was surprised at how realistic the flames looked. It's definitely going to be a good thing to remember for later use.

Dustin Hall http://www.planetphotoshop.com/modern-warfare.html This was a cool text to create. There wasn't a ton of difficulty, and you can pick up a couple of tricks to do in photoshop.

[|Create an Envelope in Photoshop]
 * Reagan Schaal**



This project was fairly easy, and I learned some new pen tool techniques and I also applied previous things I have learned about Photoshop from previous years to this project. I learned new ways to use the free transform tool with text, and I think the envelope looks pretty realistic.

Katie Gruhn http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/souping-up-a-photo/ http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/adding-a-realistic-tattoo-the-easy-way-with-photoshop/ I used two Tutorials on my project to make it unique. They were both easy enough for anyone to accomplish. It helped me refresh my memory on simple things that can be done in photoshop.

Kaitlyn Sigler
[|Abstract] [|Texture] [|Letters] I had originally wanted to make the abstract image itself. It seemed a little dull, so I found a tutorial that had some funky background textures. I didn't make either part identical to the tutorial. The abstract itself is close though I used different color or layer style. I thought it looked better than the plain purple it was originally. I didn't add the letters of the tutorial I used for the texture. I used that tutorial more so for an idea or 'guide' to what I could do or if I got stuck making my own. I used this 3D tutorial for the letters. They were made in illustrator. I don't mind how the W, A, and V turned out, but the E bothers me. Looking more closely at it now, the layer style to it doesn't do well with the E. The side of the E doesn't look well either. Plus, the way it's turned compared to the others makes it look odd. I do like the abstract brush used on the lettering. It gives it a good look rather than looking ordinary. Overall, the project turned out fine. The project itself was quite easy. As long as you're able to follow instructions and think for yourself at the same time, something similar shouldn't be a problem.

Erk [|3D Illusion] This project was from our Project List, given to us at the beginning of the semester. The project was called "3D Illusion." It was a fairly easy project to do. The most difficult part was getting the perspective of the cubes to look realistic. This will be a good project to refer back to

Erk [|Blemish Removal] [|Example] -Before---After- "Not good enough." -Ms. Brown

[|Creating A House in Photoshop]
 * Reagan Schaal**



Before I started on the project, I read through the steps to it and noticed that there were a lot of steps that needed a brief use of the pen tool. At first, I was a little bummed when I read about the pen tool, but after I went through the various steps, I realized the pen tool really isnt that bad if you are using square shapes; it gets a little harder when you are dealing with circles. This project was very fun and easy. It mainly consisted of various gradients, shadows, marquee tools and pen tools. I added the grass myself and the faint gradient in the sky to make it look a little more realistic and to add more artistic details to it. I think it looks fairly realistic even though it still looks like a cartoon. I would easily recommend this project to other intermediate Photoshopperz.

Creating an iPhone in Photoshop**
 * Reagan Schaal



I knew I wanted to create an iPod Touch/ iPhone at some point during this class, so I started looking for tutorials on how to do it. I came across MANY tutorials on how to create them and I basically used one main site for instructions, and I occasionally looked at other sites as a reference. The tutorial I used was fairly easy. It consisted of many gradients and a lot of different layers to make the shininess of the outer edges looks more realistic. The tutorial did not consist of any instructions on how to create the iPhone's button, so I had to create it on my own. It also did not mention to add a "glare" to the screen, so I added one to make it looks more like the actual iPhone ads and the iPhone interface, including a simple shadow at the bottom of the device. I would recommend this project to any other intermediate Photoshoppers as well because it deals with a lot of basic and intermediate Photoshop tools.

Kaitlyn Sigler
[|Light Effect] Originally I was working on a project completely different from this. I got bored of that project because I was just simply following the tutorial. I started looking up more tutorials and came across the one to do different light effects. I took the picture of the castle while I was in Florida in December. I thought it'd be interesting to see how the effect would turn out with the picture. I at first took the color overlay using the spectrum as colors. Everything added to the image was made using custom brushes except for the overlay, the faces, and the picture itself. I tried doing the pin tool for this project. It was going fine until I hit a key not realizing what it was or what it did. It made the pin tool go all funny on me, so I