iPod Skin

Audacity

Bring Music in , "Import Audio"
Project > New Label Tracks

Tools
Time Shift, move along timeline
"I" beam tool, selecting
Envolpe tool , squish/lengthen segments
Draw tool, fine waveform editing
Multitool, All-in-1

Drop Shadow/ Reflection

Make an "iPod" folder
Duplicate it twice
Call one "Shadow" and the other "Reflection"
Flatten the Shadow and Reflection Layers
REFLECTION
Crtl + T , flip vertically
Mask reflection (Dark to soft)
SHADOW
Crtl + Click Thumbnail of layer
Fill with black
Shrink, then gaussian blur

Photoshop Brushes

http://www.brusheezy.com/

Layout

The Tools of Composition

1.Hierarchy - Organizing things by importance.
2.Focal Point - The strongest, most compelling element in the design
3.Eye Path - Guiding viewer's eye through the design
4.Proportion - Size of element in relation to one another
5.Visual Weight - Lightness or Darkness of a colour
6.Type as a visual element (Text)
7.Alignment(Grid) - A sense of visual order and rhythm

Tools are used to "Design With Intention"
Tools used to guide the viewer's eye

Car Photoshop

Photoshop Masks

1.Copy Picture On To Second Picture By Dragging Layer On
2.Transform Picture (Ctrl+T) To Resize Picture.Zoom Out If Transformation Handles Aren't Visable. (Shift+Transform) To Make A Square. When Finished Transforming, Press Enter.
3.Click Mask On The Layers Palette
4.Paint With Black To Remove, Left Bracket To Make Brush Smaller, Right = Bigger
5. Hard Brush For Hard Objects
6.Soft Brush For Blending With Low Opacity