Project 4: Layers - Adam Staiger

The link to my project.



1. Which blend modes did you experiment with and then use in your project?

I experimented with Darken, Dissolve, and Hue, but I ended up going with Multiply for my final image to give it the look I wanted.

2. How did you use the stacking order to produce your final results in your most complex composite?

I used them to make sure that they appeared in the order I wanted them to; for example, I wanted the images of Panama City to be on the bottom, with visible assets above it, so I made sure its layer was on the bottom.

3. What layer effects did you use? Which layer styles did you apply to another
layer?

I used drop shadow, outer glow, satin, bevel and emboss color overlay, inner glow and inner shadow for my layer effects. I applied out glow and applied it to two layers.

4. What key elements of layer managements in this module that you plan to use in future projects?
Layer stacking, for sure, since you can control what's on top and what is underneath; and layers in general to manage different aspects of my images. Being able to edit one part of an image, and only that part of the image, without having to worry about the rest of the file is a great tool.

5. What challenges did you experience in the process?
One again, my mouse not being as precise as I wanted it to be, especially for selecting parts of images for my layers; finding images that worked well (or semi-well) with what I wanted to do.

6. What keyboard shortcuts are you using regularly now?
Ctrl+D, Alt+Backspace, and Shft+Ctrl+N.

7. Add link of your completed web page to your blog
See the top of my blog posting!