My e-wallpaper~~

Well, here comes the compilation of Adobe Photoshop...I have to come out with an e-wallpaper for MMU FOM Open Day on 21st March 2012...I started with the 5 images that i have chosen...

I don't like the road so I use the Clone Stamp tool to turn it into grass...

Then i go to Layer>Styles to do some custom edits...

After that, I use the Adjustment tool to increase the contrast...

After that, I add another effect called Fresco...

Next, I move the graduate image to the FOM building...

It seems that the graduate image is not so obvious...so, I added some effects through the Styles menu again...

Now, its time to move on to the other images...I duplicated the degree image and rotate it...

Next, I want to make the images look more appealing and attractive so, once again I move on to the Styles menu...Then, I add the effects including Stroke...You can see what effects are done at the bottom right corner under the layers...

After that, I added text using the Horizontal Type Tool and I even added arrows and shapes using the Elipse tool and Line tool...

I also added a Star shape behind the text to make it more attractive...

Lastly, i use the gradient tool to light up the background...

That is my final result for e-wallpaper! Actually, there are many more effects that you can explore but as I am a beginner, I am satisfied with this.. Thank you! :)

Retouching and Enhancing Digital Photographs

Now we have come to the retouching part!! Woohoo! Wait! Do you even know what is retouching? Touch the picture again?? Haha.. It's basically making the photo look better with effects and remove or add whatever you want or don't want..

For now, I will show you some of the basic skills of retouching...I select the FOM building picture for this...

I don't like the roads to be seen and I prefer the land would be all grass...So, now I will use a clone stamp tool to make it work! 

After clicking the clone stamp tool, now hold Alt and use left click on your mouse to drag it along the grass area..Then release the Alt button and just using left click, drag it at the road..It will end up like this...

Oh ya! You can actually adjust your brush size for the difficult parts...Here, I'll show you..

Ok, now we'll move on to the basic effects in Adobe Photoshop...Here I'll be using the sponge tool...

I used the sponge tool on the grass in which certain part I make it more saturated and certain part its desaturated..

Next, I use the Auto Tone function at the Image menu...

Next, I also tried using Shadows/Highlights...

It end up like this...

Now, I want to insert the Graduate photo into this image of the FOM building...I want to retouch it too...xD

I use the Hue/Saturation and Shadow/Highlights skill again here....I'm still new and so I don't know much about the other effects yet...But I will explore it and share it here again next time!

Lastly, you can try adjusting the colours, brightness and so on...for example, you can use the level function and customize your own adjustments...

That's roughly all the basics for retouching and enhancing digital photographs...See you all next time!