Editing Research Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

Before starting the editing process, I researched potential tutorials and techniques to use on Photoshop, Illustrator and In Design. I already had previous knowledge on Photoshop as I have used it for 3 years whilst studying GCSE photography. I feel that I was able to gain a good knowledge on the other 2 programmes as well as furthering my knowledge on Photoshop. My favourite of the tutorials is the fire tutorial as its one I can use in a variety of fields and forms.

Photoshop:  http://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/dramatic-text-on-fire-effect-in-photoshop--psd-199

Illustrator: http://vectips.com/tutorials/free-watercolor-brushes-and-tutorial/

InDesign: http://layersmagazine.com/constructing-interactive-epubs-in-adobe-indesign.html

Using what I knew at GCSE level, I was comfortably able to use Photoshop to a high standard. I was able to experiment with tutorials and filters to add various styles to my work, that I had not done before and I think I got quicker at using all the basic tools like the; move, magic wand, brush, text, paint bucket, zoom, colour picker, marquee, crop, lasso, eraser and blur tools to make my work look professional.

Unlike Photoshop, Illustrator was a new concept to me. I learned how to use it so I could make more interesting typography styles for my masthead during my experimental stages. Even though I managed to master the basics I had to rely on tutorials to guide my and think I need a lot more practice using it before I am as comfortable with it as I am Photoshop. In the end, I preferred the simpler masthead I designed using Photoshop so did not use my Illustrator version for anything.

Similarly to Illustrator, I was also new to using Adobe InDesign. Like illustrator I spent a lot of time focussing on tutorials to enhance knowledge of how to use the program to make my layouts look professional. I used InDesign mostly for added text to my final products.