Alyssa Masterhouse's Blog

Photoshop can be a really fun tool to mess around with. There are so many cool things to do such as simply editing your photos to look better, or you can do things like edit people into your photos. I decided to do the latter, and edit a celebrity into one of my photos! Original  The original photo is of my friend Hannah and I from our high school graduation. I decided it would be pretty cool to try to edit Kylie Jenner into my photo to look like I graduated with her instead.    The Process   In order to get Kylie in the original image I had to do several things.  First, I took this photo from google, copied it, then pasted it into my original graduation photo in photoshop. It was nearly impossible to find a photo with Kylie with her face at the same angle as my friend so I had to flip the image. I also turned this photo into a smart photo and then edited it in a new tab, which then allowed all the changes in the smart photo to be saved o...

Using InDesign to create color swatches is an easy and helpful tool. Choosing a palette that works well together and also creates contrast is important in creating an aesthetically pleasing array of colors. This can help when creating things such as brochures, when you want to have an interesting color scheme.  Colors on a Rainy Day  For my subject, I chose the sleeve of an umbrella that I had in my room. I thought this would be a good subject since it contains many bright and unique colors.    Swatches  Although there are quite a few different colors, I decided to focus on the pink, blue, and yellow tones in this umbrella sleeve. I used the eyedropper tool to select the colors directly from the photograph, and then I changed the tints to have 100%, 75%, and 50% of each hue.    Name Plates  For the name plates, I created three rectangles and filled them with three different hues. I made sure to use text that would create co...

Brochures  Brochures are a fantastic and easy way for companies to spread information to the public. The most common place to find brochures is typically in a hotel lobby, where the brochures provide information on nearby attractions. Brochures must be visually appealing so that people are interested in reading them, and they must also contain a brief, yet informative body.  Brochure Example The brochure I found for this assignment was in Smith Library, which provides information about the library here at High Point.  Front  Back    Tri-Fold   Fonts  When creating a brochure, there are a few things you need to keep in mind in order to produce a successful outcome. One thing to pay attention to is the fonts you are using. You want to use two fonts at most- one that is more "fancy" that you use as a header or subheader, and one that is "normal" for the body. A fancy font draws the reader's attention, there...