Project - Achievement: Class of 2014

Here's my photo collage clipping mask thing for the project achievement. It wasn't too difficult. First, I got a bunch of pictures and then turned them into Polaroids. It was A LOT EASIER to make all of the photos into Polaroids when I used the action that I downloaded. I like getting to just push a button and have Photoshop make the Polaroid effect for me instead of having to do each step individually on every picture. Anyway, after that, it was pretty simple. I created an 8 1/2" x 11" landscape document in Photoshop with a 300 ppi resolution, and then I had to change the resolution to 300 ppi on all of the photos so they wouldn't look blurry when I put them on the document. Then, I just copied all the photos into the document, made them all the same size and smaller, and arranged them on the page. Next, I added "Class of 2014" and "2010-2011" in a font that I liked that was also thick enough that you'd be able to see the photos. Then, I clipped the photo on the text, added a drop shadow and a bevel, and then added the word "YEAR" on the hyphen between "2010" and "2011." Anyway, that's about it. Hope you enjoy!

Illustration Clipping Mask

Here's the source image I used for the illustration clipping mask... just a simple mountain scene. It took me awhile to find this picture... it's amazing how many pictures of mountains are blocked (although I don't know why!).

 And here's the final image I have after I did the illustration clipping mask. I used a custom shape of a bird to make this. Once again, it was pretty quick and easy and there's not much to explain. I just followed the steps from the tutorial and then at the end I cropped it to get just the part I wanted and then I added a green background. Finally, I added the drop shadow. Hope you enjoy!

Text Clipping Mask

Here's the source image I used for the text clipping mask. Not much to explain; it's pretty simple... and it's making me hungry! :P

And here's the final image after I did the text clipping mask. It was really easy. I just followed the steps and then added the drop shadow and stroke on the text. Finally, I added the dark red, "cherry" color in the background to contrast the brown chocolate and make it stand out more and make it easier to read. This was pretty simple. Anyway, hope you enjoy!