Editing software

This is something I worked on too get familiar with the software I will be using to create my albums digipak. I wanted to play around and learn some new techniques such as the layering techniques and creating vector masks. I really like the look of creating vector masks from parts of images, layering the vector masks and fading them out. I created vector masks from an image of my cousin painted as a skeleton, I also made vector masks from pictures of a clock, my painting of a rose and some flowers I had. For the background image I went to the coast road in Severn Beach/ Piling at night, I had the camera set on to a firework setting, this means that the shutter speed is slowed down, meaning the camera will capture movement as more is being absorbed. The movement in the picture is lights from cars and lorries. Because the lens is open for a longer time and all movement is being captured this leads to the light creating a line that drags across the whole image. I really like the look of the light being dragged across the page and like how I have edited the lights a purple colour that goes with the colours of the flowers. I really enjoyed using these techniques and think i will try some of them on my actual cover and digipak.