1 Flashcards
Enhance focus and composition
Cropping is the easy way to completely transform a
photo.
Cropping
It can remove
unwanted or distracting areas, improve the
composition, or help emphasize a
focal point.
Cropping
If you will do a significant cropping, make
sure that your image is
large because the more you crop, the more you reduce
your image quality and
resolution
(Kliever n.d.)
Enhance background images
If you want to highlight images as featured elements in your design but there is a destructive background, you can apply some blurring to create a smooth,
uncluttered background.
Blurring
Adjustments such as Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation, etc. can be done using the PicsArt
Image Adjustments
The brightness is used to increase the light (brightness) of the image.
Brightness
The contrast is used to differentiate the two colours to make either more visible or
distinguishable.
Contrast
The clarity is used to highlight the image by softening and darkening certain areas of the image.
Clarity
The saturation is used to saturate or make the colours stronger
Saturation
The highlight option is used to lighten up the lighter areas.
Highlights
The hue is used to adjust the colour (hue) of the image.
Hue
The shadow option is used to increase or decrease the amount of shadow in the image.
Shadows
option is used to adjust the tone of the image.
The temp (temperature)
Enhance your layout with grids
A clean and organized layout, as shown in the image below, is an asset to any design project. If you’re not sure where to start, aligning all your design elements to a grid is always a safe bet.
Arrangement
Frames: Enhance image shape and style
Like actual picture frames, you hang on a wall, framing images in design is traditionally used to draw attention to the image. Frames can be simple or decorative, a single line or an illustrated design, colored or not, depending on the style and mood of your project (Kliever n.d.) as shown below.
Enhance images with typography on top
Images and text are two foundations of graphic design Combine them, and they’re a powerhouse of visual communication.
Text
The transform tool can be used to Rotate, Increase/Decrease the size of the layer, as well as reposition the layer.
Transform
The copy option can be used to duplicate the current layer.
Copy
The merge option allows you to merge two layers to form one single layer.
Merge
Clear: The clear option can be used to erase all the changes made to the layer.
Clear
The screen option makes the layer transparent.
Screen
The xor mode erases the pixels on the bottom layer by the highlights made on the top layer.
Xor
The add option blends the two layers by brightening the lighter pixels.
Add
The overlay option maintains the highlights on both layers and blends them altogether
Overlay
The empty layer option allows you to create a new blank layer.
Empty Layer
The photo layer option allows you to create a layer by importing an image from your gallery.
Photo layer
