Looking back at your preliminary task (the college magazine task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?                                                                       On the left we can see the front covers to both my preliminary task (top) and my main task (bottom). The main thing that separates the two covers is the amount of research I did for each one. On the preliminary task I did minimal research about other college magazines and target audience. This did not have a positive effect on the finished product. Although it is quite aesthetically pleasing the cover does not adhere to the normal conventions of a college magazine. The research used for the finished product helped me decide on the layout and style the magazine should be. Resulting in a more polished and appropriate magazine that reaches out to my  target audience.

Although I went into the preliminary task with basic Photoshop skills I feel that they have increased over the period of this project. The college magazine showcases little Photoshop skill only using a handful of functions on offer. However on my main task cover I experimented with previously unused tools what helped me create a stylistic main image. An example off this would be the emboss filter used, what allowed me to make the image seem as if it was sketched and painted rather than an actual picture. I also learnt about the full use of the blending options to make sure the image did not stand out too much or blend in too well.