Final Project; Social Media Issues

Social media today has brought a different meaning to life. When it used to be just a hobby, now has become a way of life. My design is an art form of which I believe social media is portrait today. Social media has not only played a big part in most people’s life, but it has also taken control of some people’s future. To the conclusion, this design is actually a story of today’s life where by wherever people go or whatever people do, it will eventually be told on some social media network . Social media is the current today, the next tomorrow and the vision of today’s generation of life.

Process of the Design :

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This project was first made from a sketch on a piece of paper. After being approved by my lecturer, the design was then scanned into the computer device with black and white color, at a 300 resolution pixel and the size of the design scanned was A4 ( 210x297mm). 

After the design was scanned, the picture was opened using Photoshop CS6. When the photo was opened, small minor details were touched up or erased for a better picture of the design. Once the small details were added or erased, the background and Layer 1 was converted into one smart object as a locked Background layer. 

Once the layers were converted together, another layer was added as Layer 1. The function of Layer 1 was to create a color background. The color chosen was Light Cyan and it was blended in with the opacity of 58%. 

After the background was colored, the coloring of the design began. For the purpose of coloring the designs, Layer 1 was made invisible before finishing the design work for easy coloring of the detailed designs. 

Another layer ( Layer 2 ) was then added in for the purpose of coloring big spaced designs. There were a few colors used for different designs but the brush used was Hard Round brush, with 100% hardness and the size at 54. From time to time, due to the small edges of the design, changes of the size of the brush was made from 54 to 25. 

Once done with Layer 2, an additional layer was added ( Layer 3 ). This layer was added to color the decorative designs for more tone. Layer 3 functions as a contrast to the whole design to make it more attractive. 

Last but not least, the last layer ( Layer 4 ) was added. Layer 4 was made to color the logo of all the social media signs. With the social media signs properly portrait in the design, the message was then ready to be posted.