kelvens mock up

(My Hex Codes:
#000000
#DB0600
#FFFFFF
#262626)

so on my mock up the 5 tools i used were the dodge and burn which i used on the nav bar tapes. i used it to give them a distressed look(or at least thats what i see.) I used blend modes on a couple of layers, such as the soft light on the grunge layer. i used the luminosity on the hands holding the main content area.as far as filters i used the sharpen filter on the tapes to make them more crisp then they were to begin with. On the hands i also used the magic wand to help cut them out from there picture.there is a gradient used on the picture of me which blends from full color to invisible.(really liked that effect).

on this project i did a bit with the masks on making the tapes. i watched a couple of tutorials which were great at helping me bring it all together.i overall am a pen tool advocate for getting precise cutouts but i do like the extract for the hair pics.i had no idea what i wanted to do with this project to start. i knew i needed a page for myself so this fit the bill pretty good and whats better than learning while applying your skills? Im going to end up making this a template and setting up a site where music will be posted along with videos. The gradient tool is a very fun thing when you start playing around with it. when i found out about blending from solid to transparent i was happy about it. I also used it on my logo at top. Yea overall i see why the masks are so powerful and useful. I really didnt use them before but i will be alot more now.