1. Discuss your experience using rulers and guides.
I thought them useful, and I will use them in the future, mostly when I design a web page to line up elements.
2. What was your favorite filter combination? How did filters contribute to your results? Did they improve or distract from the result you desired?
I don’t have a favorite, although I did like the poster edges filter – it made the image look like it was from a comic book.
3. Describe your experience using Smart Objects and the editing process.
I like using this process rather then placing a destructive filter on a layer that might be adjusted later. For instance, my last composite was over 4000 px wide and I did not pay attention to that when I placed my filters on it. When I reduced the canvas size I also needed to adjust the filters, otherwise it mangled my image.
4. In your second composite, please describe your favorite features you used to create this advanced composite. How did you challenge yourself in creating your results?
The features I love are all the shortcuts, and advanced tools PS has. Puppet warp, auto merge, and auto blend are some of my favorites. I had a hard time with this last composite in just getting an idea on what to do.
5. What keyboard shortcuts are you using regularly now?
I am using the same shortcuts, just with more confidence. When I get going and achieve a PS Zen state, it feels like I am Neo of PS and know all shortcuts. Then I loose my mouse and have to use my crappy notebook touchpad that sucks all of the efficiency out of me.


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