Final project: design process

This is the design process, documented with the use of print screen (screenshot in Mac OS).

Step 1: Background.

I used paintbucket (Gradient > Paintbucket) to paint the canvas ("BackGround") a light violet colour.

Step 2: Select puzzle pieces.

I opened my puzzle sketch in a separate photoshop window. Using the Magic Wand tool, I selected one of the puzzle pieces, then used Ctrl + C to copy the selected area.

Step 3: Adding the puzzle pieces.

I used Ctrl + V to paste the puzzle piece on a layer on top of the violet background. I named it "puzzle A."

Step 4: Completing the pattern and resizing.

I repeated steps 2 and 3 to complete the pattern. Each puzzle piece is pasted on a new layer. Next, I used the transform menu option (Edit > Transform > Scale) to resize the puzzle pieces.

Step 5: Colour!

I used paintbucket to colour each puzzle piece (located on separate layers so there is no bleedthrough).

Step 6: Background layer

I changed the background layer colour to a muted pale yellow.

Step 7: Layer effects.

I used Filter > Render > Clouds to add some texture to the yellow background.

Step 8: Layer Effects.

On top of the cloud effect, I used the burn tool to darken areas of the background.