The Sixth Session

April 9, 2014

This week, I was able to do the same type of work as last week. I was very excited to place, edit, and check the pages of the Invincible Universe: Volume 2 trade paperback. This project was a collection of 6 issues, so I knew that it would be very easy to make a mistake. This time, I wasn't as scared of accidentally making the computer explode as last time, but I was still nervous about making a small mistake that makes a big difference in the process. This assignment did help me reinforce everything I had learned, and I was also able to learn a few new techniques to do certain things such as placing artwork in the comic that takes up two pages of the issue. I now feel more comfortable with the procedure. I did make some mistakes, but I was very thankful Mr. Chan was there to let me know. He was overseeing my work on the assignment and making sure I was completing each step correctly and thoroughly. All of these mistakes were easy to fix (mostly because my mentor caught it right in time). After Mr. Chan went through the procedure placing the pages with me, he went back on the computer to show me how to make the pages at the end of each chapter in the trade paperback. These end pages needed to be done in Photoshop. The creator provided the directions for what they want on each page in the book, so we used the images they instructed us to use. The background image on the page needed to have a half-tone effect on it, and the main image needed to be cut out of the panel it came from. He went through exactly how to do both. 

Next week, I hope to continue to learn how to use Photoshop and reinforce what I know about InDesign.

Time logged for this session: 3 hours

Total time logged: 18 hours