๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐— ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐ŸŽจ

Todayโ€™s task was focused on color change mainly working with ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ฒ/๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป and ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ adjustment layers.

I began with the original photo and experimented with Hue/Saturation to transform the background so it matched the orange shade of the polo the girl was wearing.

It felt really interesting watching how just a few tweaks could completely shift the mood of the image.

For the second edit, I layered two Hue/Saturation adjustments, which allowed me to change both the color of the television behind her and the overall background.

While editing, I noticed some lines on the wall that I didnโ€™t like. At first, I reached for the normal brush tool, but it didnโ€™t give me the effect I wanted. Frustrated, I revisited the tutorial and discovered that what I actually needed was the Spot Healing Brush Tool. The moment I tried it and it worked perfectly, I couldnโ€™t help but laugh at myself. After failing on the first attempt and then finally getting it right, I was honestly so happy my head wan burst, as we say in pidgin. Those little wins are the sweetest part of this journey.

I wrapped up by using Color Balance to make the photo sharper and more refined. Looking at the before-and-after slides made me appreciate how much Iโ€™ve grown, even in just a few days.

To be honest, I havenโ€™t been perfectly consistent. I skipped Day 4 and 5 because I struggled to fully understand the exercises. Consistency is not as easy as it sounds, but Iโ€™m learning that the real progress comes when you push through setbacks. Iโ€™m back now, and Iโ€™m back stronger with the force of the Holy Ghost guiding me.

As a little extra, I also designed something for my brand on the 4th slide. For those who donโ€™t know, outside of my design journey, I work as a brand registration agent, helping entrepreneurs legalize their businesses here in Nigeria. (Just thought Iโ€™d chip that in ๐Ÿ˜‰).

This challenge is stretching me in ways I didnโ€™t expect, but itโ€™s fulfilling to see my growth. Day by day, edit by edit, Iโ€™m coming closer to achieving my second big goal of the year. Tomorrowโ€™s lesson is all about Brushes, and Iโ€™m excited to see how far I can push my creativity.

Iโ€™m proud of todayโ€™s progress, and as always, Iโ€™m open to feedback if you have any corrections or advice. ๐Ÿš€

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