"Pieces of Me" Collage Mini-Project

One of the coolest tricks in Photoshop is transparency.  Check out this project I spied at a Philadelphia high school last night.  Yes, I took a photo with my phone while we were walking by the bulletin board!

I love the way this piece has various layers "layered" together.  I also like the way some things are tilted or rotated.  The longer you look at it, the more things you can notice.

This gave me an idea for OUR next project.  I want you to create a "pieces of me" collage.  In the collage you must use:

• At least four images (two or more must be pictures you or a classmate has taken; the others can be from other places)
• At least three text "boxes" (can be favorite quote, your name, important words, dates, etc..)
• You must use at least one fancy text effect.  You can find many tutorials for Photoshop text effects online.  I recommend Photoshopessentials.com.

Today I will show you how to change the transparency of a layer and also how to create a beveled bubble look to text.