(DVD Case)Levels,Overlay.

Levels
As I am creating a sci-fi influenced poster I wanted to add a artificial effect to my image background so if you where to look at sci-fi movies like Armageddon and star wars you would see that these movie trailers are rich in contrast and are blatant in displaying the artificial attributes of the image. To do this I used the levels option which can be found on right panel , This consists of two colors that can be adjusted to your needs . Making it easy for me to find the right shade that I wanted for my poster







Colour overlay

Once I had finished adjusting the levels I then wanted to make my layer more transparent.The reason being I had used the levels option to make my image contrast stronger ,This is what I wanted but the image contrast was stronger than I anticipated so I decided to adjust the opacity in the color overlay, To do this I used the Color Overlay option  found in the layer style section. which had an opacity adjuster that helped me find the type of grade I wanted for my image which was 30 percent. The great feature about the Color overlay option is that you can manipulate the image and get previews of the image before you make a decision. Making it easier to find the desired opacity.