english_9_lm_draft

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doesn't have to be this way if you don't want it to be. Start the layer
at the top of the page. What you type is up to you, but make it
similar to "Thank you,” "We'd like to thank...," or "A thank you to..."
Adjust the letter spacing until it reaches across the span of the
page.
Add the Thank You's. You should keep a simple, readable text at a
reasonable size for this. Be sure that if your program does not start
a new layer when you add text, that you add a new layer before
adding more text.
Create a new transparent layer. There will most likely be a space
underneath the thank you's. If this is the case, you're step will be
easy. Create the design underneath the text. Lower opacity to 70%
so that it is viewer-friendly.
However, if there isn't a space underneath, you have to go back to
the layer you first added in the beginning. (No, it wasn't a mistake
formed by the habit of typing 'add new transparent layer'. There
was a point to it.) Getting back to that layer might vary from
program to program, but trusting that you know your program well,
go back to that layer. If your program is like GIMP, you will go to the
bottom layer then go up a layer. You can design from here without
covering the text you have just typed.
Create your design. It should be related to the theme of the play.
Clowns do not belong on a playbill relating to pirates. Lower the
opacity to your taste. Remember, you want the text to pop out from
the design.
Save this page with the extension of your program (For example,
GIMP is: .xcf).
Save this page again with the extension you wish to use (.jpg, .gif,
.png, etc.).
o You've finished the thank-you page!
7. The Front Cover. Possibly the hardest part in the designing process is
the front cover. The Cast Page is complicated, but can be conquered with
lots of reviewing and checking. The Front Cover requires creativity, and it's
DRAFT
write cities, cases, cops, Polaroid’s, fedoras, newspapers. Do you
reflect the play, and a cow will not say 'detective' to the audience.
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likely to stump you.
o Consider your theme again. What can relate to this theme? For
example, I have a detective theme. What are related to it? I might
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think I might write cows? Absolutely not. The Front Cover has to
Open your graphics program. Create a new image with the
dimensions: 612 x 792. Make the background white and create a
new transparent layer.
Design. So long as you stick to the theme, you can create anything
on the front cover. Don't hold back. Bold and beautiful are the
designs of the cover. Make it so eye-catching that it's breath-taking!