Student is now using layers for additional objects, and selections are improving. File type is appropriate for use. Increased use of manipulations (color, distortion, transformation, rearrangement, etc.) Use of filters and canned effects may still be blatant or obvious.

The Artist's use of the lens flare is subtle. He or she uses the Photoshop filter with unusual deftness. The blue wavy line over the black text appears to be a layering mistake.  Some of the text below the line looks blurry.  While warped text often suggests a reliance on an obvious canned effect, in this piece it is integral to the design.