In which I post another homework assignment from photoshop

I've been sliding into a dangerous mindset with my class lately. It happened the last time I took a class as well. I end up getting about halfway and suddenly it's all about having to do the work rather than wanting to. This is so toxic and ridiculous because I really really want to learn these programs--that's why I'm taking the class, obviously. A large part of it is my old neurosis popping up again: my perfectionist tendencies and my difficulty taking criticism. There is a discussion component to the class and I somehow always feel wrong when I pipe up.

Anyway, I'm glad to have gotten this done before the weekend starts. We're learning about effects and filters and manipulating the way layers interact. Also in this assignement we were supposed to use the history brush to take an element from our final design back to a previous state. In mine you can see that is the top lemon slice.