STEP 1: In Photoshop or Illustrator create a PDF portfolio page like the sample. Dim: 1024 px x 1645px x 150 ppi (resolution). (These dimensions are more a guideline and you can vary it if you have a different idea for your layout)
Include:
6 images from previous classes and your own work
add descriptions of the images: what tools and techniques did you use?
place a banner of your own work on top
a title (Portfolio of Work)
your name
save the file as a Photoshop PDF or Illustrator PDF
STEP 2: Create text fields in Adobe Acrobat Pro and add descriptions to your work. The descriptions need to state what tools and functions you used.
STEP 3: Save the final PDF and upload to MyKangan.
Follow the in-class instructions on how to use the Crop Tool or follow the tutorial below the image.
The crop tool works on two basic levels:
free-hand – simply select the crop tool (Shortcut C) [Visit Shortcutworld for more Photoshop Shortcuts] and drag a window over your image. You can adjust the size of the crop selection by dragging the edges and corners. You can even rotate your crop selection (with CS4 or higher). Hit Enter to complete the crop action and accept the new size.
key in dimensions – after activating the crop tool enter the width: 500 (in px for web), the height: 600 (in px) and the resolution: 150 (72 is suitable for web)- the values need to be entered in the options bar (also called properties bar). See image below as an example. Next drag the crop window and press enter to except the change.
Note that the window is restricted in its scale.
See the dimensions of the Crop Tool: 450px x 400px with 72ppi resolution.
Follow the in-class demonstration. A nice and basic function, it allows you to change the brightness and correct the contrast. Move the slider to change the values.
Image>Adjustments>Brightness/Contrast
Tick and untick the Preview box to observe the changes before accepting it.
Use the sliders. It is self explanatory.
Levels
With the Levels function you can adjust problems with tone (eg a photo that is very grey and does not show enough dark and light aspects) or colour related problems (eg too much blue).
The Short Cut: Ctrl+L (Cmd+L) or use: Image>Adjustments>Levels
Overview: follow my in-class introduction to how to use the Levels in simple steps. Use the attached photo by Matthew Bridges of the old house at a lake.
The easiest and most basic way to apply the Levels function is by moving the sliders for the highlight (white) and shadows (black) below the graph of the input levels inwards. Moving the highlight will brighten the image up and moving the shadow will darken the shadows.
This is a good basic function to start of with and it is useful for the majority of your photos, may they be basic shots or more sophisticated and at higher resolution.
Follow this tutorial to learn how to use the Level Adjustment more detailed and how to create an Adjustment Layer:
Follow the in-class demonstration (shortcut: Ctrl+M or: Image>Adjustments>Curves). The Curves function is similar to the Level function, but the graph is a lot more visual and intuitive. You can manipulate it with your mouse. See image:
Try the presets and see how it affects your image, and then manipulate the curve yourself.
The short cut is Shift+Ctrl+L (or: Image>Auto Tone). Follow the in-class demonstration. The Auto Tone function readjusts tonal settings in your image and in most cases this results in a crisper image with the click of a button. The Auto Tone option looks for the darkest and lightest points in an image and resets them to pure white and black, resulting in clearer tones.
Because Auto Tone adjusts each color channel individually, it may remove color or introduce color casts.
Auto Contrast
Follow the in-class demonstration.
The short cut is Alt+Shift+Ctrl+L (or: Image>Auto Contrast). Auto Contrast adjusts image contrast automatically, at the click of a button. Unlike Auto Tone it will not affect colours. It clips the shadow and highlight values in an image and then maps the remaining lightest and darkest pixels in the image to pure white and pure black . As a result the image will have lighter highlights anf darker shadows and a crisper contrast.
Auto Color
Follow the in-class demonstration.
The short cut is Shift+Ctrl+B (or: Image>Auto Color)
Auto Color adjusts the contrast and color of an image. It is able to search images for shadows, midtones, and highlights. It then neutralizes the midtones using a target color of RGB 128 grey and clips the shadow and highlight pixels by 0.5%. Personally, and from experience it effects images less and Auto Contrast and Auto Tone bring more convincing changes in image quality.
Vibrance
Follow the in-class demonstration. Click: Image>Adjustments>Vibrance
As the name suggests this function will help you making a photo look more vibrant. Colours can be shown more intensely with higher saturation. It is easy to grasp this function, simply move the sliders to the right to increase vibrance or move them to the left to decrease vibrance.
Follow the in-class demonstration. (Ctrl+U or Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation)
Using Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer with a mask showing the original (yellow) below.
Photo Filter
Photo Filter
Follow the in-class demonstration. Press: Image>Adjustments>Photo Filter.
One of the best image adjustment options, you can select from a set of preset filters: use a warming filter to create a lighting sense that you would encounter indoors, in autumn (fall) or during a sunset when there are more yellow, orange and red colours around. Use a cool filter to create a typical outdoor setting or a winter atmosphere. You can tick the Color box and select your own colour or select a colour from the image itself (simply click on the part of the image).
You can also change the amount of density, more density results in a stronger impact of your filter. Find a level that you like – try to be more conservative and chose a little less density than you like for a print).
Shadows/Highlights
Follow the in-class demonstration. Click: Image>Adjustments>Shadows/Highlights.
With the shadows and highlights you can easily lighten up an underexposed, dark image. Use the functions sparsely to not overdo the changes, which can easily create an unrealistic look. The image shows the changes on a dark photo.
All the image adjustments that we have looked at above can be done directly to an image or in from of an adjustment layer. It is far better to create an adjustment layer, this allows you to create changes in form of a layer. You can always delete or hide the layer and your original image remains unaffected.
How do you create an adjustment layer?
With your original layer selected click on the Create a new fill or adjustment layer button and select what type of adjustment layer you want to create. Next do all the adjustments to it.
Alternatively you just click on the Adjustments tab and select the Adjustment Layer that you want to create.
(See image)
Create an Adjustment Layer
Task in Class
Perform these two tasks to show that you understood today’s class ( If you have missed this class you need to do this!!!)
Use the image by Matthew Bridges (or select an alternative image). Use the crop tool and resize to 500px x 600px at 150ppi (resolution). Apply 6 different image adjustment layers and mask them off in strips (see examples of student work). Add titles to your strips. E-mail the file to me as a PNG (not PSD) and keep a copy for yourself.
In your second task I would like you to use Matthew Bridges’ image only. The photo is very grey and it looks foggy. I would like you to improve the image using any of the image adjustment functions that you have learnt about. When you are happy with the improved image e-mail me a PNG version of it (no need to crop the image).
Create a before and after version of the image.
Student Submissions:
Work by Benan ÜWork by Michael TWork by Tristan SWork by Vlad KWork by Jo WWork by Justin A
Link to all Classes Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6
Today’s Class
Introduction to Delivery Format
Looking at RAE
Looking at MyKangan
Introduction to the Content
In-class Task
Introduction to Delivery Format
This class will be delivered in 2 hour schedules every Monday morning . The content will be posted on this blog as well as on MyKangan. Tasks, discussions and research will be conducted inside the 2 hour slot and at home.
You are expected to work towards goals independently and to be able to operate as part of a team. In a work place you will sometimes be lucky to work with people that you easily get along with, but unfortunately you might often have to work with people that you might not easily get along with. A professional looks beyond this and finds ways to function in a professional environment with a range of personalities.
Assessments:
Important: You need to submit all your assessments on MyKangan. It is your responsibility to follow up due dates and access to MyKangan.
Day 1 Task – this task is a simple comprehension task to establish student participation. (due: after the first class)
Assessment 1 – Portfolio of Work (Interactive PDF)
Assessment 2
RAE – Research and Exploration or Class of Federico
This blog will be or main form of contact. It will be accessible from anywhere as long as you have internet access.
Make sure to explore the links when you have some free time. The best learning is done by yourself exploring and questioning.
MyKangan
MyKangan is Kangan’s content delivery platform for all classes. You will find all the content on MyKangan and as stated before: you will submit your assessments here.
To access MyKangan please open Kangan’s student portal and click on MyKangan. Next find the class by unit title. This can be a bit hard to see, so make sure to know the unit titles.
I will run you through this in person.
This is also where you will submit your assessments. You will find hyperlinks with names such as Submit Assessment 1 here.
You can send messages to your teacher and you can leave comments as well. I am always open to suggestions, so please feel free to forward ideas about content or software that you would like to cover.
Please click on the link to view the Unit of Competency Text. Please look over the text and at least read through the Elements to get an idea what you will learn in this class.
The CS5 Workspace (overview)
Please open this Link –CS5 Overview– of a 10 page PDF file (from Adobe Systems Incorporated 2010) in a new window.
On your screen find the application bar, the menu bar, the options bar, the document window, the tools panel as well as the other panels or palettes.
Source: Steve-hamlin.com
Activity: Click on Window in the menu bar. (Here are all the panels and palettes that you can activate or deactivate.) Click on Navigator and see the palette becoming active. Next drag the Navigator palette to the very left of the workspace or document window. Do the same with the Character Palette (this one is a bit harder to find and I leave it up to you to figure it out).
Next select New Workspace from the workspace switcher menu, name your workspace and tick the 2 boxes.
You have just created a new workspace for yourself. To get back to the standard workspace layout select Reset Essentials from the workspace switcher menu. Changing the workspace to suit your need can speed up your work and is more fun.
In-class Task
I would like to emphasise how useful the Adobe TV site is:
Please activate this link to a Adobe TV Tutorial: How To Get Started with Photoshop CS6 – 10 Things Beginners Want to Know How to Do It will give you an introduction to Photoshop CS6 by introducing 10 functions. By the way: the shortcuts given are for Mac and if you want to use them on your PCs you need to use the Ctrl function instead of the twirly symbol.
Please do not expect to understand everything, it is an introduction. Try it out with any image that you have.
Your task: manipulate an image of your choice while viewing the video. E-mail me a copy (JPEG) of the original image and a copy of the image that you have manipulated. I do not expect any big changes, just have some fun with it and next week we will work on it together.
Thank you!
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I used CS5, but this tutorial will work on all recent versions
The tutorial is written for IBM PCs, if you are using a Mac convert the short cuts:
Ctrl becomes command
Alt becomes option
Final product! Based on photo by kconnors from morgueFile.com
In this tutorial you will learn to
create a file for the Web,
place an image,
place a semi-transparent layer on top,
adjust the size of an object,
add text,
group layers,
make text ‘punch through’ a background
save a file for web purpose
Step 1 – New Document
Create a new document (Ctrl+N or File>New…) and use these settings:
Preset: Web
Size: 620 x 411 px (h)
Resolution: 72 ppi
This is a fairly small size and you can go for a larger size if you wish (eg 800 x 530px). I chose a small size to keep the file size small.
Insider joke: do not use Ctrl+End, but Ctrl+N (Feray and Cliff will understand)…
Step 2 – Save Image
Click the image of Sydney Harbour Bridge (by kconnors and found on morgueFile.com) for this tutorial and save it to your computer or USB. Preferably you want to get a large enough file to work with. So, click on the image and follow the link, select Download Image on morgueFile.com.
Photo by kconnors on morgueFile.com
Step 3 – Place Image
Place the photo in your document (File>Place and find the file).
After placing adjust the size to fit in your image window. Make sure to hold Shift while adjusting the size (by shifting the corner points). Hit Enter to except.
Step 3 – Drag from corner points and hold shift to maintain same ratio.
Step 4 – Create a New Layer and Fill With White
Create a New Layer
Press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N (yes this is a looooooooooong shortcut) or click on the icon for New Layer in the Layers panel.
Fill the layer with white
Press Shift+F5
Select White at 70% Opacity
You can change the opacity in the Layers panel later.
Step 5 – Change Size of White Layer to Small Banner
Use the Free Transform function (Ctrl+T or Edit>Free Transform). Follow the instructions in step 3 in regards to changing the size. Reduce the opaque white background to the size of a banner and press Enter. (See image)
Step 5 – Drag the centre points down and up to be left with a banner, next press Enter.Step 6 – The underlined text and insertion point at end of the word indicates that you are still in the type mode.
Step 6 – Type the Title
Use the Type Tool (T) and using capitals, type ‘SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE’.
Font: Pick a Sans Serif, eg Century Gothic
Dimensions: something that fills the page, eg 46 pt.
Click on the tick on the top right hand side of the page or click on the move tool to exit the type mode.
Now you can use the , or use the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) to adjust the size.
Step 7 – Group the Layers
Click on your Type layer to select it
While holding Shift click on the layer with the banner (most likely Layer 2) – this should select both layers.
Press Ctrl+G to group the selected layers.
Step 8 – Blending Options
Access the Blending Options by double clicking on the Type layer. Click on the blue, high lighted area around the title. It should open the Blending Options/Layer Style window.
Change the Fill to 0% and the Knockout to Shallow.
Press OK.
Step 8 – Blending Options – Change the Fill to 0% and the Knockout to Shallow.
Step 9 – Save the File
Save it as a PNG and select interlaced. Finito! Benissimo!
Example in Century Gothic The second one with a Photo Filter in 25% blue
Metal Texture
This tutorial is about creating a stainless steel texture with a brushed surface (similar to the image above) and apply it to a line of text.
Step 1:
Create a new document (Ctrl+N) and use these settings:
Preset: Web
Size: 1280 x 1024 px (h)
Resolution: 72 ppi
Step 2:
Use the Type Tool (T) and using capitals, type a word that relates to metal (the material) or signifies strength. You could even choose the name of a Metal band. I choose the word: ROYAL.
Font: Pick a Sans Serif, eg Century Gothic
Dimensions: something that fills the page, eg 280 pt, or use the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) to adjust the size.
Step 3:
Select the shape of your word, create a new layer and fill the selection with 50% Grey, then with Noise.
Hold Ctrl and click on the thumbnail of the Text layer (in the layer panel) to select the shape of the text
Create a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N)
Fill the selection with 50% Grey – Press Shift+F5, Select Grey at 50%
Fill the selection with Noise: Filter>Noise>Add Noise
Amount: 100%, Distribution: Gaussian, tick Monochromatic
Step 4:
Apply Motion Blur
Apply Motion Blur Filter>Blur>Motion Blur
pick an angle that appeals to you (eg horizontal = angle:0)
Distance: pick a distance that creates long lines (I used 48 px)
Step 5:
Fill the text with 50% Grey. The edge of the text has become a bit see through.
Press Shift+F5
Select Grey at 50%
Select Behind for the Blending Mode
Step 6:
Use Curves to lighten the image up a bit.
Ctrl+M or Image>Adjustments>Curves
Manually adjust the curve
Step 7:
Use Bevel&Emboss to add depth to the text.
Double-click on you Type layer (around the title, not on the title – this should open the Layer Style/Blending Options.
Select Bevel/Emboss and change the settings
Bevel & Emboss – just an example
Step 8:
Save it as a PNG and try the same with a variety of (=5) different fonts.
When complete combine all the fonts on a page for presentation.
STEP 1: In Photoshop or Illustrator create a PDF portfolio page like the sample. Dim: 1024 px x 1645px x 150 ppi (resolution). (These dimensions are more a guideline and you can vary it if you have a different idea for your layout)
Include:
1 image from Class 6 (Task 2 – applying image adjustment functions the image of Matthew Bridges is below)
2 images from Class 5 (Tasks 1 and 2 – combine image of monkeys with image of window and put new screen onto the computer of the girl)
2 images from Class 4 (Create a banner and create a clipping mask with your initials in front of image of birds)
place a banner of your own work on top or use an image from morgueFile (please state the name of the photographer)
a title (Portfolio of Work)
your name
save the file as a Photoshop PDF or Illustrator PDF
STEP 2: Create text fields in Adobe Acrobat Pro and add descriptions to your work. The descriptions need to state what tools and functions you used.
STEP 3: Save the final PDF and upload to MyKangan.
Handout and discussion of Assessment 2 – Logo Design
Time to work on Assessment 2
Assessment 2
Design 2 Logo concepts for a business called UCV (United Creative Victoria) an imaginary organisation for Designers of different disciplines of Victoria.
Due Date
22/April 2013 – 5:30pm
Please read all the instructions carefully before completing the assessment task.
Brief
Design 2 Logo concepts for a business called UCV (United Creative Victoria) an imaginary organisation for Designers of different disciplines of Victoria.UCV will be located in Victoria Street, Carlton and will hold events for Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Fashion Design and showcase some local Craft, from jewellery to small artefacts. UCV has a global outlook and would like a design for their logo that is modern and timeless. They would like you to base your concepts on Calibri or Bauhaus 93. Combine the type with a symbol.
Tasks
Write a list of information about your client. What do you know about UCV?
Brainstorm the terms: global outlook, modern and timeless. What do they mean? How could that be described visually? Collect your ideas in form of a mindmap or brainstorm.
Sketch concepts for your logo on a minimum of 6 A4 pages (3 A4 pages per typeface). Draw symbols and icons that you could use as inside shapes to cut out of the main letter shapes. Scan your pages.
Select your strongest ideas of your sketches and develop them in Adobe Illustrator. Have 3 versions per concept. Present each concept on an A4 pages (a page for each typeface).
Menu of Yong Green Food , Fitzroy, Melbourne Photo: F. Viola
Today’s content:
Handout and discussion of Assessment 1 – Typographic Collection
Time to work on Assessment 1
Assessment 1
You will need to produce a typographic collection in digital format.
Due Date
15/April 2013 – 5:30pm
Format
The format can be a PowerPoint presentation, a Word document (saved as a PDF), an interactive PDF created in Adobe Acrobat or InDesign or a Website (created from HTML coding, Adobe DreamWeaver or in Adobe Bridge).
You will also need to supply a separate folder by name fonts with 8 font files.
Upload the file on MyKangan. This link will go active by Easter Monday.
Content
The content for your collection needs to include digital documentation (digital photographs, scans, font files and Illustrator-based EPS).
5 photographs of different display types – retails signs A paragraph of text describing two or more of your choices. Describe the purpose and what appealed to you (colour, shape, legibility)! Who might be the target audience?
5 images of interesting layouts (photos, scans, downloads). These could be from magazine, book covers, restaurant or cafe menus, or websites (screen shots of the webpage that appeals to you or of home page). A paragraph of text describing two or more of your choices. Describe the purpose and what appealed to you (colour, shape, legibility)! Who might be the target audience?
5 photographs of product labels (this may include Ladies’ Cosmetics brands, in the higher price bracket and prestigious, Sport clothing brand for ball sports, to be used on shirts, pants, socks and shoes, Brand of healthy food products from sustainable ethical plantations with a fair trade commitment, bottle labels on wine, French champagne, boutique beer, etc) A paragraph of text describing two or more of your choices. Describe the purpose and what appealed to you (colour, shape, legibility)! Who might be the target audience?
5 logos (digital format, GIF, JPEG, PNG, EPS, they can be found online or scans from books) A paragraph of text describing two or more of your choices. Describe the purpose and what appealed to you (colour, shape, legibility)! Who might be the target audience?
5 film titles according to genre (scans or photos of movie posters, downloaded files from the internet), from these genres:
Wild West movie title
Sci-Fi movie or book title
Film Noir film title
Zombie titles
5 type choice for themes (scans or photos of movie posters, downloaded files from the internet)
for a Wedding Day or Wedding Invite
for Children’s books, toys, games
A list of 8 fonts in the font and attached Font Files in a separate folder by the name fonts (chose your fonts on http://www.dafont.com)
2 Sans Serif Fonts
2 Serif Fonts
2 Fonts that you really like
2 good display fonts for signage
Tips for Assessment
Try some of the links supplied in Links for Learning and Links to Inspire You, particularly Dzine Blog and search for logo designs there. You might want to look at Mashable or Communication Arts and use either of their search boxes.
Use a program that you feel comfortable with.
Advertisement on Banner, Brunswick, Melbourne Photo: F. Viola
How to Install a Font on Your Computer
Italian movie poster found on Abduzeedo.com
Installing fonts has been easy with Macs in the past, and has become very user-friendly with Windows 7 as well. If you use earlier versions of Windows you should be able to drag and drop (the destination folder is called Fonts and is located on the C-drive: C:\Windows\Fonts).
Follow the in-class instructions on how to use the Crop Tool or follow the tutorial below the image.
The crop tool works on two basic levels:
free-hand – simply select the crop tool (Shortcut C) [Visit Shortcutworld for more Photoshop Shortcuts] and drag a window over your image. You can adjust the size of the crop selection by dragging the edges and corners. You can even rotate your crop selection (with CS4 or higher). Hit Enter to complete the crop action and accept the new size.
key in dimensions – after activating the crop tool enter the width (in px for web), the height (in px) and the resolution (72 is suitable for web)- the values need to be entered in the options bar (also called properties bar). See image below as an example. Next drag the crop window and press enter to except the change.
Note that the window is restricted in its scale.
See the dimensions of the Crop Tool: 450px x 400px with 72ppi resolution.
Follow the in-class demonstration. A nice and basic function, it allows you to change the brightness and correct the contrast. Move the slider to change the values.
Tick and untick the Preview box to observe the changes before accepting it.
Use the sliders. It is self explanatory.
Levels
With the Levels function you can adjust problems with tone (eg a photo that is very grey and does not show enough dark and light aspects) or colour related problems (eg too much blue).
The Short Cut: Ctrl+L (Cmd+L)
Overview: follow my in-class introduction to how to use the Levels in simple steps. Use the attached photo by Matthew Bridges of the old house at a lake.
The easiest and most basic way to apply the Levels function is by moving the sliders for the highlight (white) and shadows (black) below the graph of the input levels inwards. Moving the highlight will brighten the image up and moving the shadow will darken the shadows.
This is a good basic function to start of with and it is useful for the majority of your photos, may they be basic shots or more sophisticated and at higher resolution.
Follow this tutorial to learn how to use the Level Adjustment more detailed and how to create an Adjustment Layer:
Follow the in-class demonstration (shortcut: Ctrl+M). The Curves function is similar to the Level function, but the graph is a lot more visual and intuitive. You can manipulate it with your mouse. See image:
Try the presets and see how it affects your image, and then manipulate the curve yourself.
The short cut is Shift+Ctrl+L. Follow the in-class demonstration. The Auto Tone function readjusts tonal settings in your image and in most cases this results in a crisper image with the click of a button. The Auto Tone option looks for the darkest and lightest points in an image and resets them to pure white and black, resulting in clearer tones.
Because Auto Tone adjusts each color channel individually, it may remove color or introduce color casts.
Auto Contrast
Follow the in-class demonstration.
The short cut is Alt+Shift+Ctrl+L (maybe not that short after all). Auto Contrast adjusts image contrast automatically, at the click of a button. Unlike Auto Tone it will not affect colours. It clips the shadow and highlight values in an image and then maps the remaining lightest and darkest pixels in the image to pure white and pure black . As a result the image will have lighter highlights anf darker shadows and a crisper contrast.
Auto Color
Follow the in-class demonstration.
The short cut is Shift+Ctrl+B.
Auto Color adjusts the contrast and color of an image. It is able to search images for shadows, midtones, and highlights. It then neutralizes the midtones using a target color of RGB 128 grey and clips the shadowand highlight pixels by 0.5%. Personally, and from experience it effects images less and Auto Contrast and Auto Tone bring more convincing changes in image quality.
Vibrance
Follow the in-class demonstration.
As the name suggests this function will help you making a photo look more vibrant. Colours can be shown more intensely with higher saturation. It is easy to grasp this function, simply move the sliders to the right to increase vibrance or move them to the left to decrease vibrance.
Using Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer with a mask showing the original (yellow) below.
Photo Filter
Photo Filter
Follow the in-class demonstration. One of the best image adjustment options, you can select from a set of preset filters: use a warming filter to create a lighting sense that you would encounter indoors, in autumn (fall) or during a sunset when there are more yellow, orange and red colours around.
Use a cool filter to create a typical outdoor setting or a winter atmosphere. You can tick the Color box and select your own colour or select a colour from the image itself (simply click on the part of the image).
You can also change the amount of density, more density results in a stronger impact of your filter. Find a level that you like – try to be more conservative and chose a little less density than you like for a print).
Shadows/Highlights
Follow the in-class demonstration. With the shadows and highlights you can easily lighten up an underexposed, dark image. Use the functions sparsely to not overdo the changes, which can easily create an unrealistic look. The image shows the changes on a dark photo.
All the image adjustments that we have looked at above can be done directly to an image or in from of an adjustment layer. It is far better to create an adjustment layer, this allows you to create changes in form of a layer. You can always delete or hide the layer and your original image remains unaffected.
How do you create an adjustment layer?
With your original layer selected click on the Create a new fill or adjustment layer button and select what type of adjustment layer you want to create. Next do all the adjustments to it.
Alternatively you just click on the Adjustments tab and select the Adjustment Layer that you want to create.
(See image)
Create an Adjustment Layer
Task in Class
Perform these two tasks to show that you understood today’s class ( If you have missed this class you need to do this!!!)
Use the image by Matthew Bridges (or select an alternative image). Use the crop tool and resize to 450px x 400px at 72ppi (resolution). Apply 6 different image adjustment layers and mask them off in strips (see examples of student work). Add titles to your strips. E-mail the file to me as a PNG (not PSD).
In your second task I would like you to use Matthew Bridges’ image only. The photo is very grey and it looks foggy. I would like you to improve the image using any of the image adjustment functions that you have learnt about. When you are happy with the improved image e-mail me a PNG version of it (no need to crop the image).
Student Submissions:
Work by Benan ÜWork by Michael TWork by Naşide SWork by Tristan SWork by Berna KWork by Vlad KWork by Jo WWork by Justin A
Think about a typeface suitable for a Ladies’ Cosmetics brand, in the higher price bracket and prestigious. What typeface/fonts can you think of?
Find a typeface that suits:
Ladies’ Cosmetics brand, in the higher price bracket and prestigious
Sport clothing brand for ball sports, to be used on shirts, pants, socks and shoes
Brand of healthy food products from sustainable ethical plantations with a fair trade commitment
Revisiting Tools and Functions:
Open Illustrator at A4 with a landscape orientation and 4 art boards. Copy the words that your teacher writes and play with them as suggested.
Using Effect>Warp>Bulge on the word ExpansionUsing the Reflect tool (o) to reflect the i downwards as if it has collapsed in front.Outlined text changed in size and colours dropped into the individual letters with Eyedropper tool using LMB + Alt
Mosaic of Sofia Coppola – by Maurizio Galimberti – www.mauriziogalimberti.it
Michael Pointing in GTA V – Courtesy of Rockstar
Based on photo by dhester from morgueFile.com
Using the Reflect tool (o) to reflect the i downwards as if it has collapsed in front.
Your Lipstick Needs You, an entertaining take by Digital Media Artist Samantha Cain. Courtesy of: Samantha Cain, http://www.behance.net/samanthacain
Some of us have there most enjoyable moments in nature at the beach, Photo by rivediamoci on morgueFiles
A Beautiful Piece by Aerosol found on his Facebook
Illustration: Jamie McKelvie – Suburban Glamour Comic Series
Pink Ribbon Day – Swiss International Style Reference – by Hwan Rochanabuddhi
Typographic with Colours and Photos – The use of large numbers is effective and the low opacity of the boxes works, personally, I find it looks a bit dated- found at: JuxtaPost.com
Photo by omdur on morgueFile
Illustration by Gary Neill found on P.A.P.-Blog – http://garyneill.com/ http://garyneill.tumblr.com/
Poppies – Vector art Federico Viola based on photo by hotblack from morgueFile
“Step into my office” Source: The Age, click image for link
The Glossy Reflection is transparent on top and gets whiter towards the bottom.
The grass layer has been turned into a clipping mask with the shape of the rabbit below.
Photo by matthewbridges on morgueFile.com
Illustration: Tavis Coburn – Illustration for for an article predicting trends in Apple’s mobile strategy. Found on: TavisCoburn.com
Work by Egon Schiele, found at Mom.org
Milk Poster – Swiss International Style Reference – by Annabel Stephen Salip
Britons, Lord Kitchener Wants You! Propaganda poster design from WWI by Alfred Leere. Image: courtesy of WorldWarEra.com
Found at Inc.com
Setting the grid up.
Free Transform and Ctrl – I am loving it!!!
Colourful Table of Content – Ribbons in Primary Colours – found at: LifeBlue.com
Screenshot of Endless Alphabet 2, courtesy of AppsPlayground.com
Illustration by Gary Neill found on Dzineblog.com – http://garyneill.com/ http://garyneill.tumblr.com/
Jenga, photo courtesy of: Design-Crit.com
Swiss travel poster from 1934 by Herbert Matter – Source: http://swisstype.wordpress.com/work/
Fruity Design – This is great for a menu, very appetizing thumbnails – found at: WeddingPhotography.com
The swirls in the image are made up of numerous lines. Courtesy of: www.openprocessing.org
Luminescent Lines – Courtesy of: PSDLearning
He loves OHS! – Photo by Karpati Gabor on morgueFile
Massive Attack – The Essential Mix
Photo Montage by SGlider12 on Webdesign.org – Click image for great Gimp tutorial
Work by Jo W
Constructivism Reference – by Lylah Livingston
Text and Shapes – This design lends itself to an interactive use – found at: Klafferty.com
Example of applied changes
Text and Shapes – This design lends itself to an interactive use – found at: Smashing Magazine (click image for inspiring article on table of content design)
Study – Lines and Grace Kelly – by Federico Viola photo: courtesy of GettingCheeky.com and curved lines wallpaper: courtesy of FreeFever.com
Photo by clarita on www.morguefile.com
The calming effect of horizontal lines, image: courtesy of flickr.com, Photographer: jaikdean
Photo by dharder on morgueFiles.com
Based on image by hotblack on morgueFile.com – F.Viola
Image from morgueFile by lemai13
Colours, Numbers and Boxes – very happy and alive, personally I do not like the distortion of the word content – found at: Flickr
Good Morning! Photo: wallyir, from: morgueFile.com
The underlined text and insertion point at end of the word indicates that you are still in the type mode.
Leonardo’s St. John the Baptist, Louvre, Paris, Image: courtesy of A World History of Art – www.all-art.org
Text-based Table of Content – Very Graphic and Black and White- found at: Smashing Magazine (click image for inspiring article on table of content design)
Italian movie poster found on Abduzeedo.com
Screenshot from What’s Your Story by Joyce Hostyn
Peace- Swiss International Style Reference – by Maryam Chananeh
Layers in Photoshop are like a Collage of images stuck on top of each other…
Source: morgueFile, Photo by matei
Table of Content from Textbook – This design lends itself to an interactive use – found at: Smashing Magazine (click image for inspiring article on table of content design)
Work by Justin Anderson
The Face by drfranken found on ChromoArt.de
This is a template for a business website found at TemplateMonster. It is interesting in the sense that it breaks up the main image as part of the navigation. The sound it comes with is annoying.
Only practice will help you learn! Photo by BreonWarwick on morgueFile
Uncle Sam Wants You, WWI Propaganda Poster for US Army recruits, Design by James Montgomery Flagg, 1916, image found at: Live Auctioneers
Light Streaks – Courtesy of: PhotoshopEssentials
Illustration by Kate Miller, found on DzineBlog.com
Photo by hotblack on morgueFile.com
Close-up at Fed Square, Federico Viola 2013
Courtesy of The Art of Mass Effect Universe’, 2012
Contemporary design in style of Construcitvism by Teo Brito found at LauraGreen92 – click image for more information and link to her blog
Concept for Gallery Screnshot
Based on a photo by delboysafa from morgueFile.com
From ‘Henri’s Walk to Paris’ 1962 – children’s book by Saul Bass Found at: Brainpickings.org
Examples of Output and Display for web-content. Image: live.surveyshack.com
Based on photo by hotblack from morgueFile.com
Geese in Ameland, Photo by Frans Schouwenburg
Couple found at http://frenchbydesign.blogspot.com.au
Swiss International Style – Joseph Müller-Brockmann – Beethoven – found at www.designhistory.com
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Courtesy of The Art of Mass Effect Universe’, 2012
Steel Curves, Image: courtesy of flickr.com, photographer: Margeois.
‘For Great Road Trips: Switzerland’ Poster by Herbert Matter in (Swiss) International Style – Source: http://swisstype.wordpress.com/work/
Outlined text changed in size and colours dropped into the individual letters with Eyedropper tool using LMB + Alt
Illustration by Tavis Coburn found on DzineBlog.com
Photo by mconnors on morgueFile
I Want You – Emily Strange, The lovable Emily Strange came to life in 1991, designed by Nathan Carrico for Santa Cruz Skateboards. She is referred to as a counterculture icon. I would just call her a sceptic. Image found at: Kollectable Kaos
What Time is it Now? by King_Bobbles
Image Source: www.photoshopessentials.com
Image source: Data Center Knowledge
Photo by agathabrown on morgueFile
Photo by DTL on morgueFiles
Vista Lighting Effect – Courtesy of: Tutorial9
Grassy Rabbits
Photo by mcconnors on morgueFile
Experimental Photomontage by Robert Heinecken
Illustration by Jessie Ford, found on DzineBlog.com
The concept was used on the German side as well with this ‘Auch du sollst beitreten zur Reichswehr’ [You too should join the German Army], design by Julius Engelhard, Image: courtesy of mental_floss
Study – Lines and Grace Kelly – by Federico Viola photo: courtesy of GettingCheeky.com and curved lines wallpaper: courtesy of FreeFever.com
Vertical lines of a dark fence, image courtesy of p.ic – Photo Internet Collection – www.photoic.wordpress.com, photographer: Federico Viola
Photo by frenchbyte on morgueFile
Custom Shapes and Custom Shape Icon
Illustration by Jessie Ford, found on DzineBlog.com
Lines and Gradients- Courtesy of: psdtuts+
Based on photo by xandert found on morgueFile
Screenshot – 82 Everyone is a Marketer by Seth Godin from What’s Your Story by Joyce Hostyn
From ‘Henri’s Walk to Paris’ 1962 – children’s book by Saul Bass Found at: Brainpickings.org
Multimedia Production Cycle – This image is under the Creative Common Agreement, you can use it but will need to reference this site: www.classoffederico.wordpress.com
Illustrator unknown – found at: Ephemera – World of Rare Books
Finding the Right Candidate for a Job… – Photo AdamRiley from www.projectnoah.org
Illustration: Jamie McKelvie – Art Brut Record
The gentle curve of the river and the light green tones of the grass give this image a calming feel. The montains and the clouds have a less calming effect. Image: courtesy of Icon Photography School – http://www.photographyicon.com/line/
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