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
Create a simple web page for a small fishing village that would be a beautiful spot to visit.
Photo by dieraecherin on morgueFile
Specs for site:
Think of a colour scheme that suits the theme of a maritime, small seaside port and apply this colour scheme to the web page
Title: name of your town or name of web page in title (how it will be displayed in the title bar of the web browser)
Heading: (H1 in Helvetica) This can be an enticing heading or the name of the town and the country (or state)
Photo by dieraecherin on morgueFile
Text: (p in Gill Sans) This is a write up about your little town. Feel free to borrow from the text below based on Apalachicola, Florida and borrowed from a SmarterTravel:
Name, Country
Population: 2,231 The Catch: Oysters, shrimp, redfish, mullet
In its 19-century heyday, this northwestern [name of country] town was the third largest port of the Gulf of [name]. Today more than 900 historical homes and buildings remain. Old net factories and ship chandleries are now trendy shops, restaurants, and galleries; meticulously restored homes are B&Bs. But [name of town] is hardly a polished tourist area like nearby [name] Island. Nearly half of the hardworking locals wear rubber oyster boots around town. They harvest oysters (90% of those sold in [name of country]) by hand with large tongs in small wooden skiffs. Spend an afternoon on the beach, kayaking the Forgotten Coast barrier islands, or at the 1921 Dixie Theatre. Local Eats: Hole in the Wall Seafood & Raw Bar serve some of the freshest local oysters, and the popular buttermilk pie sells out almost daily. For a table overlooking the [name] River, try Owl Cafe or Boss Oyster.
A table of 3 x 3 images (each square 200px x 200px or 250px x 250px) found on morgueFile cropped in morgueFile and transformed into HTML. Copy the HTML code and insert the link to the photo into your HTML file.
List of ten reasons to visit the seaside town (make them up and make them fun)
Use the TryIt Editor to edit the file and then save your file with TextEdit (or Notepad) as a HTML with the text set as Plain Text and UTF-8.
Welcome to your third Photoshop class. Be honest: did you practice what you have learnt last week? Make sure to practice Photoshop as much as you can, preferably daily. If you create a habit and make it fun your learning curve will be steep. If you are to busy to practice every day, try more than once a week.
You can see that we will be rather busy. You will also need to provide me with an image as a result.
If you already now all of the tasks above you can do this straight away –
Your Tasks for this class:
Task 1 – Start a new document – 700x500px at 150ppi (pixels/inch) resolution and background contents set to transparent. Create a clipping mask with a rounded rectangle (fill most of the document space and with a 40px radius) of a photo of geese in Ameland, inthe Netherlands by Frans Schouwenburg. The photo is available under Creative Commons agreement and can be found on Flickr.com. Create a Gaussian blur (7.4px) of the clipping mask and flatten the image. Save as a JPEG with this title: Class3_T1_Your_full_name.jpg (example: Class3_T1_Toni_Varsetti.jpg). Upload the file to MyKangan and keep a copy of the JPEG.
Task 2 – Use the same document from task 1 or start a new document – 700x500px at 150ppi (pixels/inch) resolution and background contents set to transparent. Type the initials of your name in Impact Regular 200pt. If you have not done so in task 1, download the image of the geese in Ameland (see Task 1 for link). Place the file in your document (File>Place). When excepting the size make sure that the image is larger than the initials.
Finally create a clipping mask (the photos should only appear inside the text now). Save the file as a PNG with this title: Class3_T2_Your_full_name.png (example: Class3_T2_Toni_Varsetti.png). Upload the file to MyKangan and keep a copy of the PNG.
If you are in doubt about Toni Varsetti ask Lucine… 😉
The Layer Panel
The ability to create layers is a central aspect of Photoshop. It works like a collage, you place one photo on top of another and the one on top covers up the photos below it.
Layers Panel – Source: The Graphic Designer’s Digital Toolkit, Alan Wood, 5th Edition, 2011Layer Drop Menu Click image to see larger version
The Layer palette is located in the bottom right-hand corner with a tab called LAYERS. There are two menu items you should be aware of in the drop down main menu: Layers and Window.
Click on Layers to see a lot of actions that you can perform with layers. (See image) You can perform these functions directly from the layers palette as well, by clicking on the Layer Options Tab (small icon in the top right of the layers palette).
Click on Window in the main menu and see Layers ticked. This is were you can activate the Layer palette if you cannot see it on your screen. (If you are using a Windows PC notice the shortcut F7? This allows you to activate or deactivate the layers palette.)
Please read all the options of the image of the Layers panel (above) before advancing.
How to create a new Layer
You can simply click on the small icon in the Layers panel that looks like a sheet of paper (too slow)
You click on the Layer tab in the menu bar: Layer>New>Layer (too slow) or
You use the short cut: Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N (Mac: command+shift+option+N) – Nice! This will immediately create a new layer on top of your active layer.
You can use this short cut: Ctrl+Shift+N. This will open a options panel before the layer is created.
Layers in Photoshop are like a Collage of images stuck on top of each other… Monkey photo by deanjenkins and Green photo by omdur, both on morgueFile
How to move a Layer
Drag the layer in the layer panel into the new position. You can move it up (=on top of other layers in the workspace) or down (it will be partly hidden by layers above.
This is an easy and intuitive way. You will need to sometimes move it right between two layers and wait for a dark line to appear before releasing the layer.
You can also use the shortcuts: Ctrl+[ (or Cmd+[ on Mac) to move the layer up and Ctrl+] (or Cmd+] on Mac)to move the layer down.
You can use the Menu bar: Layer>Arrange>Bring Forward (or Backward)
How to make a Layer active or inactive
A layer needs to be active for you to be able to work with the artwork on the layer. Photoshop allows you to work on one layer at the time.
The active layer is high-lighted or shaded (generally it is the layer with the blue background and white text in the layers panel.)
To activate a layer simply click on the layer in the layer panel
If you want to select numerous layers hold the Ctrl button (Mac: Cmd) while selecting more layers.
How to hide and show a Layer
You can make the content of a layer invisible by clicking on the eye icon in the Layers panel. Clicking it again will make the content visible.
How to link Layers
Linking layers can be done by selecting numerous layers (with Ctrl) and then clicking on the chain symbol in the Layers panel.
How to group Layers
Group layers by selecting numerous layers and then either pressing Ctrl+G (Mac Cmd+G) or create a new group by clicking the Create a new group icon in the Layers panel (it looks like a folder) and drag any layer you want into it.
How to delete Layers
The easiest way is to select the layer and hit Backspace; this happens immediately.
If you are the old school type you might to simply drag the layer into the bin icon or click the bin icon and press enter to delete the layer.
How to draw Shapes
Using the Custom Shape Tool to draw a Rabbit – The rabbit is below the grass
Before you draw a shape place an image in the document (File>Place). In the example I have placed a photo of grass (found on http://www.morguefile.com > Petersphoto)
There are several tools that allow you to draw shapes. They basically draw vector graphic shapes that are linked to a layer. Try the Rounded Rectangle Tool tool. (If the tool is not visible, hold down the Rectangle tool near the bottom of the toolbox.) The shortcut is U – and Shift+U allows you to scroll through the tools options (it should be the second.)
Draw a rounded rectangle with a 25px radius (drag to draw).You will notice that drawing a shape will create a new layer as a default!
Try the other drawing tools as well.
I chose the rabbit custom shape. To find it choose the custom shape tool, it looks like a blob, see the sample images! Then go into the options menu bar and select the down arrow next to the custom shape (most likely a black arrow). This will open all the different custom shapes. Next click on the small outward arrow head in the top right of the box you have just opened. Select all and Ok. This will open all the custom shapes that Photoshop comes with. The rabbit should be in the selection.
How to create a Clipping Mask
The grass layer has been turned into a clipping mask with the shape of the rabbit below.
Keep only one shape layer and delete all the others.
Place an image in the workspace: File>Place. Make sure the image is larger in size than the shape on the layer below. Right-click on your image layer and select Create Clipping Mask.
Male sure that you do this to your image layer and that the image layer is on top!!!
Your image layer has been reduced to the shape of the shape layer below. 🙂
Try to move just the image by selecting the image layer.
Try to move just the shape layer.
What is the difference?
How to use the Gaussian Blur
Make sure your shape thumbnail on your shape layer is selected. Go to the menu bar: Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur and enter 7.4px for the Radius.
You should be prompted if you want to rasterize the layer. Click yes.
How to merge two Layers
Select two layers (left click + Ctrl) then right click and select Merge Layers.
How to flatten an Image
Right click on any layer and select Flatten Image or press Ctrl+Shift+E (Cmd+Shft+E on Mac)
Tasks
This completes today’s tutorials, please perform the below tasks:
Task 1 – Start a new document – 700x500px at 150ppi (pixels/inch) resolution and background contents set to transparent. Create a clipping mask with a rounded rectangle (fill most of the document space and with a 40px radius) of a photo of geese in Ameland, inthe Netherlands by Frans Schouwenburg. The photo is available under Creative Commons agreement and can be found on Flickr.com. Create a Gaussian blur (7.4px) of the clipping mask and flatten the image. Save as a JPEG with this title: Class3_T1_Your_full_name.jpg (example: Class3_T1_Toni_Varsetti.jpg). Upload the file to MyKangan and keep a copy of the JPEG.
Task 2 – Use the same document from task 1 or start a new document – 700x500px at 150ppi (pixels/inch) resolution and background contents set to transparent. Type the initials of your name in Impact Regular 200pt. If you have not done so in task 1, download the image of the geese in Ameland (see Task 1 for link). Place the file in your document (File>Place). When excepting the size make sure that the image is larger than the initials.
Finally create a clipping mask (the photos should only appear inside the text now). Save the file as a PNG with this title: Class3_T2_Your_full_name.png (example: Class3_T2_Toni_Varsetti.png). Upload the file to MyKangan and keep a copy of the PNG.
Naşide Clipping MaskClipping Mask by Lachy CClipping Mask by Brandon M and Anthony WClipping Mask Amelia BClipping Mask Dom UClipping Mask Dejanah PClipping Mask Dylan CSelection by TerranceMcGClipping Mask by Surour D
It is an exciting time to commence something new, so wear the badge Absolute Beginner with pride and get ready for a love affair with one of the best software packages of our time- welcome to Photoshop.
Suddenlylifebrokeout in warmcolors again, so young and beautiful that a lot of people couldn’t stand to look at it.
Quote from the film Absolute Beginners
We will work with Photoshop CS5 on a Mac. Prerequisites: 10 photos of you and 10 photos of a background saved onto your USB and in class (the excuse of the forgotten USB at home is lame) 😉
Today we will look at:
The CS5 Workspace (overview)
Differences between the Mac keyboard and Windows keyboard
Ways to open an image
Selection Tools
Use of Hue/Saturation function (Image adjustment)
Layer overview
Perform a task
Feel free to ask questions throughout class and to slow me down at any time. It is important that you view the instructions on the overhead first and then try them out yourself.
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 or simply follow instructions in class.
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.
Differences between the Mac keyboard and Windows keyboard
These are the two main differences:
Ctrl (Win) = command (Mac)
Alt (Win) = option (Mac)
Ways to open an image
First ensure that you use a good folder structure. Save your 20 or so images from your USB onto the PC that you are working on into a folder with a short, yet descriptive name, eg images.
Select File>Open – find your images folder and select the image that you want to open. Photoshop will open the image at the image pixel size and at the resolution of the file.
Open the images folder and have Photoshop open and accessible. Now drag the image into the Photoshop window.
Create a New Document in Photoshop and choose File>Place. Next place the image into the document.
There are other options, such as dragging an image directly from a webpage into the Photoshop window or selecting File>Open As Smart Object. Photoshop is a very versatile software package. The most important is to know a way that keeps the resolution high.
Selection Tools
The Selection Tools in Photoshop are one of many strong points of this package. We will work with this slow loading instructions from the Teacherlink site: Selection Tool Instructions
Below is an screen shot of the Selection drop menu with annotations:
Source: The Graphic Designer’s Digital Toolkit, Alan Wood, 5th Edition, 2011
The Rectangular Marquee Tool (Short cut M) – This tool draws square (with the help of Shift) and rectangular selections (freehand). It is important to understand that you are actually not drawing as such, you are simply creating a selection and will be able to do something to that selection only and only on the current layer. Drag the image below into your Photoshop workspace and select a rectangular shapes. Press Ctrl + U and change the colour settings – just play with it. Keep the file active.
Image Source: http://www.photoshopessentials.com
The Elliptical Marquee Tool (Short cut M) – This tool draws circlular selections (with the help of Shift) and elliptical selections (freehand). You can draw the ellipse or circle commencing from the centre by holding Alt (option for Mac) while you draw your selection. Visit this tutorial on PhotoshopEssentials.com to see a good example on how to use the Elliptical Marquee Tool.
For this class select the red cylinder and change the colour as per instruction above.
The Lasso Tool (Short cut L). Basically you draw your selection freehand. It is an early Photoshop tool and has some good uses still (like creating a quick shadow underneath a vehicle with the help of Gaussian Blur). It requires a high level of mouse skills. Try to select the handshake with the Lasso tool and change the colour. Visit this tutorial on PhotoshopEssentials.com to see one good use of the Lasso Tool.
Polygonal Lasso Tool (Short cut L). You draw your selection by dropping points. It is an advanced version of the basic Lasso tool and can be very useful. It requires practice. Try the tutorial from PhotoshopEssentials.com: Polygonal Lasso Tool.
Magnetic Lasso Tool (Short cut L). You draw your selection by clicking once to select the outline of your object and then you simply follow along the outline and the tool does the rest for you. If a mistake occurs use Backspace to go back one step. It requires practice. Try the tutorial from PhotoshopEssentials.com: Magnetic Lasso Tool.
Magic Wand Tool (Short cut W). You make your selection by clicking in the field of what you want to select (eg inside the suit). The Magic Wand selects pixels based on tone and colour. You can change your selection criteria, for example by increasing tolerance your selection will be wider and less affected by tonal variations in the picture. That will result in a larger selection. If you bring the tolerance down it will result in a smaller selection, which means that changes in tone or colour will affect your selection earlier.
Try the tutorial from PhotoshopEssentials.com: Magic Wand Tool.
Quick Selection Tool (Short cut W). This tool is extremely useful as a selection tool. It is similar to the Magic Wand, but it is more advanced and user friendly. You make your selection by clicking in the field of what you want to select (eg inside the suit). The Quick Selection Tool selects pixels based on tone and colour, but it also has the ability to detect similar textures in an image. As a result it is better at detecting the edges of an object.
You can change your selection criteria by changing the size of your brush tip: increasing it will widen your selection and decreasing it will narrow your selection. For a more in detail description please look at this informative tutorial at PhotoshopEssentials.com: Quick Selection Tool.
How to add to or subtract from a selection Hold the shift key to add to an existing selection. Hold the Alt key to subtract from a selection. You will need to hold the key while adding or subtracting.
Use of Hue/Saturation function (Image adjustment)
This is a very quick intro to this function: Press Ctrl + U. 3 sliders allow you to change either the hue (the exact colour), the saturation (the amount of colour) and the lightness (the tone, lightness and darkness). You can also tick colorize to get a nice retro effect, it makes your selection monochromatic.
Layer overview
We will cover this in more detail in the next class. We basically will just have a look at the layers to get a broad understanding in class.
Perform a task – Important
Use the photos that you prepared for this class or simply copy the image of the gorgeous Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye below from the provided link and use it to apply your understanding of the Selection Tools. Select various parts using the different tools. Make sure to keep a copy of your final file in JPEG format and upload to MyKangan next week.
Swiss International Style – Joseph Müller-Brockmann – Beethoven – found at www.designhistory.com
Grassy Rabbits
Text and Shapes – This design lends itself to an interactive use – found at: Klafferty.com
Using the Reflect tool (o) to reflect the i downwards as if it has collapsed in front.
Photo by DTL on morgueFiles
Leonardo’s St. John the Baptist, Louvre, Paris, Image: courtesy of A World History of Art – www.all-art.org
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
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)
Photo by matthewbridges on morgueFile.com
Study – Lines and Grace Kelly – by Federico Viola photo: courtesy of GettingCheeky.com and curved lines wallpaper: courtesy of FreeFever.com
“Step into my office” Source: The Age, click image for link
The Glossy Reflection is transparent on top and gets whiter towards the bottom.
Steel Curves, Image: courtesy of flickr.com, photographer: Margeois.
Italian movie poster found on Abduzeedo.com
Illustration by Kate Miller, found on DzineBlog.com
Custom Shapes and Custom Shape Icon
Jenga, photo courtesy of: Design-Crit.com
Study – Lines and Grace Kelly – by Federico Viola photo: courtesy of GettingCheeky.com and curved lines wallpaper: courtesy of FreeFever.com
Colourful Table of Content – Ribbons in Primary Colours – found at: LifeBlue.com
Your Lipstick Needs You, an entertaining take by Digital Media Artist Samantha Cain. Courtesy of: Samantha Cain, http://www.behance.net/samanthacain
Work by Jo W
The calming effect of horizontal lines, image: courtesy of flickr.com, Photographer: jaikdean
Constructivism Reference – by Lylah Livingston
Illustration by Gary Neill found on Dzineblog.com – http://garyneill.com/ http://garyneill.tumblr.com/
The grass layer has been turned into a clipping mask with the shape of the rabbit below.
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.
Light Streaks – Courtesy of: PhotoshopEssentials
Example of applied changes
Massive Attack – The Essential Mix
From ‘Henri’s Walk to Paris’ 1962 – children’s book by Saul Bass Found at: Brainpickings.org
Image from morgueFile by lemai13
Work by Justin Anderson
A Beautiful Piece by Aerosol found on his Facebook
Colours, Numbers and Boxes – very happy and alive, personally I do not like the distortion of the word content – found at: Flickr
Illustrator unknown – found at: Ephemera – World of Rare Books
Image Source: www.photoshopessentials.com
Photo by Seemann on morgueFile.com
Found at Inc.com
Courtesy of The Art of Mass Effect Universe’, 2012
Luminescent Lines – Courtesy of: PSDLearning
Illustration: Jamie McKelvie – Suburban Glamour Comic Series
Source: morgueFile, Photo by matei
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
Illustration: Jamie McKelvie – Art Brut Record
Couple found at http://frenchbydesign.blogspot.com.au
Photo by clarita on morgueFile
Courtesy of The Art of Mass Effect Universe’, 2012
Screenshot from What’s Your Story by Joyce Hostyn
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
Milk Poster – Swiss International Style Reference – by Annabel Stephen Salip
Layers in Photoshop are like a Collage of images stuck on top of each other…
Photo by mcconnors on morgueFile
Photo Montage by SGlider12 on Webdesign.org – Click image for great Gimp tutorial
Illustration by Tavis Coburn found on DzineBlog.com
Photo by hotblack on morgueFile.com
Close-up at Fed Square, Federico Viola 2013
Photo by frenchbyte on morgueFile
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
Image source: Data Center Knowledge
Based on photo by dhester from morgueFile.com
Michael Pointing in GTA V – Courtesy of Rockstar
Some of us have there most enjoyable moments in nature at the beach, Photo by rivediamoci on morgueFiles
Screenshot of Endless Alphabet 2, courtesy of AppsPlayground.com
Illustration by Jessie Ford, found on DzineBlog.com
Photo by mconnors on morgueFile
Only practice will help you learn! Photo by BreonWarwick on morgueFile
Screenshot – 82 Everyone is a Marketer by Seth Godin from What’s Your Story by Joyce Hostyn
Vista Lighting Effect – Courtesy of: Tutorial9
Photomontage: Amir Ebrahim Photography
Photo by dharder on morgueFiles.com
The underlined text and insertion point at end of the word indicates that you are still in the type mode.
The swirls in the image are made up of numerous lines. Courtesy of: www.openprocessing.org
Illustration by Gary Neill found on P.A.P.-Blog – http://garyneill.com/ http://garyneill.tumblr.com/
From ‘Henri’s Walk to Paris’ 1962 – children’s book by Saul Bass Found at: Brainpickings.org
‘For Great Road Trips: Switzerland’ Poster by Herbert Matter in (Swiss) International Style – Source: http://swisstype.wordpress.com/work/
Peace- Swiss International Style Reference – by Maryam Chananeh
Vertical lines of a dark fence, image courtesy of p.ic – Photo Internet Collection – www.photoic.wordpress.com, photographer: Federico Viola
Illustration: Tavis Coburn – Illustration for for an article predicting trends in Apple’s mobile strategy. Found on: TavisCoburn.com
Photo by clarita on www.morguefile.com
Poppies – Vector art Federico Viola based on photo by hotblack from morgueFile
Fruity Design – This is great for a menu, very appetizing thumbnails – found at: WeddingPhotography.com
Outlined text changed in size and colours dropped into the individual letters with Eyedropper tool using LMB + Alt
The Face by drfranken found on ChromoArt.de
Based on photo by hotblack from morgueFile.com
Uncle Sam Wants You, WWI Propaganda Poster for US Army recruits, Design by James Montgomery Flagg, 1916, image found at: Live Auctioneers
Britons, Lord Kitchener Wants You! Propaganda poster design from WWI by Alfred Leere. Image: courtesy of WorldWarEra.com
Free Transform and Ctrl – I am loving it!!!
Contemporary design in style of Construcitvism by Teo Brito found at LauraGreen92 – click image for more information and link to her blog
Finding the Right Candidate for a Job… – Photo AdamRiley from www.projectnoah.org
He loves OHS! – Photo by Karpati Gabor on morgueFile
Photo by ariadna on morgueFile
Based on photo by xandert found on morgueFile
Based on image by hotblack on morgueFile.com – F.Viola
Based on a photo by delboysafa from morgueFile.com
Good Morning! Photo: wallyir, from: morgueFile.com
What Time is it Now? by King_Bobbles
Mosaic of Sofia Coppola – by Maurizio Galimberti – www.mauriziogalimberti.it
Pink Ribbon Day – Swiss International Style Reference – by Hwan Rochanabuddhi
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/
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)
Swiss travel poster from 1934 by Herbert Matter – Source: http://swisstype.wordpress.com/work/
Examples of Output and Display for web-content. Image: live.surveyshack.com
Lines and Gradients- Courtesy of: psdtuts+
Setting the grid up.
Illustration by Jessie Ford, found on DzineBlog.com
Photo by agathabrown on morgueFile
Geese in Ameland, Photo by Frans Schouwenburg
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)
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