Adobe Photoshop Basics - Session 4
- 1. Adobe Photoshop Basics Instructor: Hanh Tran Arlington Public Schools Adult Education Program
- 2. 2 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Welcome Back Hope everyone had a great weekend! Adobe Photoshop Basics Jan. 15th – Feb. 5th 2013 Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:30 PM Syphax Education Center, Room 115 My email: hanhtee@gmail.com Feel free to email me with any questions
- 3. 3 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Previous Sessions Photoshop Workspace, Tools, Layers, etc. Making Selections Using Shapes & Colors, Modifying & Transforming, Vignette Fixing Imperfections Healing Brush. Clone Stamp, Eyedropper & Brush Combo Working with Colors Changing, Blending Colors, Grayscale, Hue & Saturation, Brightness & Contrast, Color Balance, Curves Layer Styles, Filter Gallery, Liquifying an Image Class Exercises
- 4. 4 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Session 4 Objectives Quick Review Sessions 1-3 Project Ideas Logo Banner Flyer Image Manipulation
- 5. 5 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review Digital image: made up of dots called pixels Use Photoshop to add, modify, or delete individual pixels or groups of pixels Image Resolution Spacing of pixels in an image, measured in ppi (pixels per inch) or dpi (dots per inch) Image Size Physical dimensions of an image, measured in pixels (width x height)
- 6. 6 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review Most Photoshop images are composite: Multiple images or visual elements from different sources combined into one Images can be saved in various file formats Default file format is .psd Photoshop’s native raw format, similar to .tiff Preserves layers Typical image formats: .jpg, .gif, .png Flattened image
- 7. 7 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review Photoshop Workspace: Work area Application bar Tools panel Options bar Status bar Panels Dock Customizable
- 8. 8 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review Layer: a section within an image that can be manipulated independently Use layers to control individual elements Isolate effects Layers are ordered
- 9. 9 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review Selection Tools: used to select a section of an image A selection is enclosed by a marquee Fixed-area tools Used to select rectangular or elliptical objects Rectangular/elliptical marquee tool Single row/column marquee tool Freeform tools Used to select objects with irregular shapes Lasso tool Polygonal lasso tool Magnetic lasso tool
- 10. 10 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review Selections can be made via colors instead of shapes Color Range command (Select Menu) Identify common colors to use for selection Exclude colors if necessary Magic Wand tool Tolerance: to specify whether similar pixels are included Anti-aliased checkbox: to soften appearance of selection Contiguous checkbox: to select pixels that are next to one another Sample All Layers checkbox: select pixels from all layers
- 11. 11 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review Vignette Effect: uses feathering to fade from a marquee, blurring surrounding area 1. Create marquee (marquee or lasso tool) 2. Modify feather setting (increase blur) 3. Layer Add Layer Mask Reveal Selection
- 12. 12 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review Clone Stamp tool Paints using a defined sample 1. Hold down Alt/Option key & click to define stamp 2. Click to apply stamp Healing Brush & Spot Healing Brush tools Healing Brush: same as above, but blends results Spot Healing Brush: does not required defined sample More intelligent than Clone Stamp Burn & Dodge tools Burn: lightens selected area Doge: darkens selected area Eyedropper & Brush combo technique Eyedropper: changes Foreground color to selected spot Use shortcut keys: “I” and “B” to switch back/forth
- 13. 13 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review
- 14. 14 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review Gradient Tool: used to blend colors Pick from presets Customize gradients Add color/opacity stops Gradient Map 1. Image Adjustments Gradient Map
- 15. 15 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review Hue: color transmitted/reflected Identified by the color name (i.e. blue) Saturation: chroma, strength of the color Represents the amount of gray in proportion to the hue Brightness: lightness/darkness of the color Contrast: difference in luminance & color
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- 17. 17 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review Layer Styles 1. Right-click layer Blending Options Check style Set options If grayed out, convert Background to normal layer first: 1. Right-click Background Layer From Background
- 18. 18 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review Filters are used to give dramatic effects 1. Filter Filter Gallery Choose & Preview 2. -or- Filter Choose category Choose filter
- 19. 19 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Review 1. Filter Liquify 2. Set options (i.e. brush size) 3. Click and drag on image preview 4. OK to save, or Restore All to revert to original
- 20. 20 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics Project Ideas Pick one for tonight’s class Logo Banner Flyer Image manipulation Other ideas
- 21. 21 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics The End I hope you enjoyed the course!
- 22. 22 Hanh Tran | Adobe Photoshop Basics References Elizabeth Eisner Reding. (2011) Adobe Photoshop CS5, Delmar Cengage Learning. Sherry Bishop, Jim Shuman & Elizabeth Eisner Reding. (2010) The Web Collection Revealed Premium Edition: Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, Flash CS5 and Photoshop CS5, Delmar Cengage Learning. Ye Diana Wang. (2012) IT 213 Lecture 5: Color and Graphics, George Mason University.