Photoshop+Resources

Topics covered in 1st lecture:

Big Picture: Need to learn-


 * Interface and possibilities
 * Image size and its meanings and uses
 * Transform controls
 * Selection tools and stamps (Including content aware fill)
 * Masks and refine edge

Order: Interface walkthrough Image size and resolution using image size dialog Open black and white image Convert to rgb if grayscale Using clone stamp and healing brush to fix scratches and blemishes

-break for them to load images and retouch

Selection basics incl. How to save selections. Colorizing make selection Use fill layer, should automatically make mask Explain mask in this context How to move into and out of masks Blending modes to blend color layers with original image

**Photoshop interface-**

Lots of ways to do things complex program

Menu Bar Commands single shot- no options in command dialog command- have … choose attributes checkmarks turns on and off setting

toolbar- select tool and do something in image window

Options bar options to modify settings of currently selected tool

panels- palettes contains controls for certain aspects of project, color, history, layers

image window workspace

Default panels that should be open layers colors adjustments history

opening images in new project open in control click

layer transparency, opacity, blending styles

Image Size and its relevance

Image size and resolution # of pixels in image DPI of image size of and dpi of monitor multiply pixels to get megapixels print dpi 200 to 300 for good print quality Maths- image size in pixels divided by dpi gives you max print size desired print size times dpi gives you pixel size of image you need to make print

**Retouching**


 * Clone stamp**

Option-click to set copy point [ ] to change size of brush

Small area content aware fill, good for skin and fabric
 * Healing brush**

**Content aware fill**

works best on small objects with organic backgrounds Edit>fill

Beware of creating patterns or repeating too many bits

** Selection Tools **


 * Marquee and lasso tool**


 * most basic selection tools
 * click and drag from edge
 * Release to let computer connect to meme a shape

** modifier keys ** alter behavior holding key option-drag from center


 * selection can be clicked and dragged
 * constrain to perfect square hold shift
 * add to selection hold shift-non contiguous
 * alt key subtract from selection

**What does a selection mean?**
 * selection only affects active layer
 * Anything outside selection is protected

**Refine edge go through process**

view- show different mask views-use which ever works, try switching views radius- increase transition areas-PS finds edges smart radius- PS differentiates between soft/complex and hard-even edges use show radius button to see transition area refine using brush buttons and sliders
 * Select menu- refine edge, also button


 * Finish with decontaminate colors-helps control bleed
 * output to new layer with mask, output to selection to copy and paste normally

**Colorizing** make selection Use fill layer, should automatically make mask Explain mask in this context How to move into and out of masks Blending modes to blend color layers with original image

**Adjustment layers** non destructive adjustments under image menu change the pixels when image is saved


 * option-click mask- show b and w layer
 * command-click mask- show selection
 * with selection on (marching ants) create an adjustment layer, creates layer with mask
 * copy paste into new layer

smart object resize without degradation

= Finishing your composite: = Try to color match your fore- and background. Feather your masks slightly to make transitions not too sharp. Add texture to whole image to unify. Look for free textures on google images. Add shadows using masks, fill layers, transform, and blending modes. http://photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/color-matching/how-to-match-color-photoshop-composites.htm Image size and resolution







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Animated gifs and cinemagraphs





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Notes:

Photoshop cinemagraph lecture To show 2 ways of motion in photoshop Animate with video or frames

Cinemagraph-type of animated gif-explain gif compression-has transparency

Find video- archive.org or take with phone show to download and save Use quicktime to trim to small portion with with little camera movement, some small specific movement

Save small clip to computer Photoshop-show timeline, click small video symbol to import footage Trim footage again by moving handles Close triangle on video group layer, add layer above footage Paint over area you want to keep moving Move forward frame by frame and get all the motion covered by the paint

Select all on a frame of of the video you want to be the still area of the image. Copy and paste that into a new layer Command click on the layer icon of the paint layer to create a selection On the still layer, click the mask icon to create a mask, you should have your selection inthe mask area now, command-I to invert the mask Export for web, choose gif, repeat forever Post cinemagraph to wiki page

Show onion skin-via fly-out menu on right portion of timeline panel-show how to erase/manipulate frame by frame in video mode

Animate frames- create frame animation in timeline panel with image already loaded, separate part to be animated apart from the background onto new layer

Duplicate layers and create frames- explain the connection between frames and layers

Puppet warp- shift click to select multiple pins Hold option to allow to rotate around pins