Week 3 : Intro to photoshop 2

 LECTURES 

INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP

Introduction to Photoshop Tools and Techniques

•The lecture notes provide an introduction to Photoshop 2 layers and their settings, including opacity and fill.

•The notes also mention the Lasso Tool, Pen Tool, and layering techniques in Photoshop.

•A link to download a folder for trying out marquee tools is provided.

•The layer interface in Photoshop is briefly discussed, with examples of different layer effects and settings.

•The Toolbox in Photoshop is introduced, highlighting various tool sets and their expanded versions.

•A list of different selection tools, crop and slice tools, healing and stamp tools, and path creation and selection tools in Photoshop is provided.

Photoshop Basics: Lasso Tool and Pen Tool

•The Lasso Tool in Photoshop consists of three different tool options: Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, and Magnetic Lasso.

•The Lasso Tool is ideal for drawing and making selections, especially when using a graphic tablet.

•The Pen Tool is commonly used to create paths and shapes with precise anchor points.

•The Bézier Game is a helpful tool for mastering the Pen Tool.

•The Pen Tool can be used to create selections, but it was not originally designed for that purpose.

•Layers in Photoshop allow for non-destructive editing and multiple images stacked on top of each other.

The Importance of Layers in Photoshop

•Your adjustments in Photoshop will never destroy the original image.

•The layers in Photoshop contain all the extra information and/or images that you want to add to the original file.

•The images can be opened as layers in Photoshop.

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TUTORIAL

PROJECT 1B BREIFING : DIGITAL COLLAGE

https://youtu.be/BlW7F-fTsbE

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PRACTICAL

1. Download all of the images here to your computer:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cGcbENrjSksAaMQK9np2jb6ZaM7Y-81l?usp=sharing

 

2. Follow this tutorial demo as reference to create your digital collage:

https://youtu.be/BlW7F-fTsbE

3. Create 3 different composition digital collages from the images that you’ve downloaded.

4. Create A4 canvas size  (vertical) on Photoshop and start to do the compositions.

5. Take 3 photo of your digital collage compositions  and insert it on the section below

These are the 3 compositions I came up with 

COMPOSITION #1

DESCRIPTION: In this composition I decided to split the building in half and have elements coming out of the building. I also split the boy and the woman in half and had the seperate body parts coming out from opposites sides of the split buiding. I feel like this added character to to the composition

COMPOSITION #2

COMPOSITION #3

REFLECTION 

I’ve learnt how to create good composition using symmetry , rule of thirds and golden ratio. I’ve also Learnt how to use layers to create an interesting collage .My creative thinking as well as critical thinking was used in this exercise as I developed different ideas and made sure they were aesthetically pleasing and that there is a good focal point in each piece. Patience is also key especially when using the pen tool