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TABLE OFCONTENTS

the interface

e&p of design

the toolsmove tool

marquee tool

lasso

crop

eyedropper

healing brush

brush & clone stamp

history brush

erasergradient tool

smudge/sharpen tool

dodge/burn tool

pen tool

text tool

selection tools

wand tool/quick selection

toolbar

palettes

workspace


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photo retouching

photo manipulation

using effects

Blending together

digital painting

photoshop vs. illustrator

nal tips

line tool

object rotate tool

camera rotate tool

hand "grabber" tool

zoom tool

color correction

brightness, contrast, and saturation

lters and lens correction

keys to success

manipulation with a purpose

lters

blending options

clipping mask vs. eraser

adjustments

reference

technique

wrinkle/acne removal

content-aware


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e&p of design


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e&p of design

the elementsline

color

e.g. orange & blue, red & green, yellow & purple

e.g. yellow & orange, blue & green, red & purple

complementary colorscolors directly opposite of each other on the

color wheelanalogous colors

colors next to each other on the color wheel

implied line

contour linean outline

[ elements & principles ]

before you take any photos or start on sketches

for a composition, it is important to first take into

consideration the elements and principles of

design. making sure you use them is critical for

good compositions and efficient communication

with the viewer.

an imaginary line created by difference in color

or value or texture

e.g. earth tones, black, white, gray

neutral colorscolors not found on the color wheel


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space

texture

a three dimensional objectform

the quality of a surface either physical or implied

positive spacespace occupied by an object

negative spacethe remaining space left unoccupied bythe object

shapeorganic shape

irregular shape that utilizes curvesgeometric shape

regular shape with defined edgesstatic shape

a shape at restdynamic shape

a shape with visible or implied motion

valuehow light or dark a color istint

when white is added to a colore.g. light blue is a tint of blue

e.g. navy blue is a shade of blue

shadewhen black is added to a color


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the Principlesunity

a feeling of completeness achieved throughgood composition

balancehow elements are distributed throughoutthe piecesymmetrical balance

elements are distributed evenly in relation tothe imaginary line running down the centerof the piece

elements are distributed unevenly in relation tothe imaginary line running down the center

of the piece

asymmetrical balance

rhythman implication of movement often createdthrough the repitition of elements

pattern

repitition of an element throughtout a piece

contrastconflict created by opposing elementsoften through the use of color(light vs. dark or cool vs. warm)


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movementhow the viewers eyes are guidedthroughout a piece

emphasisvisual prominence often used tocreate focal points

good compositions often combine several

elements and principles to create an effective

and aesthetically pleasing piece. be mindful ofwhich elements and principles will work best in

your piece to communicate your message or

instill emotion and captivate the viewer.

take time to search the internet for good design.whether it is an excellently designed website or a

piece someone did, study it and take note of

what draws you to the composition. surround

yourself with good design and you will quickly

and subconciously pick up was to solveproblems in design and how to improve your

own work.


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Visual examples

implied lines contour linesvs.

complementarycolors colors

analogousvs.


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(black in this picture) (white in this picture)

organic geometricvs.

shape formvs.

positivespace space

negativevs.

Visual examples(continued)


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The interface


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toolbar

drop down menus

options(related to the tool being used)

(tools)

extensions

canvas


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move toolmarquee tool

lasso

cropeyedropper

healing brushbrush

clone stamphistory brush

erasergradient tool

smudge/sharpen tooldodge/burn tool

pen tooltext tool

selection tools

wand tool/quick selection

line toolobject rotate tool

camera rotate toolhand "grabber" toolzoom tool

foreground color

switch foreground and background colors

make foreground and background colors Black and white

background color

quick mask mode


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workspace

palettes

[ managing your workspace ]

[what are their functions ]

having a customized workspace in photoshop is

an easy way to enable you to work faster and

more efficiently. photoshop comes with a couple

preset workspaces, like essentials and design

and painting, but it is easy for you to make your

own. the workspace is comprised of the palettes

(windows) you choose to have open while you

are working. a few of the most commonly usedpalettes are the layers, swatches, paths, brush,

brush presets, color, and history palettes. the

palettes serve to make it easier for you to make

adjustments in your piece.

3d(a)

(a)

(b)(b)

(c)

(c)

filtersfilter objects already created

toolstools to control the lighting,

settings for creating a newform

material, camera angle, etc.for rendering

creation settings


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from left to right

actions

(c)

action listlist of actions that can beperformed

customizationwith the boxes next to each

using the tools at the bottom of the palette,you can record a sequence of actions to beperformed, for example, putting on a vignetteand adding a filter. after recording this sequence,it can be played back later for when you needto perform the same sequence

action, you can customizewhether a action can beperformed or not and also whether or not therewill be dialogue to go with performing the action

recording

adjustmentsbrightness/contrast

levels

adjusts how bright the

brightest brights are, how

dark the darkest darks are,

and how much contrast

there is between the lightcolors and dark colors.

the levels are a more

controllable way to adjust

the brightness and contrast


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curves

the levels offer the ability

to better control how dark

the dark colors are. as you

slide the black slider to

the left, the midtonesbecome darker and some

turn black. moving the

grey slider will control how

dark the colors located

between black and grey

are and how light thecolors between white and

grey are. moving the white

slider will have the

opposite effect as moving the black one.

the curves allow you toadjust the contrast using

curves instead of a flat line

like most adjustments

use. for example if you

move the black slider in

the levels, it makes most

colors darker. in the

curves, you can control it

to make some of the dark

colors lighter while making

some light colors darker


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hue/saturation

the hue/saturation palette

allows you to control the

colors of the image.

moving the hue slider willmove the colors around

the color wheel in a

sense. complimentary

colors remain

complimentary, but

instead of being orangeand blue moving the

slider may make them green and red. the

saturation slider works the same as it does in the

vibrance palette. the lightness slider also works

the same as the brightness slider in the

brightness/contrast palette. checking the box nexto colorize will make the image values of a single

color, changed by adjusting the hue slider.

color balance

color balance helps to

eliminate problems thatarise when a factor

(normally lighting) makes an

object that is originally one

color take on a different

hue.


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black & white

the black & white palette

enables the ability to

control specific colors

and how close they are towhite or black. clicking

auto will take the colors

to what the program

senses they should be at

in the image. checking

the box next to tint willapply a tint to the image.

the color of the tint can be controlled by clicking

on the box to the right of the word tint.

photo filter

photo filters act as they

would in a camera. theycan make the colors in

the image warmer or

cooler depending on the

color and density of the

filter. changing the color

of the filter will effect how

the image is tinted. this

tinting does not act as strongly as the tint option

in the black & white palette and gives the ability to

control the density. the density is merely how

strong the filter (tint) is. common filters used are


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the channel mixer allows

you to control the amount

of red, green, and blue

present in an image. this

especially comes in

handy when converting

an image to a black &

white image. if you check

the box next tomonochrome, it turns the

image into a black &

white image. with the image converted, you can

further control how light or dark the greys are by

moving the slider of the correlating color(s).

posterize takes valuesand groups them into a

range of values based on

the number of levels.

each range is represented by the median value. a

the number of levels decreases, the range

becomes larger and vice verse.

channel mixer

invert does not have a window of its own, it

merely inverts the colors of the image. this will

give an appearance similar to that of a negative.

invert

posterize

the sepia filter and the warming and cooling filters


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original

scale of values

gradient map

with gradient map

threshold

threshhold works in a

similar manner to

posterize, but there are

only two ranges of valuesthat create a black &

white image. as you

increase the threshold,

more values are added to

the black section and more are taken from the

white section and vice verse. this is useful forvalue mapping on vector, painting, or even

graphite/charcoal portraits.

gradient map

while using the black &

white adjustment will

make the image black &

white, using the gradient

map allows you more

versatility in colors. the

gradient map applies the colors of the gradient to

the values of image (see figure below).


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adjustments are also available to be changed in

the image>adjustments drop-down menu orthe at the bottom of the layers palette. the

difference between using the adjustments in the

menu and adjustments from the layers or

adjustments palette is using the menu does not

create an adjustments layer. creating anadjustments layer allows those adjustments to

be edited later on.

selective color

selective color allows

you to adjust the

appearance of specific

colors in an image. forexample you can make

all of the reds darker or

lighter or saturated or

muted without changing

the appearance of any

other color. you canchange the appearance of multiple colors in one

adjustment layer.


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animationaction listthe animation palette provides a timeline for basic

animation, such as change in adjustments

overtime. using other software for animation is

strongly recommended.

brushthe brush palette

offers the ability

to control the

use of the brush.

not only do you

have the

standard size

and hardnesscontrols, it also

has controls for

the shape if it is

the standard

brush. the bristle


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