Introduction to Photoshop

Bill TribbleDesigner, Intuition Studio

INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP

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SETUP

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INTRODUCTION

‣ Graphic design, illustration, games, video, music for media, DJ

‣ Previous clients include -‣ Discovery Channel‣ National Geographic‣ www.intstudio.co.uk

BILL TRIBBLEFREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND ARTIST

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http://www.intstudio.co.uk


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RECENT WORK - ILLUSTRATION 4




RECENT WORK - CR2 RECORDS - SINGLES COVERS 5




RECENT WORK - CR2 RECORDS - SUB-LABEL LOGO DESIGN 6




RECENT WORK - CR2 RECORDS - SAMPLE TOOLS TEST COVER 7




RECENT WORK - RESPONSIVE SITES 8




RECENT WORK - RESPONSIVE SITES 9




RECENT WORK - TRADITIONAL MEDIA 10




RECENT WORK - COMBINED MEDIA 11




RECENT WORK - DIGITAL PAINTING 12




INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP 13

PLEASED TO MEET YOU


AGENDA

‣ Basic interface overview‣ Loading images‣ Selection tools‣ Combining images ‣ Retouching‣ Blend modes‣ Adjustment layers

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INTERFACE OVERVIEW15

INTERFACE OVERVIEW 16

Layers

Adjustments and colours

Toolbar

Tabs




MOVE TOOL 17INTERFACE OVERVIEW

Use the move tool to move objects around on a layer

WITH MOVE TOOL SELECTEDCmd & Click in image selects a layer

LAYERS PANEL‣ Click to select

‣ Drag layers up / down in the panel to arrange

Hides layer

Delete

(or use backspace)





SELECTING AND EDITING18

SELECTING AND EDITING

LOADING IMAGES

‣ Open the ‘cherub.jpg’ image‣ File menu / open file -- or drag in

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OVERVIEW

‣ Selection tools‣ Removing objects from an image‣ Handling multiple images

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SELECTING AND EDITING 21

MAKING SIMPLE SELECTIONS

Quick selection tool

‣ Use the ‘quick selection tool’ to sketch around the cherub

‣ Hold ‘alt’ to subtract from selection


CONTENT AWARE FILL

‣ Menu - Edit / Fill...‣ or Shift + F5

‣ Select ‘Content-Aware’‣ Click OK

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LOADING IMAGES

‣ Open the ‘titanic.jpg’ &‣ ‘sticker selection.jpg’ files

from the ‘retro image’ folder‣ File menu / open file -- or

drag in

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SELECTION TOOLS

Quick selection tool

Magnetic lasso tool

‣ Use the ‘quick selection tool’ to sketch around the image you wish to select

‣ Hold ‘alt’ to SUBTRACT from selection‣ Hold ‘shift’ to ADD to selection‣ Use magnetic lasso tool to fine tune your

selection if necessary


COPY, PASTE & TRANSFORM

‣ Cmd & T - Transform‣ Hold shift to keep shape

ZOOMINGHold ‘alt’ and roll mouse back and forth for zoom in / out


SAVING IMAGES

‣ File / Save to save all layers and edits in a Photoshop file

‣ File / Save For Web to create jpg in chosen size / resolution

PERFORMANCE TIPKeeping open files to a minimum will help save memory and keep your computer


RETOUCHING27

RETOUCHING

CHANGE HISTORY‣ “We were always at war with Eurasia”‣ Stalin and Nikolai Yezhov

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RETOUCHING

SELECTION TOOLS‣ Use quick-select to highlight Nikolai

Yezhov‣ Hold alt while drawing with quick-select

tool to remove from selection

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ZOOMINGHold alt and roll mouse to zoom in / out

RETOUCHING

RETOUCH TOOLS‣ Content-Aware fill to remove Yezhov

(shift + F5), then clear selection

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‣ Use the spot healing brush to

‣ Use rubber-stamp tool to fix


COLOURING AN IMAGE31

COLOURING AN IMAGE 32

OVERVIEW

‣ Image types

‣ Selecting colours

‣Using blend mode - multiply

‣Painting using the Brush tool

‣Magic Wand Tool and Quick Select tool DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

A .PNG AND A .JPG?

COLOURING AN IMAGE 33PNG JPG

COLOURING AN IMAGE 34

METHOD‣Load ‘Characters.png’

‣Add new layer (Cmd + Shift + N)

‣Move ‘Character’ layer to the top

‣Change blend mode to multiply

‣Create a colorful backdrop using airbrush

‣ Swap between layers for selection / paint

‣Fill characters using ‘magic wand’, ‘quick select’ - do filling on background layer


CREATE A RECORD COVER

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CREATE A RECORD COVER

METHOD‣Install ‘OSP Din’ font‣Open ‘D20 Single art template’‣Drag in clouds.jpg‣Resize to frame‣Drag in ‘logo large.png’‣Set blend mode to Screen‣Resize and centre‣Edit artist / track text

‣Resize black box‣Save Photoshop file‣Save for Web - Output at 300px

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CREATING A PROMOTIONAL IMAGE

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CREATING A PROMOTIONAL IMAGE

METHOD‣ Crop and straighten‣ Remove dust motes etc. with Spot Healing

Brush‣ Increase saturation with adjustment layer‣ Add B&W adjustment layer‣ Select lighthouse and create a mask to reveal

colour‣ Add logo - drag logo in, resize with Cmd+T‣ Add text - ‘Lighthouse Summit, LHSummit.com’

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CONCLUSION40

CONCLUSION

RECAP‣ Basic interface overview‣ Loading images‣ Selection tools - Magic Wand, Quick Select‣ Combining images - copy / paste, using layers‣ Retouching - Content-Aware Fill, Spot Healing Brush‣ Blend modes - Multiply, Screen‣ Adjustment layers - Saturate, B&W‣ Save for web

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CONCLUSION

THANKS FOR COMING!‣ My name is Bill Tribble - you can contact me via:

‣ www.intstudio.co.uk‣ @spdby

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EXTENSION: DIY PROMO IMAGE

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DIY PROMO IMAGE

MAKE YOUR OWN

Use sample images or CC images from web as backdrop

Add adjustment layers - e.g. B&W, Curves

Create a mask to highlight one area

Choose a vector logo

Add company name text

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KEY OBJECTIVE(S) AGENDA

RESOURCESDELIVERABLE

MAKE YOUR OWN

Build skills with image combining, resizing,

adjustment layers and positioning

Time

10 min

1. Use sample images or CC images from web as backdrop

2. Add a B&W adjustment layer

3. Create a mask to highlight one area

4. Choose a vector logo

5. Add company name text

Promo image for web CC Backdrop image

CC Vector logos

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