Welcome to Welcome to PhotoshopPhotoshop

for the Theatrical for the Theatrical DesignerDesigner

Spring Semester 2012Spring Semester 2012Anne Mundell-InstructorAnne Mundell-Instructor

412 268 7218412 268 7218amundell@andrew.cmu.edu

www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/amuwww.andrew.cmu.edu/user/amundell/photoshop/ndell/photoshop/

Computer Applications: Computer Applications: GoalsGoals

To learn to think and To learn to think and communicate in Adobe Photoshop.communicate in Adobe Photoshop.

To add Photoshop to your toolbox To add Photoshop to your toolbox of skills forof skills for DrawingDrawing PaintingPainting CollageCollage Photo-alteration and manipulationPhoto-alteration and manipulation

To gain an elementary facility To gain an elementary facility with Sketch-Upwith Sketch-Up

Attendance PolicyAttendance Policy

Consider Computer Applications Consider Computer Applications a job.a job.

One Free missed classOne Free missed class Grade goes down one letter Grade goes down one letter grade for each unexcused missed grade for each unexcused missed class after oneclass after one

More than 15 minutes late More than 15 minutes late equals an absenceequals an absence

Project Lateness PolicyProject Lateness Policy

No late projects will be No late projects will be accepted, however, I will accepted, however, I will gladly change grades for gladly change grades for projects that are handed in on projects that are handed in on the due date and then improved the due date and then improved later.later.

Turning in HomeworkTurning in Homework

Homework will be turned in to Homework will be turned in to public/people/amundell/photoshopublic/people/amundell/photoshop on the Drama server. p on the Drama server.

DO NOT email files to me. DO NOT email files to me. If you cannot get onto the If you cannot get onto the server, bring me a CDserver, bring me a CD

GradingGrading

Poster 25%Poster 25% Sketch-Up Structure 15%Sketch-Up Structure 15% Storyboard 50%Storyboard 50% Presence in Class (are you Presence in Class (are you engaged, participating and engaged, participating and working in class?) 10%working in class?) 10%

TextbooksTextbooks

Recommended Reading:Recommended Reading: PhotoshopCS5 Classroom in a Book, PhotoshopCS5 Classroom in a Book, Available on AmazonAvailable on Amazon

What is Photoshop for?What is Photoshop for?

Two dimensional image Two dimensional image manipulation and paintingmanipulation and painting

Photographic correctionsPhotographic corrections Graphic design and printing Graphic design and printing applicationsapplications

Image Manipulation For Image Manipulation For The DesignerThe Designer

Image Manipulation Can Image Manipulation Can Be Used in a Number of Be Used in a Number of Ways for the DesignerWays for the Designer

Paint ElevationsPaint Elevations Renderings, Costume, Lighting, Renderings, Costume, Lighting, SceneryScenery

Model makingModel making Lettering and Drafting IdeasLettering and Drafting Ideas Show PhotographyShow Photography PortfolioPortfolio Web PublishingWeb Publishing

Paint ElevationsPaint Elevations

Paint elevations can be done Paint elevations can be done any number of ways in any number of ways in Photoshop. What follows are Photoshop. What follows are several ways that I have used several ways that I have used the program on various the program on various productions:productions:

One Way Is to Start One Way Is to Start With a Piece of With a Piece of

Drafting:Drafting:

Or:Or:

Add a Wallpaper PatternAdd a Wallpaper Pattern

Add Some Shadows, Color Add Some Shadows, Color and Finesse:and Finesse:

And Voila Paint And Voila Paint ElevationElevation

RenderingsRenderings

Costume RenderingsCostume Renderings

Renderings:Renderings:

Start with a model photograph, for Start with a model photograph, for example:example:

Which then becomes:Which then becomes:

Or compile multiple Or compile multiple images:images:

Start with:Start with:

AddAdd

Then paint to create:Then paint to create:

Scanner Interface Scanner Interface (example)(example)

Scanner AdjustmentsScanner Adjustments

72dpi (standard web)72dpi (standard web)

150 dpi150 dpi

300dpi300dpi

LPILPI

Different Different printing methods printing methods use varied use varied amounts of Lines amounts of Lines per Inch, which per Inch, which some scanners some scanners will allow you will allow you to adjust:to adjust:

Early Image CorrectionEarly Image Correction

Rotate canvasRotate canvas View/fit on screenView/fit on screen DPI/Image sizeDPI/Image size Auto LevelsAuto Levels CropCrop

Image Collections on Image Collections on the Webthe Web

http://www.gettyimages.com http://www.corbis.com

http://www.freefoto.com http://google.com (image

search)