DESN 255 — INTRO TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS I | FALL 2020 | TTH 1:00–3:45PM | ONLINE (AMI)
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
Photoshop is a raster-based image editing tool widely used for retouching photographs, creating photo montages, digital painting, and photo-realistic rendering.
Lecture topics
PHOTOSHOP PROJECTS
Introduction to Imaging: Issues in Constructing an Image Database [online book]. Besser, Howard and Jenniver Trant. 1995. The Getty Art History Information Program
PHOTOSHOP 1
- Import image
- Image Size / Canvas Size
- Resolution
- Crop / Perspective Crop
- Clone Stamp Retouching
- Level Adjustments
- Unsharp Mask
(if necessary) - Adding Text / Signature
- Transform > Scale
- Saving as JPG for print
PHOTOSHOP 2
- Color Modes and “Desaturation”
- Layers
- Layer Blending Options
- Painting / Coloring
- Lasso Selections
- Magic Wand Selections
- Color Adjust w/Hues
& Saturation - Quick highlights / core-shading
PHOTOSHOP 3
- Color Modes and “Desaturation”
- Layers
- Layer Blending Options
- Painting / Coloring
- Lasso Selections
- Magic Wand Selections
- Color Adjust w/Hues & Saturation
- Quick highlights / core-shading
PHOTOSHOP 4
- Applying Patterns
- Creating Custom Tiles
- Transform > Mirror Flip (symmetry in top views)
- Transform > Warp & Distort
- Trees & People
TUTORIALS & HOW-TO GUIDES
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