Post on 04-Jan-2016
JRN 302: Introduction to Graphics and Visual Communication- Intro to Photoshop
Thursday, 9/3/15
Class Objectives
Lecture Intro to Photoshop How to drop the homework
Homework assignment Photoshop Tutorials (1-3) due end of class on
Thursday 9/10 No late assignments will be accepted!
You can always submit early You will have time in class on Thursday to work on the files
and always have time to drop the files (but, depending upon your skill level, you may need to do homework)
Photoshop interface
Menu at top; options bar below itToolbar or tools palette to the left
One column or twoCanvas/work area/ document
/image window with status barPalettes to the right
Tutorials: Intro. to Photoshop and Its Interface First thing, find any image and download it to
your desktop Then <File <Open this image in Photoshop (On your own) free through YouTube
Photoshop basic tools (he goes quickly) 9 min http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqD851MIWVo
Basic Tools: notice the triangles on buttons (click and hold to reveal more tools)
Selection Tools Painting and Retouching Tools Type, Path, and Shape Tools Utility Tools Foreground and background color palettes
Have to do with what tool you choose Single click on them to change colors
Tools and colors act like foreground and background… really is still a 2d image
Quick mask button and screen modes
Photoshop and Layers
You have the ability to work in a layered fashion (<Windows <Layers)
Why is this good to do? Easier to change your image
Think of your image as a painting… when all the paint is on top of each other, it is harder to make changes
Can also view/hide certain layers
Photoshop and Layers
Your background layer is locked (you either need to unlock it or duplicate it to have full ability to make changes)
Ultimately, if you save your file as a non-native format (other than TIF), your file will flatten So it’s always a good idea to save
A native file (.psd) A non-native file (.jpg, .pdf, .png, etc.)
History, selections
History = multiple undoes Under <Window <History (PC) Once you close out of image, history is gone
Selections… remember, we are normally looking at pixels on a grid If you take a photograph, it is challenging to
select a part of it Use whatever means you can – doesn’t matter
to me
Selections, eraser tool
May want to select background and then inverse select, and then manipulate it
May want to select something, manipulate it, and then erase part of it Bracket keys grow or shrink your eraser brush “Clean” at whatever percentage you like, just
make sure it looks good at 100% To deselect anything, click <Select <Deselect
How to drop the homework
Pay attention for each assignment on how to submit files Digital files will be “dropped” to the CCFA class
server Have to be in a CCFA building (Moore, Whitman) On a MAC, click on the icon that is three stick figures
holding hands and a black background Use your global ID to log in Find JRN 302, Kubik, and the appropriate class
It’s best to save your files temporarily to your desktop and then drag them into the blackhole folder
But be SURE to have your files saved elsewhere**
How to drop the homework
We’ll cover this so there is no excuse if you disregard it and lose your files **Do NOT save your files to Moore 113 computer’s
desktop. The files WILL be erased ** Do NOT save your files to a U drive… this has
proven to be unreliable and you lose your files IF you try to e-mail your files to yourself, YOU are
responsible for making sure you have the correct files and all of your files.
Best thing to do is buy a flash drive and bring it with you to every class.
How to drop the homework
Unless otherwise told, do NOT e-mail the professor any files!
You can always submit/drop your files early, but if you want to re-submit, tell the professor to delete what you have dropped already Blackhole means
you can’t see the files after you drop them you can’t drop the same named files twice you can’t delete the files once they are dropped There is a timestamp on them that shows when you
drop files.