"I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it."-- PABLO PICASSO Source: website Tweet
BEFORE AND AFTER IMAGES
The image to the left is one of my favorites because I like peace and quiet and the idea of adding graffiti to a bench without getting my fingers dirty!
The slideshow above captures all of the "before" images of the Photoshopped work below, as you see in the slideshow the finished work is very different from the original images.
Resizing
Lab 2 Part A was done by opening an image of my son Joshua that was 2000 x 1126 pixels and saving it as lab2aoriginal. I clicked on the Image Column of the Menu Bar and then clicked image size. I adjusted the size to 600 x 332 pixels in the box that appearedand selected bi-cubic sharper reduction and then clicked Ok. I saved the image as a .psd file and then went to the Menu bar at the top of the screen and clicked the File Column and clicked on export, then save to web. In a box I selected JPEG high format, optimized and save.
Cropping
In Lab 2 Part B, I selected a JPEG image of my grandson Alex that was 2448 x 3264 pixels and saved it as lab2boriginal. I then opened the image in Photoshop by clicking File, open. To crop the image I selected the cropping Icon in the far left toolbar panel. I cropped the sides of the image. I resized the image by clicking the Image Column at the top bar, then resize, and adjusted the image to 800 x 1131 pixels because the image was very large. I then saved the image in .psd and JPEG format for the web by using the same steps as in Part A.
Blending and Combining Layers
Lab 2 Part C is one of my favorites because I really like the blending effect.
Lab 2 Part C was done by downloading 2 creative commons images at pixabay.com. I saved each file as lab2 original files. I then opened the images in Photoshop so that both images were showing in the main viewing box. I clicked on layer 1 (horse chestnut tree) in the right panel and set it directly on top of the image in the main viewing box, the background layer (child). Now both images were in one frame. After trying several blending modes in the far right panel, I decided on the "darker color" blending panel. I saved the blended image as a .psd file and a JPEG web file by using the same steps as in Part A and B.
Blending Hues and Layers
My son Josh and the spider in this image is one of my favorites because it is a real spider in our house that my son never saw, but the resulting image looks like he is staring at the spider, creepy!
Masking Layers and Adding Text
In Lab 3 part B, I choose a wood-bench image from pixabay.com, a public domain image. I opened the image in Photoshop and then used the crop tool to crop the image to 600 x 450 pixels. I then made a duplicate layer copy of the image. I then created a text layer then typed in the text Ä Little peace and quiet." I decided black text would work best after trying a few different colors, so I left the text black. I then created a layer mask in a copy layer of the wood bench. I used the paintbrush tool with the black foreground to mask the area for the text for the first layer. I then saved the image as a psd file, and then saved the image as a jpeg file.
I added graffiti to the bench as an additional layer just for the Semester Lab Project, since the previous adjustments were already made in Lab 3 Part B.
I added graffiti to the bench as an additional layer just for the Semester Lab Project, since the previous adjustments were already made in Lab 3 Part B.
Erasing and Adding Text to Layers
For Lab 4 Part B I used an image from pixaby.com, public domain called "Sunset at the Beach". I cropped the image in Photoshop to 600 x 450 pixels. I then added a duplicate layer. I then added a text layer that says "Beachy" and colored the text pink. I Then clicked on the text layer, then went to the layer column and clicked layer style, then blending options and selected "deep" from the pop-up menu. This erased the background from the layer. I then saved the file as a psd, and saved as a jpeg image. I also kept the original image file as "sunset at the beach."
Adjusting Light Settings
For Lab 5 Part A I chose a picture from pixabay.com called "Summer Still Life." I saw that it was too bright, so I chose to adjust the light settings. With the Shadow/Highlights adjustment tool in the image column, I moved the Shadows slider to 60% and the Highlights slider to 20%. I changed the colr in this box to 55% also. I saved the image as a psd and jpg file.
Adjusting Color
For Lab 5 Part B I chose another picture from pixabay.com called "summer impression." I changed the color of the leaves using the hue/saturation adjustment under the image column. After trying a few settings I chose the heavy saturation. I saved this setting as "flower settings" since I liked the way it turned out. I then increased the greens in the color balance to 45%. I saved the image as a psd and jpg file.