Digigital Fundamentals! Week 2,

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Photoshop Tools

Photoshop Environment

Photoshop Toolbox

Tool Options Bar

Palettes

Welcome Screen and Help Menu The Welcome Screen provides tutorials, tips, and other information. The Help menu allows the designer to search by topics, table of contents, keywords, the Web, and an index. The Photoshop CS Help menu also provides tutorials.

Zoom and Hand Tools, Navigator Palette Use the Hand tool to move the entire image. Use the Zoom tool to move in close or back away from the image. Use the Navigator palette to locate portions of an image.

Zoom and Hand Tools, Navigator Palette (cont.)

Image Menu The Image menu is used for most editing of the image or for selected portions of an image.

Adjusting Image Size for Quality Output If you need to change the original image’s size and avoid loss of quality, you can take it from a larger size such as 8” x 10” down to 6” x 8” and maintain all your pixels. Unchecking the Resample Image option in the Image Size menu allows you to change the resolution without adding or subtracting any pixels, thereby reducing the size of the original image but increasing its dpi.

The Bridge The Bridge, located in the Tool Options bar, or File menu, is an easier way to locate and retrieve information, and preview and manage your image files.

Adobe Bridge

Keyboard Shortcuts Select all - cmd/ctrl A Save - cmd/ctrl S Cut - cmd/ctrl X Copy - cmd/ctrl C Paste - cmd/ctrl V Undo - cmd/ctrl Z

Assignments Begin chapter 3 on page 93 in your book and complete the following exercises: (the files you need are on the M drive in the class folder.As you go through the project, don’t forget to save the images in your folder as “theimagename- WHAT_YOU_DID_TO_IT-YourInitials”. EXAMPLE---open FIXlight1, make modifications to the Resolution and save as “FIXlight1-resolution-TN” or FIXlight1-webmedia-TN”  Setting Resolution and Image Size in Photoshop choose “FIXlight1”, change its Resolution and Image size acording to the directions in the section titled ‘Setting Resolution and Image Size”, and save.  Preparing Images for Web Media. Using the image FIXlight1.tif, follow the directions in the chapter under the heading “Preparing Images for Web Media” and save in your folder.  Adjusting Image Size for Web Media Open and use original version of “ FIXlight 1 ” and follow the directions printed for Adjusting Image Size for Web Media.  Saving Images as JPEG Files Again, open the original image called FIXlight1” and FIXlight2”, follow the directions in the text and save in your folder using proper file name. Continued on the next slide…

Assignments  Using RGB and CMYK Color Modes Again, begin by opening “FIXlight1” and later “FIXlight2”, follow the directions and save  Retrieving and Managing Files Using the Adobe Bridge  Using the Bridge to Search for Photos  The New Document Dialog Box Create a new document window using the settings observed in the example on page 121. The new document will be just plain white, note the changes caused by following the instructions in the text, return the settings to those seen in the illustrated example, but save it in your folder using the name “NewDocument-YI  Advanced Users: Manual Levels Adjustment and Histograms Using the image named “Light 1, follow the directions. Do not print the image at this time, despite your being instructed by the text to do so, but save the image in your folder using the naming method described in the book as well as adding -what you did-your initials Continued on the next slide…

Assignments Continued Make sure you complete all the exercises, they end on page 127  These exercises are due at the beginning of class next Saturday. No files in your folder on the M drive, no grade! Read chapter 4. Quiz in two weeks, study your notes!