Photoshop: Painting and Retouching Computer Information Technology Section 60

Objectives The student will 1. Know how to select colors 2. Understand the brush tool 3. Apply transparency 4. Be able to retouch images

Painting and Opacity The opacity level affects how transparent your brush stokes look: The opacity level affects how transparent your brush stokes look: 100% 85%50%

Brushes and Blending Select both the brush size and “hardness” Select both the brush size and “hardness” Hardness affects the blending of the color with the surrounding area. Hardness affects the blending of the color with the surrounding area.

Selecting Colors Multiple ways to select colors: Multiple ways to select colors: 1. Swatches – Preset Colors 2. Color – Spectrum 3. Eyedropper – Copy color from another part of the picture or from another picture

Retouching Images Many ways to retouch images: Many ways to retouch images: 1. Clone stamp tool 2. Spot healing brush 3. Healing brush 4. Patch tool

Clone Stamp Tool Lets you replace the pixels in one are of the image by sampling it from another area of the image. Lets you replace the pixels in one are of the image by sampling it from another area of the image. You can also use this tool to alter the image. You can also use this tool to alter the image.

Spot Healing Brush Paints pixels with sampled pixels and matches the texture, lighting, transparency, and shading. Paints pixels with sampled pixels and matches the texture, lighting, transparency, and shading. Unlike the clone stamp, the spot healing brush automatically samples from around the retouched area. Unlike the clone stamp, the spot healing brush automatically samples from around the retouched area.

Healing Brush Like the clone stamp you pick the area of the picture to use as a source (Alt click) Like the clone stamp you pick the area of the picture to use as a source (Alt click) The difference is the healing tool will try to match the texture, lighting, transparency, and shading The difference is the healing tool will try to match the texture, lighting, transparency, and shading

Patch Tool Use the patch tool to replace a section of the image. Use the patch tool to replace a section of the image. Select the section to be replaced (like the lasso tool) Select the section to be replaced (like the lasso tool) Move the cursor around the picture until you find a suitable area to use as a replacement Move the cursor around the picture until you find a suitable area to use as a replacement

Rest of today Two Choices: 1. Pots… Take the black and white picture of the wall and the pots (ps0602) 1. Select Image > Mode > RGB Color 2. Color 3 of the pots 3. Remove the window from the wall 2. Dandelion… Take the picture of the girl and the dandelion (ps0201) 1. Color the girl’s sweater a different color 2. Remove the dandelion from her hand.