Splat!@#$%!

Contents Intro Real Life Examples Demonstration Advertising Backgrounds Art Work Apparel Logo’s Demonstration Selection / Magic Wand Tool Save, Name and Load a Saved Selection Foreground Color & Paint Bucket Tool Transform Tool Scale, Rotate, Skew, Distort, Perspective, Warp Layer Opacity Student Examples Lab & Project

Real Life Examples

Advertising

Backgrounds (Album Covers, Illustrations, etc.)

More Backgrounds

Art Work

Practical or Whimsical

Apparel

Humor

Logo’s

Demonstration

Open Splat Create a project folder to save assets in Open a blank PS file Open (File > Open or Ctrl + O) the resources folder and choose from any of the splat or spatter pictures—d-click to open NOTE: Instructions are written for the PC, indicated keyboard shortcuts will have to be substituted for MAC users. From the open image file, select the splat—(the magic wand tool works best for this) When selected, Copy (Ctrl + C) and Paste (Ctrl + V) Splat (without background) goes to a new layer

Resources Folder: File > Open

Select Splat – Magic Wand Tool From the open image file, select the splat—(the magic wand tool works best for this) Select Magic Wand tool from toolbar Drag wand across splat; use the “add to Selection” in the Options bar to refine selection by clicking on any unselected areas Copy (Ctrl + C) and Paste (Ctrl + V) Splat (without background) goes to a new layer

Selecting Add to option

Saving & Loading Selections Save a Selection With your object selected and active Go to Select Menu > Save Selection Give your selection a name; click OK Load a Saved Selection Go to Select Menu > Load Selection Use Channel Source drop down to find your saved selection

Saved Selections

Change Color With splat selected, d-click foreground color box on toolbar and choose a color from the palette Select the Paint Bucket tool and click on the selected splat; color will be applied Click on any stray uncolored spots if needed

Select Color + Pour it on

Modify Shape – Transform Tool On the top layer with the splat selected Press Ctrl + T for the Transform bounding box to appear Rt-click inside the selection and choose any of the transform tools from the sub-menu Experiment with the different choices to see how they modify the splat

Transform: Ctrl +T & Rt-Click

Bend It, Shape It, Any Way You Want It Note: Key Grading Area

Layer Opacity Click and drag the layer opacity slider located above the layers palette to fade out

Student Examples & Lab Practice

Objectives Upon completion of instruction and lab practice, the student will: Be proficient with the use of the Magic Wand tool Be able to save, name and load a saved selection Use the Transform tool to alter a shape/object Use zoom, eye dropper and paint bucket tools Be able to lower the opacity of a layer Name a layer

Student Work

Examples 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

Example 5

Example 6

The End Go forth and Splat!@#$%!