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 it Toolbar or tools palette to the left One column or two Canvas/work area/ document /image window with status bar Palettes 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

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 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 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.