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WEEK 6

WORKING WITH SELECTIONS

PHOTOSHOP

MAKING SELECTIONS/cadmus

 BY COLOR

 MAGIC WAND- BEST FOR UNIFORM (FLAT AREAS) COLOR ,

            CONTIGUOS, NON

            SET TOLERANCE IN OPTIONS BAR

 COLOR RANGE-(SELECT>COLOR RANGE)

            WHITE AREAS INDICATE SELECTED AREAS

            FUZZINESS=TOLERANCE

 EXERCISE: CHOOSE AREAS OF COLOR WITH THE ABOVE METHODS AND THEN GO TO IMAGE> ADJUST HUE AND SATURATION- MAKE CHANGES

 BY SHAPE

 SQUARE AND CIRCULAR MARQUEE-TO GET A SOFT EDGE, CHOOSE AND SET FEATHERING FIRST

            EXERCISE: CREATE A FULL COLOR VINGETTE WITH WHITE AS THE BACKGROUND COLOR, USE A HIGH AMOUNT OF FEATHERING ( 50, 75?)     EXERCISE 2: create a traditional grayscale vignette with white background

LASSO

POLYGON LASSO

MAGNETIC LASSO

            EXERCISE : CREATE A NEW CANVAS (FILE>NEW)  5 BY 7INCHES,

              MAKE AND FILL SELECTIONS USING THE FILL TOOL, MOVE THEM WITH THE MOVE TOOL AND EDIT USING EDIT>TRANSFORM

           EXERCISE: SELECT A PERSON IN ONE OF YOUR PHOTOS, INVERSE THE SELECTION, AND CHANGE THE BACKGROUND IN SOME WAY- USING IMAGE ADJUST—BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST, DESATURATE, ETC. SAVE THE SELECTION.

 TEXT Choose the text mask tool, type, click on the move tool to end typing

 SCENIC TEXT: USE A LARGE THICK FONT OVER A SCENE- EDIT>CUT, Edit>paste, layer>layer style

PHOTO MONTAGE

PHOTOSHOP/CADMUS

This technique can be used to create the effect of a picture being made up of a combination of pictures.

THE PROCESS:

1. Use the square marquee tool to select an area
2. Edit> copy, edit> paste
3. Edit>stroke    (Choose white as your color, and set pixels around 5)
4. Click on the move tool, move the selection a little, EDIT>TRANSFORM>ROTATE
5. CLICK ON THE BACKGROUND LAYER, KEEP REPEATING THE ABOVE
6. CONTINUE THE PROCESS UNTIL MOST OF THE PICTURE HAS BEEN DONE EXCEPT FOR THE EDGES
7. DELETE THE BACKGROUND LAYER