Lesson 3 - The Photoshop Interface - Using Photoshop Brushes
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Experience:
You learned in Lesson 2 how powerful Camera Raw is at adjusting photos. In this lesson we'll begin learning how to use the Photoshop CC application. I will acquaint you with the Photoshop interface, and how to customize it to your personal workflow preferences. We will revisit image formats, image resolution, and about resizing or resampling images. Since many of the tools in Photoshop use brushes to apply adjustments, you will learn in detail how to use Photoshop's brushes in this lesson. You'll be introduced to the Quickmask, Quick Selection, and Magic Wand tools. You'll learn how to create a new layer, and change its blending mode to Color. You'll be introduced to a layer mask. By the end, you'll use the selection and brush tools to add color to a black and white photo. You'll also learn how to use an adjustment layer and mask to add a spot of color to a black and white photo. On the design side of the fence, we'll discuss the principles of proximity, alignment, repetition, and contrast, which were the reading assignments given you in lessons 1 and 2. |
Daisies, by Nathan Smith. An example of using Photoshop brushes.
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USU Canvas Resources and Assignment for this week...
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USU students, all the assignments, discussions, exercise files, reading assignments for lesson 3 will be found in Canvas - Lesson 3 Module. See the image at right.
If you're not a registered USU student, and you are working through this lesson on your own, links to the exercise files are provided within the lesson. |
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Objectives (Suggested division of work time through the week)
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Section 03-A (Monday)
Finish up the two exercise files and submit them. |
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View Assignment Scoring Rubrics for Lesson 3
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Photoshop's brushes are so powerful!
In this lesson you'll see examples of artists using Photoshop brushes to create their own masterpieces. Your first portfolio exhibit assignment will happen next week in lesson 4. However, here's an idea and a challenge, if you'd like to get started early. Click the image at right to see my attempt at using Photoshop brushes to paint with. |
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This page last updated July 9, 2020. This lesson combines my own work (images, text, videos) which are ©2019 by Nathan Smith. All other images, videos, and cited text sources are curated from the internet, and are publicly available.
