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Lecture 2d

Lecture2d:PaintingwithBrushes
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NowyouwillbegincreatingyourfirstPhotoShopmasterpiece.Butbeforeyoudo,youwillneedtoexplorethebrushpaneland
practicepaintingwiththemouse.

READPaintingandDrawingintheCS6Manual

PRACTICEusingbrushes.Completeeachsectionbelow:

BrushTutorials:
PhotoshopBrushesBrushDynamicsIntro
ShapeDynamics
Scattering
Texture
DualBrush
ColorDynamics
OtherDynamics
PhotoshopBrushesCreateYourOwnCustomBrushes
1.Openanewcanvas(file)withawhitebackground(thisisbetterthantransparentforpainting).
2.Locatethebrushtoolonthetoolbar(seebelow).
3.Setthebrushtooldiameterandhardness.
4.Paintsomething.

Chooseoptionsfromtheoptionpanelatthetopofthescreen

A.ToolPreset:Showstoolthatisinuse.Youcanalsoclickthedownarrowtoselectthetoolpresetthatis
currentlyloaded.
B.Brushsizeandshape:Showsbrushpresetthatisselected,usethedownarrowtoselectotherbrush
presets.Selectdiameterandhardness.
C.BlendingMode:Specifyhowpaintedcoloreffectsthecurrentcolor(youwilllearnmoreaboutthislater).
D.Opacity:Specifiesthemaximumamountofpaintcoverageappliedbythetool.
E.Flow:SpecifieshowquicklypaintisappliedbytheBrushtool.Alowsettingproducesalighterstroke.
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F.AirBrushButton:TogglestheAirbrushfunctiononoroff.

5.OpentheBrushpaneltoseemoreoptions.
6.OpenitbyclickingonWindow,Brushonthemenu.
7.Practicechangingbrushandcoloroptions.
8.Paintsomethingmore.

MoreToolsPencil,HistoryBrush

PRACTICEusingthesetools.Completeeachsectionbelow:

1.Openacanvasandplaywiththesetools.
Penciltoolfoundinthesamesectionasthebrushtool.
ArtHistorybrushandothers

Assignment3:PaintYourObservation
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Thisassignmentmustshowevidenceoftooluse.Theimagemustreflecttexture,lightsourceanddetail.Thisisnotyour
Kindergartenfingerpaintassignment!Taketimeanddowell!
Focusongettingcolorandtexturethatmatchesyourobservation.ThePhotoShoptoolsyoumayuseare:Painttoolsand
selectiontools.Donotbringinanyoutsideimages,i.e.fromtheweborscannedorphotos.Thisshouldbetotallyoriginal!Turnit
inasdirectedinclass.Clickhereforsamples.
1.PaintyourobservationinPhotoShoponawhitecanvas.
2.Allowedtools:Painttoolsonly
3.Nooutsideimagesalloriginal
4.Size:320x240pixelsfillthecanvaswiththeimage
5.SaveasaPhotoShopformatPSD(savesthelayers.)(don'tneglectthisasImayaskyouforthis)
6.SaveitAGAINforwebinPNG24format
7.Attachonlythe.pngimagetotheAssignment3DiscussionBoarditem.Seeinstructions.

ObservationImageGradingCriteria
FullPoints

Imageaccuratelyreflectsnature
EffectiveuseofcolorchoiceinPS
Considerationoflightsourceis
obvious.
UseofpainttoolsinPSonlyis
evident.
Detailandtextureisevident.
Correctsize.

50%PointReduction

0Points

Imageaccuratelyreflectsnature
Effectiveuseofcolorchoicein
PS
UseofpainttoolsinPSis
evident.
Somedetailandtextureis
evident.
Incorrectsize

Imagedoesnotreflectnature
Copiedimageryortexturefrom
photographsorotherimages.
Littledetailandtextureisevident.
Submissioninanonlayerformat.
Usedtoolsotherthanthose
specified.
Incorrectsize

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