Photoshop Tutorials

Here is a bunch of fun Photoshop tutorials:
https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/50-great-photoshop-tutorials-for-clever-beginners--psd-785
Photoshop Merge 
Here are a few tutorials to challenge you to make a Christmas card...
https://youtu.be/_WKeXCkl2zQ
https://youtu.be/T62a5CuAYLg
https://youtu.be/H1lGBm_x0Mk
Sparkle Star Effect in Photoshop
Sparkle Star in Illustrator
Confetti Brush

Photoshop Portrait

We are going to play with your face using Adobe Photoshop. In this assignment, you are going to learn about basic photo editing and manipulation techniques. First we need the photo of you.
Here are some Photoshop editing tutorials if your want to further your Photoshop skills...
http://photoshoproadmap.com/35-creative-portrait-effects-photoshop-tutorials/ 

We are going to learn about Photoshop.
Basic Photoshop Techniques

1. Basic tool bar functions.
2. Sizing and cropping an image.
3. How to adjust exposure- Image- Adjustments- Levels. 

 

 

 

Filters

• Duplicate your portrait layer (the one with the original photo called "Background", right click on the layer, select Duplicate).
• Experiment with Filters (in the filter menu). Make a New Duplicate layer for each of the filters, but turn off the Visability of the other filter layers with each one. Label your layers with the corresponding filter effect.Try: 

1. Sketch>Stamp,
2. Stylize>Find Edges, 
3. Artistic>Cut Out, 
4. Brush Strokes> you choose
5. Pixelsate> Color Halftone 

 Then try a 5 more filters and combinations of filter

Hue & Saturation

• Open a new portrait and check out the "Hue & Saturation" Adjustment layer.
• Click colourize and experiment with the saturation and levels.
• Change the colors and "Save As" the filter name for each of the filter experiments.
• Then try a few Image> Adjustment techniques : 

 
Then we are going to create a composite of 9 manipulated portraits to post to your blog.

Portrait Studio Sessions Today

Look your best. We are going to take photos of you in the LFAS photo studio. While you are waiting, work on your self-portrait objects/elements in Illustrator. Then we will have an introduction to Photoshop next.

Computer Arts Term1

Here is a list of assignments for Term 1:
Computer Arts 9

1. About Me
2. Pen Tool Tutorials
3. Pear with Background
4. Vector Animal with Background
5. Apple Mesh Tool

Computer Arts 10

1. About Me
2. Banner- Ribbon scroll, brush swirl, Illustrator font.
3. Graphic Mind Map- Five+ points about you arranged graphically with images
4. Self-Portrait Illustrator re-created images:  1, 2, 3, 4

Graphic Mind Map

Create a graphic mind map using Illustrator.
Start with you in the centre.
Include 10+ things about you- interests/hobbies, family, personality, education, pastimes, history
Arrange your information in a meaningful/graphic way to describe you.
Use the Text tools to arrange your information graphically.
Include images to represent key parts of who you are.
Draw items that reflect something about you.

 

Self-Portrait Illustration

First consider who you are, different sides, interests, your personality. Then find ideas, images, icons, items that represent various parts of who you are and re-draw them in Adobe Illustrator, add you own style to the objects/symbols.

Next we will take your portrait learn about Editing using Photoshop and cut/paste and draw over top of your portrait. using illustrator, but first we are going to explore the elements of design: lines, shapes, textures, forms, and colour.

Illustrate some of the things that interest you and arrange them in a meaningful way around your portrait so that they look a part of your image. Like they are exploding from you or emitting from your aura. We will learn how to draw swirls, and simple objects using Adobe Illustrator.

Illustrator Mesh Tool Basics

One of the most amazing and confounding tools in Adobe Illustrator is probably the Gradient Mesh tool. Working with this feature allows the user to divide almost any shape into a mesh. Each intersection of two lines (horizontal/vertical) can be colored with a solid color. Practice with the mesh tool so that you can use the Mesh tool better. In this tutorial, we'll show you some tips that will improve your Mesh work.

1. Introduction

I would like to thank Itai Lustgarten and "Design Tuts" for writing this tutorial. Itai is a fellow graphic artist, designer and lecturer. We have both been in the industry since 1990. We both teach Illustrator, Photoshop and pre-press procedure in Mentor academy and several academies in Israel.

2. Creating a Basic Mesh

After selecting a shape (non compound shape, choose Create Gradient Mesh from the object menu. At the command window you can define the structure of the mesh - the number of rows and columns. Notice the mesh lines defined by the original outline of the shape.

3. Adding Points to a Mesh

Another way to add a point to a mesh is by using the Mesh tool and clicking anywhere in the shape's area.

4. Colorize The Mesh

After converting a shape into a mesh, you can select points with three tools: Mesh tool, Direct selection tool, and the Lasso tool. All you have to do now to add color to the mesh is select a color from the swatches palette, or use the eye dropper tool to select a color from an image.

5. Moving Points

If you need to move a point on the mesh shape, choose the Mesh tool or the Direct Selection tool, then click on a point and drag it (holding the Shift key will drag the point in a horizontal/vertical line only).

6. Meshing With Shapes

In order to achieve the best result with a mesh, one has to use a symmetrical shape since the mesh uses an equal number of anchor points on each side of the shape. The problem is what happens when we want to make a complex shape. Look below at the result of the non-symmetrical shape versus a symmetrical shape.
The solution could be split into two parts. The first one is to start with a rectangle or an ellipse, convert them into a mesh and then distort them to the shape we want. The second solution is to work with multi-parts, which are symmetrical shapes - one on top of the other.

Gradient Mesh Assignment: Select one of the images saved to the share folder. Beginners select either the apple, yellow pepper, or the pumpkin. More advanced students select more complex images to mesh- Old telephone, sports car, army boot. Make sure to File> Place the image onto Illustrator and turn the image into a Template and then add a layer to draw onto. Envision each separate area as different shapes.

Drawing an Apple with a Gradient Mesh

Learn about tracing with the pen tool, the gradient tool and the mesh tool when drawing in Adobe Illustrator. I have saved an image of an apple in the Share folder for your to insert into a new Illustrator document FILE>PLACE (Do not try to copy & paste). You are to use the gradient mesh tool to draw the apple with shading and highlights as close to the real thing as you can.

Watch this video tutorial, in class to get started. Afterwards. we will slowly go through the steps together:

http://youtu.be/u9f7SOhtUPU
http://youtu.be/K_mEKVsxyrs

Illustrator: Shape Tool

Practice using the shape tool, pen tool, eye dropper tool (colour), direct selection tool, and layers.  Open one of the animal images from the share folder and then create a new drawing layer to start your own version. Try changing colours to make the animals your own. Add a title

Once you are finished, try drawing your own animal.
Here are a few tutorials to help you-
Shape Tutorial
Illustrator Tutorial

Grade 10s
Try this

Finishing your Shape Animal Illustrator

Once you have completed tracing your owl, dog, cat... Then

Personalize your Critter:

1. Personalize your critter with swatches, colours, and creative adaptations. [in the swatch panel, there is a hidden menu to the top right of the window- click on the tiny arrow and select Swatch Library> Patterns...] experiment with different pattern and colour swatches.
2. FILE>SAVE AS your Critter Drawing as a .ai [Adobe Illustrator] file.
3. FILE>EXPORT> your image as a PNG
4. Post to your blog. Remember to Title YOUR POST! Critter Drawing or"Owl Drawing".
5. Write a brief reflection about your illustration.

Background: Next find a simple, but fitting background to place your critter into via Google. Approximately 2000-3500 pixels.

• Save it to your file.
• Start a new Illustrator document
• File >Place your background image into the document.
• Then right click on the layer and turn it into a 'Template'
• Add a new layer
• Consider the different shapes and areas you can trace in a full circle or full square. Visualize your image into layers of basic elements.
• Title your layers by the items or areas you will section.
• Draw the background.
• We will add your creature to the background later.

Have fun, be creative with your fill, and adapt in meaningful ways that work with the image

ball animation

Term 2 Check List

Illustrator Mesh Tool- 3D    /25

Picasso Cubism Research     /5

Photoshop Portrait 1- Picasso Multiple Perspectives     /20

Photoshop Portrait 2- Picasso Cubism      /25

Photoshop Portrait 3- Texture       /25

Photoshop Portrait 4- Monty Python       /10

Current Projects
Animation Exercises- [Classic Tween, Motion Tween, Shape Tween, Colour Effect, Scale Tween, Bouncing Effect] /10
Circle: Short Animation Project-      /25

Photoshop Portraits Project Check List

Here is a list of all of the Photoshop projects; make sure that they are completed and posted to your blog.

• Picasso Inspired Multiple Perspectives- Copy/paste and combine two portraits together using Adobe Photoshop. Blend the two or more portraits to look like they are really one person.Try the eraser tool, lighting, blend, stamp, brush tool, different brush sizes and pressures.

• Fractured/Cubist Portrait- Cut and paste parts of yourself so that you will appear to have multiple parts like a puzzle coming apart or exploding. You can try a weave pattern, or square shapes, or more erratic shapes. Try using the drop shadow to make the pieces look like they are physically there. [25+ cut and pasted parts]. Include a background that will appear behind the parts you cut out. What would be inside of you

• Textured Portrait- Select using the square marquee tool and add a different filter to different areas of yourself. You can use more than one filter effect to each area. Try 50+ different filters and combinations.

• Cracked/Monty Python Inspired Portrait: Make what is inside of your head explode out of it. Cut off the top of your head and have different interests, parts of your personality pop out. You will have to copy and paste then scale the items that you choose.