Before: Empty film slides

After: Filled slides

The objective for the first assignment in Raster Graphics was to fill a minimum of 25 empty slide frames and experience the importance of selection, inverse, layer management, canvas size and the text tool. 

The assignment covered:

•Image size

•Canvas size

•Text tool

•Rectangle tool

•Paint bucket tool

•Layer naming and management

•Importing images into Photoshop

•Scaling images

•Sizing an image based on specifications

•Free transform feature

•Selection tools (polygon lasso)

•Inverse selection

Learning Filters​​​​​​​

Before: No filter

After: 24 different filters applied

This assignment explored the Filter menu, including the Filter Gallery. It also demonstrated how "selected pixels" can be manipulated within one image.

The assignment covered:

•Image size

•Canvas size

•Ruler guides

•Creating a grid

•Creating and duplicating labels

•Rectangle Marquee tool

•Filters

This assignment teaches the value of understanding photo sizes when it comes to the professional world.

The assignment covered:

•File size

•Pixel dimensions

•Inches dimensions

•Resolution

•Free transform

Grouping selected photos.​​​​​​​

This assignment taught us how to select specific areas of a photo and integrate it with another photo. 

The assignment covered:

•Using shortcut to add to selection

•Using shortcut to subtract from selection

•Pen tool

•Paths window

•Object selection

•Quick selection

•Magic wand

Environmental Change​​​​​​​

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This assignment taught us how to change the background of an image, add/ remove parts of photos, and replace the sky.

This assignment covered:

•Organizing and renaming layers

•Clone stamp tool

•Content aware fill feature

•Sky replacement feature

This assignment taught us how to download, find, and use actions within photoshop.

The assignment covered:

•Downloading an actions file.

•Knowing the importance and difference of having "artboard" checked or unchecked.

•Using the play button to add the effects. 

•Using the "action layer groups" to manipulate the colors of the photo. 

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This assignment taught us how to use the liquify and puppet warp feature.

This assignment covered:

•Photo presets.

•Puppet warp.

•Liquify feature.

•Forward warp tool.

•Bloat tool.

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This assignment taught us how to recreate elements of a professional magazine advertisement.

This assignment used:

•Clone stamp tool.

•Curvature pen tool.

•Eye dropper.

•Paint bucket.

•Gradient background. 

•Textbox.

•Eraser tool. 

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This assignment taught us how to naturally retouch a photo.

This assignment covered:

•Line tool.

•Clone stamp tool.

•Content aware tool.

•Liquify face.

•Dodge tool.

•Burn tool.

•Blur tool.

•Smudge tool.

•Spot healing brush.

•Patch tool.

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This exercise refreshed me on how to use the puppet warp tool.

This exercise covered:

• Object selection tool.

•Puppet warp tool.

•Eraser tool.

This assignment taught us how to create a believable magazine cover

This assignment covered:

•Eraser Tool

•Clone Stamp

•Content Aware

•Liquify Face

•Dodge Tool

•Burn Tool

•Blur & Smudge Tool

•Spot Healing Brush Tool

•Patch Tool

•Adjusting brightness/contrast

•Adjusting hue/saturation/lightness

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This assignment taught us how to merge two photos into one.

This assignment used:

•Color balance

•Hue/saturation

•Curves

•Hair selection techniques

•Dodge/Burn tools

•Liquify

•Clone Stamp

•Brush 

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This assignment taught us how to add fake tattoos to a figure.

This assignment used:

•Apply Layer Modes assignment

•Scale

•Skew

•Distort

•Layer opacity and fill

•Adjust image levels

•Hue/saturation

•Photo filter

•Dodge/burn

•Blur

•Smudge

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This assignment used:

•Object Selection 

•Select and Mask 

•Eraser Tool 

•Smudge Tool 

•Burn/ Dodge Tool 

•Clone Stamp Tool 

•Liquify Tool 

•Brush Tool 

•Sharpen Tool 

•Blur Tool 

•Color Adjustment