Final editing for Assignment 1

After consult madam lydia, she told me that the work juz worth 6 marks out of 15.....she say's it's too plain for the background n the photo was cover by the words n some sort of too simple for e wallpaper....so i try to change it as i change the background n add some effects like drop shadow to the photo n the words n info...n not forget also i add the colour on the open day words layout so it can pop out when ppl 1st saw the e wallpaper n will knw wat's it all about....

below was the works before n after edit...i feel it look better now....hehe

Assignment 1---E wallpaper for FOM Open Day

This was our 1st assignment and it's cost us 15 marks...so everyone was very care bout the assignment n try hard to make it as perfect as possible....hahaha..perhaps i need to use creative baru betul.....

before i start i had do some research about fom...i search on the background that i wanna use n also some of the faculty photo n student photo...as what i search here's the photo i use for my e wallpaper....

as i research MMU use blue colour to represent ourself so 1stly i put blue colour as background of my wallpaper...then i type on the title which is the most important things---FOM Open Day as below......n in this moment i had apply the colour which will pop out the title with yellow colour n also some effects n stroke let it more presentable...

after apply the background i start to edit n crop my photo n resize it to put on the polaroid at another page...all the photo is doin in the same step n in this time also i'm doing the layer n arrangable photo in the proper place....after all the photo had been resize n crop..i start to arrange it on my e wallpaper.....

the arrange n layer was apply as below......

as i had apply the layer n photo..it's time to put in the info of the faculty n also MMU contact list... all this was juz done by typing the text n changing font.....

lastly what i concern is the MMU logo i put stroke n effects on it... where i had place it on the lower right hand side....

And that all my assignment had done n i bring it to class as to consult mdm lydia on tutorial 6.....

Tutorial 6 -------Masks n Channel

Today was the class where we need to learn masks n channel in photoshop n also consultation on our 1st assignment the FOM Open day E-Wallpaper....

before i talk about my assignment let us see what we had learn in this class about masks n channel........

Using Channels To Mask Out Difficult Images In Photoshop

It would be very difficult and time consuming to separate this image from the background because of the complexity and fine detail involved with the feathers on the woman's headdress. This tutorial will focus on using Channels to help mask out complex objects with clean edges. This technique will also save you a lot of time. The initial goal is to separate the feathers from the pink background on the left side of the face, and there are lots of places where tiny bits of pink are showing through the feathers. We will use Alpha Channels, Quick Masks, Levels, Brushes and Color Range.

STEP 1 - Make A Duplicate Layer
Make a duplicate layer of the image. This way the original is preserved on the background and we are working on a duplicated layer. Hide the background by clicking off its visibility icon. Choose Select> Color Range from the Menu.

When the Color Range Dialog box open, choose the Left Eye Dropper tool and click on the background color in the image window (pink). You will see the selected color turn white in the dialog box. .

Move the Fuzziness slider until the image is mostly black and the background is a clean as you can get it. Tip: To add a color to the selection click on the eyedropper tool with the plus sign and click in the image. Click OK.

STEP 2 - Switch To The Channels Palette
With the selection active, switch to the Channels palette. Click the Create New Alpha Channel button, it's the second one to the right on the bottom of the channels palette.

A new alpha channel will now be visible. Press "Ctrl/Cmd+D" to Deselect and click on Alpha 1 in the channels palette.

The main window will now turn black and white. The advantage of using a channel is the ability to fine tune the selection without effecting the original image. Black represents the areas that we want to keep and white, the areas to be discarded.

STEP 3 - Click Image> Adjustments> Levels
Notice that there are areas of gray, these would be semi-transparent and need to become solid black and white (except for areas that should be semi-transparent such as soft edges). There are tiny dots also visible, and these will make for a very messy selection. Here is a quick solution that I have come up with: Click Image> Adjustments> Levels.

In the levels Dialog box, click the black point slider on the left and drag it to the right until the gray areas have become a solid black, Slide the White point slider to the left until the whites are nice and clean and the grainy effect has gone. Click OK to apply.

STEP 4 - Fine Tune The Mask
Time to fine tune the mask. Choose a black brush and make the edge hard. Paint over all the areas that belong in the object to mask out. Use a larger brush for large areas and a smaller brush for finer detail such as around the feathers. Use a white paint color to paint out the areas that should be removed.

STEP 5 - Toggle Views
Sometimes it can be hard to guess which part of the image belongs in the foreground and a peek at the original image is needed. Click on eye icon to the left of RGB at the top of the Channels palette. The original photo is now visible and the mask appears as a reddish color.

Click the eye icon to go back to the mask view. The mask can also be hidden by toggling the eye (visibility icon). Keep going until you have a clean mask.

STEP 6 - Reveal The Masking Effect
Hold Cmd (Ctrl PC) and click on the Alpha 1 thumbnail. You will now see an active selection. Click on RGB to see the color image. Open the layers palette. Select the working layer and press the Delete key (Backspace on Windows). The masked area of the background will now be removed to reveal a nice clean masking effect. At this point In am only worried about removing the pink background on the left.

STEP 7 - Final Details
If there are areas that still need to be removed - such as on the right side of this image, repeat the proceeding steps. Because each image is unique, some will need several passes and some can be done in a single pass.

As you can see, this technique is very effective and the image can be dropped onto any background.

sources taken from : http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/colin/masking-images.html

Tutorial 5-----Photo Retouching Using Spars.jpg

This tutorial was the class exercise again...today we need to retouch an old photo let the photo become new photo....down there was the before n after photo retouching skill.....

Tutorial 4 -------Photo Retouching

Photo Retouching is about fixing up a photo. For example, learn to get rid of the swimmer and the text in the photo.

In photo retouching we learn how to use stamp tool, cropping, fix eyes colour, colour retouching, old photograph become now photograph..n where i had practise to use stamp tool in the class, colour retouching n saturation about the whole image photo n what i had done is like the image below..before n after....

as we need to passed up another tutorial exercise in tutorial 5 so i trying to search some extra info n teaching skill online to learn more....below is the video that i get from adobe website.....

Tutorial 3-----Design Face with Computer Components

Today mdm lydia was not able to attend the tutorial class as she's going for a talk in other university so we juz do our tutorial online n the 1st tutorial exercise which is design a face with computer components....

Firstly i search some computer components in the web..as i need it to be more clearly so i choose the file id bigger than i mb file so it's easy for me to crop n paste..n it's also easy for me to redirect the photo to the size i wan....the face i use monitor to be, the ears are microphone as it can record sound, eyes are web cam as web cam are visual aid n can see, nose are mouse n mouth are speaker as i talk very loud..haha

after much exercise n croping, paste, n redirect the original photo..below was my 1st tutorial exercise that i submit to mdm lydia...it's a computer girl which it's a bit look like me that had curly hair n i like to round my mouth n also big eyes....hope every 1 will like it.....

Tutorial 2---layer Basics

while in class i had follow the step which teach n consult by mdm lydia but when i bc home n try it on my own i feel it's so difficult without her teaching beside me..so i try n search some tutorial in the yahoo search n i get this to be my online teacher...

Layers are like transparencies stacked one on top of one another. Each layer can have different images and effects. When the layers are stacked, the images appear as if they are all a single image.Layers allow users to work on separate images in order to modify sections without changing the entire image.

The example below contains three layers: the background yellow layer, the red square layer and the green circle layer.

If, for example, the circle in this image were in the wrong place, you could easily change its location by selecting the circle layer and moving the circle without affecting the rest of the image.

The Layers palette has various icons that control the functions of the layers in the image. Following is a description of some of the most useful one.

Notice the red arrow on the Layers window to the left.

It is pointing to an image that looks like an eye. This image acts as a show/hide feature for the corresponding layer. When the eye is open, that layer is visible. when the eye is shut, the layer is not visible.

The green arrow points to an image that looks like a paint brush. It shows the layer that is active, in other words, the layer which is currently editable.

The blue arrow points to an image that looks like a vertical chain link. This links two layers together. For example, since the square layer and the circle layer are linked together, moving the position of the circle in the image would also change the position of the square.

The purple arrow points to the new layer icon. A single-click on this icon will result in the automatic creation of a new layer..

Source taken from : http://iit.bloomu.edu/vthc/Photoshop/Basics/layers.htm

TUTORIAL 1

on the 1st tutorial class i though that we gonna start out class on 2nd week cause i though that all week 1 tutorial class will cancel...so hehe..i'm not going to the class so i dunno wat was happen in the class...

but still i had check the mmls that had been posted by mdm lydia n i had knw what should i do through out this semester...

due to the class schdule we suppose to learn the selection tool for photoshop, seen i didn't go class so i try to learn n search some info that i can learn on the internet...and at last this is wat i get....

What are Selection Tools?

The selection tools allow you to select a portion or a subset of an image to work on. Most of Photoshop’s other tools and filters can then be applied to this selected area, altering its color, shape, texture, position and/or other attributes, while leaving the rest of the image untouched.




Photoshop contains three types of selection tools: the Marquee Tools, the Lasso Tools, and the Magic Wand.

The marquee tools are used to select a specific regularly shaped area. The marquee tools include the Rectangular, Elliptical, Single Row and Single Column Marquees:





The lasso tools are used to select an irregular area. These tools include the Lasso Tool, the Polygonal Lasso Tool and the Magnetic Lasso Tool.





The Magic Wand is used to select areas of an image based upon color; the Magic Wand does not have additional tools.

All of the selection tools may be used individually or in conjunction with each other to select exact areas of images. The Options Bar allows you to choose to add to or subtract from a previous selection:



If you choose New Selection, any currently active selection will go away when you make your new selection. If instead you would like to add to the current selection, or subtract from it, make that choice in the Options Bar. You can even choose to select an area formed by the intersection of your selections.


How do I use the Marquee Tools?

The marquee tools let you select rectangles, ellipses, and 1-pixel-wide rows and columns.
To use the marquee tools:

1) Select a marquee tool: Rectangular (for a rectangular selection), Elliptical (for an elliptically shaped selection), Single Row (for a one-pixel wide row) or Single Column (for a one-pixel wide column).

2) Set the options you want in the Options Bar.

3) Drag over the area you want to select. Hold down the Shift key if you want to constrain the selection to a square or a circle.


How do I use the Lasso Tools?

The Lasso Tool and Polygonal Lasso Tool let you draw irregular selection borders (both straight-edged and freehand):

If you want the selection to be completely or primarily freehand (with a minimum of straight edges) then use the Lasso Tool.

If you want the selection to be completely or primarily straight edges (with a miminum of freehand edges) then use the Polygonal Lasso Tool.
With the Magnetic Lasso Tool, you can draw the selection border, and it will automatically snap to a high-contrast edge in the graphic.

To use the Lasso Tool:

1) Select the Lasso Tool from the Toolbox.

2) Set any desired options in the Options Bar.

3) To draw a freehand segment of the selection, simply drag the mouse.

4) To draw a straight-edged segment of the selection, hold down the Alt key and click at the desired beginning and end points of the segment.

5) To close the selection border, let go of the mouse button (without holding down the Alt key).

To use the Polygonal Lasso Tool:

1) Select the Polygonal Lasso Tool from the Toolbox.

2) Set any desired options in the Options Bar.

3) To draw a straight-edged segment of the selection, click at the desired beginning and end points of the segment.

4) To draw a freehand segment of the selection, hold down the Alt key and drag the mouse.

5) To close the selection border, double-click the mouse button.

there's also some tips that we can use in Lasso tool...

Tip: Think of the Lasso Tool and the Polygonal Lasso Tool as opposites of each other. One (the Lasso Tool) usually does freehand selections, but can be forced to make straight lines by holding down the Alt key, while the other (the Polygonal Lasso Tool) does straight line selections, but can be forced to do freehand by holding down the Alt key.


To use the Magnetic Lasso Tool:

1) Select the Magnetic Lasso Tool from the Toolbox.

2) Set any desired options in the Options Bar.

3) Click to set the first endpoint of the selection.

4) To draw a freehand segment, move the mouse pointer along the edge you want to trace. (You don’t have to hold down the mouse button, although you can if you like.)

5) As you move the pointer, the selection will automatically snap to the strongest edge in the area around the pointer, based on the Width set in the Options Bar. Periodically, intermediate points are added to the selection border. While tracing the edge, click to add a point if needed.

6) If you want to switch to either the regular Lasso Tool or the Polygonal Lasso Tool, hold down the Alt key. At that point, dragging the mouse will let you draw freehand borders; clicking will let you draw straight line segments.

7) Close the selection border by double-clicking the mouse.


How do I use the Magic Wand?

The Magic Wand Tool lets you select areas of an image based on similar shades of color simply by clicking on the desired color.

To use the Magic Wand Tool:

1) Select the Magic Wand Tool from the Toolbox.

2) Set the desired options in the Options Bar:
Choose whether to
- create a new selection,
- add to an existing selection,
- subtract from an existing selection, or
- intersect with the existing selection.

Enter a value from 0 to 255 in the Tolerance box. A low number will let you select colors very similar to the pixel you click; a high number will let you select a broader range of colors.

To select only adjacent areas using the same colors, select Contiguous. Otherwise, all pixels using the same colors will be selected.

Check or un-check the Contiguous option. If Contiguous is not selected, all pixels that are the same color as the selected pixel will be selected, wherever they occur in the image. Otherwise, only adjacent pixels of the same color will be selected.

3) Click the color you want to select.

this is the tutorial n explanation that i get from the internet....
http://iit.bloomu.edu/vthc/Photoshop/BLENDING/selectiontools.htm

NEW SEM NEW ENERGY

Hi girls and boys ..
new sem had just started and last sem had just finished learning illustrator and this sem we are learning new software again which is photoshop the version that i going to use for photoshop is cs3 ...

Hope this sem will be more fun and enjoyable than last sem ..
chaoz ..
good luck everyone...god bless