INTRODUCTION TO

PHOTOSHOP
Bill Tribble
Designer, Intuition Studio
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SETUP
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BILL TRIBBLE
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND ARTIST
‣ Graphic design, illustration, games, video,
music for media, DJ
‣ Previous clients include -
‣ Discovery Channel
‣ National Geographic
‣ www.intstudio.co.uk
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RECENT WORK - ILLUSTRATION 4

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RECENT WORK - CR2 RECORDS - SINGLES COVERS 5

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RECENT WORK - CR2 RECORDS - SUB-LABEL LOGO DESIGN 6

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RECENT WORK - CR2 RECORDS - SAMPLE TOOLS TEST COVER 7

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RECENT WORK - RESPONSIVE SITES 8

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RECENT WORK - RESPONSIVE SITES 9

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RECENT WORK - TRADITIONAL MEDIA 10

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RECENT WORK - COMBINED MEDIA 11

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RECENT WORK - DIGITAL PAINTING 12

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PLEASED TO MEET YOU

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AGENDA
‣ Basic interface overview
‣ Loading images
‣ Selection tools
‣ Combining images
‣ Retouching
‣ Blend modes
‣ Adjustment layers
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INTERFACE OVERVIEW
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Tabs

Adjustments
and colours

Toolbar

Layers
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MOVE TOOL LAYERS PANEL

Use the move tool ‣ Click to select
to move objects ‣ Drag layers
around on a layer up / down in
the panel to
arrange

WITH MOVE
TOOL SELECTED Hides layer

Cmd & Click

in image Delete
selects a layer
(or use
backspace)
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SELECTING AND EDITING

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LOADING IMAGES
‣ Open the ‘cherub.jpg’ image
‣ File menu / open file -- or drag in
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OVERVIEW
‣ Selection tools
‣ Removing objects from an image
‣ Handling multiple images
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MAKING SIMPLE SELECTIONS

‣ Use the ‘quick selection tool’ to sketch around
the cherub
‣ Hold ‘alt’ to subtract from selection

Quick
selection tool
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CONTENT AWARE FILL

‣ Menu - Edit / Fill...
‣ or Shift + F5
‣ Select ‘Content-Aware’
‣ Click OK
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LOADING IMAGES
‣ Open the ‘titanic.jpg’ &
‣ ‘sticker selection.jpg’ files
from the ‘retro image’ folder
‣ File menu / open file -- or
drag in
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SELECTION TOOLS
‣ Use the ‘quick selection tool’ to sketch around
the image you wish to select
Magnetic
lasso tool ‣ Hold ‘alt’ to SUBTRACT from selection
‣ Hold ‘shift’ to ADD to selection
Quick ‣ Use magnetic lasso tool to fine tune your
selection tool
selection if necessary
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COPY, PASTE & TRANSFORM

‣ Cmd & T - Transform
ZOOMING
‣ Hold shift to keep shape
Hold ‘alt’ and
roll mouse back
and forth for
zoom in / out
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SAVING IMAGES
‣ File / Save to save all layers and edits PERFORMANCE TIP
in a Photoshop file
Keeping open files to
‣ File / Save For Web to create jpg in a minimum will help
chosen size / resolution save memory and
keep your computer
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RETOUCHING
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CHANGE HISTORY
‣ “We were always at war with Eurasia”
‣ Stalin and Nikolai Yezhov
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SELECTION TOOLS
‣ Use quick-select to highlight Nikolai
Yezhov
‣ Hold alt while drawing with quick-select
tool to remove from selection

ZOOMING
Hold alt and
roll mouse to
zoom in / out
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RETOUCH TOOLS
‣ Content-Aware fill to remove Yezhov
(shift + F5), then clear selection

‣ Use the spot healing brush to

‣ Use rubber-stamp tool to fix

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COLOURING AN IMAGE
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OVERVIEW
‣ Image types
‣ Selecting colours
‣ Using blend mode - multiply
‣ Painting using the Brush tool
‣ Magic Wand Tool and Quick Select tool DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
A .PNG AND
A .JPG?
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METHOD
‣ Load ‘Characters.png’
‣ Add new layer (Cmd + Shift + N)
‣ Move ‘Character’ layer to the top
‣ Change blend mode to multiply
‣ Create a colorful backdrop using airbrush
‣ Swap between layers for selection / paint
‣ Fill
characters using ‘magic wand’, ‘quick select’ - do filling on
background layer
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CREATE A RECORD
COVER
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METHOD
‣Install ‘OSP Din’ font
‣Open ‘D20 Single art template’
‣Drag in clouds.jpg
‣Resize to frame
‣Drag in ‘logo large.png’
‣Set blend mode to Screen ‣Resize black box
‣Resize and centre ‣Save Photoshop file
‣Edit artist / track text ‣Save for Web - Output at 300px
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CREATING A
PROMOTIONAL IMAGE
ADAPTED FROM HELPX.ADOBE.COM
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METHOD
‣ Crop and straighten
‣ Remove dust motes etc. with Spot Healing
Brush
‣ Increase saturation with adjustment layer
‣ Add B&W adjustment layer
‣ Select lighthouse and create a mask to reveal
colour
‣ Add logo - drag logo in, resize with Cmd+T
‣ Add text - ‘Lighthouse Summit, LHSummit.com’
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Q&A
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CONCLUSION
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RECAP
‣ Basic interface overview
‣ Loading images
‣ Selection tools - Magic Wand, Quick Select
‣ Combining images - copy / paste, using layers
‣ Retouching - Content-Aware Fill, Spot Healing Brush
‣ Blend modes - Multiply, Screen
‣ Adjustment layers - Saturate, B&W
‣ Save for web
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THANKS FOR COMING!

‣ My name is Bill Tribble - you can contact me via:

‣ www.intstudio.co.uk
‣ @spdby
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EXTENSION:
DIY PROMO IMAGE
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MAKE YOUR OWN

Use sample images or CC images from
web as backdrop
Add adjustment layers - e.g. B&W,
Curves
Create a mask to highlight one area
Choose a vector logo
Add company name text
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KEY OBJECTIVE(S) AGENDA

Build skills with image Time 1. Use sample images or CC images from web as
combining, resizing, backdrop
10 min
adjustment layers and 2. Add a B&W adjustment layer
positioning 3. Create a mask to highlight one area
4. Choose a vector logo
5. Add company name text
DELIVERABLE RESOURCES

Promo image for web CC Backdrop image

CC Vector logos