DPI - Week 3

7.10.2024 - 11.10.2024 / Week 3

Aw Wen Chia / 0368828

Digital Photography & Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media

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LECTURE

INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP

Lasso Tool: Allows to draw and pinpoint specific areas of a document.

Types of Lasso: Lasso, Polygonal Lasso & Magnetic Lasso

Pen Tool: Commonly used when creating a path from scratch. Used for extremely precise shapes and paths.

Variation of Pen Tool: 

1. Straight line paths
2. U shaped curves
3. Simple S curves
4. Complex S curves

Layering: Layers are images stacked on top of one another. A layer can be edited without affecting the other layers. With layering, one can simply edit without stressing about how it affects other layers. 

Just remember to name it so you do not get confused.

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TUTORIAL

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PRACTICAL

After showing my tutor the 3 collages and consulting him, I went with the layout of the first collage and added the background of the second one with a few minor changes. 

Fig 1, Final collage

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REFLECTION

This week, I learned about how to use Adobe Photoshop's tools like the Lasso Tool when making a selection, the Pen Tool to making very specific path and shapes, and Layering to isolate and edit certain elements without effecting others. Lastly I finished up my digital collage.