Workspace Preparation:
¯ Come out with an idea that you want to create.
¯ Figure out what kind of images that might help with your creation (remember the details)
¯ Tips: create something with your favorite theme & specially think outside the box, you will always want to impress others.
Creation Process Beginning Steps:
¯ On the internet, search for images that will help your creation.
¯ In my case, I chose pictures of Black and White forests, black branches, a moon, colorful flowers, and a butterfly.
¯Save all the pictures to a folder, so you don’t have problems finding them.
¯ ALWAYS DO YOUR STEPS ON THE TITTLE WINDOW
¯ Open up Adobe Photoshop:
- First, go to File, New,
- Next: Fill out the new Window.
- Name: tittle of your presentation (Enchanted Forest), Preset Sizes: 1024x768, Mode: RGB Color, Contents: Transparent. (click OK)
- It should appear a new window.
Creation Process Continued:
¯ Image 1: Step 1: Go to FILE BROWSER, on the left hand corner, Select an image you want to work on first. (I chose the Black and White Forest)
¯ Step 2: Go to LAYERS, on the left hand bottom, double click on the small image where it says Background, then a new small window will open up, and it will title your image into Layer # (the number depends on how many layers you already have) Click OK, Drag your new layer to your title window the First window with an image.
*When there’s a problem by the size of your image:
- Go to: Edit, Free Transform, move the image however you needed.
¯ In my case, in the same Layer box I selected the layer image and Turn the Fill into 93%
¯ Image 2: Repeat steps from image 1. With different type of Black and White Forest
¯ It’s your choice if you want the first forest to be on top or at the bottom.
¯ Image3: Go to FILE BROWSER and Open the image of a moon. Repeat Step 2 form image 1. Try to choose an image with less detail around the moon.
¯ When you want to get rid of extra things of an image: Layer Mask
- Step 1: Go to Layer, Add Layer Mask-Reveal All.
- Step 2: Use your Paint Brush from the Tool Box. Select any sizes you need.
- Step 3: Mask Off all the things you don’t want. (remember to do all your techniques on the tittle window)
- Step 4: When you’re finished move your image where you want it to be, transform your image if needed.
¯ Image 4: For Your Branch Images, repeat Steps from image 1 and 3.
¯ Continuous image 5: that will be the flower images repeat steps 1 and 2 from image 1 and steps 1-4 from image 3. (You might want to only leave the flower without any plants, just the design) Place all the flowers on the tips of the branches.
¯ Image 6: for a little small final touch repeat all the steps with a butterfly image, place it wherever you want.
CREATION PROCESS FINALIZED:
¯ When you’re Done, Go to: File, Save As…. File name:(Enchanted Forest), Format: JPEG. Click Save, a small window will appear:
¯JPEG Options:
- Matte: None, Image Options. Quality: 8, High, Format Options: Baseline (“Standard”) Size: 56.6 kbps. Click OK.
· The image should be saved.
Publication Process:
¯ Sign in to your Blogger. (Make an account)
¯ Click on NEW POST
¯ Go to EDIT PAGES, Click NEW PAGE
¯ On Page Tittle: Final Project/Enchanted Forest
¯ To post the image.. Click on the Picture image, choose your Enchanted Forest Image that has been created, it should say “Enchanted Forest Copy.”
· Post your Image
Comments
I really enjoyed doing this project by using my imagination, I believe every single one of us will have the same techniques, skills to complete something amazing.
Reflection
In this image I wanted to complete a tutorial that can get the attention. I tried to create different flowers coming out from the same branch, and only put colors on the flowers, so they can bright on the image. I wanted my image to represent that the flowers are our dreams, and no matter how dark is outside they can come true.
revised:Allis Verduzco 08/19/11