23/APR/2024（WEEK 1-WEEK4）
LIU YITONG （0370907）
Group：1
Digital Photography & Imaging/Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
Lectures :
Week 1 (23/APR/2024)
After briefing of the class,We got our first taste of Photoshop and logged into our account in
Adobe illustrator. Understand how to build your own blogger and join the
right class group.
Week2（02/MAY/2024）
1. Introduction to basic composition.
FOCAL POINT-A key element to any good composition is a strong focal point.
FOCAL POINT-A key element to any good composition is a strong focal point.
SCALE & HIERARCHY-Scale is often used to help communicate hierarchy
by drawing attention toward and away from certain elements.
BALANCE THE ELEMENTS-A good technique for mastering asymmetrical
balance is to think of each element as having a ‘weight’ to
it.
WHITE SPACE-helps your design to breathe.
2. Rules of Third.
Fig 1.0 Rules of Third
The Rule of Thirds is the process of dividing an image into thirds,
using two horizontal and two vertical lines. This imaginary grid
yields nine parts with four intersection points.
3. Golden Ratio.
Fig 1.1 Golden Ratio
Creating and appreciating a sense of beauty through harmony and
proportion. When applied to design, the Golden Ratio provides a sense
of artistry.
It's a determining dimensions of the layout. You can set your
dimensions to 1:1.618 to apply the Golden Ratio
Introduction to Photoshop 2
Week 3 ( 07/MAY/2024)
1.Lasso Tool
The Lasso Tool allow you to draw and pinpoint specific areas of a
document.
Fig 1.2 Lasso Tool
There are three different tool options: Lasso ,Polygonal Lasso and Magnetic Lasso.
After that, we learned how to use the lasso tool in a video.
2.Pen Tool
Fig 1.3 Pen Tool
There are four ways to use the Pen Tool：Straight line paths，U shaped
curves，Simple S curves and Complex S curves.
Fig 1.4Variation of Pen Tool
3.Magic wand tool
The pen tool is also used to introduce the Magic Wand tool, which can be
clicked and automatically selected for the object area.
4.Layering
Layers are different images stacked on top of each other. You can use
each layer without affecting another one to make adjustments.
The advantage of using Layers is that you can save a Photoshop file
with all the layers included. This means you can use layers for
non-destructive editing.
Your adjustments in Photoshop will never destroy the original
image.
Week 4 ( 14/MAY/2024)
·Adjustment layers
Fig.1.5 Adjustment layers
The Adjustment Layers in Photoshop are a group of a super
useful, non-destructive image editing tools that add color and
tonal adjustments to your image without permanently changing its
pixels.
You can edit and discard your adjustments or restore your original
image at any time.
Fig.1.6 Basic understanding of Adjustment Layer
Fig.1.7 Brightness/Contrast
The brightness slider is for adjusting the highlights in your
image and the Contrast slider is for adjusting the shadows in your
image.
2. LEVEL
Fig.1.8 Level
Levels modify the tonal values in an image by adjusting the levels
of the shadows, midtones, and highlights.
3. CURVES
Fig.1.9 Curves
Curves let you adjust as many points as you want throughout the
entire tonal range of your image to achieve better results.
4. EXPOSURE
Fig.1.10 Exposure
Exposure consists of three parts--Exposure（only the
highlights）, Offset（he mid tones ） and Gamma（the
dark tones only）.
5. SELECTIVE COLOR
Fig.1.11 Selective colour
selectively modifies the amount of a primary color without
modifying the other primary colors.
·Filters
Using filters to edit photos is an essential element of
Adobe’s graphics editor.
Fig1.12 Curve's layer mask
Use CTRL+I Can be filled with black.
Then use the Brush tool to erase the highlights.
Note：Match lighting. Adjustment layers, Filters
· Match lighting
Take curves adjustment layer and take it upwards from the center.
Click select - subject
Press CTRL+Backspace
Press CTRL+I（Note: You can also click image - Adjustments -
Invert）
You can find it in the toolbar at the bottom of the layer interface.
（Note：You can add adjustments on individual layers by clipping
masks）
Note：Photoshop Pen Tool
Using the Pen tool, select a path in the upper toolbar.
When you're done making your selection with pentool, right-click -
Make Selection.
Click Select （in the toolbar above）- Refine Edge.
Smooth-20,Contrast-30
Use [] key to increase or decrease Brush Size.
Brush to get back details and other stuff.
INSTRUCTION
Practical
Exercise 1
Four of my favourite photoshop works:
Fig.2.0
Description:
Seeing this picture gave me a strong visual impact, this is the poster of the movie parasite. It uses an oblique composition that disrupts the sense of balance , gives me a sense of turbulence , The slanted picture is full of uncertainty and makes me feel nervous and hints at the content of the film. The contrast between warm and cold color also gives me a strong impact
Fig.2.1
Description:
This photographic work makes clever use of light and shadow to
illustrate to us one thing — paying attention to animals while driving
.The light and shade relationship gives me a strong visual impact.I love
the design of the huge shadow of the deer in the headlights, and I am an
animal advocate, andI was very impressed with the way this photo was
handled, so I like it very much
Fig.2.2
Description:
The main object is the subway door, the color is slightly cold, giving
me a strong sense of film, just echoing the theme of poster.
What’s more, I really like the symmetry of the composition.Poster font
design is also very clever, the letter i is replaced by the subway door
seam center, very design sense.
Fig.2.3
Description:
This is one of my favorite games, which is one of the reasons I love
this poster so much. The warm sunrise contrasts sharply with the
surrounding dark clouds, and the game's protagonist, Warrior link,
stands backlit, giving me a very deep impression.
Exercise 2（WEEK 2:PRACTICAL COLLAGE ELEMENTS）
1. PRE-COMPOSITION #1
Fig 2.4
Fig 2.5
There was a feature in my magazine about Sherlock Holmes, so I
wanted to make a collage with Sherlock Holmes as the theme, and I
cut out the key items of the case that Sherlock Holmes investigated
in the magazine and his big portrait to make a collage. I want to
make the effect that Sherlock Holmes is surrounded by layers of
cases he solved.
2. PRE-COMPOSITION #2
Fig 2.6
For this collage, I chose all the elements of the magazine about dark
blue and water, and wanted to express the harmony of colors and the
tranquility of dark blue.
3. PRE-COMPOSITION#3
Fig 2.7
The Collage Elements magazine has a retro feel to it, so I followed it and wanted to make a retro art collage.
4. PRE-COMPOSITION#4
Fig 2.8
This image was inspired by the previous one, I found all the items
that matched the blue-green hue and wanted to express the feeling of
crystal clear.
In the end, Mr.Yusoff advised me to choose the PRE-COMPOSITION#3
Fig 2.8.1 The final work
1. COMPOSITION #1
Fig 2.0 COMPOSITION #1
2. COMPOSITION #2
Fig 2.1 COMPOSITION #2
3. COMPOSITION #3
Fig 2.2 COMPOSITION #3
In the end, Mr.Yusoff advised me to choose the COMPOSITION #1
Exercise 4（Week4: PRACTICAL DIGITAL COLLAGE）
1. WEEK 3 - PEN TOOL EXERCISE (BEST COMPOSITION)
Fig.2.0 WEEK 3 - PEN TOOL EXERCISE (BEST COMPOSITION)
DESCRIPTION:The digital collage was conceived using the rules of
third.And proficiently use the pen tool and the magic wand tool in
PS for cutting,selecting and pasting.
2.WEEK 4 (ADJUSTMENT LAYERS & FILTERS )
Fig.2.1 WEEK 4 (ADJUSTMENT LAYERS & FILTERS )
DESCRIPTION:In this digital collage, I've adjusted the hue,
brightness, and hue separation of the people and rubber plant
layers at the very bottom.I adjusted the color balance of the cyan
typewriter, and I liked the color so much that I didn't change its
hue drastically, just made it look orange.I didn't adjust the
layer of the building at the very top, because it looks like it
stands out more as the visual center.
FEEDBACK
Week2
That's a great series of works! You may glue your PRE-COMPOSITION #2 and bring it to class next week.
Week3
You may choose Composition #1 to be edit for the Week 4 exercise. But remember to remove the adjustment layer, that needs to be done next week.
Week4
The adjustments weren't obvious enough, so I added more adjustment layers to create a completely different look.
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