Digital Photographing and Imaging / Compositing Collage (Week3)

|| 7/10/24 (Week 3) 

|| Tee Zi Tong, 0366165

|| Digital Photographing and Imaging 

|| Compositing Collage

LECTURER

In this lecture, we explored key tools and concepts in Adobe Photoshop, focusing on essential functions for precise editing and creating complex compositions. The main topics covered were Selection Tools, the Pen Tool, and the concept of Layering, which are foundational for working efficiently in Photoshop.

Key Photoshop Tools and Concepts

1. Lasso Tool:
   The Lasso Tool allows users to make freehand selections, ideal for capturing irregular, organic shapes. Photoshop offers three variations:

   • Lasso Tool: Freehand selections.
   • Polygonal Lasso Tool: Straight-edged selections.
   • Magnetic Lasso Tool: Automatically snaps to edges, perfect for selecting objects with defined borders. This tool works best with a graphics tablet for smoother and more precise selections. For additional practice, various resources, including a YouTube tutorial, can help users familiarize themselves with its capabilities.

2. Pen Tool:
   The Pen Tool is crucial for creating precise paths by placing anchor points. These paths can vary from straight lines to complex curves, with fewer points resulting in smoother curves. This versatile tool can be used to create both selections and shapes. Users can access tutorials, such as the Bezier Tool and other YouTube guides, to master the Pen Tool and enhance their path-drawing skills.

3. Layering:
   Layers are the backbone of non-destructive editing in Photoshop, allowing users to stack elements without altering the original content. Each layer can be independently adjusted, ensuring that changes in one part of the design do not affect others. Photoshop layers also support transparency adjustments, layer masks, and the organization of complex compositions. This flexibility ensures that edits can be reversed, maintaining the integrity of the original image.

TUTORIAL AND PRACTICAL 

INSTRUCTION:

1. Download all of the images here to your computer:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cGcbENrjSksAaMQK9np2jb6ZaM7Y-81l?usp=sharing

 

2. Follow this tutorial demo as reference to create your digital collage:

https://youtu.be/BlW7F-fTsbE

3. Create 3 different composition digital collages from the images that you’ve downloaded.

4. Create A4 canvas size  (vertical) on Photoshop and start to do the compositions.

5. Take 3 photo of your digital collage compositions  and insert it on the section below

6. Submit (Turn In) this file in Google Classroom

1. COMPOSITION #1

2. COMPOSITION #2

3. COMPOSITION #3

The Final Best Version Mr.Fauzi decided: