ASSESMENT 2-MOOD/CONCEPT BOARDS

Create 3 Concepts Boards

Each Board needs to be a different layout:

• Collage
• Template
• Creative (Photoshop Image)

Must include MICRO and MACRO images.

Synopsis

200-400 words on an A4 document, taped to the back on one of the boards is acceptable

CD

A CD with our DFC File Managment System burnt on it.

HELPFUL INFORMATION

Saving Files to PDF
Flatten your image so that it becomes one image. this option can be found in the menu.
(remember to save a copy of your image before it is merged incase you want to change anything. it is a great back up!)

Save As your desired file format, in this case PDF

Colour Printing
Once you have picked your printer, it is a good idea to do smaller test prints to check your colours as every printer may vary slightly. Don't settle for colour that is different to your intended design, ask them to lighten/darken etc.

Paper Choice
Most printers have a book with the options of paper they print on. For this assignment the most appropriate paper weight will be between 150 and 220gsm.

Mounting (Video Available on the DFC Blog)
We will require:
Foam Core Board (Buy in A3, they are hard to cut!)
Spray Adhesive (The best is 3M multi purpose, acid free adhesive spray)
Double Sided Tape
Paper Scissors

REPEATS

BRICK

 (Brick Texture by Patrick Hoesly)

SPOTS  

(Television by Graphic Nothing)

DIAMOND 

 (Untitled by Pavillion Tone)

TOSSED 

 (Girls Accessories by Bella Etolle Designs)

OGEE  

(ogee calico by Ruby Lemons)

SCALE 

(Wood Cut Block Texture by Patrick Hoesly)

MIRROR 

 (summer flowers by uzumakijo)

Photoshop Skills (Week 5)

CREATING/SAVING YOUR OWN COLOURS IN PHOTOSHOP

1. Eyedropper tool
2. Select colour with this from your drawing.
3. Go to swatches menu
4. Select new swatch and it will be added to your colour palate

OR

Use the eyedropper to select colour as before and then simply select new from the bottom of the colour window.

 

TO SAVE COLOURS

Go to swatches menu and select save swatches

DELETING A SWATCH

1. Hover mouse over swatch palate
2. Press ALT- this will bring up scissors.
3. Click on the swatch you want to get rid of and it will delete.

PANTONE –UNIVERSAL COULOUR SYSTEM

Come in

• Solid
• Coated
• Uncoated palates, AND
• For fabrics

To open these on your Photoshop:

1. Go to swatch menu
2. Select which pantone colour palate you would like to use.

NOTE: You can download more palates online.

FILLING COLOUR IN THE BACKGROUND

1. Turn background layer off.
2. Create a new layer with colour and name file.
3. Move to the background of the list
4. In tools menu select the gradient tool by holding the mouse down and then click on the paint bucket
5. Select what colour you would like the background to be from the swatch palate and then apply to your image.

OR

1. Edit
2. Fill
3. Select from the contents menu what you would like to fill your colour with.
4. Select ok

SAVING FABRIC DESIGNS IN PHOTOSHOP

Design your fabric print (stripe)

1. Select the area you want to repeat with marque tool
2. Edit, define pattern and name it.
3. Create a new layer, turn original layer off
4. On the new layer, go edit, fill and then in the contents menu select ‘pattern’
5. Select the pattern and it will fill your new layer

Follow the first lot of instructions to fill your pattern into the background of the other images. This will result in something similar to the image below.

MERGING LAYERS

1. Select the layers you would like to merge from the menu
2. Click merge layers.
3. Rename file

FULL DROP

1. Save merged layers as pattern
2. Follow the top instructions to fill page
3.  

GETTING RID OF TRACK MARKS

What are track marks?

The places where we can see when a pattern repeats

HALF DROP

1. Duplicate original layer, by selecting from the layer menu and turn one off
2. Select all of the image
3. Copy the selection by going to edit and copying.
4. Go to image and then image size (1748X2480 pixels and press OK)
5. Filter other offset
6. Enter width and height measurements in and click ok
7. NOTE: this is half the half drop
8. Make canvas bigger by gong to image, canvas size
9. Increase the right hand size by 200% by selecting % and entering 200 in the width box
10. Select the appropriate anchor from the image box and select OK
11. Go to edit and select paste
12. With the move tool move the image to the centre of the right hand side
13. MERGE LAYERS again so that you can move them as a whole
14. Image, duplicate
15. Open a new document and fill it with pattern

IMAGE MODELS (Colour Modes)

RGB (Red, Green, Blue)

·      The primary image mode for graphic is RGB. You should be aware of the other modes though.

·      Is faster to work with thank CMYK, as RGB creates a smaller file size making it perfect for the web.

CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, Black)

·      Produced dulled out colour as it doesn’t use light when its printed out.

·      Used in most office printers

GREY SCALE

·      Grayscale images include actually shades of grey.

·      You can make coloured images Grayscale, but you cannot do the reverse.

·      HOWEVER you can turn a Grayscale picture into a DUOTONE image (two colours)

BITMAP

·      Mode images are made up of black and white pixels only with no shades of grey or colour included.

RESOLUTION TYPES
NOTE: The larger the dpi the better the quality image

300dpi:

·      Commercial printing of book, glossy magazines and brochures.

150-200dpi:

·      For laser and inkjet printers (home office) and make a test print to clarify the best resolution for your printer

72-96dpi:

·      For email attachments, the web. Power point and multimedia

Raster and Vector Images

Graphics software works with two file formats:

·      Raster Images (also known as bitmap), and

·      Vector Images

Raster images are created when you scan photos, fabrics, drawings and digital images

Photoshop uses bitmap which are created using pixels, where as Vector uses Illustrator.  

Differences?
Raster

·      Measured in DPI

·      Resolution dependant (when scaled, the pixels get larger and make the image blurry or pixelated with jagged edges).

·      Edited using image editing software ie. Photoshop.

·      Get the best results when you scan and work at the correct resolution and size from the beginning.

Vector

·      Created by a mathematical formula, which forms smooth lines, curves and geometric objects.

·      Resolution independent.

·      Can be scaled up or scaled down without the image deteriorating- they remain sharp and clear.

·      Makes excellent line drawings, DDS kigis, type, t-shirt images for sportswear etc.

·      Much smaller file size than BITMAP.

·      Secs and flats ideal to send via email.

·      Once downloaded can be scaled to required size.

Raster Selection is complex; the computer doesn’t know that all the pixels are part of the same object.

Vector Selection is simple, it’s a matter of clicking on the shape to select individual parts.

Raster is real life (Photoshop) Vector is flat (Illustrator)