WEEK 10 CLASS NOTES

CREATING A BRUSH

1. Find Image OR Scan in your own embellishments (beads, buttons, sequins etc)
2. Bring up in photoshop
3. Select what you want to use with marquee tool and cut or copy

SELECTING BRUSH AREA

1. New File
2. Resolution 100% (or same resolution you scanned at)
3. Paste the object
4. Remove any white areas using the majic wand and delete
5. Depending what your image is like, you may need to make small adjestments to the brightness, contrast etc. You can do this using the LEVELS.

We can add effects to these areas. In the example of a sequin, we can add sparkle to the brush. 

To do this:

1. Go to Filter
2. Render
3. Lens Flare
4. Move the cross around the image to select where you want to create the flare from
5. Adjust the brightness to give you the desired effect you are after.

MAKING THE BRUSH

1. Define brush preset
2. Name the brush.

USING THE BRUSH 

(The brush is in black and white but still maintian the tones etc of your original image)

1. Window
2. Brush menu
3. Scroll through to find your brush and select. You can alter the size and opacity of your brush in this window) 
4. Chose a colour from your swatches and your ready to use the brush!

SAVING BRUSHES

1. At the bottom of the brush box, select the middle icon (Preset Manager) 
2. Select the brushes you want to save 
3. Save Set (or File depending on how many you are saving) onto desktop 
4. Then all you need to do is click on them to load them into photoshop.

TO ADD STITCHING TO YOUR IMAGE

1. Rectangel Tool
2. Line Tool
3. Using bar at top of window select pixels, colour and weight of the line

ADDING SHADOW

1. Effects (located at the bottom of the layer tab)
2. Layer Style
3. Select drop shadow