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You Are What You Eat Project: Step by Step Tutorial: Searching For High Quality Images and Opening Files in Photoshop
You Are What You Eat Project: Step by Step Tutorial: Searching For High Quality Images and Opening Files in Photoshop
SearchingforHighQualityImagesandOpeningFilesinPhotoshop:
Itisvery
importanttousehighqualityimageswhenyourecreatingartworkmeantforprinting.
PPI(PixelsPerInch)isessentiallytheamountofinformationcontainedinaninchof
yourimage.Ifyouhaveaverysmallimageandyoutrytostretchitouttomakeitlarger
onyourscreen,theimagewillappearfuzzyandpixelatedbecausethereisntenough
informationwithineachinchofthatimagetogiveaclearpicture.
1. Createanewfolderonyourdesktopandlabelthisfolder:
Lastname
FoodImages
.
(ex.
PeairsFoodImages
)
2. OpenGoogleanduseGoogleImages
Searchtosearchforwhateverfooditem
youplanonusingforthebaseofyour
face.(YouwillneedHIGHQUALITY
photosorelseyourfinalprojectwilllook
pixelated.)
a. Toensuretheimagesyoure
searchingthroughonGoogleare
largeenoughtouseforthisproject:
b. Select
SearchTools
Size
Largerthan
1024x768.
3. OnceyouvefoundaLARGEimageyou
wouldliketouseeitherdragthephotointoyourimagefolder,or:
a.
Rightclick
Saveimageas...
findyourfolderonthedesktopandsavethe
image.
4. KeepsearchingandsavingmoreLARGEimagesinyourfolder.Keepinmindyour
themeandthinkabout1)
interestingshapes
2)
color
3)
scale.
5. Onceyouhaveavarietyoffoodimagesinyourimagefolder,openPhotoshop.
6. Openanewfile:(Thiswillbethespacewhereyouwillassembleyourdigitalcollage.)
a. File
New
Nameyourfile
Lastname
FoodFace
b. Adjustyoursettingstomatchthefollowing:
i.
Width:8.5inches
ii.
Height:11inches
iii.
Resolution:300pixels/inch
iv.
ColorMode:CMYK16bit
c. Clickokay.
7. Now,openthefoodimagesthatyoufound.
a. File
Open
findyourimagefolderandselectallofyourfoodimagesSelect
Open
UsingtheLassoToolandMakingSelections:Thereareavarietyofwaystomake
selections.
1. Setyourworkspacetothedefaultsetting.Thiswillensurethatthesedirectionsmatch
yourworkspace.
a. Window
Workspace
Essentials(Default)
2. Selectoneoftheimagefilesthatyouhaveopenedinphotoshop.
3. Now,withtheimageinfrontofyou,findyourlayerspanelontherighthandsideofyour
workspace.
4. Makeacopyofyourimage:
a. Selectyour
Background
layerandhold/dragitontothe
newpageicon
atthe
bottomofthelayerpanel.(Thenewpageiconlookslikeapaperwithafolded
corner.)
b. Onceyouvemadeacopyofyour
Backgroundl
ayer,labelthecopy.(ex:
cauliflower,bacon,donut,etc.)
5. Findyourtoolbox.Thetoolboxshouldbeonthelefthandsideoftheworkspace.
6. Findthe
LassoTool
(shortcutkey=[
L
]).
7. Clickandhold
or
rightclickonthe
LassoTool
toseemorehidden
lassotools.Wearegoingtousethe
PolygonalLassoTool
.
8. Zoominonyourimagebyusingtheshortcutkeys,[
command
]+
[
+
].(Tozoomoutyoucanusetheadverseshortcutkeys,
[
command
]+[
].)
9. WithyourPolygonalLassoTool,SLOWLYclickalongtheperimeterofthefooditemyou
wanttoselect.
a. Ifyoumakeamistakewhiletracingtheimage,usethe
backspace
or
delete
keytogoback.
b. Ifyourunoutofroomwhileclickingandyouwanttomoveyourimagewithout
deletingtheworkyouveputintoyourselection,simplyholddownthe
spacebar
andmovetheimagewhereyouneedit.Onceyouhavegivenyourselfmore
roomtokeeptracing,proceed.
10. Onceyouvemadeyourwayaroundyourselection,asmallcirclewillappearabovethe
cursorifyouhoveraboveyourfirstpoint.Thatlittlecircleindicatesthatyouvefound
yourbeginningpointandyoucancloseyourselection.
11. Tadaa!
Whatyoullseenextiswhattheindustryreferstoas
marchingants.
Thisisjust
apulsingblackandwhitelinethatindicatestheouteredgesofyourselection.
Copying/Resizing/Rotating/ReflectingSelectionsandMovingSelections
BetweenFiles
1. Onceyouvemadeyourselection,gotoyourtoolboxandfindthe
MoveTool
(shortcutkey=[
V
]).
2. Onceyouveselectedyour
MoveTool
youllseeasmallframeappeararoundyour
selection.Eachcorner,andwithineachsideofthisframetherearelittleboxes.These
littleboxesallowyouto
expand,
shrink
,and
rotate
yourselection.
3. Ifyouwanttoreflectyourselectionhorizontallyorvertically:
a. goto
ImageImageRotation
Andthenselecthowyouwouldliketorotate
theimage.
4. Ifyouwanttomakeacopyyourselection,youcangoaboutusingeitherofthese
methods:
a. Usingthe
MoveTool
clickonyourselectionandgoto:
i.
EditCopy
(shortcutkey=[
command
]+[
C
])
ii.
...followedby
EditPaste
(shortcutkey=[
command
]+[
V
])
b. OR,usingthe
MoveTool
simplyholdthe[
option
]keyandclickanddragyour
selectiontomakeacopy.
5. Now,moveyourselectionintotheblank
fileyoumadeandtitled
Lastname
FoodFace
.Todothis,usingyour
MoveTool
simplyclickanddragthe
selectionintoyourblankfile.Thiswill
moveyourselectionintoyour
Last
name
FoodFace
fileandintoitsown
layer...
6. Onceyouvemovedyourselectioninto
your
Lastname
FoodFace
file,
LABELYOURLAYERS.
(ex:
asparagus,cauliflower,bacon,donutetc.).Thiswillhelpkeepyouorganizedwhen
youhavemultiplelayersinyourdocument,anditwillalsohelppreventyourheadfrom
explodingwithfrustration.
7. Repeatthisprocessforeachoftheitemsoffoodyoudecidetouseforyourfacecollage!
PHOTOSHOPCHEATSHEET:(Why?BecauseIcare.)
Function
KeyboardShortCut
Copy
[
command
]+[
C
]
Paste
[
command
]+[
V
]
Undo/Redo
[
command
]+[
Z
]
UndoAgain
[
command
]+[
shift
]+[
Z
]
ZoomIn
[
command
]+[
+
]
ZoomOut
[
command
]+[
Deselect
[
command
]+[
D
]
Reselect
[
command
]+[
shift
]+[
D
]
ScreenMode
[
F
]
FAQ:
1. Q:
Iusedthemovetoolto
rotatemyselection,andnow
Imstuck.WhatdoIdo?
A:alwaysmakesureafteryou
alteraselectionwiththemove
tooyouapplyyour
transformation.Simplypress
[
enter]
.Thisisyourwayof
tellingphotoshop,okayimdone
adjustingthisfornow!
2. Q:
Ikeeptryingtomoveoneof
myselectionswiththemove
toolbutItwontdoanything.Whatnow?
A:Checkthreethings:
i.
Areyouonthecorrectlayer?
ii.
Isyourlayerhidden?
iii.
Isyourlayerlocked?
3. Q:
IwashalfwaythroughmakingmyselectionandIaccidentallydeletedallofmy
work!Whattheheck?!
A:Fearnot,youngpadawan.Simplyundo[
command
]+[
Z
].WHENINDOUBT
[
command
]+[
Z
]or[
command
]+[
shift
]+[
Z
]!