GDL - Intro to Photoshop

DUE: Wed. December 11

OBJECTIVE: Create several versions of a single image using Photoshop Layers, Blurs, Lasso Tools, and coloring capabilites.

Copy the image you wish to use.  Open PhotoShop and create a new document File >> New.  The preset should be set to Clipboard, which will set the size and color space to that of the image you previously copied.  Edit >> Paste or [CMD]+V to paste your image onto the Canvas.

On the Layers palette, right click the background and click duplicate.  Duplicate it again so you have 3 layers.  The first layer is your safety net in case you mess something up.  The top and middle layers are the ones you are going to colorize.

Use the Polygonal Lasso tool to outline the subject of your image (main person, car, etc).  Edit >> Copy or [CMD]+C to copy the subject and paste it with Edit >> Paste or [CMD]+V.  Photoshop will create a new layer for the pasted subject.

On the layers palette, select the top background layer.  Image >> Adjustments >> Hue/Saturation or [CMD]+U will bring up the Hue/Saturation dialog.  Make sure the Preview checkbox is selected so you can see what effects your changes will make.  Dragging the Saturation slider all the way to the left will create a B&W background.  Checking the Colorize box will set the entire background to shades of one color selected using the Hue slider.

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