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2 Skew, Perspective, and Warp Problem: Hobby Express, a store that specializes in model trains and remote control toys wants a new logo. They would like to illustrate the concept of a train engine that looks like it is racing to the store. The picture will appear on their letterhead, business cards, and advertising pieces. They would like a digital file so they can use the logo for other graphic purposes. The edited photo is shown in Figure 2-89. Figure 2-89 Instructions: 1. Start Photoshop. Set the default workspace and reset all tools. 2. Open the file, Lab 2-2 Engine, from the DVD that accompanies this book, or from a location specified by your instructor. 3. Use the Save As command to save the file on your storage device with the name Engine Edited. 4. Click the Magic Wand Tool (W) button on the Tools panel and deselect the Contiguous check box on the options bar. Type 32 in the Tolerance box. Select all of the blue background. 5. To add the green grass in the lower-right corner of the photo to the selection, on the Magic Wand tool options bar, click the Add to selection button. Type 50 in the Tolerance box, click the Contiguous check box so it displays its check mark, and then click the grass. 6. Press the delete key to delete the selected areas. 7. On the Select menu, click Inverse. 8. On the Edit menu, point to Transform, and then click Warp. When Photoshop displays the warp grid, locate the upper-left warp point that displays as a gray circle on the grid. Drag the warp point to the right until the smokestack bends slightly. 9. Right-click the selection and then click Skew on the shortcut menu. Drag the upper-left sizing handle to the left. 10. Experiment with the Perspective and Distort commands to make the engine look as if it were moving. The front of the engine should appear closer than the rear. The smokestack should curve backward to simulate motion. Apply any transformations. 11. Save the photo again and print a copy for your instructor. 3 Creating Shortcuts, Saving Sets, and Viewing the Shortcut Summary Problem: You have decided that many times, while you are working with tools in Photoshop, it would be beneficial to reset the options bar settings back to their defaults as you change tools. You decided to create a new keyboard shortcut to reset all tools, rather than having to move the mouse to the options bar, right-click, and then choose to reset all tools. Because other family members work on your computer system, you would like to save the new shortcuts in a separate set for your personal use. You also would like to see a complete listing of the Photoshop shortcuts for your system. Instructions: 1. Start Photoshop. Set the default workspace and reset all tools. 2. On the Edit menu, click Keyboard Shortcuts. 3. When the Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus dialog box is displayed, if necessary click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. If necessary, click the Set box arrow and then click Photoshop Defaults in the list. 4. Click the Shortcuts For box arrow and then click Panel Menus in the list. 5. Double-click Tool Presets in the list. 6. Click Reset All Tools in the list and then press the F10 key to choose it as the shortcut. 7. Click either Accept button. 8. Click the Create a new set based on the current set of shortcuts button. When the Save dialog box is displayed, type your name in the File name box. Click the Save button. 9. When the Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus dialog box again is displayed, click the Summarize button. When the Save dialog box is displayed, type My Shortcut Summary in the File name box. Click the Save in box arrow and choose your USB flash drive location. Click the Save button. 10. The Shortcut Summary should open automatically in your browser (Figure 2-90). If it does not, use a Computer window or an Explore window to navigate to your USB flash drive. Double-click the My Shortcut Summary HTML file. When the summary appears, print the page and turn it in to your instructor. 11. Close the browser. Click the OK button to close the Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus dialog box. Quit Photoshop. Figure 2-90 Cases and Places Apply your creative thinking and problem-solving skills to design and implement a solution. * Easier ** More Difficult • 1: Create a Money Graphic Your local bank is starting an initiative to encourage children to open a savings account using their loose change. The bank would like a before and after picture showing how money can grow with interest. A file named Case 2-1 Coins is located on the DVD that accompanies this book. Start Photoshop and use the Elliptical Marquee tool to select each coin and duplicate it several times to fill the image with coins. Rotate and layer some of the coins to make it look more interesting. Save the photo with the name, Case 2-1Coins Edited on your USB flash drive storage device. •• 2: Create a Poster for the Computer Lab The computer lab at your school wants a poster reminding students to save often. The department chair has asked you to create a graphic of a computer mouse that seems to be eating data. He has taken a picture of one of the mice in the lab and started the poster for you. A file named Case 2-2 Poster is located on the DVD that accompanies this book. Start Photoshop and use the selection tools to select the mouse. Then using the Subtract from selection button, remove the white part around the selection. Also, remove the dark gray bottom portion of the mouse from the selection. With the top portion of the mouse selected, warp the selection up and away from the bottom part of the mouse to simulate an open mouth. Move the selection close to the 0 and 1 data pattern. ••3 Thinking about Transformations Look through magazines or newspapers for color photos with distinctive transformations such as perspective, skew, or warp. If possible, cut out three photos. Write a short paragraph for each example describing how you think the image was generated. List the tool, the transformation, and the potential problems associated with duplicating the process. List the idea being conveyed by the photo and describe a second possible conceptual application for the photo. Attach the photos to the descriptions and submit them to your instructor. If directed by your instructor to do so, recreate the image. •• 4: Duplicating and Transforming Objects Make it Personal
••• 5: Creating a Group Photo Working Together Your group has been assigned to create a collage from individual photos. Using a digital camera or camera phone, each team member should take a picture of their favorite soft drink. Using Photoshop, open each digital file and select only bottle, can, or glass. Invert the selection and press the DELETE key to eliminate the background. Save each file. Choose the picture with the most white space around the selection, to be the master photo. In each of the other photos, use the Magnetic Lasso tool to select the individual. Copy the selection and then paste it into the master photo creating a collage. Scale and move the selections as necessary to make the picture look good. Try to match the proportions for a realistic composition, or exaggerate proportions for more humorous results. Experiment with overlapping selections. Use the History panel to return to previous states when errors are made. Submit the final product to your teacher. Directory: access -> content content -> Epid799, spring 2015, Student posts in Sakai forum as of 3/18/2015 5pm content -> I. the case for change we are living in the middle of the largest increase in expressive capability in the history of the human race content -> JForum 6 Grading of Discussions content -> University of Virginia Department of Politics plir 4500: nato’s Strategic Challenges Fall 2016 Prof. Erwan Lagadec Class meets content -> Modern Social & Political Theory c. 1790-1920 Course description content -> Publications and communications content -> Paper 3304 This paper is subscription-led, so may not be available. Please discuss with your tutor content -> Guide to Electoral Reform Download 256.19 Kb. Share with your friends:
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