In class Tue Sept 3rd

Thought for the day!

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Photoshop Example: Worth 1000

Photoshop Basics 1

- Starting the Program / Quit

Whats Where?

Hot Keys

- Opening a file
-- Browse in Bridge or Mini Bridge

- Save / Save As a file

- Windows

- File --> New

* Resoultion
72 dpi traditional screen resolution
180 dpi lowest printing resolution
300 dpi + good printing resolution
600 dpi + high resolution printing

* File Types

Working File Types

---- Photoshop = .PSD = working file, the one you keep forever

End Product Files

---- JPEG = .JPG = web and email (Flickr) file

---- GIFF = .GIF = web file

---- TIFF = .TIF = full quality print file

--- RAW = .RAW = raw camera data uncompressed file

---- Portable Document File = .PDF = compressed print file

Setting Preferences
Photoshop --> Preferences --> General

View

- Rulers, Grids & Guides

- Show

- Snap

Laying out a design in Photoshop

before Photoshop

1) paper size
2) single or multiple designs on the page?

in Photoshop

3) size and resolution

4) define print area 

* Offset press - requires cut lines, a bleed and image area to fit within the paper size (print on anything thats flat)

* Laser Printer -  1/4",1/4",1/4", 1/2"

-- standard sizes 8.5x11",8.5x14", 11x17"

* Inkjet printer -  1/4",1/4",1/4", 1/2"

-- standard sizes 8.5x11",8.5x14", 11x17", 19" wide, 24" wide, 36" wide, 42" wide

5) Define the Middle

6) save as a template file named appropriately as a .psd. 

ex LP_cover_Template.psd

Walk Through. Creating an 11x17" mini poster for a local event.

Assignment #2

create a template at 180dpi for the following list:

- movie poster - with guides for unprintable border and center

- 8.5"x11" business flyer - with guides for unprintable border and center

- business card - with center guides

- postcard - with center guides

- bumper sticker - with center guides

- CD cover - with center guides

Assignment #1 - bring your USB thumbdrive to thurday's class

Work on Assignment