Day 3

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Photoshop Basics

Bit Map vs Vector Graphics

memory vs math

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

File Management in Photoshop

- Opening a file
- Save / Save As a file
- Windows
- File --> New

 

 

 

 

 

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 #1

create and save a template at 180dpi for each of the following:

• 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

Work on Assignment