Shadows pt. 2

Shadows

Choosing a Good Background

1. Picture must be (Noon) Daylight, without shadows cast on the ground.
2.  Horizon must be mostly flat
3. No objects close to the viewer cast shadows

Collage Numero Uno

Selections

Bug's Life

Photoshop Notes

Shape Selection Tools

• Marquee (Elliptical, Regular) [M]
• Lasso ("Classic" Lasso, Magnetic Lasso, Polygonal) [L]

Color Selection Tools

•  Magic Wand (Any color you click on will select) [W]
• Quick Selection (Click-drag over color selection)

Photoshop Intro

Photoshop CS6 NOTES
STEP 1 - MAKE A NEW DOCUMENT 
a.) Press Command+N. b.)Choose size>OK

STEP 2 - COPY A PICTURE (from Google)
a.) Open your Web browser (Google Chrome)
b.) Type your search query (ex. Celebrity)
c.) Set Search Tools to SIZE>LARGE
d.) Click a picture for large preview
e.) Right click and choose COPY IMAGE
f.) In PS, Command+V (to paste)

STEP 3 - Transform Your Picture
[MOVE]
a.) Click the Move Tool (V)
b.) Move the picture layer, by click-dragging.
[ROTATE & SCALE]
c.) Command+T (to Transform), click corners.

STEP 4 - Select & Arrange Layers
a.) Select a layer from the layers panel
b.) Move, rotate, scale accordingly.
c.) To change order of layers, click drag-vertically.