Tuesday 11th November

To introduce us to the world of photoshop we had the pleasure of attending a workshop run by Stephen Myers. During the session he taught us the basics of photoshop and how to use the different layers though creating a moodboard.

Creating a moodboard isn’t actually that difficult, once you know what you are doing that is. There are a set of basic rules you need to follow and repeat and once you have mastered those I found it was actually quite simple.

1.Make sure you unlock the layer so you can edit it freely.

2.Select the part of the image you want to use. To do this you can use the magnetic tool to draw around your object or use the magic wand tool and then using the window use the ‘select similar’ tool.

3. Then delete the surrounding area by selecting the inverse.

4.After this you need to create a new layer and drag the image into it (making sure you name the layer so to make it easier for yourself later on if you need to rearrange anything later on).

5.Repeat all the steps above.

 

I found this exercise really helpful and it has increased my confidence with photoshop dramatically.