Photoshop Course Lab 1: Weeks 1 & 2 (T. Blum)

IWA-HWG Photoshop Course. Lab 1: Weeks 1 & 2

Week 1

Graffiti (Zipped Photoshop file, right click and chose save from the context-sensitive menu) Specs: 400 pixels by 400 pixels, 72 pixels/inch, RGB colcor mode, transparent background, some Brush Tool applied.

Week 2

(I wasn't sure if we were to place a link to the PSD files. I opted not to since space is limited, but let me know if you want them. )

Geese: Large JPEG. Actions performed: Used File/Automate/Crop and Straighten; Save As; Increase Zoom to 400%; Crop Tool to eliminate semi-transparent edges; Return Zoom to 100%; Image/Image Size set Width to 400 pixels; Applied USM Unsharp Mask filter (with parameters Amount 100, Radius 2, Threshold 6) which made the birds a little more distinct from the background; Save for Web using 55% Quality. Thumbnail. Actions performed: Image size width 150 pixels; USM (75,2,6); Save for Web (65% quality).
Bookstore: Large JPEG. Actions performed: Used File/Automate/Crop and Straighten; Save As; Increase Zoom to 400%; Crop Tool to eliminate semi-transparent edges; Return Zoom to 100%; Image/Image Size changed pixels per inch from 72 to 119 which kept the image at 357 pixels wide; USM did not seem to help so I didn't use; Save for Web using 50% Quality. Thumbnail. Actions performed: Image size width 120 pixels; USM (75,2,8); Save for Web (65% quality).
Halloween: Large JPEG. Actions performed: File/Import to bring image in from Epson Perfection 2480 Photo scanner; Cropped Image; Image/Image Size, changed dpi from 300 to 145; used the Healing Brush Tool to remove scratches and spots; USM (100, 6, 40); Save for Web (50% quality). (Note: I can't swear these numbers are exactly correct, I went through the process several times for practice and confused my notes about what values I used each time.) Thumbnail. Actions performed: Cropped; No Image/Image Size; USM (200, 2, 4); Save for Web (75% quality). (Here is the Scan Tif for comparison.)
Kindergarten: Large JPEG. Actions performed: File/Import to bring image in from Epson Perfection 2480 Photo scanner; Image/Image Size changed height to 400 pixels; used the Healing Brush Tool to remove scratch and mark; No USM; Save for Web (65% quality). (Note: I can't swear these numbers are exactly correct, I went through the process several times for practice and confused my notes about what values I used each time.) Thumbnail. Actions performed: Image/Image Size Width 120 pixels; USM (50, 15, 10); Save for Web (65% quality).