Goal

The goal of this exer­cise is to develop the use of selec­tion tools to improve visual qual­ity, con­ti­nu­ity and inter­est of images in visual communication.

Objective

Prac­tice a pre­scribed set of tasks that allow the explo­ration of the essen­tial tools of photo editing.

Background

• https://​expert​pho​tog​ra​phy​.com/​p​h​o​t​o​s​h​o​p​-​s​e​l​e​c​t​i​o​n​-​t​o​o​ls/
• https://​helpx​.adobe​.com/​p​h​o​t​o​s​h​o​p​/​u​s​i​n​g​/​c​o​n​v​e​r​t​i​n​g​-​p​a​t​h​s​-​s​e​l​e​c​t​i​o​n​-​b​o​r​d​e​r​s​.​h​tml
• https://​helpx​.adobe​.com/​p​h​o​t​o​s​h​o​p​/​u​s​i​n​g​/​a​d​j​u​s​t​i​n​g​-​p​i​x​e​l​-​s​e​l​e​c​t​i​o​n​s​.​h​t​m​l​#​s​o​f​t​e​n​_​t​h​e​_​e​d​g​e​s​_​o​f​_​s​e​l​e​c​t​i​ons
• https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/10-ways-to-modify-a-selection-in-photoshop–psd-25138
• https://​jkost​.com/​b​l​o​g​/​2​0​2​1​/​0​7​/​2​5​-​s​h​o​r​t​c​u​t​s​-​a​n​d​-​t​i​p​s​-​f​o​r​-​c​r​e​a​t​i​n​g​-​b​e​t​t​e​r​-​s​e​l​e​c​t​i​o​n​s​-​i​n​-​p​h​o​t​o​s​h​o​p​.​h​tml
• https://​www​.pex​els​.com
• https://​unsplash​.com

Exercise

This exer­cise seeks to refresh the devel­op­ment of mask­ing tools in Adobe Pho­to­shop. Mask­ing should be non-destruc­tive, mean­ing that any elec­tion and sub­se­quent trans­par­ent pix­els should be editable, not removed. Selec­tion of pix­els is the first step in mask­ing, which make it an essen­tial, though sub­tle skill requir­ing finesse and experience.

Search the inter­net for images that could be can­di­dates for use. Please use images that have Cre­ative Com­mons (or sim­i­lar) rights such as Pex­els or Unsplash. The con­tent is optional, just select an image that will best match the selec­tion tool required.

Tools

1. Mar­quee Tools
2. Lasso, Polyg­o­nal Lasso, or Mag­netic Lasso
3. Object Selec­tion
4. Quick Selec­tion
5. Magic Wand
6. Select Color Range
7. Select Focus Area
8. Select Sub­ject
9. Select Sky
10. Paint­brush in Quick Mask Mode

Please use the Select> Mod­ify menu to adjust and soften any selec­tions as nec­es­sary. Doing so will make edits less obvious.

Sub­mit indi­vid­ual files at a max­i­mum res­o­lu­tion of 5 x 7 inches (2100 x 1500 pix­els), at 300 dpi in Pho­to­shop (.psd) for­mat to the appro­pri­ate D2L Dropbox.

• The fol­low­ing rubric posted on D2L will deter­mine exer­cise score: Exer­cise Grading

Techniques

Mask­ing, select­ing, mod­i­fy­ing, image size, saving

Supplies

Adobe Pho­to­shop, images, com­puter, internet