A102 The Conceptual Art of Photoshop
Thursday January 13 2008

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Concepts

- Pixel (Picture Element)
- RGB (Red, Green, Blue)
- RGB + alpha (Transparency)
- Layers (Today's Topic)

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Layers

* Formats, JPG, TIFF, Do not work with Layers (24 bits)
* Formats PSD, PNG, Do work with Layers (32 bits)

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Steps

0. Layers Window (fn + F7)
1. Create new layer, paste an Image
2. Explore Opacity
3. Explore Blend
(Darken, Lighten, Contrast, Comparative, and Composite)
4. Lock the Layer
5. Visible / Invisible
6. Dulicate Layer
7. Delete Layer
8. New Group
9. New Group from Layers
10. Merge
11. Flaten
12. Panel Options
13. Group Layers
14. Texts
15. Graphs, Paths.

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Extra

1. New Fill Layer
2. New Adjustment layer
3. Layer Style

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To Do [in class]

Tell a story in 10 Layers

DOWNLOAD

.PSD
PHOTOS
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To Re Search "SMART Object"

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