Fruit Bowl Assignment

Notes

To get an image onto another:

• copy/paste
• drag layer onto the picture
• selection tool to get image and then drag it over

Ctrl + T to transform

• Zoom out if you cannot see your handles
• hold down shift
• when your done, press enter

Shortcut to make brush bigger or smaller

• right bracket = smaller
• left bracket bigger

Hold shift to make a line when using a brush.
Only use a hard brush when going around sharp edges or objects (ex. porsche)
To blend something, use a soft brush with low opacity.
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Note

To navigate:

• spacebar
• grabber tool
• navigator

Layer note

• To move several layers at the same time, you can use shift and then select them.
• If you want to edit the background layer, double click it and rename it.
• Name all your layers !
• Shortcut to fill: alt + delete
• Shortcut to select: ctrl + click on thumbnail

How to make a drop shadow

1. Use text tool to write your name
2. Right click on the layer to rasterize it
3. Duplicate it
4. Lock the transparency
5. Edit > Fill > Black
6. Turn the lock off
7. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur
8. Reduce the opacity
9. Move the shadow layer underneath the original text layer

How to make a blapple (blue apple)

1. Quick selection tool to select the background.
2. Polygonal selectional tool to select the stem.
3. Ctrl + Shift + I to inverse the selection from the background to the apple
4. Change the Hue/Saturation by either going to IMAGE > ADJUSTMENTS > HUE/SATURATION or going to Hue/Saturation in the layer menu at the bottom right.

Note

Invert: shift + ctrl + I

To get an object to a different image:
- need a selection !
- copy and paste
- drag and move it

Drop shadow:
- make a duplicate layer of the object
- If you only want the chosen image and NOT the background, choose Transparency lock.
- Fill with black
- Filter > Gaussian Blur

To get a selection back, hold ctrl key and click on the thumbnail.

Selections Note

To save your selection, go under SELECT > SAVE SELECTION when you open the image, go to SELECTION > CHANNEL.

You can change the colour by going to IMAGE > ADJUSTMENTS > HUE/SATURATION

Hand selection tool shortcut: spacebar
Zoom in: ctrl + spacebar
Zoom out: ctrl + alt + spacebar

To add to a selection: hold down shift
To subtract from a selection: hold down alt

Asymmetrical Balance

This represents asymmetrical balance because it gives the impression of comparing something light to something heavy. In this case, the queen chess piece is separated from the four pawns. The pawns are the light objects that are being compared to the heavy object which is the queen. The queen is thought to be bigger because of its larger size; whereas, the pawns are smaller, but greater in number. It may seem as if the image is not really balanced, but the queen is thought of as equivalent to four pawns; therefore, making this image asymmetrically balanced.

Symmetrical Balance

This is an example of symmetrical balance because it give equal weight, size, and shape to all the elements in the image. If you were to cut the image in half vertically, you would have the same image on both sides because there is a stability of elements on both sides.

Emphasis

This image represents emphasis because it shows an ordinary piece of glass with the view of cars outside, but the main thing you notice is the glass crack right in the centre of the image. This image focuses mainly on the crack and nothing else around it.

Proportion

This image compares a tiny ladybug to a big bathtub plug. It portrays proportion because it is not only showing the size of one object, but it is also comparing it to another object in order to compare the sizes.

Rhythm

This image is a good example of rhythm because it repeats a single element and creates the illusion of movement in the artwork.

Harmony

I chose this image because the image is perfectly harmonious. The elements in the picture, such as colour, go well with each other to make the image look even better. There are not too many typefaces or sizes that make the image too confusing.

Colour

This is an example of colour because it attracts the eye using colours to form a colour wheel. The semi-dark background (brown wood) helps make the colours stand out.

Texture

This picture represents texture because when you look at the wall, it creates a sense of rough texture and it seems as if you can almost touch it and feel the actual roughness of the wall. The rough texture is caused by the bumbs in the wall which you can see easily.

Shape

This picture is an example of shape because it uses a variety of shapes, such as circles, squares, triangles, stars, and more, in order to create a bigger heart shape. The shapes inside the large heart vary in size and colour; some shapes are larger than others and all of them vary in bright colours such as red, blue, and yellow.

Line

This is an example of line because it uses a mixture of loose and sharp lines in order to create an image which in this case, is a hyena. The loose lines are used to form the hyena's stripes and fur. Sharp lines are used to create parts of the fur, face, and the basic outline of its body.