To select a certain area of a layer that you want to edit, you need to make a selection. Photoshop offers several types of selection tools, and other ways to isolate a certain set of pixels. Together with the Move Tool, for instance, you can perform basic transformations. Time: 45 minutes
You’ll make a low poly portrait in Illustrator. This is done by drawing little triangles with the Pen Tool in Illustrator. Here you see some examples of low poly portraits. This 9 minute video explains how it’s done. TIPS Use a photograph with a high light-dark contrast, this will give the best result. To quickly …
Design a poster in the style of the artist Obey. Find an image online to trace in Illustrator. Closely examine the style features such as colors, patterns, etc. You will use the Image Trace function in Illustrator. This makes a raster image into a vector image. Easy does it! Now just apply the right colors …
Photoshop works with a concept of layers, in which pieces of your artwork are selected. This exercise lets you get familiar with working on layers. Time: 15 minutes Tools used: Brush tool This tool lets you draw lines like an analogue brush. It draws with the foreground color. Shift makes it draw straight lines in …
You’re going to make an image of burning letters, such as the ones in this example. The objective is to create a realistic effect.You must use a similar setting–with a floor and a wall–but you are free to use your own (high-res) textures. You’re also free to choose any font and to write whatever you …
Photoshop’s interface offers a flexible layout of palettes, which can be docked, grouped, hidden or shown when needed. You can save these layouts as workspaces. These custom arrangements of tools and functions can be fine-tuned to improve the workflow of a specific task. Here’s how. Time: 20 minutes Tools used: Type tool This tool is …
InDesign has a feature called ‘threading’, or flowing text from frame to frame. This ensures that when text is added somewhere halfway your document, the text below will move over to the next frame or the next page. Time: 15 minutes Tools used: Type tool This tool is used to create a frame that can …
A vector shape consists of two basic elements: the line around the shape, and the fill of the shape. Vector shapes are typically drawn using the Pen Tool. It takes some time to get the hang this tool, so in this exercise we will take a look at some of the basics in Illustrator. Time: 30 …
Often photographs contain small specks from dust or scratches on the camera lens. These can be easily removed with Photoshop. This process (editing the original image to alter its appearance) is called ‘retouching’. Time: 15 minutes