An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop for Planners Presenter: Mike Foster Course Content: Stephen Kennedy and Mike Foster

1. Intro to the
Adobe Creative Suite
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2. Illustrator
• Adobe Systems, Inc.
Photoshop
• Collection of Graphic Software
• Efficient and Robust Visualization
InDesign
Dreamweaver
Flash
Acrobat
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• Publishing and Presentation
• Graphic Design
• Web Design
• Photo Editing
• Video Editing
• Animations
• Web Publishing
• Etc. Etc. Etc.

3. Fall 2013 - Introduction
Illustrator
Photoshop
 Vector-based Graphics
 Lines
 Points
 Polygons
 Point based
 Raster-based Images
 Grid
 Pixels
 Photos
 Pixel based
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InDesign
 Production and Layout
 Text
 Images
 Layouts
 Viewshed/Layout based

4. Introduction to Photoshop
• Primary purpose is to edit and manipulate raster-based images
• Grid based, pixel based images
• Continuous features
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5. Introduction to Photoshop
• Primary purpose is to edit and manipulate raster-based images
• Great for illustrating planning improvements and visualizing new spaces
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6. Introduction to Photoshop
• Primary purpose is to edit and manipulate raster-based images
• Can be used for good…
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7. Introduction to Photoshop
• Primary purpose is to edit and manipulate raster-based images
• … or evil!
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8. Introduction to Photoshop
• Primary purpose is to edit and manipulate raster-based images
• Easily enhance or modify an image
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9. Introduction to Photoshop
• Primary purpose is to edit and manipulate raster-based images
• Create collages or stitch together
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10. Introduction to Photoshop
• Layer based
• Organize your image content by placing it on layers
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11. Interface
• Massive Interface
• There are important, basic elements
that make it easy!
• Open it up!
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12. Masking
1.
Use the Polygonal Lasso tool to
outline the bike lane.
2.
Create a new Layer.
3.
Add a Vector Mask.
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13. Masking
1.
Select the Layer Thumbnail.
2.
Select the Paint Bucket Tool and
choose a color from the
Swatches palette.
3.
Apply the color to the masked
area.
4.
Change the Layer Transparency
to Hue.
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14. Clone Stamp
1.
Select the Background Layer.
2.
Select the Clone Stamp Tool.
3.
Set Target Area to ‘clone’ (copy)
by Alt-clicking (Windows) or
Option-clicking (Mac OS).
4.
Click on another part of the
building to create the new
window.
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15. Magic Wand
1.
Using Magic Wand Tool, click on
sky to select area.
2.
Create a new Layer.
3.
Select the Brush Tool and adjust
Size and Hardness attributes.
4.
Use the Brush Tool to apply dark
blue to the top part of the sky.
5.
Set Layer Transparency to Soft
Light.
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16. Selecting
1.
Use the Rectangular Marquee
Tool to select half the building
façade.
2.
Edit > Copy to your Clipboard
3.
To Deselect, hit CTRL+D
(Windows) or CMD+D (Mac OS)
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17. Skewing
1.
Edit > Paste the selected façade
2.
Select the Free Transform from
the Edit menu.
3.
Skew the façade: hold Command
and click-move each corner to
match the perspective of the
building.
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18. Eyedropper
1.
On the layers menu, right click
on Background layer and convert
using Layer from Background…
2.
Use the Eyedropper Tool to
select the black part of the
image.
3.
Select > Color Range to select
the black area.
4.
Decrease Fuzziness until full
range of black is selected. Hit
OK.
5.
Delete the selected area and
save as a PNG.
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19. Placing
1.
Edit > Place… to find and add the
file of the lady.
2.
Select Maintain Aspect Ratio so
her proportions remain intact.
3.
Scale down by click-dragging a
corner.
4.
Edit > Transform > Flip
Horizontal
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20. Color Mode
1.
Image > Mode
2.
Select appropriate color mode:
RGB or CMYK
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21. File Saving
1.
File > Save As…
2.
Select appropriate Format.
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