Photoshop
Photoshop
Photoshop
Novice to Professionals.
Photoshop Introduction
Prototyping: Introduction:
*Prototyping is the process of quickly putting Amongst the many design tools there are out
together a working model in order to test their for artist’s , Photoshop is regarded as one
various aspects of a design to illustrate ideas or of the best design applications from an artist
features and gather early user feedback. point of view. With its innovative and structured
Prototyping is often treated as an integral part design it allows a Novice to become a
of the system design process, where it is Professional with a few clicks of a button from
believed to reduce project risk and cost. Often one of many tools that their standard tool box
one or more prototypes are made in a process holds. So, from blur to eyedropper, Photoshop’s
of iterative and incremental development where design provides users with a comfortable
each prototype is influenced by the structured work environment for creating the
performance of previous designs, in this way most imaginative design’s in a short period of
problems or deficiencies in design can be time.
corrected. When the prototype is sufficiently Presentation:
refined and meets the functionality, robustness,
manufacturability and other design goals, the The goal of this presentation is to show how
product is ready for production. easy and well defined Photoshop tools are for
both a Novice and a Professional. As well as,
how easy it is to use the predefined tools from a
(* - wiki reference ) new layout to the color picker. Hope you enjoy
it.
Photoshop: History
Photoshop:
*Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editor On April 30th, Adobe released Photoshop CS3
developed and published by Adobe Systems. It Extended, which includes all the same features
is the current market leader for commercial of Adobe Photoshop CS3 with the addition of
bitmap and image manipulation, and is the capabilities for scientific imaging, 3D, and high
flagship product of Adobe Systems. It has been end film and video users.
described as "an industry standard for graphics
professionals” and was one of the early "killer
applications" on Macintosh.
The current (10th) iteration of the program,
Photoshop CS3, was released on 16 April 2007.
"CS" reflects its integration with other Creative
Suite products, and the number "3" represents
it as the third version released since Adobe re-
branded its products under the CS umbrella.
Photoshop CS3 features additions such as the
ability to apply non-destructive filters, as well as
new selection tools named Quick Selection and
Refine Edge that make selection more
streamlined. (* - wiki reference )
Photoshop: Usability from
Novice to Professionals
Photoshop Usability:
Resolution: Color adjustment to the computer
Adobe Photoshop is designed for everyday screen or print design.
graphic manipulation for both web and print, Color Mode: Setting for either print or web.
Regarded as the most important and most Advanced: For professionals that want to adjust
efficient application for graphic designers and the design specifically for a new layout or to
printers due to its easy to use layout , a new adjust and old design.
Photoshop art board can be created with one
click of a button. To create a new art board for
your graphic image, the user would have to click
on File -> New and a new art board pop-up
appears giving you the option to:
Name: Enter a name for the new file.
Preset: Adjust the size of the image art board
that will be used in the creation of the new art Photoshop Image A1-1
work.
Width: Size adjustment of the art board, in
pixels/percentage/etc.
Height: Size adjustment of the art board, in
pixels/percentage/etc.
Photoshop Image A1 -2
Photoshop: Beginning
Photoshop Usability 2:
New or Imported Files
To prototype with Photoshop after the creation
of the art board the user can then proceeds to
the next step in understanding the Photoshop
tool design process For example a user can
either create a new image/ art board A1-4 or
open an already predetermined image, with
which the user (Novice or Professional) will see
as the image appears in the center stage of the
Photoshop Image : A1-3
application as indicated in image A1-3 or A1 -4 .
The creation of an art board is so simple and
easy to understand that the user (Novice or
Professional) can begin to alter the new or pre-
created image with a click by click method that
needs no memorization technique.