Embedded Files
Here is how we will practice making, labeling, and using layers.
We will first go over these steps with the same image as a class.
You will then colorize an image of your choice and turn it in as a PSD.
Layers
Make a NEW LAYER
(layer >new>layer)
* not duplicate layer!
The shortcut is Shift + Command + N.
Rename the layer based on the color or the area you will paint.
Paint Brush
Click on your brush tool.
The shortcut to the brush tool is B.
* TIP (make sure adjust the hardness of the brush in your controls when needed)
Colorize
Pick the color you want to use to paint over that area.
ON THE blank LAYER, paint over the specific area. (ex: only paint over the sky)
It will cover the image completely
Blending Mode
In your layers palette, play with the blending modes (overlay, soft light, multiply…)
Adjust the opacity of the color on the layer.
HINTS AND TIPS
If you painted too much of one color, use your eraser tool on that layer to take it off and correct it.
If you forgot to paint in a part of your image with the color:
FIRST, return to your normal blending mode and opacity
THEN use your eye dropper tool to select the original color.
This is because you painted the color in on the 'normal' mode, therefore you must return to the normal mode to get the correct color.
Repeat for all the colors:
EACH COLOR NEEDS TO HAVE ITS OWN LAYER.
When you are done, save as PSD (photoshop) so I can see the layers.
*** Practice the BRUSH TOOL. Play with brushes, opacity, hardness of the brush, changing brush size [ and ] .
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