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06/03/2007 03:21:37 PM · #76 |
| You did a very good job with it Cathy!!! |
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06/03/2007 11:47:45 PM · #77 |
I'm still working on mine, but I just figured something out after much research. With the brush tool, it wasn't showing the actual size of the brush, but cross hairs.
This is very annoying to me. It turns out the "Caps Lock" toggles between the crosshairs and the brush size.
Try it out. It's very annoying, but could have it's uses.
I'll post my assignment soon.
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06/03/2007 11:54:03 PM · #78 |
Originally posted by Nullix:
I'm still working on mine, but I just figured something out after much research. With the brush tool, it wasn't showing the actual size of the brush, but cross hairs.
This is very annoying to me. It turns out the "Caps Lock" toggles between the crosshairs and the brush size.
Try it out. It's very annoying, but could have it's uses.
I'll post my assignment soon. |
Yes, that's an important tip. When I use my mouse, I use the normal size. When I use my tablet, I use the crosshairs because the brush size varies depending on how hard I press.
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06/04/2007 10:03:27 AM · #79 |
Thanks suemack
Here is my assignment #4
World's Largest Musky
  
Wheat Penny
  
-Cathy |
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06/06/2007 11:58:38 PM · #80 |
Okay. I finally did mine. This sign was at a park along side Santa Monica Pier. I think it's for either the homeless people or perv child molesters. Maybe both.
Original:
1. Brought out the green with an overlay.
2. Slight J Curve on the concrete and rocks.
3. Major contrast on the wooden fence.
4. Brightened just the sign.
Side note, it still looks like it's leaning, but I swear it's not. It's an illusion maybe made by the steps, so no comments about the horizon. |
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06/07/2007 10:39:23 AM · #81 |
-Definate improvement.
And, it's good to see that someone is still out there.
What is 'J Curve'? (To my inexperienced eyes, it looks like levels applied in a gradient.)
I think the sign is for those large, rambunctious, young adults. It takes only a few of them, re-living their childhood, to destroy a playground.
Message edited by author 2007-06-07 10:40:23. |
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06/07/2007 12:42:55 PM · #82 |
Originally posted by cornettcag:
What is 'J Curve'? (To my inexperienced eyes, it looks like levels applied in a gradient.) |
Sorry, should've expanded on this. This is probably only a term I use.
Using curves (actually a curves layer), I made the graph like a "J" using one point. It makes the image look darker.
You can make an image look lighter by doing the opposite and making an up-side-down "J".
Also, it wasn't a gradient. Just a mask on the Curves layer that only allowed it to show on the rocks.
edit: Added the JCurve image
Message edited by author 2007-06-07 12:49:25. |
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06/08/2007 12:39:40 AM · #83 |
Nice job, cornettcag and nullix.
Nullix, you created the perfect segue into the next topic: lighting changes.
Here's the new thread: //www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=613534
Please feel free to continue working on assignments here, too, of course.
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06/16/2007 09:15:30 AM · #84 |
 
-edit: sorry wrong thread
Message edited by author 2007-06-16 09:16:19. |
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06/16/2007 10:39:15 AM · #85 |
Originally posted by Nullix:
Originally posted by cornettcag:
What is 'J Curve'? (To my inexperienced eyes, it looks like levels applied in a gradient.) |
Sorry, should've expanded on this. This is probably only a term I use.
Using curves (actually a curves layer), I made the graph like a "J" using one point. It makes the image look darker.
You can make an image look lighter by doing the opposite and making an up-side-down "J". |
One problem frequently encountered in teaching Photoshop is that the graph showing the curve can be inverted by clicking the grayscale icon below the graph; this puts the 0,0 point (highlights) in the lower-left corner, and black in the upper-right. Having the shadow-point in the lower-left has always seemed counter-intuitive to me, and reversing the polarity of that graph is always one of the first things I do when I launch PS.
Partly this arises because of the way color is described digitally -- normally when we look at something we describe the reflected color; we typically say something is 18% gray or 100% black. RGB color describes transmitted light, on a scale from 0,0,0 (black) to 255,255,255 (white). Yet the scale on the graph shows percentages.
To help make things consistent, I also set my "Info" window to show grayscale as one of the values, and use that to guide my Curves adjustments. While the Curves dislog box is open, the info window will show the Before/After tone values for the pixel under the cursor, and clicking on the photo will show where that pixel falls on the graph.
The most important thing to remember about Curves is that the steeper parts of the curve will show greater detail/color range, while the more horizontal parts of the curve will flatten out that range of colors.
The same "J-shaped" curve based at the highlight end will lighten an overly-dark and flat photo. The other most common shape for a Curve is an "S-shaped" curve, which enhances contrast and detail in the middle tones. A typical example might be to set the control points thusly: 33->25, 66->75
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