MISHAL IPOD SKIN

i pod skin.

4. merge the shadow and reflection layers by right clicking .
5. cntl T (transform)and flip it vertically-reflection.
6. now put a mask on your reflection using the gradient tool or use your paint brush ... fade and make it look ligfhter than the other to make the reflection believable. the grafient tool is next to the eraser. it is sqaured.
7. shadow layer now take your shadow layer and cntrl click on the i pod layer it will give u a selction of ur i pod.
now edit >fill >black. now deselect that by cntrl d now cntrl T and make it really small now the last thing is filter >blur> gaussian blur. and if ur shadow is sdtill too dark then reduce the opacity of the layer. the reflection should be under ur ipod.

LAYOUT COMPOSITION.

the seven tools of composition

1. hierarchy-organizing things from most important to least important.
2. focul point/focus point-the strongest, most compelling element in a design.
3. eye path-a strong composition can giude the viewer's eye through the design. its all abouit giuding the viewers eye along the path.
4. proportion-size of elements relative to one another.
5. visual weight-the lightness or darkness of a color.
6. type as a visual element-
7. alignment-in the context of layout, you use alignment to align things up.

design with intention, dont place things without thought.
all these tools areuse these tools to help giude your viewers eye.

my car assignment

notes

• you can copy or get the image that is the porche on the beach by copy or pasting it or making a selection and using the move tool to drag it or use the layer and drag it to the beach.
• cntl+t transforms the image.
• zoom ouit if u cvant c ur handles. hold down shift when u use transform to increasee or ruce the size.
• when ur done transforming it pres enter and u can transform by right clicking it.
• MASKING OUT
• THE SHORT CUT to make ur brush smaller the left bracket makes it smaller and the right square brackets make it bigger or u cud use the right clcik and dont 4get to chasnge the hardness.
• use the hard brush to go around objects and use shift to clcik on it and shift to click on another point to make it come thru that point where u clicked after.and use a bigger brush .
• and use a soft brush and low opacity to blend

-how to navigate or move around-spcebar or grab ur tool or just clck on the hand tool.
-what are the default colors in photo shop and how do u make dem default...balck and white and clck on the smaller boxes and u will hav ur default colrs back
-why selections are important?---for u to isolate something.
-how do u add to a selection-shift
how do u subtract a selection-alt
how do u deselect-cntrl d
shortcut to fill-alt+delt
how to inverse-
-how do u make a selection if u have not saved it-well one way is to save ur selection and the other way is cntrl+click the thumb nail on the layer on the right side.
-please name ur layers.



duplicate ur background layer all the time....

notes-

if you want to move several layers at the same time, use shift to select them.
if you want to edit the background layer, double click it and just rename it.
how to get the selection back: ctrl +click the layers thumb and now you have a selection.
the short cut to fill is the key alt + delete.
work flow:name alll your layers. double click on the layer and name it.
if you are in ever doubt please slowely turn all your layers off.