Sketching Exercise: Photoshop touchup

id 475 advanced issue

•200 ppi•8.5x11•color•import scans •black and white vs gray scale

new document

•Show a grid•Edit>Transform>[a bunch of options}•Filter>Sharpen>Sharpen•Copy sections of line to replace bad ones

straightening

•Adobe Illustrator•New document •Perspective grid tool

perspective grid

•Perspective Grid •A. Plane switching widget B. Left Vanishing Point C. Vertical Grid Extent D. Perspective Grid Ruler E. Right Vanishing Point F.Horizon Line G. Horizon Height H. Ground Level I. Horizon Level J. Extent of Grid K. Grid Cell Size L. Ground Level M. Extent of Grid N. Right Grid Plane Control O. Horizontal Grid Plane Control P. Left Grid Plane Control Q. Origin

•must copy via screen shot•good for tracing, for multiple design options

why?

•new layer•select area•feather, adjust, etc.•choose color or pattern•paint•for more control, use a Layer Mask (via an Adjustment Layer)

tone

•practice fixing up your drawings from Wednesday•or, fix up any thesis sketches you might want to use

so…

•bring your building program•we’ll work on development and organizational tools

for next class