Introduction to Photoshop. Layers and transformations

An image editing software developed and manufactured by Adobe

Systems Inc. Photoshop is considered one of the leaders in photo

editing software. The software allows users to manipulate, crop,

resize, and correct colour on digital photos.

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http://www.giuseppe-arcimboldo.org/

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (also spelled Arcimbol-

di; 1527 - July 11, 1593) was an Italian painter

best known for creating imaginative portrait

heads made entirely of such objects as fruits,

vegetables, flowers, fish, and books - that is,

he painted representations of these

objects on the canvas arranged in such

a way that the whole collection of ob-

jects formed a recognisable likeness of

The Toolbar When you hover over an icon, the name of the tool

pops up.

Aim

The aim of this lesson is to understand the use of layers and famil-

iarise yourself with introductory Photoshop tools and manipulations

to create a face with supplied images of fruit and vegetables. Us-

ing the art of Arcimbolo as a source of inspiration.

The Layers Palette

Getting Started

File—New—A5—300 Pixels/Inch (118.11 Pixels/cm)

Creates a background layer.

File—open—(source file)

Introduction to Photoshop. Layers and transformations

Right click on the image to find out what layer it is on.

You can rename layers

You will be provided with

source material or else use

Google images and extract

your own using Photoshop.

Edit, transform…….scale, rotate…….etc.