DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING WEEK 3

10.10.2023 / Week 3

Emily Goh Jin Yee / 0357722 / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media 

Digital Photography and Imaging / GCD61204 / Section 05 

Week 3: Compositing Collage

LECTURES


WEEK 3- INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP 2

Lasso Tool, Pen Tool & Layering

Lasso Tool 
  • allows you to draw and pinpoint specific areas of a document 
  • types of lasso tools: Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, Magnetic Lasso
how to use lasso tool? https://youtu.be/DKtHsFaclKo 

Pen Tool
  • to create extremely precise shapes and paths, using manually placed anchor points
  • the fewer the points, the smoother the path will be

Fig 1.1 Pen Tool
Fig 1.2 Variation of Pen Tool

Layering
  • different images stacked on top of each other
  • can use each layer without affecting another one to make adjustments
  • won't destroy the original image

INSTRUCTIONS



PRACTICAL, EXERCISES
PROJECT 1A- COLLAGE DESIGN ELEMENTS & DIGITAL COLLAGE


WEEK 3- COMPOSITING COLLAGE

Create 3 different composition of digital collages from the images downloaded on an A4 sized canvas.

Fig W3.1 Digital Collage Composition #1, Week 3 (10/10/2023)

Fig W3.2 Digital Collage Composition #2, Week 3 (10/10/2023)



Fig W3.3 Digital Collage Composition #3, Week 3 (10/10/2023)

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