I learned a lot, and really enjoyed this class! My favorite thing we did was definitely photoshop. I have seen a lot of end projects of other people using photoshop, and it always amazed me how much you can change on a picture with it still looking realistic. In photoshop, my favorite tools were the clone stamp tool, and color replacement. You can easily remove or move things from a picture, while keeping it realistic using the clone stamp tool. With the color replacement tool, you could easily change the color of anything, while once again keeping it looking realistic. I know we only touched on a tiny fraction of what is possible with computers, but it is crazy all the things we learned in just 18 weeks. I learned that with these machines the possibilities are endless and I can't wait to learn more! If I ever get the chance to use photoshop in any scenario outside of class, I definitely will!
You can easily do a face swap by selecting the face of one person, then copying a pasting it onto the other person! Add a layer mask to your new face, then you can use the brush tool to make it look more realistic.
It is very easy to put pictures around text. First, type your word in a bold font. Then, place your pictures, remove backgrounds, and resize them to where you want them. Add the layer mask to your picture layer. Click on the thumbnail for your Topeka text, and click select pixels. Then, use the brush tool and brush over the parts of the letters that you want to come through.
To easily change someones face, first place your picture in a new project. After clicking the three lines next to the Layers, Channels, and Paths options, click "Convert to Smart Object." Then, at the top of the screen click filter, then liquify. A new menu should pop up. Using the sliders on the right side, you can adjust all the facial features on your person. In this example, I edited her mouth, nose, and eyes.
Using Photoshop, you can add a rainbow to any picture! First, place your picture into a new photoshop project. Then, select the gradient tool from your tool bar. At the top, select the gradient editor. Press the settings icon, and choose special effects. Select append, and select the "Russel's Rainbow" gradient. From there, you can slide your mouse across the screen to put in the rainbow in your desirable place! Some blur effects may create a more realistic rainbow, but isn't completely necessary.
The colorful picture is the original, and with a super easy trick it can be turned into the second picture! When the original picture is in your Photoshop project, go to image > adjustments > threshold, and adjust the slider! You can do this with any picture!
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