Our practical lesson about Photoshop consisted of learning the basics tools to be able to construct a poster. We learnt that the more we use Photoshop the better you become and you can’t just learn everything at once. We learnt how to use the drag tool, the spot healing tool this is used to cover any imperfections by taking pixels from around the area and copying them into the centre. The free transform tool, which changes the size of an image.
We also learnt about the clone tool, which copies an area which you can paste anywhere else on the page. The dodge and smudge tool, the blur tool which helps blend areas together, the burn tool which give the image or features on the images a reddish burnt effect and the sharpen tool, which sharpens edges.
Another thing which we were told about is layers and these are very important. Using layers are what help create a really good image. Layers are hard to grasp the understanding of at first and when having a problem with Photoshop, it is usually because you are on the wrong layer, but they are also very useful.
Lastly we learned about pixels. Pixels are what makes up a picture they are very, very tiny and the pixel size for a movie is 720 x 576.
Using these key skills which I have learnt, I have managed to create two posters for films, both of which I am very please with. Thanks Matt for our wonderful practical lessons!
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