animation part 2

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Video Lab

Using Special Effects in Adobe Photoshop.......

Using the pattern tool help for high resolution color and designing.
Effect to use on objects like circles, cubes, and rectangle, subjects use lots of colors and experiment with the Blur tool Panel, and The Dodge Tool Panel. Area's for Shadow effects can be followed up by using the circle tool adjusting the position, Go to Filter Panel and Select Gaussian Blur to increase reflective light on reflective shadow for Mid-tones...

Photo Shop Set up starting project Design..

Depending on the project the board you will be ultimately be using will effect how design final will look.

Select for Film/Video find matching color profile and aspect ratio to suite your needs online with a simple search and and dimensions for your play back on screen. Also set resolution to 300 dpi.

If your stuck best paper is international paper sizing in A2 - A9, B1 -B6.....

In edit > Tools > Preferences> Performance> History> turn dial number for 50 to 1000 for unlimited undos....


Your work station depending on the project should be frequently changed. From Essentials, Motion, Photography, Painting and Typography for best final results.


For easy steps to clone or copy the work you have created... push V Move tool select the object you wish to copy and hold ALT and drag a clone version. Example a Cast Shadow...

Homer

Adobe Photoshop:

When you download a drawing or upload one, scan or photocopy, they may become blocky and over pixelated.
They are unprofessional quality and not useful.
They must by rerendered.
Using the orignal copy change the size dimensions to something relative and useful.
Create in total 4 layers.
under the original layer label the new layer white and place it under the orignal image. use the paint tool and white paint to cover the whole layer.
The second layer label it ink and place it above the orignal image and turn down the original image layers opacity to 15 from 100.
Add a new layer called facial features.
Change the function of Photoshop to Painting from Essentails
Choose brush and black paint. Choose brush select type 2b pencil acts as a ink brush. to begin a trace of your work.
Some tricks or short cuts when designing"
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One click for straight line using brush click once where you want a straight line hold shift and click again to deselect.

Ctrl + E will Merges layers into one.
For quick curve line use the eliipse tool Marquee draw where you want to get circles or ellipses, right click select stroke and erase unwanted areas of lines.

E is the short cut for Eraser
 
 

Original Over pixelated homer