General Notes

1. Masking
- better than eraser
- not actually deleting parts, the image is just hidden by a "mask"
- meaning you can bring the "deleted" parts back
- the link icon links the mask and image together

2. Colouring
- hue and saturation is very general
- making a new layer and changing the blending mode to colour is more precise
- now colour the picture with the paintbrush with a desired colour
- this way you can get a colour by using the eyedropper tool and changing a picture with a desired colour

Levels

Shadows are at far left
Highlights are at far right
Midtones are in middle

Tweak to make picture look good

Manual Drop shadow Tut.

1. Write your name with the text tool
2. Rasterize
3. Duplicate
4. Lock the transparency of the duplicated layer
5. Edit > Fill > Black
6. Unlock transparency
7. Move the duplicated layer underneath the original so it looks like it's not there
8. Filter > Gaussian Blur
9. Move the text if necessary
10. Change opacity for a better look

More Notes

Colour adjustment layers are good
- bottom right (ying yang)

Copy layer by dragging into new layer symbol

Name layers for extra marks!

Shortcut Notes

Adding to a selection: SHIFT
Subtracting from a selection: ALT
Grabber Tool: Space
Magnification +: Space plus CTRL
Magnification -: Space plus ALT
Deselect: CTRL plus D
Hide selection: CTRL plus H.............View-> Show

You can save/load selections ;)

Elements and Principles of Design- Colour

The use of colour here brings the viewers attention to the yellow part of the flower.

Elements and Principles of Design- Texture

The picture shows a rough paperlike texture creating a rough feel.

Elements and Principles of Design- Shape

This design is an excellent example of shapes. The main shape here is the square. The use of the squares create a "stable" look for the picture.

Elements and Principles of Design- Line

This diagram is a good example of line because it shows lines can make curved designs.

Elements and Principles of Design- Asymmetrical Balance

The viewer see's the left side of the picture as the "heavy" part of the picture compared to the right, this is because the the "light" side covers less of the sky creating asymmetrical balance.

Elements and Principles of Design- Symmetrical Balance

The picture is symmetrically balanced because the picture can be divided equally in any way and it will still be symmetrical.

Elements and Principles of Design- Emphasis

Emphasis is created here by the use of the guard in blue. The guard stands out creating a focal point for the viewer creating emphasis.

Elements and Principles of Design- Proportion

This is a good example of proportion because the two trees at the left seem bigger compared to the right. If the trees on the left were to be moved at the same level as the ones at the right, they'd be the same size.

Elements and Principles of Design- Rhythm

In this picture rhythm is created by repeating the same element, in this case it's curved lines.

Elements and Principles of Design- Harmony

This is a good example of harmony because the furniture in the picture seem to be bound into one piece creating harmony.