I
already had some basic editing skills from AS, but decided that I would
research some Photoshop tutorials to help me get a broader understanding of how
to edit my images to get a more professional and sporty look.
Photoshop
I found
this tutorial that taught me how to create the perfect dynamic sport images in
Photoshop. This was useful for my work as I would be taking action shots for my
products and if I were able to make them look professional it would enhance the
quality of my product and enable my products to become successful.
I also
found this tutorial that would be useful for creating a professional product
because as most of my pictures were taken outside I would not be able to
control light, so if the light was a bit dim having watched this tutorial I
would now be able to make my images brighter and remove shadows.
Illustrator
To learn skills on how to use illustrator we had a lecturer
from Falmouth College come in and do a tutorial day on the basics and some more
advanced skills on the illustrator programme. The first thing she taught us was
that illustrator works with vectors. This prevents pixilation when zooming in
on images. We were also taught all of the tools on illustrator, some of them in
more detail then others, also we learnt the shortcuts for tools and navigating
around illustrator as this allows you to continue working and prevents you from
stopping your work and losing your flow.
One tool we looked closely into was the pen tool; the first thing we
learnt was that when using the pen tool it uses anchor points. You can bend the
lines by stretching the handles on the lines you have drawn. Learning how to
use illustrator will enable me to be able to create a more professional looking
product than if I were just to use photoshop.
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