Introduction to Pixel Art with Photoshop

Introduction toAdobe Photoshop

- Balaji Asok Kumar

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Special Thanks to,

• The Mass hero• The Dragon Warrior• The Disco Fighter

Jatin Sharmaa

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#1 Rule“ Whatever you do

with Photoshop becomes an ART “

Indian brain behind Adobe – Seetharaman Narayanan

The Plan The Dots

1. The User Interface2. Concepts of Layers

1. Exercise 1 – the wall2. Exercise 2 to 5 – Scooby Doo3. Exercise 6 – Transformations

3. Photo Editing4. Exercise 7 – Fire Blast

Optimus Prime

The Goal

To help you develop, understand concepts behind Pixel Graphics

So, Lets do it !

The User InterfaceThe User Interface

The User Interface

The User Interface

New DocumentCTRL + N – As usual to create a new document

Width – Height –

Resolution – 70 pixels/inch if web graphics– 300 – 340 pixels/inch if Print Graphics (this will slow down the performance of pc)

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The Layers

Indian brain behind Adobe – Seetharaman Narayanan

Tasks given by Product Manager of Adobe to Seetharaman, • Week 1 – Develop the Concept• Week 2 – Develop the Concept• Week 3 – Develop the Concept

Fooo Nothing Happened!

Seetharaman was fond of McD’s Burgers

“ I loved Mc.D Burgers like anything, It was thereason for me being fat. One day, I sat at Mc.D to have a burger, accidentally I derived the concept of Layers through Burgers”

The Layers

The Layers

#2 Rule“ Whatever you do make it on a new

layer “

Layer Blending

Exercise #1

The Realistic wall

Components :1. Wall Texture2. Red Layer - #880a0a

Exercise #2

The Realistic wall

Components :1. Wall Texture2. Red Layer - #880a0a

Exercise #2The Scooby Dooby way

Components :1. Wall Texture 2. The Sandy Texture3. The Van Picture 4. Shaggy Running

Text Effects

Exercise #2

The Realistic wall

Components :1. Wall Texture2. Red Layer - #880a0a

Exercise #3The Textual Effect

Components :1. Exercise 2 2. Text Layer

Layer Properties

Exercise #2

The Realistic wall

Components :1. Wall Texture2. Red Layer - #880a0a

Exercise #4Text to Cookie

Components :1. Exercise 3 2. Effect to the Text Layer

Transformation Effects

Exercise #2

The Realistic wall

Components :1. Wall Texture2. Red Layer - #880a0a

Exercise #5The Textual Effect

Components :1. Exercise 4 2. Rectangle - Transformation

Exercise #6Playing with Transformations

1. Make a similar Text Effect with your name

Hint: Rotate, Scale options

Photo Editing

Hue/Saturation – Without Colorize

Hue/Saturation – With Colorize

Curves / Exposure/ Levels/ Brightness or Contrast

Curves / Exposure/ Levels/ Brightness or Contrast

Threshold

Exercise #7Fire Blast Optimus

1. Make an Explosion effect on Picture of Optimus Hint: Gradient , Layer Blending, Curves, Hue/Saturation

The whole story of

Seetharaman Narayanan,

was a lie!

So What are you w8ing for?

Start Sacrificing!

58 x 58

Exercise #7

Resources• www.thepri.org – My Book on Web Designing – Cool ++• www.tutvid.com – Video tut site on PS• www.psd.tutsplus.com – A Photoshop Blog

Paid (free for us { lolz we r in India}:P - Rapidshare/Torrentz)

• Lynda.com – Search for Lynda tutorials (Professional ++)• Kelby Tutorials - Search for Kelby tutorials (The best)