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Converting a colour image to Mono
The various options.

Calculation method

Greyscale option, plus others

Creating that Hollywood glow
Using Blend Modes to soften a portrait

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Noise & blur- creating textures
Here we have a wooden surface Revised with a raised text effect.
No scanning here! this is a classic example of what photshop
can do, be it wood, metal or plastic etc.

Day to night - creating scenarios with one image
Here is an example of what you can do with just one original image.
We needed to have one image that merged with another to show the
change from sunset to night, including the street lights going on.

Step one was to duplicate the sunset plate, then desaturate it
and turn it blue. Inbetween these two images I placed a yellow
and red layer. Finally I cut out the windows in the sunset image
to reveal the coloured layers beneath. GO TO THIS TUTORIAL

Auto Levels - Cleaning up colours

The image on the left is how the film recorded the information.
The overall cast is the scattering of blue from the sky, green
from nearby trees etc. The image on the right is with Auto Levels
activated. With one click it removes all the unwanted casts and
lets you see the image as originaly percieved.

The lower version has been 'cleaned' in a digital environment.
This removes unwanted casts and allows you to see the image
that you actually saw. The film 'sees' more than you can.

Creating text from an image

How to copy from an image, with a text attribute, to give stunning
text effects.

Go to this page

Adding elements- Enhancing your image

So your agency likes the pic of rural New Zealand, "But where
the heck are the Sheep?" they say.

Okay, so you go to your picture resource and you find some. So
now we have Sheep.

Composites - Creating historical scenarios

Here we have Lancaster bombers over a burning city during WW2.
Not only is this a composite from nine elements but the aircraft are
all plastic models - 20cm long. See more of these.

Jon Davison photography

Click to see more digital Lancaters in action

Architectural drawings - Adding depth to flat art

Architectural drawings can be enhanced simply by giving a 3D feel
by adding shadows etc that give the illusion of depth.

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	Welcome to the PHOTOSHOP* Tutorial page.* Back to ESP Creative Services

• Drawing a straight line *New!* • The Control Strip • The Fill Command • Intro to Layers *New!* • Keyboard & General Shortcuts • Resizing images for email & the web *New!* • The Tool Bar (Frames based page) • Perspective control • Auto Levels • Design a Wine Label • Create wood textures • Create a planet in space • Pulling out the shadows • Element removal/hand colouring • Creating text out of an image • Enhancing the drama • Day to night • Optimizing an image • Create a Movie Poster • The Digital Location Studio. *New!* • Converting to Mono *New!* • Correcting under-exposure *New* • Hollywood style glow *New!* • UWA Extensions folder • Optimising with the Highlight/Shadow command *New!* All images © Jon Davison 2007. All tutorials created with Photoshop 7, CS and CS2. Current Photoshop courses for 2007, with Jon Davison at the Futuresphere, Perth, Western Australia
Apart from being a digital darkroom, Photoshop has a wealth of other features that allow you to handle a wide spectrum of visual elements. Introduction to Layers Just what is a layer and how do I make one? The Digital LocationStudio Here we have created a studio setting from two 'live' images taken on a grey rainy day and transformed them into this. Go to this tutorial Movie Poster Here are two typical Movie posters, using blended faces and text to create a time and place. Go to the River tutorial vvvvvvvClick Musicman for a larger version Design for print Photoshop gives you the ability, due to its layers, to create any form of printed promotional material. The wine label (left) was built using ten layers, whilst the flyer (right) used eight layers. All work destined for commercial offset print must be converted to CMYK and not RGB. This is a breeze in Photoshop. Illustration Pixel based imagery can be created quite easily in Photoshop, such as this illustration (below) of 'Lifecycle'. This was created entirely in Photoshop with no scanning of any elements whatsoever. This image is the result of about 30 layers, including layer effects such as the embossing on the leaves and the sun. Creating imaginary scenarios. A Saturn like planet, seen from one of her habitable moons. Go to this tutorial Element Removal - Covering unwanted bits Don't care for the overhead cables or other elements in your image? well remove them. With layers you can seamlessly remove or cover any element you do not wish to include in your composition. This image was a simple job with only three layers. Rather than use the clone tool, I copied a piece of the sky and roof and placed it over the power-pole. I copied the fence to cover the pole that was visible through the car window, then added colour. Go to this tutorial. Cleaning or Optimizing - Getting the best from your images Here is an image taken inside an aircraft. The balance of tones are wrong, which in turn affects the colours. Go to this tutorial. Fantasy: Images from your imagination! Cross platform usewith Mac/IBM PC's I have created these tutorials on a Mac G4/G5 and all the screen captures reflect this. There is little difference though in using Photoshop on both platforms. Just in case I may have slipped up from time-to-time in my accuracy, please remember to check these. MAC = Command, Option, Delete. IBM/PC = Control, Alt, Backspace. To simplify this, all commands using Control (PC) or Command (Mac) will be addressed as; 'Co'. For example. if we wish to perform a Cut, it will be 'Co - X' for both platforms.		Converting a colour image to Mono The various options. Calculation method Greyscale option, plus others Creating that Hollywood glow Using Blend Modes to soften a portrait \ Noise & blur- creating textures Here we have a wooden surface Revised with a raised text effect. No scanning here! this is a classic example of what photshop can do, be it wood, metal or plastic etc. Day to night - creating scenarios with one image Here is an example of what you can do with just one original image. We needed to have one image that merged with another to show the change from sunset to night, including the street lights going on. Step one was to duplicate the sunset plate, then desaturate it and turn it blue. Inbetween these two images I placed a yellow and red layer. Finally I cut out the windows in the sunset image to reveal the coloured layers beneath. GO TO THIS TUTORIAL Auto Levels - Cleaning up colours The image on the left is how the film recorded the information. The overall cast is the scattering of blue from the sky, green from nearby trees etc. The image on the right is with Auto Levels activated. With one click it removes all the unwanted casts and lets you see the image as originaly percieved. The lower version has been 'cleaned' in a digital environment. This removes unwanted casts and allows you to see the image that you actually saw. The film 'sees' more than you can. Creating text from an image How to copy from an image, with a text attribute, to give stunning text effects. Go to this page Adding elements- Enhancing your image So your agency likes the pic of rural New Zealand, "But where the heck are the Sheep?" they say. Okay, so you go to your picture resource and you find some. So now we have Sheep. Composites - Creating historical scenarios Here we have Lancaster bombers over a burning city during WW2. Not only is this a composite from nine elements but the aircraft are all plastic models - 20cm long. See more of these. Click to see more digital Lancaters in action Architectural drawings - Adding depth to flat art Architectural drawings can be enhanced simply by giving a 3D feel by adding shadows etc that give the illusion of depth. Please refresh your Browser every now and then to view changes to this and other pages in the Photoshop section. Back to the main menu