PHOTOSHOP
Photoshop
is a digital image editing software. It used to create website, print designs,
and edit photographs, as well as other new media disciplines. It is used by
millions of people but its main target market is graphics artists, print
designers and visual communicators. It is likely to be used in nearly every
picture around us in day to day society such as magazines, brochures, posters,
book covers, bill boards. These have all be created or enhanced on
Photoshop. There are many powerful tools
on the software which are used to create and manipulate many images.
Photoshop
was established in 1982, which is 25 years of advancing and perfecting the
software, which means it is almost impossible to use let alone even learn all
of Photoshop’s tools to their full potential and get the maximum benefit out of
them. I will display some of the basic tools which are the main ones used on
the programme.
THE PHOTOSHOP WORKSPACE
Photoshop's workspace lay-out and tools
are very similar to all of the other softwares
in Adobe Creative Suite (i.e
illustrator and indesign)
which makes these difficult programmes more user friendly.
The application bar is located across the
top of the programme at the top of the screen. It is the panel of menus such as
file, image, image, layer and select etc. These menus allow you to control the
management of the files, edit the file, and manage layers and more. This is the
main control panel for the actual file as a whole.
The famous Tool Panel contains a
collection of useful tools used to create, select, and manipulate images. The
tools that have a similar function are all grouped together. Some of the tools buttons have an
arrow in the bottom right section which opens
a folder of similar
tool
version of the tool grouped together which you can use, these
all
have similar uses. To access
these folders you hold
down your mouse.
The Options
Bar is located below the Application Bar. The options change depending on the
tool you have selected. For example, when you select the Type tool, options
pertaining to text editing will appear across the bar.
The panel dock is a vertical dock of
panels which is located on the right of the work space. Panels help you managed
and edit your image, making access quick and easy to the most common controls.
By default there are panels when you open Photoshop: the layers, adjustments,
and styles panels.
To access more panels, click windows from
the application bar and click on the panel you want to open. To hide a panel,
click windows from the application bar and click the panel you want to hide.
IMPACT ON THE INDUSTRY
Photoshop has had a very high
impact on many technological industries.
It has influenced the fashion industry strongly by widening the range of ways
and techniques of doing things; making them a lot more clearer and
professional.
It has impacted the fashion
industry in more ways then just one, as many different areas within the
industry use this software to create their work. Here are some examples of
careers who used the programme.
Fashion photographers – too make
their images more professional, crystal clear and also manipulate the images.
Fashion illustrators – too make
edit their designs and make them more professional and interesting.
Fashion promotion- too make
posters, magazines, and make everything look professional.
Photoshop makes everything look
more professional and is highly used in the industry today to change and
manipulate things, making things that step closer to the ‘idealistic’
lifestyle.
MY PERSONAL VIEWS ON PHOTOSHOP
I think that Photoshop is a very
useful programme to be able to use, but I think it takes a while to pick up the
techniques, method and tools. I think it is a good way to make your work that
one step closer to being perfect but I am not very literate in using the
programme myself and actually find it quite confusing.
Although I believe Photoshop can
be a very useful tool, I also believe that Photoshop can be a bad thing as it
creates false impression of the way things can be. When abused Photoshop
creates a completely false image of ‘body image’ as many images have been
manipulated to create the idea of the perfect body.
I think this can be
dangerous as it very brain-washing.
On a more positive note, I have
really enjoyed learning how to use Photoshop and create images on the
programme. I have found it very challenging but also very interesting. There is
a lot of room for improvement though.
ILLUSTRATOR
Adobe
Illustrator is a graphics design software
used for creating ‘vector graphics’. It was developed along side with Adobe
Photoshop as a programme to run along side it; this is known as a companion
product. Adobe illustrator is used mainly for creating logos, graphics,
cartoons and fonts to then send into Photoshop to edit and manipulate.
Adobe
Illustrator is a very similar lay out to
Photoshop which makes it a lot more user-friendly allows for it to be less
confusing. It has it’s tool bar on the left hand side once again, which is the
same place as Photoshop. The panel dock is also in the same place as Photoshop
as well as the work space option.
The
pen and pencil tools on illustrator
which I used the most, they are extremely easy to use and make using
creating fashion illustration a lot easier and less time consuming. The outcome
is fascinating as well.
On
the left is a list of the tools which are on the illustrator programme.
The
pen tool allows you to click and drag around the object to create a completely
smooth line around the silhouette of the object you are copying. This tool is
very hand as it makes your designs completely perfect.
The
pencil tool is when you draw around the object free hand and then you can
smooth it out after. I personally prefer the pen tool but this is very good for
smaller details.
The
paint pot tool is another tool which I used which I used to add my print, I
added an image on to the paint box tool and just filled in the area I wanted to
be in colour. This tool is really handy as it allows you too fit in a large
mass of area in one hit.
IMPACT ON THE INDUSTRY
Illustrator has impacted the
fashion industry as it is a very useful software to create silhouettes for
fashion illustration. The tools are brilliant for creating the perfect curve,
line or other shapes which makes this professional programme used by many with
different industries including the fashion industry.
The tools make creating the
templates for fashion illustration very simple as it is created in a dot to
dot, step by step manner. The curves are created in a mathematical process
which allows the curves to be completely smooth with no faults. This means that
the final outcome is very professional which is one of the main reasons this is
used within industry.
MY PERSONAL VIEWS ON PHOTOSHOP
I think that Illustrator is a
very useful programme, but I think it takes a while to pick up the click and
drag method on the pen tool, as well as other tools. I think it is a very usual
programme to create the fashion templates as it is simple and effective as well
as the finished result being perfectly curved. I have got a lot more stronger
in using the programme but I still find it quite confusing and have a lot more
to learn.
I have really enjoyed using
Illustrator software as I had never used the programme before or even heard of
it so it was something completely new to me. I found using the programme
challenging to begin with which as I hadn’t used any of the tools before. I
liked the way that the programme was laid out similar to Photoshop as this made it less confusing as
some of the tools were the same on each programme for example the paint tool.
I found that after using the
programme for a while it became a lot user friendly and I felt more confident
with creating my own work. I look forward to creating more of my own work on
the programme in the future and I definitely believe I will be using it again.
PHOTOSHOP
Photoshop
is a digital image editing software. It used to create website, print designs,
and edit photographs, as well as other new media disciplines. It is used by
millions of people but its main target market is graphics artists, print
designers and visual communicators. It is likely to be used in nearly every
picture around us in day to day society such as magazines, brochures, posters,
book covers, bill boards. These have all be created or enhanced on
Photoshop. There are many powerful tools
on the software which are used to create and manipulate many images.
Photoshop
was established in 1982, which is 25 years of advancing and perfecting the
software, which means it is almost impossible to use let alone even learn all
of Photoshop’s tools to their full potential and get the maximum benefit out of
them. I will display some of the basic tools which are the main ones used on
the programme.
THE PHOTOSHOP WORKSPACE
Photoshop's workspace lay-out and tools
are very similar to all of the other softwares
in Adobe Creative Suite (i.e
illustrator and indesign)
which makes these difficult programmes more user friendly.
The application bar is located across the
top of the programme at the top of the screen. It is the panel of menus such as
file, image, image, layer and select etc. These menus allow you to control the
management of the files, edit the file, and manage layers and more. This is the
main control panel for the actual file as a whole.
The famous Tool Panel contains a
collection of useful tools used to create, select, and manipulate images. The
tools that have a similar function are all grouped together. Some of the tools buttons have an
arrow in the bottom right section which opens
a folder of similar
tool
version of the tool grouped together which you can use, these
all
have similar uses. To access
these folders you hold
down your mouse.
The Options
Bar is located below the Application Bar. The options change depending on the
tool you have selected. For example, when you select the Type tool, options
pertaining to text editing will appear across the bar.
The panel dock is a vertical dock of
panels which is located on the right of the work space. Panels help you managed
and edit your image, making access quick and easy to the most common controls.
By default there are panels when you open Photoshop: the layers, adjustments,
and styles panels.
To access more panels, click windows from
the application bar and click on the panel you want to open. To hide a panel,
click windows from the application bar and click the panel you want to hide.
IMPACT ON THE INDUSTRY
Photoshop has had a very high
impact on many technological industries.
It has influenced the fashion industry strongly by widening the range of ways
and techniques of doing things; making them a lot more clearer and
professional.
It has impacted the fashion
industry in more ways then just one, as many different areas within the
industry use this software to create their work. Here are some examples of
careers who used the programme.
Fashion photographers – too make
their images more professional, crystal clear and also manipulate the images.
Fashion illustrators – too make
edit their designs and make them more professional and interesting.
Fashion promotion- too make
posters, magazines, and make everything look professional.
Photoshop makes everything look
more professional and is highly used in the industry today to change and
manipulate things, making things that step closer to the ‘idealistic’
lifestyle.
MY PERSONAL VIEWS ON PHOTOSHOP
I think that Photoshop is a very
useful programme to be able to use, but I think it takes a while to pick up the
techniques, method and tools. I think it is a good way to make your work that
one step closer to being perfect but I am not very literate in using the
programme myself and actually find it quite confusing.
Although I believe Photoshop can
be a very useful tool, I also believe that Photoshop can be a bad thing as it
creates false impression of the way things can be. When abused Photoshop
creates a completely false image of ‘body image’ as many images have been
manipulated to create the idea of the perfect body.
I think this can be
dangerous as it very brain-washing.
On a more positive note, I have
really enjoyed learning how to use Photoshop and create images on the
programme. I have found it very challenging but also very interesting. There is
a lot of room for improvement though.
ILLUSTRATOR
Adobe
Illustrator is a graphics design software
used for creating ‘vector graphics’. It was developed along side with Adobe
Photoshop as a programme to run along side it; this is known as a companion
product. Adobe illustrator is used mainly for creating logos, graphics,
cartoons and fonts to then send into Photoshop to edit and manipulate.
Adobe
Illustrator is a very similar lay out to
Photoshop which makes it a lot more user-friendly allows for it to be less
confusing. It has it’s tool bar on the left hand side once again, which is the
same place as Photoshop. The panel dock is also in the same place as Photoshop
as well as the work space option.
The
pen and pencil tools on illustrator
which I used the most, they are extremely easy to use and make using
creating fashion illustration a lot easier and less time consuming. The outcome
is fascinating as well.
On
the left is a list of the tools which are on the illustrator programme.
The
pen tool allows you to click and drag around the object to create a completely
smooth line around the silhouette of the object you are copying. This tool is
very hand as it makes your designs completely perfect.
The
pencil tool is when you draw around the object free hand and then you can
smooth it out after. I personally prefer the pen tool but this is very good for
smaller details.
The
paint pot tool is another tool which I used which I used to add my print, I
added an image on to the paint box tool and just filled in the area I wanted to
be in colour. This tool is really handy as it allows you too fit in a large
mass of area in one hit.
IMPACT ON THE INDUSTRY
Illustrator has impacted the
fashion industry as it is a very useful software to create silhouettes for
fashion illustration. The tools are brilliant for creating the perfect curve,
line or other shapes which makes this professional programme used by many with
different industries including the fashion industry.
The tools make creating the
templates for fashion illustration very simple as it is created in a dot to
dot, step by step manner. The curves are created in a mathematical process
which allows the curves to be completely smooth with no faults. This means that
the final outcome is very professional which is one of the main reasons this is
used within industry.
MY PERSONAL VIEWS ON PHOTOSHOP
I think that Illustrator is a
very useful programme, but I think it takes a while to pick up the click and
drag method on the pen tool, as well as other tools. I think it is a very usual
programme to create the fashion templates as it is simple and effective as well
as the finished result being perfectly curved. I have got a lot more stronger
in using the programme but I still find it quite confusing and have a lot more
to learn.
I have really enjoyed using
Illustrator software as I had never used the programme before or even heard of
it so it was something completely new to me. I found using the programme
challenging to begin with which as I hadn’t used any of the tools before. I
liked the way that the programme was laid out similar to Photoshop as this made it less confusing as
some of the tools were the same on each programme for example the paint tool.
I found that after using the
programme for a while it became a lot user friendly and I felt more confident
with creating my own work. I look forward to creating more of my own work on
the programme in the future and I definitely believe I will be using it again.
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