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Introduction to Photoshop. Layers and transformations
An image editing software developed and manufactured by Adobe
Systems Inc. Photoshop is considered one of the leaders in photo
editing software. The software allows users to manipulate, crop,
resize, and correct colour on digital photos.
http://www.adobe.com/au/
http://www.giuseppe-arcimboldo.org/
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (also spelled Arcimbol-
di; 1527 - July 11, 1593) was an Italian painter
best known for creating imaginative portrait
heads made entirely of such objects as fruits,
vegetables, flowers, fish, and books - that is,
he painted representations of these
objects on the canvas arranged in such
a way that the whole collection of ob-
jects formed a recognisable likeness of
The Toolbar When you hover over an icon, the name of the tool
pops up.
Aim
The aim of this lesson is to understand the use of layers and famil-
iarise yourself with introductory Photoshop tools and manipulations
to create a face with supplied images of fruit and vegetables. Us-
ing the art of Arcimbolo as a source of inspiration.
The Layers Palette
Getting Started
File—New—A5—300 Pixels/Inch (118.11 Pixels/cm)
Creates a background layer.
File—open—(source file)
Introduction to Photoshop. Layers and transformations
Right click on the image to find out what layer it is on.
You can rename layers
You will be provided with
source material or else use
Google images and extract
your own using Photoshop.
Edit, transform…….scale, rotate…….etc.