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Day of Reckoning

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Photoshop Tips Gold Mine

Of all the programs we have used in CAPP 30523, I am still the least confident about Adobe Photoshop CS3. I just feel that there are so many different ways to use Photoshop and that I am still a "noob" at using it. That's why I was so excited about finding this helpful website. The Photoshop Cafe has news, tutorials, videos, action guides, work samples, and software reviews all explicitly for Adobe Photoshop. My favorite part of the Photoshop Cafe is the tips page. This page describes many useful tips for mastering Adobe Photoshop CS3 and even the new CS4 version.

For example, here is a tip entitled "Want to use RGB Filters while working CMYK?".

"As you know some filters like the render filters are disabled in CMYK. Here is a neat tip, work in RGB mode with CMYK preview turned on. CTRL/CMD+Y build your file as normal then when you are finised, convert it to CMYK. This will allow all the filters to work, give you a smaller file size to work on (used 1/4 less memory) and you won't 'lose' your colors when you convert it. Only use CMYK for going to a commercial printing press."

Flash Tip: Instance Names, Symbol Names, and Confusion

One of my proudest "Flash moments" was when I leared how to place a movie clip inside a different movie clip. Learning how to do that was exciting and fulfilling, but not easy to do. In fact, I often got confused when it came to naming symbols in the library and naming instances on the stage. Specifically, naming one Movie Clip instance separately from the other Movie Clip instance within which it was located. So, here are a few bits of information about naming that you will want to remember:

1. Every symbol in the library has a unique name, and there can be only one version of a particular symbol in the library.

2. When you "drag" that symbol from the library onto the stage you create an "instance," which can be named separately from its master symbol.

3. I recommend giving each Movie Clip instance a unique name so that it can be addressed directly by action scripts.

4. Just because the master symbol in the library has a name, that does not mean an instance of that master symbol will automatically have a name.*



* Forgetting to name instances is common, and is often the cause of scripting errors.

Flash Tip: Getting Custom Colors

When I first began using Adobe Flash CS3, I had trouble using the "tint" function to alter the color of different instances of symbols in my library. What particularly frustrated me was that the "tint" function only permitted me to select certain color swatches when I wanted truly custom colors. However, after studying "Hour 4" in greater detail, I found out that it is possible to select any color you want. To do so, follow these simple steps:

1. Open the "color" panel first.
2. Then, open the "tint" function.
3. Then, to set a custom tint, just click and hold on a swatch, and without letting go, point to the color you want on the "color" panel.

Sitting Lady Falls

Sitting Lady Falls
Originally uploaded by quas

One of my favorite things to do is go hiking. I grew up as an only child, and I believe that instilled in me not only an ability to entertain myself but also an appreciation of being alone. In truth, sometimes I enjoy great inner peace just by being alone. Hiking gives me that opportunity. While not ideal from a survival standpoint--I could fall and hurt myself, or get lost--hiking by myself allows me to clear my head and refocus. This image of a waterfall, which reminds me of the many hikes that I have taken in my life, was taken by Sylvan Mably in 2004.

Hurricane

Hurricane (abstract_art_4.jpg)
Originally uploaded by hobbitrd

As mentioned below in the post entitled "Chrome Dreams", my CAPP 30523 class used Adobe Photoshop CS3 to take .JPG and .BMP images from the internet and alter them significantly. We were asked to create images that shared, or centered on, a theme. Therefore, I chose the theme “abstract art” and tried to be as creative as possible. By selectively deleting parts of the original picture and then adding special effects such as filters and color, I was able to transform the original image into what resembles a hurricane. I have provided a description of the changes that I made to the original picture. To visit the original Flickr page, please click here.

To create this piece, I:

1. Applied the "cutout" filter to the original image
2. Used the magic wand tool and the delete key to remove the background of the original image
3. Used the paint bucket tool to fill in certain areas of the image with a pre-set pattern
Doing so created my favorite piece of the six in this set of abstract images; an image that strikingly resembles a hurricane.