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Commercial Art

Lesson 2, Part 2 - Assignment 2 - Using Textures

Using Textures in Photoshop - Assignment 2

 

Create a texture to change the appearance of your skin!

All video clips and images on this page courtesy of digitalartanddesign.org. 2014.

STEP #1
Take and Open Your Picture in PhotoShop

 

This is going to be the hardest part!

 

Decide on if you want to take a picture of yourself (a head and shoulders shot) using Photo Booth, or a higher resolution picture (that we can print out later) with your phone or digital camera (the camera you can borrow from me.)

 

If you use a phone or camera, Transfer your photo to the Desktop. Hit CONTROL + Click and choose OPEN WITH then Photoshop.

Hold CONTROL and click on the layer and choose DUPLICATE LAYER.

STEP #2

Turn the Visibility Off

 

On the bottom Layer, turn the Visibility OFF by clicking the eye

 

STEP #3

Take the Color Out

 

With the Duplicate Layer selected, 

go to: Image > Adjustments > Desaturate 
or hit: Cmd+Shift+U

STEP #4

Select Your Skin

 

Get the Magnetic Lasso Tool …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Select Your Skin.

 

Finish where you started, and watch for the little icon to change …

Last Step

Upload to Moodle

 

Log into Moodle and upload your file from the desktop to Moodle under Lesson 2 Part 2 Assignment 2 - Using Textures.

STEP #6

Texture

 

Click Here on Google and search for Textures - Marble Sand Rock Brick Flames - whatever, just find something unique.

 

For best results, find the highest resolution textures you can.

✗ Look at the pixel dimensions in Google for the largest images and you'll know you have the highest resolutions.

When you find your image, choose VIEW IMAGE. Hold the CONTROL button, click the image, and choose COPY IMAGE. Go to your image in Photoshop and choose EDIT>PASTE or COMMAND + V. You should have a new layer on top of your picture layers with the texture on it.

STEP #7

Shrink It Down

 

First, make sure the TEXTURE LAYER is selected.

 

Change the OPACITY (how much you can see through it) at the top of the LAYERS PALETTE to about 75%.

 

If necessary, Zoom Out, hit Command (⌘) +T and shrink down the texture to fit around your head.

 

Then click the Texture Layer again.

… select the inverse by hitting Command (⌘)+Shift+i again …

STEP #9

Blending Modes

 

Click on the new texture layer and scroll through the Blending Modes and find one you like …

 

Try Multiply, Screen or Overlay or whatever you like best …

 

… and don't be afraid to experiment.

 

 

 

… and delete the texture everywhere except your face.

Click OPTION + SHIFT + + to scroll through Blending Modes. Awesome!

STEP #10

Adjust the Opacity (If Necessary)

 

With the middle layer selected …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

… adjust the OPACITY of the layer and see what that does …

 

 

 

STEP #11

Eyes and Mouth

 

Turn ON the Visibility of all your layers now …

 

 

 

Get the ERASER TOOL or hit E on your keyboard.

Choose a Soft Round Brush for your Eraser.

… click on the texture layer …

 

Click COMMAND + D to make sure nothing is selected.

… and erase around your eyes and mouth.

Erase parts of the middle layer, too.

STEP #5

Select Inverse

 

Go to: Select > Inverse …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

… or hit Command (⌘)+Shift+i to select EVERYTHING EXCEPT yourself …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

… and hit the Backspace/Delete key to remove the background.

STEP #8

Remove the Excess Texture

 

Command (⌘) + Click the Layer Thumbnail of the LOWER layer …

 

And let your colors show through.

Go to FILE>SAVE FOR WEB and save as a .jpg

Save it to the DESKTOP as a .jpg approximately 500 pixels wide named: PeriodNumber-LastName-FirstName-Lesson2-Part2 Assignment.jpg

Make sure you have the ".jpg" at the end.

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