Photoshop Workshop

Another session with Mike today, I feel like ive really learnt alot again, just want to document a few things that I think will integrate into my print based publication ( this goes for the last two workshop review posts as well - failed to mention this before).

So yeah, learnt how to do duotone on images on photoshop, didnt know how to do this before and used to cut corners but doing it the real and right way looks so much more effective than a bodge job effort like I would have done in first year.

I also learnt that file formats actually do have a point to them! e.g, when you want to save an image and not lose any information for print, you save it as a TIFF file instead of a Jpeg, because a Jpeg is a lossy file format but is ok to use if emailing with. TIFF is much better to design with as you wont loose image quality. Also learnt that a Raw file is what cameras initially use before converting the images to Jpeg.

My eyes were opened to some of photoshops hidden treasures like channels today as well - same concept as layers except it is a selection tool of part of the image - e.g the highlights. Channels are sick man because you can use them in conjunction with finishing tecniques like spot varnish and flocking - two things that I want to consider when doing my publication.

I like to end these entries with A limitation (in a sense) so here's one!
In order to use duotone in photoshop, the image's colour mode first has to be converted into a greyscale image.

Bada bing, Bada boom.