Difference between revisions of "Art Time Narative - Photoshop-InDesign"
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#Copy the ATN-Template.indd template file from the Workspace folder of your program space on Orca | #Copy the ATN-Template.indd template file from the Workspace folder of your program space on Orca | ||
#Launch InDesign and open the template file from your local harddrive | #Launch InDesign and open the template file from your local harddrive | ||
− | #Go '''File > Save''' and save the file to your Documents folder and title it with ATN-''your last name | + | #Go '''File > Save''' and save the file to your Documents folder and title it with ATN-''your last name''.indd |
===Margins and Guides=== | ===Margins and Guides=== | ||
#Note the margins of your document. Make sure to keep your text and artwork within this boundary | #Note the margins of your document. Make sure to keep your text and artwork within this boundary | ||
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#Select the image and from the top properties bar choose the text wrap option you'd like | #Select the image and from the top properties bar choose the text wrap option you'd like | ||
#Move a text box near/over and image to see the text wrap around the object | #Move a text box near/over and image to see the text wrap around the object | ||
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+ | ===Wrapping Up=== | ||
+ | #Save your work '''File > Save''' | ||
+ | #Package your document to create a folder of your InDesign doc and all linked images. Go | ||
[[category:2010-2011]] | [[category:2010-2011]] |
Revision as of 14:08, 1 February 2011
Contents
Scanning
Using the Epson scanners in the Computer Center. See: Scanning - Mac
- Scan one drawing from a station connected to a scanner
- Save as TIFF to your cubby on Orca. See: Connecting to Orca programs at File Space Overview
- Go back to your station and copy your scanned image to your local harddrive
Intro to Photoshop
Photoshop interface and navigating an image
- Open your scanned document in Photoshop
- Zoom: Cmd +/-
- Hand tool: Space Bar
- Image resolution and image size
- Image > image Size to see the overall size of your image
- Cropping
- You can set the image size to crop to in the properties bar i.e. 100 px (remember the px)
- File > Save as. Choose Photoshop as the file format. Note the .psd extension.
- Image adjustments located under Image > Adjustments
- Adjusting Levels can work to clean-up scanned drawings
- Working with Type - note the new type layer created
Intro to InDesign
InDesign is used to combine text and images in preparation for print.
- Copy the ATN-Template.indd template file from the Workspace folder of your program space on Orca
- Launch InDesign and open the template file from your local harddrive
- Go File > Save and save the file to your Documents folder and title it with ATN-your last name.indd
Margins and Guides
- Note the margins of your document. Make sure to keep your text and artwork within this boundary
- Add a Guide to help you place and align objects on your document
- With the black arrow select tool, click and drag from the ruler area into your document
Adding Text
- Select the Text tool and drag diagonally to create a frame on your document, start typing.
- You can also Copy and Paste text from other applications
- Using the black arrow tool select a corner of the bounding box to rezize
Text Flow
You can flow text between multiple text boxes
- Text boxes that are too small to contain all of the text will have a red + box in the lower right corner
- Click this box and the cursor changes to the "Text Loaded" cursor
- Click anywhere on your document and a new text box will be created flowing text from the previous text box
- Use Guides and your Margins to snap text boxes into alignment
Formatting Text
- Select the text you want to format (Command A to Select All is a useful shortcut here)
- Change your type using the character and paragraph options in the top property bar
Add an image
- Make sure nothing is selected in your document before you place your graphics!
- Go File > Place to place your image
- Locate the image on your local hard drive that you want to place and click Open
- Your cursor changes to the "Image Loaded" cursor. Click your cursor where you'd like the image placed.
- To resize your image hold down the Command AND Shift key then grab a corner of the bounding box and drag to resize.
- Note what happens if you forget to hold down these keys...
Text wrap around an image
- Select the image and from the top properties bar choose the text wrap option you'd like
- Move a text box near/over and image to see the text wrap around the object
Wrapping Up
- Save your work File > Save
- Package your document to create a folder of your InDesign doc and all linked images. Go