Building a Flyer using Adobe Photoshop

Overview

During our Adobe Photoshop workshop we’ll explore the essential tools and techniques for creating, editing, and exporting files containing images and text. You’ll learn how to work with background images, add text overlays, and ensure your designs are print-ready. 

Prerequisite  

• Access to the Adobe Creative Cloud and Photoshop

• Adobe Creative Cloud Instructions.docx 

Audience

Full Time Faculty and Staff

Procedure

Use Adobe vs another image editor  

• Integration with other adobe application 

• Advanced features 

• Transferrable file format 

Gathering Materials - Photoshop 

• Folder Structure

  • As you work on projects with design software it is important develop an organizing strategy based on the type of project you are creating

  • This can be done via folders or via file naming

    • The goals is to create an organization that allows for intutive navigation by others

  • Example

    • Main Folder ( Project Name )

      • Images

      • Video

      • Output

      • Project Files

• Searching the web 

  • When searching the web for images it is important to be aware of:

    • The resolution of the file. Files on the web tend to be optimized for web use. 

      • Web resolution (72 dpi) versus Print resolution (300 dpi)

      • Copyright and Attribution 

• Generating images with CoPilot 

• Marketing and Communications Guide 

  • https://www.ccbcmd.edu/For/Faculty-Staff/Marketing-and-Communications-Guide/index.html 

• Image format 

  • PSD

• Common Web Formats

  • PNG 
  • JPG 
  • GIF 
  • SVG 

• Introduction to the Photoshop workspace 

  • Photoshop allows you to customize the workspace to fit you needs. 

  • With Panels, Bars and Windows you can place needed tools where you need them. 

  • Adobe Photoshop workspace basics 

    • Interface tour 
    • Main File bar 
    • Left side menu 
    • Body Area 

• Creating new files 

  • Create documents in Photoshop using templates and presets (adobe.com) 
  • Aspect Ratio – File type and destination 
  • File size  
  • Resolution 
  • Color Mode 

• Changing File and Canvas Size 

  • Changing the resolution of a file 
  • Changing the size or ratio of files border 

• Saving Your File 
  • On Computer 
  • Cloud
    • Cloud files cannot take advantage of linked files 

• Adding Text 

  • Character and Paragraph Styles 
  • Fonts 

• Selecting and Moving Objects 

  • Move Tool 
  • Marquee Tool 

• Rulers and guides 

  • Drag and Drop 
  • Precise Placement 
  • Guide Layout 

• Fills 

  • Paint Bucket  
  • Gradient 

• Panels 

  • Layers 
    • Order 
    • Opacity
    • Layer Styles 

• Object Alignment 

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• Opening and Placing Existing files 

• Opening existing file 

  • Place files in Photoshop (adobe.com) 
  • Placing Embedded  
  • Placing Linked  

• Manipulating Images 

• Transforming  

• Scale 

• Rotation 

• Creating Shapes 

• Exporting