Assignment Retouch
How to: Retouch

imageImage to be retouched


Objective:
*The student will gain a working knowledge of the clone stamp/healing brush/spot healing brush/patch tool, to correct dust, scratches, tears, etc.
*Use of the Zoom tool, Move tool, Hand tool will also be explored
*The student will gain a basic understanding of the layer panel and its functions
*The student will gain a basic understanding of the history panel and its functions


1) -choose image: torn, scratched, fading, discolored image.
          -Scan photograph
          -The image will be printed on 8.5 x 11 inch paper
            (what size do you need to scan?)
•Scan to 10 inches on the longest side, resolution of 240PPI

2) open scanned image

3) make duplicate layer of background
           -do not make corrections to the background layer,
             work on background copy
          - go to the menu - layer - duplicate layer,        
          (after making corrections on the background copy  
            -click the eyeball off in the Layers Panel, what do you              see?)

4) use the spot healing brush/clone stamp/patch tool, to correct dust, scratches, tears, etc.
          - to use the clone stamp//healing brush,
          - hold down the option key, cross hair appears,
          - click the mouse in the area you want to sample from,             close to the area in need of correction.
          - release the option key and clone/click.

If you are too close to the area in need of correction you can create more problems.
Be careful of repetitive cloning
          - choose a brush size that is close in size to what needs              correcting.
          - use a soft edge brush.
          - keep the aligned box checked.
          - work at 100% or greater.
(The clone stamp has a fly out menu. What are the other tools?)


* retouching these images will take you quite a bit of time, don't procrastinate... Start Working.


Burn to a CD or save to flash drive or portable hard drive
1) the original file unaltered titled: (scan)
- is it a .tiff or a .psd file?
2) the corrected file, titled: (retouch) .psd file
- Adobe RGB 1998
- All layers intact (do not flatten).
- Work non destructively. (use layers)

 

 

You will turn this in at the end of the project.

Your CD will include
Scan File
Retouch File
Colorize File
Duotone File

Folder will include
CD
Print of one of the above files
Written Conclusions

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retouched


•Retouching and Repairing Images
How the tools work from Adobe Help

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Photoshop/11.0/WSfd1234e1c4b
69f30ea53e41001031ab64-760ca.html

 

 

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Healing Brush

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Clone Stamp

 

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Fly out menu
Patch tool

 

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• Always work on a background copy layer