Overview of Workshops

Workshop 1 - Draughting
- Draughting and a technical analysis of the marine and architectural draughting techniques
- Analysis of concept sketching
- Task to be completed

Workshop 2 – Intro Photoshop – Starting a Photoshop File

- Overview of Typologies - AOC, Archigram, Toh Shimazaki
- Getting started. Opening a file (generally a scan or image file) in Photoshop
- Crucial Pallets – Tools, Tool Options, Layers, History.
- Selection Tools – Rect. Marquee, Polygon Lasso, Crop, Magic Wand, Move Tool
- Transforming a layer – edit transform - size, shape, skew, flip horiz/ vert
- Exercise - Setting up an image in Photoshop
- Task to be completed

Workshop 3 – Rendering a Model in Photoshop

- Overview of typologies
- Brush tools - Brush, Eraser, Healing Brush, Clone Stamp,
- Exercise - Rendering a model image in Photoshop
- Cleaning up the image, adding materials, renders, adding figures
- Task to be completed

Workshop 4 – 3D Hand Drawing/ Axo/ Perspective Rendering in Photoshop

- Overview of Typologies
- 3D Hand Dawings with Models, with Sketchup
- Colour/ Opacity, Levels and Saturation and Gradient Tools
- Exercise - Working on the drawngs in Photoshop
- Preparing an image resource.
- Task to be completed

Workshop 5 – Further Photoshop Techniques

- Overview of Typologies
- Advanced rendering techniques
- Exercise - Rendering an internal space - light effects, renders
- Task to be completed

Workshop 6 – Overview of Photoshop Techniques

– Overview of typologies
- Look at layer effects, layer styles, text styles and effects
- Exercise - Working up a Presentation using these tools
- Task to be completed

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Workshop Overview

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INTRODUCTION

Photoshop is now a crucial programme used in all architectural presentations

TYPOLOGY 1 - Archigram

Highly stylised style of graphic representation heavily influenced by contemporary Pop Art of the 1960s

1.1 1.2 1.3

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Typology 2 - AOC - Architecture Foundation, Southwark, London

2.1 2.3

2.2 2.4

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 3.1

3.2 3.6

3.3 3.4

3.5
TYPOLOGY - Toh KShimazaki - OSH House Surrey
Project informed by the nature and terrain of the setting and the materiality in the vicinity. Fig 3.1, 3.2

These concepts are expressed in the main collage image Fig 3.6 which communicates the richness of the context, and the idea of levels and
layering.
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STARTING A PHOTOSHOP FILE

Files used in Photoshop are generally different image file types - PDF, JPG, PNG, Photoshop PSD. To edit an image PSD is preferable.
They may be scanned, imported from an external source, saved images from the net or imported from drafting programmes

It is assumed you have an image to start work on.

To open a file in Photoshop, right click (PC) or press ctrl key and select file (Mac), this will give you the OPEN WITH option showing different
application options - choose Photoshop. Fig 4.1

Alternatively open Photoshop and use FILE - OPEN (CTRL O/ APPLE O) and scroll through files to select the one you wish to open.

4.1 4.2

Once the image is open in Photoshop check mode - IMAGE MODE - and set as wished - Greyscale, RGB colour.Fig 4.2

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Opening a File in P.shop

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SETTING IMAGE SIZE

Image - image size. Fig 5.1

Image size box appears, check all settings. 300pixels/inch is suitable for a large presentation image, but will be quite large if you intend the
image for other uses eg. email - a resolution of 75 would be more appropriate. Fig 5.2a

When changing sizes, ensure CONSTRAIN PROPORTIONS is ticked so that the image size will not be distorted. Fig 5.2b

Uncheck the resample image to maintain the pixel density of the image, enlarging the image while resampling the adjoining pixels will be
samples to increase the size of the image, this is not adviseable, it is preferable to have a base image at the right size and density at the
outset. Fig 5.2.

5.2a

5.2b
5.2c

5.1 5.2

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Setting Image Size

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CHANGING CANVAS SIZE

To increase space around an image, you can change the canvas size. Fig 6.1, 6.2

The new area added to the sides can be worked on in the same way as any othe part of the image. Fig 6.3

The increased canvas area can be added to any side of the image using anchor points. Fig 6.2a

This is useful to set up a final image with the initial image positioned to suit, say if you wish to have a larger sky or increase the
peripherary!and setting of the image.

6.1 6.2 6.3 Canvas size now set to 30*25

6.2a

Alternatively you can work on a larger canvas size by copying the image from the original file into a new larger one.

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IMPORTANT PALLETS TO HAVE OPEN AS YOU WORK

Tool Pallet - Fig 7.2

Tool Option Pallet - Fig 7.3

Layer Pallet - Fig 7.4 -

History Pallet - Fig 7.5

7.3 Tool Option

Pallet

Active Layer

Layer visible

Lock Layer

Make a new file

at selected stage
of history - Very
handy

Take snapshot of
current state
Create new Layer

Delete Layer Delete Action

7.1 Selected Pallets to be turned on 7.2 Tool Pallet 7.4 Layer Pallet 7.5 History Pallet

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Critical Pallets

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IMPORTANT PALLETS TO HAVE OPEN AS YOU WORK

View Tools and Shortcuts - Fig 7a.1 These tools along with space bar to pan around the image are the fundamentals for navigating around
the image while editing. Learn the short cuts immediately.

Ruler Tool- Fig 7a.2 When using vector based objects, such as drawings and models it is generally better to havetthe rulers turned on and
set to metric.

Fig. 7a.1

Fig. 7a.1

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Visual Navigation
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 SELECTION TOOLS - FIRST SECTION OF THE MAIN MENU (ORDER VARIES DEPENDING ON THE VERSION)

1. Rectangular Marquee tool

2. Polygon Selection tool

3. Crop tool

4. Magic Wand tool

5. Move tool

5.
1.
2.
4.
3.

Note; When making a selection zoom- in until the view is pixelated to ensure
the selection is as accurate as possible.

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Tools
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RECTANGULAR MARQUEE TOOl (M)

- Tool used to make selections in an orthagonal shape.

- Selected area may be copied and pasted to form a new layer, or simply edited in its original layer.
- The Marquee may be moved around the image without altering it. While still in Rectangular Marquee click inside the selected area,
hold down and drag
- Holding the [Shift] key while dragging your selection, restricts the shape to a square.
- Holding the [Alt] key while dragging sets the center of the rectangle to where your cursor started.
- Ensure the layer you wish to work on is selected in the Layer Pallette. When a layer is selected, only the area within the marquee may
be worked on.

9.1 Single Marquee selection mode 9.3 Subtract Marquee selection mode 9.4 Intersection Marquee selection mode
Shortcut 'alt' while selecting and Comand 'd' to deselect.
'shift' to add.

9.2 Multiple Marquee selection mode

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Rect. Marquee Tool
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POLYGON LASSO TOOL (L)

- Use this tool to draw selections in whatever shape you would like.
- To close the selection, either double click or click on the beginning point.
- Again multiple selections are posssible, click on this option in the Tool Option pallet. Fig 10.1
- There are 3 different Lasso Tool modes - Polygon (most commonly used), Lasso and Magnetic. Fig 10.2
- The Magnetic Lasso identifies edges but is hard to control, as is the Lasso which is a curved free selection tool.

10.1 Multiple Selection mode 10.4 Single area selected

10.2 Single Selection mode,
showing 3 different Lasso
Tool options.
10.3 Multiple Selection mode 10.4 Area moved using the move tool (V) to
drag area or 'command' while in another
tool and 'command' and 'alt' to move and
copy the selection. To duplicate area copy
and paste Ctrl/ Apple C, Ctrl/ Apple V

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Polygon Lasso Tool
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CROP TOOL (C)

- Crops the image using rectangular selection followed by double clicking.

- The size of the crop can be set in the top left of the screen in the Options pallet.
- By holding down the shift button while cropping a square crop area will be selected.
- The area to be cropped is highlighted, press return to accept.
- A size defined crop can be moved by pressing command and repositioning the crop fence.

11.1a

11.1 Crop Tool

11.2 New image area selected using crop tool 11.3 Double click to crop image

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Crop Tool

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Magic Wand Tool (W)

- Used to select a color range. It will select a block of color, or transparency.

- Click on an area and all emements of the same colour will be selected. Fig 12.2
- Again there is a multiple selection option in the Options Pallet. Fig 12.1a
- In the Options Bar at the top, you can change the Tolerance to make your selections more/less precise. Fig 12.1a

12.1a

12.1 Magic Wand Tool

12.2 Magic Wand Tool used 12.3 Magic Wand and 12.4 Colour balance given
to select background Polygon Lasso tools used to red hue using ctrl/apple B
delete background

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Magic Wand Tool
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MOVE TOOL (V) or 'command/apple' when in another tool.

- With this tool you can either move entire layers Fig. 13.2, or move part of a layer which is selected. Fig 13.3 - (the layer must be
selected in the layer palette to work with it)
- Hold the [Shift] key to limit the movement to vertical/horizontal
- The nudge arrows on the keyboard can also be used to move layers in orthagonal directions when the Move Tool (V) is selected

13.1 13.2 Entire Layer moved - ensure layer is 13.3 By selecting part of a layer using
selected in Layer pallet the Polygon Lasso Tool, this can
be moved while the rest of the layer
remains in its original position

COPYING A LAYER FROM ANOTHER DOCUMENT USING THE MOVE TOOL.

- You can also copy a layer from one document using the Move Tool to drag it. The Layer will keep its original name in the
new document and its original position in the original.
- Check that the image resolution is the same in both documents if you want the layer to keep its size.
- If the new documents resolution is twice that of the original, then the layer will be scaled down by 50% in the new
document.
- Alternatively you may simply select an area and copy and paste to the new document.

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EXERCISE - MODEL IMAGE

14.1 Model selected using Polygon Lasso (L) 14.2 New layer created using copy & paste.
Save file as a Photoshop PSD,TIF or PDF. These file types recognise
To make this portion of work as easy as possible a black layers. JPGs and other file types 'Flatten' the image into one
sheet can prove to be very useful. layer prohibiting further work with individual layers.

New Layer - Give it

a name by double
clicking on it

14.3 Background Layer turned off and work on the model layer will 14.4 Edges of the Model Layer must be cleaned up, using the
be clearer most suitable selection tool and by deleting the excess.

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 EXERCISE - MODEL IMAGE 2

15.1 Black areas selected using Magic Wand (W) and 15.2 Black areas deleted leaving a cleaner edge to the
Polygon Lasso Tools (L) layer

New Layer created using this

tab

15.3 New white background layer created and 15.4 Curve in the base of the model to be sorted. Black
dragged below the model layer in layer order. edge copy and pasted to new layer.

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EXERCISE - MODEL IMAGE 3
Action History

Actions can be
undone by
pressing delete

16.1 New edge drawn using the Polygon Lasso Tool (L) and made black using the Paint 16.2 Area to back of model is curved.
Bucket Tool Select this area and make a new layer
Skew the curve by - Edit - Transform - Skew

16.3 New Layer 2 again transformed Edit - Transform - Scale and

Edit - Transform - Rotate or Ctrl/Apple T

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EXERCISE - MODEL IMAGE 4

17.1 New Vertical Guide Opened - Layer needs slight rotation 17.3 Model Layer rotated

17.2 Edit - Transform - Rotate or Ctrl/Apple

T and rotate corners of selection box

Ruler Tool

The ruler tool (i) is below the

17.3 Alternatively use the ruler tool.
eyedropper, draw a line along the
axis to define the rotation then
under image/rotate arbitary the
angle of rotation is set
automatically. and then under file
use
17.4 Rotate canvas selection.

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EXERCISE - MODEL IMAGE 5

18.1 Background Layer and any unneeded Layers deleted - making the file size smaller Delete Layers
Image cropped using Crop Tool (C)
File saved Ctrl/Apple S

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