Lab 3: Design a Picture Frame


Lab 3 Objectives

Upon completion of this lab, you will be able to:
  • Create custom textures
  • Use channels to mask selected areas from changes
  • Render lighting effects to make your images more realistic
  • Rotate layers for correct alignment

Tools and Palettes

    Tools in this Lab
    • Elliptical Marquee
    • Move Tool
    • Paint Bucket
    • Foreground and Background Color Swatches

    Tool Palettes in this Lab
    • Swatches
    • Layers
    • Channels
    • Options
    • Actions


Lab 3 Procedures

  Step 1: Delete the preferences file
  Step 2: Open Photoshop, set preferences and working environment
  Step 3: Create a new Photoshop file
Step 4: Create a new layer and fill it with the foreground color
  Step 5: Set up the actions palette to save the next set of commands
Step 6: Create a dark, wood grained texture
  Step 7: End the actions recording
Step 8: Create a cutout in the texture layer
  Step 9: Save the current marquee selection
Step 10: Create the lighting effects channel for the cutout
Step 11: Add the border mask to the Lighting Effects channel
Step 12: Apply the Lighting Effects channel to the Frame layer
Step 13: Apply the grain to the background layer
Step 14: Add an image inside the picture frame
  Step 15: Save the image

Conclusion


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