Graphic Design Lesson 4

Lesson 4: Basic Design Principles Lines, Patterns and Textures M.5 Graphic Design Ajarn Jamie

What are the basics?
Basic design principles means:
The building blocks of composition .
Shapes
Lines
Mass
Texture
Fonts
Colors
Images
Text
Photos
Balance and harmony

Lines
Adjectives of lines:
Straight
Curved
Thick
Dotted
Horizontal
Vertical

Using Lines
Organize, connect, separate
Create movement
Provide texture
Convey a mood or emotion
Define shapes
Provide emphasis
Provide a framework

Using Lines
A solid line separates columns of text, a pair of lines set apart a phrase, and a short dotted line separates a section of text from other parts of the page.

Patterns
A pattern is something that repeats in a design.
In some cases it can be lines.
Patterns can be:
Repetitive but STILL interesting!

Patterns: Kristen Nikosey Kristen Nikosey is a graphic designer whose work has been hugely influenced by textile design, pattern designs and impressionist paintings. Kristen works both traditionally in acrylic on canvas, as well as in a digital format utilizing software such as Illustrator and Photoshop.

Textures
You can use texture in:
Type of paper
Visual design
Type of printing
We are going to focus on visual design .

Texture in Photographs

Texture in Photo Editing Software

Texture in Actual Texture

Texture in Line or Shape

Photoshop Tutorial
Today, we are going to talk about:
Cropping
Creating:
Shapes
Lines
Patterns
Textures

Saving Files
The file format for Photoshop is .psd
Saves layers
Saves all information about the file
You can open it up and keep working on a project
You usually want to save your image as a:
.jpg file (good for photographs)
.gif file (good if you need a small image; use if you want a transparent background)

Tools
You need tools to make changes to an image:
Marquee tools
Move tool
Lasso tool
Magic wand tool
Crop tool
Slice tools
Correction tools…etc.

Filters
Filters are different ways to alter an image:
Make an image look like painted art
Blur an image
Add light to an image
Add texture to an image

Cropping
Definition : to select part of a shot in order to take out part of a picture.

The focus is now on the castle.

What do you think of the balance?

What about here? Where is the focus?

Cropping and Filter tools
Go online and download a picture of people to your computer
Open Photoshop
Watch my example as I go through….
First – Open Photoshop

Filter Gallery
Filter – Filter Gallery
You can adjust the zoom of the picture, and edit the settings for each filter in the filter gallery.

Task Today
Select a photograph from the internet, or use one of your own. Download the photograph to your computer.
Crop if necessary. Then use filters to modify your picture. Add an interesting title.
The picture should be interesting and tell a story .
I want you to Photoshop a picture, then you must upload it to the course website. Don’t forget your name.
Please make sure the image is .jpg or .gif format.

Graphic Design Lesson 4

by Jamie Hutt on Jun 23, 2009

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