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| Chippewah 13 b. Design 13 variation with three dark panels, using same settings. Note: Elements of the composition were copied and pasted at the edges to anchor the design and suggest continuity beyond the edges. © by Ruth Zachary |
OBSERVATION SUMMARY of the PREVIOUS SERIES OF SIX PARTS :
1 Changing the mode of top
layers affects the appearance of all layers beneath.
Tip: Keep a permanent copy
of the PSD documents you start with, so
you can recover steps that may get lost as you work.
2 Changing one or more layer
modes will affect the composition. To save each version you like, it must be
saved as a separate document and closed.
Tip: With each version, Save
As a JPG file, Naming each piece saved.
The document you are working on will retain its layer order, left in the
PSD mode. You can also save each version as a PSD file, but if you merge
layers, you may not be able to return to the multi-layered file you started
with, unless you saved it in that format in a separate place.
3 Changing the position of
each layer can affect the entire appearance of the composition. Techniques to
use with Modes; reversing layers,
flipping layers vertically, or horizontally, moving a layer, making some layers
larger or smaller, reducing the transparency of one or more layers, distorting
the configuration of one or more layers, or cutting openings in some of the
layers and then changing the modes.
4 Changing the order of the
layers top to bottom can affect the entire composition.
Tip: Be sure you know the
memory limitations of your version of Photoshop with your computer, or it can
freeze up. More than 4 layers at a time can be very memory intensive. Making
changes and closing the PSD document periodically will ensure that your PSD working document will be
saved as long as you do not merge the layers. Experimental versions can be made
as long as you like the results.
5. The Artist is in charge
of making a satisfactory composition.
The Computer is not the Creator. Imagination is required to experiment
with new techniques. The process of choices, large and small is almost like
handwriting… ultimately it results in the Artist’s style, experience and
competence, uniquely different from any other person’s work.
6. These experiments can be carried much further. As each layer is brought into the sequence, changing the contrast, color range, and other settings on individual layers can produce even more variations of the compositional options, available with the original layers at the beginning.
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