Ps HW #1
Photoshop tutorials
Seeing the differences and similarities between Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop is interesting; watching my first video introduction to Photoshop, what immediately stuck out were the tools. It seems that now this application, compared to the old Illustrator we used to use, this one has a more primary feature for the lasso tool; even though this tool was available for selection in Illustrator, it seems that in Photoshop, it has its primary section over to the left side of the screen. Seeing it in use excites me, as it feels like a more simplified version of the quicker version of the use of the pen tool. Both have the same features, but the lasso tool is a more straightforward process overall. While watching the video, I noticed another tool that seems easy to use and makes it reasonably easy to edit any photo I want to use. This is because the clone stamp tool shown in the video is the most intriguing tool to use, as it helps get rid of certain things in a photo to clear it up quickly, such as the small snowflake. Using this, I can open up my ideas to more photo use, making it easy to pick the photos I would choose to work with.
Overall, this video didn't show any tools that would seem challenging; this could be because I'm not as new as I was before starting with Illustrator. Now I'm used to this exact format, and most of the tools are repeating from when we used Illustrator for many of our projects and art pieces, or it could be because the tools he went over were more laid back in terms of the tools that need more attention and time too. He does well in the video explaining it to everyone who might be new to any form of Adobe apps or might just be new to Photoshop itself, but with the image he uses as an example and how he displayed each tool functions so well in the video, it makes the video more useful to follow along and to help anyone on the way.
This video takes over immediately as the best of the three because he decides to go over more than just the tools. Although the tools are the most critical part of using this application, knowing how to move around the home screen and figuring out what the functions just as simple as the home screen is vital as beginners such as me have never used Photoshop at all, so it is essential for me to see how to use the home screen to make sure not to mess up my projects before even using any of the fundamental big tools. As said in the last description of the previous video, photoshop has nothing completely different that is too difficult for me. Still, again, the Brush tool may be the hardest in this video primarily because this is the first time I have used a tool like this. Illustrator, even though I've had the chance to make brush strokes in my projects, I have never opted to use them before, so the idea behind them is new to me. It is the most complicated tool I've seen in the video. The use of it can be significant when creating a more artsy vibe for any project you would want to use it on. It can be used to represent fake paint strokes to replicate an actual painting, which I assume a lot of beginners like me may see as inspiration for a new art piece.
This video didn't surprise me too much, but it did show up compared to the other videos because of the time he took to talk about everything in Photoshop, I mean everything. He went through every piece of the application in detail: the workspace, the menu, the toolbar, etc. That idea stuck with me throughout the whole video because the video is pretty lengthy but still doesn't feel like he takes too long or too little time talking over each feature, which I found interesting in this video compared to the last one or even the ones I've watched for illustrator instead.
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Out of the three, a very basic but informative video is the weakest, mainly because of his examples when using the tool. The video is a little lacking when showing the examples, especially explaining them, but it does its job of explaining many of the tools. More specifically, I enjoyed how he talked through the color and hue adjustments, which the other two videos never did. Doing this adds this extra level to the video, showing in-depth how to use specific tools. The easiest and most informative tool he used was the cropping tool, which I've never used before in Illustrator. Seeing how easy it is to cut down photos and extend them horizontally or vertically, as well as showing how to recenter a cropped image, especially those with gaps in the cropping, But for something that I saw seemed a little tricky to learn at first is the healing brush. While watching this video, this tool seemed hard to use but more challenging, especially for someone new to the program like me. Understanding that tool and when to use it is the hard part about the tool itself. His example of the healing brush shows that it can be used on any portrait or face to get rid of small blemishes, which can be useful when adjusting someone's facial features to match an art piece.
This video does well, explaining more than just the normal tools, but it lacks a bit of enthusiasm with the edits he uses for the examples. It does the job of presenting many of the options that Photoshop offers. Still, going into the video as a beginner, it felt very drowsy and boring compared to the other two videos, which could lose someone's attention who is looking at the video to gain experience before using the actual application. But the video still had me thinking, especially at the beginning, where instead of talking about any of the tools, he starts with the images themselves, where he combines two images. I found this interesting, especially cause a lot of these videos just have the toolbar to use for the examples, while this video shows how to use the images you edit before even going into the details about some of the tools.
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