Execution & Craftmanship

DESIGN 1




        BEFORE                                                    AFTER

- After Open a new document of 16 X 20 inches with 300 dpi, and place my sketch design into it.
- File > Place> Select image > Place.
- Then I go Edit > Transform > Scale to makes my sketch is properly place in the new document.
   P/S: Hold down the SHIFT key when doing the scale part so that the sketch won't easily distort.
- I always start a new modification  with a new duplicate layer so that I can easily delete on the modification part that I don't like.


- After duplicate the layer, in order to makes the colours of the sketch looks more darker than the initial sketch.
-Therefore, at the bottom right of the layer option, I choose "Mutiply" to get the darker color effect.

- Next, I doing some changes on the texture of the design

- Filter > Texture > Mosaic Tiles

- Then adjust the tiles size, the grout width and the lighten width according to the desire one.

- Click Ok and it's texturized.

DESIGN 2

           BEFORE                             AFTER

- Open the new document as usual with the Width: 16 inches and Height: 20 inches and 300 dpi for the resolution.

- Then go File > Place > Select the image>  click Place .

- Click on Edit > Transform > Scale
- Hold down the "SHIFT" key to ensure that the sketch won't distort.

- The sketch then transform properly into the new document that with 16 X 20 inches.

- In order to cover the area that have flaws, first need to select the particular area with the Magic Wand Tool or shortcut key "W" so that it will be easy during the cloning step .
- Hold down the "SHIFT" key to select the small part of certain area that miss out.
- ZOOM in to look on the small area by holding ALT key with scrolling up the mouse.
- ZOOM out by holding the ALT key and scroll down the mouse.

- After select the whole part of the particular area, click on the Clone Stamp Tool or shortcut key "S".
- Press Q to see the area that are selected and use Eraser tool to modify the small part that are missed out. 
- Hold down the ALT key and click on the particular part as the source area to be cloned and click on the area that need to be stamped on.
- ZOOM in (ALT+ scroll up the mouse) to look on the certain small area.

- Continuing to cloned and stamped on each part of the area.
- Adjust the size of the brush when stamp on different part of area.

-After finish the clone stamp part, outline needed to draw.
- Use the Pencil Tool to draw the outline of the object.
- Choose the colour (BLACK), if it's straight line, click on one side of the line and hold down the SHIFT key click on the other side of the straight line, the straight line automatically will form.

- Continuing to draw the outline by ZOOM in or out of the design.
- different size of brush used to draw different lines in order to have different type of effect.

- Done!

DESIGN 3

 
                      BEFORE                                                            AFTER


- As usual, place the sketch into the new document with 16 X 20 inches, 300dpi for resolution .
- Edit > Transform > Scale, hold down SHIFT key to scale the sketch in the proper way.

- Adjust the brightness/ contrast of the design
- Layer > New adjustment layer > Brightness/ Contrast, then adjust to the desire one.
- Also adjust the lightness/ darkness of the design with Layer > New adjustment layer > Curves.

- Touch up on the colours with the use of brush tool with the low effect of brush so that the colours would not becomes flat. 

- Touch up all the lines by using the Pencil tool.

- Hold down SHIFT key when drawing the straight lines.