Assignment 5 Using Tools to Modify Existing Graphics.

1. Assignment 5Using Tools to Modify Existing Graphics. Ray W. Moore ramoore@vt.edu November 5, 2001

2. Removing hands from Planet Earth. I used the lasso tool in Photoshop Elements to cut the earth out of the original graphic. Once the earth was pasted into a new document with a black background, I used the paintbrush to cover the little pieces of hand left behind. After Before

3. How modification addresses need The hands were removed in order to create the poster on the next page. The hands may have been okay, but they gave the image an appearance that was too pleasant. After Before

4. Cry about the simple hell people give to one another without even thinking…

5. Cry about the simple hell people give to one another without even thinking… This graphic needs to be cropped to emphasize the World Trade Center. This is my fourth image that needs modification.

6. Removing lamppost from NYC. I used the lasso tool in Photoshop Elements to cut the lamppost out of the original graphic. I filled the space with the paint brush, using the eye dropper to copy colors from the adjacent portions of the picture. I believe I could have used the clone tool for this also. After Before

7. Removing lamp post addresses need. This graphic is the opening slide of a presentation set to music. The first line of the song says, “Sun comin’ up over New York City.” The lamp is distracting After Before

8. Removing clouds and adding foreground I plan to place white text in the sky and on the dark foreground. To make the text distinct, I removed the lower clouds using the clone tool, eye dropper, and paint brush. I also raised the lower right portion of the dark foreground to provide a little more room. After Before

9. This is my fifth graphic that needs modification. The layout of the page on which it will be used calls for the graphic to be flipped horizontally. When that is done, the number 3 on the player’s uniform will need to be removed because it will clearly be backward.