Photoshop Basics
What are some differences between .JPEG and .PSD filesWhat are some some reasons you would use each?
1. JPG is a standard format that can be utilized with any application, and PSD is a native file format for Photoshop.
2. PSD allows for individual layers to be saved, and JPG combine all layers into one.
3. PSD tend to be larger file sizes than jpg because of the extra stored information
PSD files are best used when a lot of editing is required without compromising image quality. JPG’s are easily shared, and better for storage because the file sizes tend to be smaller.
What is Adobe Bridge and what does it enable you to do?
Adobe Bridge is a media manager.
1. View images
2. Organize files
3. Create metadata
What key is a shortcut to having Photoshop take up the entire screen on your computer?
1 Command + 0
2. Double-click Hand tool
What are the keyboard shortcuts to view your image at 100% and ‘fit to screen’?
1. Command + Option + 0
2. Double-click Zoom tool
How do you pan around a document without clicking on the Tools panel?
1. H - Hand tool
Start to play with some of your own images in Photoshop to gain familiarity.
Read Daniel Temkin’s short essay Glitch && Human/Computer Interaction.
Please post your responses to the following on your site in a single post:
What are some of the key distinctions the author is making about glitch art?
Glitch art is a process of co-creation when artists deliberately initiate glitches relinquishing control of the final outcome to the machine. The artist’s control comes from consciously deciding to allow the machine’s intelligence to take over without expectations of the finished project.
Are there cultural or technical reasons why you feel giving up control of the final output is important to these artists? And are there reasons you would or would not want to do this in your own work?
I can’t come up with a good reason for an artist to consciously give up control of the end product of their art work to a machine that they do not fully understand. To me the concept lacks substance.
Maybe if the machine produced pieces that were more beautiful than the artist’s own creations, I would be able to understand the purpose. Based on the examples you provided the outcome of giving up control to a machine is not spectacular enough to create an entire art form. I see the glitch art concept as an Emperor’s new clothes kind of creation.
Pick an artist mentioned here, one of the previous examples or someone else you are aware of working in this realm and post an image/video and a link to their practice. Write 150+ words about what you find compelling in their work:
Robert Van Impe, @averagerob
Patrick Thorendahl, @peejet
Van Impe and Thorendahl combine wit and masterful photo shop skills to remind us not to take ourselves or life too seriously. By photo shopping themselves into pictures with celebrities they become viral sensations/celebrities in their own right.
Their work helps to redefine what it means to be a celebrity. Nowadays fame is at our fingertips, literally. The images blur the line between everyday people and celebrities.
These artists are not to be underestimated. The photoshop skills it takes to create such a seamless composite is beyond impressive. Not to mention their both conceptual geniuses, and Van Impe’s captions are just a clever as his images.
It’s impossible not to imagine what it would be like to hang with the rich and famous when we are bombarded with pictures of them. Van Impe and Thorendahl help us to keep it real, and laughing with their brilliant juxtapositions.
Take a look at their work, @averagerob & @peejet. I think you’ll agree their artistry is undeniable. Plus, I am a sucker for self-deprecating humor.
