Man.. I’ve got so many ideas that I wished and wanted to do with Photoshop.. but since this was my first time working with Photoshop, I thought i should just keep it simple. Therefore, over the weekend, I’ve decided to use different animals skimboarding as my theme.

Because of my serious hand/wrist problem, i finally started my work this Tuesday and realized.. I didn’t know how to do anything. I opened up my notebook (not laptop).. USELESS!!! I’m not surprise.. cuz I can’t take notes during class… WHY? cuz when i write, i can’t listen; when i listen, i can’t write. Another problem I have is… I don’t have Photoshop at home (no space left on my computer), so if i watch the online tutorial at home, i can’t practice until i go to school. If I try to do it at school, I can’t listen to the tutorial.. AHHHH!!!

Anyway, since one proof print is due tomorrow, I had to start my work today. Basically I just had to do it the hard way.. and definitely the wrong way…

First, this is the setting… of someone skimboarding at Spanish Bank.

Then, I’ve found an image of a grey wolf…

And then… I had to cut off the wolf… BUT! I forgot which tool our instructor used (the very very useful one).. so.. I used “LASSO TOOL“.. and traced around the wolf.. I was lucky that the tool went all the way around just once~ (or because i have a very steady hand..) Even though the result wasn’t perfect but.. good enough.

I then used “CUT“..

and “PASTE” on to a new page… (obviously I’m a newbie)

Then.. i resized my wolf to a smaller one and dragged the wolf to my setting (the beach).. I was debating if i should remove that person..

It was kinda funny at first.. but the longer I looked at the picture.. the more “uneasy” feel I got.. So I changed my mind. I went back and resized my wolf to its original size and PASTE it back to my setting..

Now the person was 98% covered by wolf’s body…

Next, I used paint brush to cover up that guy’s body and also fix the area around the wolf..

Now it looks … a bit better..

TA DA!!!!!!!!! ……….. now this is an example of someone.. who doesn’t know how to use Photoshop..

I’m sorry. It’s not because I didn’t pay attention during the class, because i did! 100%! It’s just too many new things i have to learn at the same time. What makes it worse? I don’t know how to use Mac. It seems to me that (with Mac) everything is hidden somewhere and if you don’t know how to use short keys, u won’t be able to use Mac.

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Sigh.. earlier, someone walked in and saw me tracing the wolf with that “LASSO TOOL” and said, “oh my god, lady, are u crazy!?” … and then she showed me the “PEN TOOL” … Oh ya, that’s the tool I was looking for! So after she left, I went around the wolf’s body with that “PEN TOOL” .. sooooooo many clicking!! After awhile.. when i finally done clicking.. I didn’t know wut the next step was. Hmmm.. not “CROP TOOL“… not “MOVE TOOL“.. did i try “CUT“?? Don’t remember.. But it seemed that I’ve tried so many “bottons”.. none of them worked.. so I gave up.. and decided to go with my “tracing with lasso tool” verson.

A lot of stuff need to be learned… but I promise, I’m gonna get better!