In the era of reading graphics, the processing of newspaper layout images has increased. Designers often switch back and forth between typesetting software and image processing software. Feiteng Creative has added image processing functions such as image back and shadow, feathering, and transparency. Other creative functions enable image processing and image special effects to be completed in the typesetting software and realize graphic and text integration.
Photograph: Easily extract material
When dealing with pictures, it is often necessary to cut down the complexity and make it simple. So designers need to take a piece of the original picture and remove the unwanted part. This process we call "the map." For example, advertising, etc., designers need to pick out the portrait part of the model photos. Everyone who uses computer graphics first has to take out the main part and then special effects. Therefore, the attempt to become a primary job is also an entry-level basic skill for designers. The conventional approach is to use Adobe Photoshop and some specialized software or plug-ins, such as Corel KnockOut, Ultimatte AdvantEdge, and Photoshop Extract filters. And Maskpro. In order to make the image processing work can be done in the typesetting software and avoid frequent switching of software, in the Feiteng Creative Arts, the following methods can help to complete the mapping work.
1, the image goes back. Using the image back-to-back function, first roughly select the range of the required map, and then perform automatic back-to-back to complete the image extraction. If there are some noises or corners in the image behind, you can use the delete node tool or penetrating tool to remove these noises.
2, scissors tool. The Scissors tool simulates scissors in real life. You can use the Scissors tool on the selected image to draw the image along the lines you want to extract. You can also use dots on the border to crop the image. When you actually use it, you can use the border lines, shadows, and other special effects to create a mood picture.
3, pen tool. The pen tool map is a manual method, characterized by a detailed outline of the hook, using the pen tool along the outline of the image hook line, forming a closed curve, and then set the curve as a clipping path, the final implementation of the curve and image commands can be grouped Complete the map.
Pictures of people commonly used in newspaper pages, or characters in advertising photos, can directly complete the map in Feiteng Creative.
Special effects: from plane to stereo
Feiteng Creative Arts 5.0 combines special effects processing with typesetting
With the development of media technology, the newspaper layout pursues the feeling from plane to three-dimensional after crossing the transition from black and white to color, and uses various special effects technologies to imitate the effects of light and shadow in life. For example, to let an ordinary picture float on the layout, in the visual design, the commonly used method is to produce a variety of three-dimensional sense through visual errors, people feel that there is a level, a sense of space.
This introduces the new shadow, feathering, and transparency features of Feiteng Creative. It can be started with only a few steps, and it can evolve other effects, making the layout more vivid and three-dimensional.
1, shadow. Feiteng Creative can add shadows to objects such as images, text, and graphics. After setting the effect for the text, you can also leave the text's editing properties. Shadows and other functions can evolve different effects. For example, using a scissors tool to cut out an image with a shadow effect, creating a split artistic conception, more vivid expression of the theme of the article. Text can also use the shadow function to achieve a similar "light word" effect, select the text block, the shadow parameters of the X offset value and Y offset value is set to 0, increase the blur radius, you can achieve a similar effect around the light .
2, feathering. Feathering can be used to blur the borders of objects such as graphics and images to create a soft effect, to create a special atmosphere, or to fuse images and backgrounds together. This is a common technique for graphics and image processing. If you are not satisfied with the feathered edges, you can adjust the feather width and corner effect.
3, transparent. Graphics, images, and text can all be transparent, showing the underlying pattern through the object. The graphics use more transparent effects, so that you can create some unique backgrounds or transparent backgrounds. The image uses a transparent effect to create a watermark-like effect. A faint pattern is looming. Using a transparent "overlay" mode also helps to blend the background of the image into the underlying background.
Creation: Inspiring inspiration and creativity Novel and unique layouts often require unique designs. Feiteng Creative provides a material library for layout design, and provides brushes and pens tools for drawing graphics, and can also implement graphic mosaic through path calculations.
Feiteng create a brand new material library for layout design
1, the material library. In the material library of Feiteng Creative Arts, there are 6 categories and more than 1100 exquisite vector images. The materials can be dragged and dropped onto the layout. Decompose the vector diagram, you can see the curve and node of the graph, use the penetrating tool to continue editing the selected graph node, or change the fill color. For example, dragging a picture of a girl carrying a bag can be used to separate the bag.
2, brush / pen. Feiteng's brush and pen tools can be used for composition. The brush simulates the pencil and selects the brush tool. When the mouse moves, draws an arbitrary curve along the mouse's movement path. The Pen Tool can draw a standard Bezier curve or it can be used to connect two separate curves. After completing the composition, you can fill the graphics with colors to complete the creation. Use the penetrating tool to edit curves or nodes to correct the effect of the drawing.
3, path operation. Using path arithmetic can splicate various graphics to form new graphics. The type of operation of the graphical splicing includes intersection, union, difference, complement and opposite difference sets. For example, you can use multiple ellipse intersections to create a single cloud. Use giant and ellipse to spell a cartoon car, use rectangles to stitch into a house, and so on.
4, perspective tools. The perspective tool is derived from the perspective effect of Feiteng 4. Compared to a single menu command, the tool makes the creation more flexible, and can freely drag the vertices of the figure to adjust to the appropriate perspective effect. In addition, Feiteng’s creative arts have increased perspectives, including planar perspectives and distorted perspectives. For example, turn a block of text into a curve, and then use the perspective tool to adjust the text to be near and far.
5, gradient tool. Feiteng Creative has inherited various gradient types of Feiteng 4. Based on this, a gradient tool is added. The operation mode is similar to the gradient tool of Photoshop and is used to adjust the gradient angle and the gradient radius.
WordArt: Unique text effects
Word Art is commonly used to create titles, with special effects such as crocheted characters, three-dimensional characters, and hollow characters, as well as text-cropped images. This is different from other software-processed artistic characters. After the artistic words of Feiteng Creative Arts have been processed, , keep the text attributes, you can continue to edit the text.
1, edge words, three-dimensional characters and hollow words. These three types of effects are inherited from Feiteng 4. The difference is that they use floating windows to set parameters and are more intuitive.
2, the text of the shadow, feathering and transparency. Shadows, feathering, and transparency are not graphics-only features. They can also be used for text and preserve the text's editing properties.
3, text clipping image. The text can crop the lower image and fill it with patterns. In the Feiteng Creative Arts, you can use the "text cut bottom" or turn the text block into a clipping path to crop the image. For example, to create a fresh flower character, you can put a text block on a flower picture, turn the text block into a clipping path, and then group it with the image.
4, text pressure map edge. When designing a title, if a part of the title word is pressed onto the image, because the color of the base image is gorgeous, the text of the pressure map may not appear. This requires special effects such as adding a border to the text. Fei Teng creative text clipping and hooking function can solve this problem. When the text block is pressed on the figure or image, the text on the pressure map will be curled. Even if only half a word is pressed on the image, it can be half of the pressure picture. Words are bordered.
Color Management: Balancing the color difference of different devices
Good design requires accurate color display to ensure color quality and color management is the guarantee of all creative work. From raw materials to printing and publishing, images and layouts need to be transferred on different devices and machines. Different devices and environments are prone to produce color differences. While increasing artistic effects, Feiteng Creative Arts provides color management functions to ensure the display of colors and publishing. Enables color management when publishing, you can select the ICC profile file used by the image, and you can also embed the color file when outputting. The packaging function of the Teng Creations also provides the extraction of the ICC profile file.