PRINCIPLES AND BASIC TECHNIQUES OF IMAGE MANIPULATION​

Imgur

- it is a free image hosting sites wherein you can upload images from your computer. You can also edit your images before posting it online.​

2. Fotor

- it is a multiplatform photo editing website. It offers a wide range of effects and tools for editing images. It covers various free online photo editing tools, so you can crop images, resize images, add text to photos, make photo collages, and create graphic designs easily.​

illustration, graphic, design, or computer animation.

Careers that await professionals in the field focus on....

two-dimensional

Images that appear on a screen like a computer is said to be ________ since it has length and width.

computer graphics and imaging

Since its breakthrough in the 1970s, they have paved the way for the most popular programs that we have today. Whether it is applied in astronomy, medicine, education, entertainment, and military, computer graphics have been very beneficial in the history of computing​ However, there are also disadvantages that it goes along with.

(highlights, shadow, and midtones).​

image tone

It never changes ​

- Digital arts is not threatened by the physical environment, however, it can also be destroyed in one key press.​

It can be replicated with precision

- For digital arts, what you see is what you get. Its replication is not a copy; it is a clone of the original.​

Almost limitless possibilities

- There is a wide range of colors that can be chosen from by a digital artist; however, a photographic precision is required.​

Color Balance ​

- in any image manipulating program, this command will allow you to make changes in the mixture of colors in an image.

3. Photobucket

- it has almost similar features with flickr as you can upload and share your images over the internet through your account. ​

​ 1. Picasa

- it is Google's free desktop image editing program. It can be downloaded and help you manage your photos and upload them to an online album.​

Cropping

- it is a process of removing unwanted parts of the image focusing only on the subject. When cropping, one must always follow the Rule of Thirds to organize the image composition.

3. Pixlr

- it is also a multiplatform image editing program. You can choose between the editor for editing images or creating an original image right through the browser. The tools are almost similar to Photoshop that makes it easier for you to manipulate.​

2. Flickr

- it is an image social networking site. You can save and manage your photos for it offers a 1 TB storage capacity in your account.​

5. Zenfolio

- it is an online image hosting site that does not only allow you to upload image but also let you create an online image website for your images. ​

4. SlickPic

- it is an online image-hosting service that also allows you to upload and store an unlimited number of photos online. You can create as many albums, and it offers professional editing of images.​

Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast

- this command is the most basic technique when adjusting the image tone (highlights, shadow, and midtones).​

Color Blending

- use the different special effects buttons available in the different image editing software. You can combine colors and commands that will give more dynamic image result. ​

Joseph Arrington

According to in his article "The Advantages and Disadvantages of Digital arts," there are several notes that can be seen in this field.​

1. imgur 2. Flickr 3.Photobucket 4. Slickpic 5. Zenfolio

Image Hosting Sites

​ -Create graphics and animation using computer programs and illustrations.​ -Work with a team of animators and artists to create a movie, game, or visual effect.​ -Research upcoming projects to help create realistic designs or animations. ​ -Edit animations and effects on the basis of feedback from directors, other animators, game designers, or clients.​

Multimedia artists and animators have the following duties:

1. Picasa 2. Fotor 3. pixlr

ONLINE GRAPHICS SOFTWARE​

1. Cropping 2. Color Balance 3. Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast 4. Compression and Resizing 5. Color Blending 6. Combining Multiple Images

PRINCIPLES AND BASIC TECHNIQUES OF IMAGE MANIPULATION​

Tools of dreams are used-

There are a lot of tools that represent real world instruments in every software that allow the artist to make the most of his/her imagination.​

Adobe Photoshop

came to be the standard of photo editing since it started in the 1990s

Images

can be shared online through the different web hosting sites that are free. You just need to create a free account, and you will be able to post, organize, and share your photos. The following is a list of different hosting sites that you can try.​

Combining Multiple Images -

compositions must be planned and conceptualized first so that you will be able to render the best image and message possible.

Multimedia arts

is an emerging course in college and other training centers. It basically focuses on the use of technology to create designs and special effects for electronic media.​

4. Compression and Resizing

is important aspect in image manipulation. Images to be uploaded on the web must be of the standard resolution of 72 dpi (dots per inch) to maintain its image file size of 30 - 50 KB. ​