Photoshop Workshop 2021

ACM’s Photoshop Workshop was held on 9th September 2021 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The main agenda behind this workshop was to get more people understand and get a hands-on experience on Photoshop. As Photoshop is the most in demand software, the workshop was kept open for all the branches and all engineering colleges for a minimal fee of Rs.10 for ACM members and Rs.30 for the rest. A day prior to the workshop, the participants were given the link to download the software and all the assets which would be required for the duration of the session.

The workshop started off with the Mr.Hariharan Iyer (Design Head-ACM) giving a concise introduction about photoshop and how students learning web design can manipulate and rework images for a number of purposes with the help of photoshop. Followed by that, he began the hands-on workshop by going through the basic functionalities of photoshop and explaining various short keys, default configurations, file formats and color schemes. He then explained 5 different ways to select a subject and what is the significance of each of the method. Later on, he demonstrated various important techniques like grouping of layers, duplicating them and positioning the layers. He also displayed how one can use various masking techniques and how they differ from one another. At the end of the workshop, he demonstrated the creation and design of a movie poster by using all the tricks and tips he gave throughout the duration of the workshop. He also shared various resources and tips which would help the participants enhance their skill in the coming future. 

The announcement of the Design Competition and the Deadline were declared, also the contestants would be scheduled to give an interview to be a part of ACM’s design team. The topic for the competition was to create and design a movie poster using Photoshop. Lastly the participants were asked to fill the feedback form which was put up in the google meet chat box as well as circulated on the WhatsApp group. All the participants were provided with an e-certificate of participation.