CSO Photoshop Siteplan Setup + Visual Standards

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Table of Contents

The following guide has been created to allow for the rapid learning and consistent application of schematic design workflow standards.

This guide contains material pertaining to Photoshop file drawing creation, print-setup standards, and more.

The following guide has been created to allow for the rapid learning and consistent application of schematic design workflow standards.

This guide contains material pertaining to CAD file drawing creation, print-setup standards, and more. Segoe SemiLight

This guide contains material pertaining to CAD file drawing creation, print-setup standards, and more. Segoe SemiLight

An emphasis on consistency and quality.

1. EXPORT PDF:

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PSD TEMPLATE

IMPORT PDF

In Autocad. Select the print option and begin to complete the printing prompt.

Start a new file in Photoshop and size the specificiations to your project’s needs

Once the file is created, Select file > Open and open/import your newly created PDF. Complete the following prompt.

Paper Dimensions

Resolution

2. PSD TEMPLATE

3. IMPORT PDF

PDF Prep: Layer Standards

Layer Standards:

ADJUSTMENTS:

Document wide color adjustments

TB-Notes:

This Includes:

- Site Linework, - Titleblock, - Site Notes/Data

GRAPHICS:

This Includes:

- Building Fills, - Trees, Shrubs, - Building and Tree

Shadows, - Asphalt Textures, - Grass Textures,

- Side Walk Textures, - Road Wear effects

SITE-AERIAL:

This includes:

- The Site Aerial Image, - Masking Frame,

- Cloud Dither effects, - Site Image adjustments

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GROUP CREATION

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GROUP CREATION CONDENSED

Begin by creating a series of 4 separate groups in the ‘Layers Tab’

You will name the groups the following: Adjustments, TB-Notes, Graphics, and Site-Aerial. Right Click on the ‘Eye Icon’ besides each group and select the appropriate color

EXPANDED

It is important to situate the groups in the order listed in the ‘Layer Standards’ column. Additionally, this is visualized in the graphic below.

CONDENSED

3. EXPANDED

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PSD Setup: Importing Titleblock

Direct your mouse to:

• File > Open... Complete the ‘Import PDF’ prompt. This will open the PDF file into another window.

Select the Image and simply ctrl+C, Copy & ctrl+P, paste the PDF into your initial 11”x17” template file.

Layer Opacity Slider

Aerial Layers: Importing Aerial

Direct your mouse to:

• File > Place Embedded... Locate your Aerial Photo. We will always save Google Earth Aerial Photo in this File Path:

• \\csos2\Projects\”Job#”\Management\Photos\Google Aerial Add a ‘Brightness Adjustment’ layer and position it directly above your Aerial Photo Layer

Adjust the bounds of your Aerial Photo with the ‘Crop Tool’

Limit / Viewport: Edge of Coloration

Aerial Layers: Feathered Edges

Aerial Layers: Feathered Edges

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Create a layer and name it:

• Mask

- With the ‘Rectangular Marquee Tool’ Select the ‘Subtract from selection’ selection option

Select the bounds of your white mask.

Fill with white after selection

Select the inner bounds of your white mask... This will create a donut selection, similar to what you see on the example. With this donut selection made, select the paint bucket tool and set your paint swatch foreground color to white.

Paint inside the donut selection.

Direct your mouse to:

• Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur

Adjust your mask to fit the bounds of your Aerial photo

Aerial Layers: Clouds

Create a layer and name it:

• Clouds

Select the ‘Brush Tool’ and locate the cloud brush texture. Lightly line the outside of your Aerial Photo with your stroke. Select the color white for this application.

Graphics Layers: Asphalt

Cover the extents of your Site Linework

Graphics Layers: Grass

Create a layer and name it:

• Grass

Position this layer above your ‘Asphalt’ layer. Select the ‘Magic Wand Tool’ and begin selecting the areas of your site that would feature grass.

Select the mask button once you are finished with this selection.

Remember, when it comes to the ‘Layer Mask’:

• White = Visible

• Black = Not Visible

Return to your mask with a black brush to erase any Grass / Asphalt conflictions

With a low hardness brush. Taper out your grass mask

Graphics Layers: Landscape Vibrancy

Graphics Layers: Landscape

Generous brush application...

Try to highlight points of interest with your brushstrokes

Select a larger brush size and a lower “Hardness” size.

Graphics Layers: Vehicular Road Wear

Layer Opacity

Graphics Layers: Vehicular Road Wear

Generous stroke application... Line the centermost part of each of your drive aisles.

Graphics Layers: Vehicular Road Wear

Gaussian Blur... Reference previous guide for this effect

Graphics Layers: Sidewalk

Sidewalk Masking... Follow the previous ‘Grass Masking’ Technique

Graphics Layers: Building Fill

Select building footprint Linework with the ‘Magic wand tool’ and fill the selection with pure white.

Graphics Layers: Building Shadows

To emulate a building’s shadow, Connect the shadow to the building fill. Attach corner to corner with your Brush tool and fill in the excess.

Graphics Layers: Tree / Shrubbery

Apply subtle blending overlays to mimic tree diversity. Rotate, Resize, Brighten/Darken trees to achieve graphical ambitions

75% Opacity, Multicolored Brush, Blending OptionsStroke, 4px.

Graphics Layers: Tree / Shrubbery

Shadows

Shadow Properties:

DISTANCE:

How far offset the shadow will be from the source image.

SPREAD:

Similar to increasing stroke size; This is how ‘thick’ the shadow will grow in relation to the image.

SIZE:

Similar to applying a Gaussian Blur; this will increase the projection size of the shadow. As a result, the larger the size, the more blurred it will appear.

Right Click on your ‘Trees’ layer and select blending options.

‘Multiply’

Shadow casting angle

Select ‘Drop Shadow’

helps blend the background landscape with the shadow

Graphics Layers: Final Overview

File Export: PDF / JPG

Disable Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilities Option

1. EXPORT PDF

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PDF PDF COMPRESSION

Select: File > Save As... and save as a Photoshop (PDF). The following prompt will open up. On this first page, uncheck ‘Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilities. This will reduce your file size drastically

Select the ‘Compression’ Tab and fill out the prompt as visualized below. We want to maintain a high resolution to ensure quality PDF images for our cohorts and clients.

EXPORT JPG

Select: File > Export > Export As... and begin to fill out the Export JPG prompt. Select the JPG export file type option. Adjust the slider to a image quality value of 5-7.

2. PDF COMPRESSION

3. EXPORT JPG

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Select: File > Save As... and begin to fill out the prompt for a Photoshop (PSD) file. Each job number will have a designated PSD folder inside Dwgs\Pres\. Save your file here

Select: File > Save As... and begin to fill out the prompt for a Photoshop (PDF) file. You will need to create your designated PDF folder inside Dwgs\Pres\Images. Save your file here

Select: File > Export > Export As... and begin to fill out the prompt for a Photoshop (JPG) file. You will need to create your designated Image folder inside Dwgs\Pres\Images. Save your file here

2. Save PDF / JPG Location

“Today’s date_ Siteplan”

CHECKLIST

CSO Standards/Quality Control

Version 2019.1.17

 Quality Control: Check each item below after completion of every file.

Image Size:

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Photoshop Checklist

-11"x17" (or smaller physical size) at 300 dpi, 22"x34" (or larger physical size) at 150 dpi.

-Avoid uneven sizes, 10.988” x 16.994”, etc.

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Layer Naming:

-Every single layer used in the file shall have a short, logical name.

-Avoid “Layer 1”, “Layer 76”, “bbbbbbb”, etc.

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Special Layers:

-CAD Linework shall always be on a layer named “Linework”, at the top of the layer stack.

--Shadows shall be on (1) Layer, named “Shadows”, 50% Opacity, Black.

-Adjustment Layers, if used, shall be below the “Linework” layer to avoid graying out the title block.

PSD File Naming and Saving : 4

Naming:

-Format: “Year-Month-Day_Subject.psd”

-Examples: 2018-2-21_SitePlan.psd 2018-6-12_Elevations.psd

Saving:

-Do NOT need “Paper” or “Color” in name

-Location: Dwgs/Pres/PSD Dwgs/Pres/PSD/Scans for scans of manually produced work.

-Do NOT make subfolders in the PSD folder. Keep everything out in the open.

-Do NOT save .PSD files anywhere else in the job service. ALL PSD files in an entire job are stored here.

-Do NOT save anything BUT .PSD Files here. No .jpgs, no .pdfs, etc.

PDF Naming and Saving: 5

Naming:

-Format: PDF’s saved from .PSD’s should have exact same name as the .PSD.

-Examples: 2018-2-21_SitePlan.pdf

Saving:

-Location: Dwgs/Pres/Images Dwgs/Pres/Images/Dated-Subfolder

-All Subfolder Names should following the naming format.

-All Items in Subfolder should follow the naming format.

-In theory, every file could be removed from the subfolders and placed directly back in Dwgs/Pres/Images, in the open, and still be sorted correctly.

 END OF CHECKLIST

Photoshop Color Site Plan Workflow

PDF Prep

PSD Setup - Export PDF / Starting Template / Import PDF / Layers Standards

Aerial Layers - Importing Aerial / Feathered Edges / Clouds

Graphics Layers

Graphics Layers - Asphalt / Grass

Graphics Layers - Vehicle Roadwear

Graphics Layers - Sidewalk

Graphics Layers - Building Fill

Graphics Layers - Building Shadow

Graphics Layers - Trees / Shrubbery

Graphics Layers - Trees / Shrubbery Shadows

Graphics Layers - Final Overview

File Export

File Export - PDF / JPG

Save Locations - PSD/PDF