Adobe Photoshop Secrets - Tricks, Tutorials and Training to Get Amazing Effects- [SAW000]

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Adobe Photoshop Secrets

How To Get Great At Photoshop

BySAW000

Photoshop Secrets and Tips
http://saw000-torrents.blogspot.com/


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Table of Contents

Introduction. ................................................................................................................................... 3

Palettes. .......................................................................................................................................... 5

Using Images. .................................................................................................................................. 6

Layers............................................................................................................................................

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Using !election "echni#ues. .........................................................................................................1$

%ow "o &a'e (our Photos Loo' )etter. ....................................................................................... 13

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Painting In Photoshop. .................................................................................................................. 1,

Pictures In Photoshop. .................................................................................................................. 1

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Introduction

Photoshop is one of the premier graphic software packages used by a lot of people. Here youwill find an introduction on what the Adobe graphic software is about and how you can use it foryour projects. You will be able to learn the secrets that can help you master this software so that

your projects will appeal to others.

Photoshop is not one of those software programs where you can easily start on your own. Youmay want to take your time while using it because you dont want to go too fast while learning

the ropes. You will learn how to add images, and other tips that you need to know in order to

become a professional in graphics.

There are so many things to do with this graphic software, but its important to know the basics

first before you start diing into more adanced features and functions. !hen you learn to doone thing, you can moe on to other tasks.

"n order to get started, you must open the Photoshop software. You will see the Photoshop

desktop. !ithin the desktop, you will find the following categories# title bar, menu bar, optionsbar, status bar, toolbo$, image window and palettes.

!ithin the title bar, you will see the name of the software, along with the most recent name ofthe file %if there is one&. 'ach time a file is created, the e$tension will end with (.psd).

The menu bar will hae different commands to use for your file, such as edit, image, layer,select, iew&. There are other commands, but the commands mentioned are some of the ones

that are used most often. You will find the options bar aboe the menus.

The toolbo$ bar has tools that are used for images that are in the graphics software. You can

only use one tool at a time. "n order to actiate it, you must click on the corresponding icon.

These tools are used for many of the Photoshop projects. Here are some brief details on the ones

that most people use#

Hand* +ragged in order to moe an image around.

Move* To moe a certain area, you must click and drag.

Zoom* oom in and out by clicking or dragging.

Crop* To do this, you must click and drag that certain area- to e$ecute the crop, press

'nter- to cancel the crop, use the 'scape key.


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Marquee* The selected images will be clicked and drug

Type* sing the type tool, click the image where you want to include type.

Brush* sed for painting brush strokes.

Eraser* /ets rids of areas that hae solid colors.

Dodge* This tool is used for to lighten any picture whereer you select it.

Burn* This tool is used to make certain areas on your image darker.

Wand* This tool is used for colored areas. You can use it to select, erase, color or

adjust.

At one point or another, you will use these tools from the toolbo$ bar. They can help you when

youre creating images, designs or other drawings. The more you use them, the easier it will befor you to utili0e them when the time comes. They can help to enhance the beauty of your work.


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PalettesYou can use palettes to do different things with Photoshop. You can show or hide certain onesby going to the window menu and selecting a palette name. Palettes are placed into different

groups.

1or instance, one group would consist of layers, channels and paths. "f you need to moe a

palette group, you can do so by dragging the blue bar that is located at the top of the group. "f

you want to shrink a palette group, click on the blue bar twice. sing the close bo$ %(2)&, you

can hide a palette group if you wish.

The palettes hae tabs and they can be moed around by dragging them. "f you dont want to do

that, then the palettes can be mi$ed into other groups. 3r if you want to place them in a defaultsetting, you can do that also.

This graphics software also has rulers that you can use to see the measurements of your image.You will be able to tell whether its too big or too small. "f you want to change the si0e, click on

the ruler twice, or you can use the (Preferences) command. You can change the measurement

from pi$els to inches.

sing the status bar, you will hae information regarding the current file that youre working on.

You will be able to iew and use one of the tools. The status bar shows which tool that you hae

chosen to work with.


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Using Images

How To Get Images Into Photoshop

You will need to hae an image in order to create a file. There are seeral ways that this can be

done.

"f there is a file that already has an image, then click 1ile, 3pen or 1ile and then 4rowse.

5ost files that hae images will open in Photoshop.

6reate a new file. 6lick 1ile and then 7ew. 6hoose a name for the new file and go to

the Preset menu and enter the information re8uested.

9can an image from a computer into Photoshop by clicking 1ile and then "mport.

How To Move An Image Around

You can moe an image around in Photoshop when you are in the editing stage. "n fact, you will

be able to multi:task as you 0oom in and go around it. As youre editing, you can 0oom in and

out to see what you need to do as far as adjustments are concerned. "n order to do this, youshould use the 0oom and hand tools, and also the palette that is used for naigating.

6lick or drag the image using the 0oom tool. The more your 0oom in, the more the image si0e

will increase and get larger. You will be able to see how much the image has increased bylooking at the status bar. "f you want to see it in its entirety, click on the 0oom icon twice. se

the A;T key to get out of the 0oom function.

The hand tool is used to go around the image while you are still 0oomed in. You can drag the

hand in order to do this. "f you want to moe the image using the 7aigation function, click!indow and 9how 7aigator.

"f you want to see more than one window of an image, click !indow, Arrange and 7ew

!indow. This setup will help you to get in close up to an image, or at least part of it. You willalso be able to see another window while you are looking at the first image.

!"e o# Image$ %eso&ut!on and Pr!nt !"e


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You will probably want to know more about si0es of images, resolution and print si0e. You can

do that by using the dialog bo$ for "mage 9i$ing. "n Photoshop, you need to open an image.

9elect "mage, "mage 9i0e and youll see the dialog bo$.

Pi$els or picture elements make up digital images. There is only one color in each pi$el. The

number of pi$els in an image has to do with width and height. This also correlates with howlarge or how small you can see the display on the computer screen. "n the (+ocument 9i0e)

function, using width and height allude to how large or small the image will be when you print it.

Pr!nt!ng Images

!hen you want to print an image in a larger si0e, you should decrease the resolution. "f you

need to change the si0e of an image before you print, make sure that the (


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"f you hae other changes, such as color, balance, brightness, etc., do them only once the image

has been scanned and imported to Photoshop. You hae more fle$ibility to make changes and

other adjustments in Photoshop than you would with the software used for scanning.

"n order to do this, choose the scan function and you will see (untitled document) in the image.

sing Photoshop, you can change the si0e of it. 6hoose the edit menu and select ("mage 9i0e)."f the graphics take up a lot of space, they can take 8uite of bit of time to load on a dial up

modem.

9o if this is your predicament, you would want to hae a thumbnail si0e of the image. This si0e

would be much smaller than the image youre trying to resi0e, and would take up less space.

!hen you create the first image in Photoshop, you will need to sae it. Then create the

thumbnail si0e. You would create these images from the scan.

!hen its time to sae the file, there are seeral suffi$ formats you can use. "f the image is a

photo and being used for the internet, use the .jpg suffi$. "f the image is not a photo and being

used for the internet, use the .gif suffi$.

"f the images come from the printer and they are of high 8uality, you can use .tiff or .jpg. Thereis more information inoled when you sae an image using .tiff. Howeer, it comes without

additional layers like .psd images hae. You would only sae the image to .psd if it contained

layers.

9ae the file where you can easily locate it later on. "t may be helpful to create a folder and sae

it for images only.

Ed!t!ng Images

You can do 8uite a bit with images when you use Photoshop. The graphics software has plenty

of components and tools that can help with editing images. Here are some basic things that you

should know when you are doing that#

5ake sure that you hae two images when youre creating them. The initial image should be

used as a backup and hae another copy that you can work on. This is good to do in the eent

you dont like the way the image looks or you messed up. At least you will be able to start oer.

You can also choose to use the file prior to when you made changes. You can do this by

selecting 1ile and


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%otat!ng Images

This is when you want to turn an image any way that you want when youre using Photoshop. "n

the graphics software, open the image that you wish to rotate. Then click the rotate commandlocated in the "mage menu. 9elect how much you want to turn the image by using the degrees of

rotation.

"f you hae a certain number, choose 1ree and put in the number, then choose 3k.

!hen you sae the file, use a different name.

6heck the image and if you dont like it, you can change it. /o to the 'dit menu and choose

undo to reerse what you did.

av!ng A Photoshop Image

You can be irritated trying to look for a saed file, only finding out that its not where you

thought it was. Thats nothing compared to what you would feel if you created a Photoshop fileonly to sae it in the wrong format. There are certain things that you can do in order to make

sure that your Photoshop files are saed the correct way.

Here is the way you can sae an image file in Photoshop#

9elect 1ile, 9ae- or you can use the 6trl and the 9 key together.

6reate a name for the file in the file name area.

sing the dropdown menu, get a file location. You can use a drie or a folder to do this. 9electthe file format that you will sae it in. You should flatten the files prior to saing them. The

saing process will work better that way. 3r if your image file has layers, you can use the P+1

format in Photoshop.

Any additional options that you want you can include in the 9ae portion. /o ahead and proceed

to sae the file.


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Layers

;ayers are used in Photoshop images. The background layer is usually the only layer that each

image has. You can use layers during the image editing process. They can also be used forspecial effects.

"f you make a copy of a layer and then decide to change it, you will hae the first layer as a

backup. You would make changes or adjustments to the copy of the layer. Another thing that

you can do with layers is put images together by using different content.

!ith the e$ception of adjustment layers, for the most part, layers are re8uired to hae 8uite a bit

of memory. The larger files from Photoshop usually contain a lot of layers. To use the layers,go to the ;ayers palette from the !indow menu.

"n the first column of the palette, you will see some layers on the computer screen. You will beable to identify them by the eye icon. 'en though you will be able to see the layer, it may not

be totally transparent.

This means that you will be able to see any layers that are under the initial one. You will noticethe transparency when you see a checkerboard pattern. There may be times when you will hae

to or want to change the isibility of a layer.

"f you decide to edit the layer, whateer you change will also affect the newest layer. "f you

want to use another name for the layer, click on the layers name twice and type the new name.

"f you want another layer to be the new layer, choose that layer in the palette.

"f you want to create a new layer, use the icon for creating a new layer in the ;ayer palette. 3r

you can create a new layer by moing the preious layer to the icon for the new layer.

"f you want to get rid of a layer, use the trash icon. 3r you can moe the layer to the trash icon.

"f you dont want to make changes or adjustments to a layer, use one of the ;ock bo$es. Theseare located at the top of the ;ayers palette. "n the ;ock bo$es area, you hae commands and

components such as lock pi$els, lock layer position, lock transparent areas and lock all.

ty&es

You hae different styles to choose from when you hae images with layers. There are different

special effects you can use to enhance your image in Photoshop. You would choose the layer in

the palette, then choose the 'ffects button. You will see a layer style dialog bo$. This is whereyou will be able to create the special effects for the layer that is open.


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!hen you want to sae the effects, you will select (7ew 9tyle). You can use some of the same

effect later for other layers. To do that, choose the style in the palette and you will hae the sameones to use for that layer. To use the 9tyles palette, select !indow, then 9how 9tyles.

Parts of layers that you can see through will hae edges. You can also use effects here. "f thereare not transparent portion, theres a chance you may not see any changes after the layer effects

are applied.

;ayers can also be used to put images together. 3pen two images and with the moe tool, moe

one image on top of the other. The initial image will look like a new layer in the ne$t image.

You can also put images together by copying and pasting one image to another image. This can

also create a new layer.

"f you need to edit your images, you can use adjustable layers to do that. These layers are not

only adjustable and editable, they can be used with ;eels, Photo 1ilters, HueC9aturation and

other commands as need.

An adjustment layer is created by using the ;ayer function. 9elect 7ew Adjustment ;ayer andthen select one of the menu components. You can choose from 6olor 4alance, 6ures, ;eels,

etc.& 3r you can choose the adjustment layer button and get the same menu of components.

"f you need to adjust any settings with this, use the dialog bo$. !ith the adjustment layer, you

can edit any part of it. 3n the other hand, a regular ;eels adjustment is not allowed to be totally

edited.

The dialog bo$ will be in the adjustment layer and you can adjust any settings that you need to.

You dont need a lot of lot of memory and the files si0e does not get larger.


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Using Selection Techniques

!hen you use selection techni8ues, essentially you are setting apart a portion of an image so that

you can make changes to it. 3r you may want to include that portion with other images. Thatportion is considered a selection.

!ith the selection, you can still utili0e the tools used to edit images and other commands. The

selection portion is protected and is considered a (mask). This part of the image is protected in

Photoshop. You will see an outline of the selection on the screen.

sing a selection tool icon, you can make a selection. !hateer tool you will be using will be in

the 3ptions bar. se !indows and 3ptions if you dont see t hem. You will not see all of thetools right away. You may hae to click on some tools in order to see the ones that are hidden.

se the 6trl:H function to show and hide the selection outline. sing 9elect, then "nerse willmake the selection inerted. "f you wish to reerse the selection, choose 9electD7one. To sae a

selection, choose 9elect, then 9ae 9election.

"f you need to include more on a current selection, use the 9hift key. To remoe from a current

selection, use the Alt key. "f you need to add more to a current selection because of color,

choose 9elect, then 9imilar.

"f you need to moe a selection or part of it, use the moe tool and drag it to where you want it.

"f you want to feather a selection, use the 1eather checkbo$. sing this will allow your selection

to look softer.


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How To Make Your Photos Look Better

se an image that has a .jpg or .png suffi$ format. Place the images on your computer. sing

Photoshop, open the photo. 5ake a copy of the background layer. sing the copy, you willneed to use (3erlay) or (9oft ;ight).

/o to the 1ilters section and select 3ther and High Pass. This will get you to the High Pass

1ilter. 6hoose an edge and adjust the radius to a different sharpness. The usual sharpness is

between ?. and B.@.

/o to ;ayers, 7ew Adjustment ;ayer and ;eels. 9elect 3ptions where you will see three

buttons. Test all three buttons to find which one will proide you with the best colors for yourimage.

/o to ;ayers, 7ew Adjustment ;ayer and 6ures to set the images contrast. To form the shapeof the letter 9, click about E of the line upward and pull the image down just slightly. Then go

about F up the line and pull up slightly.

5ake new layers on top of eerything shown. se the 3erlay command and the brush tool.6hange the colors back to black and white. The flow should be around BG. 9et the hardness at

G in the brushes palette. Paint the selected areas that you want to draw attention to in white

and black.


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Colors

sing different colors in Photoshop is part of the creation process. !hen using colors you are

considered to be in color mode. Photoshop does hae a default where there are certain colorsthat most if not all people use. The color scheme is called


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and allow the program to come up. 3nce Photoshop is opened, click the 1ile command. Then

click open and look for the file that you need to open.

"n the toolbo$ section, choose the Polygonal ;asso tool on the left side of the Photoshop menu.

6lick on it to change the mouse arrow to the lasso tool. The lasso tool should be pointed on a topcorner of the picture. 6hoose the black and white picture using the lasso tool by holding down

the left side at the top of the mouse. You will drag the selection lines until they are wrapped

around the picture. !hen the picture is surrounded by the lines, you can edit it the way you wantit.

/o to the Adjustments command by selecting it from the "mage drop down list. 6hoose

hueCsaturation by clicking on it. This is what you will need to use in order to add color to thepicture. se the scrollbar until you get it the way you want it. As you are making changes, you

will be able to see them in the preiew area.

Co&or Corre't!on

"f you need to correct the colors on your images in Photoshop, you can use the Auto 6olor and

Photo 1ilters. 4oth of these are simple to implement and can make your images look better thanthey did preiously.

!hen using Auto 6olor in Photoshop, you are correcting images with color by checking the

shadows, midtones and highlights. "n order to do this, select "mage, Adjustments and Auto6olor. Test it to see how your image comes out. You can also get to the Auto 6olor command

by going to the ;eels dialog bo$ and choosing 3ptions. !hen you do it this way, you can use

different options, which gies you an adantage.

"f you see that the highlights are too much, select the Highlights 6lip option to tone them down.

sing Photo 1ilters is another way to change colors on your images in Photoshop. 9elect "mage,

Adjustments and Photo 1ilters. You will see photo filter settings inside your image. There is

also a preiew bo$ and you will be able to see how the settings help your image. "f you need to

photo filter to hae more effect on your image, use the density setting.

You can also use HueC9aturation to change the color of your image. To get there, you would

select "mage, Adjustments and HueC9aturation. !ith HueC9aturation, you can change all of thehues at once. You would do that by using the color wheel and changing their positions. "n

addition to that, you can use HueC9aturation to change whether or not you want deep colors or

lighter colors as far as saturation is concerned.


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"f you wish to sharpen your image, select 1ilter, 9harpen and nsharp 5ask. You will want to

keep the preiew bo$ aailable. This way you will be able to see different iews of the effects.

You should sharpen your image no less than @G and no more than ?@G for normal images.

"t is not mandatory that you use these guidelines to sharpen your image. They are suggestions.

All of them may not work for eeryone. 9o the best thing for you to do is e$periment and findsomething that you will like. The thing with this is to make sure you it is magnified at ?G and

keep the Preiew bo$ while youre looking at it.


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Painting In Photoshop

Te'hn!ques +sed In Pa!nt!ng

You can also create or change images in Photoshop with paint brushes and colors. The brushes

can also be used as a healing brush and to erase things that you dont want or need.

9elect 'dit, Preferences, and +isplays J 6ursors in order to adjust the display. This will allow

you to see the arious painting tool si0es while you use them for your image. 6hoose the brush

si0e you need for your image.

9elect an area that you wish to paint and mark it. You hae to do this because it preents the part

that is not selected from being painted. Howeer, if you decide to paint the whole thing, then

nothing should be selected.

4lack is the default color for the foreground and white is the default color for the background.

!hen you use the paint brushes in Photoshop, they will use the current foreground color. To

change foreground and background colors, you can type the letter 2 or select the double sided

arrow. "f you want the black and white colors, type the letter +. You can also choose a new

color by selecting the foreground color from the tool bo$.

Another way to choose colors is by using the swatches palette or the color bar. You can also

choose the 'yedropper tool. Any of these can be use to change the colors to what you want for

your image.

Pa!nt!ng Too&s

Pa!nt,rush* 9elect the paintbrush picture from the toolbo$. "f you need to, use the

other options to change the si0e of the paintbrush. se the drag method for the image or

part of the image that will be painted. "f you want to create straight lines, as youre

dragging, hold down the 9hift key.

Eraser* The eraser gets rid of the background color if the process is done on the

background layer. There are seeral types of erasers to use from the 'raser tool. You

can choose pencil, airbrush, paintbrush or block. !hen you need to erase, use the

dragging method on the image. "ts a good idea to hae a copy of your work in the eent

you accidentally erase something you shouldnt hae.


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Pictures In Photoshop

P!'ture .ayout / How To +se It

"mplementing the picture layout is simple and doesnt take a lot of time. You can put imagestogether or change the way the picture looks. 5ake sure that your layout is already in place if

you are putting pictures together. Here are some steps to take in order to make your picture

layout look professional.

3pen two photo files in Photoshop.

9elect the 5ar8uee tool and choose the part of the picture that will be copied. sing the pastefunction, place the first picture on top of the other one.

9elect the 'dit function in the 6opy menu. You will copy the area.

se the Paste function and choose the second photo. Part of the first photo should be placed on

top of the second photo.

sing the 5agnifier, 0oom into the portion of the photo that is pasted.

"n order to moe the images around, use the hand tool. +uring this time, your file is still in the0oom phase.

"f you need to make adjustments to the photo that is pasted, select the moe tool.

Cropp!ng P!'tures In Photoshop

!hen you are cropping part of a picture, that usually signals that you dont want that part to be

there. "t may be a portion of something that should not be there, or something that you just dont

care to see. 9o, you will attempt to crop or cut it off. !hen you do that, what is left is what youwant on the picture. Here are some steps you can take to get rid of portions that you dont want.

After youe opened the graphics software, find the image that you want to change.

6hoose the crop tool which is located in the Photoshop toolbo$.

/o to one of the corners to where you want to crop off the image and start there.

+rag the image down until you hae what you want to crop.


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sing the resi0ing handles, adjust the area that is to be cropped. You can also do this by clicking

and dragging the selection. !hateer is outside of the s8uare will be cropped, while the

remaining part of the image will stay.

9elect the green check mark that is located at the top of the screen in the toolbar. This will signal

that you are giing permission for that area to be cropped. After the action has taken place, youwill only hae the portion that you opted to keep.

+s!ng P!'ture E##e'ts

"f you want to make your pictures come alie, using picture effects in Photoshop can help you dojust that. sing this component of Photoshop is simple to do. The only thing that is re8uired of

you other than following the directions is that you should hae some type of imagination.

Photoshop has plenty of picture effects that you can use and these instructions will show youhow to apply a double image and make that image into something that you may neer hae

thought of.

3pen a picture from Photoshop. You will see a layer called (4ackground). sing the right:click

button on your mouse, open it and choose the command (+uplicate ;ayer).

The actual duplicate layer should be named something else. After you hae saed the new file,

you should see two layers in your layer palette. "f for some reason the layers palette does not

open in Photoshop, select (!indow) and choose (;ayers). 3r you can try using the 1= key at

the top of your keyboard.

sing the 5oe tool, you will find a spot and click on the newly created duplicate layer. +rag

the picture in whateer direction you choose. Keep dragging it and under the duplicate one, you

will see the first picture.

9elect the (1ree Transform) command from the 'dit menu. "f you need to change the secondpicture into different shapes and si0es, this is what you would use to do that. +oing that would

also re8uire using the 5oe tool in order to get the picture to where you want it.


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ther !eatures "n# Special $%%ects

Add!ng Te(t In Photoshop

You can add te$t to an image or a blank document. The Type tool is what you would use to do

that. This tool also works to choose an image si0e, a font and allows you to make additional

changes in regard to te$t. 'erytime you make changes in regard to te$t, the image or document

will look different. Heres how you would go about adding te$t#

se an old file from Photoshop or you can create a new one. You will use the Type tool.

sing the first button on the type tool bar, you will be able to change back and forth from

hori0ontal to ertical te$t and ice ersa.

6hoose a te$t si0e, font and style. You can do this from the Type tool options bar.

There are different ways that you can hae your te$t set up. You hae a choice of choosing from

the following styles# 9mooth, 9trong, 6risp, 9harp or 7one. 'ach one looks different, so youmay want to look at them all to see which one looks the best for your creation. !hen youre

aligning your te$t, you can choose to do it from the left, center or right.

To use the color picker bo$, select the color s8uare. You can select the color for your te$t.

You can click the selection anywhere in your document. You will start typing your te$t and itwill show with whateer selections you hae chosen. "f you need to make changes use the Type

tool to highlight the te$t already there and change what needs to be changed.

Creat!ng 01D E##e'ts

B:+ or three dimensional effects is something that is uni8ue to create for your graphic projects.

sing this techni8ue will allow you to see your graphics differently.

sing Photoshop is a great way to create B:+ effects and other related images. You can start

with something as simple as a cube. You want the cube to been seen from three different angles,

top, left and right. You would then include different effects on the cube to make it stand out.sing Photoshop for this techni8ue allows you to use your imagination and creatiity.

sing the B+ Transform is used to create B:+ effects in Photoshop. You can also use it to create

different images into a B+ shape. "f youre just looking for a basic image, then you can choose


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9elect and +irect 9elect. You can moe objects with the 9elect function, while you can change

the images by dragging with the +irect 9elect function.

To create shapes in B:+, you will hae to create a new layer. Then you can use color to fill in the

white space. To step it up a bit, you may want to add darker colors or shadows. sing fillers can

help you to better see the B:+ effects in Photoshop.

You can also create te$t using B:+ effects in Photoshop. !ith the Alt key, and 'C1, and the 6trl

key %hold down&, you can use the dragging method to do what you wish.

!ith the te$t layer, you will need to conert your image to make it look presentable for people to

see on the monitor prior to you including filters or layers. The te$t will be changed to where you

can edit it as needed. Prior to completing the conersion, create an e$tra copy. After theconersion, you are not allowed to edit any te$t.

To get different image creations, it is probably a good idea to test out some image effects. 6reatesome where you can do 3-4 images with shapes tet and other e22ects.

Creat!ng A .!ght!ng E##e't

"ncluding special effects such as lights to proide some pi00a00 to a photo can be interesting.You can turn regular lights into some uni8ue lighting effects. A lot of people that hae

substantial e$perience using Photoshop use these effects for their projects. "ts a pretty easy task

to learn. Here is how you can learn it and create your masterpiece#

9elect 1ile, 7ew and then click 3K.

6hoose the (/radient) tool and click on the left button of your mouse, holding it down. 6hoosethe (Paint 4ucket) tool and choose the color 4lack.

6lick the screen once. The background should turn black. 9elect the 1ilter component andchoose (


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9taying in the 1ilter menu, choose the (9tyli0e) command. 6hoose (/lowing 'dges). This is

used to decrease thickness of the halos. The rings will stand out on the screen. sing the

("mage) menu, choose Adjustments and then Auto ;eels. You will see the halos in the specialeffects on your computer screen.

Creat!ng Ba'-grounds

You can create different backgrounds for your images. You will hae to use more than one filterto do this. sing the filters can help to create a background that is different than what you may

hae seen before. You can create custom backgrounds that are uni8ue and stand out from other

creations.

To do this, you would hae to select the 1ile menu and choose 7ew for a brand new dialog bo$.

"n order to create a canas, you would hae to select the !idth and Height components. "f you

hae anything you would like to change, change them in the settings section. You can changethe colors and resolutions if you wish.

6lose the 7ew dialog bo$ and present the canas on the computer screen. You should see the

word (4ackground) in the layer of the ;ayers palette.

"n the (1ilter) menu, select (Artistic) and choose on the options for the 1ilter dialog bo$. You

hae a choice of filters that you can use for your document. There is Artistic, 4rush 9trokes,

+istort, 9ketch, 9tyli0e or Te$ture. They are all located in the drop down bo$ where the 1ilters

category is.

9elect a filter from the category you hae chosen. You will be able to see a preiew of this filter

to the left side of the L1ilterL dialog bo$.

/o to the right side of the dialog bo$ if you need to adjust the setting. 6onfirm the filter that you

want to use by choosing 3K. "f you need to include additional filters you can do so. This willhelp you to hae additional custom backgrounds.

Import!ng And E(port!ng

;earning about importing and e$porting images from Photoshop can boost your credibility increating images from this graphics software. 3nce you learn this, you will be able to do just

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"f you are going to use an image in a Photoshop file that was already created, you can import it

and use it as a layer. People that look to hae seeral images to put together implement this step.

!ith the original image in the background, the other image will be a separate document.

The new image can be transferred to a layer where it can be adjusted or edited. 5oe the new

image oer the original document. The new image will stay the same, but there will be anadditional layer with the first image.

"f you hae an image to import as a layer, you can use the Place command to do that. ;ook inthe 1ile menu for this command. The image would be placed in a Photoshop document. "f you

hae to make adjustments you can sae the image to the first file. 9o, if you make changes to the

Photoshop file image, the same thing will be done to the image file.

"f you hae moie frames that you want to import, you can use the ideo frames to layer

command to do that. You will hae seeral choices that you can use to import certain parts of

the moie. You can also import frames in a certain succession. This means that not eery single

frame has to be imported.

se the shift key and place the slider on the moie clip to get certain portions of the moie. The(;imit to frames) component allows you to choose frames that you want. You can choose eery

second, third or fourth frame if you wish. "t depends on how you want it set up. "f you dont

choose anything, eery frame will be imported.

Zoom!ng Te'hn!ques

sing the 0oom tool in Photoshop is a good way to get a close:up look at your photo or image. "t

can also be used when you need to correct details. You can also look at your photo or image as a

larger or smaller iew.

se the 0oom tool to start. You will see a magnifying glass with a plus sign in it.

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tro-es

People that create images in Photoshop, in particular Photoshop 69B, will use strokes. They also

use them with te$t and shapes. Photoshop proides different ariations of what strokes you canadd to your image.

sing Photoshop 69B, select a file that you wish to use to implement a stroke with. 6hoose thelayer in which you want to use to apply the stroke. You will find this in the ;ayers palette.

!hen it is chosen, the layer will be highlighted.

sing the right click button from your mouse, select (4lending 3ptions). You will see the ;ayer9tyle dialog bo$. "n the same bo$, you will find the (9troke) component in the 9tyles listing.

You will see it on the right side of the bo$.

"f you want different stroke settings, you can make changes as follows#

6hanging the si0e * moe the slider to the right for a larger si0e- moe it to the left for a

smaller si0e.

6hanging position * You hae three choices, inside, center or outside.

6hanging fill type/ You can choose from color, gradient or pattern.

You can either choose to change the strokes opacity %cloudiness or dullness& or implement blend

mode. After youe selected what you wanted, sae your settings and close the dialog bo$. You

will see the changes in the chosen layer of your image or photo.

Creat!ng A Watermar- In Photoshop

You can create your own watermark to your image in a matter of minutes by using your mouse.

9elect 1ile, 7ew and create the width and height using >@2?>@ p$. You will also need to hae

a background that is transparent.

9elect the (Hori0ontal Type Tool), set you color to your choosing and type in what you want

your watermark image to read.

sing the 6trl button, also press the letter (T) keys on the te$t and choose the rotate command.

!ith your mouse, go oer the image and rotate it to what you want.


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9elect 'dit, +efine Pattern and gie it a sample name since it is a sample and not the real thing-

youre testing this techni8ue first to make sure it works.

"f you hae other images or photos that you want to do this with, open the file that you want to

watermark. Apply a new layer by pressing the 6trl and the letter (M) keys. 9elect the 'dit and

1ill commands. 6hoose a pattern from the 6ustom Pattern selection bo$. You can set the layeropacity to what you want it to be. 9ae the new image with the watermark.

Creat!ng A hadow E##e't

6reate a new image in Photoshop. As a sample, use > pi$els and => pi$els as the resolution.

This is for the width and the height. After youe created the effect, then you can do more usingdifferent settings. You want to make sure it comes out right, hence the reason for using >

pi$els and => pi$els as the resolution.

sing the Hori0ontal Type Tool, create a te$t bo$. The image that you are using should beblank. This can be done by using your cursor at the upper left corner, clicking it and using the

dragging method to bring it to the lower right corner.

se NO point font for the te$t and center it. 6hoose a simple color and put it in the te$t bo$

seeral times using the return key. The word (shadow) should be typed in the te$t bo$. Placethe word in the center of the image. 5ake sure it is showing up large inside of the bo$. You

should eentually notice a shadow behind the word.

sing the (9tyles and 'ffects) menu, look for two drop:down menus. The one on the left shouldbe (layer styles) and the one on the right should be (drop shadows). 9elect one of the options

for the drop shadow. 9elect the (low) shadow and you will see the shadow behind the te$t.

You should test the shadow effect options in Photoshop using different styles. 'entually, you

will find one that suits you the best. Also, you need to make sure that it blends in with whateer

images you will be using.

The most important thing about using Photoshop oerall is to make sure that you sae whateer

you create. At least youll hae e$amples that you can go back to later.


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