Adobe

Photoshop Basics

Instructor:

Hanh Tran

Arlington Public Schools Adult Education Program

Welcome Back

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Adobe Photoshop Basics

Jan. 15th – Feb. 5th 2013

Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:30 PM

Syphax Education Center, Room 115

My email: hanhtee@gmail.com

Feel free to email me with any questions

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Previous Session

Introduction

Getting Started

Photoshop Workspace

Using Tools

Using Layers

Miscellaneous

Class Exercises

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Session 2 Objectives Making Selections

Using Shapes

Using Colors

Modifying & Transforming

Vignette Effect

Fixing Imperfections

Healing Brush

Clone Stamp

Eyedropper & Brush Combo

Class Exercises

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Compositing Most Photoshop images are composite:

Multiple images or visual elements from different sources combined into one

Possible Sources: Digital camera

Scanned artwork Artwork created in other programs

Adobe Illustrator

Stock photography sites Stock XCHNG

Other sources (remember to obtain permission)

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Selection Tools

Used to select a section of an image

A selection is enclosed by a marquee

Dotted line around the edge of selection

Examine & evaluate your options

Identify useable shapes / colors to isolate a

specific object

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Selection Using Shapes Fixed-area tools

Used to select rectangular or elliptical objects

Rectangular/elliptical marquee tool

Single row/column marquee tool

Freeform tools

Used to select objects with irregular shapes

Lasso tool

Polygonal lasso tool

Magnetic lasso tool

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Shape Selection Tools

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Selection Hints

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Magnetic Lasso Options

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Modifying a Marquee

Use buttons from options bar to:

Add to or subtract from a marquee

Intersect with a selection

Expand or contract a marquee

Smooth out the edges

Add a border

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Selection Using Colors Color Range command (Select Menu)

Identify common colors to use for selection

Exclude colors if necessary

Magic Wand tool Tolerance: to specify whether similar pixels are

included Anti-aliased checkbox: to soften appearance of

selection

Contiguous checkbox: to select pixels that are next to one another

Sample All Layers checkbox: select pixels from all layers

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Vignette Effect

Uses feathering to fade from a marquee,

blurring the surrounding area

Create marquee (marquee or lasso tool)

Modify feather setting (increase blur)

Layer Add Layer Mask Reveal Selection

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Fixing Imperfections Clone Stamp tool

Paints using a defined sample 1. Hold down Alt/Option key & click to define stamp

2. Click to apply stamp

Healing Brush & Spot Healing Brush tools Healing Brush: same as above, but blends results Spot Healing Brush: does not required defined sample More intelligent than Clone Stamp

Burn & Dodge tools Burn: lightens selected area Doge: darkens selected area

Eyedropper & Brush combo technique Eyedropper: changes Foreground color to selected spot Use shortcut keys: “I” and “B” to switch back/forth

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Class Exercises

Work with selections

Move/copy

Transform (Edit Transform)

Make adjustments

Inverse selections (Select Inverse)

Create a vignette

Combine multiple images

Fix imperfections

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End of Session 2

See you next week!

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References Elizabeth Eisner Reding. (2011) Adobe Photoshop CS5, Delmar

Cengage Learning.

Sherry Bishop, Jim Shuman & Elizabeth Eisner Reding. (2010) The

Web Collection Revealed Premium Edition: Adobe

Dreamweaver CS5, Flash CS5 and Photoshop CS5, Delmar

Cengage Learning.

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