Exploring Photoshop

Getting you started

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Paul Haffenden
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Opening an image in Photoshop Getting started

1. Drag Image 0 into the Photoshop sign (Ps) on the dock.

Photoshop CS4 Workspace (Mac)

Main Menu
Option Bar

Application Bar

Tools Palette Palettes/ Panels

Customizing your workspace. (Windows)

For PC users You can turn on the application frame if you want to > window > application frame

Overview of the Tools Palette

Tools we will Cover in Stage 1

Useful Photoshop Shortcuts stage 1.

CMD CMD + Space Bar CMD CMD 0 V B [ or ] D X CMD + A CMD D CMD + I = CMD + Z = Z = = = = = = = = = = = = Is commonly referred to as Key Zoom in Becomes a hand Zoom out Fit on screen Move Tool Brush Tool Adjust Brush sizes Default Colours Switches background Colours Select All Deselect image Invert Image Undo last action Zoom Tool
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Photoshop CS4 Shortcuts for Mac

Use Ctrl instead of CMD for PC

1-1) Black & White effect /

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selective colour layer.

Open image 1-1 > Layer > New adjustment layer > Hue/Saturation > Then ok (As you can see this gives you a layer mask) On the Pallets > Move the Saturation Bar to -100 Select the brush tool (B) & Check Foreground is black (D to default colours) & X to switch Then with a black brush paint the red area (revert back to shortcut sheet) To Correct Mistakes Change brush colour to white (X ) To see Mistakes hold Alt > click on layer mask to see mistakes Once finished > Layer > Flatten Image
File > Save as > [your name] Image 1-1

(see next slide for saving)

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1-2) Saving Images (Tiff, Pdf & Jpeg).

Go to File > Save As. The Save As dialog box appears Pick Destination to save document > Format box, choose TIFF TIFF = Tagged Image File Format JPEG = Joint Photographic Experts Group PDF = Portable Document Format PSD = Photoshop Data File PNG = Portable Network Graphic Click Save. The TIFF Options dialog box appears Leave Compression set to None. Leave Pixel Order set to Interleaved. Byte Order > pc so it will work on both platforms Use Rle as standard when you have layers, if you want to
flatten the layers I would suggest flattening them in Photoshop and then saving again > Then Click ok to save
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1-3) Photoshop Retouching

patch, clone & spot tools.
Open image 1-3 As you will see there are red dots. Select the spot healing tool (The one that looks like a plaster) and adjust the size of the brush to fit nicely around the dot > click once on some of the dots Select the clone tool {s} > Hover near the spot > hold alt (you will see a target sign appear) then left click the mouse > go to the spot and clone over the red spot Select the patch tool > Draw a circle round the dot > Then drag the marquee to a desirable area. (You can try this on the bags of the eyes or to discard lines) or any other parts you might want to change
Once finished > Save as > [your name] Image 1-3, in the folder labeled contact sheet
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1-6) Quick mask + lasso, selection tools

duplicate images.
The are many ways you can select areas in Photoshop here are some examples. Now select image 1-6a CMD + D again & select the lasso tool Now using the lasso tool draw round an area still holding the left mouse down to you come back to the beginning then let go Select the move tool (V) and move the layer to image 1-6b Click back on image 1-6a > CMD + D > Now pick the polygonal lasso tool, click near your selection once > then move to your next section then click again until you have reached the beginning > double click at the beginning. Select the move tool (V) and move the layer to image 1-6b

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1-6) Quick mask + lasso, selection tools

duplicate images
Click back on image 1-6a > CMD + D > Now pick the Magnetic lasso tool, click near your selection once > now drag round the selection & the lasso tool will try and connect close to your selection. Select the move tool (V) and move the layer to image 1-6b Click back on image 1-6a > CMD + D > Now pick the selection tool (make the brush small as it works better) Click the mouse and drag round the selection (as you click and drag the selection tool finds the edge for you, the area of contrast) Select the move tool (V) and move the layer to image 1-6b Click back on image 1-6a > CMD + D > Now pick the magic wand tool (make the brush small as it works better) Click into your selection. If you need to add more to your selection hold Shift and click on areas that have not been selected. Select the move tool (V) and move the layer to image 1-6b
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