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JUST ENOUGH

PHOTOSHOP™TO GET STARTED

Aug 2004

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Basic Skills I

• Cropping & straightening• Adjusting color, brightness, contrast• Modifying image• Selecting, editing selections

Basic Skills II

• Basics of layers• Resizing• Text• Transparent Web images

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As you work

SAVE!SAVE!!

SAVE!!!

Open Samford1.jpg

Problems• Scanned at

angle• Reddish tint• Unattractive

sign by tree

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We may also improve the picture

• Adjust brightnessor contrast

• Import moreinteresting sky

• Add text

Finally we will want to

• Save the picture inan appropriate sizefor our web page

• Create a thumbnailimage.

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Crop & Straighten1. Open Samford1.jpg2. Select CROP tool3. Draw a box around most of the

picture4. Adjust the box with the handles5. Twist the box with when the

cursor is curved arrows6. Click on the crop tool to crop.7. SAVE!!

Color (easy)Image, Adjustments,

Variations

Adjust as you wish.SAVE!

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Brightness and Contrast1. Image menu, Adjustments, Brightness/Contrast2. Move the slider bars3. Click OK4. SAVE

Zooming: focus is where you click

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Cloning (delete the sign)

1. Zoom in on area2. Open clone tool3. Select brush size4. Select FROM area

(single click)5. Copy TO carefully.

CloningDuring After

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Selecting parts of the picture

Use:

1 Marquee

2 Lasso

3 Magic Wand4 Select Menu

A better sky—copy and paste1. Select sky (magic wand)2. Deselect extra (marquee)3. Open clouds.jpg4. Select all (menu bar)5. Copy6. Activate Samford7. Paste INTO8. Adjust

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1. Selectsky;Cleanup

2.Selectclouds;copy

3. Paste INTO

4. Adjust

Layers

• You now have two layers. Select Flatten Image in theLAYER menu to reduce to one.

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Resize Image

Reduction loses information

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AddingSTEPS

1. Extend Canvas (optional)2. Select Text tool3. Place cursor and enter text4. Adjust size, color, font, etc.5. Accept text6. Adjust placement7. Merge layers (perhaps)

Extend Canvas (optional)IMAGE ---->CANVAS SIZE

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Insert text

Adjust Text

FontStyle

Size Alignment

ColorOK

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Adjust Text Placement

Transparent Background

Useful on web pages and WebCT icons

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Open source image

The goal is to have just the part of the image you want to keepon a “checkerboard” background.

Rename the layer(not background or layer 0)

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Select transparent area and erase

Save as CompuServ.GifTransparency = yes