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Exploring Photoshop

Getting you started

with your host

Paul Haffenden

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Opening an image in Photoshop

Getting started

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

dock.

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Photoshop CS4 Workspace (Mac)

Main Menu

Tools

Palette

ApplicationBar

Option Bar

Palettes/

Panels

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Customizing your workspace. (Windows)

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For PC users

You can turn on theapplication frame if you want to

> window > application frame

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Overview of the Tools Palette

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Tools we will Cover in Stage 1

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Useful Photoshop Shortcuts stage 1. CMD = Is commonly referred to as Key

CMD + = Zoom in

Space Bar = Becomes a hand

CMD = Zoom out

CMD 0 = Fit on screen

V = Move Tool

B = Brush Tool

[ or ] = Adjust Brush sizes D = Default Colours

X = Switches background Colours

CMD + A = Select All

CMD D = Deselect image

CMD + I = Invert Image

CMD + Z = Undo last action

Z = Zoom Tool

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Photoshop CS4 Shortcuts for Mac

Use Ctrl instead of CMD for PC8

1 1) Bl k & Whit ff t /

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1-1) Black & White effect /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 shortcutsheet)

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 toflatten the layers I would suggest flattening them in Photoshop

and then saving again

> Then Click ok to save

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1 3) Ph t h R t hi

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1-3) Photoshop Retouchingpatch, 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 (youwill 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 youmight want to change

Once finished > Save as > [your name] Image 1-3, in the folder labeled contact sheet

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1 6) Q i k k l l ti t l

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1-6) Quick mask + lasso, selection toolsduplicate images.

The are many ways you can select areas in Photoshop here

are some examples.

Now select image 1-6aCMD + 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 toimage 1-6b

Click back onimage 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 toolsduplicate images

Click back onimage 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 onimage 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 edgefor you, the area of contrast)

Select the move tool (V) and move the layer to image 1-6b

Click back onimage 1-6a>CMD + D > Now pick the magic wand tool

(make the brush small as it works better) Click into your selection. Ifyou 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 1-6b13