1. Adobe
Photoshop
Basics
Instructor:
Hanh Tran
Arlington Public Schools
Adult Education Program

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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.