Transcript Photoshop PPT

To Do
• Quiz 2
• Launch Internet Explorer
• Launch Photoshop
– Programs
– Dev Apps
– Adobe
– Adobe CS3
– Photoshop CS 3
Download images
• Browne to www.msu.edu/course/tsm/251
– September 24 – photo gallery 2009, 2008 & 2007
– October 1 – sample images
• Download an original image to your jump drive,
P: drive or desktop
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Move your cursor over the image
Right mouse click
Save Picture as
Specify location for saving
• Open the image in Photoshop
Window (turn on)
– Tools
– Navigator
– Color
– Layers
– Options
Tools Palette
Layers Palette
Brightness and Contrast
• Use to improve image quality
• Remember to use “Save As” to maintain your
original
Image – Adjust – Brightness/Contrast
Brightness and Contrast
• Try it
• Use “Save As” and name the file
“Filename”_bright
• Close the file
• Open the original again
Image Size
• Use to reduce or enlarge image size to a
specific size (resampled)
• Constrain proportion (aspect ratio)
• Use to reduce file size
• Remember to use “Save As” to maintain your
original
Image – Image Size – Use to reduce physical size of image
without cropping which reduces file size
Input new dimensions – leave Constrain Proportions checked
to maintain aspect ratio
Note: Use Save As and new file name to retain original.
Resized image will be a smaller file size
Image size
• Try it – reduce the photo to a 320 pixel width
• Use “Save As” and name the file
“Filename”_imagesize
• Close the file
• Open the original again
Crop Tool
• Select area
• Set specific dimensions (Fixed Size) to match
your output requirements
• Right click on area to Crop or
• Remember “Save As” to maintain your original
Crop Tool
Define area to crop
Accept
Right click - Crop
Note: Use Save As and new file name to retain original.
Cropped image will be a smaller file size
Crop Tool
• Try it – Crop the photo
• Use “Save As” and name the file
“Filename”_cropped
• Close the file
• Open the original again
Duplicate a Layer
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Right mouse click on layer
Select duplicate layer
Note the active layer (highlighted)
Note the visible
Note the lock
Note the order
Add a new layer
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Select “Create a new layer”
Note transparency
Note the active layer (highlighted)
Change visible
Change lock
Change active
Change order
Clone Stamp Tool
• Alt click on source area
• Move to area for duplication
• Click and hold mouse button while moving
Clone Tool
• Try it – Clone an area of the image
• Use “Save As” and name the file
“Filename”_cloned
• Close the file
• Open the original again
Text tool and Layers
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Put all text on a separate layer
Remember the duplicate layer
Remember the active layer
Remember layer order
Remember visible layers
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2 - Draw text box
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3 - New layer is added
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Both layers visible – layer 1 active
Right click – Blending Options– layer 1
Layer 1 - invisible
Layer 1 - visible
Background layer - invisible
Add additional layers as needed to create web buttons,
various shades of backgrounds, various captions, etc.
Save file in Photoshop Native format to retain layers. Then
use selective layers and Save As to save images in jpg and gif
format.
Text Tool and Layers
• Try it – Add text to the image
• Save the file in Photoshop native file format to
preserve layers
• Use “Save As” to same the file in .jpg format
and name the file “Filename”_Text
• Close the file
• Open the original again
Colors and Filters
• Foreground and Background colors
• Double click to open Color picker and
eyedropper tool
• Remember theme / purpose
Colors and Eyedropper
Colors and Eyedropper
Color Libraries
Filter
Colors and Filters
• Try it – select a different color or even try
Pantone 341
• Use one of the filters
• Use “Save As” and name the file
“Filename”_color
• Close the file
• Now compare the file sizes – which one is
smaller.
Web Buttons
• Create a brand new canvas 150 x 75 pixels, 96
ppi, 16 bit color
• Duplicate the layer and name the layer “normal”
• Select the normal layer, right mouse click on the
layer and select “Blending Options”
• Select Color Overlay and chose the color you
desire
• Select Bevel and Emboss to create the button
effect
• Lock the layer
Web Buttons
• Duplicate the normal layer and call the new
layer “light”
• Duplicate the normal layer again and call this
one “dark”
Web Buttons
• Select the “dark layer”, unlock it, right click to
open Blending options, choose the Color
Overlay and set the color to a darker shade of
the same color, and lock the layer.
• Select the “light layer”, unlock it, right click to
open Blending options, choose the Color
Overlay and set the color to a lighter shade of
the same color, and lock the layer.
Web Buttons
• Use the text tool to add a new layer and type
the word “Home”
• You may need to change the font, font size
and font color
• Use the grid and move tool to align the text on
your button
• You may need to use zoom
• When satisfied, lock the layer
Web Buttons
• Duplicate the “Home” layer and call the new
layer “Resume”
• Select the resume layer, unlock it, click on the
text and replace “Home” with “Resume”
without changing the alignment. Hint, you
might want to make the “Home” layer
invisible. Lock the layer
Web Buttons
• Save this file in native Photoshop format .psd to maintain
the layers
• Using the visible option, select the set of layers that will
produce a normal home button
• Use Save for Web to make a .jpg image that you will call
homenormal.jpg
• Using the visible option, select the set of layers that will
produce a dark home button
• Use Save for Web to make a .jpg image that you will call
homedark.jpg
• How do you make a homelight.jpg button?
• Remember to always save the file in Photoshop native
format .psd as a final step.
Save, Save As or Save for Web
• Native Photoshop format - .psd
• Output bitmap format - .jpg, .gif, .tiff