Photoshop for Beginners p Ac >) © Creative projects si © Edit images with ease Pal @Work with tools and filters © Guides for CS6 and Elements 11Welcome to Photoshop. for Beginners Welcome to the fourth revsed edition of Photoshop for Beginners your essential Guide to using all versions of Photoshop, Whether you have Photoshop CS2 or C56, Creven Elements 11, this updated book wil take you through ll the key tools and, commands step by step. Suitable for ne Creative Cloud users too, the introductory feature explains what the Creative Cloud actual i exploring its top features. Then delve ito the tutorial sections, whether its basic conections and retouching that you want to lear more about, of adjustments and selections. All his and mote ks covered in-depth. Ther s also a selection of creative projects so youcan practise the Skillsyouve learned on creating something wonderful And fthat wasn't enough, the book ls comes witha ree dsc which has some grat resources to help you on your Photoshop jourey, rom tutorial les and fonts to bonus video tution and more.Photoshop for Beginners oe Pon SHNE20 Photoshop! 7, 22 Whar'snewin Photoshop C56? 24 Photoshop Elements interface. 26. What's new in Elements 11? 28 Editw 7 30 Guided made in Flements. 32 Share with Elements 34 Firststeps in Photoshop 36. Resize yourimages_ your photos 44 How tocopy and paste 46 (mportand share with the Organizer 48 Photoshop shortcuts. 52 ‘ withAuolevl 78 Colourin Photoshap. 04 Understand the Layers pale 54 Conectionewith Auto Curves 80 Control yourcolouts. 106. Organise Layers. 56 Fixtonein seconds Use Levels to improve phatos TheLayermenu 58 Getgreat contrast ina dick Boast phates with Cun Work with ayer: 60 FixcolourcastswithAuoColor 86 Fixbrightnessand contrast The importance oflayer opacity Meche Be egies 88 Controlcolourwith ‘The perfect blend 64 Editeasly in Quick made Hue/Saturation oe ‘ 66 Guided edits i Lente PS Elements \\ Produce beautiful } black-and-whites the Smortwoy. 4 | ee 70 Introducing By /, Highlights the Transform tool by Seer 72. Usethe Gradient tool SP 16 Photoshop for Beginners Get perfect colour with VariationsRemove red-eye in portraits Remove smudges Make a focal point in photos Sharpen your photos Improve shadows and highlights Conter ‘Aware Fill 6, Banish blemishes 8 Retouch skin in portrait photos The Brush tool New brush types in CS6 Build a better brush Use tools with brushes The History Brush tool Use the History tools Leamn to paint from photos Whatare adjustmentlayars? 146. Discover the power of masks The Curves adjustment tool Brighten your images 158 Usethe Channel Mixer Hue/Saturation Masteradjustment layers. vat are filters? Lighting Effects filter Reduce Noise The Sharpen filters 218 The Sketch filters Understand Liquify filters Use the Lens Correction filter. 224 Editcolours with Photo Filter 166. Make perfect selections 120. Get more from Smart brushes Understand Quick Mask Refineedge in Photoshop CS6 “Once you've learned all the basics put them to the test” 228 Make amovie postet 238, Design a banknote Make amagical flying carpet Compose surreal artwork 254 Glossary of key terms Protoshep for Beginners 78 Photoshop for BeghnnersEditing photos A: the name suggests one ofthe main uses of Photoshop Is editing your photos. 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Goto Je>Adjustments>Selective Color to adjusta spectic colour without affecting the rest ofthe hues in the mage, You can tum the res lace chose Photoshop for Beginners 11Ultimate guide hotomanipulation is quite efferent from image editing, 2st involves aking a photo and transforming tito something new. Thisis where 214 alot about lye in Photo y do. la their most b yours andwich of mages and efats, Each yer of the sand meracts with the ther filings uni you have a whale new sanaich, a mage. For exam, you may start with a porta p hen ada ground onto anew yer. You can ade some text on a diferent ayer ten an another. 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You ca Iealy make aster in teacup by adding a raging sa a2 regularlook ticks forthe eye phot bee ste wonderful “ou can call upon the Liquty to ph in Dalesque ceatons dr ey proved in Photoshop se Alternatively you can us The only mits your ime Photoshop proudes alt screen, Thre bts deeicing wh ye multiple ways of youjusthave ts isthe & hing sng «Photoshop isa fantastic tool tohelp change the background and add dramatic effects such as weather conditions. exploring the extensive iter Gallery, you can produce convincing rain effects. Adding Blur can give the impression of cving rain or soften the effect fora ight shower, Ths can entirely alter the atmosphere ofan image an, this instance, add mood and drama, Snow and ice effects are also easly achievable in Photoshop, By using a multitid of repeated layers and the Crop tool youcan transform asingle shot into a multiimensiona image reminiscent of David Hockney famous creations. Youcan control how many, portions you divide the image Into, Use the Transform tools oslightl angle each frame to dive the impression they are piled up on top of each other. [ding Blend modesto some frames alters the intensity o colour foreach shot. Play ticks onthe eye by introducing creative text effects to your images. Ada completly ne signatures to walls and buiings by applying a careful and considered use ofthe Lighting effects ter. This wil take some practice, but the results are very convincing and can transform a regular bland image ito something exremely {simple way f manipulating images is by introducing ew textures and backgrounds to the shot. Textures can be added by using the Texturize fer or youcan head oniine and source hundred fee textures, engaging, Blurring the outine can create fall hich can be imported into Photoshop. Whether you off ofligt ont the surounding areas to help are looking for paper textures, sone textures or even your image lookeven more east animal evtures youl find an overwhelming supply with a quick mere search can gute iterally contro the seasons at the touch ofa button By using a combination of Photoshop brushes, fiters and blending modes ou can produce dstinguishable changes to 3 single image. Use dradients alter ne sky colour, and the opacity sliders co determine the strength ofthe effecton your photograph. You Wil be amazes by the power thar’ at your fingertips. Photoshop for Beginners 13,Digital art onside Photoshop an art's treasure trove of tools, paints and media, Even fy artic sills ate Kite to stick men Photoshe can ride al he features to help yourealise your inner Van Gogh, Unite rational dawing and parting Photehop makes tas easy 22 tac mn itsraly ketch ar paint aver any photograph to eat a turning masterpiece By sing ayer masks, you can reo ast of slaing and painting syo= (Onthe dawing side of things you wil dover there ae far mare options than asmle gen sketch, Qpen your eyes othe word of chalk ad charcoal sawing, etching in watecoout ang pen and inkeflets. By carey selecting the ight type of bush ané combining with the ight king of you can ceat elie artwork f which youcan be proud. Phatshep and C36 both inveduced new brush types which 3 even mre tke thelr Te counerpars makingitea wu ean ehoote fom a wie ange rough paper smooth pag posse Some cn be smuated using Photoshop's default textures and others can be downloaded as texture lars online and impared into Photoshop, fragt! painting styles are mare your thin, then ge eady ta dee int the endless supply of rushes. paint swatches and blending modes. Photoshop ides wealth of painting tool and iFyou use a raphe abe, these mb further extend by sting the Pen Pressure eating to et pres of paints, You can ceate igh, eatery pais stokes oF song, bold srakes depending on th nt achieve. You can ao ce stom brushes depending n te style you have chosen, and there are yo fee brushes you can use from the internet You 3 no limited to painting with brushes either Infact. the Fier env is capable of producing plenty of paring fects iso, Experiment wth Dy Bush and Poinulize fiers o eat 2 ough textured which, when layered over a start photo, can eate something rather bet, C565 ne Ol Pat iter saa a powerful way wo turn photos ito paranigs with itl efor Digital pining in Photoshop ts ane of the most sting acti rare tes time and patience but youl fi that He results can be way well woh te efor. animage You 114 Photoshop fr BeginnersVector artis a modern trend and pop digital artes forts clean old impact. The effects achieved predominantly by using the Pen tool wich enables you to cut out specfic parties of your image. The tol s very prece and lets you trace around both curved and straight edges. AfteraIitle practise, this tol becomes second nature and wil open up a wealth of creative opportunities to you. Any real word artistic effect canbe reproduced in Photoshop. The Shape tools can create colourful characters. You can then call upon Bending modesto experiment with the intenshy ‘of your colours and the way each ayer interacts with one another There are many Blending modes to choose from, and then discover which wots best in ach cretve station, You can create a Van Gogh masterpiece thanks to the extensive range of brushes and brush options You can alter your brush shape, itersty, width and pressure which lps recreate works tie this You also have an endless supply of colour swatches s0 you can find the right shade of paint youre looking for Aad ina canvas texture anc youre ready to start painting your incredible work of ar. InPhotoshop C3 there ae mary new Arb options ploy whien youean customise to vary the ntenaty andthe re of pry. Tere are presets for common mush sep 100A 5 rephics tablet an pen can ake the presse {etings so you can pres hard fora satrated Spray opess sot for bgt smattering st Cs asif you were using area fe airbrush The key to successful digital art relies ‘on the same principles a vaditional methods, which is building up the shading and toning gradually This partculerly apples to aeas suchas the hr and skin which normally features a wide ange of tones instead of one base colour By inttoducing anumber of similar shades you wil easy ade ‘dream to your lacus Images that icok one cimensiona ike ns ene rnge hop for BeginWhat's new with the Creative Cloud? w fe p= Creative Cloud isthe new name for Adobe's Creative Sue and the entre collection of Create Sule programs ae now avalabe under an annval or manthysubscriaon 10 the Creative Cloud Photoshop CC will update as and when news features a released wich s very useful For digital arts ‘eon has a number a s “Photoshop Creative Cloud will update as and when new features are released, which is very useful” Wit the Camera Shake Reduction fer what was once deemed impossible {sow realy Blurry images can be deblured inside ths incredible new fier, ith Photoshop tracking the movement ofthe lens and retracing ts steps to show you how kewouldlookfin fous. ‘Actions ae great fr teling Photoshop what todo. But unlike in previous ‘versions, they can now have conditions apple to what ask you recor Actions can be tld oust eat the sie of style ofthe image being hancled, suchas only images with a landscape orientation, Edit 2 ‘Adabe's Camera RAW softwares naw keptin the Filter menu, meaning itcan be applied tony layer at any stage nthe editing process This powerful software (designed to improve camera RAW images) has vast rangement of adjustments for tweaking exposure, etouching blemishes and improving colout If youplan on using muliple applications within the Creative Cloud, you can make sure you fvourte presets, styles, brushes, Actions and more are accesible wherever you go. See all the options by going to Preferences dnd then Syne Settings. 116 Photoshop fr Beginners Adobe”Behance sa netvorkand community fr dita arts to collaborate and share ideas With Photoshop CC, Behance ijusta cick away. Sof yous ‘wondering what your net big project might be, simply head over to wna. bhehancernet for lots ofinspiration. di |Add finesse to your images with a stylish fame, now made even easier with the Properties palete, The palette has new features for contaling the roundness of corners when using the Rectangle tool, Other aspects ofthe frame can be adapted 2s wel for example adding an outline colour and changing ts overl size. ‘Thelmage Size menu has been redesigned to show hows yourmage wil look while is being resized. This i incediby mandy when comes to increasing the dimensions and resolution of your image, lowering piel dimensions, and compressing images for uploading online or saving after editing The Smat Sharpen fiter as been redesigned to give you a closer look at, your image. This window fsresizable and its side's have been rearranged {tomate the whole thing look and fel fender Not only does the Liguy ter contain a new Smooth tool for getting id of sharp edges it can also be applied as. a Smar Fitr What this means is that YoU be able to hoo back ino the fter at any polnt Now when you make an image larger upsample) using the Image ize ‘menu, you nolonger have to worry about dramatic changes to quality.The new Preserve Deta Enlargement) setting. along with the Reduce Nose Sle will make sue defintion doesn't dsappear, Photoshop for Beginners 17ve ak IC nN ale «Ha ea ae Tn)Getting started OF RHR Fuca T ~~ Photoshop = CS6's interface : A look at the new palettes and features Ea he interface has a number ofr palettes, tools B gn mil ere %. improved too Here's a pick of the tick Detect Facesin the = ‘what: wre expect to se ° Se5idn Temes end Color 6 ThenewCortentAvareiowe Timeline palette ieginwthand godly a ose ee, cs poston lakpulsare fen tsar pac straight. 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New Charter ad Peogagh sts nal Teeny to capture totThe Photoshop Elements interface Elements 11 offers the photo-editing power of a Photoshop product in a user-friendly, affordable package he main Photoshop product can seem very intimidating and unwieldy forthe student photographer or hobbyist. The pico tag or the full package can be even mote aicult to overcome Ph ‘user base who wants ring cure that qoesalong es and create paver of Photoshop butnot the pie ta ith I People who want heir oun memovies wth sting phot oftheir on. The target aucience locking capture shutterbugs Phozoshog Elements 1 sa perfect solution forthe ama ooking to hone thei Sy sells and sp behind the lens than behind the ent With tree oflerers eating evionments, users fay sil or experience level can find the tals they ‘need tomake ther photos as perfect as possible. The new Organizes helps Reap tackor the best shat 0 users dart need to som trough hunced oft _ ‘The Bemrts I in gred tobe welcoming, without Lndercttng the rawr feature set. Both new uses and experienced pros ‘can get to work quicely and cient th an assortment of new quded {cs ander stings for great eects Photcshp ements 1 allows us rt and enhance p 58 and auc share or st get ack o shooting more grat photos “The Photoshop Elements 11 interface is designed to be welcoming and unintimidating” 24 Fhoteshop fr BeginnersAvarietyof guided eds, ike PetectPorvatorcoret Sn Tonesarenoworasbiet wakyoustepysteptnough Rm teprocsrsiouchng op | Yeurohaes Treseing one | = Quick Guided, andspert ld alow users ofa — emperenceleesto beable ‘ethetclstheynead get Therworkdone aly BHP SERB BKE of BEBE! 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The Smart Tag feature autoricaly analyses your photos to make finding them even faster ‘You can share yourirnages va pn. the web, and mae devices, 25 vl 35 caeate one sous, aes, and scrapbooks. “The intuitive Organizer makes it easier to navigate your pictures” 26 Fhotochop fr Beginners ETTieee 32 +H Nested tools Ys Teactsrthe ct took or rested oper eon ee retdendyoundocete gy tthe tok ete th New interface Ther ete ighter an the Too Optens non the tle athebatom The tool onthe reaanged ‘nd abellg to categeriePhotoshop for Beginners 27Getting started Edit with Elements 11 Learn the different Editing Modes in Elements 11 to quickly edit, enhance and create professional-looking images here are tree diferent editing envronmentsin Photoshop Elements 11; Quick, Guided and the Expert Mode known as Full ‘Mode inthe previous versions = you nlfind sh bass phato bing tos Smart Fo, nce and Sharpen You cn use the slider contol mouse over te thumbnails preview olf your image jst wads the setngs of and apely Ue adjust auick the ith usta cl ur photos lak ie a mia 2d insuctors to help you to e youve fhe the tuoralin Gus how Phetoshop ements ‘teanual thing You have ttl contol rangeof too ft fe control ot BuComic Pe omplex selections Th nc and Graphic Novels —foryouto “Quick Editing mode is the easiest way to improve your images” 01 Skin Tones Inthe Guided 28 Photoshop fr Beginners Mis 9 em Ee SS Color Cast Inthe Guided Mode lk Remove a Colo Cast. 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Yeu cut out (er copy) an object in one ‘oto nto an internal memory buffer called the rd an ten pastel again in ‘From the most basic pasting to complicated, layered collages, copy and paste are Photoshop fundamentals How to copy , Get the right background Magic Wand settings Refine and copy totale someone fom or nthe ty picks up alo the person geist plan baclqyound in " rier 3ue of th Sart by loading he subject phot ieced. shortcut corbir ‘44 Phexachoe fer BagnnersPaste a subject Ifpeure salon resotion mage tnd picture Bhigh solution, hen youcopy the ebet fram picture ‘Rand paseo Ballons ‘obeteosmall yeu she Tsformtocl to make bigger the qual wiser asa esa Thee ‘xeon things solabons to ths fay common preem The et ‘stomoeue these olpicues Using spacalised plugin software 2 Color balance mh colours beneen th Se Aon Si Blow p38 ‘nOne Perfect Resize? theron Photoshoots The second that soucoul Tapes tatarethe ‘me kind a eokaion Howes, pice Aishigherealason ‘Ban pete te problem beasly Sebvet Naw thatthe object bang pstod appeas too bg simply tse theTandm olstoselel down tothenght saeGetting started Import and share with the Organizer Keep your photo collection in order with this essential extra that comes with Photoshop Elements he Organize function in Elements handy for arranging all of your Photos and videos in one place. 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Sern DOani CREE DER ER HAINE Delete Anchor Point Tool: ‘Stamp Visible: Crnd+Opt+Shift+E/Ctri+AltyShifts ‘Convert Point Tool:P Select Bottom Layer: Opt/Altt, Select Top Layer: NI Photeshop forBegioners 48= corrections Adobe Photosh« (Yow Cropoed Pines LEVELS EXPLAINED TheLevels dialog snot as complicated asit might fst appear a ¥, = i rk. a, ©, Q ef » o - 50 Photoshop fr Beginners CROP YOUR WAY TO BETTER COMPOSITIONS Inge restr pactPhotoshop for Beginners $1Perfect exposure with Auto Levels he Levels dialog is probably the fist one that you need to learn when. T Incomes to correcting basi flaws in you images. Lucu cme a oaks ane wl fa F von pling Level, om hot The comes up win you gota images Aun of balanced between bath extremes ofthe tonal rsnge yet For now though, we ae ust ooking at wt happen c iti worth going straight into ing the Auto option, a5 n rary cases ths il be all “It will fix and control the overall tonal and colour ranges in your images” rose o When youithe Aut Ccnanna: (R68 oe button Potesno aye yur pt and Input Lewes ‘aso Sppythecorecions getugecteal ange c= Sees your shel, see S review When reese ° is Syonneiinege Oxeout eet: Uncnedtitt see the — cri magetor é Oktocommt Select your image Open the Levels dialog. iG TeCorrect tone with Auto Curves A simple one-click control that hides a very powerful editing tool bothaffectthe tonal range ofyour photos. Howeve;thoudhtheydo by dgralsrnerasto help you ensure even expesare when shoctina, the samesertof thing, they da sin aflerent ways. ‘steven a pu othe Auto Eaton in the Curves clog can make a big ith Love, you can contol te tral ange ofthe Hshlights,Midpoinsand difference to your image and you can worry about understanding teins and Shadoins which goad for making global changes to your mage acawhole. auto at ater dete. However with Cures you can ick rally ary vale n your who id the ona range at that point. This males tan incre prcese oo forgetting perfect exposure and corwast Itcan bea bt mare inimidaing though. 9s Curves not something we sce that often, whereas he histogram, “Pick any value in your image and tweak the tonal range at that point” Coke thats present in the Levels dog ssi to the Fistagram thi soften used Presets There are veious presesthatean be (redo your loge tut when wong fst rake retraction the Defalsating Why Curves? Curvesarever pest, ch meas tt they ‘hotake mor geting Usedtothan tees, Secanarab ay point cnthelneo afer tetonaengei tat Spector (02 Access the Curves 03 Automatic control SismerinCie 0 doa meps ret 5 using the she Photoshop fo Beginners 5S: iF Ciremeceleg- 4 t(el neyAreal one-click miracle control courtesy Fix tone in seconds 2)... come backtothem youre urhapy kth the result ate chic foryourphotes, command, whichis esi found in shortcut Cais. But even contro way toensure yavare editing 0 Took a these further in the bos ayn Photoshogs nya man inte itt the kmag toobarin Photoshop ons Tes eth pow of “improve the exposure and tonal range of your photos in literally seconds” GET TONED Auto Tone ‘Auto Tone ba one- flekcommanstt Mode Adjustments Ssocened tome imagem endean oon Sogeatara ‘Auto Contrast COL ‘Auto Color = OB Shortcut Sacrenmoetine : Syesing ohn Image Size... Cl ee Canvas Size... CC aoe Image Rotation > Trim. 02 Tryatone up ateade whine age nen CI ness SPGet great contrast in a click Tum a so-so image into a keeper by using this handy automated command ust as we have seen wth Auto Tone in the last couple of pages there The mage that we ate ung heres atypia exarnpc of alow contrast salsa simple solution to alter the contrast your image, le the Image The sun shang through the oats has made the over image look ference between the high and low tones ina photograph. yu have ether worded out. Byung the conta, mow ene hugh such es wl star to blend into one another and tis 35 the diferent shades of the roots, lel defining the su fenvrorment and taneforring the image an image tats ow cota gaits canead “hy better tne and colour acs a scene “It will fix and control the overall tonal and colour ranges in your images” Mode > The conastin your ‘Adjustments 5 eee creer eras ‘ano Tom OM ae MSGtnn coe ena eee) ous eee ees ees ImageSize. at sree Casa. ae men nd suse we Image Rota Trim, Fave ¢much stronger ‘veallmage Duplicate Photoshop fo Beginners 59Fix colour casts with Auto Color Get rid of common white balance problems with this auto option he final automatic command ofthe three inthe Image menus Auto Coot This nen isp “One click on the Auto Color command gets rid of our colour cast” Adjustments > Now tate have lead aalves ‘Ato Tone ‘Auto Contrast dont besos only Image Size. Imorethaneneto your Camas Size... URC if ech del Image Rotation > wit sighty ere = problem, sbyusingall oe Duplicate. ‘ool Image Cleats. ort Locate your auto control Sool he Potosho Photoshop for Beginners 61Basic corrections Master the improved Crop tool Exciting changes to the Crop tool make it easier and more fun to edit Ts toolhas been one of Photoshop's most important tools from the sx new View apions The amb the page) that wallet you postion nlenage by simply sor Ts mas eel ar hy rove from your orignal the very beginning ac Trahes usthe chance to increase the eng ing ou parts that detract the eye Fam the ene has beon gen some exiting new optionsin CS that make using * CTs {62 Phoxoshoa for Beginners02 Rotate and resize With Auto Center Preview on, youre actully ating and ese the image anc nt te cropping bounty alls foraboner preview ofthe paatoning often ‘Gapped so yeu can se what aeciwrat’ ct. 01 Auto Center 72 NOMA SEN eI BC os r 03 Classic mode a 15 Crop ratios change the rt of an nage Th found nthe O nce 11 Guat ter the Sox 9 The Unconst v Cyclethe View modes ‘en sng the Copel, eOheyeydes ough pedteret tvs ty Dyoesng bso ey Imtipe es youcaneo fomibe uc Trio ‘angst strony 07 Straighten tool “ther that sutsyourimage ra ‘Bisethe iol shone ousted ot Becoppngaestie ‘thew Serta vl Sechouninthonstep ind yarihoete work ray ‘Suiecopted Photoshop for Beginners 63| Basic corre a "Edit easily in Quick mode Who says that image editing has to take time? Elements has a speedy solution promis. In Gluck mode the paneto the right has. a whole bunch of srs tat youcan use to que fastand effective results. hese cover eveything fram Lighting an Color These are a number of th oO: three editing modes in Elements, Quick mode lives upto ts sand Sharpes. rls that have an Auto button which enables ements toda the ha wark You can lays tweak the ders futher to help (get the exact reat that youre, You can just jump rights however, ae play around with thes ri ike the ects der there a Rost button atthe moment tha Int aay time to put the sliders back othe defau, The smallest weak ofthe ser can make realbig ference ete, so make sue that you keep your irages looking raise Iyouarein the Et interes thenyou (ancl onthe ik pon nthe on feb iyoure the Organize hen go> the ttt, na tom thedop down mena choose Quick Et Assoonasyoustart long withthe sliders, fhe Rsoutonte sethoted atts ‘make nenrand youvanttoraagsn Take it to Elements ittab fom the Organizer and you Tre Quiet options canbe 2 asthe Edit inteface so fyousee a nd rerauch in jus seconds you see tle ightoub next to the sider headers, this means that you can the Hep menuand bout the contol that yauare tying 2 jet go and you can transfer your photos cay “Of the three editing modes in Elements, Quick Edit really does live up to its promise” «sed om the Elements Organi that needs a quick x you can cick ‘hase sce areprety sa explanatory anyou niakea verybg ‘irene to yout hts juetuaing thee Takats thoushy youcon away a wrorefyeutunthe Image necdsit Perry | BSP RH Telit gious ‘symbolsatelpbuaten, ‘Gckthsand you wal betakentoinormaton boutthe tool that ou ‘rewartingto se Photoshop for Beginners 65Work with tbe tt top oud and sek Uahatyoucan come up wth However, guided editsin § | 2222. ourimage shina so dont overdo PS Elements We explore three exciting guided edits in Elements that make life easy for those new to the photo editing game called Orton, named after the photographer Michael Orton and is fect changes your photoin several reat mn blrtng the fu 9 ac Es 1 came wit three new guided ets, which includean effect signature ecling style. 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The Smart Fconralis defintely aol thet we Auto Seat Fi shortcut which is Opt Shi promise you willbe using time and again # you ae in the Photoshop Bement Organize section ofthe progam, Ikiga sripe command thit en be found in aoh the Et and Organiser then you can use the Auto Smart Fx button in the righiehand panel when you inerfaes ¥youare already nthe Et windows, thn you can go to the Quick select the Fc tay so that you do not have ts even gaits Berens torrake Et interface, which we have aco covered meee detall on age 04 quick changes ight ot the top the Sat Fe sider which can be moved othe rhe ta sctlotorting ade Tysiratonnactsinesm cove “The Smart Fix control is definitely vith he eal aa Wlecan rake a hunge dleence othe tonal ange : : fyou pots OFearseyoucoud tithe Ato iey nd heprogom sat TOO! that we promise you will Gnabolind he Aso Smart Feopindygongtotheemncemewinte —_b@ Using time and again” ‘analyse your mage and deade what anal ang colour eds ae needed. You ‘Thitthesider tt cons you Smart. stength oucando thisonenachata tne Togatthe ight Smart Filookstohels thetones exposure Sndeoourin your imogeinonestep t Easel combines al thecommon somite tools imo one ep Usethiemenuto acces the Auto smart Fecontolsorusethe three key shoret thotisdenetd he ‘ai sss gag = = a— Auto Smart Fix 02 Photoshop does its bit 03 Control it iy fiom the interac box hat Ifyou prefer toh abit more conte ver the andithen select Photos ans anahyng which usualy wy that tre lmage fea then ure the ser conde Under Smart Fvin the Quick option, men here iy takes a nr Photoshop for Beginners 69Basic corrections Introducing the : Transform tool neat paca Rotate, skew, warp or flip your images in Photoshop with the amazing transformation tools Flip direction Tobegn.wedgthe Sreetimagesowecan ‘gente coming see. 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The best hing destructive Here we show you how to inten the yellow and green has in this thebase cf the Toolbar fr picking aut colourand {using with tools and adstments “The best thing about using Color Balance is it's non-destructive” Adjust colour Color Balance as an adjustment layer 03 Alter colour ak depen 78 Photoshop fr BeginnersCOLOR BALANCE ADJUSTMEN ‘Tela aptrnt preets ne aalenreieatpataeen | ‘tnacg omamescelour ik ekincba tenotanageenn Color Balance — Gueapeomhenianevtconech say iatategeneneee Color Levels: [-50_ Ire] | a se Scustnents stints Colour sliders ie eaten, | Magenta —————gre Green | Preview won Yly ag moe tue | cretmoesel : sr — Tone Balance — —_ _ Tc elected | Shadows © Widtones Odighiights ere M Preserve Luminosity | Sows Mitones —— ——= = na whighs Ths thaienarer Adjustment location Color Levels Imagecancetwesed The Coe Blanc aghstent canbe ouloowteeet tal Feundinaidmoge>hajtmen wel ‘rountofclourtodust Adda swatch {SLyer New Adstment Layer Thee ‘Myourimage ene honoured aclu 04 ‘psioncoms tha maskon sown ye ‘ohiesundeCoorLeves eck the Addo Sashes bttontosendthe coourtothe ‘Suter pales plete itch Ce UR ST Ne life Ue re found ide he Window menu, ‘The Color Pickermenu is hee colour foryourForeqround and Background swatches are sein lace From satraon ‘hughes esa eonehare 7 —y Change saturation a a (Gane) e The sven saturation of alow 5, Cade Swatches Soot —— pryeniarenee Ou fr Ox fe] iestonget form heres the are Side contains es ‘current Newand current The earentcolousshoun jest underneath the new aural cose soo sirens or fek one | Choosing brightness font 1 porns Lo file On GF] hangeathen the pike smoved Upand ow te colour chart ath omplet lack at he bettom and Or: [255] of | ‘hebrghestton atthet2p. COnly Web Colors Oc: [esi] lo |x os Or fm] ve x Denaro +r lex | down the versal specu, Photoshop for Begimnes 79Colour & toneControl colour Detect Faces Sampled Colors fer are ay people Under Sees the sample Change a hue using the Color —— ce CT neyo Range selection method Deedes CBee) apy canes mg sneyooccoee trae sontnesthe ‘Orthos ar options or Sieseecton indent lagen snd een, Localized Color ;| Clusters 3 rents optonsen : Jeucor he speadot Eyedroppers 5 {he coorrangerecon Ue at i Feraneecruchastne eitmesinek 5 froth ocd Rocke bake i Eorexerwstam sen ing thes Stina eyeoppes Fuzziness 01 Open Color Range pcre the Fzness a, Find ne coe Range opt teselect Siaeroteethe Col angchse ning ‘kosoves pening esas Omer eee eat oe ‘elected afer eyecroppng Sc re ‘colour Usethe Range Sider to enlarge orsvriche soeadofths lection Sahourprece yeu ed sobs 04 Eyedropper tool 02 Sample method ed 06 Remove selection 07 Masked colour Now use the minus sys Wiha selecton of ust th as a guid, clckover te extraneous white are Tiswall y upthe slacton even on Photoshop torColour & tone Use Levels to . improve photos Photoshop's trusty Levels adjustment is a must-have for solving a range of photographic problems its 0 versatile hat it canbe used to peroxm rile oes which makasitauely ndspensabe fr ary budding ell guide you throuc Fool the eye =a = wiosrersae ) Rigeeegegrany : Deleacbanny sere = The Levels adjustment is commonly used to comect undesirable eee ata aea ae igumatucweurimsmpcnee O22" conelght |= a : Seuicerentigiinmnt | 3 ‘naples atresia. secon | selectively brush away aeas on cera pas of he image. This 63 ‘way to get ceative with ightng a: wellas ad or even distor. ‘Schason thercadin hs mage 01 Open Levels 02 Middle of the road 04 Improve the sky 05 Focus on the red tea ere ayn Lye le : andthen change the Le £82 Fhotoshop fr BeginnersTake it to the SS mr eutssy next level Combine Levels with blend modes for extra contrast Try using Levels with selections Terk comes the Lee adstent Cantewsed cesta oop danges bang mde ‘opal ithe Mage ong oo Whtuenes soon uncheck Contiguous found one cou ois oo the Levee Suerte et Rk 01 Fixthe flat contrast 02 Usea blend mode Open the suppl 7 wil Bef making ary changes to thea “The Levels adjustment layer is so versatile that it can perform multiple fixes in one go” Photoshop forBeginners 83Colour & tone Boost photos with Curves, T: Curves adjustments used to contr the exposure in images. ‘can alo be ure 4 Creating curves Aish thedagonaline Target colour hecolous were especillylcking j sshste ranpultedsnteimageBetter COLOUP incase the contrast of colour using the Curves adjustment in Photoshop “The graph shows the shadows on the left and the highlights on the right” CURVES IN PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Bay The Adjust Calor Photoshop forBeginners 85Fix brightness and contrast This quick ‘no-fuss’ option is a surprisingly cape ature for exposure corrections and very easy to get to grips with his adjustment feature sone ofthe oldest and most inulive aailable fr altering the lighting ofa photograph in Photoshop. 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This can ue rerartably sell you ae aerating wo ighten a ty bur darken skin tones, ey wing Blck& te ‘92 Phoxoshoa for Beginners this equles no mashing or selections of any kind. try sts a wondious balance between ene of use, high evel of contol and eflectiveness Not every image propia for black-and-white comes. When ‘evaluating a photo condide the tena range and contas. No, Menace senze of formal 20 the zal ise sted mets oF rugged poeta are abYS show you how frm tino a uly sting bac ard a “Black & White allows for fine control over the grey values”Best of Black & White tearm the ins and outs ofthis remarkable litle adjustment tool 04 Auto button Automat PS functions ae inthis covet point. The Auto bu na Photoshop for Beginners 93ee &toneExplore Shadows/Highlights Use this sophisticated adjustment to pull more details out of a dark silhouette than you might have ever imagined B“ Images can frequently pose qutea dilemma. 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Photoshop for Beginners 107The Layer menu Learn how to get the most from the Layer menu CE (ephicate Layer Delete 4 Layers containg t Layer ope arcane shapes ae tyouimage as bes ayer sive Usted brs yourtwarto get \ mmeonstheyrenexectable Earthen — New loess ade wath ost tak The ew Fil ayer teeedagiens striae op us thee New Adjustment Layer teemcay tyes establecnes, Layer Masi Vector Mask Create Cipping Mask XC a LayerSiyescan be Smart Onjects » PB sccesedtincogntts ‘menu toapplyefects toaloyesconer Layers menu ew Layer Bate Sie Croup Layers ice Layers Merge Down Merge Visible 6 Flaten image odd sist contol cee foral tings eed ete nf nian aera T : Stee row ote hee siscersons ee pawefin — doarnen ye specu pana esha ia ay ey 4 sisrinusa few ofthe Photoshop CS users GetingAe TS How the Layer menu looks in Photoshop Elements Duplicate and delete The Dat and Delete Layer commands arcinElemerts These wl remove te yes mpletly rom the documento costes Greet copyin the plete for yout use Rename | UsefenameLayetstay ogaied win eng atl tment ‘When anewlayersaddedyoucan veltaname nthe pop upbos Simplify Layers ‘There ofasteracotonin ements os thesinoly ayer command doestesame jpbatuaring etree oma! 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APPLYING Lear vy you need masks and ADJUSTMENT LAYERS piswierenssrl tari Anintroduction to these essential options and how to use them creativel © MRIS Nt 70 MAKE DRAMATIC CHANGES the cise cars sourcigrainage se a 2, 2, re x @ 3B = Q, Pp im MAKE DRAMATIC CHANGES Inject bolder colours and better contrast, resulting in creative effects, ‘but without damaging your orginal © e| ESSENTIALS > [9 Jr ase Density: fioox |] ————_—— Feather: fom | Fe Refine ce) (Color Range...) C twer >) S | Sos al (Normal T#] Opacity Lock: 7 +/@ Fill:[100% |) a [cannes ———i)Adjustments Whatare adjustment layers? 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Incotder to make the selecting on the shy eases try toonly snap the hy, you vl have to cutout ary stating elements ike Br, planes spsof building, adcing to your woikoad. ven with an amazing camera and a masterful handling of ts contol, there's Ie that can be done about beak skies. ‘You note legrey expanses typical of ig nathingfar Fh pon n this case rast but. sin and again, 'saiaays worth hadng foc ach occasions so tis anic nara, hen corde them ino ll “You won't lose an otherwise decent photo to bleak horizons” ORIGINAL "180 Photoshoo forBeginnessNew sky in minutes Getanew sky Line Pe ook atthe Layers pal and den chekon the Bacsround lae Some layer work Magic selection , ckthe _Fidcthe Magi Wand tool an Finish it up y.Thestrictwe atthe momentit looks afte too bight, 0.90 Photoshop for Beginners 1811182 Photashoo for BealesMAKEYOUR OWN BRUSHES When PhotoshopsThe Brush tool Add brushstrokes to your artworks with this handy tool pes and Photoshop Elements boast the Brush too, which lets “You can do just about everything with your Brush tool that you can he with a real paint brush” maT core el al Find your way around the palettes 03 The Brush palette ush pate an ar and y Jay 03 Size matters Chose ®wilopen up the we fist palette the os Age ae ce ° Bruno mn ction and againg the soe rode ofthe bs Photoshop for Beginners 185Best brushes eee Galigraphic Brushes Drop Shadow Brushes Dry Media Brushes Dry Media Brushes Dry Media Brushes 2 Faux Finish Brushes oking trough the ih beh ic Wrap ane Faux Finish Brushes 2 Natural Brushes the set rbbshes, Natal ides Stippl ad Se : ae fancrestesome, Thestppe bush worse rush pac ett enNatural Brushes 2 Special Effect Brushes ¥ ls 1 ures bu - Paseo jw Pen Presure, Sette Ben Special Effect Brushes ‘Square Brushes Thick Heavy Brushes ‘Azalea sh switches For qare bushes smleadng: there sta Hey aes five Bacgeund i ty be ere supped ents hes tha rash wo bra Wet Media Brushes Wet Media Brushes jet Mechs Bushes incase rete 1 Photoshop forBeginnets 187| Brushes New brush types BES Aa ie in Photoshop CS6 Ahandy guideto help " . you visualise your brush The latest version of Photoshop offers two sire rm ee completely new brush types to play with eect pation onstage tee your brush mke onthe ari. £ youre into panting daly, Photoshop C36 has introduced 14 new types of brushes fer you to achieve an even more authentic ae priully they have wal bstes that act presi senstivy ina much mate advanced way than youl be u eying pat Lp when you bush and as you chant focyeu to make abe “Your stroke is finer when your pencil is freshly sharpened and rougher as it starts to wear down” 01 Find Erodible Tip brushes 02 Brush options 03 Sharpen up p inthe Bris f et upthebnshbrushes, the Shape pon a drop-down mens wth thetsh Fla found, Squore and Tangle ‘Sern Testa are showin as epresrta brushstrokes, but th he newer brshesyouseea pte ofthe sctoabnsh mead Asyou play oth he stings or Snyolthe new bye then the rede window & with you‘ changes 50 YOU Locate Airbrushes ne od Toggle the preview herosBuild a better brush from the box’: cr uit your painting s A Ithough Photoshop comes with an arayof impressive brushes ‘ult i they‘ barely the ep of the Iceberg; Photoshop's rushes. are capable of much more when youstart tale ng on the rthes tab youl ee just how versatile then tally parting t's bes to werk wth graphics ius allow you to make the moet af Phatochopis aes with setting settings by ating tings te “Using a pen stylus will allow you to make the most of Photoshop's brushes” ne site pre 2 ile daunting stomising brushes | Color Dynamics Scattering Dual Brush Use wa aifeent cous in = ples the number of mes the Dyal Bush corres wo Srshes togeter vt nthe ForegoundsBackground itter Cont 151 Tip Shapes dram in ek nn rest oF caters them long te re youve key hehckon the shape Dynamics abs and fetter to Ren Presse your ‘rushanevllinsase nen ouspiy owe peso yours, SetColor Dy to'Pen esse andapoly ight Presureo srt paiting itt beigroundecout apaiymore Droste andthe colorofthe brah Eroke blend: ita he Foegroundeokou UC Forint Soke set both Flow and Opacity iter toon Presur “hswilesatin the tr you push Cerin toes vl havethe ability to nm onyourstys Uuerstand how youre tiling aur ‘emore opaque yor Sting the Ane tet Pen the bushes “Te tales chantage oftnPhotesbop becomes ville yourbnsh stokes ccorangy Change Blending Modes Spatter Effects elgmerthen theft which look Make suet beUse tools with brushes A lot of the tools in Photoshop use brush our quick guide to the most popular ones derstanding how Photoshop's brushes workisrtjustimportant ‘to people that want to paint dial the knowledge wll help you in photo editing and pretty much any Photoshop related ask. A athere can be used with any rash T cu have in ofthe tools we oe shape i psitioned are Patoshop, Unie the ferent selection of settings when the Baseris selected eh you act 3 . i “Opacity and Flow are helpful for controlling a brush’s impact”Popular brushes Photoshop for Beginners 193The History Brush tool Leam the creative way to step back through your edits there's an Undo commando gobackin time. Urortunaey sometimes regret using llth functionality of bush thay can besa far back inyour History plete that they arene longer ‘Working with the History pete, the tool canbe used to trackback to ary reiewbe... or are they? Editing history s much easer wth thisincrestble tool. poit inthe eting meine that you choose. And essetialy being a bush the tools very adaptable giving you lta fredam over haw much and I {’sonly human to make mistakes and luckily, when you do them digitally, The story Bush too (Y)isa vay oF undoing edits made to an image thet you “Editing history is much easier whey mage young with this incredible tool” mowtwonedityid Using the History Brush tool revert backto your original mage witha creative effect 03 The History palette Photoshop for Beginners 195Use the History tools in PhotoshopApply to a whole image nyourimage and g Quickly bring back the subject lect he etry Hie Ssturton nc A thts Opscy seo PenhLearn to paint from photos Ifyou can move a mouse you can create a digital painting - meet the Smudge tool stillseems to have overlooked the make a good painting naw fiter So ps that even wit the great advances in digital art tool, Adobe eo part but lack the ality orconidence Pateshop andl well smudge piel aout 0 eyelet The ea Boon ¢o pat youcan use a phowo foal the sha concertate on moving the tol around fo “The actual process is a simple case of clicking and dragging” 02 Some essential prep wor Openup estate fomyeure the av around te Photoshop for Beginners 198Brushes cso te Match the : Comping togetberastart Inage ss great thing todo, ‘pecily asthe Smudge tootsie forgiving ot nes Sectors Moore, aretha he mages Youreposting ino ascene have the same eso 2s your frat document. you re pasting seedings Ssecumertnaleger @ sseSessrssnessn: resolution il appear s Set up the tool eee en Head to the Toolbar to clic saat ‘ rc teseoitontac ou 03 Applyfiter co nregicgetenich SFA Coad oe Simpmigebr Spicy an pe iy 2 Deca cerebevnyo peat trhe neta caret medias jucnaso jae gorgobe ng 07 The mountain 05 Pick the brush Make an alt ouraln.Zoon Saying nthe Oatons ba in Jn Preset Pick Pck the Fou ne for oF bash sx Pekthe Rough Round isl 13. 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WaoS 4 Sat 2202 -Q 204 What are filters Learn all about this creative toolset 206 The Artistic filters Get creative with this great filter set 208 Paint beautiful watercolours Making a stunning painting can be easy 210 The Blurfilters See the creative effects blur can have 212 Lishtnatitecsfiter Achieve amazing visuals with light effects 214 Cortes hey iepe nin te ey 216 Tresharpenites Blurred photos are a thing of the past 218 Gencetcuocwiniesech se 220 Understand Liauty filters Incredible effects and vital photo fixes 222 Use the Lens Correction filter Reshape those awkward angles in photos Edit colours with Photo Filter Simulate a photographers coloured fiters “Spend some time in the Filter Gallery getting to know the options available”Filters What are filters? hat the filters are and he to previe and a ters are bute actions thatyou can apply ton mage to create fret effec, Youca se sto apy spol elect clen up ctsagectncovia “The huge range of Filters are oes grouped into categories such as iwattzand Artistic, Distort, Sketch and so on" iter and 02 Magnify tool 03 Controls otto 7 q ach fier Pasa 06 Filter menu 204 Phcourte = Ss at Wel ' a aa Colored Pencil ‘Dry Brush Poster Edges ‘Smudge Stick Angled Stroke Ink Outlines DIST L _ ‘ A Diffuse Glow Glass Color Halftone Crystalize Charcoal Halftone i Craquelure Grain Mosaictiles| Stain glass Texturizer Photoshop for Beginners 205The Artistic filters he Artisti set offers does asthe name would suggest - they give images an artistic effect, Some of these are painterly while others rk fora more thustrative feel Complete curve control PP SeyFresco Underpaintingint beautiful watercolours to b ‘olour paintings The trick is to explore and experiment with different filters”Imperfections imperfections he eae Astthe Opaciy ofthe Glnestampreatte bald ‘pthecloursusty 02 Boost the contrast Cleon the A 06 Sponge and contrast Photoshop for Beginners 208ens Cone The Blur enone. ont filters ro bo Bean Stoker eas Blur doesn’t have to be the Sere > ar More enemy — see what the Blur ie filters can do for you! =< effec, but youcan do the sare in \wallthough below for ading depth ofl “Photographers use blur to draw attention to one ARMs antares area of the image” Ger 3 Enhance depth of field Select an area Select the blur Either selec the aren you want to lar oth teri Allofthe Blur fers ill boo b ool ofchove, the aide —you need a pick GnuesnThebsstallounderfor bur Controle via side twill apply aunfom burto Causes animageto swirl aroundasifin a vortex Greater speciale, animage avo a hazy fect ‘uring wes ond ineresing bockoond. 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Unsharp Mask Dest the midending ‘me rsa ee purports to make Ssmageappen Sarr 02 Adjust the sliders vthe dso ape inside 216 Photoshoo forBeginness“staces br byneeasing the conta adjonng Using this ter sharpens the edges where there are ime Ckkitence apply thanrepeattheacton 2s clea colourarerces whe keeping terest the Imanyimesasyouneed unt youreach the deed) mage meat gan cet once to apply the eect sheet Youcanda use the sarc nd/Cols ‘Peduse Cina to applyiemutieleumes Smart harponis grat fale thersat just tad confusing tet you control the amount [lee confusing because ofthe name hich dries Asthenameimpies the Sharpen Moe fiterapplcs _Sauperingthit oes inthe sus and chighs, foro waar pt tee! te Ursa ke thesamectlectas hurpenbusbtstongeroran _andyeucanadstthe setings manual. ave alook ets youadust the eet wth ee sda: Amount ere rape res tte sap by stp guide befor mere ode and Treo Get smart with Smart Sharpen Photoshop for Beginners 217AF iter caller. uit Artistic Blur Brush Strokes Distort Noise Pixelate Render Sharpen ‘Styize Texture Video Other Digimarc Browse Filters Online. 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Noe: youre wexking with animportant layer yourmay war o duplicate Wt uefore eng so you can fal badcto the ‘orginal needed. ‘Arfist you may thnkthatLqut is only ood for cresting come eects Sure, you can give your cat et of buleing anime eyes wth the Blo 10, ] ‘orb mischiewus and start some wijpookina serene pond with the Tt ‘tos But once you py around with the Liquy tos ale moe, youre sure to ind profesional uses thatyou can make the most whatever your background maybe Photographers cn use the Warp and Puck tools gent fim someone’ figure ofan imperfection i an otherwise sound structure, Graph prefesionals can eat nifty effect Ike fry text with the “Turbulence tool Or top of ath traditonal atts can scan in ther work and se the varius too to ater sae and fine-tune frm, “hy ane too cr combine ferent ones Fora mult faceted edt As youre ‘warping and svetching yourimage you ca use the Revert button athe Fecorsivuct tol to ernowe any unwanted dts, When youre dong, ck OK and youll b brought back tothe main Photoshop interface. Yur Liguiy {dts ll appea" onthe selected layer Give gully ay today and seehow use(s plain ur iis Gp | OO & & fi a oe |e PRACTICALUSE Jame? <= | os Woke eb to rods | ~ DO a et | oe et ey | one ‘- @ les sass jes e “Ugnett les Tiansiom>tip Horeontal, Nowadd Diop Shadow ts te cementing the some colour as previous bi. this time with 9px Distance, x Spread and Ope Sze 08 Arrange the bank notes Doxbecickon your tet ier and add Crop Shodan vat the 2p Distance Ope Spreadand de Si Change he colo to Read ond che Opvely to 100% Dupate He yer terse 11 Position two rectangles Now sound tofind nd place te cistom shape amen ete yourtannote Changes Cola cdo ad bad op sao seth Opty scooped a 12 Create the dividers ow duplicate LayemDuplcteLaye the element four iees an place accotcnaly. ip each ones themida swoops paint overs the cence then merge them togetnerby highlohing, Cran ‘ching and selecting Merge Lye 240 Photcshoo for Beginnes 13 Resize to fit your note Nextyou can tothe note Here the barkabor vardin Serge py 14 Position two rectangles Because the text that has been added tothenore iswhite you wi wont stand aut by using ere sacar Drop Shadow15 Create the dividers 16 Resize to fit your note 17 Position two rectangles Now. youneed to ceatefourdiidersto separate Merge the Ornament 8 Nox. wth the Rectangular Marquee 100 Ml you theporaitand the numbes Drag inthe custom and fsze che divider oityour bank note need to create two equal sted rectangles ether shape Orrament 80 yourcarvas duplicate Duplicate the dice four mes and postion them de ofthe bac vers il the selection with itroughly des and pasion each one accordingly. Aer the middle two divides toWwhite black and then change te ayers blend made Underneath he last to create a long Sie by adding a Color Oven the Layer Syfesmenu, Soft ight 19 Arrange the bank notes 18 Show me the money the inal esut you can dupicate the bank note multiple times to replica Nov the bancnot ste napight aloft ayes excusing the wine i Senoeareefon ol money You can then 3633 008 tes 900099) Bockround) and merge them tog. Nove Oupletethe lyerruiple on aera undemesth the a, Ths geste rpeson tat the mony times and rotate each one to crest fan resting ona able an frames it wel EXPERIMENTAL EDITING IS KEY Find inspiration to achieve a unique design Theresnorghtormens wo pooner poss ra hse ape sTicrtenfstuorlcn be sksedtoprdae Jeursuy owns es haste Ie oxsing carer andyoulson rose at be ‘Stam rents tomeanpeta apieto ‘Symmetcalosyrmcte ‘ses emeeentng he ange fase shaper lab ybscongnen te aoe fortandone ise aaanginmae maney hae Song rb rating as yourony, Photoshop forBeginnets 2417 Creative projects Eetiesaeanuncns Make a magical flying carpet Climb aboard as we take a magical voyage, turning a frumpy rug into a flying carpet with the Warp command me to take fight A litle gi wil be our intrepid navigator leading us onward and upward to new and exciting techniques. nan rric an pleasant axing reversal welplace clouds below a noemaly curved rug with some special eding skis lending a high-altitude and versgo- inducing atmosphere o ou craton The hing carpet ll be comprised ofa tug stocklmage and a tassel that ie dupiotedsevera times There cleient wile arranged anc individually ‘arpedin oder to bring them to superna He and proWde abiloweng sense of motion. We vill aso add some eye-catching extras such asa retion blur elect annysic ow anda wake of sparking stars ncrderto realy soblty te enchanted mood, we wll use seve oad ustment vets 1242 Photcshoo for Beginnes and blend in some old wring, suagesive ofan ancient appeal tothe wind spins For ender with Elements or Photoshop versions acing the necessary features (or eve fr those wha may want ta ship creating the magic carpe, we've incuded a eayto-ly magic carpet fle onthe di “Elements will be arranged and individually warped to bring them to supernatural life”01 Open the mundane rug 02 Set the rug to flight 03 Apply the tassels (Open Sart pid goto Fle>Paceand inser the HivCmdKicsT to actess Free Tansform, then ‘ds a nowlayer below the rug andirset Tasch Rug.og'supobes Te Scale vrese down sighly select the Warp mode bution nthe apions al. ang. Paslon tis ata comet othe rug, Pitre before contming. Uses with ements orvesions Try to manipulate the Warp and te corral Gul Tand select the Wayp button. Use the ia bir to C52 can open StartCapetpsd andstip pot handlesin the commarstomake the cafpet_ Grid anghandes to ave the ase a dynamic pose steightto Sep 4 Took thet tying Now repeat forthe otter tuee ase 04 Seeing double 05 Use alittle blur Cmd/ubcick terug and tase layers, hen cidetag tothe iealeaNew Goto FitersBlurMation Bl set the Distance to 240 pels and akgn the Liye icon tormake a duplicate Hit Casto merge inosone layer then Angle tothe action. Add lyer maskth a black Foxeground and use 9 sft rag below therughasel yes ‘8 Opacty brush toremove sup 95 06 Select areas of the rug 07 Make a white base CimdsC-ck te rug’ thumarll to mate a selection then dick the eyeball insert anew ayer, set the Foregraundto white and se the Paint Bucket 09 t0 Icons forthe rug and tascellayers This toggles theirVSsbity so we cen work lhe selection by clceng thin the marching ants Now hit CmdsCr0 ro beneath them ease turnoff the selection. Photoshop for Beginners 243Creative projects ‘Smart warping itswsetecomeraloer teasman Obeetbetere Spppng Wap. Wy so Ritoueanteune fe JU fata me and FResthngshutie you invests Smarter Sra lew seins “cena sandr moat Obey gh cekon Rand ooneconvetto Sr bec Now youcan goto Ee ranorrp Free tortor nd Gaede Warp ‘node buoninthe ‘Glow oprs 10 Adjust layer styles Aid Outer Goyer sess the rug and ass in heimage twaugh te button ich ou Gaussian Bs Sette Radu 025 pe, then cckOK upleae the lye by iting Cini then {ogoe the Vist backon forthe prevousy hidden rug and ass! yes 12 Place some shadow [Add anew layer above the rest and setthe Foreground to back Now apply of round brush 3.10% Opacty to bangin some shadows around the i feet and the rug beneath her Repeat tis focaryaddtioral passengers 15 Blur the lines again Goto FiterSur>Mation Bs setthe Cbtance {0540 pines and then adusthe Ale so that itallgns withthe action Nowyou can tum the ‘ity back on forte gis and any other passengers yes16 She’s an angel! Now ets give the git’ mare ethereal look Add moskith Yeon ne Laer 18 Play with the Levels the Layers pote and chose Lev Now eter these settings below the Histogram from et igh: 30,135 ond 230 Tiss veal mage 21 Darken the edges layer and then she blend mode toOveray Wh ‘atdipg fom ihe then seth land mode mask set the Foreground i bck and salt brush at 60% Opacy to pat ay L QUICK TIP | Reusable assets ‘Wevetncudeda ren 1045) ‘magi crpet(Carpetcompiee, pr ortho users dont Fave necessary etres tocrsteniromtieboierg srctasselphowsTisean betmporedintotheman cemposten a Fle>Pacor ou ‘an openitand ag tscontete into another aaciment Th Sameconeeptanbeuwedte rentea lary of aes e26)10 : Sepioyatany me Thesecould Bebra element enpate Q amponents, bo pats or anything that you need to reuse frequeiy. ate sure these ‘ememtsoreata goed enough Fesoiton fr your prone Photoshop for Beginners 245: Designa party invitation Make your party amazing before it's even started with bespoke party invitations that'll impress your guests eryone wont to hve the pret arty witha oy ra siren eps stoner ces tatoo Pedic VES ot use your catty to design your on personalised ire Hi abhoy pas. wy rx ony eels bl sig endless andy finite youhawein Fhatshop has to fe tou can have a5 uch en th is jects youl at your party or event “Give your guests a small insight into what they can expect when they i attend your party” fe ‘ = Photoshop for Beginners 247Creative projects Pre-plan your design Fre ning whatyoure (gongs aay Feystep tin yourproces, By digtinyou aren ‘git therein Sedu howe roughiasa Shaetyou am oct Sere afew option ietoreyouhead tothe ‘computer and hand. ot Sorc ecran the btng 04 Continue the adjustment 5 The final variation ramjother cement Canying on with the Adutment cr Final crest a thd part owas the top rah tray want ald You dont anather pon tht sigh ngher thon the Yan comer of your Cone Aaja then feet oye fist port on your curve Adie and un ions of te Outpt 19D sds, youre ray ‘Gangeasyou rome. ange the 06 Complete the Polaroid style 07 Tweak the result 08 Set up another document 97 px with the Ba come e image, then Cut i ; {Doe HLCP see you et ie . Eck set Location to side and ke Wh Now hstimeto 09 Draw the bunting 10 Build the patterns Pen Path tol eatean aye dd anew lyer.gotoPathend —_chonge te (Est your shape 248 PhotoshooforBeginness‘13 Build Scarbble pieces iansforn to mow an achilag,N up your yes by adding a new aroun Using hand-rendered type apa endered types any enough. agroup ‘lent den by hand sted od Sl fenton yeurinataton yt we etext Jour and Te combiten ofl {dvadttond epson could cd depth and ‘galtyo your eestor. Tas uy ‘rte your ation an oie pee, sno cnet hsyur ea handuing Ps ‘ting esc nal intaton il ge therm ‘esol el Ao wy not hance the ie evalstations suchas sh? Photoshop for Beginners 248Soot cePeedi Compose surreal artwork Learn how to create a bizarre composite using several techniques and filters in Photoshop Elements ‘ou can achieve amazingly steal photomanipulations in Photoshop ements using the right took and technique Here wel tach youTow to work th se ie hem ino lace before eang ‘ting fits and bushes, Wiellsiar by working wih the Fe te) ite SVE {o produce this cemposton. Anote sich val help us make acu ‘asa explore how to use the Ligting Eft fer to apply shadows and ject, ‘more dramate lighting in your scene. nda the images a fies that you need to getyou sated tn the dec co dant hesitate to apen the PSDs to check haw alla the “Explore how to use the Lighting Effects filter to apply shadows and inject more dramatic lighting into your scene” Build an abstract scene verve into your imagination to produce a bizar hoto composite 01 Set up your document 02 Place the background Gotofle 8 blankie. Cr ackgroundipe Photoshop forBeginness 251Creative projects | QUICK TIP} Clipping mask ‘Aadopinamaskiss tour ‘ottyestoutichs maak pp The Spore mask rubles youto coer the image blot the base ayer, ‘when defines he vibe bordrefthe ene group, Forexanple you have textand you wart appy Simageto crane ance ‘ecure the cping mask Ieee to acve thiselfee Toads dipping 04 Add a clipping mask tas ld down Opt cutigh copy ye and Poston the pomer othe tne ing 0 ss nde hoase Simpy Inset GRAVELJpeg! esa 06 Use the Elliptical Marquee tool 07 Boost the light 08 Insert more images 2 ld Ope again, peion the pointer be EEpng,Reckong 09 Break out the magic! 22 Photoshoo forBeginess12 Bring in some shadows ai hee ee \UseForground andBackyound bes toenhancethe effect 01 Apply the Magic Extractor ‘The Mosie Barataria 02 Pick the. Background Brush 04 Preview the selection Photoshop for Beginners 253Glossary Glossary of key terms 254 PhotoshooforBeginessage afi Lughat bes (0258, wherasthe eral PSD veh how tany pbesane at each buon of tenes bakack'something oes ncn, eter cuit the mage ane pit you make selections, the Feather Layer group natraly into te baeOUN wth mut Hayerstnat eto the same thing. Fi es cok agree Layermasks to your photos. There at 2 Layer masks let you control how much of Flatten. ‘bi Jerto reve fe, sion nda lyon Hoare leoing rnin oon Leeds Midtone ne banana Batshons pas orshoin Opacity ___.._..___ Théssafie format that ister u Thiremoves allo fom ani Ms hued hey tg Ris compress 7 Urged white andre onone paket ontop optons ba most oes nck tet thetroge suai snimage bbe and ‘vrepnet nee Highlights Pixel Thief the bighie omens any Theseare tet ghenimage or tatadgialinegeb composed Histogram PPL Agigh ttahovstow te phebare phased Photoshop for Beginners 255Enjoyed this book?How Photosho, as Creative can help in Photasho Ya CD packed with resources Every month enjoy free CD fllofresources Join the communit subscribers to... 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