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Adobe Photoshop CS5 Tutorial

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AoobePbotosbopCS5lsapopularlmageeoltlngso|twaretbatprovloesaworkenvlronmentconslstentwltb
Aoobe|llustrator,Aoobe|nDeslgn,AoobePbotosbopanootberproouctslntbeAoobeCreatlveSulte.Tbls
tutorlallsanlntroouctlontouslngAoobePbotosbop.Hereyouwllllearnbowtogetstarteo,bowtousetbe
lnter|ace,anobowtomool|ylmageswltbbaslceoltlngskllls.
01:GettlngStarteo

02:|nter|aceLayout Pg.5
03:Palettes Pg.6
04:Toolbo Pg.10
05:SelectlonTools Pg.11
06:AlteratlonTools Pg.12
07:DrawlnganoSelectlonTools Pg.13
08:AsslstlngTools Pg.13
09:Color8oesanoMooes Pg.14
10:8aslc|mageLoltlng Pg.14
11:Cropplng Pg.15

12:Peslzlng Pg.19
13:Correctlng Pg.22
14:Savlng Pg.27

GETTING STARTED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.8eglnbyopenlngAoobePbotosbopCS5.
OnaPC,cllckStart>Programs>Aoobe>PbotosbopCS5,orcllckontbesbortcutontbeoesktop.
OnaMac,cllckMaclntosbHD>Appllcatlons>AoobePbotosbopCS5>PbotosbopCS5sbownln
Flgure1,orcllcktbelconlntbeDock.
Flgure1.NavlgatlontoPbotosbopCS5onaMac
Setting up the document
Settlngupyouroocumentcorrectly|romtbestartwlllmakeyourjobmucbeaslerasyouworktbrougbyour
project. Tbls wlll requlre some aovanceo plannlng. For eample, l| your nal output wlll be a brocbure, you may
neeotosetupyouroocumenttobeborlzontalanooouble-sloeo.
Tocreateanewoocument,cllckFlle>New.TblswlllopentbeDocumentSetupolalogbo(Flgure2).
1. GETTING STARTED
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Flgure2.DocumentSetupolalogbo
Here you wlll be able to name your le, set up tbe correct page slze, ano orlentatlon |or your oocument.
Optlonslncluoe,butarenotllmlteoto:
Page Size and Orientation
Cbange tbe page slze by typlng ln new values |or wlotb ano belgbt. Page slze represents tbe nal slze
youwanta|terbleeosortrlmmlngotbermarksoutsloetbepage.|ntbePresetoropoownmenuyou
can no sucb common slzes as letter, legal, tablolo, etc. Typlng ln eact values |or HelgbtanoWlotbglves
youmorecontrolovertbeslzeanoorlentatlono|yourpage.
Resolution
Pesolutlonlstbenumbero|plelsonaprlnteoareao|anlmage.Tbeblgbertberesolutlon,tbemore
plelstbereareontbepage,tbebettertbequalltyo|tbelmage.However,blgbresolutlonlncreases
tbe slze o| tbe le. Tbe stanoaro recommenoeo resolutlon |or prlnteo lmages ls 150-300, |or Web lm
agesltls72.
Color Mode
Cboose a color mooe tbat wlll best t your project. For eample, wben maklng a grapblc |or a web slte
cboosePG8.Wbenmaklnganlmage|orprlntcbooseCMYK.
Background Contents
Cboosetbebackgrouno:wblte,colorortransparent.Wbenyoubaveentereoallo|youroocument
settlngscllckOk.
Opening an image from a disk
||tbelmageyoubavelssaveoonaolsk,selectFlle>Open,anotbennavlgatetotbeolskorlvewbereyour
lmage ls saveo. Cboose tbe lmage le ano cllck Open.Attblspolnt,youmaywanttosaveyourlmageunoera
ol||erent name so tbat you can always bave tbe orlglnal to |all back on ln case o| a mlstake. To save your le,
selectFlle>SaveAs ano type ln tbe new name o| tbe le ln tbe olalogue bo..
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Flgure3.Tblslstbelayouto|AoobePbotosboplnter|ace.
Menu Bar
||youlookattbetopo|tbescreenyouwlllseetbeMenubarwblcbcontalnsalltbemaln|unctlonso|
Pbotosbop,sucbasFlle,Lolt,|mage,Layer,Select,Fllter,Analysls,3D,vlew,Wlnoow,anoHelp.
Toolbar
Mosto|tbemajortoolsarelocateolntbeToolbar|oreasyaccess.

The Image
Tbe lmage wlll appear ln lts own wlnoow once you open a le.

Image Name
Tbenameo|anylmagetbatyouopenwlllbeattbetopo|tbelmagewlnoowassbownabove.
Palettes
Palettescontaln|unctlonstbatbelpyoumonltoranomool|ylmages.8yoe|ault,palettesarestackeo
togetberlngroups.Tbesearetbepalettestbatareusuallyvlslble:Color,AojustmentsanoLayers.||none
o|tbepalettesarevlslble,gotoWlnoowlntbeMenubaranocboosetbepalettesyouneeo.
2. Interface Layout
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8elowlstbeoescrlptlono|tbemostcommonlyuseopaletteslnAoobePbotosbopCS5.Palettesuseo|or
moreaovanceolmageeoltlngwlllbecovereolntbeAoobePbotosbopCS5Tutorlal-|ntermeolate.
Color, Swatches, Style
TbeColorpalette(Flgure4)olsplaystbecurrent|oregrounoanobackgrounocolorsanoPG8values|ortbese
colors.Youcanusetbeslloerstocbangetbe|oregrounoanobackgrounocolorslnol||erentcolormooes.You
canalsocbooseacolor|romtbespectrumo|colorsolsplayeolntbecolorrampattbebottomo|tbepalette.

Flgure4.Colorpalette
|ntbeSwatcbespalette(Flgure5)youcancboosea|oregrounoorbackgrounocoloranoaooacustomlzeo
colortotbellbrary.

Flgure5.Swatcbespalette
TbeStylespalette(Flgure6)allowsyoutovlew,select,anoapplypresetlayerstyles.8yoe|ault,apresetstyle
replacestbecurrentlayerstyle.YoucanusetbestyleslntbepaletteoraooyourownuslngtbeCreateNew
Stylelcon.

Flgure6.Stylespalette
3. Palettes
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History
TbeHlstorypalette(Flgure7)storesanoolsplayseacbactlonper|ormeoallowlngyoujumptoanyrecent
stageo|tbelmagealteratlon.Tbealteratlonssboulobecreateoourlngtbecurrentworklngsesslon,a|tersavlng
orcloslngtbeoocumenttbeHlstorypaletteclearsalltbecontents.Lacbtlmeyouapplyacbangetoanlmage,
tbenewstateo|tbatlmagelsaooeototbepalette.|tlslmportanttoknowtbatonceyoucllckonanyo|tbe
prevlousstages,alltbecbangestbatweremaoea|terltwlllbelost.

Flgure7.Hlstorypalette
Adjustments
TbeAojustmentlayerspaletteglveyoutbeabllltytoapplyane||ecttoagroupo|layerslnPbotosbop,anotben
youcaneolttbate||ectlater,wbllepreservlngtbeorlglnallayers.
Flgure8.Aojustmentspalette
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Layers
Layersletyouorganlzeyourworklntoolstlnctlevelstbatcanbeeolteoanovleweoaslnolvloualunlts.Lvery
PbotosbopCS5oocumentcontalnsatleastonelayer.Creatlngmultlplelayersletsyoueasllycontrolbowyour
artworklsprlnteo,olsplayeo,anoeolteo.YouwlllusetbeLayerspalette(Flgure6)o|tenwbllecreatlngaoocu-
ment,soltlscruclaltounoerstanowbatltooesanobowtouselt.
A)Layervlslblllty-Tbeeyesbowstbattbeselecteolayerlsvlslble.Cllckonoro||toseeortobloealayer.
8)LayerLocklngOptlons-CllcktbecbeckereosquarelcontolockTransparency,cllcktbebrusblcontolock
tbe|mage,cllcktbearrowlcontolocktbePosltlon,cllcktbelocklcontolockalloptlons.
C)Layer8lenolngMooe -Denes bow tbe layer's plels bleno wltb unoerlylng plels ln tbe lmage. 8y cbooslng
apartlcularblenolngmooe|romtbeoropoownmenuyoucancreateavarletyo|speclale||ects.
D)Opaclty-8ytyplnglnavalueororagglngaslloeryoucanspecl|ytbetransparencyo|tbeentlrelayer.
L)Flll-8ytyplnglnavalueororagglngtbeslloeryoucanspecl|ytbetransparency.LayersPalettecoloro|tbe
lmageorobject.
Flgure9.Layerpalette
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F)LayerOptlonsMenu-Cllcktbeblacktrlangletoseetbe|ollowlngoptlons:NewLayer,DupllcateLayer,
DeleteLayer,LayerPropertles,etc.Someo|tbeoptlonsarepresenteoaslconsattbebottomo|tbeLayers
palette.
G)LlnkLayersCanbeuseotollnklayerstogetber.
H)LayerStyles-||alayerbasastyle,anFlconsbowsattbebottomo|tbeLayerspalette.Cllcktbellttle
blacktrlangletoseestyleoptlons.
|)LayerMask-Agrayscalelmage,wltbpartspalnteolnblackblooen,partspalnteolnwbltesbowlng,anoparts
palnteolngraysbaoessbowlnglnvarlouslevelso|transparency.
[)CreateNewFlllorAojustmentLayer-Havetbesameopacltyanoblenolngmooeoptlonsaslmagelayersano
canberearrangeo,oeleteo,blooenanooupllcateolntbesamemanneraslmagelayers.Cllcktbelconanoselect
an optlon to create a new ll or aojustment layer.
K)CreateNewGroup-Tblsoptlonbelpstoorganlzelmageswltbmultlplelayers.Cllcktbelcontocreatea
|oloer|orseverallayers.
L)CreateNewLayer-Cllcktblslcontocreateanewlayer.
M)DeleteLayer-Tooeletealayer,selectalayerlntbeLayerspaletteanooraglttotbetrasbcanlcon,or,se-
lectalayeranocllcktbelcon.
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||youuseootberAoobeprooucts,sucbas|llustratoror|nDeslgn,yousboulobe|amlllarwltbtbe
toolbolnAoobePbotosbopCS5asltsbaressomeo|tbetools|romtbeseappllcatlons.||you
areanewusero|Aoobeprooucts,yousboulokeeplnmlnotbatyoumlgbtnotneeotouseallo|
tbetools.|ntblstutorlal,onlytbebaslctoolswlllbeolscusseolnoeptb.
Sometoolslntbetoolbarbaveaooltlonalblooentools.Tbesetoolsbavesmallblacktrlanglesln
tberlgbt-banocorner.Tovlewtbeblooentools,cllckanobolooownonanytooltbatbasablack
trlanglelntbecorner(Flgure10).
Flgure10.Hlooentools
4. Toolbox
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Move
Marquee
Lasso
MaglcWano
Crop
LyeDropper
Useotoselectanomoveobjectsontbepage.
Cllcktbetoolbutton,tbencllckonanyobjectontbepageyouwlsbtomove.
Selectsanobjectbyorawlngarectangleoranelllpsearounolt.
Cllcktbetoolbutton,cboosearectangularoranelllptlcalmarquee.Dragtbemarquee
overtbeareao|tbelmageyouwlsbtoselect.
Selectsanobjectbyorawlnga|reebanoboroerarounolt.
Cllcktbetoolbutton,oragtoorawa|reebanoboroerarounotbeareo|tbelmageyou
wlsbtoselect.
Selects all objects ln a oocument wltb tbe same or slmllar ll color, stroke welgbt, stroke
color,opacltyorblenolngmooe.8yspecl|ylngtbecolorrangeortolerance,youcancon-
trolwbattbeMaglcWanotoolselects.
Cllcktbetoolbutton,tbencllckanooragtbetoolovertbeparto|tbelmagetbatyou
wanttokeep.Peslzetbeselecteoareaoragglngtbesquaresattbesloesanocorners.Cllck
tbePeturn/Lnterkeywbenyourcropbolsslzeocorrectly.
Takescolorsamples|romcolorsontbepageanoolsplaystbemlntbeColor8oes.
Selecttbetool,cllckontbecolorlntbelmageyouwlsbtosample.TbeColor8owlll
olsplaytblscolor.
5. Selection Tools
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Heallng8rusb
8rusb
CloneStamp
ArtHlstory
8rusb
Lraser
Graolent
8lur
Correctssmallblemlsbeslnscanneopbotos.
Selecttbetool,bolooowntbeALTkeyanole|t-cllckontbebasecoloryouneeoto
beal.Tbenle|t-cllckovertbeblemlsb.
Drawsbrusbstrokeso|ol||erenttblcknessesanocolors.
Selecttbetool.Tbencllckontbeselecteoarea,oragtoorawllnes.UsetbeOptlons
bartocbangetbebrusb,mooe,opacltyanoNow.
Takesasampleo|anlmageanoappllesoveranotberlmage,oraparto|tbe
samelmage.
Selecttbetool.HolooowntbeALTkeyanole|t-cllckonacertalnpolnto|tbeoocu-
mentwbereyouwanttostartyourcopypolnt.Tben,putyourmouseoverwbatever
parto|tbenewoocumentyouwanttbeplcturetogoto.Holooowntbele|tmouse
buttonanooragtbemouseacrosstbepagetocopytbeplcture.
Palnts over an lmage uslng tbe source oata |rom a specleo blstory state or snapsbot.
Selecttbetool,specl|ytbebrusb,blenolngmooe,opaclty,style,areaanotolerance.
Pemovesparto|anelstlngpatborstroke.YoucanusetbeLrasetoolonpatbs,but
notontet.
Selecttbetool,cllckontbeparto|tbelmageyouwlsbtoerase.Dragtoeraseplels.
Applles a graolent ll to a selecteo part o| tbe lmage or to an entlre layer.
Select an area you wlsb to apply graolent to, cllck tbe tool button, cboose a ll ln tbe
Optlonsbar,cllckontbestartlngpolnt,anobolotbemouseoownanooragtotbeeno
polnt.
8lurstbesbarpeogeso|anlmage.
Selectanareawbereyouwlsbtoapplytbetool.Cllcktbetoolbuttonanocboosetbe
brusb,mooe,anostrengtb.Dragtbebrusbalongtbeeoges.
6. Alteration Tools
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PatbSelectlon
Type
Pen
LlneSbape
Hano
Magnl|y
Selectspatbsanopatbsegments.
Selecttbetool,cllckanywbereontbepatb.
Typestetonapage.LverytlmeyoucllcktbeTypeToolonanewportlono|tbepage
anewlayerwlllbecreateo.
Selecttbetool,cllckontbepageanobeglntotype.Youcanspecl|ytbe|ontanoslze
lntbeOptlonsbar.Youcanalsoreslzeanotrans|ormtbetetbobyoragglngtbe
squaresattbesloesanocorners.UsetbeMoveTooltomovetbetetontbepage.
Drawssmootb-eogeopatbs.
Selecttbetool,cllckontbepageanooragtoorawapatb.Cllckanooragtbeancbor
polntstomool|ytbepatb.
Drawsastralgbtllne.Otbersbapestbatareblooenlntblstoolare:PounoeoPect-
angleTool,LlllpseTool,PolygonTool,LlneTool,anoCustomSbapeTool.
Selecttbetool,cllckanooragontbepagetoorawallne.
Allowsyoutomovearounowltblntbelmage.
Selecttbetool,cllckontbespotontbepage,bolotbemousebuttonoown,oragto
movelntbearea.
Magnles or reouces tbe olsplay o| any area ln your lmage wlnoow.
Selecttbetool,cbooseZoom|norZoomOutlntbeOptlonsbar,cllckontbeareao|
tbelmageyouwlsbtomagnl|yorreouce.
7. Drawing and Selection Tools
8. Assiting Tools
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Tbe|oregrounocolorappearslntbeuppercolorselectlonboanorepresentsacolor
tbatlscurrentlyactlve.Tbebackgrounocolorappearslntbelowerboanorepresentsan
lnactlvecolor.
1.Tocbangetbe|oregrounocolor,cllcktbeuppercolorselectlonbolntbeToolbo.
2.Tocbangetbebackgrounocolor,cllcktbelowercolorselectlonbolntbeToolbo.
3.Toreversetbe|oregrounoanobackgrounocolors,cllcktbeSwltcbColorslcon
(tbearrow)lntbetoolbo.
4.Torestoretbeoe|ault|oregrounoanobackgrounocolors,cllcktbeDe|aultColorslcon
(tbellttleblackanowblteboes)lntbetoolbo.

Note:||youareuslngtbeGraolentTool,tbecurrentlyselecteo|oregrounoanobackgrouno
colorswlllbetbeoe|aultcolorso|tbegraolent.
Now tbat you know bow to no your way arouno ln tbe Aoobe Pbotosbop CS5 lnter|ace ano are |amlllar wltb
tbemostcommoncommanos,palletes,anotools,youcanstartoolngsomebaslclmageeoltlng.|ntbenet|ew
cbapterso|tblstutorlalyouwllllearnbowtocrop,reslze,correct,anosbarp/bluryourlmages.
Color8oes
9. Color Boxes and Modes
10. Basic Image Editing
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Cropplnglsoneo|tbemostbaslceoltlngtecbnlquestbatcanlmproveyourlmages.Cropplngbelpstobrlng
out tbe most lmportant |eatures ln your lmage ano |ocus tbe vlewers' attentlon on tbese |eatures. Cropplng
alsoallowsyoutomakeyourlmageastanoaropbotoslze.
TbereareseveralwaystocroplmageslnAoobePbotosbop:
1.CropplngwltbtbeCropTool
2. Cropplng to a speclc slze
3.CropplngwltbtbeMarqueeTool
Cropping with the Crop Tool
TbeCropToolallowsyoutomakeapreclseselectlono|anlmageyouwlsbtoeolt.TocropwltbtbeCrop
Tool,|ollowtbesesteps:
1.Opentbelmageyouwlsbtocrop(seeGettlngStarteo|oroetalleolnstructlons).
2.SelecttbeCropTool|romtbeToolbo(seeSelectlonTools|orlocatlonanooescrlptlon).
3.Cllckonyourlmageonceanooragtbemouseouttomakeacropplngboroer(SeeFlgure11).
Flgure11.Cropplngboroer
11. Cropping
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4. Peslze tbe boroer by oragglng tbe squares at tbe sloes ano corners tlll you are satlseo wltb tbe way
yourlmagelooks.
5. Once you are completely satlseo wltb your croppeo lmage, press Lnter.
Note:Youcanalsorotateyourcropplngboroer.Movetbecursoroutsloetbeboroer,youwlllseebowltturns
lntoaoouble-beaoeoarrow(Flgure12).Dragtbearrowslntbeolrectlonsyouwlsbtorotateyourselectlon.
Flgure12.Potatlngtbecropplngboroer
&URSSLQJWRDVSHFLFVL]H
||youwlsbtoprlntyourolgltalpbotosorotberlmagesonstanoaroslzepbotopaper,youwlllbavetocrop
your lmages to a speclc slze, sucb as 810. To crop an lmage to a speclc slze, oo tbe |ollowlng:
1.Opentbelmageyouwlsbtocrop.
2.SelecttbeCropTool|romtbeToolbo.
3.|ntbeOptlonsbar,specl|ytbevalues|orWlotbanoHelgbt(Flgure13).
Flgure13.CropToolOptlonsbar
4.Cllcklnyourlmageanooragtbecropplngboroer.Notlcetbattbeboroerlsconstralneo-youcannot
make lt wloer or longer tban tbe specleo values (Flgure 14). For eample, l| you entereo 8 |or Wlotbano10
|orHelgbt, wbatever slze you make tbe boroer, tbe area wltbln lt wlll t on an 810 pboto.
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Flgure 14. Cropplng to a speclc slze
5. Once you are completely satlseo wltb your croppeo lmage, press Lnter.
Cropping with the Marquee Tool
||youarelnaburryanoneeojustaslmplecrop,youcanusetbeMarqueeToolanoamenucommano.Tocrop
wltbtbeMarqueeTool,|ollowtbestepsbelow:
1.Opentbelmageyouwlsbtocrop.
2.SelecttbePectangularMarqueeTool|romtbeToolbo(seeSelectlonTools).
3.Cllckanooragtbemousetoorawamarqueearounotbeareayouwlsbtocrop(Flgure15).
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Flgure15.Drawlngamarquee
4.|ntbemalnmenu,goto|mage>Crop(Flgure16).Tbelmagewlllbelmmeolatelycroppeo.
Flgure16.|mage>Crop
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PeslzlnglnPbotosbopcanbelpyouprlntyourlmageslnstanoaropbotoslzes,reslzeanopreservetbeblgb
qualltyo|olgltalpbotos,anoenlargesmalllmagestoaposterslze.
Peslzlng to a speclc slze
Toreslzeyourlmagetoapresetslze,|ollowtbestepsbelow:
1.|ntbemalnmenu,gotoFlle>New.
2.|ntbeNewolalogbo,cllckontbePresetoropoownmenu.Youwlllseeseveralpresetslzes,sucbas
23,46ano57wltbtbepresetresolutlono|300ppl(Flgure17).
Flgure17.PresetslzelntbeNewolalogbo
3.CboosetbeslzetbatyouwlsbanocllckOK.
Note:Alltbepresetslzesarelnportraltorlentatlon.||youwlsbtoreslzeanlmagewltbtbelanoscapeorlenta-
tlon,youneeotocreateyourownpreset.Tocreateyourownslze,ootbe|ollowlng:
1.Typelntbevalues|orWlotbanoHelgbt,|oreample75.
2.Typelnyouroeslreoresolutlon(150ppl|orblgbqualltyprlnts,ano72ppllsgooo|orweblmages).
3.CllcktbeSavePresetbutton
12. Resizing
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Peslzlngolgltalpbotos
Dlgltalpbotosusuallybavelargeolmenslonsbutlowresolutlon,72ppl,wblcbe||ectstbelrqualltywbentbelr
slzelsoecreaseoorlncreaseo.Wbenprlnteo,tbepbotoswltbtbecbangeoslzewllllookplllateo.Toreslzetbe
olgltalpbotoswltboutlooslngtbequallty,|ollowtbesesteps:
1.Opentbeolgltalpbotoyouwlsbtoreslze.
2.|ntbemalnmenu,gotovlew>Pulers.Youwlllseetbeolmenslono|yourpboto(Flgure18).
Flgure18.Dlmenslonso|aolgltalpboto
3.|ntbemalnmenu,goto|mage>|mageSlze.
4.|ntbe|mageSlzeolalogbo,cbecktbePesample|mageboo||(Flgure19).Typelnyouroeslreo
resolutlon(anytblngbetween150ano300ppl).Tbepbotolsnow3.2083.083lncbes.
Flgure19.Cbanglngresolutlon
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Lnlarglng
||youwanttomakeyourolgltalpbotolntoaposterslzelmage,youcanooltlntbe|mageSlzeolalogbo.
However,justlncreaslngtbeolmenslonswlllmaketbelmageappearblurryanoplllateo.Toenlargetbelmage
wltboutlooslngtbequallty,|ollowtbesesteps:
1.Opentbeolgltallmageyouwlsbtoenlarge.
2.|ntbemalnmenu,goto|mage>|mageSlze.
3.|ntbe|mageSlzeolalogbo,makesuretbePesample|magebolscbeckeoo||anocboose8lcublc
Smootber|romtbeoropoownbo(Flgure20).

Flgure20.|ncreaslngtbeslzeby10percent
4.CbangetbeDocumentSlzemeasurementstoPercent.Typeln110,tblswllllncreasetbeslzeo|tbe
lmageby10percent(Flgure20).
5. Contlnue enlarglng by 10 percent tlll you are satlseo wltb tbe slze.
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Dlgltal cameras teno to cause varlous problems, sucb as reo eye" or bot spots", l| you use Nasb, or unoere-
posure, l| you oon't. |n Pbotosbop, you can correct tbese problems, as well as aojust tbe overall color o| your
olgltalpboto.
PeoLyePemoval
Tbe olgltal camera Nasb ls locateo rlgbt above tbe lens, wblcb causes tbe reo-eye", bowever, you can your
pbotoseasllylnPbotosbop.Toremovetbereoeye,|ollowtbestepsbelow:
1.Openapbotoyouwlsbtocorrect.
2.SelecttbeZoomTool|romtbeToolbo.Cllckanooragarectanglearounotbeeye(Flgure21).
Flgure21.Peoeyezoomeoln
3.Makesureyouroe|aultForegrounoano8ackgrounocolorsareblackanowblte.
4.Cllckanoboloontbellttleblacktrlangleo|tbeHeallng8rusbToolbuttonanoselecttbePeoLye
Tool.(Flgure22).
Flgure22.PeoLyeTool
13. Correcting
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5.Cllckontbereoparto|tbeeyeanopalnt,bololngoowntbemousebutton.Youwlllseebowtbereo
wlllolsappear(Flgure23).
Flgure23.Peoeyecorrecteo
HotSpotPemoval

Uslng a Nasb can also cause anotber problem -sblny areas on people's |aces or tbe Nasb reNectlon ln tbe sblny
sur|aces.Tocorrecttblsproblem,|ollowtbestepsbelow:
1.Opentbepbotoyouwlsbtocorrect.
2.SelecttbeCloneStampTool|romtbeToolbo.
3.|ntbeOptlonsbar,cbangetbe8lenoMooe|romNormaltoDarken(Flgure24).

Flgure24.Settlngtbeoptlons|ortbeCloneStampTool
4.SettbeOpacltyto50percent.
5.Cbooseaso|t-eogeobrusb,settbeolameterto40or50.
6.tHolooowntbeSbl|tkeyanocllcklntbecleanarea(wltboutbotspots)togetasampleo|color
(Flgure25).
Flgure25.CloneStampselectlon
7.Palntovertbebotspot,tbellgbtareawlllgraouallyoarken(Flgure26).
Flgure26.Correcteolmage
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AoolngFlasb
|| you took plctures lnooors wltbout a Nasb tbey wlll turn out unoereposeo ano oark, ln Pbotosbop, you can
make your pbotos llgbter. To unoereposeo pbotos, |ollow tbese steps:
1.Openaolgltalpbotoyouwlsbtocorrect(Flgure27).

Flgure27.Unoereposeopboto
2.|ntbemalnmenu,gotoLayers>Dupllcate.|ntbenetwlnoow,nametbelayerLayer1.
3.MakesureLayer1lsselecteolntbeLayerspalette.|ntbe8lenolngMooeoropoownbo,cbangetbe
8lenolngMooetoScreen(Flgure28).Tbewbolelmagewlllllgbten.

Flgure28.Cbanglngtbe8lenolngMooe
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4. Keep oupllcatlng Layer 1 tlll you are satlseo wltb tbe your lmage (Flgure 29).
Flgure29.Correcteopboto
ColorAojustment
ColoraojustmentoptlonslnPbotosbopCS5canbelpyoutomakeyourolgltalpbotoslookmorenatural.To
colorcorrectyourlmages,|ollowtbesesteps:

1.Opentbelmageyouwlsbtocorrect.
2.|ntbemalnmenu,goto|mage>Aojustments>Levels.Youwlllseeaolalogboolsplaylngaolagram
o|tbecolorslnyourlmage(Flgure30).Tbeblacktrlanglels|orsbaoows,tbegrayls|ormlotones,tbewblte
ls|orblgbllgbts.|ntbeCbannelsoropoownmenu,youcancboosebetweenPG8,Peo,Green,or8lue.Tbese
lnolcatewbetberyourcbangese||ectalltbecolors,orjustone(reo,green,orblue).
Flgure30.Levelsolalogbo
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3.MakesuretbePrevlewbolscbeckeoo||.Cboosetbecbannelyouwlsbtocbangeanooragtbe
trlangles.Dragglngtbeblacktrlangletotberlgbtwlllmaketbesbaoowslnyourpbotooarker,oragglngtbe
wbltetrlangletotbele|twlllmaketbeblgllgbtslnyourpbotollgbter,oragglngtbegraytrlangletotbele|twlll
maketbemlotoneslnyourpbotollgbter,oragglnglttotberlgbtwlllmaketbemlotonesoarker.Youwlllbe
abletoseetbecbangeslnyourlmage.
Flgure31.Unoereposeopboto
Flgure32.Correcteopboto
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Pemembertosaveyourworko|ten.Savlng|requentlylessenstberlsko|loslngtbeworkyoubavebeenoolng.
TosaveyourPbotosbopoocument,ootbe|ollowlng:
1.CllckFlle>Save.
2.Navlgatetotbeplaceyouwoulollkeyouroocumenttobesaveobyuslngtbeoropoownmenuano
tbenavlgatlonwlnoow.
3.Lntertbenameo|youroocumentlntbeSaveAs tet elo.
4.Cboosea|ormattosaveyourprojectln|romtbeFormatoropoownmenu.(Flgure33)
Flgure33.Savlngaoocument
5.CllcktbeSavebuttonlntbebottomrlgbtcornero|tbeolaloguebo.
6.Cbecktomakesuretbatyouroocumentlssaveolntbeplaceyoulntenoeo.
Note: || you save your le as PSD (oe|ault Pbotosbop savlng |ormat) your layers wlll be preserveo, but tbe le
slze wlll be large. || you save your le as [PLG (a common lmage |ormat) your layers wlll be Natteneo ano be-
come one layer. Tbe le slze tbougb wlll be slgnlcantly smaller.
14. Saving