Adobe Photoshop independently of Photoshop that run inside it

and offer new or enhanced features

- an extremely powerful application that's
used by many professional photographer and .PSD (Photoshop Document)
designers
- maximum of 30,000 pixels for width and
- for almost any of image editing, from height and a file length limit of 2 gb
touching up photos creating high quality
.PSB (Photoshop Big)
graphics
- a large document format, 300,000 pixels, and
- has so many features that it may actually be
4 exabytes
too powerful for many users
Photoshop CC
- expensive (so unless you need to edit photos
or graphics professionally it may not be the - elements – mobile apps – software
best option for you)
- full version: monthly subscription fee for
- a software that is extensively used for raster Adobe Creative Cloud
image editing, graphic design and digital art
- available for both Windows and Mac
- makes use of layering to allow for depth and
- do not buy a boxed copy; buy a subscription
flexibility in the design and editing process, as
plan from Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe’s
well as provide powerful editing tools, that
cloud-based software service
when combined, are capable of just about
anything OPTIONS IN BUYING PHOTOSHOP
-1988: created Thomas and John Knoll Photoshop Elements
-1989: John sold the program to Adobe - If you don't need all of the features of the full
Systems, which marketed it as “Photoshop” version of Photoshop
- published for macOS and Windows, not Linux - Windows and Mac
- primarily designed for professionals Mobile apps (Fix, Mix, Express, Lightroom)
- can edit and compose raster images in - If you want to edit photos on the go
multiple layers and supports masks, alpha
compositing, and several color models - iOS and Android
including RGB, CMYK, spot color, and duotone - most of these apps may be less powerful and
- uses its own PSD and PSB file formats to - offer less control than the full desktop ver.
support these features Alternative softwares if u don’t need all of
- this software has limited abilities to edit or photoshop’s features/saving money:
render text, vector graphics (especially Pixlr
through clipping path for the latter), and 3D Pixelmator Pro
graphics and video GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation
-its feature set can be expanded by plug-ins; Program)
programs developed and distributed
Benefits > subscription: F – select & switch from Standard, Fullscreen
with menubar or fullscreen mode
 cloud-based storage for your
Photoshop projects Alt – (copy) Clone Stamp
 receive the newest version of
JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group
Photoshop whenever it's made
available PNG – Portable Network Graphics

Under Elements: TOOLS PANEL

 Adjustment Layers - different tools for editing images

- has a limited selection of adjustment layers; - one of the most important features
you won't be able to create a Curves
MENU BAR
adjustment layer, though it does have a similar
feature you can use - different commands

 Layer masks (X) a. File menu - open and save files

 Layer groups (X)
b. Image menu – make adjustments: img size
 Color options
c. Filter menu - more advanced tools, effects
- does not include as many advanced options
for adjusting color, like the Channels panel, CONTROL PANEL
also has limited support for working with
- customize the settings for selected tool
different color profiles and color spaces such
as CMYK Brush tool - change the brush size, brush tip, et

 Drawing tools (X: several of the TOOLS PANEL

common vector-based tools e.g Pen
- left side of the screen: diff tools for editing
tool, Paths panel)
 8-bit mode (/) Brush tool - draw on the image
- mostly limited to photos that use 8-bit mode; Eraser tool - remove parts from the image
(offers very little support for 16-, 32-bit which
Type tool - add text
many photographers use to get even higher-
quality photos) Shape Tool - insert shapes like squares, lines
- actually the mode most digital cameras use Color Picker Tool
INTERFACE - select the colors for various tools, including
the Brush tool and Gradient tool
Tab - hide and show toolbar & palettes
SELECTION TOOLS
Shift + Tab - hide palettes
- allow you to draw a selection
Shift F1 – darken your interface theme
- Some let you select an area, others specific
Shift F2 – lighten ‘ ‘’ ‘’’
parts of the image select specific parts of the
Right click on the canvas – change color image without selecting the background
 DOCUMENT WINDOW b. Window > Reset Panels (Elements)

- When you open an image file, it will appear in 6. Adjusting the default unit
the document window
Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers Choose
- At the top of the document window, you'll see Inches (printing) or Pixels Restart PSD to take
the file name, along with the current zoom effect
level
7. Adjusting the text size
LAYERS PANEL
Edit > Preferences > Interface Under Text
- where u can see the different layers
Click the menu next to UI Font Size
- You can turn each layer on and off by clicking
Select the desired size
the eye icon
Restart to take effect
BASIC TASKS
8. Changing the zoom level
1. Opening files
Choose fill screen, fit screen
a. File > Open (A dialog box will appear) >
Locate and select the file on your computer, zoom in/out - Ctrl+ or Ctrl
then Open fit the document window - Ctrl+0
b. If you don't currently have Photoshop 9. Patchwork
open, right-click the file on your computer
and Open With > Adobe Photoshop Open an image > Filter > Filter Gallery > Texture
> Patchwork
2. Opening an existing photo
10 . CROPPING – remove parts of an image
a. File > Open
b. Open > Adobe Photoshop ⬗ Crop tool ⬗ Rectangular Marquee tool

3. Showing and hiding panels a.

 Open image > Crop tool
a. Click the Window menu > select desired
 Click and drag to select the part of
panel
the image, release the mouse
b. use the double arrows to expand or collapse  Adjust the cropping handles
panels  Press Enter to crop the image or
double-click the image
c. Tab key
b.
4. Moving panels  Open image > Rectangular Marquee
 In the Control panel, locate the
- clicking and dragging the panel to a new part Style/Mode drop-down menu
of the workspace  Check Normal; Fixed Ratio
5. Reseting the panels to their default  crop image to be a specific aspect ratio;
positions Fixed Size: set the desired width and
height
a. Window > Workspace > Reset Essentials
  Click and drag to select the part of the 14. UNDOING CHANGES
image, then release the mouse
Ctrl Z – undo most recent change
c.
Ctrl+Shift+Z
 Click the edge of the selection box and
Edit > Step Backward/Step
move it to the desired position
Forward/Undo/Redo Ctrl+Alt+Z
 Image > Crop

TIP:
15. SELECTION
Selection tool - don’t release the mouse press
& hold spacebar, then drag to desired image 1. Click Rectangular Marquee Tool
2. Select desired part of image
11. RESIZING
3. Control C
Open image > Image > Image Size 4. Go to background
5. Control V
> Choose Pixels > Check Resample box
6. Control T (to transform)
> Turn on Lock icon to ensure that the aspect
ratio stays the same to avoid distorting the
image OR Type the desired dimensions for the
new image

12. RESIZING

Image>ImageRotation>Choosedesiredrotatio

13. STRAIGHTENING

 Crop Tool > Options Bar

 Uncheck Delete Cropped Pixels (to
recover any areas you cropped)
 Check Content-Aware (to
automatically fill in any transparent
edges around a crop)
 Drag the edges of the crop boundary to
set size and shape
 Hold Shift and drag from a corner
 Click inside the crop boundary and
drag to position the photo
 Click outside a corner of the crop
boundary
 drag to rotate the photo to straighten
 Straighten tool (Options Tools)
 drag a line part way along an item in
the photo that should be straightened
 Click the checkmark in Options Bar
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Save for Web Density - slider controls the amount of color
applied to the image
- upload an image to the Web, like on a blog or
website Preserve Luminosity - if u don’t want the filter
to darken your image
- save images that are optimized for the Web,
which will make them easier to download and Colors – These filters adjust the hue of the img
view online
Warming Filter (85, LBA) - warmer, more yellow
- has several helpful features for preparing
Cooling Filter (80, LBB) - low-color temp, blue
images for the Web, including the option to
resize image Warming Filter (81) and Cooling Filter (82)
Colors ◂ Similar to the preceding filters but for
Save As
minor adjustments
- File > Save As > Click Format menu, choose
desired file format – JPEG

- If PSD, check Layers > Save

- to avoid overwriting the original file

Websafe File format

- JPEG format for photographs

PNG-24 will keep the full quality of the image

PNG-8 - used for graphics and illustrations that
use just a few colors

*GIF or WBMP formats are not advised

Image Size

- reduce file size

- Automatic resizing in Facebook or Tumblr

Quality

- If JPEG, find the best balance between quality

Vibrance - slider affects the intensity of colors

Saturation - slider increases the color intensity

of all colors in the image

Hue - slider changes the colors in an image

Lightness - slider affects the brightness of

colors in an image.