Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a digital photo editing software. Photoshop is Bitmap (Raster) based graphic. It is Resolution depended software.
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To open Photoshop
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Start >programs >Adobe Photoshop or
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Start >run – type Photoshop
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Appears Photoshop interface
To create a new document:-
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file >new (Ctrl+N) or
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Press Ctrl Key and double click on a blank area
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Appears a new window
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Type the name of the document
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Select the required preset (e.g. A4,800*600 or default Photoshop size)
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Define document height and width
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Select the units(in,mm,cm etc)
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Define image resolution (eg72,300 etc)
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Choose required color mode e.g. RGB,CMYK GRAYSCALE etc)
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Contents:-
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White- New document with white background color
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Transparent – New document with no fill color
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Click on ok button
To open an image:-
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File >open (Ctrl+O) or
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Double click on the blank area
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Select an image
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Click on ok.
To duplicate an image:-
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Select an image
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Image >duplicate
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Type image name and click on ok
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Close original image
Work space:-
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To reset palette location
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Window >workspace >reset palette location
To cerate a new work space:-
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Place tools, palette at required place
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Window>workspace >save workspace
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Type workspace name (e.g. abc) ok
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To load workspace:-
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Window >workspace >select the workspace name e.g. abc
Tools:-
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Tools let you to edit, paint, select, and fill an image.
Document size:-
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Shows the document size of the selected image
Document Profile:-
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Shows the document profile of selected image (e.g. RGB,CMYK)
Document Dimension:
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Shows the document dimensions of selected image e.g. (8*11 inches)
Scratch size:-
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Shows the efficiency (as you work) e.g. 100%,98% etc
Timing:-
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Shows the name of selected tool e.g. (lasso tool, move tool, brush tool etc)
To zoom In /Out:-
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Select an image
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View >zoom in (Ctrl+ -)
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zoom out (Ctrl+ +)
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fit on screen (Ctrl+0)
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Actual pixel (Ctrl+Alt+0) print size
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Use magnify tool (Z) to zoom in /out
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Click to zoom in and press Alt and click to zoom out
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To move document use hand tool(H) or
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Use space bar when you are using other tool
Marquee tool:-
Rectangular marquee tool (M):-
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Rectangular marquee tool lets you to select an image rectangle /square shape
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Open an image
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Click on rectangle marquee tool
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Click and drag over an image use Alt+shift key
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Press space bar to move the selection
Normal selection
Add to selection (use shift key) you can add more then one selection
e.g.
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Subtract from selection (use alt key)
You can subtract the over lapped selection.
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Intersect from Selection:-
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Removes the non overlapped selection
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eg
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Feather:-
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It lets you to blurs the edges of an image (0-250)
Style:-
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Normal – Normal selection.
Fixed Aspect Ratio:-
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It makes a selection according to defined width and height
Fixed size:-
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It makes a selection according to defined width and height in units
e.g width = 1''
Height = 1''
To move selection:-
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Make a selection
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Click on new selection from the option bar
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Cursor will changed to this icon
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Click and drag at required place
Elliptical marquee tool (m):-
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This tool lets you to make a circular or oval shaped selection
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Click on this tool
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Click and drag over an image
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Use (Alt+Shift key ) for the perfect shape
To place an image into the new document:-
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Create a new document (Ctrl+N)
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Open an image (Ctrl+O)
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Make a marquee selection over an image
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Click on move tool (V)
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Click and drag selected image into new document.
Move tool (V):-
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Move tool lets you to move the selection or layer ,guide line.etc
Pattern stamp tool:- (S)
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This tool lets you to paint with the selected pattern
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Create new document (Ctrl+N)
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Click on pattern stamp tool (s)
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Select the required brush
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Select the blending mod (e.g. normal ,softlight,overlay
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Define opacity and flow
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Click and drag on to the document
To create a new pattern:-
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Open an image
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Make a selection with rectangle marquee tool (feather -0)
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You can create a new pattern with rectangular selection only
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Edit >define pattern
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Type the pattern name
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click on ok
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You can paint the pattern with pattern stamp tool fill with paint bucket tool
Pattern Maker:-
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Open an image.
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Filter >pattern maker(ctrl +Alt+Shift+X)
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Make a rectangular marquee selection e.g.
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Click on Generate button
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To generate new pattern
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Click on generate again button
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You can define pattern width height
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Select the pattern offset (horizontal or Vertical)
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To show tile boundary click on tile boundary on
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Click on next pattern, previous pattern
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Click on
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Type the pattern name
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Click on ok button
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Click on cancel button of pattern maker window
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Fill the pattern
Pattern Frame:-
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Open an image create a new layer (Ctrl+Shift +N)
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Click on pattern stamp tool
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Select the required pattern from option bar
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Paint the selected pattern
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Make a rectangular marquee selection
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Press delete key from the key board
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e.g.
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Healing tool (J):-
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This tool is used to repair imperfect infected images
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Open an image (imperfect)
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Click on healing tool
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Press Alt key and sample the required color pixel
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Click and drag on to infected color pixel of an image.
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Option
Source:-= repair on with sampled color pixel
Pattern: - Repair on with selected pattern.
Patch Tool (J):-
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This tool is also used to repair imperfect /infected images
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Open an image
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Make a selection (use, Shift +Alt key to subtract, add intersect the selection)
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Select the required option
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Source:-
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Patch source from destination
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Destination:-
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Patch destination from source
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Click and drag the selected place of an image.
Gradient tool (G):-
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Gradient tool lets you to fill multimode color.
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Click on gradient tool
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Option:-
Select the required gradient preset
Types of gradient:-
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Liner Gradient
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Radial Gradient
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Angle Gradient
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Reflect Gradient
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DimondGradient
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Normal Select the required blending mode.
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Opacity :-100% Opaque
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Less than 100% Transparent
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Reverse – on :- Reverse the selected gradient
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Dither – on :- Dither to reduce blending
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Transparency – on :- To make a gradient transparent
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note:- (First select the transparent gradient) click and drag (Press Shift key )
Making a Snooker Ball:-
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Create a new document (Ctrl+N)
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Create a new layer Ctrl+Shift+N)
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Make a perfect circular selection (Press Alt +Shift key)
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Select the foreground color white and background color Red.
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Gradient type Radial Reverse – on
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Click and drag from the middle of the circle.
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e.g.
To create a new Gradient:-
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Click on gradient tool
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C lick on
Edit gradient (on the option bar)
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Appears gradient window
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Click to add color stop
Click on the color stop
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Select the required color
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To remove the color stop click and drag out side the bar
To make a Transparent Gradient:-
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Open Gradient Editor window
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Opacity stop
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Select opacity stop
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Define the opacity
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Click on New button to all
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Click on ok
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Check on the transparency –on.
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Click and drag.
Making a Citrate:-
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New document
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New layer
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Type the layer name e.g. (stick)
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Make the rectangular marquee selection
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e.g.
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Click on Gradient tool
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Edit Gradient
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E.g. black, white black.
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Press Shift key click and drag
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Click and drag
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Result:-
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Click on rectangular marquee tool
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Make a filter in a new layer.
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Change the blending mode e.g. multiply
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Click on brush tool load calligraphic brush
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Select the light yellow color as a foreground
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Click on the filter
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Select layer blending mod – multiply.
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Result:-
Paint Bucket tool (G):-
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Paint bucket lets you to fill the selected Foreground color or pattern.
Option:-
Fill
Foreground: - Fills the selected foreground color
Pattern:-
Fills the selected pattern.
Stroke Command:-
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This command is used to stroke a layer content or selection.
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Select the layer (with content or make a selection (Ctrl+Enter)
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Edit >Stroke
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Define stroke width
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Select stroke color
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location:-
Inside: - Strokes inside the layer content / selection.
Center: - Strokes at the center of the layer content / Selection
Outside: - Strokes outsides the layer content / Selection
Preserve Transparency:-
Stroke only in layer Content (No stroke in transparent area
Making Sky with the stars:-
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Create a new document
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Create new layer
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Press D (default color black and white)
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Edit >fill (alt+backspace) fills the foreground color.
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again edit >fill background color (Ctrl+backspace)
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Blending mode – Dissolve. Opacity 2-5
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press ok
Erase tool (E):-
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Erase tool lets you to erase the layer content
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Select the required layer content
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Click on erase tool
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Define its options from the option bar.
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click and drag to erase the layer content
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Note: - You can't erase / delete the background layer, so convert the background layer into normal layer Double click on the background layer.
Magic Erase tool (E):-
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Magic Erase tool lets you to erase the similar color pixel of an image
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Open an image
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Click on magic erase tool
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Options:-
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Tolerance: - Define the range of color pixel to erase.
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More value: - More range
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Less value: - Less range
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Anti - aliased On--- Smoothness
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Contiguous On ---- Erase the contiguous pixel only within the area
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Contiguous Off -----Erase the sample color (Click) pixel of whole image
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Opacity ------ Define opacity
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Click on to the required color pixel to erase.
Note: - Use this tool on the same background color only.
Back ground Erase tool:-
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Background Erase tool lets you to erase the color .It convert the background layer into normal layer.
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Open an image
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Click on background erase tool
Option:-
Sampling- Contiguous---- Erase all selected color pixel
Once:-
Erase the first sampled (click) color pixel only
Background Swatch:-
Erase the selected background color.
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Protect Foreground color if it is (on) It protects the fore ground color.
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Tolerance:-
Define the range to erase more value less value less range.
Click and drag to erase the required color pixel.
Horizontal type text tool (T):-
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This tool lets you to type the text horizontally
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Click on this tool
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Click on the document and type the text
Vertical type text tool:-
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Vertical type text tool lets you to type the text vertically
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Click on this tool
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Click on the document
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Type the text
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e.g.
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On the option bar select the required font e.g. Arial, Impact, Times New Roman etc and select bold or italic.
Left alignment (Ctrl+Shift+L)
Center alignment (Ctrl+Shift+C)
Right alignment (Ctrl+shift+R)
Font color (double clicking on it to select the required font color.
Wrap Text (e.g. Flag, Arc etc)
Shortcut keys:-
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Increasing font size ---- (Ctrl+Shift +>)
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Decreasing font size------ (Ctrl+Shift+<)
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Leading ----(Alt+up arrow )and (Alt +down arrow key)
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Tracking – Alt+right arrow key and Alt +left arrow key
Horizontal /Vertical type mask tool:-
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Horizontal/Vertical type mask tool lets you to type the text as the selection
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Create new document (Ctrl+N)
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Create a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N)
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Click on horizontal/Vertical type mask tool
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Type the text
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Press enter key from the number pad to apply the text
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Now you can fill color, gradient, pattern in side the text
[Note*- You can't edit the text after applying ]
Image inside the text:-
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Open an image
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Create a new document
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Select the image document
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Type the text with horizontal/vertical type mask tool
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Font – impact
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Press enter key from the number pad to apply
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Click on move tool(V)
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Click and drag the selection into the new document
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Edit >Stroke
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Color- Black width –2
To raster the text:-
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Type the text
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Layer >rasterize >type or
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Right click on the text layer
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Click on rasterize
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After rasterize you cannot edit the text
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After rasterize the text you can fill ,erase apply filter effect etc
Blur tool (R)
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Blur tool lets you to blur an image.
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Open an image
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Click on bluer tool
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Define its option
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Click and drag over an image where you want to blur
Sharpen tool ®
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Sharpen tool lets you to sharpen an image (sharpen means to make image clear
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Open an image
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Define its option
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Drag over an image.
Smudge tool:-
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This tool lets you to drag the selected color pixel
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Open an image
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Click on smudge tool
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Define its option
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Click and drag over an image
Fair text effect:-
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Type the text
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Color- Red
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Font – Impact
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Layer >Rasterize >Type
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Click on smudge tool
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Choose brush no. 39
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Click and drag up
Dodge tool Burn tool (o):-
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Doge and burn tool is also known as focus tool. Dodge tool lets you to make an image lighten and Burn tool lets you to make an image dark.
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Open an image
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Click on dodge / burn tool
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Option:-
Range: - shadow >> Changes the darken area (black)
Milton >> Changes the middle Range of Gray (gray
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Highlight: - Changes the lighten area. Click and drag over (light)
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Open an image
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Make half selection
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Click on blur tool
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Option – Range – Mid tones –Exposure -25%
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Click and drag over an image
Sponge tool (o):-
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Sponge tool lets you to change the saturate or de-saturate of an image
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Open an image
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Click on Sponge tool
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Select mode:-
De-saturate > Decrease the color value.
Saturate > Increase the color value
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Click and drag over an image
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Open an image
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Make a selection according to an image shape
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Select >inverse (Ctrl+Shift + I )
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Click on Sponge tool
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Option:- mode >de-saturate
Flow > 100%
Click and drag over an image use bluer tool
Transformation:-
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Transformation commands lets you to scale rotate skew distort apply perspective flip. Select the required layer
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Edit > transform
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Appears boundary box around the layer content apply the transformation. Or
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Define in option bar
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Press enter key
Making a 3D BOX:-
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Create a new layer
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Make a rectangular marquee selection
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Fill pattern
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Edit >stroke width >1 Color >black ok
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Edit transform >Skew
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Define h-0 V > 25 in the option bar
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eg
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Duplicate it (press alt key and drag)
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Edit >transform >flip horizontal
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eg
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Create a new layer
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Make a marquee selection fill the pattern fill stroke
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Edit >transform >distort
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Click and drag the corner point to adjust
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e.g.
Reflection text effect:-
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Type the text
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eg
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Duplicate it (Press alt key and drag) Raster it
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Edit >transform >perspective
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Click and drag the corner point
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eg
Free transform:-
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Select the required layer
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Edit transform >free transform (Ctrl+T)
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You can scale ,Rotate ,Skew apply Perspective ,distort the layer content
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Press ctrl key and drag the corner point to distort the layer content
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Press Ctrl+Alt +Shift key and drag the corner point to apply Perspective
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Press Ctrl key and drag the out line to transform again.
Transform Selection:-
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Make a selection
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Select >transform selection
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You can rotate,scale,skew,distort,apply perspective
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Press ctrl key and drag the corner point to distort.
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Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift key and drag the corner point to apply Perspective
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Press Ctrl key and drag the selection boundary to skew.
To transform an image:-
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Select the required image.
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Image >rotate caves >180 degree > rotates an image 180 degree
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90 degree cw > rotates 90degree cw (clock wise)
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90 degree ccw > rotates 90degree ccw (Counter clockwise )
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Arbitrary > define rotation value (15 degree ,25 degree etc )
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Flip Horizontal and Flip vertical.
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flip horizontal
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e.g.
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Flip vertically.
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e.g.
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To link the layer:-
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Select the required layer
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Click on the link box
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e.g.
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Now you can move delete lock align merge the linked layer image –A ,B and C
To merge the layer:-
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link the layer first
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Layer >merge only the link layer.
Merge visible:-
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Visible the required layer
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Layer >merge visible (Ctrl+Shift+E)
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(This command lets you to merge only the visible layer)
Merge down:-
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This command merge the down layer of selected layer
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Select the required layer
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Layer >merge Down (Ctrl+E)
Flatten Image:-
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This command merge all the visible layer and set as background layer .Hidden layer will be delete
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Layer >flatten image.
Eye dropper tool ( I ):-
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This tool lets you to sample the color pixel of an image.
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Open an image
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Click on eye dropper tool
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Sample (click) the required color pixel
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Sample color pixel will visible in the foreground color
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Now you can paint the sample color pixel
Color Sample tool:-
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This tool lets you to sample the four different color pixel of an image
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Click on color sample tool
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Sample (click) the four different color pixel
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Appears Info Palette
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(It shows the information of color cursor position width height etc)
Measure tool (I ):-
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Measure tool lets you to measure the distance of an image
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Click on measure tool
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Click and drag over an image to measure
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Shows information in option bar and in info palette
Vector tool:-
Pen tool:-
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Pen tool lets you to draw straight /curvy Path.
Free form pen tool (P):-
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This tool lets you to draw a path freely just click an drag on the art board.
Magnetic pen tool:-
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This tool let you to snap the path at the edge of an image.
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Click on free form pen tool
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Click on from the option bar.
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Click at required part of an image
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Release a mouse
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Move around the edge of an image.
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Convert it into the selection joining the two points of path.
Add Anchor Point tool:-
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This tool lets you to add the anchor points on the path Segment
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Select the path with path selection tool (A)
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Click on add anchor point tool
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Click on the path segment to add anchor point
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e.g.
Remove anchor point tool:-
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This tool lets you to remove the anchor point
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Select the path
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Click on remove anchor point tool
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Click on the anchor point.
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e.g.
Convert anchor Point tool:-
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This tool lets you to convert curvy path into corner and corner path into curvy path
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Click on convert Anchor point tool
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Click and drag the anchor point or click on anchor point.
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To move the single handle:-
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Select the anchor point with direct selection tool (A)
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Click on convert anchor point tool
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Click and drag the single handle
Path selection tool:-
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This tool is used to select the more transform ,delete etc the path
Direct selection tool:-
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This tool lets you to select the anchor point of a path.
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e.g
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Make a marquee selection with this tool
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Press Shift key to select the multi path
To convert path into selection:-
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Click on pen tool (P)
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Create a new layer
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Click on (path) from the option bar.
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Draw a path
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Window > path.
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Press Enter key.
To stroke a path:-
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Draw a path
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Window >Path
Click on stroke path with brush
To fill the path:-
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Draw a path
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window >path
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Click on fill path with foreground color
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(This command fills the selected foreground color)
To convert selection into path:-
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Make a selection
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window >Path
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Click on (make work path from selection )from the path palette.
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This command convert selection into path)
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Edit your path with vector tool
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Again ,convert it into selection (Ctrl+Enter) and fill the color
To convert text into Path:-
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Type the text
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Layer >type >create work path
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Appears path text
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Delete the text
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Create anew layer
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Edit your path
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Shape tool (U):-
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Shape tool lets you to draw different object e.g. rectangle, line ,circle,Poligon etc
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Click on Shape tool (u)
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Option:-
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To create a new Custom Shape:-
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Draw some thing with vector tool
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Edit >Define Custom Shape
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Type Shape name
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Click on ok
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Select the Shape from option bar of shape tool.
Wood design:-
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New document
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New layer (Cter+Shift+N)
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Make a rectangle marquee selection
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eg
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Fill brown color
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Click on brush tool ( select 15 .No brush)
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Click and drag over an wood
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eg
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Click on doge tool ,Smudge tool
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Edit >transform >Skew
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Option bar:-
H = -60 V= 0
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Create a new layer
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make a rectangular selection
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eg
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Fill brown color use burn ,dodge, Smudge tool
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Again create a new layer
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Make a rectangular from vector tool
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Use direct selection tool and adjust it
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eg
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Fill brown color use burn ,dodge, Smudge tool
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eg
To select the layer Content:-
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Press Ctrl key and double click on the required layer
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To duplicate the layer
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Click and drag the layer to the create new layer button from the layer palate
To duplicate the layer content in the same layer:-
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Make a selection (select the layer content)
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Press Alt key and drag
Olympic Ring:-
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Create a new layer
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Make a perfect circular selection
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Fill red color
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Select >transform selection
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Press Alt +Shift key and drag inside
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Press enter key and press delete
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eg
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Duplicate the layer Press Alt key and drag with move tool
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Change the foreground color (Blue)
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Edit >Fill (Shift +Backspace)
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Use foreground color ( check on preserve transparency)
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Press ok
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Layer position:-
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Press Ctrl key and double click on red ring layer to select
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Select the blue ring layer
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eg
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Click on erase tool and erase the red part
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eg
Page torn over effect:-
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Open an image
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Create a new document
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Place an image on to the document
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Create a new layer
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Make a square selection
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eg
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Fill gradient color
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Black white black
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eg
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Edit >Transform >Perspective
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Draw a oval shape and delete the lower part
e.g.
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Delete the image in this shape
eg
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Adjust it
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result:-
Selection:-
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Color Range:-
This command lets you to make a selection of sampled color Pixel
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Open an image
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Select >Color Range
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Sample (click) the required color pixel with eye dropper tool
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To add /Subtract the sample color pixel use Add Sample subtract sample
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eg
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Define Fuzziness to define selection range
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More value --- more range
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Less value----- Less Range
Making a border:-
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Create a new document
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Create a new layer
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Make a rectangular marquee selection
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Select >Modify >Border
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width --- 16pixel > ok
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Apply two or more than that
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Fill color ,Gradient ,Pattern etc
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Place an image
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eg
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To expand and contract the selection:-
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Make a selection
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Select >Modify >Expand or Contract
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Define Expand by or contract by
Text effect:-
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Type the text with horizontal type mask tool (Font impact)
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Fill red color
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Select the layer (Ctrl and double click on the text layer)
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Select >Modify >contract – ( 5-6)
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Select >Feather (Ctrl+Alt+D)
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Define feather radius e.g.( 3-5)
To save the selection:-
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Make a rectangle marquee selection
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Select >Save Selection
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Type the selection Name
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Click on ok
To load the Selection:-
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First save the selection
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Select the selection name
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Click on ok
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[Note* This is stored in the channel palette]
Layer Set:-
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Layer Set is used to arrange your layer in systematic way
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To create a new layer set
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Layer >new >layer set or
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Click on in the layer palette
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Appears layer set in layer palette
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Create new layer
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To place layer into the layer set:-
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Select the layer
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Click and drag on to layer set
To change the layer Property:-
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Double click on layer text
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Rename the layer or
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Layer >layer property
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Type the layer name
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Ok
Layer Style:-
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Layer style lets you to apply drop shadow, inner /outer glow fill color, gradient, pattern etc.
Drop Shadow:-
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It adds the shadow behind the layer contents.
Inner Shadow:-
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It adds the shadow inside the layer contents.
Outer /Inner glow:-
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It adds Outer/inner glow at the edge of the layer content.
Bevel and Emboss:-
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Combination of lightness and darkness color and black and white.
Color Pattern, Gradient overlay:-
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Fills the color, Pattern Gradient in layer Content.
Stroke:-
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This command lets you to stroke the layer content.
To create a new layer content:-
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Select the layer (Filled layer)
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Layer >Layer style >Drop shadow, inner shadow etc.
Making a chocklets:-
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Create a new document
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Create a new layer
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make a rectangular marquee selection
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Fill chocklet color
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Layer >layer style >Bevel and Emboss
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Define depth and size
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Press ok
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Type the text
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Layer >layer style >Bevel and Emboss
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Define depth and size
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Press ok
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Link chocklet and text layer
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Layer >merge linked (Ctrl+E)
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Press ctrl key & click on the layer (to select the layer content)
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Edit >Define pattern
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New Document (Ctrl+N)
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New layer
•
Make a rectangular marquee selection
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Fill Chocklet pattern (shift +backspace)
Text Effect:-
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New document
•
New layer
•
Fill color any color
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Type the text with same color
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Layer >layer style >Drop shadow ,inner shadow outer /inner Glow ,Bevel and emboss
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Glow Effect:-
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Open an image
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Make a selection according to it's shape
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Layer >New >layer via copy (Ctrl+J)
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This command place the selected image inn new layer at same position.
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Layer >layer style >outer glow
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Mode --- normal Color --- Any Color
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Define size press ok
Shine Text effect:-
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Type the text
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Layer >layer style >stroke ( fill type > Gradient ----- size –2
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Check on bevel and emboss
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Style --- stroke Emboss
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Gloss contour
•
Define depth and size
•
Check on drop shadow press ok
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Create a new layer
•
Click on brush tool
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Select the
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Select the foreground color white.
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Click on the required place of the text
Breaking text effect:-
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Type the text
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Layer >Layer style >pattern over lay
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Select Rock type Pattern
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Check on Bevel and Emboss
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Define depth and size apply drop shadow ok
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Layer >Rasterize >Type
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Click on polygon lasso tool
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Make a triangular selection
•
Press Ctrl key (to activate move tool)
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Click and drag the selected part
Heart Shape:-
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Click on custom Shape tool (U)
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Select heart shape tool from option bat
•
Click on fill pixels
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Layer >Layer style >inner glow
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Blending mod multiply
•
Click on gradient
•
Edit the Gradient
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Red- White
R- 85
G- 10
B-68
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Size -20 Range -50
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Check on bevel and Emboss
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Depth > 200%
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Size >35
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Soften > 2 -5
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Check on color over lay
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Blending mod >Multiply
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Color >Red
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Opacity > 100%
•
Check on gradient overlay
•
Red White
R- 215
G-215
B- 215
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Style > radial
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Angle >115
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Click on ok
Cartoon Character:-
•
Create New layer
•
Make a perfect circular selection
•
Fill yellow color
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Layer >Layer style >Inner glow
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Blend mod normal
•
Color black--- Opacity –40 -50%
•
Define Size click on ok
•
Create a new layer
•
Select >transform Selection (Ctrl+T)
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Press Alt +Shift key and resize the selection
•
Select Foreground color –White
•
Click on Gradient tool (G)
•
Select the gradient color
•
White Transplant
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Type – liner
•
Click and drag
•
Opacity 80-90%
•
Create a new layer (Eye)
•
Make a perfect circular selection
•
Fill – white color
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Layer >Layer style >inner Glow
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Blending mod > Normal
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Color >black
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Opacity >40%
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Define Size
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Same way you can make nose and mouth
To copy and past the layer Style:-
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Select the layer Style
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Layer >Layer style >Copy layer style
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Select the layer content or link the layer
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Layer >Layer Style >Past layer style or past layer style to linked
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Clear Layer style --- Select the layer style layer
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Layer >Layer Style >Clear layer Style.
Color Mod:-
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R.G.B
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R- ------ Red (0 -255)
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G---------Green (0 -255)
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B----------Blue (0 -255)
RGB Contain 24 bit (each channel Contains 8 Bit)
RGB Color mod is used in web page designing Multimedia, CD presentation but not for printing media. We can create 16.7 million colors with R.G.B.
C.M.Y.K Mod:-
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C….. Cyan (Blue +Gray)
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M……Magenta (Red +Blue)
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Y…….Yellow (Red +Green)
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K……..Black.
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C.M.Y.K Contains 32 bit it is also known as color separation and it is used for printing media.
Gray Scale:-
Black and White color it contains 8 bit.
Adjustment
Levels:-
This command lets you to adjust the tonal rang and color balance of an image.
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Select an image or make a selection
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Image >Adjustment levels (Ctrl+L)
Shadow: - It changes the black range
Mid-tons:- It changes the middle range Gray
Highlight:-It changes the white range
Select the required channel eg R.G.B Click and drag the Slider of shadow, Midtons and highlight.
Auto Levels, Contrast, Color:-
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Image >Adjustment
Auto Levels,(Shift+Ctrl+L)
Auto contrast (Alt+Shift+L)
Auto Color (Shift+Ctrl+B)
These commands automatically adjust the levels, Contrast and color.
Curves:-
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Select an image or make a selection
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Image>adjustment >Curve (Ctrl+m)
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Select the required Channel (eg RGB ,Red, Green, Blue)
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Click and drag the curves
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Click on ok.
Color Balance:-
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This command lets you to adjust the color balance of an image
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Select an image or make a selection
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Image >Adjustment >Color balance
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Click and drag the slider of required color e.g. RGB ,CMYK
Select the tone balance (Shadow, Midtons, Highlight)
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Click on ok
Bright ness /Contrast:-
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This Command Lets you to adjust the brightness and contrast of an image
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Select an image or make a selection
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Image > adjustment >Brightness contrast
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Drag the slider of brightness and contrast to adjust it
Hue /Saturation:-
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Select an image or make a selection
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Image >Adjustment > Hue /Saturation (Ctrl+U)
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Hue :-
Hue color reflect transmitted through an object
Saturation:-
It is known as Chrome. It is a Strength and Purity of a color more value – Bright color Less value --- Less Color (-100) Black and white
Lightness:-
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Combination of lightness and dark ness
Colorize:-
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Fill same color .You can save and load hue setting (*.AHU)
•
Ok
Multi Color Image:-
•
Open an image add horizontal and vertical guide line
•
Make a rectangular marquee selection
•
Image >Adjustment Hue saturation (Ctrl+U)
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Check on Colorize
•
Define Hue and Saturation
•
Same way we can change the color of eye .
De saturation:-
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This command convert an image into black and white in same color mod
•
Select an image or make a selection
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Image >Adjustment > De saturate ((Ctrl+ Shift+ U)
Replace color:-
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This command lets you to replace the sample color pixel with hue saturation and light ness
•
Select an image
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Image >Adjustment >Replace color
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Sample the color pixel with eyedropper tool
•
Define Hue ,saturation, and lightness (HSL)
•
Define fuzziness to increase or decrease the color range of sample color pixel
•
You can save and load the replace setting (*.AXT)
Selective color:-
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This command is used to adjust the color of an image .Use this command after converting into CMYK color mode
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Select an image
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Image >mod cmyk
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Image >adjustment >selective color
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Select the required color eg Red ,Yellow ,Black Define cmyk value .You can save and load the selective color setting (*.ASV)
Channel Mixer:-
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This command lets you to mix the different channels e.g. CMYK RGB
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Select an image
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Image >Adjustment >channel mixer
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Select the required channel ((out put channel)
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Define source channel.
•
Check on monochrome (Black and white)
•
You can save and lode the channel mixer setting (*.CHA)
•
Press ok
Gradient map:-
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This command lets you to map the selected gradient on image.
•
Select an image
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Image >Adjustment >Gradient map
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Select the required gradient for mapping ok
Invert:-
This command lets you to invert the color.
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Select an image
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Image >adjustment >invert (Ctrl+J)
Equalize:-
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This Command re-distribute the brightness
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Image >adjustment >equalize.
Threshold:-
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This command convert color or black and white into high color contrast black and white
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Select an image
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Image >adjustment >Threshold.
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Define threshold level.
Adjustment layer:-
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Adjustment layer creates a new adjustment layer in layer palette.
To create a new adjustment layer:-
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Select an image or make a selection
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Layer >New adjustment layer > Select the required adjustment eg, levels, invert, curves etc.
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New adjustment layer display in layer palette
•
To edit layer adjustment, double click on adjustment layer or select the adjustment layer.
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Layer >layer content option
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Define your own setting
To change layer adjustment:-
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Select the adjustment layer
•
Layer > change layer content
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Select the required adjustment
Layer mask:-
•
Open two different images
•
Create new document
•
Place both image (overlap ) in same document
•
Select topmost layer
•
Layer >add layer mask > reveal all
•
Select foreground color black background color white
•
Click on brush tool start panting
•
Black – Transparent
•
Gray – Sámi transparent
•
White - opaque
Color and Black /white effect:-
•
Open an image, duplicate the layer (Ctrl+J)
•
Image > adjustment >De saturate (Ctrl+Shift+U)
•
Layer >add layer mask >revel all or
•
Click on add layer mask button in layer palette
•
Press D default color
•
Click on brush tool
•
Start painting to erase press (X)
Making an ice cube:-
•
Create new document
•
Create new layer
•
Fill black color
•
Create new layer and make a square marquee selection
•
Fill light blue color
•
filter >bluer >motion bluer
•
Angle 45degree
•
Define your own distance
•
Ok
•
filter >Artistic >Plastic wrap
•
Ok
Background effect:-
•
Open an image
•
Make a selection according to the image shape ( Ctrl+Shift+I ) invert selection
•
Filter > noise > add noise. amount 50%
•
Distribution check on monochromatic
•
Ok
•
Filter > blur > motion blur angle -0 distance 999 press ok
Rain fall and lightening effect:-
•
Open an image
•
Create new layer (rain)
•
Fill black color
•
Filter >Noise >add noise
•
Amount -12
•
Distribution --- check on monochromatic ok
•
Image >adjustment >threshold (Define threshold level )
•
Image >rotate canvas 90 degree ccw
•
Filter >stylize >wind ok
•
Press Ctrl+F 2 or 3 times
•
Image > rotate canvas 90 cw
•
Blending mode --- Screen (It transparent true black color)
•
Filter >blur >Gaussian blur 0.5 or 1
•
Create new layer (lightening)
•
Press D default color
•
Filter >render clouds
•
Filter >render different clouds (Press Ctrl+I) invert
•
Press ctrl +L (levels)
•
Drag the middle slider to right side
•
Ok
•
Press Ctrl +U (Hue Saturation)
•
Check on colorize
Red
blue
H- 0 H - 200
S- 50 S - 50
L- 0 L -0
•
Ok
•
Blending mode screen
•
Click on erase tool remove the unwanted parts.
Wind:-
•
New document New layer
•
fill black color
•
Type the text (Color white)
•
Filter >Stylize > Wind
•
Ok
•
Press (Ctrl+f )
•
Define its depth and size.
Ice Text Effect:-
•
New document new layer
•
Fill color black
•
Type the text (color white)
•
Image rotate canvas 90 degree cw
•
Filter > stylize > wind
•
Ok
•
Press (ctrl+f) 2-3 times
•
Image >Rotate canvas >90 Degree ccw. e.g
•
Layer >layer style > Bevel and emboss
•
Define its depth and size.
Shine text effect:-
•
New document
•
Fill the color black
•
Type the text (color white)
•
Filter > distort >Polar co ordinates
•
Option check on Polar to Rectangular.
•
ok
•
Image >Rotate canvas 90 degree cw
•
Filter >Stylize >wind ok
•
Press Ctrl+f 2-3 times
•
Image rotate canvas 90degree ccw
•
Filter >distort >Polar co ordinates
•
Option check on rectangular to polar
•
ok
•
Adding fait effect
•
Image >mode >grayscale
•
Image >mode >index color
•
Image >mode >color table
•
Check on Black body >ok
•
Image > mode R.G.B
•
Rounded Text Effect:-
•
Type the text
•
Filter >distort >polar co ordinates
•
Options - check on Rectangular to Polar ok
•
Apply different layer style
Matrix text effect:-
•
Create a new document – New layer
•
Fill white color
•
Filter >texture >Grain (type – vertical
•
Intensity -100
•
Contrast -100
•
Ok
•
Foreground color –Green
•
Background color –black
•
Filter >Artistic >Neon Glow
•
Glow color > black
•
Filter >Stylize >Glowing Edges
•
Edge width -1
•
Edge brightness -7
•
Smoothness -1
•
Ok
•
Type text matrix color green
•
Duplicate the text
•
Filter >Blur >Motion blur
•
Angle -0 Define your own distance
•
Ok
Fog Effect:-
•
Open an image
•
Create a new layer
•
Press D (default color)
•
Filter >Render clouds
•
Blending mode screen ( Fog Effect)
•
Blending mode multiply (Smoke Effect)
Snow Fall Effect:-
•
Open an image
•
Create a new layer
•
Fill black color
•
Filter >Noise >add noise
•
Amount -12
•
Distribution check on Gaussian and monochromatic ok
•
Image >adjustment >threshold (define threshold levels
•
Filter >Sketch >half tone pattern
•
Pattern type – circle ok
•
Blending mode screen
•
Filter >blur >Gaussian blur
•
Ok
Sketch Effect:-
•
Open an image
•
Press (CTRL+SHIFT+U (de saturate)
•
Duplicate the layer
•
Press (Ctrl+I) (Inverse)
•
Blending mode color dodge or liner dodge
•
Filter >Blur >Gaussian Blur
•
Define radius
•
Note:- Ctrl+L --- bright Ctrl +U---- Color
Sketch Effect II:-
•
Open an image
•
Filter >Stylize >Find Edges
•
Edit >fade find Edges (Ctrl+Shift+F)
•
Mode- Luminosity
•
Opacity -35-50%
•
(This command lets you to transparent applied filter effect only)
Power Glass Effect:-
•
Open an image
•
Create a new layer
•
Make a perfect circular selection
•
fill gradient color drag from left to right type liner
•
Select >transform selection
•
Press Alt+Shift key and drag inside from the corner
•
Fill gradient color drag from right to left
•
•
Select >Transform selection again resize the circle inside
•
Fill gradient from left to right
•
Delete the small circle
•
New layer
•
Make a same size circle fill white color
•
Opacity 35 %
•
•
Design a handle
•
Make a rectangular selection
•
Fill gradient color
•
Black white black
•
Edit > transform >Perspective
•
Click and drag from the corner
•
•
Link all the power layer and merge it (Ctrl+E)
•
Now you can move the power glass
Zoom Effect:-
•
Open an image
•
Make a selection according to the image shape
•
Select >inverse Selection
•
Filter >blur >Radial blur
•
Blur method - Zoom Quality – Best
•
Define Blur – center (Click on center)
•
Press (Ctrl+F)
•
Ok
Ripple Text Effect:-
•
Create a new document
•
Type the text
•
Duplicate it
•
Edit >transform >flip vertical
•
Adjust it
•
Opacity –35%
•
Filter >distort >ripple
•
Amount 100%
•
Size –medium
•
Ok.
Sencer Effect:-
•
Open an image
•
Make a selection (face area)
•
Filter >pixel ate >Mosaic (define cell size)
•
Ok.
Making foot Ball:-
•
Click on polygon tool
•
Number of sides six
•
Click on fill pixels
•
Press D
•
Click and drag
•
Press Ctrl key on layer one to select the layer content
•
Arrange the polygon like
•
e.g.
•
Make a circular selection from the center.
•
•
•
Filter >Distort >spherize ok
•
Press Ctrl +Shift+I
•
Press delete key
•
e.g.
•
Press ctrl+Shift+I
•
Create new layer
•
Fill white color
•
Place layer 2 back to layer one
•
Merge layer one and layer two
•
Press ctrl +I
•
Create a new layer with selection
•
Press D
•
Click on gradient tool type –Radial
•
Click and drag from the center of the ball
•
Blending mode multiply
•
Merge layer 3 and 2
•
Making a cloud:-
•
Select foreground color –Light blue
•
Back ground color –white
•
Filter >render >clouds
Making capsule:-
•
Create a new layer
•
Make a rounded rectangular selection
•
Fill the color
•
Create new layer
•
Make a selection
•
e.g.
•
Fill white color
•
Filter >blur >Gaussian blur
•
Select layer one (Rounded rectangle)
•
layer layer style >inner glow
•
Blending mode >normal
•
Color >black
•
Opacity-20%
•
Define size
•
Ok
•
Merge layer one and two
•
Make a half selection
•
e.g
•
Press Ctrl+U (hue Saturation)
•
Colorize
•
H-0
•
S-50
•
L-0
•
Layer >layer style drop shadow
Lance Flare:-
•
Open an image
•
Filter >render >Lance flare
•
Select the lanseflare type
•
Define brightness and flare center (click at the required place to change the Position of lance flare)
•
Light scenery:-
•
Open an image (scenery)
•
Press ctrl+L
•
Drag middle slider to right side
•
•
Filter >Render >Lens flare
•
Lance type 105mm prime
•
Define flare center (click) ok
•
Press ctrl+F to increase the flare.
•
e.g
To change the lance flare color:-
•
Open an image
•
Create a new layer
•
Fill black color
•
Filter >render >Lance flare
•
Press Ctrl+U
•
Check on colorize
•
Define hue saturation value
New lance flare:-
•
Open an image
•
Create a new layer
•
Fill Black color
•
Filter >Artistic >Plastic wrap ok
•
Blending mode screen
•
Or Press Ctrl+F
•
Press Ctrl+U to change the color
•
e.g
Circuit design:-
•
Create a new document
•
Create new layer and press D
•
Filter >render >cloud
•
Filter >pixelate >mosaic
•
Ok
•
Filter >Stylize >Glowing edges
•
Edge width-5
•
Edge brightness -13
•
Smoothness -1
•
Ok
•
Press Ctrl+U
•
Check on colorize
•
H-100 S-50 L – 0 Press ok
3D Text:-
•
Type the text
•
Rasterize it
•
Press Ctrl+T
•
Press Ctrl +Shift and drag from the corner
•
Press Ctrl+J (Layer via-copy)
•
Change the Text color Red –Black
•
Select black text layer
•
Press Ctrl+J
•
Press up or down arrow
•
e.g.
Water Effect:-
•
Create a new layer
•
Press D (Default color)
•
Filter >Render >Cloud
•
Filter >Sketch >Chrome
•
Ok
•
Press Ctrl+U
•
Check on colorize
•
H-200 S- 15 L- 0 (Blue color)
•
Press ok
•
eg
Lighting Effect:-
•
Open an image
•
Filter >Render >Lighting effect
•
Select the required light
•
Define it's setting
•
Ok
•
Fire Effect:-
•
Open an image
•
Make a selection according to it's shape
•
Place into new document
•
Create new layer
•
Press D
•
Filter >Render >Cloud
•
Filter >Render lighting effect
•
Style -- Soft omni color yellow
•
Define other setting
•
Intensity-- Ambience etc
•
Ok
•
Duplicate it (Fire)
•
Place in between the fair layer
•
layer position
•
Fire Image Fire
•
Select top most layer
•
Click on erase tool
•
Brush type – soft ( Shift +[ )
•
Opacity 80%
•
Erase opacity 100%
•
Eg
Night Vision Effect:-
•
Open an Image
•
Filter >sketch >half tone Pattern
•
Pattern type – line ok
•
Filter>Render >lightening Effects
•
Style –Soft Omni
•
Color –Green
•
Ok
Universe:-
•
Create a new document
•
Create new layer
•
Fill black color
•
Filter >Noise >add noise
•
Amount 12 distribution – Gaussian
•
Check on monochromatic
•
Image >Adjustment >Threshold
•
Define threshold level
•
Create a new layer (Planet)
•
Press D
•
Filter >render >cloud
•
Filter >render >lightening effect
•
Setting – Style – soft omni Color – orange /Yellow
•
Texture channel –Red
•
Ok
•
Again Create a new layer
•
Fill black color
•
Filter render >Lens flare
•
Brightness -100% Flare center –Center
•
Lens type 50 – 300mm Zoom
•
Ok
•
Press Ctrl+U
•
Check on colorize
•
H- 200 S- 50 L- 0 Press ok
•
Blending mode screen
•
Glass Effect:-
•
Open an image
•
Filter >Distort >Glass
•
Select the texture
•
Click on load texture
•
Select Psd file
•
Click on ok
•
Diamond Text Effect:-
•
New document type the text
•
Color –white
•
Filter >Distort >Glass
•
Distortion -5-10
•
Smoothness -1
•
Texture –Tiny lens
•
Scaling -50-60%
•
Ok
•
Layer >Layer style >Stroke
•
Fill type gradient
•
Black white black or Orange yellow Orange
•
Size 2-3
•
Drop shadow
•
Bevel emboss
•
Style –Stroke Emboss
•
Gross Contour
•
Define depth and size ok
•
Create a new layer
•
Click on brush and select cross type brush
•
Select the fore ground color white
•
Click at the required place.
Making a wall:-
•
Create a new layer
•
Press D
•
Filter >Render >Clouds
•
Filter >texture >Texturize
•
Texture – Brick Light direction Top left Define Scaling
•
Ok
•
Press Ctrl+U
•
Check 0n colorize
•
H-25 S-50 L-0
•
OK
•
Type the text (white color)
•
Layer >Layer style >blending option
•
Underlying layer
•
Press Alt key click and drag the slider
•
3D TRANSFORM:-
•
Open an image or select a blank layer
•
Filter > Render >3D transform
•
Click on cube sphere or Cylinder tool
•
Click and drag
•
Use pan camera tool (to move an object)
•
Track ball tool (For 3d rotation)
•
Click on option button
•
Define resolution – medium Anti –aliasing –low
•
Check on display background image
3D object:-
•
Create a new layer
•
Filter >Render >3D transform
•
Click on cube tool (M)
•
Click and drag
•
Click on track ball tool (Click and drag for the 3D rotation ok
Making a golf ball:-
•
Create a new layer
•
Filter >Render >3D transform
•
Click on sphere
•
Click and drag
•
Click on track ball tool click and drag.
Making a wine glass:-
•
Create a new layer
•
filter >Render >3D transform
•
Click on Cylinder tool
•
click and drag
•
click on pen tool
•
Add anchor point on the right side at out line of the selected object
Eye design:-
•
Create a new Document
•
create a new layer
•
Draw a perfect circular selection
•
Fill white color
•
Layer >Layer style >Inner glow
•
Blending mode normal
•
Color –black
•
Define Size and opacity press ok
•
Create a new layer
•
Press Ctrl and click on layer one
•
Select >Transform Selection
•
Press alt +Shift key click and drag inside
•
Fill Black color (Do not deselect the selection)
•
Filter >Noise >Add noise amount – 60-90 %
•
Check on monochromatic press ok
•
Filter blur radial blur blur method >Zoom Amount -50% press ok
•
Press Ctrl + U
•
Check on colorize H-200 S- 50 L-0
•
Create a new layer
•
Scale down the selection
•
fill black color
•
Create new layer
•
Make a small circle in side the black circle fill white color
Making a burning cigarette:-
•
Create a new layer
•
Make a rectangular marquee selection
•
fill gradient color
•
Create a new layer
•
Subtract the selection
•
fill the filter color (Blending mode multiply)
•
Click on brush tool
•
load Calligraphic Brush
•
Select \ type brush
•
Select the fore ground color light yellow
•
click on the required part of the filter eg
•
Create a new layer
•
Make a rectangular marquee selection
•
fill black color
•
filter> noise >add noise amount 90 % Check on Gaussian and monochromatic
•
Press ok
•
Ctrl +u check on colorize H -360 S -100 L –10 Blending mode – multiply
•
eg
•
Click on polygon lasso tool
•
select the burning part and delete it
•
•
Create a new layer (smoke)
•
Click on rectangular marquee tool
•
Feather 10 pixel
•
Make a selection (Click and drag)
•
Fill white color
•
Filter >Liquefy (Ctrl+Shift+X)
•
Click on wrap tool (W) Click and drag to make a smoke shape
•
Press ok
•
Filter >Blur >Gaussian Blur
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Click on text tool
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Font windings
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click on the document
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Press Shift +N (Dander symbol
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color white
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Remove the cross bone part
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Filter >blur>Gaussian blur
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Adjust it
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type the text no smoking
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Back ground Design:-
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Create new document new layer
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Make a circular selection
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Press (Q) {Edit in quick mask mode)
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Filter >Distort >Glass
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Distortion-7-10
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Smoothness- 1 Texture – Tiny lens Scaling 100
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Press ok
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Press Q (Stander mode)
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Fill color.
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Frame Design:-
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Open an image
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Create a new layer
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Make a rectangular selection
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subtract the selection
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eg
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press Q (quick mask mode)
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Filter >Distort >Glass
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Press Q (Standard mode)
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Fill color
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Layer >layer style >Bevel and emboss , droop shadow etc
Scratch Effect:-
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Open an image (close up)
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Create a new layer
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Draw a path
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Click on brush tool size – 4
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Foreground color R- 150 G- 0 B- 0
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Right click with path selection tool
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stroke the path
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tool> brush
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check on Simulate Pressure
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Layer >Layer style >outer glow
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Blending mode >Normal
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Color R-150 G- 0 B-0
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Define spared and size
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Contour -
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Create a new layer
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Click on brush tool Size -1 Blending mode –color burn opacity 35 %
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e.g.
Back ground Design:-
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Create a new layer
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Click on Gradient Tool
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Color – Black white Black
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Blending mode – Screen
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Type – Liner Click and drag
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Filter >Artistic >Plastic wrap
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Press Ctrl+U
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Check on colorize H- 0 S- 50-60 L-0
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Extrude:-
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Create a new layer
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Press D
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Filter >Render >Clouds
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Filter >Stylize >Extrude
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Size 25 Depth 150 level Random
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Ok
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Press Ctrl+U check on colorize and define your own settings
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eg
Extrude II:-
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Create a new layer
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Click on gradient
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edit your gradient Black White - Type – Radial
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Click and drag
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Filter >Stylize >Extrude Type – Pyramids
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Define its size and depth
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Press Ctrl+U Check on colorize
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Define your own settings
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eg
Emboss Effect:-
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Open an image
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Filter >Stylize >Emboss
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Press Ctrl+U
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Coin
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Open an image
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Make a perfect circular selection
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Click and drag into the new document
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Type the text (Rounded)
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Merge the text and the image layer
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Filter >Stylize Emboss
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Press Ctrl+U
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Check on colorize
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H- 50 S- 50-60 L-0
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Apply bevel and Emboss and drop shadow.
Photo copy Effect:-
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Open an image Press D
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Filter >Sketch >Photocopy
Stamp
Plaster
Note paper
Torn Edges etc
Map Type Design:-
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Create a new layer
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Press D
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Filter >Render >Cloud
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Filter >Sketch >Plaster
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Press Ctrl+U
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Check on Colorize
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H-200 S-50-60 L-0
Fire Effect:-
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Create a new layer
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Press D
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Filter >Render >Clouds
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Filter >Render >Lightening Effect
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Style – Flood light press ok
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Duplicate it two times
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Select the topmost layer
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Press Ctrl+U check on colorize
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H-0 S-70 L- 0 Press ok
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Blending mod – overlay
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Select middle layer
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Press Ctrl+U Check on colorize on H-50 S-70 L-0
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OK blending mode –overlay
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eg
Ice land:-
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Create a new layer
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Press D
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Filter>Render>Clouds
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Filter >render >different clouds
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Filter>Sketch >Chrome
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Filter>Render >Lens flare
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Bright ness -100 %
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Lens type -105mm prime
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Filter >Distort >Polar co ordinate
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option - Check on Polar to rectangle
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ok
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Filter >Stylize >Wind
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Press Ctrl+F 2-3 Times
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Ctrl+U Check on colorize on
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H – 210 S- 50 L – 0
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Use X Type brush foreground color white
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Click at the required place for shine.
Waving Flag:-
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Create a new document
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Fill Gradient color Black white
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Save it (Gradient Psd)
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Create a new Document
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Design a flag
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Filter >Distort >Displaced ok
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select the Gradient Psd file
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Press Ctrl+F
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Press Ctrl and click on flag layer (to select it )
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Create a new layer
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Fill same Gradient color
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Blending mode –Multiply Opacity 50 %
To load texture:-
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Design something in black and white
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eg text - save it text Psd
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Open an image
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Filter >distort >Glass
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Texture -- Load texture select you file
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Filter >Distort >Displace ok
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Select your Psd file
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Filter >Texture >Texturizer
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Select you Psd file
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Eg
Creating a new brush:-
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Create a new document New layer
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Design a brush shape
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Edit >Define Brush
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Type Brush name
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Click on ok
To create image as a brush:-
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Open an image
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Make a selection
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Edit > Define Brush
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Type the Brush name
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Ok
Dynamic Brush:-
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Select the required Brush
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Window >Brushes
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Check on Shape Dynamic :- It adjust Tip ,Shape Variations
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Check on Scattering:- It adjust Brush Scattering
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Check on Texture:- It adjust Texture option (Select the required Pattern)
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Check on Dual Brush :- It adjust dual brush shape (It adjust new brush in side the brush)
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Check on Color Dynamic:- It adjust Color Variation
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Check on Other Dynamic:- It adjust Opacity and flow Variation.
Creating a Grass Brush:-
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Create a new document New layer
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Design a grass Shape Object
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Edit >Define Brush
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Type the Brush Name
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Click on Brush tool
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Select the grass brush
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Window >Brushes
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Check on Shape Dynamic
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Size Jitter -100%
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Angle Jitter 0%
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Check on Color Dynamic Foreground /Background Jitter 100%
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Check on H.S.B Jitter:-
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(Hue, Saturation Brightness 0%)
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Click on Create New Brush in Brush Palette
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Type a brush name Press ok
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Define Foreground color green and Background color Light green
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Start painting.
Action:-
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Action command let you to record your work
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Window >Action
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To create a new action (Changing image size)
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Open an image
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Click on Create new set from layer palette
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Type a set name
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Click on ok
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Click on Create new action
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Type action name –eg image size
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Select your required set
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Select function key (F2 check on control) =Ctrl +F2 press ok
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Click on record button
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Image >image size eg 230/240 pixel
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Click on ok
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Click on stop button (in action palette )
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To apply action
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Open an image e.g. number of image = 5
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Select one image
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Click on play button or use shortcut key (Ctrl+F2)
To load more Action:-
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Click on
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From the action palette
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Select the command
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Click on Play Button from the Action Palette.
Batch Processing:-
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Create a new action eg image size
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Open Multiple images
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File >Automate >Batch
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Select the required Set and Action eg Image size.
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Source
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Folder – Select Image Folder
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Check on opened File – Apply to opened files in Photoshop
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ok
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This Command Apply the Selected action to open an images or Selected Folder)
Extract command:-
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Open an image
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Filter >Extract (Ctrl+Alt+X)
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Appears Extract window
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Click on the edge highlighter tool (B) (It makes the edges of the area you retain)
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Check on smart highlight tool
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While dragging a well define edges highlight the edge according to it's shape (close)
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Click on fill tool (G) It fills the area you want to retain)
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Click inside the closed area.
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Click on preview button.
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Click on Cleanup tool (It makes the mask transparent)
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Press alt key and drag to make opaque
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Click on Edge Touchup tool (T) (It cleans the edges ,Press Ctrl to move the edges)
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Click on ok
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Use history brush tool to correct the mistake.
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Note: - This process is used for the complex selection.
Web Photo Gallery:-
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This command is used to create a photo Gallery for web page
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File >automate >web photo Gallery
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Select the sit style
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Click on Browse button
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Select image folder
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Click on destination button
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Select blank folder
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Define other setting.
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Note :-[ Some of the option may not apply to this style ]
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Click on ok
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To open Photo Gallery. Open your folder (Destination folder)
