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