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

Under Elements: TOOLS PANEL

 Adjustment Layers - different tools for editing images

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

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

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

 Drawing tools (X: several of the TOOLS PANEL

common vector-based tools e.g Pen
tool, Paths panel)
 8-bit mode (/)
- mostly limited to photos that use 8-bit mode;
(offers very little support for 16-, 32-bit which
many photographers use to get even higher-
quality photos)
- actually the mode most digital cameras use
INTERFACE
Tab - hide and show toolbar & palettes
Shift + Tab - hide palettes
Shift F1 – darken your interface theme
Shift F2 – lighten ‘ ‘’ ‘’’
Right click on the canvas – change color
- left side of the screen: diff tools for editing
Brush tool - draw on the image
Eraser tool - remove parts from the image
Type tool - add text
Shape Tool - insert shapes like squares, lines
Color Picker Tool
- select the colors for various tools, including
the Brush tool and Gradient tool
SELECTION TOOLS
- allow you to draw a selection
- Some let you select an area, others specific
parts of the image select specific parts of the
image without selecting the background
 DOCUMENT WINDOW
- When you open an image file, it will appear in
the document window
- At the top of the document window, you'll see
the file name, along with the current zoom
level
LAYERS PANEL
- where u can see the different layers
- You can turn each layer on and off by clicking
the eye icon
BASIC TASKS
1. Opening files
a. File > Open (A dialog box will appear) >
Locate and select the file on your computer,
then Open
b. If you don't currently have Photoshop
open, right-click the file on your computer
and Open With > Adobe Photoshop
2. Opening an existing photo
a. File > Open
b. Open > Adobe Photoshop
3. Showing and hiding panels
a. Click the Window menu > select desired
panel
b. use the double arrows to expand or collapse
panels
c. Tab key
4. Moving panels
- clicking and dragging the panel to a new part
of the workspace
5. Reseting the panels to their default
positions
a. Window > Workspace > Reset Essentials
b. Window > Reset Panels (Elements)
6. Adjusting the default unit
Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers Choose
Inches (printing) or Pixels Restart PSD to take
effect
7. Adjusting the text size
Edit > Preferences > Interface Under Text
Click the menu next to UI Font Size
Select the desired size
Restart to take effect
8. Changing the zoom level
Choose fill screen, fit screen
zoom in/out - Ctrl+ or Ctrl
fit the document window - Ctrl+0
9. Patchwork
Open an image > Filter > Filter Gallery > Texture
> Patchwork
10 . CROPPING – remove parts of an image
⬗ Crop tool ⬗ Rectangular Marquee tool
a.
 Open image > Crop tool
 Click and drag to select the part of
the image, release the mouse
 Adjust the cropping handles
 Press Enter to crop the image or
double-click the image
b.
 Open image > Rectangular Marquee
 In the Control panel, locate the
Style/Mode drop-down menu
 Check Normal; Fixed Ratio
 crop image to be a specific aspect ratio;
Fixed Size: set the desired width and
height
  Click and drag to select the part of the 14. UNDOING CHANGES
image, then release the mouse
Ctrl Z – undo most recent change
c.
Ctrl+Shift+Z
 Click the edge of the selection box and
Edit > Step Backward/Step
move it to the desired position
Forward/Undo/Redo Ctrl+Alt+Z
 Image > Crop

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

12. RESIZING

Image>ImageRotation>Choosedesiredrotatio

13. STRAIGHTENING

 Crop Tool > Options Bar

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

- If PSD, check Layers > Save

- to avoid overwriting the original file

Websafe File format

- JPEG format for photographs

PNG-24 will keep the full quality of the image

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

*GIF or WBMP formats are not advised

Image Size

- reduce file size

- Automatic resizing in Facebook or Tumblr

Quality

- If JPEG, find the best balance between quality

Vibrance - slider affects the intensity of colors

Saturation - slider increases the color intensity

of all colors in the image

Hue - slider changes the colors in an image

Lightness - slider affects the brightness of

colors in an image.