Adobe Photoshop 2023; Beginners

and Pros Handbook

 Adobe Photoshop 2023; Beginners
and Pros Handbook

A step-by-step guide for both new and experienced

Photoshop users that covers workspaces, tools,
effects, layers, design techniques, practical exercises,
and pros tips.

By

Nathan A. Miles
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Table of Content
Introduction
What exactly is Adobe Photoshop?
Photoshop's Pros and Cons in Comparative Perspective
Chapter 1: Hello, and Welcome to Photoshop
The Significance of Adobe Photoshop
Full command of the creative process
Available in a variety of file formats
The rapid pace of the editing process
Photoshop training classes
Accomplishments of a Professional Output for a Fraction of the Cost
The Fundamentals of Image Editing using Adobe Photoshop
Launch Photoshop and open your picture.
Trim and align the edges.
Adjust the color balance as needed.
Chapter 2: Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop
Get Adobe Photoshop by Downloading and Installing It
Using the Adobe Photoshop Interface to Navigate
The navigation bar or menu
The Panel Showing the Layers
The fundamentals of Layer Panels
Putting together an adjustment layer
Making a completely blank layer
Making a replica of a layer
Removing One of The Layers
Rearranging the layers
Working with the layers
Panels for the Document's Windows
Personalizing the User Experience
Several Panels
The Third Chapter
Acquiring Knowledge of Different Color Modes and File Types
 The many color modes available in Adobe Photoshop
In a bitmap format
Changing a color picture into a bitmap
The Grayscale
The RGB Color System
The CMYK Color System
Laboratory Color
Color that is indexed
Type of File
Making Modifications to the Brightness and Contrast
Elimination of Flaws and Other Undesirable Components
The Fourth Chapter
Innovative Approaches to the Editing Process
Customizations
MODES OF MIRAGE BLENDING
SKILLS WITH TOOLS
RAW CAMERA IMAGE
TONAL INDICATORS
CROP TOOL
Making Use of Different Filters and Effects
An Overview of the Filter Gallery
How to Use the filters available in the Filter Gallery.
Enhance the performance of the filter.
Creating Different Types of Text and Graphics
Textual rasterization
Putting Text Together
Enter the Text tool tips here.
Making Graphic Visual Elements
Using Different Brushes and Different Gradients
Introducing New Surfaces, Textures, and Patterns
How to combine many images into one.
The Fifth Chapter
Utilizing a Wide Variety of File Types Working with Saving and Exporting Files
 Getting Files Ready for Printing or the Web
Getting Files Ready for the Web
How to Create Animated GIFS
The sixth Chapter
Hints and Pointers to Improve the Efficiency of Your Workflow
Utilizing the Available Presets and Actions
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY 'PRESETS' IN PHOTOSHOP?
The Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Presets in Photoshop
The Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Presets in Photoshop
WHAT ARE ACTIONS IN PHOTOSHOP?
Actions in Photoshop: How to Install Them
Actions in Photoshop: How to Create Them
How to Make Use of the Actions in Photoshop
Performing Repetitive Tasks Through Automation
Making Your Brushes and Filters
Creating Individually Customized Filters
Exploring the Use of Custom Filters
Utilizing The Tool Called "Liquefy"
Utilizing The Pen Tool
Tutorial on how to create a new path in Photoshop by using the Pen Tool.
Utilizing the Pen Tool to draw a straight route section immediately after a
curved path segment.
How to make modifications to the route that you made in Photoshop by
using the Pen Tool
Adding additional points to an existing route and how to do it.
How to make use of the gadget that converts points
Remove an item from its background by making use of a path.
How to separate an item from its surrounding environment
How to fashion a form with the help of the Pen Tool
How to adjust the position or size of a Shape Path
Using Photoshop to Create Different Shapes
How to Create a Unique Form from an Existing Picture
How to Create an Individually Custom-made Shape Form from a Path
The seventh Chapter
Working with the Selected Material
Selection Tools and Techniques
How to make use of the Lasso tool and the Quick Selection tool
Employ The Lasso Cutting Tool.
Adjust the settings of a selection.
Putting Together Composite Images Through the Use of Selected Tools
The eighth Chapter
Building and Adjusting Vector Shapes
How to Change an Image into a Vector Format Using Adobe Photoshop
The Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting a Vector File in Photoshop
Editing Images: Understanding the Differences Between Raster and Vector
Formats
Utilizing the Pen Tool to Create Vector Shapes
The ninth Chapter
Adjustments and Corrections Made to the Color
Utilizing The Levels Tool
Additional Advice on Color Correction
The Tenth Chapter
The process of retouching and restoring
Utilizing the Healing Brush Tool to Smooth Out Wrinkles and Remove
Blemishes
Using the Clone Stamp Tool to Repair or Restore Damaged or Old
Photographs
how to fix images using the clone stamp tool.
how to fix images using the clone stamp tool.
Utilizing Content-Aware Fill's Capability to Either Remove or Replace Objects
The Eleventh Chapter
Using Video in Photoshop and its Effects
Where to Begin Your Photoshop Video
Combining Photographs and Videos with Adobe Photoshop
Adjusting the Size of Photos and Videos in Photoshop
Changing Video Layers While Shortening Them
The Photoshop Guide on Adding Shapes
 Including Text in a Video Created with Photoshop
How to Add Sound in Photoshop Video
The Photoshop Video Tutorial on Adding Motion to an Image
Creating a Render of Your Video in Photoshop
How to Add Transitions and Effects in Your Video Clips
Employing Transition Effects
Modifying the Effects of Transitions
How to Export Video Files to Various Platforms
The Twelfth Chapter
Using the 3D Tools to Construct Three-Dimensional Objects
3-Dimensional Panel
The Properties menu
How to Move 3D Objects in Photoshop
How to Create a Three-Dimensional Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop
3D Effects for the Text
The Thirteenth Chapter
Working with Different Channels and Masks
Adjust the Channel Settings.
Understanding the Differences Between Alpha Channels and Layer Masks
How to Make an Alpha Channel
Making An Alpha Channel Beginning with A Selection
Keeping Track of Your Selection
Keeping Track of Your Selection
Modifying Your Alpha Channel
Conclusion
Introduction

What exactly is Adobe Photoshop?

Photoshop is a picture editing and graphic design program
that gives users the ability to create, edit, and modify a
wide variety of visuals as well as digital art. It can also be
used to edit photographs. Additionally, users can produce
raster pictures with several layers, modify those images,
and import those edited images in a variety of file formats.
Adobe Systems is the company that is responsible for
developing Photoshop for both Windows and MacOS.
This is a Photoshop fundamentals course for designers
taught by Guru99 using the most recent version of Adobe
Photoshop CC.
In this lesson, we are going to cover an introduction to many
features that are often used by every designer to produce
any composites or any design generate any drawings, or
even simply conduct some easy retouching on Photoshop's
most recent version.
Therefore, we are going to go over some of the most
frequent elements of Photoshop, such as the workspace,
layers, smart objects, blend modes, selects approaches,
filters, and a great deal more Photoshop fundamentals and
features that are important for working on Photoshop.
Designers always utilize these capabilities.
Thomas Knoll and John Knoll first developed Photoshop in
1988, and Adobe Systems later acquired the rights to
distribute the application officially after purchasing the
distribution license. Since that time, an overwhelming
number of new versions of Photoshop have been made
available.
Adobe designed and published the graphics editing tool
known as Photoshop for usage on both the Mac OS and
Windows operating systems. Photoshop is a raster-based
image editor that allows users to edit and composite raster
pictures in many layers. It also includes features such as
masking, alpha compositing, image wrapping tools, fluid
camera movement, file display tools, and a great number of
more sophisticated tools and capabilities.
In 1988, Adobe released the first version of Photoshop,
which was also the most rudimentary. Thomas Knoll and
John Knoll were the ones who created it. Since then, this
powerful program has received upgrades and updates that
bring it in line with today's standards, making its tools and
commands more sophisticated and comprehensive. The
most recent version of Photoshop is called Photoshop CC,
and it is included in the Adobe Creative Cloud branding. In
addition, Photoshop works hand in hand with a variety of
other Adobe applications, such as Adobe Bridge, Adobe
Fireworks, Adobe Camera Raw, and a great deal more.
The Photoshop Family is the brand name for the collection of
software products that includes Photoshop and a few more
similar programs. This Family includes software titles like
Photoshop Elements, Photoshop Lightroom, Photoshop
Express, and Photoshop Fix in addition to additional
applications.
Adobe Photoshop is more than just a piece of software; it is
also a complete industry or powerhouse that edits,
composes, drafts, and sketches artwork and photographs.
Photoshop is now so widely used that even non-
professionals find it beneficial and necessary for their
everyday work; it is no longer reserved just for seasoned
editors. The use of Photoshop is becoming more
commonplace in the classrooms of educational institutions
and universities. Common uses of Photoshop in our
everyday lives include the following: product design,
website design, the design of a variety of digital content,
the design of branding and marketing material, and the
design of business cards:
1. E-commerce websites and online buying portals often
make use of Adobe Photoshop by their users. The
program is used by these websites to alter the product
and branding photos that they have. In addition to
that, we can develop maps, views of the environment,
picture displays, and satellite views. These are often
used in gaming applications.
2. Flyers, graphics for book covers, business cards, and
other promotional items may also be created in
Photoshop for use in marketing and public relations
efforts.
3. Using this tool, you may create the layouts of
websites, the logos for websites, and other pages that
are used on websites.
4. User interfaces (UI) and user experiences (UX) may
also be built using Photoshop. Photoshop may also be
used to create architectural visualizations, as well as
images of the inside and outside of the building.
5. Photoshop allows users to generate both 2D and 3D
prototypes of product packaging designs.

Photoshop's Pros and Cons in

Comparative Perspective
1. Adobe Photoshop provides users with a
comprehensive set of tools that may be used to edit or
create almost anything. The program has been
significantly upgraded, and its capabilities have been
 expanded to include more than just photos. It is now
able to deal with video footage and effectively execute
editing operations. It is the superior platform that
provides support for a comprehensive collection of
video editing tools.
2. Photoshop makes it possible to edit all commonly
used and readily accessible picture file types without
the need for additional plugins.
3. When working with a picture in Photoshop, it is simple
to make a wide variety of minute adjustments, such as
modifying the skin tone, fine-tuning the brightness,
erasing red eye, conducting retouching, and making
other alterations.
4. First-time users will have a more difficult time getting
the hang of Photoshop.
5. Photoshop may seem like too much of an investment
for casual users and novices to make.
Chapter 1: Hello, and Welcome to
Photoshop

The Significance of Adobe Photoshop

There are many more things that may be done using
Photoshop besides improving photographs. The application
is commonly used by graphic designers in the process of
creating logos and adverts for their respective customers.
Photoshop is useful for designers in any sector because it
enables users to merge many photos into a single
composite. This makes it possible for designers to rapidly
display how a suggested design might look on a product.
Their customers can get a more accurate view of the
finished product as well as make modifications more rapidly,
which saves them both time and money.
It is also often utilized in the design of websites. Photoshop
does not allow users to construct websites; but it does allow
users to make mockups of the user interfaces, backgrounds,
and images that will ultimately be added to a website by
designers. In addition, Photoshop is equipped with excellent
image compression features, which ensure that the
photographs uploaded to a website seem crisp and not
pixelated. The application may also be used by web
designers to develop the layout of a website; however, there
are alternative programs that are better capable of
producing a responsive design.
It doesn't matter whether you're in the manufacturing or
restaurant sector, or if you sell automobiles; your company
may profit from utilizing Photoshop.
Full command of the creative process
Photoshop allows you the power to modify pictures,
graphics, and other elements to meet the precise
requirements of your company's brand. The creation of
consistent brand assets is made much easier by using style
presets. Photoshop is designed to encourage collaboration
and handle a wide variety of file formats, making it
accessible to any designer working on your team.

Available in a variety of file formats

Photoshop can work with a variety of file types in addition to
photographic images. Although PSD is the main file type,
Photoshop can also import and export the following file
formats:
1. Images in JPEG, TIFF, or PNG format
2. Video formats including GIF, MOV, DPX, and MPEG-4
3. Documents in PDF format.

The rapid pace of the editing process

Many don't mind spending hours upon hours playing around
with Photoshop. They upload photographs, make changes to
them, then erase them and begin the process again. They
take pleasure in both the process of learning and the
process of creating. It's not so much about the destination
as it is the process of getting there and figuring out how to
apply what they learn to other initiatives in the future.
On the other hand, your creative requirements could be
time-sensitive, and some design specialists don't have
hours to edit a single picture. The good news is that Adobe
Photoshop makes it possible to edit photographs briskly and
productively. When you have more experience, you can
move much more quickly. Retouching may also be done
more quickly using the software's built-in preset filters,
brushes, and layers. These tools are especially helpful for
those who are just starting.

Photoshop training classes

There are both academic and casual settings available for
learning Photoshop. Is it possible to say the same thing
about its rivals? In no uncertain terms, no. For instance,
there are Photoshop classes available at a wide variety of
educational institutions around the United States.
There are a lot of tools available online that you may use to
learn this program if you don't want to spend the money,
don't have the time, or don't have the drive to attend a
higher education institution. Consider the following, among
others:

1. Udemy.com
2. It's Alison.
3. The LinkedIn Learning Platform
4. KelbyOne, Inc.
5. Adobe Photoshop Cafe
These kinds of classes assist in ensuring that Photoshop
remains current. The greater the number of individuals who
comprehend and fall in love with the program, the greater
the likelihood that it will continue to be useful in the years to
come. It also provides Adobe with an incentive to continue
developing new features to improve the platform.
Accomplishments of a Professional
Output for a Fraction of the Cost
Using Photoshop, even a novice may quickly become
proficient in the program's many features. There is a
learning curve, but you will ultimately get to the point where
you are skilled in it. This is true of whatever you do. This
may have a beneficial effect on your budget; if you don't
need to spend money on outside design aid or even in-
house picture editors, you can dedicate those monies to
another part of your company's operations, which is a huge
time and money saver.
There will always be people and businesses who have the
financial means to retain the services of a professional
design company, but there will also always be people and
corporations who are interested in carrying out the work on
their own. This not only results in monetary savings but also
in an increased feeling of fulfillment and success. Adobe
Photoshop will continue to be in high demand among both
people and companies if it gives users the ability to
generate excellent results at a reasonable price.

The Fundamentals of Image Editing

using Adobe Photoshop
Many of us, from seasoned photographers to those who
have never picked up a camera before, sometimes have the
itch to experiment with Photoshop. You shouldn't let the
thought of editing in Photoshop intimidate you, regardless of
whatever category you fall into, since it only requires a few
simple steps to make your photographs seem amazing.
Because it gives users an infinite number of options for
editing their images and making graphics, Adobe Photoshop
has been my go-to program throughout the years. This is
because it provides users with boundless possibilities. In
Photoshop, you may edit in several different ways. Your
tastes will determine which options you go with. In the next
stages, we'll go through one of the most fundamental ways
to edit a picture.

Launch Photoshop and open your

picture.
Launch Adobe Photoshop, then choose File from the menu
that appears at the very top of the screen. Click the Open
button to bring up the file browser, then choose the
photograph you want to edit from the list. I went with a
photograph that was taken by my child when she was five
years old.
A window for Photoshop is seen below; the Tools menu is
located on the left side of the screen, the Options menu is
located at the top of the window, and the Adjustments and
Layers menus are located on the right.
Users of Photoshop are given the option to choose their
workspace configuration. The Essentials layout, which is
seen below, is the one that is always used. Since Photoshop
is a layer-based program, each alteration you make to an
image, such as changing the brightness or contrast, will
result in the addition of a new adjustment layer on top of
the original image. Should you change your mind and
decide to erase that layer later, the brightness and contrast
adjustments will also be removed along with it.
Always make sure that the picture layer is behind any
adjustment layers. It is essential to remember the sequence
in which your layers should be applied as well. When you
are editing a picture, the image that you are changing
should be on the top layer. You will not be able to see
anything that is located below that image layer until you
first remove some of the content from your picture (either
by cutting it, using the Eraser tool, or erasing it) so that the
content below it may become visible.

Trim and align the edges.

On the left-hand side of the window is where you'll find the
Crop tool. Make sure the Crop tool is selected. Then,
imagine the snapshot to be a canvas on which you may
paint. When I open an image in Photoshop, the first thing I
do is edit my canvas so that it is the appropriate size and
has the appropriate composition. To change the dimensions
of the crop frame, just click one of its corners and drag the
mouse. When you are satisfied with the new framing, you
can move the cursor to the very edge of the bounding box
that the Crop Tool creates and wait for it to transform into
an arrow that is bent in the middle and has two ends. You
may rotate and straighten your picture by clicking and
holding the mouse button while moving the frame around.
The composition of an image is something that a
photographer takes into consideration when capturing a
shot, but it is also something that you need to keep in mind
while cropping. This will not only prevent the things that you
wish to include from being cropped out but will also
guarantee that the composition is kept in excellent shape.
Make use of the lines as a guide to take a perfectly straight
photograph. The key to a decent shot is straightening the
image. When you are trying to straighten a photograph, a
good rule of thumb is to always utilize the horizon as a
reference. You may utilize the Straighten button in the
Options section if you have a certain horizon line in mind
that you would want to use. Drawing a line in this way will
enable you to instantaneously rotate the picture to follow
the line you drew. However, some photographs do not need
to be vertically aligned, and you have the creative freedom
to choose a composition that is at an angle instead.
Experiment a little bit to see what looks nice to you and
build off that.
When you are satisfied with the way the picture has been
cropped and rotated, you can make the adjustments by
clicking the checkmark that is in the Options bar or by
pressing the Enter key on your keyboard.
Experiment with the different levels.
By going to the Adjustments menu and selecting Levels, you
can put a layer on top of your picture. This will allow you to
experiment with the levels and get comfortable with a
histogram. Exposure may be altered using levels, allowing
for more control over how light or dark an image appears.
The histogram of a photograph, which is simply a graph that
depicts the various light levels in a picture, will be shown
when you use the Levels adjustment. The right side of a
histogram represents white, whereas the left side represents
black in a histogram. The degrees of darkness and lightness
in the photograph may be drastically altered by adjusting
the indication arrows that are displayed below.
To adjust the photo's shadows and highlights, the indication
arrows may be dragged to the right or left of their current
position. If a curve suddenly stops on one side, it is a
warning that the image may be over- or under-exposed. A
histogram should ideally have both ends of the waves taper
off equally until it is flat. On the other hand, the curves in
the histogram of a superb photograph do not always need
to be tapered off. If a photograph was shot in poor light, for
instance, the histogram may resemble the one on the left
side of the image below more closely. Simply said, a
histogram is a tool that allows one to examine the way light
is distributed inside a photograph.
The histogram on the left is from a photo shot at night, the
one in the center is from a photo taken in the middle of the
day, and the one on the right is from the photo that we are
now editing.
Even though there is much more to interpreting a
histogram, this is a good spot for those who are new to
Photoshop to begin. Even while adjusting a photo's levels is
a more complex approach to modify the image, it's a great
way for novices to become acquainted with a histogram.

Adjust the color balance as needed.

Select Color Balance from the list of available adjustments
to create an adjustment layer to the picture that enables
you to make changes to the colors that are shown. Because
my five-year-old doesn't know how to alter the white
balance on a camera, the photo that I chose to use has a
pinkish hue to it. To make it seem as it would to a person's
unaided eye, I'm going to use a Color Balance layer.

After removing the reddish hue that was present in the shot,
the planter is now the color that it seems to be to the
unaided eye. This isn't something that has to be done all the
time since many cameras, particularly smartphone cameras,
automatically adjust the white balance whenever a shot is
taken. However, it is a useful skill to acquire in preparation
for the situations in which it will be required.

Get rid of any unattractive areas.

During the time that I've spent working with Photoshop and
producing photography, I've had a lot of requests to do just
this. Spots may be removed in several different ways, but
one of the simplest methods involves using the Spot Healing
brush in conjunction with the Clone Stamp tool.
The Area of Damage Reduction Brush Instrument
I cleaned the planter to get rid of the wet spots and little
scuff marks that were on it. Simply clicking on a mark or
imperfection will cause the Spot Healing Brush, an
automated tool, to erase the mark or imperfection. It
eliminates lingering markings by doing the adjustment
based on what is in the area around the chosen point in the
image. To use it, first, choose the Spot Healing Brush Tool
from the toolbar located on the left side of the screen.
Utilizing the Spot Healing Brush Tool is one method.
for eliminating unsightly blemishes from a photograph.
Ensure that the picture layer, and not an adjustment layer
like Levels or Color Balance, is chosen on the right, and
rasterize the layer, if necessary, by right-clicking on the
photo layer and selecting the Rasterize Layer option from
the context menu that appears. After that, all you must do is
click on the spots that need to be edited out of the picture.

The Clone Stamp Tool is available.

The clone stamp tool comes in helpful when there are
bigger markings that need to be removed, from a smooth
background. To use the Clone Stamp Tool, you must first
ensure that the picture layer is chosen and rasterized.
Make your selection using the Clone Stamp Tool, which is
located on the left side of the window. Locate the area on
your photograph where you would want the imperfection to
be replaced. To prevent problems with shadows and lighting,
I usually choose a location that is immediately next to the
imperfection when it is on a smooth surface. After that, you
should click on it while holding down the Alt or Alt opt key,
and this will clone the location. Simply bring the pointer to
the imperfection that you wish to stamp off, and then click
on it.
For simplicity, I erased several scuff marks from the photo
that is shown above, but I did not remove the bigger drop
mark. In my opinion, it gives the whole thing more
personality.
This is a short introduction to a very extensive application,
but it will assist you in becoming comfortable with the
capabilities and navigation of Photoshop. With any luck, this
how-to article may pique your interest in exploring
additional alterations that can be made in Photoshop.
Chapter 2: Getting Started with
Adobe Photoshop

You may create and change pictures for print, the web, and
other types of media with the help of the sophisticated
graphic editing tool Adobe Photoshop. Don't be intimidated
by Photoshop's seemingly endless capacity for picture
manipulation and editing; it's not as complicated as it
seems! This tutorial was written to assist you in becoming
familiar with and making use of all the program's numerous
features.

Get Adobe Photoshop by

Downloading and Installing It
Adobe has depended largely on its online content
distribution network ever since the debut of the Creative
Cloud platform to deliver quick app downloads for its
members. This has been the case from the beginning.
Overall, this has made things a little bit simpler, but it is a
significant adjustment for a lot of consumers. If you aren't
sure how to get your new Photoshop membership set up
and ready to use on your computer, don't worry; I've got
you covered with information on how to download and
install Photoshop for both Windows PCs and macOS
computers.
Even while it may take some time, the procedure is rather
straightforward, and due to the Creative Cloud program, it is
almost indistinguishable on computers running either
Windows or Mac operating systems.
Downloading Photoshop is the first step.
If you already have the Creative Cloud app installed on your
device, you may go on to Step 2 without further ado. Adobe
has designed a unique "onboarding" procedure specifically
for new users of Photoshop; nonetheless, the process's
overarching goal is to install the Creative Cloud application
on your computer. After that, you may use the Creative
Cloud app to control all elements of your Adobe Creative
Cloud membership, including the installation of Photoshop,
among other things.
Visit https://creativecloud.adobe.com/cc/ to get started with
Creative Cloud. After successfully logging in to your Adobe
account, you will be brought to the dashboard for your
Creative Cloud subscription.
You should see something in your web browser that is quite
like the screenshot that is shown below. The specifics of the
plan that you have subscribed to might cause this to appear
somewhat differently.
Your dashboard has many recommended tasks, one of which
should be Photoshop, shown in the first row of icons there.
To get started, you need to click the Download button.
When the download is finished, you will need to look for the
installation file and then launch it. If you follow the
straightforward instructions that are shown on the screen, it
will automatically download and install the most recent
version of the Creative Cloud software. It's possible that
you'll need to provide administrator access on Windows, and
macOS could want you to enter your password.
During the process, Adobe will take advantage of the
opportunity to collect some free information about you for
their customer database; however, you will have the option
to skip the question and not submit a response by clicking
the Skip question button.
Because the installation procedure has already begun and
does not need a response to proceed, you may also choose
to just ignore it and walk away, as this option is also
available to you.
If you click the Skip question button several times, you'll see
that there isn't any benefit to providing Adobe information
about yourself for free - but you still have the option to do
so if you want to.
This approach will install the Creative Cloud desktop
program on your computer, which will then be used to
automatically install Photoshop (as you can see if you
examine the small print in the installer in further detail).
The Creative Cloud desktop software will instantly launch
after a successful installation, and the program's
appearance is almost the same on both Windows and
macOS, which contributes to a pleasant sense of
consistency throughout the user experience.
Even while you don't need to get familiar with every
function right away, the app includes a guided tour that will
help you become acquainted with the new app and its
capabilities.

The next step is to install Photoshop.

If you have been following this instruction from the very
beginning, Photoshop will begin installing itself
automatically in the background as part of the Photoshop-
focused onboarding process that Adobe employs.
Don't panic if you got the Creative Cloud program on its own
rather than utilizing the specialized Photoshop installation
method; even though Photoshop won't install itself
automatically, the process of installing it manually is
straightforward.
To see all the applications that are compatible with your
current membership plan for Creative Cloud, go to the left
pane of the app and click the option labeled "All apps."
Find the listing for Photoshop, and then click the Install
button; the Creative Cloud program will take care of
everything else for you automatically after that.
There is no need to switch disks or worry about DVDs being
scratched; all that is required is a single click, and the
process will be finished.

Step 3: Get started editing with Photoshop!

It is possible that once Photoshop has loaded, it may ask
you to check in to your Adobe account; however, as
Photoshop shares login credentials with your web browser,
this may happen automatically in the background if you are
still hooked into your Adobe account in your web browser.
Once Photoshop has been installed, it should run
immediately. Once it has loaded, you may need to register
into your Adobe account.
You can simply manage this throughout the launch process
if it becomes required. Creative Cloud subscriptions provide
you the ability to use Photoshop on two different devices at
the same time.
You may need to deauthorize one of the devices on which
you've previously installed Photoshop to go on with the
process.
Congratulations, you've accomplished downloading and
installing Photoshop on your computer without any
problems!
Using the Adobe Photoshop Interface
to Navigate
It is helpful to have a broad understanding of the interface
of Photoshop before we start learning about Photoshop
tools, templates, and pictures. Here is a picture of the
Photoshop interface.

The menus Bar Panel

Photoshop provides separate menus for typing texts,
formatting Photoshop layers, making selections, and adding
filters, and the Menu bar contains multiple options for
creating, editing, saving, and printing the document. As
seen in other applications, the Menu bar also contains
multiple options for modifying the tool’s view and help
options. We will go over each of these menus in the latter
part of this lesson.

The Tools Panel

You can easily edit the tools bar view by going to Edit >
Preferences, where you can add or remove the tools to/from
the tools bar. We'll go through each of them in the next
lesson. Photoshop has a tools bar on the left side of the
window that makes all the work simpler because you don't
need to navigate through the menu bar to find the tools that
you need regularly to move, select, crop, paint, etc.

The Document Tab

You can work on many projects at the same time in
Photoshop, and all the papers that are presently open are
shown as tabs on the top of the document area. You can
easily switch between the documents by clicking on the
tabs, making it possible to work on numerous documents
more efficiently.

Menu Options
Once a tool is chosen in Photoshop, the options bar will
display all the available customization choices for that tool.
Most of the tools that are included in Photoshop are very
adaptable and can be altered to meet a variety of needs.

The Layer panels.

You might need different panels for quick views and
convenience depending on the document you are working
on, and Photoshop offers a great space to display some of
them according to your need on the right-hand side of the
document area. The layers panel is the most important, as it
displays the list of layers your artwork contains while
allowing you to select or re-order the layers according to
your need along with a collection of actions you can perform
over those layers.

Panels of Layers
The Layers panel enables you to customize the appearance
of your document and helps you arrange its layers, which
can be seen and changed separately from one another more
easily. Let's have a look at the choices that are available in
the Layers panel.

1. The Visibility of the Layer The eye indicator

indicates whether the layer is visible, and you may
toggle the visibility of the layer by clicking on the
eye icon.
2. Locking Options for Layers The layer lock options
allow you to limit the changes that may be made to
a layer. The checkered square symbol locks the
transparency of the layer, the brush icon locks the
image, the arrow icon locks the location of the
layer, and the lock icon locks all the choices.
3. Blending Mode for Layers In this section, the
Blending Mode for Layers drop-down menu allows
you to pick a specific mode from which to blend the
currently chosen layer with the layers that are
below it. The Normal mode is used by default.
4. Fill / Opacity Allows you to determine the
transparency of the layer by either entering in
some values or dragging the slider. You can do this
either by typing in some values or by sliding the
slider.
5. The Layer Choices Menu Can be found in the upper
right-hand corner of the Layers panel, this menu
gives you the ability to pick different layer choices,
some of which are also shown as icons at the
bottom of the Layers panel.
6. Link Layers is the first option at the bottom of the
layers panel, and it enables you to link numerous
layers together so that all the linked layers may be
moved or transformed together.
7. The Layer Styles menu gives you the ability to
apply a wide variety of visual effects to the layer
that is currently chosen.
8. The Layer Mask feature enables you to use a
paintbrush to reveal or conceal certain portions of
the layer.
9. The new Fill or Adjustment Layer Creates a new
layer that may be used as an independent layer
within the document, but effects will be applied to
the layer underneath it. This feature creates a new
layer that can be used as an individual layer within
the document.
10.
New arrange enables you to manage documents
that have several layers by allowing you to arrange
distinct layers together into folders, like how you
would do so in file explorer.
11.
New Layer This icon is a keyboard shortcut that
allows you to add a new layer to the project.
12.
remove Layer is a shortcut icon that allows you to
remove a layer or a set of layers. To delete the
layers, you may either select them and click on the
trash icon, or you can drag the layers to the trash
button.
The navigation bar or menu

The menu bar, which can be found at the very top of the
Adobe Photoshop software, is one of the fundamental
components of the program and is used for a variety of
functions, including opening, and saving files, adjusting the
size of the canvas, accessing some of the editing tools,
opening and closing other windows, and more.
The menu bar has 11 different choices, which are as follows:
File, Edit, Image, Layer, Select, Filter, Analysis, 3D, View,
Window, and Help. Each of these primary menus includes
extra submenus that contain options that are linked to it.
You may access the majority of what is offered in the menu
bar by other means as well, such as via keyboard shortcuts,
right-click menus, or distinct menus contained inside other
windows such as Tools, Layers, Timeline, etc. However, the
menu bar is required to access some choices. These
instructions are intended for use with Adobe Photoshop.

The File Menu

The main technique for creating new files, opening old ones,
saving files, and printing can all be accomplished using the
File menu in Photoshop, which is quite like the File menu
seen in other applications.
For instance, if you have just opened Photoshop and you
want to import a PNG or JPG file, you can use the File menu
to select Open to browse for the picture you want to use.
Additionally, advanced open operations are supported, such
as opening images in Adobe Bridge, opening Smart Objects,
saving photos for web use to reduce the size, and exporting
to a video format.
If you haven't transferred the original file to another
location, you may use the Open Recent option found under
the File menu to rapidly re-open a file without having to go
through the typical "open, select, browse" method. The list
of the 10 most recently opened files is in the Open Recent
option.
Additionally, the File menu is where you go to convert a
video into individual frames, allowing you to edit each frame
individually or convert a movie into a GIF.

The Edit Menu

You may change the appearance of objects on the canvas,
as well as the shortcuts and menu items, by using the Edit
menu.
For instance, you can do standard tasks such as undoing or
redoing a previous activity, as well as cutting, copying, and
pasting. Because these are standard tasks, you'll find
yourself utilizing those menu items often, or at the very
least, you'll need to master their keyboard shortcuts.
You may discover and replace words and phrases across a
document by using the Discover and Replace function,
which is in the Edit menu. The Edit menu is also where you'll
find the choices to Fill selections or apply a Stroke along a
specified route.
You may find tools for altering items in this section as well. If
you have a picture that you want to warp, rotate, scale,
distort, or flip, use the Edit > Transform submenu to access
those choices. The Free Transform tool is also found in this
section and allows you to modify the height, width, and
orientation of an object.
You may inspect brushes, gradients, swatches, and custom
shapes, and load your own custom ABR brushes by opening
Preset Manager from the Edit menu. You can also visit Color
Settings to alter RGB, CMYK, and other color profiles (and to
import your own CSF and PSP files).
This menu is used to find keyboard shortcuts that are
already defined, as well as create new ones, as well as
adjust basic settings for how Photoshop operates, and
reveal or conceal which items should be shown on the menu
bar.

The Images Menu

Under the "Image" menu of Photoshop, users have access to
a wide variety of editing tools for their digital photos. The
first submenu gives you the ability to modify the mode of
the whole canvas, giving you options such as RGB color,
grayscale, CMYK color, multichannel, and duotone, among
other modes.
The next drop-down option that you'll see is labeled
Adjustments, and it gives you access to a variety of tools
that help you alter an image's brightness, contrast, levels,
exposure, vibrance, hue/saturation, and color balance. In
this section, you'll also find utilities such as the Channel
Mixer, Color Lookup, and Photo Filter, amongst others.
There are a few settings, such as Auto Tone, Auto Contrast,
and Auto Color, that will alter the appearance of a picture
without using any menus or sliders.
The Image menu has two crucial tools for manipulating the
canvas; these tools are termed Image Size and Canvas Size.
You may modify the width and height of the whole working
area by using the Canvas Size option. This allows you to
make the canvas the precise size it needs to be, or you can
reduce or increase the size of the canvas.
Crop and Trim are two other useful tools that may be found
in this menu. The first one shrinks the canvas by having the
user pick which parts of it should be removed manually. The
second option is for automatically resizing the canvas by
deleting pixels that are transparent or pixels that are a
certain color from any edge of the canvas.

The Layers Menu

You may create new layers, duplicate existing ones, remove
and rename layers, and do much more by navigating to the
Layer menu in your editing program.
This menu also provides choices for the creation of layer
masks, adjustment layers, and fill layers. When you click on
a fill layer, for instance, a new layer is created that is
already comprised of a certain color, pattern, or gradient,
the selection of which is left up to you.
You may also create and modify Smart Objects by using the
Layer menu. Additionally, you can use this menu to save the
contents of Smart Objects to a file or replace them with the
contents of another Smart Object.
Other choices in the Layer menu allow you to group and
conceal layers, lock layers, arrange layers behind or in front
of other ones, connect and merge layers, and flatten the
picture to automatically combine all the layers. You can also
arrange layers behind or in front of other ones, lock layers,
and arrange layers behind or in front of other ones.
The Select Menu
The Select menu in Photoshop is where you'll find the
options that apply to selections. From this option, you can
pick anything on the canvas, select all the layers, and
deselect everything. You may reselect a previous selection
and flip the selection using a few helpful tools that are tied
to each other.
The Select menu has a tool called the Refine Edge tool. It
allows you to modify the border of a selection that you
have made. You may determine the specifics of the
selection by adjusting the parameters for smooth, feather,
contrast, and shift edge.
Grow extends the boundaries of a selection to include
neighboring pixels, essentially expanding the region
covered by the selection. Continue clicking it to open a
wider variety of options.
To reselect anything later, use the Save Selection and Load
Selection buttons. It is possible to make a new selection,
store it, and then load it later if you need to reapply the
previous one.

The filter Menu

The Filter menu in Adobe Photoshop is where you'll find all
the program's built-in filters. You may launch the Filter
Gallery from this section to have a look at the artistic,
brushstroke, distort, sketch, and texture filters that are
already incorporated into the program.
This menu also includes filters for blurring, noise reduction,
pixelating, rendering, and sharpening the image. To save or
load a custom Photoshop filter, go to Filter > Other >
Custom and use the Load button to find the ACF file, or use
the Save button to create a new ACF file. Both actions may
be performed by going to Filter > Other > Custom.
You may also create an effect like that of an image being
doubled over on itself by using the Filter menu to offset
pixels both horizontally and vertically.

The Analysis Menu

The Analysis menu provides you with many tools that
might assist you in establishing a scale for your picture.
When drawing blueprints, maps, or plans using Photoshop,
it might be helpful to develop a single measuring reference
for use throughout the project.
When you have finished establishing your reference, you
can use the ruler tool to locate distances wherever on your
page and then insert a scale marker at that location.

The 3D Menu
Nowadays, Photoshop isn't just used for two-dimensional
pictures anymore. You can generate and modify 3D objects
in the most recent versions of the program, which may
then be used for modeling or printing.
The tools that you need to change 3D files and make them
seem as nice as they possibly can are located under the 3D
menu. Creating 3D things from layers that you've
previously created allows you to do so even if you don't
have a base, to begin with.

the View Menu

Tools that affect how things seem to the user are found
under the View menu in Photoshop. You have the option to
switch to full-screen mode, activate a ruler, and generate
positioning guidelines that you can then follow to achieve
accurate placement.
The View menu in Photoshop has many choices for
zooming in and out of the image. These options allow you
to zoom in and out, automatically fit the canvas to the
same size as the screen, display the print size, and show
the exact pixel size.
Other items, such as selection edges, target paths, notes,
layer edges, edit pins, guides, slices, mesh, pixel grid, and
brush preview, may be seen or hidden using the View
menu.

The Window Menu

The Window menu in Photoshop has two purposes: it allows
you to hide and reveal windows, and it also allows you to
arrange the workspace whatever you desire. Use the
Window menu to selectively reveal or hide the available
windows as you need them. This is necessary given that
not all the windows that are accessible are always visible.
You may make any window visible or invisible by using the
Window menu in your operating system. A few instances of
these include tools such as Actions, Adjustments, Brush,
Channels, Color, History, Layers, Notes, Paths, Timeline,
and Tools. Because you won't always require them while
you're working on your tasks, concealing them is a smart
notion to prevent your view from being cluttered.
Adjusting the placement of the windows may be done using
the submenus labeled "Arrange" and "Workspace." You
may also move windows about by dragging and dropping
them, even outside of Photoshop's main window. However,
these menus contain some pre-set choices for putting
windows in areas that are designed to make certain
activities simpler, such as painting and typography. You can
use these menus to position windows in places that are
supposed to make certain chores easier.
The Help Menu
The end of Photoshop's menu bar is denoted by the
presence of the Help menu. You can see the version of
Photoshop that you are now using, get online assistance,
go to the Photoshop Support Center, discover further
information on the plug-ins that have been loaded, register
Photoshop with Adobe, and more.

The menu options bar

Within a graphical user interface (GUI), a toolbar known as
an options bar is a toolbar that includes drop-down menus
and icons for completing actions that are connected to the
tool that is now active. The options bar in Photoshop is at
the very top of the workspace where you'll be working. The
display adapts to provide choices that are unique to the
tool that is now active.
The options bar gives users access to a variety of features
and functionalities that are connected to the tool that is
now chosen. For instance, when you have the brush tool
chosen, the options bar will provide you the ability to
modify the brush size and shape, as well as the color of the
foreground and background. The options bar gives you the
ability to adjust the font, the size of the text, and the
alignment of the text when the type tool is chosen.
In addition, the options bar includes buttons for frequently
used operations like Undo, Redo, and Save. In addition to
that, it has a menu that lets you navigate between several
workspaces, as well as a button that lets you enter the
preferences dialog box.
The options bar is an important component of the
Photoshop workspace since it is where many of the most
frequently used functions are located.

The Panel for the Tools

When you launch Photoshop, the Tools panel will be docked

on the left side of the screen. Unlike in prior versions of
Photoshop, the Tools panel will not be a floating panel
when you launch Photoshop for the first time. On the Tools
panel, there are four primary categories of tools that are
organized according to their functions. These categories
are selection, cropping, and measuring; retouching and
painting; drawing and type; and navigation. Set foreground
color and Set background color, in addition to the Quick
Mask tool, may be found at the very bottom of the Tools
panel.
There are many more tools accessible than what we can
see on the toolbar, and each of those tools is represented
by an icon in the toolbar.
The presence of a little arrow in the bottom right corner of
an icon representing a tool indicates that there are further
tools concealed below it in the same location:
Simply click and hold the symbol to bring up the different
tools that are available. You may also control-click
(Windows) or right-click (Mac) on the icon. The various
tools that may be used will be shown in a fly-out menu that
will pop up.
The Photoshop Toolbar may be arranged in a variety of
ways to accommodate individual working styles. You have
the option of displaying the tools in a single continuous
pane, or you may show the Toolbar as a double panel,
which is what we prefer. You may also drag the Toolbar to a
different location on your "canvas" and have it "float"
there.
Photoshop has many helpful shortcuts for the keyboard. In
this scenario, you may switch between two tools by
pressing "W" followed by "Shift-W" instead of right-clicking
on the tool as you would.
normally do.
When you pick a tool, a video that explains how it works
will appear next to the tool in question. It is an effective
method of letting you know that you already own the
desired instrument.
You may access the Tools... option by selecting Edit from
the menu bar. The window labeled "Customize Toolbar"
provides you the ability to modify the toolbar following how
you carry out your tasks.
These are the Photoshop tools that are used the most
frequently:
This is the Move Tool.
Utilizing the Move Tool, one may relocate a portion of a
layered picture to a different area.
You need to be aware that for this tool to function, there
must be something inside the picture that can be moved.
In other words, the Move Tool cannot be used until at least
two levels are present. Or just one layer that is always
unlocked.

The Tools Used for the Marquee

You may pick a portion of a picture by using one of many
different marquee tools, which are available to you. The
Rectangular Tool creates a selection that is rectangular,
whereas the Elliptical Tool creates a circular selection. This
behavior is consistent with what one may anticipate.
The Lasso Tools
In addition, you may use the lasso tools to narrow down
your search results. You may form a selection around
anything on a layer by using the Lasso Tool, which
functions in the same manner that a physical lasso would.
You may also choose an area with the Polygonal Lasso Tool,
but the selection must be made using only straight lines.
Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool, you can choose an item by
attempting to locate the edge of the object and assigning
anchor points in the same manner as if you were using a
magnet to attract the points to itself.

the Quick Selection Tool, sometimes known as the

Magic Wand Tool.
You may choose items using the Quick Selection Tool by
focusing on the boundaries of the elements you want to
select. To choose an item, just drag the tool over it to make
the selection. The Magic Wand Tool allows you to choose a
portion of an item depending on the location of your mouse
click inside the object.

The Tool for Cropping

With the help of the Crop Tool, you can easily crop an
image by dragging the markers along the boundary of the
picture.

The Tool Known as the Eyedropper

With the Eyedropper Tool, you may choose a color in the
picture by clicking on it, and then utilize that color in other
parts of the same image or another image. You can take a
sample of up to four distinct colors from inside a picture
using the Color Sampler Tool.
In the most current versions of Photoshop, there is even a
helpful indication that shows what color is above and what
color is below, allowing you to easily determine where the
program is getting its color from.
The Red Eye Tool, also known as the Spot Healing
Brush, Healing Brush, Patch Tool, and Content-Aware
Move Tool
You can get rid of defects by using the Spot Healing Brush.
To integrate the flaw into the picture, it examines the
region around where you press the mouse button on the
computer.
You may also remove blemishes and other flaws from a
picture with the Healing Brush Tool. In contrast to the Spot
Healing brush, this one requires you to choose a location
on the picture.
You can create a selection using the Patch Tool in the same
way that you do with the Lasso Tool. You may do this by
dragging the selection into the region, which will cause it to
be filled in.
The material-Aware Move Tool examines any material that
has been chosen for movement and then tries to fill in the
space left behind after the selected content has been
moved. For instance, if you remove a window from a home
in a picture, Photoshop will attempt to fill in the space with
material from the rest of the house, as if the window had
never been there. This is done to make it seem as if the
window had never been there.
With the help of the Red Eye Tool, you may swiftly get rid of
regions that have red eyes because of inappropriate flash
illumination.

The Brush Tools

The Brush Tool is highly significant, and if you are going to
be retouching photographs, you will probably utilize the
Brush Tool more than any other tool. You may draw a
picture as if you were using a real pencil when you make
use of the Pencil Tool. The Eyedropper Tool is used to
choose a color, and the Brush Tool applies that color. In the
example that follows, a section of the balloon's yellow
surface was chosen at random and utilized as a brush.

The Clone Stamp Tool is available.

It is possible to clone or duplicate picture information from
one location to another by using the Clone Stamp Tool. You
may choose a portion of a picture by holding down the
Option or Alt key and then clicking on that portion. After
that, you should click on the picture to load the color and
image information that you sampled into the brush.

The Brush Tool for Tracing

This tool functions similarly to an undo function. You may
utilize it to take a step back until you get back to the
change you want.
On the left, the rock has been restored to its initial form,
while on the right, it has been left in its original size. This is
an example of utilizing the History Brush Tool, which builds
upon the preceding tool. This is because History Brushed is
only active on the left side of the screen.

The Eraser Tool is often known as the Background

Eraser Tool and the Magic Eraser Tool.
The Eraser Tool may eliminate unwanted information in a
document exactly as a traditional eraser would.
With the help of the background Eraser Tool, you may get
rid of the background in a picture. To erase an image's
background, slide the eraser tool along the image's edges
while the tool is active. This will eliminate the background.
Depending on the region that you pick using the Magic
Eraser Tool, the background of a picture may have a
portion of it removed from it.

The Zooming Tool

When working on anything that requires more attention to
detail, you may utilize the Zoom Tool to enlarge a specific
region of your picture. Photoshop will zoom in on the region
you pick if you click and drag the selection around the
picture.
This is a summary of the tools in Adobe Photoshop CC 2020
that are used most of the time. Launch Photoshop and
open some of your favorite photos on the canvas to
discover how the various editing tools may assist you.

The Panel Showing the Layers

Finding out how to work with different layers in Photoshop
is perhaps the single most significant thing you can do to
increase your proficiency with that program. In this session,
we will explore the fundamentals of generating and using
layers, as well as how layers function, the many kinds of
layers, and the differences between them.
The concept of layers may be seen as many panes of clear
glass that are layered one on top of the other. Different
aspects of each layer can be seen through the layers.
There are many kinds of layers that you may use in
Photoshop, and you can broadly classify them into two
categories:

1. material layers: These layers include a variety of

materials, including photos, text, and shapes,
among other things.
2. Adjustment layers: These layers provide you the
ability to make modifications to the levels
underneath them, such as changing the level of
brightness or saturation. Because they don't alter
the look of the original picture in any way, editing
using adjustment layers is a kind of non-
destructive editing.
When working with layers, it might be good to toggle the
visibility of layers to see the effect that they have on the
picture. You may do this by clicking on the eye symbol that
is located next to the name of each layer.
To experiment with activating and deactivating the various
layers, use the interactive below and click on the eye icons.
It is important to take note of the fact that concealing
content layers, such as the Background layer, has a more
pronounced impact than hiding adjustment layers, such as
the Adjust Levels layer

The fundamentals of Layer Panels

The Layers panel allows you to not only see but also create
and modify layers. In most cases, this will be located at the
bottom-right corner of the screen; however, you may
always go to Window > Layers to check that it is active if
you want.
Changing Views on Individual Panels Within a Group
Simply clicking on the group's tab will take you to a
different panel inside the group. I've brought up the
Channels panel here for you. If you want to transition back
to the Layers panel, click on its tab once more:
To flip between the panels, click the tabs that are grouped.

How to Locate Additional Panels in Adobe Photoshop

In the beginning, just a few of the available panels will be
shown by default. However, there are a great many
additional panels that may be accessed by us in
Photoshop. Under the Window menu in the Menu Bar, you'll
discover a comprehensive list of the panels that are
available to you:
Choosing the Window category from the drop-down
list in the Menu Bar.
A single, very lengthy column is used to enumerate the
panels. I have divided the column along the middle here so
that it would fit more comfortably on the page. Simply
clicking on the panel's name in the list will allow you to
pick it. The presence of a checkmark to the left of the
name of a panel indicates that the panel is now visible.
When you choose a panel that is already visible, the panel
will shut.

Putting together an adjustment layer

Adjustment layers are a good place to start learning about
layers if you've never used them before. It is important to
keep in mind that an adjustment layer does not contain
any content; rather, its only purpose is to enable you to
make modifications to the layers that are stacked below it.

Select in the Layers panel that corresponds to the

layer underneath the one on which you want the
adjustment layer to appear.
After clicking the Adjustment button located at the
bottom of the Layers panel, choose the required
adjustment from the drop-down menu that
appears.

The adjustment layer will then become visible, and

after that, you may use the Properties panel to
make changes to the adjustment. Any adjustments
you make will affect all the layers that are lower in
the stack than the adjustment layer. Using the
Properties panel to make various modifications is
something that will be covered in more detail later
in the course.
You may also construct an adjustment layer by making use
of the buttons located inside the Adjustments panel.

Making a completely blank layer

There might be situations in which you'll want to create a
new blank layer. For instance, if you want to draw a picture
using the Brush tool, you could create a new layer and then
draw on that layer. This would allow you to draw on the
image without affecting the original layer.
Click the button labeled "New Layer" which is in the lower-
right-hand corner of the Layers panel to create a new layer.
The Layers panel will be updated to reflect the addition of
the new layer.

Making a replica of a layer

Additionally, there may be occasions in which you would
like to replicate an existing layer. This makes it simple to
experiment with various adjustments without impacting the
layer that was originally there.
1. Select Duplicate Layer from the drop-down menu that
appears when you right-click the layer.
2. A modal dialog box will show up. Simply clicking the OK
button will bring up the duplicate layer.
Removing One of The Layers
You have the option of deleting a layer if you discover that
you no longer need it. To do this, first, pick the layer you
want to delete, and then click the Delete key on your
computer. You also have the option to click and drag the
layer until it is dropped into the trash can located in the
bottom-right corner of the Layers panel.
Working with the different levels in your file may be done in
a variety of different ways. You can adjust the stacking
order, for instance, as well as display and conceal the
various levels.

Revealing And Concealing Different Layers

To conceal a layer, you need to click the eye symbol that is
located next to the layer you want to hide. Simply clicking
it one more will reveal the layer. You can see that we have
disabled the Text layer by looking at the picture that is
shown below; as a result, the text is no longer visible in the
document window:

Rearranging the layers

The appearance of the document will be determined by the
sequence in which the layers are layered. Altering the
order in which the items are stacked could be necessary at
times. Simply clicking and dragging a layer into the correct
place in the Layers panel is all that is required to rearrange
the layers in an image. You can see that we have pushed
the Cake layer to the very top, which covers up the layers
that came before it by referring to the picture that can be
seen below.
If you right-click the Background layer of the picture and
pick Layer from Background from the context menu, you
will be able to rearrange the layers in the image. By doing
so, the background will be converted into a standard layer,
which enables the layer to be reordered.

Working with the layers

The primary benefit of using layers is that each layer can
be edited or adjusted independently from the others,
without having any impact on the remainder of the file. You
have access to a wide variety of editing tools, as well as
the various sorts of layers that we discussed previously in
this section. It is essential to keep in mind, however, that
not all editing tools are compatible with every sort of layer.
As you get more expertise with Photoshop, this concept will
become simpler and easier to comprehend.
Employing various means of editing
When it comes to editing layers, you have the option of
using tools from both the Tools panel and the Filter menu.
Utilizing the Move tool, for instance, enables you to
relocate individual layers anywhere inside your file. We are
using it in the picture that can be seen below to bring the
Rings layer closer to the bottom of the image.

Choosing which layers to alter in advance.

Before making many kinds of adjustments, you need to
make sure that the correct layer is chosen first. If you
don't, you risk accidentally changing the appearance of the
wrong layer. When you use a tool like the Eraser, for
instance, it will only affect the layer that is now chosen. It
is a good idea to make it a habit to check the Layers panel
regularly to ensure that you have the appropriate layer
selected. Getting into this habit might be useful.

Making changes to the text layers

Double-clicking the layer icon in the Layers panel allows
you to modify a text layer by opening it for editing. After
that, you have the option of changing the text, selecting a
new font, or adjusting the size and color of the text.

Panels for the Document's Windows

The Documents Window
The picture is presented in the enormous window known as
the Document window, which is in the exact middle of the
user interface. Additionally, this is the location where the
picture is edited. The term "canvas" refers to the region of
the picture that is seen by the viewer. The pasteboard may
be seen as the black area that surrounds the picture. When
the picture being pasted is too tiny to fit the full document
window, the pasteboard is used to fill in the empty area
surrounding the image. This is the only practical role the
pasteboard serves.

The Document Tab

The tab for the document may be found at the very top of
the Document window. This tab shows information about the
document, including its name and file type
("AdobeStock_145722872.jpeg") as well as the current zoom
level (25%). When we have more than one picture open in
Photoshop, we may switch between them using the tab,
which is another function of the program. In the next lesson,
we will acquire more knowledge on the process of working
with several documents:

Keyboard Shortcuts
Wouldn't it be great if you could simply push a button, and
Photoshop would magically carry out whatever it is you
want it to carry out? It has come to our attention that
Photoshop has a plethora of keyboard shortcuts that do
precisely this function. You may pick tools, alter photos and
layers, and even make modifications to your project's
canvas by simultaneously tapping a few keys on your
computer keyboard. This allows you to work more efficiently.
This article, not only will teach you how to achieve all of
that, but also a lot more.
1. Modify the size of the picture.
Command + Option + i (also written as Control + Alt + i)
2. Modify the size of the canvas.
The shortcut for this is Control + Alt + c (Command +
Option + c).
3. Get closer.
Control plus (Command plus plus)
4. Back up a little.
Control plus-minus (Control plus-minus)
5. Scale on a Proportional Basis
While you choose the item, make sure the shift key is held
down.
6. The scale is now in place (starting from the canter of the
item).
While making your selection, keep shift and option pressed.
7. Display the Rulers
Command plus r (Control plus r)
8. Displaying or hiding the grid, which consists of
automatically generated horizontal and vertical lines that
assist in aligning items to the canvas, may be done with this
option.
Command-spacebar (Control-spacebar)
9. The Pointer, often known as the Move Tool v
10. Wand of Wonders w
11. The Select Tool, often known as the Rectangular
Marquee m
12. A lancet- l
13. Eyedropper (Eyedropper) -i
14. Crop c
15. Erase tool e
16. Forming a rectangle. - u
17. The Horizontal Kind- t
18. Brush up on it. -b
19. The Dust of History- y
20. Brush for Treating Blemishes- j
21. The slope of a gradient. -g
22. Choice of Destination -a
23. Hand -h
24. Flip the View -r
25. Pen-p
26. Stamp of the Clone -s
27. To sidestep-o
28. Zoom Instrument-z
29. Colors Used by Default for the Foreground and
Background-d
30. Swap the colors of the foreground and background. -x
31. Use the Quick Mask Mode for editing. -q
32. Adjust the display mode. =x
33. Complete display-f
38. Flip between the Slice tool and the Slice Selection tool
with this toggle.
Take charge (Take Command)
39. Create a square cutout
Shift and drag will move the cursor.
40. Begin from the middle and work your way out.
The shortcut for Alt+drag is Option+drag.
41. Make a square cut starting from the middle and working
outward.
Hold down the Shift key and drag with the mouse to move.
42. Adjust the location of the slice while the slice is being
created.
Using the space bar while dragging
43. Rotate between the different mixing modes.
Alternately, press Shift++ or -.
44. The default setting
Shift plus Alt plus n, sometimes written as Shift plus Option
plus n.
45. Put an end to
Shift + Alt + I (Shift + Option + i) is the shortcut for this.
46. Make darker
Shift + Alt + k (Shift + Option + k) is the shortcut for this.
47. Brighten up
Shift plus Alt plus g, sometimes written as Shift plus Option
plus g.
48. Multiply
Shift + Alt + m (Shift + Option + m) is the shortcut for this.
49. On top of
Shift + Alt + o (Shift + Option + o) is the shortcut for this.
50. Hue
Shift + Alt + u (Shift + Option + u) is the shortcut for this.
51. Completeness or fulfilment
Shift + Alt + t (Shift + Option + t) is the shortcut for this.
52. Brightness or luminance
Shift + Alt + y (Shift + Option + y) is the shortcut for this.
53. Choose all the things.
Control plus a (Control plus a)
54. Remove your selections from all the items.
Control and "d" (Command and "d")
55. Choose the opposite of the things that are now chosen.
Shift + Control + I (Shift + Command + i) is the shortcut
combination.
56. Choose each of the layers.
a (Control-Alt-a) or a (Command-Option-a) are the shortcut
keys.
57. Combine each of the layers.
Control and shift along with the letter e (Command and Shift
plus e)
58. Choose the top layer.
Alt +. (Option plus dot)
59. Choose the lowest layer.
Option plus, (Alt plus,)
Note that the keystrokes in the instruction for shortcuts 55-
57 are the brackets ([]), and that "OR" refers to the actual
word. For example, to use these shortcuts, you must hit any
one of the brackets, not the letters "o" and "r."
60. Choose the next layer either down or up.
Option + [OR] is the same as Alt + [OR].
61. Adjust the target layer by moving it down or up.
Control and the "OR" key (Control and the "OR" key)
62. Shift the layer to the top or the bottom.
Control plus Shift plus the OR operator (Command plus Shift
plus the OR operator)
63. Make a new layer in the image.
Shift plus Control (or Command) plus n (Shift plus Command
plus n)
64. Organize chosen layers into groups.
Control-g (also written as Command-g)
65. ungroup the chosen layers here.
Control and Shift and the letter g (Command and Shift and
the letter g)
66. Perform a merge and then flatten on the specified
layers.
Control key plus e (Command key plus e)
67. Merge each of the levels into a single new layer and
place it on top of the previous ones.
Control plus Shift plus Alt plus e is the same as Command
plus Shift plus Option plus e.
Note that the typical command to merge and flatten layers
does not provide the same results as this step, which results
in one merged layer with all the parts of that layer being
placed in separate levels below.
68. Change the shape of your item (this includes scaling and
rotating it).
Command plus t (Control plus t)
69. Several options to undo
Control-Alt-z, sometimes known as Command-Alt-z
(Command-Option-z),
70. To save as
Control and shift together with s (Command and Shift
together with s)
71. Save for use on the web and many devices
The shortcut for this combination is Control + Shift + Alt + s
(Command + Shift + Option + s).

Personalizing the User Experience

You must configure Photoshop's options to your taste to get
it to perform as smoothly as possible and in a manner that
is tailored to your specific workflow.
The Adobe Photoshop Preferences file is where many
application settings are saved. These settings include
general display choices, options for storing files, options for
performance, options for the cursor, options for
transparency, type options, presets, and options for plug-ins
and scratch disks.
Most of these settings may be altered using the Preferences
dialog box.

Launch the window labeled "Preferences," and

then perform one of the following actions:
Windows users should go to the Edit >
Preferences menu, then choose the appropriate
 option set from the drop-down list that appears.
macOS users should go to Photoshop >
Preferences, then choose the required option
set from the drop-down menu that appears.
One of the following actions must be taken to
switch to a new set of preferences:
Select the preference set you want to use from
the drop-down option on the box's left side.

Several Panels
A significant portion of Photoshop's power is contained
inside its panels, and each panel serves a specific purpose.
The Layers Panel is used to manage layers, the Adjustment
Panel is used to direct color correction, the Swatches Panel
is used to manage color swatches, and so on. Other panels
include the Adjustment Panel and the Swatches Panel. In
most circumstances, the panels are secured to the Panel
Dock. Photoshop offers several different preset default
workspace settings that are dependent on jobs. These
configurations influence what is shown on the Panel Dock as
well as the Toolbar. The procedures that are outlined here
will assist you in using the Panels in Adobe Photoshop.

To begin painting, choose Painting from the

drop-down menu located in the Workspace
section of the Application Bar at the top right of
the screen. One of the workspaces that come
pre-installed with Photoshop looks like this.
Take note that your Panel Dock has been
modified. Simply choose Essentials from the list
of available workspaces in the application bar's
drop-down menu.
The dock in the Essentials workspace is laid up
with two columns of panel groups. There are
just icons shown in the column on the left. A
more detailed picture can be seen of the
column located on the right. Double-clicking
the dark gray bar at the top of the enlarged
dock will cause the dock to collapse into an
icon view. To further extend the dock, just
double-click the button again.
When you click on an icon, panels will likewise
expand, and they will collapse when you either
click the same symbol again or click on a new
icon for a panel. Simply expanding the History
Panel requires you to click the icon for it.
Simply clicking it one more will collapse it.
You will now adjust the workspace. The Window
menu in Photoshop allows users to access any
of the program's panels. Proceed to the Info
option under the Window menu.
To create a new workspace, pick New
Workspace from the Workspace menu.
Give the new workspace a name in the
corresponding dialog box. Every time you
launch Photoshop from this point forward, this
workspace will be shown.
There may be instances when you wish a panel
to be separated from the dock so that it may
maintain its enlarged state. Navigate to the
Information Panel. If it is required, you may
enlarge the dock by clicking the symbol that is
located there. The Info Panel and the Properties
Panels are organized together and shown as a
tab in the interface. Simply click and hold on to
the word "Info" that is in the tab, and then
move the panel such that it is no longer a part
of the panel group or the dock. Free yourself.
The Info Panel should be reorganized in the
same way. Hold down the mouse button on the
word "Info," and then drag it into the group so
that it is located immediately to the right of the
term "Properties." When you are going to
regroup, a blue highlight will emerge around
the panel group to indicate that you are doing
so.
There is also the possibility of detaching an
entire panel group from the dock. Hold down
the mouse button on the empty area to the
right of the tabs in the group that is the Info
Panel. After then, let go of the mouse button as
you pull away from the dock.
To redock the panel group, click and hold your
mouse button in the dark gray bar, then drag
the group until it is positioned at the bottom of
the collapsed dock. When you are going to re-
dock, a blue highlight will emerge horizontally
across the screen.
The Third Chapter

Acquiring Knowledge of Different

Color Modes and File Types
The world we live in is filled with a rainbow of colors in every
nook and cranny. Have you ever taken the time to observe
the nuances that exist in each color? The universe of colors
is quite interesting to explore. The color shifts from one tone
to another as the light and shadows move over its surface.
Photoshop extracts information from an image's color
information. In the background, Photoshop makes use of
many color modes. You have access to a wide variety of
color modes and color models while using Adobe Photoshop.
In this section, we will go through the several color options
that are available in Adobe Photoshop.

The many color modes available in

Adobe Photoshop
Before moving on to learning about the various color modes,
we need first to make sure that we have a solid grasp of the
color mode itself. A way of dealing with color in Photoshop
that is based on color models is referred to as color mode.
The following are the different color modes:

1. Using several channels

2. Scales of Gray
3. Color model RGB
4. Map Bitmap
5. Color model CMYK
6. Color of the lab
 7. A color that is indexed
8. Dual tonality

In a bitmap format
The bitmap color mode is one of the efficient color options,
however, it is not a flexible alternative to the artwork
created using vector graphics. It is important that you do
not get this color mode confused with the other bitmap file
formats that you use in Windows since they are not the
same. It exclusively makes use of black and white, the only
two hues available.
Since the bitmap color mode only uses one bit, these
pictures are sometimes referred to as bitmapped 1-bit
images. The pictures that are stored in the bitmap color
mode are often line art with sharp edges. Compared to
grayscale, it results in an image or piece of art that is rough
and uneven, and it eliminates any anti-aliasing that may
have been present.

Changing a color picture into a

bitmap
We are using two different color modes to transform a color
picture. Converting it first into the grayscale color mode is
necessary because you may want certain effects applied to
the picture or image you are working with. After that, you
must convert it into the bitmap color mode.
The following should be done in order:

Image >> Mode >> Grayscale may be found at the

top of the menu.
Simply choose "OK" when prompted to "Discard
Color Information?"
 Once again, go to the top menu and choose Image
>> Mode >> Bitmap.
After customizing the Use and Output options to
meet your needs, click the "OK" button.

The Grayscale
The only tones that makeup grayscale are variations on the
color gray. Because gray is produced by mixing white and
black, it does not include any other colors inside its color
mode. This is because gray is the only color that can be
produced by mixing these two colors. In an 8-bit picture, it
has values with 256 different shades of gray ranging from 0
(complete darkness) to 255 (complete brightness). The
spectrum of grayscale hues is significantly expanded in
pictures with bit depths of 16 and 32 respectively. Images
rendered in grayscale provide a seamless shift of shades
between the various values. You can make a variety of
printed materials, such as brochures, pamphlets,
newspapers, and newsletters, by using this color mode. You
can modify an image's contrast level before taking prints of
it.

The process of converting a colored picture to its

grayscale equivalent
Image >> Mode >> Grayscale may be found at the top of
the menu.
Simply choose "OK" when prompted to "Discard Color
Information?"

The RGB Color System

The depiction that makes use of primary colors is done in
the RGB color mode. Red, green, and blue are the three
hues that make up the main spectrum. The combination of
these main colors allows you to produce any color that is
accessible from the many different hues. In addition to its
use in more sophisticated photography, the RGB color mode
is used to represent pictures in almost every electronic
system, including televisions, laptops, computer monitors,
mobile devices, films, websites, and so on. Making the
change to the RGB color mode
Image > Mode > RGB Color is selectable from the menu.

The CMYK Color System

The cyan, magenta, yellow, and key inks are combined to
create the CMYK color mode during the printing process.
CMYK stands for "cyan, magenta, yellow, and key." You
might also refer to the key as black. When printing for
business purposes, choose this color mode. In conclusion,
before you begin printing your work after converting it to
CMYK color mode, you should ensure that there are no
gamut warnings and that the colors are accurate.
The term "gamut" refers to the spectrum of colors that may
be printed with CMYK ink. Colors that are often considered
to be out of the gamut include those with very high levels of
brightness, such as oranges and greens. Because of this, it
would set off the gamut warning.
Instructions for changing the color mode of a picture to
CMYK.
Choose CMYK from the drop-down selection that appears
after selecting Image from the menu. The picture will
automatically be converted to CMYK color mode when you
click the OK button.
Laboratory Color
The "L" component of the Lab color mode is the brightness,
while the "a" and "b" components are the axis components.
Together, these three components make up the Lab color
mode. These three components each fall inside one of their
respective ranges. The Lightness component, denoted by
the letter "L," has a value range of 0 to 100, but the "a"
component, which represents the green–red axis, and the
"b" component, which represents the blue-yellow axis, both
have values that range from +127 to -128.
Lab color is device-independent, which means that the
range of colors in this is not constrained solely to the range
that can be printed or shown on a specific device. Rather,
the range of colors in this is not limited to the range that
can be printed or displayed on any device at all. It is the
color mode that is independent of the device being used,
however, very few people choose to utilize it.
Changing the image to be shown in Lab Color mode
Navigate to the Image menu, and then click on it. After that,
go to the Mode menu and then click on Lab Color. The
picture is now being viewed in the Lab color mode.

Color that is indexed

The Indexed color mode creates a picture with an 8-bit
depth and a palette that contains precisely 256 colors. In
addition to the palettes that come with Photoshop, you may
create your palette using Indexed color. In Photoshop, a
color lookup table, often known as a CLUT for short, is
constructed, which stores and indexes the colors in an
image. Because it gives colors that are guaranteed to be
constant, many web designers choose to employ index-
based color palettes. Web designers have access to 216
hues, which are shared only between Mac and PC. However,
it is not restricted to just 216 colors since it has the
capability of reducing file size while still retaining the
required quality.
It is well suited for use on the World Wide Web,
presentations, and other similar endeavors, and it comes
with its unique web palette. Within the Indexed color image,
the process of dithering takes place.

Type of File
I have been asked several times "What format do I send
these files in " and "What should I save this as." What are
the key distinctions between PSD, PSB, TIFF, JPG, GIF, and
PNG image formats? This tutorial will walk you through the
most common formats and explain what each one is best
suited for.
There are several more file formats available. However,
these are the ones that are used most of the time. The
working formats for Photoshop are now our primary focus.
These are the folders in which you will store completed
projects.

1. PSD
When saving photos that have been altered with Photoshop,
the program will save them in the PSD (Photoshop
Document) file format by default. PSD files allow for layers
to have transparency, which is a need for more complex
picture editing techniques. They also allow a limitless
number of colors, which makes them perfect for dealing
with photos that have a lot of different colors or making
designs with gradients.
2. EPS
Encapsulated PostScript, or EPS, is a file format that was
developed specifically for vector drawings. These are visuals
that are made up of lines and shapes and may be scaled up
or down without a reduction in quality. Photoshop can read
and edit EPS files; however, these files can only handle
rasterized pictures, which are images that are made up of
pixels.

3. PDF
Adobe pioneered the use of the Portable Document Format
(PDF), which has since become the standard file format for
the distribution of documents in the business world.
Because PDFs can include both vector and raster pictures,
they are the format of choice for documents that need to be
printed as well as read on a screen. PDF files may be
opened directly in Photoshop, where they can be edited in
the same way as any other image.

4. RAW
Digital cameras save photographs in their original, unedited
state using a file format called RAW. Because RAW files are
so huge and include all the data that was taken by the
camera's sensor, you have a great deal of leeway to edit
them in any way you choose in Photoshop. RAW files, on the
other hand, cannot be opened or edited without the use of
specialized software, which means that they are not as
widely compatible as other file types.

5. TIFF
The Tagged Image File Format (also known as TIFF) file
format is widely used for the storage of photos of superior
quality.
TIFF files, like PSD files, are capable of supporting layers and
transparency; however, TIFF files are far more broadly
compatible than PSD files since most image-viewing tools
can handle TIFF files. Additionally, TIFF files are much bigger
than most other used picture file formats.

Making Modifications to the

Brightness and Contrast
A simple modification may brighten or darken a picture as
desired.
Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast Will Do the Following:

In the Adjustments panel, choose the

Brightness/Contrast adjustment to make the
necessary changes. Immediately after the opening
of the Properties panel, the Brightness/Contrast
layer will be added to the Layers panel.

If the Adjustments panel is not already visible,

choose Window > Adjustments from the menu bar.
Navigate to the Properties section and make any
necessary adjustments there. Simply dragging the
sliders to the right will raise the volume and
dragging them to the left will lower it. Any
alterations that are made will be instantly reflected
in the picture.

Elimination of Flaws and Other

Undesirable Components
The capability of digital photography to eliminate distracting
aspects quickly and easily from a shot is one of the
medium's many advantages. We're working on Photoshop
CC 2015, although older versions of the program do indeed
provide all these capabilities.

1. Brush Instrument

Painting directly over an object in a picture, just like you

would in real life, is the fastest and simplest method for
removing anything from your work. Simply choose the Brush
Tool, then use the Eyedropper Tool to take a sample of the
background color right next to it, and then paint over it.
Doesn't it give you a pleasant feeling? Unfortunately, for
this to operate properly, the background color must be flat...

2. Tool for Healing Blemishes with a Brush

When you need to get rid of minor features and
imperfections, but the regular brush tool just won't do the
job, it's time to break out the Spot Healing Brush Tool.
Simply paint over the component you wish to get rid of, and
Photoshop will sample the colors in the area surrounding it
and do the rest of the difficult work for you. Although it may
seem difficult to use, the logic behind it is rather intricate.
Watch as these unattractive boulders vanish right in front of
your eyes, making the waterway more navigable for
fishermen everywhere...

3. Fix-It Device
Even though they are useful tools, the Brush Tool and the
Spot Healing Tool only provide the user with a limited
amount of flexibility. If accuracy is of the utmost importance,
you might consider using the patch tool instead. This tool
gives you the ability to select, and then you may drag that
selection to a location that would be more suitable for the
component that you want to get rid of. Completely fixed and
prepared to be uploaded (to Facebook)
This tool also works in the other direction, which means that
you may select an area that you like and then drag it over
an area that you don't want there. To do this, go to the
"destination" option in the menu bar. You have the option of
using the patch tool itself to produce the selection, or you
may use any other selection tool that is available to you.

4. Stamping tool for clones

The Clone Stamp Tool is a feature that retouches all around

the globe find to be quite helpful. It is a little more difficult
to use, but once you have mastered it, you will have access
to a whole new universe of picture editing. The basic idea is
straightforward: (ALT)+click on a region that you want to
replicate, and then paint over the regions that you want to
conceal. To maintain an appearance that is consistent with
nature, you will need to resample the source region at
regular intervals.
5. the Content Awareness Fill Option
Simply use one of Photoshop's selection tools (the lasso is
the one we're using) to pick the element you wish to
remove, then go to EDIT > FILL and choose 'Content Aware'
from the drop-down menu. This is another situation in which
Photoshop will do the work for you. Photoshop will analyze
the picture, determine what should have been there, and
then manually fill in the blanks for you based on its analysis.
This tool is also quite helpful if you need to do things like
stretch a picture a little bit or add some bleed to it.
The Fourth Chapter

Innovative Approaches to the Editing

Process
When you've gotten the hang of the fundamentals of picture
editing, you can go on to investigate the tools that
professional photographers use to make small adjustments
to their photographs before publishing them in print or
uploading them to websites. Tools that allow for selective
adjustments to brightness, contrast, and colors are the ones
that prove to be the most beneficial.

1. Texture Rapid image skin softening

The newly added Texture adjustment in Camera Raw and
Lightroom is an absolute game-changer when it comes to
skin. Using the adjustment Brush, set the value to a
negative number, and then paint over the skin to get a
wonderful softening effect that maintains the texture of the
skin while also smoothing out any blemishes and rough
places.

2. Raise the skin's tone

Many times, the brightness of the red, yellow, or orange
color spectrum might benefit from a slight lift, which is
something that skin tones can take advantage of. Using the
Targeted Adjustment tool in Camera Raw is a quick and easy
method for doing this task. To raise the subject's skin, you
need to grasp the tool, right-click, and choose the
brightness option. Then, drag slightly upwards over the
subject's skin.

3. Make a contact sheet

Displaying a collection of photographs on a single printout
or image file may be accomplished in a brisk and
uncomplicated manner by using a contact sheet. Launch
Bridge, then cmd/ctrl-click to choose the photographs you
want to work with, and after that, go to Tools > Photoshop >
Contact Sheet iII. Make use of the Thumbnail option to
determine how many pictures appear on each sheet.

4. Facilitate the improvement of macro textures

The Texture command found in Camera Raw and Lightroom
is an excellent choice for enhancing the degree to which
macro photographs convey a sense of crisp detail. This is
because of how it focuses on a specific band of mid-
frequency information without impacting either the high or
low frequencies. This implies that it does not influence the
fuzzy parts of the picture and does not magnify the noise;
rather, it just improves the sharp features that are in focus.

5. Create templates that cannot be saved and then

edited Again
You could find that you want to develop templates to use
again and over again, such as this straightforward template
for a page with three images. The difficulty is that once you
have edited the template, you could inadvertently save over
it, leaving it worthless in the process. However, if you save
the template as a PSD and then append a 't' to the end of
the file name (such that it reads PSDt), Photoshop will
always open a new 'untitled' file rather than the original
one. This eliminates the possibility of saving over the
original file by mistake.

6. Blend mode and black and white might add some

punch.
It may be helpful to utilize a black-and-white adjustment
layer to give your color photographs more punch. Simply
choose the "soft light" setting for the Blending mode, then
adjust the opacity to somewhere between 20 and 50
percent. When working with portraits, you may fine-tune the
appearance of the subject's skin by using red and yellow
sliders.

7. Any item may be converted into a 3D.

By selecting the 3D menu and selecting a new 3D extrusion,
you can transform any flat shape or route into a 3D object.
When you are finished, you may utilize the 3D panel to add
materials to the item, rotate the perspective, add lighting,
and do a lot of other things.
8. Have some fun drawing symmetrical patterns!
Using this amusing tool, one may easily design a variety of
fascinating patterns and forms. To choose a variety of
symmetrical painting possibilities, select the Brush tool, and
then click the butterfly symbol located in the tool options
located at the top of the screen. The next step is to begin
painting, and if you want to create intriguing dispersion
effects, try altering the brush tip settings in the Brush panel.

9. You may save time by using the Select Subject.

This time-saving tool examines the photograph you've
uploaded and tries to determine the topic for you. It doesn't
always get the job done perfectly, but that's not the
objective. Choosing between complex options is often a
multi-step process, but with this, you can get started right
away. After that, you may proceed to refine the results by
using a powerful command called Select and Mask.

10.
Make Lightroom choose your finest pictures
to display.
The Best Image button in Lightroom for the Web is an
innovative feature that makes use of artificial intelligence to
evaluate a collection of photographs and choose the best
one for you. A slider located in the upper right corner of the
user interface makes it possible to adjust how selective the
command is when selecting the favorites. As a tool for
machine learning, it makes decisions that are shockingly
accurate (or frighteningly accurate, depending on your point
of view).

Customizations
Modifier for the brush tool
Holding down Ctrl and Alt while dragging up, down, left, or
right when using the Brush tool will allow you to rapidly
adjust the brush's size as well as its level of hardness.

Modifier for quick copies

You may quickly create a clone of any layer, selection,

text, shape, or layer style by holding down the Alt key
and dragging any of those elements.

Modify the mask for the view.

Clicking the Alt key on any layer mask thumbnail will

allow you to turn on or turn off a convenient black-and-
white mask view.

A modifier that masks the disabled state

Clicking the thumbnail of a layer mask with the shift

key depressed turns it off; clicking it again with the
shift key depressed turns it back on.

The modifier is used to hide other layers.

If you want to conceal all the other layers, you may do

so by clicking the eye symbol on any layer and then
using the Alt key to see them again.

MODES OF MIRAGE BLENDING

Coloring antique photographs by hand

To manually add color to old black-and-white

photographs, first, create a new layer and change its
blending mode to Color Blending. Next, choose the
Brush tool from the toolbox, pick a color, and begin
painting on top of the picture. Voilà!

Achieve the appearance of double exposure

by doing so.

To create a simple double exposure effect that is

evocative of the traditional film effect, just use the
move tool to transfer one picture over another, and
then change the Blending mode to Screen.

Imagine a night full of stars.

Make a rough selection of the night sky using the Lasso

Tool, and then copy and paste that selection into
another picture. This will allow you to add stars to a
nighttime sky. Lighten should be selected as the
Blending mode. Using Levels, if required, darken the
layer, and then apply a mask to regulate what parts of
the layer are visible.

Make color transitions using black and white.

Add a Black-and-White adjustment layer, and then

change the Blending mode of that layer to Luminosity.
This will allow you to modify the brightness of
individual colors. Now, to alter the color of the picture,
all you must do is move the B&W sliders.

Add some roughness to your photographs by

using textures.

to combine different textures. When working with your

photographs, you may want to experiment with the
Overlay or Soft Light Blending modes. If nothing of
these solutions works, you may also attempt the
Multiply or Screen method. Experiment with the
opacity of the layers to see how it affects the texture's
strength.

Create a layer that uses both strategies.

To create a new layer, click the New Layer button in the

Layers panel while holding down the Alt key. Next, in
the New Layer dialog that appears, choose the mode to
Overlay and check the Fill With box. You may now apply
things like dodge and burn on this layer, which will
influence the layers beneath it.

High Pass provides a powerful method of

sharpening.

Make a copy of your layer by pressing Cmd/Ctrl+J, and

then change the Blending mode of the copy to Overlay.
To create a unique sharpening effect, choose Filter >
Other > High pass, and then alter the Radius value.

Alternating between two different modes

A few of the Blending Modes each have an inverse that

may be used. Lighten and darken are contrasting pairs,
as are Screen and Multiply, Darker Color and Lighter
Color, Linear Burn and Linear Dodge, and so on.

Fill or opacity for the layer?

When used in conjunction with certain Blending Modes

such as Color Burn, the Opacity and Fill parameters for
a layer may produce a variety of distinct effects. When
used more often, Fill produces greater effects.
 It is not always immediately clear which Blending
Mode will provide the greatest results for you to use.
You may swiftly evaluate the results by using the
Shift key in conjunction with the plus or minus key
on your keyboard. This will allow you to scroll
through the complete list.

SKILLS WITH TOOLS

Turn off the Rich Tool Tips.

These are animations that describe the operation of

several types of tools. If you are familiar with the
functionality of the instrument, you may find that they
are helpful at first but that they rapidly become
unpleasant. However, you can quickly activate or
disable Rich Tool Tips by navigating to the Preferences
menu and selecting the Tools option.

Make use of shortcuts for spring-loaded tools

Most Photoshop tools are spring-loaded,' which means

that if you press and hold the correct keyboard
shortcut for a tool, you'll briefly switch to that tool, and
when you release the shortcut, you'll go back to the
tool you were using before.

Try cropping with awareness of the material.

When you use the Crop tool, you have the option of
selecting Content-Aware from the tool settings. This
will allow you to crop outside of the original image's
limits. Photoshop will try to fill in the blanks based on
the details that are present in the surrounding regions.

Make a hasty decision.

In the past, to apply a transform or commit type, you

had to either hit return or double-click on the active
area. However, because of recent upgrades, you are
now able to apply these things by just clicking away
from the active area.

Lighten may be copied using the Clone tool.

If you have rough areas of skin that need to be swiftly

smoothed out or eye bags that need to be toned down,
consider utilizing the Clone tool with the Lighten
Blending Mode selected. For the greatest effects, it is
recommended that you use an opacity that is between
10 and 20 percent.

Reduce your backgrounds till they are

completely white.

After taking a picture of an item on a white

background, you will often find that you need to "blow
out" the image to complete white. If any bright spots
still have detail, you should use the Dodge tool, set it
to Range: Highlights, and then paint over the
background without checking the Protect Tones box.

The indispensable Pen Tool

A few crucial shortcuts for the Pen Tool are as follows:

drag to add curved lines; alt-click points to remove the
outside handle, which enables you to draw sharp
corners; and drag to add points. Drag and drop the
command or control key to reposition anchor points or
control handles.

Always use therapeutic instruments in a non-

destructive manner.

There are several tools, such as the Healing Tools, the

Clone Tool, and the Sharpen Tool, that include a
convenient Sample All Layers option in the toolbar. This
enables you to perform your modifications on a
separate empty layer while sampling those on layers
below it. It will be simple for you to alter your mind in
the future.

Construct your paintbrushes.

There are hundreds of different tips available for use

with the Brush Tool, and you may even build your own.
Simply create a form with black lines on a white
background, use the marquee tool to pick the area
surrounding the shape, and then go to Edit > Define
Brush Tip. The next time you use the Brush tool, the
new tip will automatically be chosen.

Hide Photoshop tools that aren't necessary.

The Edit Toolbar option, which can be found at the very

bottom of the Tools Panel (represented by the icon with
three dots), enables you to organize the tools in the
'additional tools' area so that you only utilize the ones
you need. Simply move the tools you use seldom to
this area, and then if you need to utilize them, you may
do so via this dialog box.
RAW CAMERA IMAGE
Raising the bar in terms of quality

When it comes to sharpening, the Camera Raw Detail

panel does not have any preset or standard settings;
instead, the results rely on the image's resolution and
its subject matter. However, a good rule of thumb to
follow when working with detailed photos such as
landscapes is to use a relatively large Amount value
(100–150) and a low Radius value (0.8–1.2). When
working with photographs that include less
information, such as close-up portraits or macro shots,
increasing the Radius while decreasing the Amount is a
suitable starting point.

Make use of the plus and minus signs.

When making a local adjustment with the Graduated

Filter, the Adjustment Brush, or the Radial Filter, it is
usually best to begin by clicking the plus or minus icon
next to one of the sliders to the right. This
simultaneously loads a starting-point adjustment and
resets all the other sliders to their defaults. After that,
you may go on to the next step, which is to change the
sliders to your liking.

Find your target colors and adjust easily.

When using the Targeted Adjustment Tool, right-clicking

on the picture will bring up a pop-up menu where you
may pick Hue, Saturation, or Luminance. Next,
dragging the mouse over the image will modify the
targeted colors depending on the specified parameters.
For instance, if we wanted to make the blue sky darker,
we might choose the Luminance tool, and then drag it
down on the sky.

Enhance the minute particulars.

If you choose Enhance Details from the dropdown

menu located next to the Filmstrip, Photoshop will
apply sophisticated demosaicing to your photographs.
This process fixes artifacts and resolves color
differences in the images you've uploaded. In some
cases, this will result in a finer level of detail and a
noise reduction, but in most cases, there will be no
visible change.

Launch the Smart Objects viewer for raw

photos.

When you keep Shift pressed, the Open Image button

in the Camera Raw interface's lower-right corner will
transform into the Open Object button. Make use of
this to open the picture as a Smart Object in Photoshop
on your computer. Double-clicking the smart object
thumbnail in the layers panel will take you back to
Camera Raw, where you may continue editing the
picture as you would normally.

Toning and grading at twice the strength

There are instances when you can bring a tonal slider

up to 100%, but you will still get the impression that
the picture needs more of that effect. If you wish to
push a tonal slider beyond its limitations – for example,
to add 200% Clarity – you may add a Graduated Filter,
start at the border of the picture, and drag away from
the image so that the adjustment covers the whole
frame. After that, you can change the tool sliders to
suit your needs.

Repeat this process in Bridge using the raw

edits.

You can duplicate the settings that were applied to one

picture in Camera Raw and apply them to another
image or series of photographs without having to open
the files. Simply go to the file that needs editing in
Bridge, right-click the file, and choose Develop Settings
> Copy Settings from the menu that appears. You may
copy an effect to several photos by highlighting those
images, right-clicking them, and selecting "Develop
Settings > Paste Settings" from the menu that appears.

Alter your perspective by using Alt.

When you hold down the Alt key on the Camera

Raw/Lightroom Basic panel, the views of the different
sliders change. You can get a grayscale view that
shows clipping by using the Exposure, Highlights, and
Shadows sliders, as well as the Whites or Blacks slider.

Just the sections that need it should be

sharpened.

The Masking slider found in the Detail panel may be a

very helpful tool for limiting sharpening to just the
sections of the picture that need it, so avoiding fuzzy or
out-of-focus regions from where sharpening is not only
pointless but also has the potential to enhance image
noise. Hold down the Alt key and move the Masking
slider after you have applied sharpness to the picture
 using the Amount and Radius sliders. This will give you
a view that displays black regions appearing as you
drag over the image. The sharpening process will have
no impact on these black regions since they are
already sufficiently defined.

Adjust the black-and-white conversion

settings.

The most effective tool for monochrome conversions

may be found in the "Black and White" section of
Camera Raw or Lightroom. You may fine-tune the
conversion by adjusting the levels of brightness for
each of these colors by dragging the eight color
ranges. Adjusting the Temperature and Tint controls
included in the Basic panel will allow you to fine-tune
the effect even more.

TONAL INDICATORS
The incredible shape of a S.

A straightforward S-curve is the most effective method

for providing a picture with more impact. Make
advantage of either Photoshop's Curves Adjustment
Layer or the Tone Curve feature found in either Adobe
Camera Raw or Adobe Lightroom. Move one of the
control points to the right, up near the top of the line,
and the other one to the left, down towards the bottom
of the line. When the S is more apparent, there is a
larger contrast between the colors, and the colors are
more saturated. You can anchor the mid-tones by using
a third point in the line, which is completely optional.

Reduce the strength of your filter effects.

After you have applied a filter effect, you may 'fade' it
by hitting the Cmd or Ctrl key together with the Shift
key and F. Within this window, you also have the option
to play around with a variety of Blending Modes. On
monochromatic photographs, a fading Gaussian Blur
effect with the Screen setting applied may provide a
wonderful soft-glow effect.

Solarize using curved surfaces.

When you drag the point at the bottom-left up to the

top-left and the point at the top-right down to the
bottom-right, you create a negative impact by
inverting all the tones. Plotting a V shape, or an
inverted V as illustrated above, is another method for
producing a solarized look that is true to life.

Get rid of the white background.

If you need to rapidly remove a pure white background

so that you may comp one picture into another, all you
must do is duplicate it across, double-click the layer to
access the Blending Options, and then drag the This
Layer White slider inwards until the background is no
longer visible. If it is essential, press and hold the Alt
key while dragging one-half of the slider to divide it
apart and create a smoother transition.

Utilize the buttons labeled Auto.

 The three Auto settings that may be found in the
Image menu of Photoshop can be quite helpful for
making rapid adjustments. Your appearance is altered
in subtly different ways by each factor. The pixels that
are the darkest are changed to pure black, while the
pixels that are the lightest are changed to pure white.
Auto Tone performs a function that is like the one
described above, however, it does so to each color
channel rather than to the composite RGB. Auto Color
is quite like Auto Tone, with the exception that it
corrects color casts by attempting to neutralize the
mid-tones. It is important to point out for those who
use Lightroom CC that the Auto button in this version is
more sophisticated than ever before, making use of AI
to identify which adjustments should be made.

CROP TOOL
Make use of crop overlays for composition

Obtaining useful cropping overlays is as simple as

using the Crop Tool and selecting the Overlay icon
from the tool choices located at the top of the
screen. Select Always Show Overlay from the
drop-down menu, and then hit the O key to
navigate the available overlays, each of which
conforms to a particular compositional guideline.
When you press Shift+O, the guidelines will
reorient themselves differently.

Discover crop ratios in a hurry.

 Right-clicking inside the cropping interface allows
you to choose from a variety of standard crop
ratios, such as 1:1. There is also a helpful option
called Front Image that crops the picture to have
the same aspect ratio and quality as the entire
image it was taken from.

Making Use of Different Filters and

Effects
Standard Picture Editing Tools in Photoshop
In Photoshop, filters are analogous to the "layer styles"
feature. They come in a wide variety of permutations and
effects, all of which may be used by you.
Many designers out there make use of filters, go extremely
deeply into their work with them, and produce a wide
variety of imaginative combinations and pictures as a result.

Make use of a filter by selecting one from the Filter

Menu.
Have a look at this section of the "filter" menu. You'll find a
wide variety of distinct types of filters in this section.
I recommend that, rather than focusing on the titles of the
filters, you go through the process of applying each filter
individually and seeing the effect that each one has on the
picture. Because the result of applying any given filter is
wholly contingent upon the picture that serves as the basis
for the filter's application.
Here, we have "blur," "distort," "noise," and "stylize" as well
as a great deal of other categories of filters.
An Overview of the Filter Gallery
There is an option called "filter gallery" that allows us to
examine a preview of all the impacts of the filters before we
apply them.

Look, the list of filters that we have used in the past may be
found here in the filter menu.
You may also apply the same Photoshop filter effects by
selecting them from this dropdown list, which compiles all
the filters into a single list for your convenience.

How to Use the filters available in the

Filter Gallery.
Let's experiment with several different filter effects for the
picture we have.
Make sure that this eye is turned on; otherwise, we won't be
able to see a preview of the effects of any filters on the
picture in the preview panel.
Now all you must do is click on the filter that you wish to
use on the photograph.
Because each filter produces a unique result for each unique
image, you will need to experiment with each filter to
discover the one that will give your picture the look you
want.
Permit me to experiment with the "poster edges" filter.
You will be able to see some of the available choices to
adjust the impact of the currently chosen filter here.

When I slide these selections to the left or right, you can see
how the impacts change in the preview window.
When you are trying out different filters, all you must do is
click the "OK" button to apply the final effect to the picture.
Therefore, you should be able to see a distinction in our
picture once we have applied a filter effect from the filter
gallery. It has made all the edges crisper, giving the
impression that the picture was painted.

Enhance the performance of the filter.

Let's work together to make this picture more impactful.
Considering this, please let me make a copy of the layer.
A variety of blurring effects have been applied to this image
for your viewing pleasure. I will use the "Gaussian blur"
effect. It will result in a blur across the whole picture.
Adjust its value to anywhere between 3 and 4, then press
the "ok" button.
After that, choose "overlay" as the blending option for this
picture that has been blurred.
You can notice how the overall vibe of the picture has been
enhanced. Before we added any effects to the picture, it
seemed to be a rather lifeless picture. However, the image's
hues and general atmosphere have significantly
strengthened recently.
I hope you now have a fundamental understanding of filters,
including how we may put them to use and how doing so
can help us become more creative.

Creating Different Types of Text and

Graphics
Adding text to your document is made possible via the Type
tool. You may include text in a range of tasks, such as
creating a poster, holiday card, or invitation by adding it to
the photos you've already chosen. You will also personalize
the wording to meet your requirements.

Textual rasterization
whether you attempt to use certain tools with a text layer,
such as Filters, you will get a warning message asking
whether you want to rasterize the text. This message
appears when you try to use certain tools, such as Filters.
Rasterizing a picture involves converting the text into pixels,
which enables you to make alterations to the image that
would typically be ineffective when applied to text. The
disadvantage of this is that you won't be able to alter the
text, change the formatting, or convert it back to a text
layer after it's been done. Because of this, you should only
rasterize your text if it is necessary to do so. If you do not
want to rasterize the text layer, you may simply click the
Cancel button to maintain the format in which it is now
stored.

Putting Text Together

Utilizing the tool for typing

Find the tool labeled "Type" in the Tools menu

and click on it. You may also go to the Type tool
at any moment by pressing the T key on your
keyboard. This will do the same thing.
You may choose the appropriate font and text
size from the Control panel that is located
toward the top of the screen.
After clicking the Text Color picker, choose the
color you want from the drop-down menu in the
dialog window.
To generate a text box, just click and drag it
inside the visible area of the document window.
Your document will now have an additional text
layer added to it. You are now able to begin
typing to add text to the layer.

Working with several text layers might make your life

simpler if you want to add a lot of text to the page you're
working on. You will have more control over the appearance
of your text because of doing this. The next illustration has
an additional text layer that we've placed for the word
mountains.
Enter the Text tool tips here.
1. If you wish to modify a text layer, you will need to
double-click the layer icon in the Layers panel. This
is required to edit the text layer. After that, you will
have the opportunity to make changes to the text,
resize the text box, or utilize the choices in the
Control panel to choose a new font, adjust the size
of the text, or change the color of the text.

2. To display the Character panel and get even more

choices for text formatting, go to the Window
menu, then pick Character from the drop-down
menu.
3. If you want to move the text, you'll need to choose
the Move tool, click, and drag it to the new spot you
want it to be in the document window, and then
release it there.

Making Graphic Visual Elements

You have access to a wide variety of ready-made graphics in
Adobe Photoshop Elements, which you may utilize to give
your work a more polished appearance. The Graphics tool,
along with the Text tool, may be found on the Extras tab of
your Panel bin.

1 Load slide 2 into the work area by clicking

slide number 2 in the storyboard.
2 In the Panel Bin, go to the Extras section and
hit the visuals button () to see the many visuals
that are at your disposal. The images may be
found organized into a variety of categories,
some examples of which are Animals,
 Costumes, Sports and Hobbies, and Flowers.
Choose a Graphic that appeals to you, and then
drag it onto the slide you're working on. To
adjust the size, press and hold the Shift key on
your keyboard as you drag one of the corner
handles.
You have access to a wide variety of ready-made graphics in
Adobe Photoshop Elements, which you may utilize to give
your work a more polished appearance. The Graphics tool,
along with the Text tool, may be found on the Extras tab of
your Panel bin.

Photoshop Elements is pre-loaded with a diverse collection

of graphics that may be used for a variety of purposes.

Using Different Brushes and Different

Gradients
In Photoshop, creating a gradient brush may be done in
several different methods.
is to take advantage of the tool called the Gradient.

Simply create a gradient by clicking and dragging

anywhere on your picture while the Gradient Tool is
chosen. The choices bar that appears at the very
top of the screen allows you to change the kind of
gradient, as well as its style and degree of rotation.
Utilizing Layer Styles is the method for creating a
gradient brush. To do this, first create a new layer,
and then double-click on the layer to access the
dialog box containing the Layer Style options.
After that, choose the Gradient Overlay option from
the drop-down menu, and after that, select the
gradient preview to bring up the Gradient Editor.
 The type, style, and angle of the gradient may all be
modified from this location, exactly as they can
when using the Gradient Tool.
The Paint Bucket Tool is what must be used to create
a gradient brush. When you have the Paint Bucket
Tool chosen, go to the settings bar and click on the
foreground color. From there, pick two colors to use
in your gradient.
The next step is to click on the part of your picture
where you want the gradient to begin, and then
drag across it until you reach the part of the image
where you want it to finish. Photoshop will generate
a gradient for you between these two locations
based on the colors you choose to use in the
program.
Gradients are an excellent way to add some color and
interest to your photographs in Photoshop, and they can be
used no matter which approach you choose to employ.

Introducing New Surfaces, Textures,

and Patterns
Bringing attention to your photographs may be as simple as
adding some textured patterns to them. Launch Photoshop
and choose the picture you want to modify to get started.
Either by dragging the picture file onto the Photoshop
workspace or by choosing File » Open from the menu bar,
you may accomplish this task.
To get started, go to the Layers panel that's located on the
right side of the screen in Photoshop. After that, rename the
picture layer by doing a double click on it. We are going to
give this background layer the name "Original Image" so
that we do not become confused about its purpose as we go
ahead.
Import a picture of a texture that you want to use next.

Simply dragging the picture file onto the workspace where

you already have an image will allow you to import the
texture image into your Photoshop workspace. The next
step is to organize this texture picture in such a way that it
fills the whole available workspace, both horizontally and
vertically.
Once you are pleased with where your texture picture is
placed, you should go back to the Layer panel. Changing the
name of the new layer to "Texture Image" is the next step.
When you do this, check to see that the Texture Image layer
is above the layer containing the Original Image.
After that, click on the Texture Image layer's name in the
Layers panel to make it the active layer. Choose the style of
blending that works best for your edit from the drop-down
option labeled "Normal" in the Blending Modes section.
This is the most enjoyable part! Because each mode of
blending produces a unique effect, there is no such thing as
a "right" blending mode. Experiment with each one until you
discover the one that appeals to you the most. For this edit,
we will be making use of the Lighter Color mix mode:
You now can modify the strength of the texture overlay and
control the impact it has on the picture you are working on.
Simply lowering the opacity of the Texture picture layer will
accomplish the goal of minimizing the appearance of the
texture over the whole picture.
Here, the opacity of the layer that contains our Texture
Image has been lowered to 70%.
You have the option of limiting the texture so that it is only
visible in certain regions of the original picture you are
working with. This may be done.
Simply choose Layer » Layer Mask » Reveal All from the
drop-down menu. This will apply a white mask to the layer
that contains your texture.

Now, pick the Brush Tool from the toolbar on the left side of
your screen and make sure the foreground color is set to
black. If you paint over parts of the picture where you do not
want the texture to show up, you will find that the black
paint removes the texture from those parts of the picture.
You may get the same results by using a clipping mask
instead of this approach.
After you have achieved the look you want with the texture
overlay, you are ready to export your finished picture.
Choose a texture picture that has a larger file size than the
image it will be applied to, since this will provide you more
flexibility when editing the size of the texture. To get the
best possible results, we suggest experimenting with a wide
variety of different textures before settling on the one that
complements your photograph the most.

How to combine many images into

one.
In Photoshop, there is a straightforward method for
combining many photos into a single document. That would
be to make use of the "Load Files into Stack" feature that
can be found in the "Scripts" menu.
Launch the application, then after it's open, go to the menu
bar and choose File. To load files into the stack, pick "Load
Files into Stack" from the list of available choices after
clicking on the "Scripts" option from the menu.
After that, a dialogue window labeled Load Layers will show
up. You have the option of either uploading individual files or
the whole of a folder. After you have made your selection,
go to the "Browse" option, and look for the pictures you wish
to import into the program.
If you choose to upload files, you will need to keep the "Ctrl"
key pressed down on your keyboard while you click on the
pictures you wish to import. If, on the other hand, you
choose the option to import photographs from a folder, all
you need to do is pick the folder that contains the pictures
you want to import. After you have chosen all the
photographs, hit the "Ok" button from the toolbar.
In the Load Layers box, you will see a list of the photos that
were imported into the document. You may still delete some
of the photographs by choosing them and then clicking the
"Remove" option in the toolbar that appears. You also have
the option to sort the photographs based on their names by
clicking the "Sort by Name" button. When you are finished,
you should choose the "Ok" button.
The order in which the picture file names appear in the
"Load Layers" box corresponds exactly to the order in which
the layers themselves will appear on the canvas. After it has
been imported, you may still adjust the way it is arranged
by clicking and dragging on the layers.
Photoshop will now display the photos for you to work with.
These pictures are going to be imported into a single
document as individual layers.

If you are not cautious, it is quite easy to generate a file in

Photoshop that is too huge and cannot be emailed or
uploaded to a website. Make careful you utilize the "Save for
Web" tool of Photoshop when generating a composite
picture rather than the "Save As" feature so that the image
may be uploaded to the web. Utilizing the "Save for Web"
function will result in a size reduction of your picture file
automatically.
Experiment with a variety of approaches to zero in on the
strategy that will provide you with the greatest results for
your project.
The Fifth Chapter

Utilizing a Wide Variety of File Types

Working with Saving and Exporting
Files
Save, export, and create are just some of the various
options for saving files that Photoshop provides.

Getting Files Ready for Printing or

the Web
You should prepare a new document with the appropriate
dimensions for a bleed before utilizing a file to print it. This
should be done before using the file itself. You need to keep
in mind that if your design goes all the way to the edge of
the page, you need to have a bleed that extends beyond the
page that you want printed. Because of this, you need to
plan your artwork so that it includes additional space. If your
artwork is less than 0.5 inches from the edge of the page,
you will not be able to extend it to fit; instead, you will need
to design it from the start to be print-ready.
Because Photoshop is not software for creating page
layouts, you will need to perform some calculations: the size
of your page in Photoshop will be the size you desire
PLUS.25 inches. For instance, a business card that measures
3.5 inches by 2 inches must be formatted as 3.75 inches by
2.25 inches.
To produce a new document that is ready to be
printed:
Choose New from the File menu.
In the fields labeled Width: and Height, fill in the dimensions
of your document, including the bleed, in inches. If the
"inches" option is not already chosen, you may pick it from
the "pixels" box.
Please complete the remaining fields in the same format as
above.
Activate the OK button.

Getting Files Ready for the Web

Graphic designers, web designers, and others who generate
material for the online also make web-ready pictures like
photographs for websites and banner advertising. These
images may be found on the web. Before uploading these
photographs, they optimize them so that they may be
downloaded and shown in a web browser with little delay.
This tutorial will show you how to utilize Photoshop's Save
for Web tool to save your photographs with the optimal mix
of image quality and file size for web usage.

Launch Photoshop and choose the picture you wish

to save there.
Choose Image > Image Size from the menu.
Alternatively, you may use the keyboard to type
Alt+Ctrl+I on a PC, or Command+Option+I on a
macOS computer.
Enter the new width you want in the section labeled
"Width," then choose "Pixels," and then click the OK
button.

Reduce the dimensions of the photograph so that it

may be uploaded to a website.
 Choose the "Save for Web (Legacy)" option under
the "File" menu. You may also use the shortcut on
your keyboard, which is
Alt/Option+Command+Shift+S.

The route that you need to take is File > Export > Save
for Web in previous versions of Photoshop. You have
the option of giving this feature the name Save for Web
or Save for Web and Devices.

To save your image for the web, you may choose

Original, Optimized, 2-Up, or 4-Up from the options
in the Save for Web box. These tabs let you
compare two or four different versions of the
picture, examine the original photo, or view an
optimized version of the photo that has the Save for
Web settings applied to it.
Select 2-Up to see a side-by-side comparison of the
original picture and the improved version. This
displays two identical copies of the picture side by
side.
Make a new setting for the Quality value. When you
reduce the image quality, the picture becomes
grainier, and the size of the file becomes less. Web
pages will load more quickly when their associated
files are smaller.

Find a balance that works for both the size of the file
and its quality. A quality that falls anywhere between
40 and 60 is a reasonable range to aim for. For more
efficient use of your time, choose one of the predefined
quality settings, such as JPEG Medium.

If necessary, you should convert the file to a JPEG,

GIF, PNG-8, PNG-24, or WBMP format.
 If necessary, you may adjust the size of the
photograph. You may scale it by a percentage,
provide a width or height, or both.

Simply changing the image's aspect ratio is as simple

as clicking the chain link button. If this is not the case,
enter a new width or height to modify the proportional
value of the other parameter.

The numbers that are shown below the picture

preview include information about the kind of file,
its size, and the amount of time it will take for the
image to load on a website. As you adjust, these
figures will be updated accordingly.
After you have adjusted the picture to your liking,
choose the Save option.
After giving the picture a name, choose "Save" to
save it.

How to Create Animated GIFS

The creation of a GIF is a simple process that requires just
creative tools such as Photoshop. Learning how to add
motion to your artwork is an excellent way to take it to the
next level, and you can do this whether you want to produce
a GIF animation for school, for a profession, or just for
pleasure.
To get started with this Photoshop lesson, let's begin by
creating a simple animation frame by frame, and then we'll
convert that animation into a GIF that loops.
To get started, all you need is a collection of pictures. You
are free to use whatever kind of picture you like for the
frames, including still shots, video frames, and animation
frames. For the sake of this demonstration, we will make use
of a series of animation frames sourced from Adobe Stock.
You can create a GIF from a video clip as well, but if the
footage is too lengthy, you will probably have to choose just
a small portion of it to include in the GIF.
1. Upload your pictures, and then open each frame on its
layer in the Photoshop document.
You have the option of preparing your frames in advance in
different software, such as Adobe Illustrator, if you so want.
The frames, also known as the source files, may then be
loaded into Photoshop by using the File > Load Layers menu
option. Select one or more files to put into an image stack,
then add all the frames before clicking the OK button.
You may use any Photoshop file that has numerous layers if
you haven't previously generated the frames yourself in
Photoshop. Make sure that each frame of your animation
has its layer (or folder/group of layers), and that you do this
by selecting the Layers menu. Release the lock on your first
layer.
2. Launch the Timeline panel, then choose Create Frame
Animation from the drop-down menu.
While your Photoshop layers are still open, choose Window
> Timeline, and then click the Create Frame Animation
button.
3. Change the layers you're working with into animation
frames.
Make Frames from Layers may be accessed by using the
menu located in the upper right-hand corner of the Timeline
panel. Because of this, you will be able to take your layers
and divide them up into different frames inside the window.
You may get a preview of the animation by either using the
spacebar on your computer or selecting the Play button on
the Timeline. You may rearrange the sequence of the frames
by simply dragging them to new positions in the timeline.
You can get rid of a frame by clicking on the garbage can
symbol, and you can create a new one by clicking on the
post-it note icon.
4. Make sure your GIF is set to loop.
Simply hitting the repeat option will put your GIF into a loop.
You can modify the amount of time that each frame is
shown on the screen inside the Timeline, as well as choose
the amount of time that the GIF should loop for. (The
Forever option will cause most GIFs to loop.)
5. Create an export of your GIF, then save it.
When you are satisfied with your animated GIF, you can
export it by going to the File menu, choosing Export, and
then selecting Save for Web (Legacy). After that, check to
see that you have saved it as a GIF in the appropriate
location.
The sixth Chapter

Hints and Pointers to Improve the

Efficiency of Your Workflow
It's possible that mastering Photoshop, with all its hidden
features and options, will need endless hours of dedicated
practice. Here are some tried-and-true workflow strategies
that can help you boost your productivity and move more
quickly through the picture editing process.
The following are some Photoshop workflow ideas that can
assist you in improving your process:

1. Museums and galleries

My favorite brushes, color corrections, textures, and lens
flares can all be saved in the cloud thanks to the Adobe
Libraries feature. It's what I refer to as my "Bag o' Tricks,"
and it helps me shave off a significant amount of time. You
also can collaborate with other people who are working on
your project and share your libraries.
projects, regardless of where they are on the surface of the
earth (so long as they have access to the internet).

2. The function keys

I have now programmed actions for all my most frequently
used applications. Your action palette may quickly become
overcrowded and unmanageable, so I recommend saving
action sets that you only need for certain jobs. For instance,
I have some actions that I use for my beauty assignments,
but when I'm working on my comping design for
entertainment, I use an entirely other set of actions. My
preference is to keep my workplace uncluttered and
uncomplicated. My closet may be a complete disaster, but
there's no need for anybody to know that.

3. Plug-ins developed by other parties

Do not be frightened of plug-ins that are provided by other
parties; note that I am referring to plug-ins, not presets.
There are some incredible ones available right now. There
are a few favorites from vendors that have consistently kept
up with all of Adobe's changes, and those are the ones I use.

4. Try Something New

Occasionally, you should try to think creatively outside the
box. Experiment using a function in a different approach. For
instance, were you aware that the flame render can be used
to create hair?
It's quite amazing to look at. Just put:

Create a new blank layer.

Begin at the head and draw a route for the hair to
follow to where you want it to end up.
After that, go to Filter > Render > Flame.
Make certain that you go with option 1. a single candle
illuminating the way. You have the option of altering the
color of the flame, or you can just add a lot of burning hair
and change the color afterward. Simply trying things out is
the most effective approach to gaining knowledge.
Utilizing the Available Presets and
Actions
The editing process may be one of the most laborious and
time-consuming aspects of a photographer's career. You
may speed up the editing process by making use of presets
and actions, which allow you to paste a sequence of
alterations and adjustments all at once with the touch of a
single button. Although actions and presets are somewhat
like one another, it is important to note that they are not the
same thing. Both approaches to editing, as well as an
explanation of how you may optimize the productivity of
your Adobe Photoshop editing by using, presets and actions,
are outlined and explained in this article.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY 'PRESETS' IN

PHOTOSHOP?
A collection of modifications that have been saved in the
form of a batch and can be applied to a picture (or several
images) with only the click of a button is known as a preset.
You can edit your photographs more quickly, consistently,
and elegantly by making use of presets. If you did not have
access to presets, you would have to spend a significant
amount of time in front of your computer conducting
mundane and repetitive modifications.
Adobe Camera Raw (ACR), a plugin that is included with
Photoshop and enables you to simply edit RAW files before
uploading them into Photoshop for extra touch-ups, make
use of presets. Presets are utilized in conjunction with ACR.
Every change that is made in ACR is non-destructive and
may be undone at any time.
The Step-by-Step Guide to Installing
Presets in Photoshop
Install the presets first, then follow the instructions below to
apply them to your photographs in ACR. You may utilize
presets from Mastin Labs or another source if you would
want to use them.
Downloading the file to your desktop will make it easier to
find later.

1. Unzip the preset file, then look for files with the
extension. XMP in the folder.
2. To save these files in the correct place, copy and
paste their names as follows:
3. On a Macintosh computer, go to /Library/Application
Support/Adobe/Camera Raw/Settings.
4. If you're using Windows, go to: /Application
Data/Adobe/Camera Raw/Settings
Your custom presets have been successfully imported into
ACR, and you may access them at any time by selecting the
preset icon from the control panel.
After you have applied a preset to a picture and customized
it according to your tastes, you may then save the image as
a JPEG so that you can either post it, share it or make more
adjustments to it in Photoshop.

The Step-by-Step Guide to Creating

Presets in Photoshop
The controls for editing in ACR will seem quite familiar to
you if you have ever dealt with any other editing tool in the
past. This user-friendly editing tool makes it simple to get
the desired overall appearance by providing sliders for a
variety of fundamental editing controls, including color,
contrast, vibrance, highlights, and shadows.
Developing your custom presets is a simple process. The
first step in editing a picture is to upload it into ACR, after
which you may make your changes. This article provides a
straightforward illustration of how to adjust ACR if you want
more instruction on the topic. When you have finished
making modifications and are satisfied with the results, save
the editing sequence as a preset by following the
instructions below:

1. On the right side of the control bar, you'll see a

series of icons; choose the one that looks like three
stacked lines with dots. This is the icon for the
presets.
2. To save the document, go to the bottom of the
control bar and click the symbol that looks like a
page flipping.
3. Give your preset a name, and then click the 'OK'
button.
You are free to continue altering the same picture (or upload
a new one) and store fresh editing looks like new presets
whenever you want. By carrying out the procedures
described above, you will be able to get started on the
process of compiling a set of unique presets that you will
always be able to quickly access by selecting the preset
icon located on the control panel.

WHAT ARE ACTIONS IN PHOTOSHOP?

You may learn a lot about how expert photographers edit
their photos by using actions, which are an excellent
method to make your editing more time and labor-efficient.
When you create an action in Photoshop, you are effectively
recording a series of modifications that you have made to
one photograph to apply those identical edits to another
photograph later. After a JPEG picture has been imported
into Photoshop, you may make changes to it by applying an
action to it with only the click of a button, after which you
can sit back and watch as the image is altered.
It is also possible to download pre-recorded actions created
by experienced photographers and apply them to the
photographs you have taken. Because actions can be
inspected layer by layer to show each adjustment that was
made by the photo editor to generate the action, they are
an excellent educational tool for photographers who want to
enhance their editing talents. Actions can be reviewed layer
by layer to show each adjustment that was done.
Actions are not only simple to use, but they also can give
photos the appearance of having been altered professionally
without requiring hours of laborious behind-the-scenes work.

Actions in Photoshop: How to Install

Them
Actions are simple to set up, and the process is as follows:

1. Download the action that you want to utilize in your

project.
2. Extract the contents of the.zip file, then look for
the.ATN file.
3. To open the.ATN file in Photoshop, just drag it there.
The file is considered to have been successfully uploaded
after it has been dragged into Photoshop, and it can be
readily accessible in the 'Actions' panel of Adobe Photoshop.
Actions in Photoshop: How to Create
Them
If you would want to build an action in Photoshop, the
following steps will walk you through the process:

1. Click the button to open the 'Actions' window.

2. Exit the default activities and choose the list icon (it
resembles four stacked lines and is located
immediately to the right of the tab labeled
'activities') from the drop-down menu.
3. After selecting the 'New Set' option, give the folder
containing your first activities a name.
4. While keeping the original activities folder selected,
click the icon that looks like a list.
5. At this point, choose 'New Action' from the drop-
down menu.
6. In the box that asks for the name of your first
action, click the "Record" button.
7. To stop recording, go to the bottom of the screen
and click the button that looks like a circle with an X
through it.
Once you've recorded an action and saved it, you have the
option to choose how that action will playback:

1. Choose your action from the 'Actions' panel, then

click the symbol that looks like a list.
2. Go to the menu labeled "Playback Options," then
select:
3. Accelerated, for an edit that is very quick and
smooth.
4. Step by Step: Used for making changes linearly
throughout the editing process.
5. Pausing for __ seconds: This allows you to choose
the amount of time that elapses between each
 modification made in the action.
After having downloaded an action or having created your
action, you can now apply these actions to your
photographs in Photoshop by following the procedures that
are outlined below.

How to Make Use of the Actions in

Photoshop
1. To make changes, click the layer that you want to
work on.
2. Navigate to the "Actions" panel and choose the
action that you wish to use by clicking on it.
3. To begin, go to the very bottom of the screen and
choose the play button in the shape of a triangle.
You may apply one action to numerous photos all at once
using Photoshop actions by using a batch program. To use
the batch application, go to the File menu and choose
Automate > Batch. When the pop-up window opens, pick
the collection of photographs you would want to use, name
them, and alter the other parameters as necessary.

Performing Repetitive Tasks Through

Automation
The image editing program Photoshop is highly
sophisticated, but even basic activities may become boring
and time-consuming at times. This article will show you how
to automate almost any process in Photoshop by making
use of Photoshop actions.
The video that is now playing will guide you through the
whole process of automation; nevertheless, the stages
involved are as follows:

Select Actions from the Window menu to access this

feature.
To use any existing action, just choose it and hit the
play button at the bottom. If you want to build your
action, click the menu button in the top right-hand
corner of the screen and select New Action. • A little
palette will appear with Photoshop actions that have
already been predefined.
Give your action a name, then click OK to enter
record mode; from this point on, whatever you do in
Photoshop will be recorded; thus, carry out the tasks
you wish to automate and then click the stop button
at the bottom of the actions palette when you are
through.
You are finished! If you ever want to use this action again,
all you need to do is choose it from the actions menu and
then hit the play button.

Making Your Brushes and Filters

Photo retouching, the creation of one-of-a-kind graphic
designs, and the production of traditional fine arts such as
sketching and painting are all excellent uses for Photoshop's
extensive collection of preset brushes, which may be used
to great advantage.
It's easy, fun, and rewarding to know that you have the
knowledge and ability to customize Photoshop to your
tastes and needs, especially when you want something
that's one of a kind. In addition, many Photoshop users
create their brushes to share or sell online. But hey, why not
make your own custom Photoshop brush?
To get started.
 1. Choose a tool for painting, erasing, toning, or
focusing, and then go to the Window menu and
choose Brush Settings.
2. In the box labeled "Brush Settings," pick a brush tip
shape, or click "Brush Presets" to choose one of the
available brush presets.
3. On the left side, choose Brush Tip Shape, and then
configure the available choices.
4. Refer to the following sections to learn how to
adjust the following brush settings:

Include dynamic components in the brushes.

Figure out how much the object is scattered in a
single stroke.
Make brushes with different textures.
Figure out how the dynamic properties of a brush
change.
Use a digital painting or drawing tablet to create
anything.

5. To lock the brush tip shape properties and keep

them locked even if you pick a different brush
preset, click the symbol that looks like a lock.
Simply clicking the lock symbol will allow you to
access the hidden menu.

Choose New Brush Preset from the menu on the

Brush panel to save the brush so that it may be
used later.
You will need to store your brand-new brush as a component
of a collection of brushes if you want to keep it permanently
or share it with other people. Choose Save Brushes from the
menu that appears when you choose the Brush Presets
panel, and then either save to a new set or overwrite an
existing set when prompted to do so. You run the risk of
losing your new brush if you reset or replace the brushes in
the Brush Presets window without first saving the changes
to a set.

Creating Individually Customized

Filters
The Filter Gallery in Photoshop has hundreds of different
filters that may be applied to a picture in a short amount of
time to alter its look. You may also construct your filters and
store them for use in future projects by using the function
known as Custom Filter. Experimentation is essential for
developing usable custom filters in Photoshop, just as it is
for most other parts of the program. Spend a few minutes
learning how this function works, and once you do, you'll be
able to freely experiment with the various variables to build
a broad range of filters that go beyond the standard black-
and-white options.

About User-Defined Filter Values

Launch Photoshop and open any picture you like.

Utilize a JPG file with a resolution that is at least
somewhat high for the greatest effects. It may be
less than 1 megabyte, but a file that is just 10
thousand bytes won't provide very satisfying
outcomes for you.
Click the "Filter" menu. Select "Other," then click
"Custom." The Custom Filter panel appears, with a
grid of 20 text fields, each representing a pixel.
When you type a value in any text field, it provides
a weight for that pixel relative to the others. If you
type "1" in the center text field with no other values,
the center pixel weights "1" while the remaining
pixels weight "0." The resulting filter doesn't change
the image noticeably at all.
Type "-1" in the center pixel field. Delete all the
other pixel fields if there are numbers entered in
them already. Type "1" in the Scale field. Type "255"
in the Offset field. If you check the "Preview" check
box, the resulting filter creates a photographic
negative of the original image.
Change the "-1" in the center pixel field to "-999"
and the image becomes extremely dark. This is
because you are multiplying the brightness of the
pixel by a very large negative number. Pixel values
can be any number between -999 and 999. If you
change the center pixel field to "999," the image
becomes white.
Change the Scale to "999." Notice that the image
becomes a photographic negative again. This is
because the Scale is divided into the equation
determining the brightness of the pixels. For best
results, the Scale should be the sum of all the
values entered into the pixel fields. If the sum of all
pixel weights is negative or positive, use a positive
number in the Scale field. If the sum is "0," use "1"
in the Scale field. The Scale field can be any number
between 1 and 9999.
Changing the value in the Offset field from "255" to
"0" causes the picture to become completely black.
This occurs because of the addition of the Offset to
the equation that is used to define the look of the
pixels. There are 255 possible values for it, ranging
from 0 to 255. The value of the Offset may be
anything between -9999 and 9999, inclusive.
Exploring the Use of Custom Filters
Launch Photoshop and open a picture of good
quality. It is recommended that you use an image
file that is around 750 kilobytes in size and has a
resolution of 600 by 400 pixels; alternatively, you
may use a picture that is quite like these
specifications. There is a possibility that the
outcomes will not be the same for something of
noticeably better or lower quality. Start up the panel
for the Custom Filter. Delete all the numbers that
are present in the text fields of the Custom Filter.
Make a sharpening filter by entering the number "5"
into the text box in the middle of the grid. Enter "-1"
into the text boxes that are located immediately
above, below, and to the left and right of the center
field. Simply enter "1" in the Scale area and "0" in
the Offset field to get started. To examine how the
filter modifies the picture in comparison to the
original, choose the "Preview" check box and click
the button.
Create a Gaussian blur filter by putting "3" in the
canter field, "2" in the nine fields around it, and then
"1" in the outside 16 fields of the filter's settings
panel. Place "35" in the Scale field, and "0" in the
Offset field.
To make an emboss filter, first empty out all the text
fields, then type "1" in the field in the middle of the
screen, and "-1" in one of the other fields. Simply
enter "1" into the scale box, and "128" into the
Offset field.
To save a bespoke filter, you will need to click the
"Save" button. To apply the filter to another picture
later, choose it from the Custom Filter panel and
then click the "Load" button.
Utilizing The Tool Called "Liquefy"
The "liquify" tool in Photoshop is a very effective tool for
adjusting and making changes to photographs. You will have
no trouble at all correcting issues like wrinkles or distortion
with it, and you can even go beyond making basic
adjustments to create whole new effects.
Utilize this choice by going through the procedures below:

Launch Photoshop and choose a picture that has

one or more faces.
To open the dialogue box, first pick "Filter," then
click the "Liquify" button.
In the tools panel, locate and choose the "Face" tool.
Alternatively, you may press the letter "A" on your
keyboard. Your picture will have its face
automatically analyzed and recognized if you use
this action. The option labeled "Select Face" that
appears in the "Face-Aware Liquify" section of the
"Properties" panel also displays the faces. You may
choose a different face by clicking on the picture
itself or by using the menu to make your selection.
Using the sliding controls as shown below, make
modifications to the face, and then repeat this
process for the remaining faces.
To adjust the characteristics of the face, go to the
"Face-Aware Liquify" section and adjust the sliders
there. Eyes, noses, lips, and other facial features
may all be manipulated using sliders.
When you are through making edits, click the "OK"
button.
Utilizing The Pen Tool
It takes some time and effort to become proficient with the
conventional Pen Tool, which gives you the ability to draw
straight and curved routes with remarkable precision. Do
not let the fact that it is tough at first deter you. After it has
been created, a route may always have its parameters
altered.
Choose the regular Pen Tool from the toolbar, and then from
the dropdown menu in the options bar at the top of the
application window, pick the route. This will allow you to
draw a route that may later be used as a selection.

Tutorial on how to create a new path

in Photoshop by using the Pen Tool.
To get started on your route, use your mouse to choose the
spot on your picture where you would want to get started on
your journey. Choosing a beginning point that is at the edge
of a straight line, like the edge of the top of the sock in the
figure below, can help keep things straightforward and easy
to understand.
To create the first section of your route using the Pen Tool,
click around the edge of your item once more to complete
the action. You ought to see a straight line materialize at
this point.
Keep in mind that as soon as you set the second point, a
Work Path will automatically emerge in the Paths panel.
Utilizing the Pen Tool, draw a curved portion of the route.
To build a curve with the regular Pen Tool (like the curves at
the ankle of the sock), click to create the next point, and
then drag with the Pen Tool before letting go of the mouse
button. This will allow you to construct the curve. You'll
notice that lines that are referred to as handles emerge.

These handles lie on a line that is perpendicular to the arc

that is being drawn by the route. By moving the mouse
around, you may change the position of the handles, which
in turn changes the curvature of the line. After you have
adjusted the form of the curve to your liking, you may let go
of the mouse button.
It should be noted that the handles that were generated
from the curved line appear both before and after the point.
After you have created a curved line in the previous step,
the following segment of the route that you draw will, as a
result, adhere to the path that the handle has taken from
the previous point.
You will need to move the mouse in the direction of the next
point that you click to generate new handles and adjust the
curve that has been generated with your new point.
Utilizing the Pen Tool to draw a
straight route section immediately
after a curved path segment.
You may "corner" a point by clicking on it with the mouse
while simultaneously pressing the ALT (or OPTION on a Mac)
key. This will prevent the subsequent section of your path
from curving along the handle of the point that you just
created. The second handle will no longer be present.
The preceding curve will not affect the point that you set
next since it is independent of that curve.

Utilizing the Pen Tool to complete your journey.

When you have finished drawing your route, you may finish
by closing it by using the Pen Tool to hover over the very
first point you placed down. Click on the point that appears
to the right of the Pen Tool when you see a little circle
emerge in that location.

How to make modifications to the

route that you made in Photoshop by
using the Pen Tool
Save your created path.
Keeping your route intact is of the utmost importance at this
point. If you don't save your work often, you run the risk of
mistakenly erasing all your progress when you choose a
different route.
You may save your route by going to your Paths Panel and
searching for a new Work route to use. Simply renaming and
saving your route requires a double click on the Work route
icon.

How to make changes to a previously drawn route

using the Pen Tool
After you have constructed your route, you are free to edit
any parts of it that might need some fine-tuning. It is useful
to zoom in on various parts of your route to make certain
that the path precisely follows the item.
If your route is not visible in the picture, you may access it
by clicking on the name of the path in the Paths Panel.
The route will be visible in your picture, and you will be able
to modify it following your requirements by using any one of
the techniques detailed below.

How to use the Pen Tool to include extra pathways

inside an already established path
In the case of the yellow sock, there is a route that goes all
the way around the outside of the sock. But what if we
wanted to make an aesthetic statement or demonstrate
something by cutting a form out of the inside of the sock?
This may be accomplished by tacking on another route to
the one we already have. This approach is also useful for
eliminating internal forms from specific product photos,
such as the inside of a mug handle or the loop in an earring,
and it works quite well at doing so.
Once you have the route chosen in the Paths panel, go to
the Toolbar and choose the Pen Tool from there. Click the
symbol that looks like two little squares overlapping one
another in the options bar at the top of the screen, and then
choose the Exclude Overlapping Shapes option from the
drop-down menu that appears.

Start drawing the region that you do not want to be included

in your selection using the Pen Tool while the previously
traveled route is still visible. When you are finished, make
sure the way is blocked off.
When we select from our route later, the portion of the
selection that was produced with this new path will not
include the region that was previously selected.

How to make changes to the points and curves that

are already present along a route
The route Selection tools may be found in the Toolbar. Using
these tools, you can edit an existing point or handle a route.
These tools all have the appearance of an arrow, and on the
Toolbar, they are situated, by default, directly below the
Type Tool.
Options will appear in the drop-down menu when you click
on the visible Path Selection Tool. Select the Direct Selection
Tool from the toolbar; it has the appearance of a white
arrow.
If you use the Direct Selection Tool to click directly on a
segment of a path, that segment's handles, as well as all
the points along the route, will be shown as white boxes. You
may change the curves of segment segments or relocate
existing points by dragging the visible handles around using
the Direct Selection Tool.
Adding additional points to an
existing route and how to do it.
It is possible to add more points along the route by using
the Add Anchor Point Tool, which may be accessed by
clicking and holding on the Pen Tool in the Toolbar.
To add a new point to the route, you must first pick the Add
Anchor Point Tool, then hover over the path, and then click.
After you have placed the new point, you can use the Direct
Selection Tool to adjust the position of the point as well as
the handles that are associated with it.
Eliminating Points from A Route
The Delete Anchor Point Tool, which may also be used by
clicking and holding on the Pen Tool in the Toolbar, is used to
delete points that are already present along the route.

To delete an existing point from the map while using the

Delete Anchor Point Tool, hover over the point until the tool
becomes visible, then click it. The point will no longer be
visible, and the subsequent route segments will merge to
form a single segment. Be warned that this may provide
some surprising outcomes, especially if the handles on the
points that surround the canter point are unusually lengthy.

How to make use of the gadget that

converts points
If you click and hold on to the Pen Tool, you'll get access to
the Convert Point Tool, which gives you the ability to
manage the handles of existing points in the same manner
that you would manipulate handles if you were using the
Direct Selection Tool.

However, in contrast to the Direct Selection Tool, the

Convert Point Tool does not let you relocate existing anchor
points. This is because when you use the Convert Point Tool
to click on a point, the route segments that are close to the
point change from straight lines to curved lines, and vice
versa.
If you use the Convert Point Tool to click on an anchor point
that already has handles, the handles will be removed, and
the anchor point will be converted into a corner. If the
neighboring path segments have handles, those handles will
continue to affect the route's curvature even if the
surrounding anchor points have handles.

Remove an item from its background

by making use of a path.
Now that your route has been constructed, you may reuse it
to generate selections, and then utilize one of those
selections to separate an item from the background it was
placed on.
Creating a selection based on a route and its options.
Choose your route from the list that appears in the Paths
section. Then, at the very bottom of the panel is an icon
that looks like a circle with a dashed outline. Click on this
symbol. Your picture will now have a selection that is shaped
like the route that you drew.
Using the Pen Tool is another option for producing a
selection. When you have the path chosen and the Pen Tool
selected, click the button next to Make: in the options bar
that says Selection. This will select the path.

A dialogue box that gives you the ability to make changes to

the selection will appear before you. If you want to separate
an item from its background when you create the selection,
you need to make sure that the Feather Radius is set to 0
and that the Anti-Aliased box is ticked. The radio button that
is located next to New Selection will be chosen
automatically if this is the first time that you have created a
selection.

When you've finished making your selection, you can put it

to use to change the color of the item or to separate the
object from the background it was originally on.

How to separate an item from its

surrounding environment
When you have finished building your selection based on
your path, you will be able to separate the area of the
picture in question from its original background by either
duplicating it into a new layer or making a layer mask for it.
To do any of the following procedures, you will need to
ensure that you are currently working inside the layer that is
home to the picture that you need to separate.
Eliminating a background by duplicating a selection
and erasing it
You can make a copy of your selection by pressing CTRL + C
(or COMMAND + C on a Mac), and then you may paste the
copy by pressing CTRL + V (or COMMAND + V). A new layer
will be created for your selection in the document
automatically. To see the isolated item, you will need to
make the original layer invisible inside the layers panel.

Take note that the little piece that used to be in the sock's
toe has also been cut off. If we wanted to demonstrate how
the toes seem when they are contained inside the sock, this
effect might be helpful. However, if we want to get rid of
that cut-out, all we must do is go back to your original path
and your original layer, use the Direct Selection Tool to click
on the inner path inside the sock, and then press the
BACKSPACE key on your keyboard (or the DELETE key on a
Mac).

Elimination of background using a layer mask

To make a layer mask, first, generate a selection from your
route with the technique outlined in the previous paragraph.
After that, look for a symbol that looks like a layer mask.
This symbol can be found at the bottom of the Paths panel
as well as the Layers panel. It resembles a white rectangle
with a circle in the center, and it is accessible in both of
those panels.
Simply clicking on the button will immediately produce a
Layer Mask for you.

How to fashion a form with the help

of the Pen Tool
Before creating a route, you have the option of designating
it as a Shape route by choosing Shape from the menu
located in the options bar for the Pen Tool. This may be done
at any time when working with the Pen Tool.
This was covered before when we spoke about: You may
alter the color of the shape by double-clicking on the color
rectangle that is located next to the Fill option, which is
located close to the Shape option. You will see a color menu
pop up. In the top bar of the color menu, you will have the
option to modify the color by selecting no fill (transparent),
a solid color, a gradient color, a pattern, or a custom color.
You may even create your color. The available swatches are
shown in the bottom section of the menu.
You may also alter the color of the shape's outline by
double-clicking the color rectangle that is located next to
the Stroke option. If you want to modify the width of the
stroke, you can do so by changing the width in the
dropdown menu that is located immediately to the right of
the Stroke's color.

When you have the parameters for your Shape route just as
you want them, you can use the Pen Tool to create a shape
in the same manner that you would design a standard route.

When you use the Pen Tool to draw a shape, a new Layer
that contains the form and a Shape Path will be added to
your Paths panel automatically. This happens when you use
the Pen Tool.

How to adjust the position or size of a

Shape Path
To access any of the available transform functions when the
Shape Path is chosen in the Paths panel, click on the Edit
dropdown menu at the top of the screen, and then pick
Transform Path from the menu that appears. Scaling and
rotating your path may also be accomplished by selecting
Free Transform Path from the Edit dropdown menu or by
pressing CTRL + T (COMMAND + T on a Mac).

Using Photoshop to Create Different

Shapes
It might be time-consuming to manually sketch out a
custom form each time you need to include it in your
Photoshop project, especially if the design is complex. You
are in luck since there are several different methods to
make a bespoke shape that you may reuse as often as you
want.
Create a path using the Pen Tool in Photoshop to specify the
parameters of the form you want to make before you try to
save it as a custom shape. Once you have finished drawing
the route, choose Edit > Define Custom form in the menu
bar to convert it into a form. Your individualized form may
be found in the Custom Form Tool (U) that you have been
using.
As was indicated before, you now can generate a route for
your design or create a form that is unique to an existing
picture. Let's go through both methods so you can start
creating bespoke shapes from whatever beginning point you
want.

How to Create a Unique Form from an

Existing Picture
It is simple to construct a unique form by making use of an
existing picture. Images with a restricted color palette, such
as a colorful fill and a black outline, perform very well for
this purpose. Alternatively, if you want the custom form to
be the shape of the silhouette itself, you could use a
silhouette instead, which would work just as well.
For the sake of this demonstration, I'll be utilizing this yellow
and black smiley face, and I'll convert the black outline into
my form.
Launch Photoshop and go to the picture you've selected to
open it there. Your picture must be of excellent quality, free
of pixelation, and have colors that are distinct and distinct
from one another, like the black in the smiling face. To make
the pick, you may utilize any of the Quick Pick Tools
available. However, the color range technique is the most
straightforward approach to use for this objective.
Go to the Select > Color Range menu option to choose the
primary color.
This brings up the Color Range dialog box, in which you may
pick the color you want to focus on by clicking on its name
inside the box. In this instance, I selected the colors of the
design by clicking on the black outline.
There are a variety of color ranges available to choose from
in the Select dropdown menu. My picture just has three
colors; therefore, the computer will simply be able to choose
the suitable color range for it. Select Shadows from the
drop-down menu if the only dark parts in the portion of your
picture that you want to transform into a custom shape are
those places.

After that, the region that was picked will appear in the
preview window.
You have the option of selecting certain color choices for
other colors, or you can use the eyedropper to choose the
color straight from your picture. It is possible that your color
will not be as effective as picking simply that color if your
color is comparable to another color.

After you have chosen your color range, you will have the
ability to customize it in further detail. The Range slider
allows you to add or delete additional colors and tones that
are like the one you have selected. It is not necessary to
have a very high range if the color you have chosen, like the
one I have chosen, is considerably distinct from the other
colors in the picture.
If you want a narrower range of tones, move the bar to the
left, and if you want a wider range, slide it to the right.
Then use the slider labeled "Fuzziness" to modify the degree
to which other colors should be considered for selection.

Finally, in the Color Range dialog box, make sure that the
picture has not been reversed before clicking the OK button.
A preview of your photograph in grayscale is shown in the
box to the right. Your unique form will be anything white,
regardless of what you choose.
If you wish to construct a bespoke shape by eliminating the
region that was picked, you may tick the "Invert" box. This
will reverse the decision that you made before.
During the process of creating your form, everything that is
black will be ignored.
When you are satisfied with the settings, click the OK
button.
An active selection will now be present around the colors
that were sampled in your picture. When you choose
anything, they will all be the same hue. Everything in my
picture that is black has little black ants marching around it
to indicate that it has been chosen.
Now that we have a selection made, we need to generate a
route from it by first entering the Paths panel. Choose
Window > Paths from the menu.
You can go back and forth between the pathways and layers
panels by opening the paths panel where the layers panel
was. Currently, there is no content in the Paths panel.
Choose the Make work route from the selection option
located at the very bottom of the Paths panel.

The marching ants that were around the color you picked
will now be replaced by blue routes and anchor points after
this is done.
The Work Path from your picture is shown in the Paths
section currently.
Go to the Edit menu and choose "Define Custom Shape" to
begin the process of transforming this route into a shape.
In the dialogue box that appears, give your new custom
shape a name, and then click the OK button.
Locate the Shape Tool (U) on your toolbar, and while holding
it down, you will see all the choices available for the shape
tool. Make sure that the Custom Shape Tool is selected.

You can choose the form that is used by the Custom Form
Tool through the Options bar. Photoshop already has a
collection of preset forms, but now your unique shape will
also be shown in this gallery.
To access the shape library, locate the Options bar and then
choose the downward-pointing arrow that is located next to
the default shape.
There are many different groups of pre-existing forms to
choose from. The bottommost position will be occupied by
your most recent custom form.
Choose the form you want to create. You may customize the
Fill and Stroke colors by using the Options tab.
To create your unique form on the canvas, click and drag it
in the desired direction. To prevent the proportions from
getting out of whack, hold down the Shift key while dragging
the Custom Shape Tool to the desired size.
Each new form will be rendered in a separate layer when it
is added.

How to Create an Individually

Custom-made Shape Form from a
Path
When opposed to utilizing a readymade picture, the use of
paths, which allow you to generate a bespoke shape,
provides you with more alternatives for personalization.
To get started, pick the Pen Tool (P) from the toolbar.
Select Path from the available options in the dropdown
menu shown in the Options bar.
You can draw whatever form you want on the canvas by
using the Pen Tool and setting it to the Path mode. You are
free to use the Pen Tool as you usually would, whether you
want to draw straight lines or add curves, so long as the
form is finished, and the final anchor points are joined
together.
Once you are satisfied with the contour of your route, go to
the Options menu, and choose the Shape option.
Your route will be transformed into a solid shape with a
stroke and a fill because of this action.
Repeat the previous step and choose Edit > Define Custom
Shape to convert your custom route into a custom shape.
In the Shape Name dialog box, give your custom shape a
name, and when you're through, click the OK button.
You have just made a bespoke form out of a route.
Congratulations! To locate and make use of your newly
created custom shape, go to the Shape Tool (U) menu, and
choose the Custom Shape Tool from the drop-down menu.
The shape you used most recently will always be shown in
the bar labeled Options by default. To access the shape
library, choose the downward-pointing arrow that is located
adjacent to the shape that is now active. Your brand-new,
unique form will be placed at the very bottom of the list.
Choose the form you want to create.
Simply click the form you want to make on your canvas, and
then drag the mouse to the size you want it to be. Holding
down the Shift key while dragging will maintain the
proportions from changing. In the Options bar, you'll find a
color picker for both the Fill and the Stroke.
The seventh Chapter

Working with the Selected Material

Define a region in your photographs and composites that
can be further edited using selections so that you may
improve them. You can rapidly create a selection in
Photoshop by using any one of the many different available
selection tools.
To adjust a section of your picture, you must first pick that
section; everything that is not inside the chosen region will
remain unchanged once the selection is made. You may
choose elements of the picture either by location or by the
color of the pixel, and then use Photoshop's editing ability in
particular regions by using the Selection Tools. The chosen
area is then highlighted with a dotted line, which we refer to
as "dancing ants." Each of the selection tools may be paired
with one another to produce more precise choices by using
the Shift key or the Alt key (the Option key on a Mac) to
either add or remove (for additional helpful hints, continue
reading).
In addition, the Options Palette of every selection tool has a
button labeled "Refine Edge" (for a visual representation of
this dialog box, see the Marquee Tool and Feathering
Exercise). You can modify the boundaries of your selection in
several various ways, such as sharpening or blurring it,
making the transition smoother, and so on, and then see
what it might look like against a variety of backgrounds.

the Marquee Tool gives you the ability to pick an

area by drawing a rectangle, ellipse, or row. You
may choose which Marquee Tool to use by clicking
 and holding on the tool, then dragging your cursor
over and down until you reach the appropriate
option.
The Lasso and the Polygon Lasso allow you to draw
portions of a selection border either freehand or
with straight edges. The Magnetic Lasso tool
attaches to the boundaries of color in the picture,
making it particularly helpful for rapidly choosing
items that have complicated edges and are placed
against backgrounds with high contrast. You may
choose a Lasso Tool by clicking and holding on the
tool's icon in the toolbar. Using the Lasso Tool, drag
over to the appropriate choice, and select it.
The Quick Selection Tool is a tool that gives you the
ability to paint over an area that you want to pick by
giving you a brush tip that you can control. When
you drag over the region, the selection grows and
moves along edges that are already present in the
picture.
The Magic Wand Tool allows you to choose a region
of an image that has colors that are like one another
without having to draw its outline since it selects
pixels based on their color value rather than where
they are in the picture. The Magic Wand may now be
found under the Quick Selection Tool section of the
toolbar.

Selection Tools and Techniques

This tool helps you to decide and then adjust only the region
that was picked.
A selection allows you to work on a specific region of an
image without having any impact on the remainder of the
picture by isolating that region.
 Choose the Rectangular Marquee tool from the
panel labeled "Tools" in Photoshop. Move the mouse
over the picture to create a rectangular selection.
Your decision is shown by the region that is included
inside the moving boundary.
To pick additional, either press Shift and drag or
click the Add to selection symbol that is in the
options bar. To choose fewer items, either click the
icon that says "Subtract from selection" in the
options bar or press the Alt key (on Windows) or the
Option key (on macOS) while dragging the mouse.
Choose the layer that you wish to edit and click on
it. Then you may try making some tweaks by going
to the Image menu and selecting tweaks. When you
have a selection active, the modifications you make
only affect the portion of that layer that is chosen.
The same thing happens regardless of whether you
use a filter, paint, fill, copy, or any of the other
editing tools available.
When you are finished, deselect by going to the
Select menu and selecting Deselect, or by hitting
the Control or Command key and D on your
keyboard.

How to make use of the Lasso tool

and the Quick Selection tool
Make use of the Quick Selection tool by selecting it
from the Tools panel.
Move the mouse cursor over the area you wish to
pick. This feature looks for the edges of the picture
and immediately ends the selection when it finds
them.
 When you have finished making your first pick, this
tool will immediately go on to the Add to Pick
option. Move the selection handle over the other
regions to choose more.
Holding down the Alt key (on Windows) or the
Option key (on macOS) while dragging over regions
to eliminate from the selection allows you to choose
fewer items.
Try experimenting with the choices in the options
bar to change the size and level of difficulty of the
Quick Selection tool.

Employ The Lasso Cutting Tool.

Choose the Lasso tool from the section labeled
"Tools." Using this tool to tidy up a selection that
was begun with another tool is a helpful use for this
tool.
Hold down the Shift key and drag around the region
you wish to add to a selection produced with any
tool to do this.
Choose the "Subtract from selection" option from
the options menu or press Alt (Windows) or Option
(macOS) and drag around the region you wish to
delete to subtract from a selection.
To deselect, use the Control+D shortcut on Windows
or the Command+D shortcut on macOS.

Adjust the settings of a selection.

To make precise adjustments to a selection inside the Select
and Mask area.

Use a tool for making selections, such as the Quick

Selection tool, to narrow down your options.
 To access the Select and Mask workspace, click the
Select and Mask button located in the options bar.
You can get a more accurate perspective of your
choices by going to the perspective menu, which is
located on the right side of the workspace, and
selecting one of the view options, such as Overlay.
When you go to the Overlay view, the region that
has been chosen will appear transparent, while the
area that has not been selected will remain opaque.
Choose the Brush tool from the section labeled
"Tools." Apply paint to the part of the picture that
you wish to be added to the previously chosen
region. If you wish to take away some of the chosen
areas, you may do it by pressing the Alt key (on
Windows) or the Option key (on macOS) and then
painting over the area you want to take away.
Choose Selection from the drop-down menu located
on the right-hand side of the workspace under
Output Settings > Output to. This will set the output
type to Selection.
When you are through using the Select and Mask
workspace, click the OK button.

Putting Together Composite Images

Through the Use of Selected Tools
Following this, we will go through a brief step-by-step
method for creating a simple Photoshop composite. I will
explain a few fast and simple strategies that may be used in
a variety of contexts.
The time it takes you to make this modification shouldn't be
more than five minutes. For the sake of this tutorial, I will
utilize two stock photographs. Both were taken from the free
picture-hosting website known as Unsplash. In the future, I
will also utilize a brush that I obtained from the website
Brushes.
First, I establish a strategy for the final photograph by
selecting the subject and background images I want to use.
Now I want to locate an extreme location such as a cliff to
use as a background. When searching for the picture of the
cliff.
The photographer of the yoga photo aimed their camera
directly at the person while standing at eye level. This
implies that I choose a location in which to position the
subjects on a level that is either identical to or somewhat
higher than one another. This cliff is going to be useful.

Remove the Subject as the Second Step

The process of editing will now get underway. To

begin, launch Photoshop and open the picture you'll
be working on.
After that, make a copy of the background. You have
the option to right-click the original picture (the
Background layer) in the Layer panel and choose
Duplicate Layer. Alternatively, you can drag the
Background layer over the plus sign next to the
Create New Layer symbol at the bottom of the
panel.

The two ladies will be eliminated at this point. There

are a lot of different approaches to take here.
Because this is a brief instruction, I will be using the
brief Selection tool, which can be found in the
toolbar and looks like a paintbrush inside of a circle.
You should start clicking on your topic so that the
"marching ants" may begin to outline it.
 Perform this action for both parties. Be careful to
use the subtractive brush (the one that looks like a
minus sign) to fill in the spaces that exist between
their bodies.
You need to do an inverse selection at this point. To
achieve this, I press and hold the Command key, as
well as Ctrl Shift I. It is also important that the
"marching ants" be placed around the edge of your
picture.
While keeping the duplicate background layer
selected, cut off your topic by using the Backspace
or Delete key on your keyboard. By hitting the Eye
symbol located in the layers panel, you will be able
to "hide" the original picture.

Next, Move the Subject to the Background

After opening the background picture in Photoshop, the

next step is to move the subject into the background.
Each of the two files that you are now working on will
have its dedicated tab.

Double-click on the cut-out layer while the picture

you want to cut out is selected. After that, you may
drop it by dragging it into the tab of the newly
opened background picture.

Next, Modify the Subject Image's Dimensions

and Placement
The first step is to adjust the proportions of the
topic. To access the Transform box and resize the
picture, use Command or Ctrl+T on your keyboard.
Check to see if the size of your topic is credible. In
my illustration, I take care to ensure that the heights
of the individuals are accurate.
After that, use the Move tool (V) to position the topic
in the appropriate location. At this point, I've
positioned the ladies on the edge of the cliff. This
serves as the foundation for our straightforward
composite picture.
Create a Layer Mask to Match Color Tone After
completing the previous step, the next thing you
need to do is create a layer mask for your subject. It
will come in handy when I need to make some
adjustments to the color of the topic photographs. If
you use a masking approach, however, you may
change many different sorts of details. To create a
layer mask, go to the bottom of the Layers panel
and click the "add a layer mask" button. Then, grab
the layer that contains your subject and drag it over
the button.
The next step is to choose the Color Balance icon
located in the Adjustments panel. This activates a
layer for adjusting the color balance.

You should now drag the layer mask that you just
created onto the new adjustment layer. If a dialogue
box appears, choose "yes" to proceed with the
replacement of the layer mask.
To complement the icy and azure quality of the
background picture, I gave the subject an undertone
of blue.
This makes a difference, although a slight one, but
that change has a significant impact.
Add Extra Effects to Create a Captivating Scene.
I want to create a more immersive experience by
adding some fog. You have the option of selecting
different effects according to the photographs you
upload.
You may get fog brushes online, which you can use
to create this effect as well as others. Get the tools
and bring them into Photoshop by downloading
them.
To begin, you will need to create a new layer for the
effect, which will be labeled Layer 1. Simply create a
new layer by clicking the plus sign icon located at
the bottom of the Layers panel.
The Brush tool should then be selected. Also, on the
top menu bar, you'll see a tool called the Brush
Picker. Use this to pick the sort of brush you wish to
use.
Reduce both the opacity and the flow of your
brushes while you're dealing with fog brushes. This
guarantees that the impact and application will be
mild.
Begin slowly bringing in the fog by brushing it in at
the beginning of the process. Make it seem as if it
were completely natural.
Continue doing this around the picture. Make careful
to use a variety of brushes, or modify the direction
in which you are brushing, to create diversity.
This is what your layer should look like if you added
a black background for the fog if we're talking about
it from an illustration standpoint. (You don't have to
give this layer a black background if you don't want
to.)
You will want to get rid of the fog that is getting in
the way of the final picture so that it can be fine-
tuned. Choose the Eraser tool from the toolbar to
remove unwanted content.
Again, you will need to make sure that the opacity
and flow are both set to low levels so that you can
blend the fog out very little.
You should now have an efficient and
straightforward Photoshop composite picture!
The eighth Chapter

Building and Adjusting Vector Shapes

When dealing with graphics of any kind, such as watermarks
or any other graphic design job, vector pictures are a very
helpful tool to have on hand. It is feasible to create a vector
picture with Photoshop, even though the term "vector" is
more generally associated with tools like Adobe Illustrator.
Although raster images make up most layers in Photoshop,
there are a few vector layers as well. Vector graphics are
visuals that are made from paths rather than pixels, and
text and form layers are examples of vector graphics. If the
text or form layer isn't rasterized, it may be enlarged to an
endlessly larger size without suffering any loss in image
quality.
It is easy to see how vectors may be used in your graphic
design projects given their capacity to be resized without
suffering any loss in quality. Images, such as a logo that has
been turned into a PNG or JPEG file, may also be vectorized,
which is a fortunate development. Your rasterized drawings
may be easily converted to vectors by following a few
simple procedures, and the process won't take you too
much time at all.

How to Change an Image into a

Vector Format Using Adobe
Photoshop
Because Photoshop does not come equipped with a "convert
to vector" option, the process will need some additional
steps to complete. Despite this, the application makes the
process of transforming a picture into a vector quite simple.
I am going to redraw this logo in vector format from its
current PNG format.

Step 1: Launch Photoshop and save the image to

your computer.
Launch the Adobe Photoshop software, then go to the
location where you wish to save the picture.
Simple pictures are ideally suited for use with vectors. A
complicated picture will not do (and the reason why will
become clear in the next few stages). Your goal should be to
vectorize pictures such as logos, text, or linework, and you
should check to make sure that the colors are solid.
Images that are on a solid-colored white background or a
transparent background will make your life an incredible
amount simpler, so make sure that you perform this step
before moving on to Step 2 as well.
There is a checkerboard pattern visible, which is an
indication that the background is see-through.

Step 2: Choose Which Lines You Want to Edit in Your

Image
To turn the picture into a vector, we must first provide the
software with exactly what it is that we want to vectorize in
the image. If you want to choose the lines in your picture or
the topic, you may use any of the selection tools that are
available in Photoshop, such as the Object Selection Tool,
the Magic Wand Tool, the Quick Selection Tool, the Lasso
Tool, and many more.
In this instance, I needed to make use of the Magic Wand
Tool since the logo was already placed on a transparent
background. since this, it was simple for me to click on the
sections of the logo that were transparent, and then I was
able to easily reverse the selection.
To invert the selection, either right-click or Control-click on
any section of the current selection and then choose Select
Inverse; alternatively, you may hit the Control + Shift + I
(Win) or Command + Shift + I (Mac) keyboard shortcut.

The third step is to convert the selection into a path.

After you have decided what course of action to take, the
next step is to map out how to get there. Do you remember
what we said about the components that make up a vector
being lines and points? This is what a route looks like.
Right-click or Control-click anywhere on the selection, and
then click the Make Work Path button. This should be done
while your preferred selection tool is still active.

Adjusting The Tolerance Is the Fourth Step

Almost immediately after you hit the Make Work Path
button, another popup that asks for your Tolerance will
appear.
When discussing the construction of routes, the term
"tolerance" refers to the amount of deviation from the
path's outlines that is permitted. If the tolerance value is set
to a low number, the route will adhere very closely to the
contour. If it is a huge number, then your route will be
somewhat rounded. My recommendation is that we always
maintain the tolerance between 1 and 2.
Click the Direct Selection Tool to continue.
After you've finished constructing the routes, go to your
toolbar and pick the Direct Selection Tool (A).

Create a vector mask as the sixth step.

Right-clicking (or Control-clicking) anywhere on your picture
while the Direct Selection Tool is active will let you select
there. Once the menu has shown, choose Create Vector
Mask from the list of options.
After selecting that menu item, a vector mask will show up
in the Layers section of your editing program.

The Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting

a Vector File in Photoshop
You should now be able to save the file in its vector format
since you already have a vector mask prepared. When
working with vectors, you have the option of saving the file
as either an SVG or an EPS. SVG files are used for vectors
that go on the web, whereas EPS files are used for vectors
that go into a print process. Both SVG and EPS files are used
to accomplish the same objective, but the distinction is that
SVG files are used for web-based vectors.
If you are using the most recent version of Photoshop that is
available via Creative Cloud, there is a simple step that you
will need to do before you will be able to quickly save the
file in an SVG vector format. Because Adobe chose to
remove some capabilities from the default version of the
most recent version of Photoshop, you will need to restore
one of those functions to fix this issue.
Navigate to the top menu and choose File > Export > Export
Preferences.
There will be a new window that appears with certain
choices. Make sure that the box labeled "Use legacy "Export
As" is checked in the Export Preferences window, and then
click the OK button on the right-hand side of the window to
make the adjustment permanent.
Return to the "File" menu, choose "Export," and then select
"Export As" from the drop-down menu. Accessing the same
function may alternatively be accomplished by using the
shortcut keys Alt + Shift + Control + W (on Windows) or
Option + Shift + Command + W (on Mac). This will open the
Export window in your browser.
In the Export box, next to Format, click the dropdown menu,
and then pick SVG from the list of options. This will save the
file as a vector. Clicking the Export button in the lower right
corner to complete the procedure is all that's left to do.
If you require an EPS file extension instead, you just need to
go to File > Save a Copy or press Alt + Control + S (Win) or
Option + Command + S (Mac) to save a copy of the file.
This will bring up the standard window for saving the file.
Simply choose "Photoshop EPS" from the "Save as type"
dropdown option after hitting the Save button, and you're
done!

Editing Images: Understanding the

Differences Between Raster and
Vector Formats
Raster formats are those that photographers often utilize
daily. Some examples of raster formats are the well-known
JPEG, PNG, and GIF file types. Raster images make up most
of the pictures that can be seen online.
Pixels are found in raster pictures; you may see the colorful
squares that make up a raster picture if you zoom in very
closely and "pixel peep," as photographers affectionately
term it. Because raster pictures include a predetermined
number of pixels, it is not possible to alter the dimensions of
the picture without degrading its quality. This is the reason
why pixelation (the appearance of gritty pixels) happens
when a tiny JPEG file is blown out to a larger size, for
example.
On the other hand, vectors are pictures that do not use
pixels as their building blocks. Instead of individual pixels,
mathematical algorithms were used to build these pictures.
By using these mathematical methods to construct points
and lines, the final product is a picture that retains its
quality regardless of how much it is stretched or shrunk. The
mathematical formula is easily adapted to the new scale
once it is introduced. You may make a vector file as large as
a billboard or as little as a business card, and the quality of
the image will remain the same in either case.
SVG, EPS, AI (which is the extension for Adobe Illustrator),
and even the widely used PDF are all examples of formats
that may be saved as vectors. A cool and interesting fact
that is sometimes overlooked is the fact that a PDF file is a
vector file.
The main line is that if you require your picture to regularly
be scaled in multiple sizes (such as a logo or design), a
vector file is the way to go. This is because vector files can
be scaled without losing quality. If the resolution of your
picture does not change at any point in the future (for
example, if it is a completed photograph), then the file will
continue to be a raster.
Utilizing the Pen Tool to Create
Vector Shapes
In Photoshop, creating vector shapes may be accomplished
in several different methods. Using the Pen tool is the first
option available to you.
By clicking and dragging with the Pen tool, it is possible to
draw both straight lines and curves. The "Create a new
shape layer" button can be found at the bottom of the
Layers panel. Clicking on this item will allow you to use the
Pen tool to create a vector shape.
The next step is to make your form by clicking and dragging
with the Pen tool. You can make a curve by clicking and
holding down the mouse button while dragging out a line,
and then letting go of the button to form the curve.
Simply clicking and dragging the mouse without holding it
down will result in a perfectly straight line. After you have
completed constructing your form, you may finalize it by
pressing the Enter or Return key on your keyboard.
You also have the option of generating vector shapes using
Photoshop's built-in Shape tools. The Rectangle Tool, the
Rounded Rectangle Tool, the Ellipse Tool, the Polygon Tool,
and the Line Tool are all included in the Shape tools. To use
any of these tools, you need just to choose it from the
toolbar, after which you may click and drag to create your
desired form on the canvas.
After you have completed the process of drawing your
vector shape, you can add color to it by selecting a color
from the color palette and then clicking on the "Fill" button
that is in the toolbar. You may also add other colors to the
stroke by selecting a color from the color palette after
clicking on the "Stroke" button that is in the toolbar. You
may create a border around your vector form by using
stroke colors.
If you want to make modifications to your vector shape, you
will first need to pick it using one of Photoshop's selection
tools. After that, you may make the necessary adjustments.
You may use the Pen tool or the Direct Selection tool to
move individual points around, or you can use Photoshop's
Freeform Pen tool to click and drag out new points wherever
on your shape. Both tools are in the Tools menu.
Utilizing either the Pen tool or one of Photoshop's built-in
Shape tools makes it simple to create vector shapes in
Photoshop. To further personalize your vector shapes, you
may give them color and change the color of the stroke. You
may use any of Photoshop's selection tools to modify your
vector shapes if this becomes necessary.
The ninth Chapter

Adjustments and Corrections Made to

the Color
The process of correcting colors is an essential component
of picture editing, and Adobe Photoshop provides a wide
variety of tools and methods to assist users in achieving
their desired results. In this tutorial, we will teach you how
to utilize a variety of tools, including Levels, Curves,
Hue/Saturation, Color Balance, and Selective Color, to get
the desired color effect in your photographs.
Please take note that all the screenshots included in this
guide were created in Photoshop 2022. If you're working
with an earlier version of Photoshop, the arrangement of the
menus may seem a little bit different to you. Aside from
that, the tools themselves haven't changed all that much.

Utilizing The Levels Tool

When you are fixing the color in a picture, one of the first
things you should think about is the tonal range. An image's
tonal range is the range of tones that it contains, from very
bright to very dark. You may modify the tonal range of an
image in Photoshop by using the Levels tool to adjust the
shadows, mid-tones, and highlights of the image. To use the
Levels tool, choose Image > Adjustments > Levels from the
menu bar.
The Levels tool includes a histogram that provides a visual
representation of the tonal breakdown of a picture. The
histogram is divided into three sections: the leftmost section
depicts the shadows, the center section depicts the mid-
tones, and the rightmost section depicts the highlights. You
may alter the image's tonal range by sliding the sliders that
are located just below the histogram.

The Tool for Curves

The Curves tool functions in a manner very similar to that of
the Levels tool; however, it offers you a greater degree of
control over the tonal range of a picture. By allowing you to
create a curve, it gives you the ability to modify the image's
tonal range. Simply go to the Image menu, then choose
Adjustments, and finally, Curves to activate the Curves tool.

Utilizing the Hue and Saturation Tool

You can modify an image's hue, saturation, and brightness
using the tool referred to as the Hue/Saturation tool. The
term "hue" relates to the color, "saturation" describes the
"intensity" of the color, and "lightness" describes how
"bright" the color is. To use the Hue/Saturation tool, go to
Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation in your editing
program's menu bar.

The Tool for Adjusting Color Balance

You may modify the overall color balance of a picture by
changing the amounts of cyan, magenta, and yellow with
the Color Balance tool. This tool is in the Edit menu. Image
> Adjustments > Color Balance is where you'll find the Color
Balance tool if you want to use it.

Utilizing the Color Selector Tool

You can alter the hue of certain colors inside a picture by
using the tool known as Selective Color. If you want to
change the color of the reds in a picture without altering the
other colors, for instance, you may use the Selective Color
tool in Adobe Photoshop. Image > Adjustments > Selective
Color is where you'll find the Selective Color tool if you want
to use it.

The Color Lookup Tool

You can apply color grades to a picture by using lookup
tables that are preset thanks to the Color Lookup tool.
Lookup tables are pre-made collections of color changes
that may be used on a picture to give it a certain style or
feel. These tables can be found in image editing software.
Image > Adjustments > Color Lookup is where you'll find the
Color Lookup tool if you choose to use it.

Additional Advice on Color Correction

In addition to these capabilities, Photoshop also provides
you with access to a few more color correction methods that
you may use. You might, for instance, use the Eyedropper
tool to sample a color from your image and then apply that
color to adjust the color of another region of the picture.
Either choose the Eyedropper tool from the toolbar or hit the
"I" key on your keyboard to utilize it. After that, click on a
color in your picture to get a sample of that color.
You may also use the tool called Match Color to get the
colors of one picture to match the colors of another image.
To use the Match Color tool, go to the Image menu and
choose the Adjustments submenu. Choose the picture you
wish to match in the Match Color dialog box, and then make
any necessary adjustments to the other options.
Open a picture in Photoshop and choose the color correction
tool you wish to use from the picture > Adjustments menu.
This will get you started with Photoshop's color correction
features. Make the necessary modifications, then thereafter,
fine-tune the results by manually tweaking the colors or
using the sliders to make more alterations.
Keep in mind that the precise requirements of your picture
will determine which color-correcting approach is the most
appropriate. Try out a variety of tools and approaches until
you discover the one that works best.
The Tenth Chapter

The process of retouching and restoring

During the process of picture alteration, one of the
fundamental processes that help to make your image stand
out and seem more attractive is called image retouching.
You can eliminate or correct flaws in your photographs by
using retouching procedures.

Utilizing the Healing Brush Tool to Smooth

Out Wrinkles and Remove Blemishes
The following phase in the editing process is called
retouching, and it implies that any flaws or defects in your
photographs need to be fixed. During the retouching
process, you should concentrate on the skin, the facial
features, and the hair.
Adobe Photoshop, most often abbreviated as "PS," is a piece
of image editing software that was created and marketed by
Adobe Systems. The majority of what Photoshop does is
work with digital pictures that are composed of pixels. You
can do some serious picture editing with all the options that
it provides. It includes a ton of functions that span
everything from images and graphics to text and video and
even publishing, among other things.

How to edit a photograph with Adobe Photoshop:

 Make a copy of the image layer to protect the
primary layer from being corrupted.
Wrinkles may be removed by using the Patch
Tool. To get rid of a wrinkle, first, select around
it using the Patch Tool by clicking and dragging,
then click within the selection and move it to a
different area of the skin.
Eliminating eye bags requires the use of the
Clone Stamp Tool. Define a point around the
bags under the eyes, and then adjust the
opacity of the brush so that it is 20%. Apply
some more paint on top of it with the brush a
few times until the puffed-up appearance is
gone.
To get rid of imperfections, you may use the
Spot Healing Spot Tool. This device effortlessly
eliminates stains, markings, dirt, and dust in a
rapid and automated manner.
Ensure the picture is saved, and then export it.

Using the Clone Stamp Tool to Repair or

Restore Damaged or Old Photographs
It is possible to brighten the picture by using the Clone
stamp. This tool may be used to edit backgrounds as well as
the skin of models. In a perfect world, the clone stamp's
opacity would be at around 15%, and it would be applied to
regions that lack significant detail. Images captured under
natural light, which has a lower degree of detail than other
types of photographs, might be an example of such an
incident.
Additionally, the clone stamp tool may be used for blending
transitions in the sky or onto patterns in areas where there
are not many details present.
 To begin, you will need to scan the damaged picture
that you have.
Scan it once you have laid it down as flat as possible
on your scanner. You should save the picture that
was scanned into your hard disk.
Launch Adobe Photoshop and then click the "File"
menu to open the picture you just scanned.
Note that while Photoshop Elements is used in this
lesson, the technique may just as well be used in
the full version of Photoshop.
Check that you are operating in the "Full Edit" mode
inside Photoshop Elements by looking at the
number 1 that is circled in the image on the right.
After that, choose the "clone stamp" tool by clicking
where the arrow in the screenshot points to the
right:

how to fix images using the clone stamp

tool.
It is not possible to make direct use of the clone stamp tool.
To utilize it, you will first need to specify in Photoshop the
portion of your image from which you would want to get a
sample.
Imagine this situation as a quilt that has a single pinprick-
sized hole in it. You need to fix the hole, but before you can
do so, you must locate a piece of material that matches the
rest of the item and is small enough to fit over the hole.
To fix a damaged region of an image in Photoshop, you must
first locate a portion of the picture that is an exact match for
the problematic area. In most cases, this will be close to the
damaged region.
When you believe you've found an area of the picture that
can be utilized to fix your photograph, press, and hold the
[Alt] key, then click on the portion of the image that you
wish to use as a template. This region is referred to as your
"target" area. This portion of your photograph will be used
by Photoshop to repair the broken section of the image.
After you have determined the location of the target area,
you should start to brush over the damaged region. The
instructions are shown in the screenshot that can be seen
above.

First and foremost, Tip:

Repeatedly reselect the region you want to focus on, and
then use the brush to paint over the part of the shot that's
been destroyed. If you do this, the repair will blend in better
with the surrounding area.

Tip number two:

Make sure that you are using a soft brush. The brushes that
come with Photoshop are already soft, so you should be OK
with this step.

Important hint number 3

You may adjust the size of your brush by pressing either the
"[" or "]" key on your keyboard. Pressing "[" will make your
brush smaller, while pressing "]" will make it bigger.
how to fix images using the clone stamp
tool.
Continue to work around the broken part of your shot. Take
it gradually, and carefully choose the areas you want to
focus on.
If you make a mistake during cloning and the patched
component seems like it doesn't belong, undo your error,
and try again. You may do this by going back up through
your work in the "History" palette, or you can use the
keyboard shortcut "Ctrl] +[Z]" to undo what you've done.

Utilizing Content-Aware Fill's Capability to

Either Remove or Replace Objects
A.I. also drives the Content-Aware Fill Tool, but in
comparison to its predecessor, it has a great deal more
functionality and sophistication. This tool comes with its
dedicated workspace, in which you may provide Photoshop
with a set of instructions that will help it better fill in the
region where the item was previously deleted.
To begin, choose the item from which you want to remove it
using any of the available selection tools. Next, expand the
selection a little bit by going to the Select menu selecting
the Modify menu item, and selecting Expand. The tool will
function more effectively if a few of the surrounding pixels
are included in the selection.
The next step is to open a new workspace by selecting Edit
> Content-Aware Fill from the main menu. On the left-hand
side of the screen, you will see the original picture with a
green overlay that specifies the region being sampled. On
the right-hand side of the screen, you will see a live preview
of the picture with the results of the Content-Aware Fill being
applied to it.
If you are happy with the results that appear on the right,
you may proceed to apply them by clicking the OK button; if
not, you can make some tweaks to the following choices to
fine-tune the results:

Auto - Content-Aware>Fill will choose the pixels that

it considers to be the most effective.
rectangle - Content-Aware>Fill will take samples of
pixels from the rectangle region around your
selection.
Custom gives you the ability to determine where to
sample by using the Sampling Brush or the Lasso
tool, depending on your preference. To do this, you
will need to work on the left side of the workspace.
To add an area that Photoshop can sample, you
must first activate either the Brush or the Lasso tool
and then enable the Plus icon. To delete an area,
choose the "Minus" symbol from the toolbar, and
then paint over it. The area shown by the green
overlay is the one that is being sampled.
Color Adaptation - Selecting this option will cause
the filled area to have its brightness and contrast
adjusted so that it more closely matches the rest of
its surroundings.
Rotation Adaptation is an option that works well for
patterns that are rotated or curved. This is because
it enables Photoshop to turn the material so that it
more closely matches the angle of the region that
surrounds it.
Scale - When eliminating items, you may let
Photoshop modify the size of the content
automatically.
 Mirror - Selecting this option will cause the
information to be flipped horizontally, making it
ideal for symmetrical pictures.
When you are pleased with the results, you may tell
Photoshop to output the modifications in the current layer, a
duplicated layer, or a new layer. You can also instruct
Photoshop to produce the adjustments in a new layer.
It is highly recommended that you choose the new layer
option since doing so will safeguard your primary picture
without significantly increasing the size of the saved file.
If you are satisfied with the outcome and choose to continue
working in this workspace, select the "Apply" button;
otherwise, use the "OK" button to apply the edits and return
to the default workspace in Photoshop.

The Eleventh Chapter

Using Video in Photoshop and its Effects

If you just have Photoshop, you can't produce videos, can
you? It's not an issue! You may create marketing films that
seem very professional by using the video editing skills that
are included in Adobe Photoshop.
Let's get started with some of the fundamentals of using
Photoshop to create and edit videos.

Where to Begin Your Photoshop Video

1. Click the "Create New" button.
2. Pick out some movies and videos.
3. Choose the View All Presets+ option.
 4. Determine the appropriate video size for your
undertaking.

Do you not see the size that you require? You may make a
custom video size by filling in the pixel width and height on
the right-hand side and then clicking the Create button at
the bottom of the screen.

5. Once you have finished creating your doc, go to the

Timeline tab.
6. Click the button labeled Create Video Timeline

Combining Photographs and Videos with

Adobe Photoshop
1. Dragging a photograph or video into Photoshop
2. Once you're in Photoshop, right-click on the layer,
and then pick the Duplicate Layer option.
3. A new box labeled "duplicate layer" will show up; in
the "Destination" field, choose the file that you
want to include your video or picture.

Adjusting the Size of Photos and Videos in

Photoshop
After your video or still image has been imported into your
working video project, you should adjust it to ensure that it
fits properly (if necessary). You may reduce the size of your
media by selecting it with the Command-T keyboard
shortcut, and then dragging the picture to the left or right.
Changing Video Layers While Shortening
Them
The process of moving layers around in a Photoshop video
project is quite like the process of moving levels around in a
conventional Photoshop document. You may choose your
layer in either the Timeline or the Layers Panel, and then
either drag them into the order you want them to be in, or
you can use the shortcuts Command- to move them higher
or lower in the list.

Hovering the mouse pointer on the beginning or the end of

the layer rectangle on the timeline and dragging the
rectangle in either direction will cause the length of the
layer to be shortened or extended, respectively.

The Photoshop Guide on Adding Shapes

1. Choose the appropriate Shape Tool.
2. Place your form in the video by drawing it where
you want it to appear.
Your shape will show up on the timeline of your movie just
like any other layer would.

The Fade Effect in Adobe Photoshop Video

1. Choose the appropriate transition tool for you.

2. Choose the fading that best suits your needs.
3. Make use of the toggle labeled Duration to establish
the length of time that your fade will continue.
 4. Once you've made your pick, drag the fade to the
beginning or end of your layer, depending on where
you want it.
After you have applied fade to a layer, you will see that it
appears as a little rectangle on the layer itself. You may
adjust the duration of your fade by dragging the rectangle
to the left or right.

Including Text in a Video Created with

Photoshop
1. Choose the appropriate tool for typing.
2. Insert your text where you want it to appear, then
adjust the fonts and sizes as you normally would in
a regular Photoshop project.

How to Add Sound in Photoshop Video

1. Select Add Audio from the menu available on your
Audio Track Layer. • Clicking here will take you to
your files, where you may choose an audio file
(either mp3 or wav) to add to your video.
2. Your audio will show up as a separate layer, which
you may resize to make it shorter or longer.
3. To access the audio settings for the audio layer,
click the little triangle in the upper right-hand
corner of the layer's window. These choices will
enable you to adjust the level, fade in or fade out,
or mute the layer.
The Photoshop Video Tutorial on Adding
Motion to an Image
1. To access the motion option for your picture layer,
you must first click the little triangle located in the
upper right-hand corner of the layer.
2. Several different choices will be made available to
you.
3. Each choice will provide you with a unique set of
dropdown menus that you can use to get the
impact you want.

Creating a Render of Your Video in

Photoshop
1. To access your render settings, you'll need to click
the arrow at the very bottom of your timeline.
2. If you haven't done so previously, give your video a
title.
3. Choose the directory where you want to store it
before continuing.
4. Click the Render button.

How to Add Transitions and Effects in Your

Video Clips
With the use of transitions, you may make the move from
one video clip to the next more seamless. You may have
noticed that the transitions in the video that you've trimmed
so far are jarring if you've been paying attention. The video
begins playing with one clip, and then immediately
transitions to the next one. This change may be made more
seamless with a cross-dissolve transition if it were done
properly. The good news is that Adobe Photoshop makes it
quite simple to create an effect of this type. In Photoshop,
you may choose from one of these five distinct styles of
transitions:

1. Fade. This effect gradually brings the film closer

and closer to becoming transparent. When used
with a clip that is stacked on top of another clip, it
functions most optimally.
2. Do the Cross-Fade. This effect will generate a fade
that blends in well with the clip that is directly next
to it on the Timeline.
3. Make the transition to black. This effect causes the
clip to fade to or from a completely black color.
4. Blend in with the white. This effect gradually
transitions the clip from a white solid color to or
away from that color.
5. Allow the Color to Fade. This effect fades the
footage into or out of a color that you have
specified. When you click on this transition, a color
swatch will display in the bottom right-hand corner
of the panel. From this swatch, you may choose a
color that you would like to use for the transition.
The Duration setting controls how long the transition will be
visible after it has been activated. A shorter time will result
in a more abrupt shift, whereas a longer length will generate
a change that is more gradual and smooth. When transitions
are implemented, the time they have by default will be
determined by the number that you specify in the box
labeled Duration.

Employing Transition Effects

Let's add some transitions to the material you were working
with in Chapter 3: Here are some examples:
1. Launch the project file that you have been saving up to
this point.
The project has been opened, and it is now prepared to
have transitions added to it.
you are free to use your material after you feel comfortable
with the steps that have been provided. This is the most
effective method for you to acquire new information and
remember what you have already learned.
2. To see a list of the transitions that are currently available,
access the Transitions panel by clicking the button labeled
"Transitions" which is located to the left of the Timeline.
Simply opening the Transitions window requires a single
click of the button.
When you make a change to the transition time in the
Transitions panel, regardless of whether the transition type
is chosen, all the defaults will be updated to reflect the new
value. This is true regardless of whether you are using a
slide or a fade transition.
3. Click the Fade option, and then set the default transition
duration to 2 seconds. You can do this by clicking the
triangle and sliding the slider, or you can just type 2 in the
Duration box. Once you make this change, the default
length of any transitions you apply will be 2 seconds, and
this will remain the case until you input a new value in the
Duration field.
Modify the value of the Duration field in the Transitions
panel to reflect your preferences.
4. To apply a transition, drag the transition you want from
the Transitions panel to the Timeline and drop it at the
beginning or end of the clip you wish to impact. This will
apply to the transition. If you want to apply a Fade effect as
in this example, you need to drop it in between the two clips
where they meet.
Utilize a transition impact in your sentence.
If for any reason you get a warning that says, "Cannot locate
missing media," see the "Saving and Managing Projects”.
5. Also, be sure you use a Fade transition when going from
the second to the third clip. Play the video by clicking the
Play button (or using the space bar), so that you can see the
effects of the transitions on the video.
6. Experiment with various kinds of transitions. You will need
to change the magnification slider for the Timeline or scroll
the bottom scroll bar to view the end of the clips on the
Timeline. Once you have done so, you can drag a Fade with
Black transition to the end of the Timeline. If you watch the
video right now, the screen will go completely black at the
very end. It is usual practice to conclude a video in this
manner; not only is it classy, but it also effectively conveys
to viewers a sense of conclusion.
Implementing a transition effect known as Fade with Black.

Modifying the Effects of Transitions

You can make modifications to a clip even after you have
applied a transition to it. Altering the date of the transition,
altering the nature of the transition, or removing the
transition completely are all options available to you.
1. Simply click on the transition that you want to choose on
the Timeline, and a rectangle with two triangles will emerge.
Choose the transition that should occur on the Timeline.

3. To adjust the length of the transition, just drag the

edge of the transition. You will notice a display that
informs you of the updated duration as you move
the slider. Keep dragging the transition bar to the
left or right to make it shorter or longer.

Move the slider to adjust the length of time.

3. Right-clicking on the transition () allows you to make
more exact adjustments to the length or access other
options.

1. You may alter the Duration by dragging the slider

that shows as soon as you click the triangle or by
putting in a new number. Both options are available
after clicking the triangle.
2. To choose a different kind of transition, you need to
click the drop-down menu that is located next to
the transition's name.
3. To get rid of the transition, click the symbol that
looks like a garbage can.
The many possible transitions that may be made on the
Timeline.

How to Export Video Files to Various

Platforms
Videos and animations can be saved as QuickTime movies
or PSD files. If you are not rendering your work to video,
then saving the file as PSD is the best option because it
preserves the edits and saves the file in a format that is
supported by Adobe digital video applications and many
motion picture editing applications. You can save animations
as GIF files for viewing on the web.
To get started:

Launch Photoshop and open your file there.

Navigate to the "File" menu, then "Export," and then
"Export Preferences."
Configure your export settings, including the format,
quality, and destination of the file.
Navigate to the File menu, choose Export, and then
pick Export As... at the very top of the menu to
export using the choices you have stored.
 If you are utilizing several artboards, export all your
assets in one step by selecting File > Export As...
from the menu bar and then making your selections.

The Twelfth Chapter

Using the 3D Tools to Construct Three-

Dimensional Objects
First, while working with 3D tools in Photoshop, it is highly
recommended that you switch to the 3D Workspace. To do
this, go to Window > Workspace >3D. This will provide you
with access to all the panels that you will commonly require
when you are changing your models.
Panels of Layers
The 3D layer is chosen on the Layers Panel.
The Layers panel will continue to be accessible, and the
other choices in certain panels will vary depending on which
layer you have chosen. Once you have converted the
contents of a layer into a 3D mesh or extrusion, a little cube
form will show in the thumbnail for that layer.

3-Dimensional Panel
When working with 3D objects in Photoshop, the 3D Panel is
an essential tool. In this screenshot example, a 3D extrusion
called "logo" has been selected so that it can be
manipulated. Take note that the "logo" is composed of
materials, also known as meshes, in the drop-down menu
below. These extrusion edges create the faces of the 3D
object.
The Properties menu
You might see completely different property options appear
in the Properties Panel depending on the object that is
currently selected in the 3D Panel. The example that is
shown below displays properties based on the selection of
the "logo" extrusion in the 3D Panel that was shown earlier.

How to Move 3D Objects in Photoshop

To relocate 3D objects in Photoshop, you will first need to
open the standard Tools Panel and pick the Move Tool from
inside that panel.
After you have made your choice about that tool, you will
see that the tool settings in the settings Panel have been
modified. If you have also chosen a 3D item in the Layers
Panel or the 3D Panel, then the choices for the Move Tool
will also offer you 3D choices. This is because both panels
need you to pick a 3D object. These 3D choices include
Rotate, Roll, Drag, Slide, and Scale. You may also Scale the
object. You can see what these tool icons look like in the
screenshot that is shown below.

How to Create a Three-Dimensional

Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop
Make a new file in the folder. Input some text using
a font that is quite large and bold.
choose the text layer, then go to the 3D menu and
choose New 3D Extrusion from Selected Layer.
your text will be converted into a 3D object using
the parameters that were previously selected. Let's
establish the situation first before we begin making
changes to them. Simply click on the 3D text, and
then in the Properties panel, go to the Coordinates
tab. Adjust the X angle so that it is 90 degrees.
To relocate the camera, choose the first tool in the
toolbar at the top of the screen, and then click
anywhere outside of the item. Move it till you see a
cross with red and blue stripes.
Navigate to the Coordinates tab and make the
necessary adjustments to the second column so
that it only includes a rotation of 90 degrees on the
X-axis.
If necessary, move the cross closer to the center of
the screen, and then position the 3D text in the
center of the screen as well.
Let's give our object something to do by adding a
background that it will interact with. Returning to
the layers, create a shape in the form of a rectangle.
Navigate to the 3D menu and choose New Mesh
from Layer followed by Depth Map to Plane.
After selecting both layers, go to the 3D menu and
choose Merge 3D Layers.
From the top toolbar, choose the very last tool, and
then enlarge the rectangle form until it completely
covers the scene. By moving the object up along its
Z-axis (shown by the blue arrow), you may modify
the amount of space between each letter.
Let's make some adjustments to the way the 3D
text looks now. Click the Shape Presets button that
is in the first tab of the Properties panel. Choose one
from the options on the list, bearing in mind that
each one may still be customized further.
To make changes to the shape, choose the Cap tab
from the menu. You have access to a wide variety of
options in this section, which will allow you to get
the desired outcome. I decided to utilize a basic
contour that had very little indentation and a very
thin bevel on it.
Now is the time to turn on the lights! You can locate
Infinite Light if you scroll down the list. Move it
around to create an attractive shadow underneath
the letters.
Within the Properties tab, you can adjust the
'Softness' of the shadow as well as the 'Intensity' of
the light.
Let's put one lighter in the ceiling. Simply pick New
Infinite Light by clicking the white card that is
located at the bottom of the 3D panel.
For the time being, turn off the primary light source,
and then move the secondary light source around
such that it mostly illuminates the letter shapes.
Also, make sure the shadow isn't too harsh.
Now is the time to go to the Materials tab. Choose
all the components that make up the text, and then
apply some color to them. The primary color of this
item is diffuse gray. The hue of the highlights and
 shine is known as the specular color. The hue of the
shadow is called the ambient color. To get a natural
look, be sure to keep these colors within the same
hue range.
After you have finished adjusting all the colors, you
should now create a new material.
Simply add the material by selecting the Rectangle
on the list and clicking the "Add" button.
You may also make the shadows brighter by adding
some ambient light to the area. This is an option if
you want to make the shadows brighter. Find the
Environment node in the 3D list and set the color of
the Global Ambient node to something vibrant. You
can boost the brightness of the natural light as well.
When you are finished, choose Render from the
menu to see how your scene will appear. The
rendering process might take quite some time, but
even just a few passes can give you an idea of what
to anticipate.
If you have found an error that you would want to
correct, just press the Escape key to halt the
rendering process. Then, alter the parameters that
you would like to change, such as the light's
strength, the direction that the light sources are
facing, or the attributes of the material. You should
feel free to keep doing this until you reach a point
where you are satisfied with the final product.

3D Effects for the Text

So, you've learned how to make a simple 3D text effect, but
if you want to make anything more complicated, it's going
to take you a lot of work. There are a lot of ready-made 3D
text effects that you can get on Envato Elements, which is
useful if you want to save some time. Here are a few
examples to illustrate my point:

True 3D Text Mockups Are Here!

This pack includes six text effects that are simple yet
incredibly powerful. You won't have any trouble
incorporating actual materials into your letters, and the
background will work well to complement the text. You may
use this method to make the text for a flyer or a poster; all
you need to do is add your text, alter the font, and enjoy the
finished product.
Text effects in the rubber 3D style
Using this set, you may also design your one-of-a-kind
double-3D text. It provides three different takes on the same
effect, which is lovely lettering with a supple shading that
makes one think of rubber. You have complete control over
the text, including the font and even the color, while using
this effect.
The Thirteenth Chapter

Working with Different Channels and

Masks
In this Photoshop lesson broken down into steps, I'm going
to walk you through the fundamentals of utilizing channels
to create a mask in Photoshop. One of the best and worst
features of Photoshop is the fact that there are often several
ways to accomplish the same goal. This may be either a
benefit or a drawback. One thing that can be done in a
variety of different ways is the creation of masks, and
different methods often work well with different kinds of
topics.
The creation of a mask via the use of channels is beneficial
for topics that contain a great deal of fine detail at the
boundaries of the image; nevertheless, this method is not
optimal in every situation. For this to work properly, the
picture that you use will need to have significant contrast in
at least one of the color channels. Because any
transparency will enable the original background to be seen
through, the subject should be completely opaque, as you
will be able to see in the sample picture that I have
provided.
However, the tiny filaments of the feather are quite a nice
way to convey the fundamental idea, so it's not quite
accurate to say that this is the case with my feather,
especially in the area that is out of focus.

Open Your Image

As was said before, certain pictures are superior to others,
and you could discover that you need to experiment to gain
a sense of which options are most successful. In this
example, you can see how the semi-opacity of the feather
enables the background shade to show through, which isn't
ideal; yet this approach will generate a better mask than
most other ways could produce.

Find the Channel That Has the Most Contrast.

Now, next to the Layers tab, choose Channels, and examine
each channel to see which one offers the most contrast
between the foreground topic and the background. You can
click on a channel to show your picture on only that
channel. The thumbnail is a very decent signal, but you can
also do this by clicking on the channel. In my experience,
the blue channel provides the greatest amount of contrast.

Utilizing Calculations to Bring Out More of the

Contrast
Now, go to Image > Calculations and make sure the Source
1 Channel drop-down and the Source 2 Channel drop-down
are set to the color that has the maximum contrast. In this
example, that color is blue.
You should finally adjust the setting in the Blending mode
drop-down. You'll see that I've selected the Vivid Light
preset, but there are quite a few others that you could use
in this situation. If there is already a significant contrast, the
Multiply adjustment could be a suitable choice since it often
results in a higher quality edge. When you are satisfied,
ensure that the Result drop-down menu is set to New
Channel, and then click the OK button.

The contrast of the new channel should be increased.

You'll see that a whole new channel was been added to the
Channels palette right before your own eyes. We want to get
this channel to the point where all the pixels are either black
or white, while it may be appropriate to have some gray
pixels at the boundaries to assist fine feathering.
The first thing that we are going to do is go to Image >
Adjustments > Levels, and once we are there, we are going
to alter the white point and the black point so that there is a
greater contrast. I made some adjustments to the location
of the gray point as well. You'll be able to see that I had the
Info palette open so that I could easily see the color values
at various spots throughout the picture.

Adjust the Channel Settings.

You should have noticed, in the screenshot that came before
this one, that there is a grainy noisy tone running down the
right-hand side of the picture. This is something that must
be edited out. To do this, I chose the Dodge tool, changed
the brush to one with a harsh edge, and set the Range to
Midtones. Even though it isn't visible in the screenshot, I
originally had the exposure set to 100%. After that, all I did
was paint over the gray region so that it seemed like it was
white.
Because the Range setting is now set to Midtones, if you
give this a try, you'll observe that you may paint over the
dark parts without having any impact at all. This presents an
opportunity for us, as we may make use of it by painting
over the subject to change the grays into white. Because
the grays are toward the borders, I used the Dodge tool
rather than the Burn tool to convert them to black. This
prevented the fringing of the background color, but it came
at the sacrifice of the quality of the edges. You may also use
the Burn tool to do this.
If the object you're working on is completely opaque, you
may just use the brush tool with the foreground color set to
black and paint over the portions that aren't completely
black. You'll be able to paint very fast and roughly if you
stay inside the confines of the topic you're painting.

How to Create Your Mask

When you are satisfied that you have a black-and-white
channel that is quite correct, with the background being
completely white and the subject being black, you may use
it to construct a mask for the image. To begin, load the
channel as a selection by clicking on the first little icon that
can be seen at the bottom of the Channels panel. Now that
you have the background layer selected, go to the Layers
panel, and double-click on it so that you can apply a mask
to it. After that, choose Layer Mask by going to choose >
Inverse and then clicking the icon at the bottom of the
Layers palette which is three spots to the left of the bottom
icon.
You may improve your ability to view the end outcome by
adding a new layer underneath and filling it with a solid
color. whether you want to check whether there is room for
more improvement in your mask, you may want to try right-
clicking on it and choosing the Refine Mask option from the
context menu.
You can see that the mask matches a lot of the intricacy of
the feather in this last screen picture as well as in the first
image on the page. This outcome is not ideal, and I could
make certain sections seem better by painting directly on
the new layer mask, but it does demonstrate how you can
rapidly construct elaborate masks that would be extremely
difficult to produce if you used any other approaches.
Understanding the Differences
Between Alpha Channels and Layer
Masks
An alpha channel offers functionality that is comparable to
that of a layer mask; however, unlike a layer mask, an alpha
channel lets you save a selection that may be retrieved
later.
Even while it is simple to select and maintain it in your layer
mask, you run the risk of losing it if you merge your mask or
delete it by mistake.
A local copy of the alpha channel is maintained by the
software. When you are through with it, you may either
delete it or recover it in case you need to use it again in the
future.
The use of layer masks is advantageous since it is a kind of
editing that is non-destructive, which enables you to
maintain the original pixels if there is a mistake. You may
store these choices to utilize later for your non-destructive
editing with the assistance of the alpha channels.
Finally, the layer mask becomes the alpha channel of the
layer it is put onto, thus it is always closely tied to the layer
it is placed on. When you create an alpha channel, you are
creating a distinct selection that exists apart from any
layers that are already present in your workspace.

How to Make an Alpha Channel

The Channels panel, which is placed next to your layers,
should be navigated to generate a whole new alpha
channel. If you are unable to locate this menu choice, click
Window > Channels and it will become visible.
Select New Channel from the menu that appears when you
click the down arrow to the upper right of the Channels
panel. In the pop-up box, give the channel the name you
want it to have.
After that, you may make use of the brush tool by either
choosing it from your toolbar or using the B key on your
keyboard. You may use this to draw regions that you want to
choose by subtracting from the alpha channel. This gives
you the ability to do so.
After that, you'll be able to select out of your marks by
choosing the "Save selection as channel" option that's
located at the very bottom of the Channels panel. After
reaching this point, you may make any necessary
adjustments to the chosen region by using one of the
adjustment tools.
You will see that the alpha channel appears as a crimson
overlay with an opacity of fifty percent. When you use the
Brush tool, bits of the overlay will be removed so that you
can see where your selection is located.

Making An Alpha Channel Beginning

with A Selection
Begin by picking your item before moving on to creating an
alpha channel so that you may construct the selection first.
You may do this using any of the selecting tools. For the
sake of this demonstration, I'm going to make use of the
Quick Selection tool by hitting the W key on the keyboard.
Keep your finger pressed down on the Quick Selection
symbol until an extra menu appears. This will allow you to
pick an alternative selection tool if you so want.
The next step is to select the thing that you want to single
out and then choose it. You can tell which option you
selected by looking at the dotted lines.
Clicking the "Select and Mask" option located on the top
choices bar will then allow you to further narrow your
selection if it is necessary. This gives you the ability to round
off the edges of your selection or feather it. However, with
the creation of the alpha channel, we will be able to tweak
this even more.

Keeping Track of Your Selection

There are two distinct approaches to producing an alpha
channel. The first method involves right-clicking on your
picture and selecting "Save Selection" from the context
menu that appears. You will see a new window appear
where you may give your new channel a name of your
choosing.
This approach is handy if you want to store the alpha
channel in a new document if the pixels in both documents
are the same. The only requirement for this method is that
both documents have the same number of pixels.

If you want to add a new selection to an alpha channel that

you have previously generated, you may make use of this
approach, which is another advantage of using it. To do this,
open the dropdown menu that is located next to the word
"Channel" When the window opens, choose the channel you
want to work with, and then click the "Add to Channel"
option that is in the bottom portion of the window.
Keeping Track of Your Selection
You may also add your channel by going to the Channels
panel, which is located on the right side of your workspace.
This is the alternative way. This choice may be found close
to the layer panel. Simply scroll down and pick the "Save
selection as channel" option.
This will produce an alpha channel that is dependent on the
choices that you make automatically. To deselect the item
now that the selection has been stored, use the Control or
Command key on your keyboard and the D key on a Mac.

Modifying Your Alpha Channel

If you want to make your selection even more accurate, you
may do so by modifying the alpha channel, which will result
in the creation of a more specific selection.
To begin, you should check to see whether your Alpha
Channel is active by toggling the eye indicator that is
located next to the channel. You can switch off the other
channels so that the workspace displays just your alpha
channel.
Next, pick the brush tool by pressing the letter B on your
keyboard. You have the option of either including or
excluding items from your choice by using the white and
black colors.

Keep in mind that white will add to the choices, and

here is the place where you may make changes.
Black detracts from the selection and is the area
that cannot be edited. It is also a protected region.
When you are adding or removing sections of your selection,
the top choices bar also allows you to adjust the opacity of
those elements.
Once you have your new alpha channel, you may select
from it at a later stage, use it as a layer mask to edit
regions, or utilize it in other applications that allow it. All
these options are available once you have your new alpha
channel. To load it, all you must do is click on the "Load
channel as a selection" button at the bottom of the
Channels window.

It is essential to take notice that alpha channels may be

stored in PSD, PDF, TIFF, or PSB files only. Because they are
compressed copies of the file, other formats like JPEG and
PNG do not store the data for the alpha channel.
Conclusion

As we have seen in this book, Adobe Photoshop 2023 new

features and remarkable tools have revolutionized how
artists, designers, and photographers approach their various
fields with precision and finesse. Adobe Photoshop's
influence on the creative industry cannot be overstated. It
has played an instrumental role in shaping modern visual
culture and continues to evolve to meet the needs of its
users.

In the coming years, we can expect Adobe Photoshop to

remain a cornerstone of creative expression, empowering
generations of artists to turn their ideas into reality. Its ever-
evolving features and continued commitment to excellence
will undoubtedly shape the future of digital imaging,
inspiring new generations to explore the endless
possibilities of visual storytelling. As we honor Adobe
Photoshop's legacy, we anticipate the ground-breaking
innovations that will usher in the next chapter of its
illustrious history.