WORKING

WITH
PHOTOSHOP
OPENING IMAGE
FOR PHOTOSHOP

• Go to the File menu and choose

Open. The Open dialog box will
appear.

2. Locate you file in File Directory

box. (Figure 10.2)

3. Click the file you want to open,

then click the Open button.
 RESIZING
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IMAGE
The image is the whole content of your FOR PICTURE MANAGER
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documents. The canvas is the space
provided for your image also known as
There are options available for resizing
the workspace.
pictures in the Resize task pane :

1. Set a predefined width and height.

2. Set a custom width and height.

3. Set a percentage to increase the

picture.
 TO RESIZE THE PICTURE
For Photoshop

1. Select a picture. 2. Go to the picture 3. Choose one of 4. Click OK when

menu and choose the methods above. done.
Resize.
1. Click Image on the Menu Bar.
2. Choose Canvas Size. TO RESIZE THE
3. The Canvas Size dialog box will appear. This
box will give the current information of your
CANVAS
canvas. It gives the width and height of your
canvas.
4. Enter the new width and height of your
canvas on the boxes for the width and height.
5. Choose the unit of measurement that you
want to use. The anchor determines the new
position of the image inside the canvas once the
canvas size is changed.
TO RESIZE THE IMAGE
USING THE IMAGE SIZE DIALOG BOX

1. Click Image on the Menu bar.

2. Click Image Size.
The Image Size dialog box will appear.
3. Unlike the Canvas Size dialog box, the Image Size dialog
box shows both the size covered by the image and the size
of the canvas, which in this form is called documents.
The Pixel Dimension box displays information about the
current size of the image displayed in the number pixels,
and the current size of the file.
4. Enter the new width and height of the image.
5. When done, click OK.
TO RESIZE THE IMAGE
USING THE FREE TRANSFORMATION
COMMAND
1. Select a part of the whole image using the Rectangular
Marquee tool.
2. Go to the Edit menu, then select Free Transform. (You can
also use the key-board shortcut, Ctrl + T.)
3. Drag one of the resizing handles to resize the image.
4. When done, select the Rectangular Marquee tools.
5. Click Apply, if you want to apply the transformation, or
click Don’t Apply, if not.
6. Click anywhere on the working area to make the outline
dissapear.
1. Open the image that you want to
CROPPING
crop. UNWANTED PARTS OF
IMAGE
FOR PHOTOSHOP
2. Click on the Crop tool.

3. Select area you want to retain using

Crop tool.

4. Press the Enter key.

 METHOD 1

ROTATING AND
1. Select a part or the whole using the
FLIPPING IMAGES Rectangular Marquee tool.
2. Go to the Edit menu, then select Free
Transform. (Ctrl + T.)
3. Put your mouse pointer near one od the
handles. You will notice a bent double-
headed arrow.
4. Upon seeing the bent double-headed
arrow, click and drag to rotate.
5. Press Enter to apply the changes.
 METHOD 2

ROTATING AND
FLIPPING IMAGES
1. Click Image on the Menu bar.
2. Choose Rotate Canvas.
On the submenu, you may select the 180
rotation, 90 clockwise rotation (90 CW)
or 90 counter-clock wise rotation (90
CCW).
You may also select Arbitrary, if you
wish to indicate a degree measure you
want.
 RETOUCHING IMAGES
TONING TOOLS FOCUS TOOLS
The Blur tool is used to reduce details on hard
Toning means you can lighten or darken parts of
areas and minimize the clarity of an image.
an image. Dodge tool is used to lighten an area of
Sharpen tool applies opposite out come of the
your image and Burn tool does the opposite-to
Blur tool. It is used to increase details on soft
darken an area of your image.
areas and adds clarity to the image.

• Select the Dodge or the Burn tool from the • Select the Blur or Sharpen tool from the
toolbox. These tools are just in one place in toolbox. These tool are just in one place in
the toolbox. the toolbox.
• Click and drag over the section of the image • Click and drag over the section of the image
that you want to change. that you want to lessen or increase the clarity.
 RETOUCHING IMAGES
SMUDGE TOOLS SPONGE TOOLS
The Smudge tool stimulates the actions of The Sponge tool changes the saturation level of
dragging a finger through wet paint. the color.
• Select the Smudge tool from the toolbox. It • Select the Sponge tool. It belongs to the
belongs to the button group of the Focus button group of the Toning tools (Dodge and
Tools (Blur or Sharpen tool) represented by a the Burn tool).
hand pointing period. • Click or drag over the portion of the image
• Press on the left button of the mouse and that you want to saturate or desaturate.
drag the mouse from the portion of the image
where you want the smudge tool to pick up a
color.
 RETOUCHING IMAGES
CLONE & PATTERN
HEALING BRUSH PATCH TOOL
STAMP TOOLS
• Cloning means to duplicate • The Healing tool is used to • The Patch tool repairs a
something which is the actual correct blemished and selected area with pixels from
purpose of the Clone Stamp imperfections making them another area or pattern. It
tool. disappear into the surrounding works like the Healing Brush
• A Pattern is an image image. tool where it matches and
duplicated repeatedly, these blends the colors or pixels
patterns are applied by the picked up tp the texture,
Pattern Stamp tool to portions lighting, and shading of
area of an image. portion.
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YOU