PHOTOSHOP BASICSSO YOU CAN USE IT AS A NOUN AND A VERB

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• What are you using the application for?

• Print

• Video

• Dimensions are key!

STARTING NEW• Open the

application and select File ->New from the application menu

• You will be asked to set some parameters

• Start by creating a FILE NAME

STARTING NEW

You need to make sure the dimensions of the canvas match that of your video

DIMENSIONS

• T3i’s video is shot at a resolution of either:

• 1920 x 1080 @ 24 or 30fps

• 1280 x 720 @ 60fps

Default layout

Tool Options History

Layers

Tool Pallet

Color Pallet

GET IN THE HABIT

• The first thing you should do is make your background a layer

• Double click the layer to unlock it.

• Now you can make alterations to it.

Once your background is made into a layer use cmd-a to select all, then delete to delete the white part of the canvas.

A checkered background is a transparant background!

OPENING

• Photoshop we open instead of import.

• Move the file bowl_of_fruit.jpeg down from the server.

• Please go to File —> open —> bowl_of_fruit.jpeg

You should all have this open in Photoshop. Notice how it is opened in a new tab.

Use cmd-a to select all, then use cmd-x to cut.In your project tab cmd-v to paste.

Notice the dimensions of the fruit image were smaller than the canvas we made.

Time to dig into some tools!

TOOLS

Marquee Tool (m)

Magic Wand Tool (w)

Marquee tool is a user input tool in which you control what is selected.

Magic Wand is a smart tool where the

application controls what is selected based on specific

parameters.

Select the white portion of the image. The Magic Wand selects every similar pixel in that area based on the parameter that

they are all the same color.

to deselect the area selected, use cmd-d.

Use your Marquee tool to click and drag a rectangle over the bottom portion of the image, just below the bowl.

TOOLS

Magnetic lasso (L)

Magnetic lasso will trace an outline around an object based on similar

parameters. i.e. color

Use the magnetic lasso to trace the outline of the bowl.Click periodically to add another point on the lasso.

You need to make a complete loop!

TOOLS

Eraser Tool (E)Hoping this one is self

explanatory…however!

A tool with options will have those

options listed at the top of their canvas.

Brush Presets

Use the eraser tool to clean up the rest of the image

CLEAN IT UP

• Use the eraser tool to clean up your bowl of fruit.

• Find another image to open in photoshop and cut and copy it into your canvas with the fruit.

Layers work in a 2D space. You can’t see the bottom layer because the top layer obstructs

it. You can rearrange the order of the layers simply by dragging them where you want.

Make sure your fruit is on top.

CMD-T

• CMD-T is used to transform an image.

• Great for quick resizes

• Or to make sure your background image fills the canvas

• ALWAYS HOLD SHIFT!