Adviser & Staff Training - Advanced Tips & Tricks · 5. Click on the Clipping Path tab to create a...

Advanced Tips & Tricks

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Lesson 1 - Polaroid Candid

Lesson 2 - Traditional Candid

Lesson 3 - Transparent Text

Lesson 4 - Gradients

Lesson 5 - Fake Duotone

Lesson 6 - Drop Shadow on Text & Objects

Lesson 7 - Clipping Path/Cut-out Background

Lesson 8 - Image Out of Photo

Lesson 9 - Polygons/Custom Number of Sides - Custom Shape/Free-form Object

Lesson 10 - Align & Distribute

Lesson 11 - Colorize BW Image/Remove Color

Lesson 12 - Refl ection Effect

Lesson 13 - Rounded Corners

Lesson 14 - Ghosted/Transparent Background

Lesson 15 - Torn Photo

Adviser & Staff Training - Advanced Tips & Tricks


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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Polaroid Candid

Polaroid Candid

Effects used: Border Control, Drop Shadow & Rotate

1. Drag a box from the shapes panel. - Enter suggested size of 21p tall and 19p wide - Click Effects button > Drop Shadow: Angle 0; Opacity 50%; Distance 2 - Set the border to 0.25 - Click Color button > Fill to White; Border to Gray 1

2. Drag a second box from the shapes panel. - Enter suggested size of 16p tall and 18p wide - Set the border to None - The fi ll color will remain gray to place a candid image

3. Move the second box on top of the fi rst and leave an equal amount of white space on the left, top and right sides. There should be a larger white area below the gray box (See example at right). 4. Place a photo in the gray candid box and double click on the image to bring up the Transform Object (Cropping) window and crop.

5. Use your text tool to create a text box and type a brief caption in the white area of the Polaroid. - Set font to AWPC Handwriting or AWPC Sleepwalker - Font size 21 (AWPC Handwriting) or 15 (AWPC Sleepwalker) - Set Alignment to Center 6. Use your arrow tool to selectboth Polaroid boxes and the text box.

7. Rotate 2 to 4 degrees or -2 to -4 degrees

Hint:Copy, paste and rotate your Polaroid frames to form a pile!

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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Traditional Candid Effect

Traditional Candid Effect

Uses: Border Control, Drop Shadow, Rotate

1. Drag a box from the shapes panel. - Enter suggested size of 16p tall and 23p wide or 23p tall and 16p wide to maintain the proportions of a traditional candid print - Set the border to 10 - Click Color button > Border to White - Click Effects button > Drop Shadow: Angle 0; Opacity 50%; Distance 2 pts.

2. Place a photo in the gray candid box and double click on the image to bring up the Transform Object (Cropping) window and crop.

3. Rotate box 2 to 4 degrees or -2 to -4 degrees.

Hint:Copy, paste and rotate your candid frames to form a pile!


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Transparent Text

Effects used: Drop Shadow & Transparency

1. Drag a shape from the shapes panel.

2. Place a photo in the gray candid shape and double click on the image to bring up the Transform Object (Cropping) window and crop.

3. Use the text tool to place text on top of your photo and size as desired.

4. Highlight text and click the Color button to launch the Text Color palette. Set all text color to white.

5. Select all text blocks with your arrow tool and apply Transparency and Drop Shadow settings: Effects button > Transparency: 60% Drop Shadow: Angle 0; Opacity 100%; Distance 2 pts.

Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Transparent Text


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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Gradients

Gradients

Effects used: Gradient, Transparency & Colors

1. Drag a shape from the shapes panel and size as desired.

2. Select the shape with the arrow tool and click the Effects button.

3. Check the Gradient box and set start and end point colors by clicking on the color swatches.

4. Choose the direction of your gradient fl ow using the four choices provided.

5. Apply text on top of your new gradient, place your gradient over a photo, use transparency to make your text and gradient blend -- the possibilities are endless!


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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Fake Duotone

Fake Duotone

Effects used: Image Editor, Transparency & Colors

1. Open a photo in the Image Editor and change to B/W using the Grayscale button. Save the new B/W image, but do not rename to keep the color and B/W versions together.

2. Drag a shape for the B/W photo from the shapes panel and size as desired.

3. Duplicate (copy and paste) the photo shape from step two to fi ll with the duotone color.

4. Place the B/W photo from the image panel to the fi rst shape.

5. To add color to the B/W image, select the second image shape and click the Color button. Select a color to fi ll the shape.

6. Move the shape fi lled with color exactly on top of the B/W image.

7. Click the Effects button and adjust the Transparency to lighten the color-fi lled box and create the duotone effect.

Hint:Use different colors and transparency levels to create the duotone look you like!


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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Drop Shadow on Text & Objects

Drop Shadow on Text & Objects

Effects used: Drop Shadow & Colors

1. Drag a shape from the shapes panel or place text with the text tool.

2. Select the shape or text box with the arrow tool and click the Effects button.

3. Check the Drop Shadow box and set Angle, Opacity and Distance options.

4. Set the Drop Shadow color by clicking on the color swatch to bring up the Color Picker.

Hint:Experiment with different drop shadow effects by changing text, background and drop shadow colors, angles, opacity and distance!


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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Clipping Path / Cut-out Background (COB)

Clipping Path / Cut-out Background (COB)

Effects used: Clipping Path, Drop Shadow 1. Drag a photo from the image panel.

2. Double click on the image to bring up the Transform Object (Cropping) window.

3. Click on the Clipping Path tab to create a custom shape. Use the path control buttons to adjust the current path or click Clear Path to create a custom clipping path.

4. Click Apply to apply the new path and return to the page*.

5. Optional – Add a drop shadow effect to complete your clipping path.

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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Image Out of Photo

Image Out of Photo

Effects used: Clipping Path

1. Drag a photo from the image panel.






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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Polygons / Custom Number of Sides - Custom Shape / Free-form Object

Polygons / Custom Number of Sides

Effects used: Polygons

1. Drag a shape (except circle) from the shapes panel.

2. Optional - Place a photo in the gray candid shape and double click to bring up the Transform Object (Cropping) window and crop.


4. In the Polygons area, set the number of Sides and Inset options.

Custom Shape / Free-form Object

Effects used: Clipping Path

1. Drag a shape from the shapes panel.

2. Double click on the shape or photo to bring up the Transform Object (Cropping) window.

3. Click on the Clipping Path tab to create a custom shape. Use the path control buttons to adjust the current path or click Clear Path to create a custom free-form path.

4. Optional - Place a photo in the gray candid shape and double click to bring up the Transform Object (Cropping) window and crop.


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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Align & Distribute Evenly

Align & Distribute Evenly

Effects used: Align and Distribute Evenly

Need to align and arrange several random shapes on a layout? Running shapes or images across the top, bottom or down the side of a page? The Object Layout palette is your tool.

1. Drag several shapes from the shapes panel.

2. Select the shapes with the arrow tool and click the Layout button. Hint: The fi rst shape you select controls the alignment of the other surrounding shapes.

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3. Click an Align button to align left, right, top, bottom, center horizontally or center vertically. In this example, align bottom was used.

4. Once the shapes are aligned, use the Distribute Evenly options to arrange evenly. Distribute horizontally or vertically using the auto feature or enter a distribution distance in picas. One pica (1p) horizontally was used in this example.


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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Colorize BW Image / Remove Color

Colorize BW Image / Remove Color

Effects used: Image Editor & Clipping Path

1. Open a photo in the Image Editor and change to B/W using the Grayscale button. Save the new B/W image, but do not rename to keep the color and B/W versions together.

2. Drag the color photo from the image panel to the page but do not resize.

3. Drag the B/W version of the photo from the image panel to the page but do not resize.

4. To add color to the B/W image -- double click on the color image to bring up the Transform Object (Cropping) window.



7. Move the custom color clipping path to the exact spot on top of the B/W image to add color.

8. If necessary, resize both images to fi t the layout. Be sure to check the Proportional Scaling button before resizing.



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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Refl ection Effect

Refl ection Effect

Effects used: Clipping Path & Transparency

1. Drag a photo from the image panel to the page but do not resize.

2. Drag the same photo from the image panel to the page (two more times into circle shapes for this example) but do not resize.

3. Double click on the second image to bring up the Transform Object (Cropping) window.

4. Click on the Clipping Path tab to create a custom shape of the fi rst lens of the sunglasses. Click Clear Path to create a custom clipping path. Click Apply to apply the new path and return to the page.

5. Double click on the third image to bring up the Transform Object (Cropping) window.

6. Click on the Clipping Path tab to create a custom shape of the second lens of the sunglasses.

7. Place new photos (the refl ections) in the two custom clipping path boxes. Double click each to crop.

8. Move the two custom clipping paths on top of the fi rst original image exactly where they should be.

9. Select the two custom clipping paths with the arrow tool and click the Effects button. Adjust the transparency to make the refl ections blend with the sunglasses.

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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Rounded Corners

Rounded Corners

Effects used: Rounded Corners

Tired of square boxes on all your pages? The Rounded Corners area of the Effects palette is what your design needs.

1. Drag a square from the shapes panel.

2. Optional - Place a photo in the gray candid square and double click to bring up the Transform Object (Cropping) window and crop.


4. Use the Rounded Corners slider to set the corner radius percentage.

10% 25% 40% 50% Rounded Corners Radius Percentage


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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Ghosted / Transparent Background

Ghosted / Transparent Background

Effects used: Transparency

1. Drag a square from the shapes panel.

2. Stretch the square to fi ll the entire spread area. Don’t forget to stretch the square to the OUTSIDE of the bleed bars on all four sides of the spread.

3. Drag a photo from the image panel to the gray candid box fi lling the spread.

4. Double click on the image to bring up the Transform Object (Cropping) window. After cropping, click apply to fi ll the background image box.

5. Select the background image with the arrow tool and click the Effects button.

6. Use the Transparency slider to set the opacity percentage. In this example, 30% opacity was used.


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Adviser & Staff TrainingAdvanced Tips & Tricks - Torn Photo

Torn Photo

Effects used: Clipping Path & Drop Shadow

1. Drag a photo from the image panel.


3. Click on the Clipping Path tab to create a custom shape. Use the path control buttons to adjust the current path or click Clear Path to create a custom clipping path. – To create the left side of the torn photo, create a jagged edge on the right side of the path. Leave the top, left and bottom sides straight.

4. Click Apply to apply the new path and return to the page.

5. Duplicate (copy and paste) the photo to create a second copy.

6. Double click on the second image to bring up the Transform Object (Cropping) window.

7. Click on the Clipping Path tab. –To create the right side of the torn photo, use the Move single point at a time tool. Pull the left top and bottom points of the clipping path over to the right top and bottom corners of the photo. This will create a mirror image of your fi rst torn half.

8. Click Apply to apply the new path and return to the page.

9. Slightly rotate and apply a drop shadow to each half of the torn photo to give it a realistic look.

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