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Roger L. RunquistWestern Illinois University
Roger L. RunquistWestern Illinois University
Photoshop Basics
Photoshop Basics
•Different techniques for making selections
•Adding text to graphics•Saving graphics and optimizing for
web use•An introduction to layers
Specific Topics
Selections• Lots of time is spent making
selections
• Once a selection is made, changes to the image only take place inside of the selection
• Selections can be done based on:
• Regular shapes
• Tones and colors
• “Edges”
• Freehand
Formats for the WWW
- JPEG- Supports “millions of colors”
- Supports various levels of compression
GIF- Supports 256 colors
(only 216 for the Web)
- Supports animations- Supports
transparent areas
Formats for the WWW
• Ensure your color mode
• Image->Mode->RGB Color
• Ensure your dpi
• Image->Image Size and ensure dpi is set for 72
• Ensure your scale
• Look at the title bar and zoom until it reads 100%-> This is the size of your web image