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My Paper Obsession & My Planner Obsession - Getting Started with your own business!
Create Your Own Planner | Organizer | Journal – Paper Business! I’m taking all of my designs and templates combined with over 29 ecourses to include Photoshop Tutorials & including them into a package for you to purchase. The foundation of the business has been done for you to get started right away! This business was designed to sell products digitally which would allow me to Live Life Simple and incorporate a work life balance so that I could focus on doing things I love such as spending time with family, working out, meditating, traveling while still being able to create! Here’s What you’ll receive o A link to purchase my “Create Your Own Planner Business” a complete set on Ecourses & Tutorials to start training. All bullet points below included in this set. o A link to Adobe creative suite for Photoshop & Acrobat o A link to create your Dropbox account o A link to Godaddy to create your domain name o A link to Etsy to set up your shop o A link to CraftLaunch to create your website o A link to CreativeMarket.com o A set of illustration guides that you can print & laminate if you’d like o A link to my dropbox account to download o My Complete set of designs o Over 300 Images that have been used to create planner covers, dividers and dashboards o Over 15 sets of Fonts in PNG file format o Over 35 sets of Templates to use in Photoshop to create your own products. o Create A Planner Set that has daily, weekly, monthly, planner insert pages to create and design your own planner o Graphics – Over 800 types of graphics that are organized into folders. You can also add your passion folders as well. Use to create: § Stickers § Labels § Jewelry Images § Planner covers – dividers – dashboards § Anything your creative mind can come up with Digital Papers – Over 62 file folders of paper designs o o Product descriptions for over 15 products
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My Paper Obsession & My Planner Obsession - Getting Started with your own business!
A) Introduction – Who I am and how I got started o Canvas Gadget - planner o Issuu – video of products o Slideshow presentation of My Complete Collection including all tutorial videos B) Setting up your business ~ Download your tutorial manual 1) Download your start-up checklist with links (get affiliate links to put in PDF) 2) Setting Up Adobe Creative Suite - Download a. Photoshop b. Acrobat – PDF 3) Setting up your Dropbox Account 4) Creating your website 5) Setting up your file folder system – Walk through Mine that’s included in your package a. Creating the initial folder labels (ie: covers , graphics_ b. Setting up folders within your main folders (ie – typses of papers) 6) Etsy Tutorials – Setting up your account a. Process of Setting up your shop b. Create a listing – refer to my descriptions to copy & paste c. Making Duplicate listings d. Setting up your sections & Tags e. Creating your listing images with Photoshop 7) Adobe Acrobat a. Guide you through the tools of this program b. Give you detailed explanations & navigate you through the password protect feature c. Navigate you through the page organization to set up your planners, journals, coloring books
My Paper Obsession & My Planner Obsession - Getting Started with your own business!
C) Intro to Photoshop – Getting started with your Paper Obsession For the purpose of creating Ø Planners | Journals | Diaries | Organizers Ø Calendars ~ Daily | Weekly | Monthly Ø Planner Covers ~ Dashboards ~ Dividers Ø Templates for Jewelry | Crafts | Parties 1) Review of tools – refer to manual & Screenshots a. Learning the user interface b. We will go over the ones you’ll use for the purpose of creating planners and covers, dashboards, dividers 2) Customize your dashboard – Layers – etc. 3) Customize your templates that you’ll use over and over. Sizing them and saving them so you don’t have to recreate with each new design 4) Learn How to add patterns to create digital papers & backgrounds a. Shapes b. Fonts c. Strips – Verticle | Horizontal | Diagonal 5) Show you difference between JPG, PNG, PDF formats 6) How to use the mock ups included in your package a. Teach you how to insert your images D) Create your own planner ~ page inserts | Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly I’ve included my PSD files for you to follow along or use for your designs 1) Page Inserts a. Learn how to create page inserts to offer Build a Planner sets. See list of planner sets b. Creating different types of borders to make your pages pretty and 1 of a kind. c. Save in PDF, JPG and PNG, PSD formats d. Learn how to create multiple types of design layouts Put pages into folder in PS-Save as PDF e. Use Acrobat to organize f. Put security on PDF once finalized g. Create Etsy Listing Images – Add Copyright – Put on Etsy
My Paper Obsession & My Planner Obsession - Getting Started with your own business!
2) Daily Pages – setting up basic templates to use over and over. Making it easier easier to create several versions. a. Learn to create types of daily pages to have a selection b. Creating Sets that include journaling logs c. Creating black and white templates and allows to add colors later d. Save in PDF, JPG and PNG, PSD formats e. Use Acrobat to organize f. Put security on PDF once finalized g. Create Etsy Listing Images – Add Copyright h. Put on Etsy 3) Weekly Pages - setting up basic templates to use over and over. Making it easier easier to create several versions. a. Learn to create types of weekly pages to have a selection for people to choose from. b. Creating sets with different layouts. c. Creating At-A-Glance Pages d. Creating black and white templates and allows to add colors later e. Save in PDF, JPG and PNG, PSD formats f. Learn how to create multiple types of design layouts Put pages into folder in PS-Save as PDF g. Use Acrobat to organize h. Put security on PDF once finalized i. Create Etsy Listing Images – Add Copyright j. Put on Etsy 4) Monthly pages - setting up basic templates to use over and over. Making it easier easier to create several versions. a. Learn to create types of monthly pages to have a selection for people to choose from. b. Creating sets with different layouts. c. Creating black and white templates and allows to add colors later d. Save in PDF, JPG and PNG, PSD formats e. Learn how to create multiple types of design layouts Put pages into folder in PS-Save as PDF f. Use Acrobat to organize
My Paper Obsession & My Planner Obsession - Getting Started with your own business!
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g. Put security on PDF once finalized h. Create Etsy Listing Images – Add Copyright i. Put on Etsy Annual Pages - setting up basic templates to use over and over. Making it easier easier to create several versions. a. Learn to create types of Annual pages to have a selection b. Creating sets with different layouts. c. Creating At-A-Glance Pages d. Creating black and white templates and allows to add colors later e. Save in PDF, JPG and PNG, PSD formats f. Learn how to create multiple types of design layouts Put pages into folder in PS-Save as PDF g. Use Acrobat to organize h. Put security on PDF once finalized i. Create Etsy Listing Images – Add Copyright j. Put on Etsy Full Planner Set a. Use Acrobat to organize b. Put security on PDF once finalized c. Put into Dropbox and create a link for your shop listing d. Create Etsy Listing Images – Add Copyright e. Put on Etsy Planner Covers | Binder Covers | Dividers | Dashboards We will take the templates that we created during the Intro to Photoshop tutorials to created covers, dividers and dashboards. If you did not view it yet, that’s ok! I’ll show you in this section as well a. Setting up an 8.5x11 and a 7x9 template size Learn how to create a photoshop template set to use when creating multiple covers. I’ve includes these to follow along or use as your own a. Creating a border – put into a group b. Creating font sets – put into a group c. Creating a frame set – put into a group d. Adding layers of images – put into a group e. Save in PDF, JPG and PNG, PSD formats
My Paper Obsession & My Planner Obsession - Getting Started with your own business!
3) Create individual Sets of planner covers, a. Learn how to create a matching front and back set with interior pages b. Saving the PSD version and JPG, PDF version so you can refer back to them to add different quotes, names, initials, colors for customized sets c. Naming your design to save in appropriate file to easily refer back to d. Add security on PDF file once complete to avoid people making revisions e. Create Etsy Listing Images – Add Copyright f. Put on Etsy g. Save in PDF, JPG and PNG, PSD formats h. Planner Cover Sizes to download 4) Create binder covers a. Learn how to create a matching front, back and spine set b. Saving the PSD version and JPG version so you can refer back to them to add different quotes, names, initials, colors for customized sets c. Naming your design to save in appropriate file to easily refer back to d. Create Etsy Listing Images – Add Copyright e. Put on Etsy f. Learn types of covers to create o Student Planner - Teacher Planner o Covers for each class - Cover for each month o Chores - Budget | Finance 5) Create dashboards and dividers a. Learn how to create a matching set. These can be used for both dividers and dashboards b. Saving the PSD version and JPG, PDF version so you can refer back to them to add different quotes, names, initials, colors for customized sets c. Naming your design to save in appropriate file to easily refer back to d. Save in PDF, JPG and PNG, PSD formats e. Add security on PDF file once complete to avoid people making revisions f. Create Etsy Listing Images – Add Copyright g. Put on Etsy h. Types that we will create with tabs o Student Planner o Teacher Planner
My Paper Obsession & My Planner Obsession - Getting Started with your own business!
o Covers for each class o Cover for each month o Chores o Budget | Finance o Many Many more! 6) Creating Editable & Customized Covers, Dividers, Dashboards a. Learn the difference between editable & Customizable b. Learn how to create an editable version using adobe acrobat c. Saving the PSD version and JPG, PDF version so you can refer back to them to add different quotes, names, initials, colors for customized sets d. Naming your design to save in appropriate file to easily refer back to e. Save in PDF, JPG and PNG, PSD formats f. Add security on PDF file once complete to avoid people making revisions g. Create Etsy Listing Images – Add Copyright h. Put on Etsy 7) Types of planner covers, binder covers, dashboards & dividers we will be creating a. Creating patterns using your own graphics b. Creating patterns with circles, squares, different shapes – You’ll be able to use these as digital papers too! Learn further into this course c. I’ll walk you through creating one of a kind sets using your images or the ones I am including if you purchased the full package. d. Let’s create unique covers, dashboards, dividers using quotes and graphics e. I’ll show you the many ways you can use just one image or digital paper to create multiple styles. f. Horizontal | Vertical | Diagonal o Creating Single Colors o Multi Colors o Black & White o Shapes o Fonts g. Save in PDF, JPG and PNG, PSD formats h. Add security on PDF file once complete to avoid people making revisions i. Create Etsy Listing Images – Add Copyright j. Put on Etsy
My Paper Obsession & My Planner Obsession - Getting Started with your own business!
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Coloring Book w/ Cover – Walk through Process Create Cover in PS Put pages into folder in PS-Save as PDF Use Acrobat to organize Put security on PDF once finalized Create Etsy Listing Images – Add Copyright Put on Etsy Put on CreateSpace
G) Journal – Diary w/ Cover – Walk through Process 1) Create Cover in PS – Can Interchange – Front/Back/I 2) Put pages into folder in PS-Save as PDF a. Lined paper – add graphics and quotes 3) Save in PDF, JPG and PNG formats 4) Use Acrobat to organize 5) Put security on PDF once finalized 6) Create Etsy Listing Images – Add Copyright 7) Put on Etsy 8) Put on CreateSpace F) 12 X 12 Digital Papers – Bookmarks 1) Create black & White templates that you can add colors to so that multiple designs can be created with one style a. Circles b. Squares c. Diamonds d. Strips – vertical | horizontal | diagonal e. Shapes f. Graphics 2) Create papers using the patterns we downloaded in Intro to photoshop
My Paper Obsession & My Planner Obsession - Getting Started with your own business!
Do you have a planner obsession or a paper obsession? Do you love the popular planners but would like to have your own Cover that you’ve designed which includes the Front, Back and Interior? That can also be used as dashboards or dividers? Do you want to design your owner planner, journal or organizer but you don’t know where to begin? I, myself have answered YES to all of these questions! That is how MyPaperObsession.com & MyPlannerObsession.com were created. Now, I also have an obsession for domain names too. I couldn’t find the perfect name that would describe every passion (these have been developed into products and a concept) that I wanted to share with you. Sooo… the following domains were chosen which all coincide with each other in some way or another. • MyPaperObsession.com • MyPlannerObsession.com • PickYourPassion.com • CreatAPlanner.com • DesignAPlanner.com • MyStickerObsession.com • WorkLifeBalancePlanner.com • JulesFitJournal.com MyPaperObsession.com has won as the primary name because it best describes all passions and products. You may see the other names on some products or trainings. Please don’t be alarmed when seeing them, they’re all apart of MyPaperObsession.com My motto is to Live Life Simple! This is why I’ve taken over 30 products and condensed them into less than 20. The reason for this is to keep you from becoming overwhelmed. Where I have gone crazy with my obsessions is the number of design styles I’ve created! There are over 75 design sets and over 200 individual covers/dashboards/dividers. The concept was to create a digital set that includes everything you’ll need in one place to get you started in creating/designing your own. It also caters to those who find themselves artistically challenged when trying to be creative as well as those that don’t have the resources or know where to begin. Making it Simple for you! Don’t have Photoshop? That’s ok! Here is a link that you can purchase and download for a low monthly fee from Adobe. If your goal is to create and design planner sets for a business, you’ll need this.
My Paper Obsession & My Planner Obsession - Getting Started with your own business! Do you have Photoshop but have no clue how to use it? That’s ok! A basic Photoshop training lesson is included with your set that will show you how to use your planner creation set. Want to learn more than the basics of Photoshop to create planner sets and covers? That is available too! I’ve created many trainings that are specific to creating planner pages, journal pages, planner covers, stickers, coloring pages and coloring books, just to name a few! Checkout the training section of MyPaperObsession.com Don’t want anything to do with Photoshop? No Jules, I just want to use MS Word, Silouette, Canva or Powerpoint. That’s ok! The set includes the PNG and JPG files for you to create without Photoshop. Just want planner covers, planner pages, dashboards, dividers, coloring pages, graphics or stickers for your existing planner? Those are available too! You can purchase individuals and download immediately after purchase. Print as many times as you’d like. These are only available for personal use and not for resale. You can request customization for the front cover. To include Initials, Your name, Quote you’d like or choose from a drop down box with other options. Do you want to keep it even more simple? Purchase the printed version and I’ll do the rest for you! You’ll receive a printed planner cover set that includes the front and back as well as the interior page that you can write on, color or doodle. Want it as a dashboard or divider? You can choose from a dropdown box which option you’d like. Also available as a set with the cover and dividers. MyPaperObsession.com does not just offer planner products. I’ve also created and designed a Fit Journal that includes workout challenges, workout illustrations, journal pages that include trackers, lists, stickers, etc. This was developed from my own fitness struggles with working out, staying fit and being healthy. This also helps you live life simple. It eliminates the overwhelming feeling of working out whether it be in a gym or at home. I took it a step further and designed digital papers and graphics that you can use for any paper projects. A few ideas include: weddings, baby showers, bridal showers, stickers. Whatever your paper obsession is, I’ve got you covered!
My Paper Obsession & My Planner Obsession - Getting Started with your own business!
First things first! You’ll need to download products Create your own Planner | Organizer | Journal Business Set
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Here’s What you’ll receive o A link to purchase my “Create Your Own Planner” a complete set on Ecourses & Tutorials to start training. All bullet points below included in this set. (Note~If you’ve already purchased this from my website rather than Amazon, you don’t need to purchase again unless you bought the “training only” option) o A link to download Adobe creative suite for Photoshop and Acrobat o A link to create your Dropbox account o A link to Godaddy to create your domain name o A link to Etsy to set up your shop o A link to CraftLaunch to create your website o A link to CreativeMarket.com o A set of illustration guides that you can print & laminate if you’d like o A link to my dropbox account to download o My Complete set of designs o Over 300 Images that have been used to create planner covers, dividers and dashboards o Over 15 sets of Fonts in PNG file format o Over 35 sets of Templates to use in Photoshop to create your own products. o Create A Planner Set that has daily, weekly, monthly, planner insert pages to create and design your own planner o Graphics – Over 800 types of graphics that are organized into folders. You can also add your passion folders as well. Use to create: § Stickers § Labels § Jewelry Images
Photoshop TRAINING ECourses only $ 149
o A link to purchase my “Create Your Own Planner” a complete set on Ecourses & Tutorials to start training. All bullet points below included in this set. (Note~If you’ve already purchased this from my website rather than Amazon, you don’t need to purchase again unless you bought the “training only” option) o A link to download Adobe creative suite for Photoshop and Acrobat o A link to create your Dropbox account o A link to Godaddy to create your domain name o A link to Etsy to set up your shop o A link to CraftLaunch to create your website o A link to CreativeMarket.com
I’m so excited that you made the decision to start your own Paper and planner business! This is not just for planners. With the graphics, digital papers, fonts & templates that are included, you can do so much more. Here are just a few ideas. Just use your imagination and creativity. Ø Journals Ø Invitations – Weddings, parties, etc. Ø Photo album covers Ø Create designs for framed pictures Ø Create designs for items such as mugs, T-shirts Here are the links to get started: For Adobe acrobat, photoshop and the creative suite: There are several optios to choose from, there is an all-inclusive which is the best value.
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html?promoid=NV3KR7S1&m v=other Dropbox – Use there to download all of the products in this package. Please keep in mind that you will have to have adequate storage on your laptop. I also use a USB drive to support the items that I don’t always use or need immediate access to.
https://www.dropbox.com/individual
Etsy – If you don’t already have an etsy shop, here’s the link to get started. It’s a very easy process. With this link, you’ll receive your 1st 40 listings free. Full disclosure, I will receive 40 as well.
https://www.etsy.com/sell?ref=hdr&from_page=https%3A%2F%2Fwww. etsy.com%2F Website CraftLaunche.com – this website will bring your etsy listing directly ver so that you don’t have to duplicate your time and effort http://www.craftlaunch.com/pricing-and-signup/ Godaddy to create a domain if you do not have one yet. Included in this set is the domain https://www.godaddy.com
www,MyPaperObsession.com/YourNameHere. Once you provide me with the name you’d like, I will set it up for you. Here are a few websites that offer free fonts and images as well as ones you can purchase. Once you open your account with Adobe, they also have free fonts and graphics that are included in your subscription. https://creativemarket.com https://www.dafont.com/? https://www.1001freefonts.com Want to showcase your products? This website will create a 3-d version of your planner or journal. You can also use it to create a showcase of your products to use for your marketing. For example, I’ve taken all of my planner covers and journal covers to show on my marketing: https://canvasgadget.com/pricing/
Another site that is more affordable and allows you to put a lot more of your products is. You can copy the links to your listings and pin them to your pinterest account. https://issuu.com If you’d like to go a step further and want to sell your planners and journals in book format AND SELL THEM ON Amazon, you can go to this site to create an account. It’s very simple to create and download the PDF of your product. https://www.createspace.com/Signup.jsp
My Paper Obsession & My Planner Obsession - Getting Started with your own business!
Here’s what you’ll need to do: • Create your account for the Ecourses – Click on the link provided, sign up and start your training! Ecourse training link – Set up account • Create your business name – Purchase the domain name and use it for your Ecommerce Website, Etsy, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Keep it Simple and consistent. Even if you’re only doing an Etsy shop, still purchase the domain. I see a lot Etsy shop owners that have not secured the domain name for their business. It’s so important to have the same domain even if you’re not going to utilize it right away. GoDaddy.com • Set up your website or Etsy shop or refresh it with the product descriptions included. CraftLaunch.com - Etsy.com • You’ll need to purchase and download Adobe Creative Suite for Photoshop & Adobe Acrobat Adobe Creative Suite o Photoshop o Acrobat for PDF’s • Create Your DropBox account Dropbox..com • Create your Facebook Page, Instagram and Twitter if this is something that you’re interested in. • Start Designing!
Planner Sizes • Erin Condren Planner 7x9 inches • Erin Condren Large Planner 8.5x11 • Happy Planner 7.75x9.75 (9discs) • Plum Paper Planner 7.5" x 9.125" • Large Happy Planner 8.5x11 (11 discs) • Recollections Planner 7.5x9.25 • Recollections Large Planner 9x11.5 • A5 Dashboard 5.75x8.5 • Personal size Dashboard 4x6.75 inches Planner Cover Sizes • Erin Condren Planner 7.25 x9.25 inches • Erin Condren Large Planner 8.75x11.25 • Happy Planner 7.75x9.75 (9discs) • Plum Paper Planner 7.75" x 9.150" • Large Happy Planner 8.75x11.25 (11 discs) • Recollections Planner 7.75x9.50 • Recollections Large Planner 9.25 x11.75 • A5 Dashboard 5.75x8.5 • Personal size Dashboard 4x6.75 inches Calendar Blocks & Sticker Set Sizes 1.5x1.5 for 7x9 planner 2x2.5 for 8.5x11 planner Header .25 x 1.5 Full Month Calendar Boxes 1.5x1.5 inches Weekly boxes 1.5x2.5 inches Side Boxes 2x9
Adobe Photoshop CS6 Tutorial
GETTING STARTED Adobe Photoshop CS6 is a popular image editing software that provides a work environment consistent with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and other products in the Adobe Creative Suite. This tutorial is an introduction to using Adobe Photoshop. Here you will learn how to get started, how to use the interface, and how to modify images with basic editing skills.
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1. GETTING STARTED 1. Begin by opening Adobe Photoshop CS6. On a PC, click Start > Programs > Adobe > Photoshop CS6, or click on the shortcut on the desktop. On a Mac, click Go > Applications > Adobe Photoshop CS6 > Photoshop CS6 shown in Figure 1, or click the icon in the Dock.
Figure 1. Navigation to Photoshop CS6 on a Mac
Setting up the document Setting up your document correctly from the start will make your job much easier as you work through your project. This will require some advanced planning. For example, if your final output will be a brochure, you may need to set up your document to be horizontal and double-sided. To create a new document, click File > New. This will open the Document Setup dialog box (Figure 2).
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Figure 2. Document Setup dialog box
Here you will be able to name your file, set up the correct page size and orientation for your document. Options include, but are not limited to:
Page Size and Orientation Change the page size by typing in new values for width and height. Page size represents the final size you want after bleeds or trimming other marks outside the page. In the Preset dropdown menu you can find such common sizes as letter, legal, tabloid, etc. Typing in exact values for Height and Width gives you more control over the size and orientation of your page.
Resolution Resolution is the number of pixels on a printed area of an image. The higher the resolution, the more pixels there are on the page, the better the quality of the image. However, high resolution increases the size of the file. The standard recommended resolution for printed images is 150-300, for Web images it is 72.
Color Mode Choose a color mode that will best fit your project. For example, when making a graphic for a web site, choose RGB. When making an image for print choose CMYK.
Background Contents Choose the background: white, color or transparent. When you have entered all of your document settings, click Ok.
Opening an image from a disk If the image you have is saved on a disk or to the computer, select File > Open, and then navigate to the disk drive/file where your image is saved. Choose the image file and click Open. At this point, you may want to save your image under a different name so that you can always have the original to fall back on in case of a mistake. To save your file, select File > Save As and type in the new name of the file in the dialogue box. 4
2. Interface Layout
Figure 3. This is the layout of Adobe Photoshop interface.
Menu Bar If you look at the top of the screen you will see the Menu bar (Figure 3), which contains all the main functions of Photoshop, such as File, Edit, Image, Layer, Select, Filter, Analysis, 3D,View, Window, and Help.
Toolbar Most of the major tools are located in the Toolbar for easy access.
The Image The image will appear in its own window once you open a file.
Image Name The name of any image that you open will be at the top of the image window as shown above.
Palettes Palettes contain functions that help you monitor and modify images. By default, palettes are stacked together in groups. These are the palettes that are usually visible: Color, Adjustments and Layers. If none of the palettes are visible, go to Window in the Menu bar and choose the palettes you need. 5
3. Palettes Below is the description of the most commonly used palettes in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Palettes used for more advanced image editing will be covered in the Adobe Photoshop CS6 Tutorial - Intermediate. Color, Swatches, Style The Color palette (Figure 4) displays the current foreground and background colors and RGB values for these colors.You can use the sliders to change the foreground and background colors in different color modes.You can also choose a color from the spectrum of colors displayed in the color ramp at the bottom of the palette.
Figure 4. Color palette
In the Swatches palette (Figure 5) you can choose a foreground or background color and add a customized color to the library.
Figure 5. Swatches palette
The Styles palette (Figure 6) allows you to view, select, and apply preset layer styles. By default, a preset style replaces the current layer style.You can use the styles in the palette or add your own using the Create New Style icon.
Figure 6. Styles palette
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History The History palette (Figure 7) stores and displays each action performed allowing you jump to any recent stage of the image alteration. The alterations should be created during the current working session. After saving or closing the document, the History palette clears all the contents. Each time you apply a change to an image, the new state of that image is added to the palette. It is important to know that once you click on any of the previous stages, all the changes that were made after it will be lost.
Figure 7. History palette
Adjustments The Adjustment layers palette give you the ability to apply an effect to a group of layers in Photoshop, and then you can edit that effect later, while preserving the original layers.
Figure 8. Adjustments palette
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Layers Layers let you organize your work into distinct levels that can be edited and viewed as individual units. Every Photoshop CS6 document contains at least one layer. Creating multiple layers lets you easily control how your artwork is printed, displayed, and edited.You will use the Layers palette (Figure 9) often while creating a document, so it is crucial to understand what it does and how to use it. A) Layer Visibility -The eye shows that the selected layer is visible. Click on or off to see or to hide a layer. B) Layer Locking Options -Click the checkered square icon to lock Transparency, click the brush icon to lock the Image, click the arrow icon to lock the Position, and click the lock icon to lock all options. C) Layer Blending Mode -Defines how the layer’s pixels blend with underlying pixels in the image. By choosing a particular blending mode from the drop-down menu you can create a variety of special effects. D) Fill -By typing in a value or dragging the slider you can specify the transparency. E) Opacity -By typing in a value or dragging the slider, you can specify the transparency of the entire layer.
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F) Layer Lock -The icon shows when the layer is locked and disappears when it is unlocked. Double-click the icon to unlock the layer. G) Layer Options Menu -Click the black triangle to display the following options: New Layer, Duplicate Layer, Delete Layer, Layer Properties, etc. Some of the options are presented as icons at the bottom of the Layers palette. H) Link Layers – Can be used to link layers together. I) Layer Styles -If a layer has a style, an “F” icon shows at the bottom of the Layers palette. Click the little black triangle to see style options. J) Layer Mask -Allows you to hide certain parts of the layer, which can then be revealed by using the paintbrush and the white paint color to expose portions of the layer. K) Layer Set -This option helps to organize images with multiple layers. Click the icon to create a folder for several layers. L) Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer -Have the same opacity and blending mode options as image layers and can be rearranged, deleted, hidden and duplicated in the same manner as image layers. Click the icon and select an option to create a new fill or adjustment layer. M) Create New Layer -Click this icon to create a new layer. N) Delete Layer -To delete a layer, select a layer in the Layers palette and drag it to the trash can icon, or select a layer and click the icon.
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4. Toolbox If you used other Adobe products, such as Illustrator or InDesign, you should be familiar with the toolbox in Adobe Photoshop CS6 as it shares some of the tools from these applications. If you are a new user of Adobe products, you should keep in mind that you might not need to use all of the tools. In this tutorial, only the basic tools will be discussed in-depth. Some tools in the toolbar have additional “hidden” tools. These tools have small black triangles in the right-hand corner. To view the “hidden” tools, click and hold down on any tool that has a gray triangle in the corner (Figure 10).
Figure 10. “Hidden” tools
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5. Selection Tools Move
Used to select and move objects on the page. Click the tool button, then click on any object on the page you wish to move.
Marquee
Selects an object by drawing a rectangle or an ellipse around it. Click the tool button, choose a rectangular or an elliptical marquee. Drag the marquee over the area of the image you wish to select.
Lasso
Selects an object by drawing a freehand border around it. Click the tool button, drag to draw a freehand border around the are of the image you wish to select.
Magic Wand
Crop
Eye Dropper
Selects all objects in a document with the same or similar fill color, stroke weight, stroke color, opacity or blending mode. By specifying the color range or tolerance, you can control what the Magic Wand tool selects.
Click the tool button, then click and drag the tool over the part of the image that you want to keep. Resize the selected area dragging the squares at the sides and corners. Click the Return/Enter key when your crop box is sized correctly.
Takes color samples from colors on the page and displays them in the Color Boxes. Select the tool, click on the color in the image you wish to sample. The Color Box will display this color.
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6. Alteration Tools Healing Brush
Corrects small blemishes in scanned photos. Select the tool, hold down the ALT key and left-click on the base color you need to heal. Then left-click over the blemish.
Brush
Draws brush strokes of different thicknesses and colors. Select the tool. Then click on the selected area, drag to draw lines. Use the Options bar to change the brush, mode, opacity and flow.
Clone Stamp
Takes a sample of an image and applies over another image, or a part of the same image. Select the tool. Hold down the ALT key and left-click on a certain point of the document where you want to start your copy point. Then, put your mouse over whatever part of the new document you want the picture to go to. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse across the page to copy the picture.
Art History Brush Paints over an image using the source data from a specified history state or snapshot. Select the tool, specify the brush, blending mode, opacity, style, area and tolerance.
Eraser
Removes part of an existing path or stroke.You can use the Erase tool on paths. Text can only be erased when rasterized. Select the tool, click on the part of the image you wish to erase. Drag to erase pixels.
Paint Bucket
Applies a color fill to a selected part of the image or to an entire layer. Select a layer you wish to apply the paint bucket to, click the tool button, click on the starting point, and click the area you wish to fill.
Blur
Blurs the sharp edges of an image. Select an area where you wish to apply the tool. Click the tool button and choose the brush, mode, and strength. Drag the brush along the edges.
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7. Drawing and Selection Tools Path Selection
Selects paths and path segments. Select the tool, click anywhere on the path.
Type
Types text on a page. Every time you click the Type Tool on a new portion of the page, a new layer will be created. Select the type tool, click on the page and begin to type.You can specify the font and size in the Options bar.You can also resize and transform the text box by dragging the squares at the sides and corners. Use the Move Tool to move the text on the page.
Pen
Draws smooth-edged paths. Select the tool, click on the page and drag to draw a path. Click and drag the anchor points to modify the path.
Line Shape
Draws a straight line. Other shapes that are hidden in this tool are: Rounded Rectangle Tool, Ellipse Tool, Polygon Tool, Line Tool, and Custom Shape Tool. Select the tool, click and drag on the page to draw a line.
8. Additional Tools Hand
Allows you to move around within the image. Select the tool, click on the spot on the page, hold the mouse button down, drag to move in the area.
Magnify
Magnifies or reduces the display of any area in your image window. Select the tool, choose Zoom In or Zoom Out in the Options bar, click on the area of the image you wish to magnify or reduce.
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9. Color Boxes and Modes Color Boxes
The foreground color appears in the upper color selection box and represents a color that is currently active. The background color appears in the lower box and represents an inactive color. 1. To change the foreground color, click the upper color selection box in the Toolbox. 2. To change the background color, click the lower color selection box in the Toolbox. 3. To reverse the foreground and background colors, click the Switch Colors icon (the arrow) in the toolbox. 4. To restore the default foreground and background colors, click the Default Colors icon (the little black and white boxes) in the toolbox. Note: If you are using the Gradient Tool, the currently selected foreground and background colors will be the default colors of the gradient.
10. Basic Image Editing Now that you know how to find your way around in the Adobe Photoshop CS6 interface and are familiar with the most common commands, palettes, and tools, you can start doing some basic image editing. In the next few chapters of this tutorial you will learn how to crop, resize, correct, and sharpen/blur your images.
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11. Cropping Cropping is one of the most basic editing techniques that can improve your images. Cropping helps to bring out the most important features in your image and focus the viewers’ attention on these features. Cropping also allows you to make your image a standard photo size. There are several ways to crop images in Adobe Photoshop: 1. Cropping with the Crop Tool 2. Cropping to a specific size 3. Cropping with the Marquee Tool Cropping with the Crop Tool The Crop Tool allows you to make a precise selection of an image you wish to edit. To crop with the Crop Tool, follow these steps: 1. Open the image you wish to crop (see Getting Started for detailed instructions). 2. Select the Crop Tool from the Toolbox (see Selection Tools for location and description). 3. It will automatically select your entire image. Drag the edges to fit the dimensions you desire. (See Figure 11).
Figure 11. Cropping border
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4. Resize the border by dragging the squares at the sides and corners untill you are satisfied with the way your image looks. 5. Once you are completely satisfied with your cropped image, press Enter.
Note: You can also rotate your cropping border. Move the cursor outside the border, you will see how it turns into a double-headed arrow (Figure 12). Drag the arrows in the directions you wish to rotate your selection.
Figure 12. Rotating the cropping border
Cropping to a specific size If you wish to print your digital photos or other images on standard size photo paper, you will have to crop your images to a specific size, such as 8x10. To crop an image to a specific size, do the following:
1. Open the image you wish to crop. 2. Select the Crop Tool from the Toolbox. 3. In the Options bar, specify the values for Width and Height (Figure 13).
Figure 13. Crop Tool Options bar
4. Click in your image and drag the cropping border. Notice that the border is constrained.You cannot make it wider or longer than the specified values (Figure 14). For example, if you entered 8 for Width and 10 for Height, whatever size you make the border, the area within it will fit on an 8x10 photo. 16
Figure 14. Cropping to a specific size
5. Once you are completely satisfied with your cropped image, press Enter.
Cropping with the Marquee Tool If you are in a hurry and need just a simple crop, you can use the Marquee Tool and a menu command. To crop with the Marquee Tool, follow the steps below:
1. Open the image you wish to crop. 2. Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool from the Toolbox (see Selection Tools). 3. Click and drag the mouse to draw a marquee around the area you wish to crop (Figure 15).
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Figure 15. Drawing a marquee
4. In the main menu, go to Image > Crop (Figure 16). The image will be immediately cropped.
Figure 16. Image > Crop
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12. Resizing Resizing in Photoshop can help you print your images in standard photo sizes, resize and preserve the high quality of digital photos, and enlarge small images to a poster size. Resizing to a specific size To resize your image to a preset size, follow the steps below:
1. In the main menu, go to File > New. 2. In the New dialog box, click on the Preset dropdown menu.You will see several preset sizes, such as 2x3, 4x6 and 5x7. Remember that 72 ppi is fine for online images, but a ppi of 150-300 is better for printed images. (Figure 17).
Figure 17. Preset size in the New dialog box
3. Choose the size that you wish and click OK.
Note: All the preset sizes are in portrait orientation. If you wish to resize an image with the landscape orientation, you need to create your own preset. To create your own size, do the following:
1. Type in the values for Width and Height, for example 7x5. 2. Type in your desired resolution (150 ppi for high quality prints, and 72 ppi is good for web images). 3. Click the Save Preset button
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Resizing digital photos Digital photos usually have large dimensions but low resolution, 72 ppi, which affects their quality when their size is decreased or increased. When printed, the photos with the changed size will look pixilated. To resize the digital photos without loosing the quality, follow these steps:
1. Open the digital photo you wish to resize. 2. In the main menu, go to View > Rulers.You will see the dimension of your photo (Figure 18).
Figure 18. Dimensions of a digital photo
3. In the main menu, go to Image > Image Size. 4. In the Image Size dialog box, check the Resample Image box off (Figure 19). Type in your desired resolution (anything between 150 and 300 ppi). The photo is now 3.208 x 3.083 inches.
Figure 19. Changing resolution
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Enlarging If you want to make your digital photo into a poster size image, you can do it in the Image Size dialog box. However, just increasing the dimensions will make the image appear blurry and pixilated. To enlarge the image without losing the quality, follow these steps: 1. Open the digital image you wish to enlarge. 2. In the main menu, go to Image > Image Size. 3. In the Image Size dialog box, make sure the Resample Image box is checked off and choose Bicubic Smoother from the dropdown box (Figure 20).
Figure 20. Increasing the size by 10 percent
4. Change the Document Size measurements to Percent. Type in 110. This will increase the size of the image by 10 percent (Figure 20). 5. Continue enlarging by 10 percent untill you are satisfied with the size.
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Introduction to Photoshop Tools toolbox basics Marquee Tools*
Move Tool* Magic Wand Tool*
Lasso Tools* Crop Tool*
Slice Tools Healing Tools*
Drawing Tools* Stamp Tools
History Brush Tools
Eraser Tools*
Fill Tools* Advanced Drawing Tools Advanced Selection Tools Pen Tools
Text Tools* Shape Tools*
Color Picking and Measuring Tools* Hand Tool*
Zoom Tool*
Foreground Color Background Color
Screen Layout and Transport to Image Ready Tools
Tools with little black arrows in their bottom right corner indicate a tool group. Alternate tools can be selected by clicking and holding down the “top tool.” Items with * next to their name will be detailed in depth in the following pages.
The toolbox in detail Marquee Tools The Marquee tool selects a section of the document based on the shape of the chosen tool. Tip: Holding down the shift key and making a new marquee will add to a current selection. Holding down option will take away. (There will be a little + or - by the tool that will let you know if you have one of these choices selected)
Move Tool The Move tool moves items in the document, such as selections, layers, and guides.
Lasso Tools The Lasso tools allow you to select a section of the document either by freehand, polygonal, or magnetic selections. • •
The Lasso tool will close the selection will close automatically when the mouse is unclicked. The Polygonal Lasso tool and Magnetic Lasso tool need the ends of the selection to be joined for the section to become selected.
Tip:The same adding and subtracting methods discussed with the marquee tool work with the lasso tool.
Magic Wand Tool The Magic Wand tool selects areas of similar colors. Tip:The default setting will only select the same colors that are touching each other (contiguous). However, this can be changed with the options bar.
Crop Tool The Crop tool trims images. Tip: When using Crop, the area that will be removed will be in shadow.The area can be expanded or contracted by clicking and dragging on one of the 9 points of the box. Once an image has been cropped, the only way to retrieve the parts that were removed is to undo the crop.
The toolbox in detail Healing Tools The Healing tools fix up issues in the document such as blemishes and red eye. • •
The Spot Healing Brush removes blemishes and objects. The Red Eye tool removes the red reflection caused by a flash.
Note:The Healing Brush tool and The Patch tool are a little tricky to work with, so they won’t be covered in this handout.
Drawing Tools The Drawing tools let you draw in your document. • • •
The Brush tool paints brush strokes. The Pencil tool paints hard-edged strokes. The Color Replacement tool replaces a selected color with a new color.
Tip: If you want to draw in a very specifice place, with no spill-over, use the pencil instead of the brush.
Eraser Tools The Eraser tools erases pixels in the document. • • • •
The Eraser tool will restore parts of an image to a previously saved state or will display the background color. The Background Eraser tool will turn the erased areas into a transparency. The Magic Eraser tool will erase everything of the same color into a transparency.
Tip: Color selection for the Magic Eraser tool works the same as the Magic Wand tool.
Fill Tools The Fill tools fill color into areas of the document. • •
The Paint Bucket tool fills in areas of similar color with the foreground color. The Gradient Tool creates a smooth straight-line change from the foreground color to the background color.
Tip: Color selection for the Paint Bucket tool works the same as the Magic Wand tool.
The toolbox in detail Text Tools The Type tools add text to a document. • •
The type tools create type on top of an image. The type mask tools make a selection of the document in the shape of type.
Tip: Both types can be used to create text either horiontally or vertically.
Shape Tools The Shape tools draw shapes and lines in a normal layer or a shape layer. • • •
The Shape tools will create a solid color shape of their type. The Line tool will create a solid color line. The Custom Shape tool makes customized shapes selected from a custom shape list.
Tip: If you want to draw a rectangle or circle with a transparent center, it’s easlier touse the Custom Shape tool.
Color Picking and Measuring Tools The Color Picking and Measuring tools do not actually change the document in any way. • • •
The Eyedropper tool changes the foreground color to the color that is clicked on. The Color Sampler tool is an advanced tool. The Measure tool measures the distance, location, and angle between to points in the document.
Hand Tool The Hand tool moves an image within its window. Tip:This is very useful when the image is naturally larger than the window or zoomed in.
Zoom Tool The Zoom tool magnifies and reduces the view of an image. Tip:To zoom out instead of in hold down the option key.When this is done, the + will turn into a -.