PHOTOSHOP: instructions to help you Photoshop is a very complex program and not one that can be mastered overnight. Unless you use Photoshop for several hours every day, you’ll never be a Photoshop expert—but you don’t need to be an expert to successfully use Photoshop. There is an excellent on-line help system within Photoshop that you can use as you manipulate your images.
CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Uploading to Photoshop Greyscale Navigating the program Image Size Using History Saving As
INSTRUCTIONS 1. Upload to Photoshop and Open image in Photoshop a. save your image to your desktop in a folder called Photoshop Images b. open Photoshop – if it is not on the desktop, go to Finder/Applications/Adobe/PhotoshopCC:
c. and then click on:
d. go to File/Open:
e. open your image ready to work.
2. If you want ... change image to Greyscale a. go to Image/Mode/Greyscale
b. Click on Greyscale and your image will change. The program will ask if you want to discard colour, click yes
Under IMAGE in the dialogue box you will also find many of the tools you will need to tweak your images
1. ADJUSTMENTS e.g.
e.g. under HUE/ SATURATION you can adjust the colour and saturation of the colours
2. AUTO TONE, CONTRAST, COLOUR 3. IMAGE SIZE – see steps on page 8 below 4. CANVAS SIZE – to create mult-image pieces e.g. putting a series into one file
3. Navigating the Program The toolbox looks complicated but is rather simple to use once you’ve tried out each of the tools. Look closely at the toolbox; any tool with a small arrow in the bottom right corner has more choices available. When you click the tool and hold down, an additional selection of related tools will appear. Here’s a quick description of each of the tools labeled in the diagram below.
TOOLBOX - gives you access to all the tools in Photoshop.
EXAMPLES
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LAYERS In the screenshot below, there is only 1 (one) layer – the background
In the second example below, there are 2 (two) layers – one B&W the other colour.
It is possible to have multiple layers; 10, 20, 30+. For this reason, if you are working with more than 3 layers, name each one by double clicking on the box and type your given name rather than the Layer #. e.g.
SELECTING Often before you begin an action on your image, you need to SELECT the image or a specific LAYER.
4. Changing Image Size. (A4 size is approx. 21cm x 28 cm) Resolution should be 72 – 100 ppi a. go to Image/Image Size and click:
b. to set for A3 for landscape image: These measurements will remain proportionate if the chain link is clicked - essential if your image is not rectangular eg:
c. for A3 Portrait
5. Using History: allows you to ‘go back’ several steps. Using the Edit/Undo or Edit/Step Backward function will only take you back a few steps. a.
b.
6. Saving As: .Photoshop file or .tiff and jpg to your hard drive and USB Always save a good copy as a .tiff If your image has layers, save as .photoshop then flatten and save as .tiff Also save a copy as .jpg We keep multiple copies for different purposes. Take a screenshot for your Powerpoint (to keep the file small)
Under EDIT then TRANSFORM you can straighten walls to make them perpendicular or horizons horizontal etc. You might take a fabulous photograph with a crooked horizon line (I’ve mutilated a beautiful Tim Storrier painting to demonstrate here:
LINK to source You can bring it back to level with the DISTORT tool and toggle the edges. Remember to SELECT 1st
toggle
Can you think of other things you might like to do with PHOTOSHOP? Write your ideas below and we will see what we can do to answer your questions. REMEMBER, there’s always the HELP link and YOUTUBE tutorials.