Adobe Chotoshop CS

Short Tutorial

 

By Lomjom Co.,

 

System requirements

 

Pentium III – Pentium 4

Windows 2000 , Windows XP

Ram 192 Mb.

Hard disk space 280 Mb.

Graphic adaptor 16 Bit color

Resolution 1024*756

 

 

Basic menu

Title bar

display programes name and file names

 

Menu Bar

contain basic command for the programe

1.File command for files managing , store or opening files for use

2.Edit command for editing image
3. Image image modify command for resize or adjust the color
4. Layer the Layer of picture to making the effects
5. Select  selecting the specific area for editing the pictures
6. Filter for using effect for the picture and object
7. View veiwpoint of the picture and viewing size
8. Window  command for using extra windows and tools
9. Help helps of the programs

 

 

Palettes

the small windows to the right of the screen, different palettes do different task

Palettes help you monitor and modify images. By default, palettes appear stacked together in groups. You can display or hide palettes as you work.

To show or hide palettes:

Do one of the following:

To show or hide all open palettes, the options bar, and the toolbox, press Tab.

To show or hide all palettes, press Shift+Tab.

 

 

Tools box

All tools for using in create and modify the picture

 

Tools Box List

 

The marquee tools

make rectangular, elliptical, single row, and single column selections.

The move tool

moves selections, layers, and guides

The lasso tools

make freehand, polygonal (straight-edged), and magnetic * (snap-to) selections.

The magic wand tool

selects similarly colored areas

The crop tool

trims images.

The slice tool

creates slices.

The slice selection tool

selects slices.

The airbrush tool

paints soft-edged strokes.

The paintbrush tool

paints brush strokes.

The pencil tool

paints hard-edged strokes.

The healing tools

blending the area colour with the area

The colour replacement tool

remove red eyes

The patch tool

make a selection and copy it

The clone stamp tool

paints with a sample of an image.

The pattern stamp tool 

paints with part of an image as a pattern.

The history brush tool 

paints a copy of the selected state or snapshot into the current image window.

 

 

The art history brush tool 

paints with stylized strokes that simulate the look of different paint styles, using a selected state or snapshot.

The eraser tool

erases pixels and restores parts of an image to a previously saved state.

 

The background eraser tool 

erases areas to transparency by dragging.

The magic eraser tool

erases solid-colored areas to transparency with a single click.

The gradient tools

create straight-line, radial *, angle *, reflected *, and diamond *, blends between colors.

The paint bucket tool 

fills similarly colored areas with the foreground color.

The blur tool

blurs hard edges in an image.

The sharpen tool

sharpens soft edges in an image.

The smudge tool

smudges data in an image.

The dodge tool

lightens areas in an image.

The burn tool

darkens areas in an image.

The sponge tool

changes the color saturation of an area.

The path selection tools 

make shape or segment selections showing anchor points, direction lines, and direction points.

The type tool

creates type on an image.

The pen tools 

let you draw smooth-edged paths.

The custom shape tool 

makes customized shapes selected from a custom shape list.

The annotations tool 

makes notes and voice annotations that can be attached to an image.

The eyedropper tool

samples colors in an image.

The measure tool 

measures distances, locations, and angles.

The hand tool

moves an image within its window.

The zoom tool

magnifies and reduces the view of an image.

 

 

Creating new images

 

 

The New command lets you create a blank image.

To create a new image:

1 Do one of the following:

To base the image dimensions and resolution (Photoshop) on the Clipboard contents, choose File > New. If the Clipboard does not contain image data, the image dimensions and resolution are based on the last image you created.

(Photoshop) To base the image size on the default dimensions and resolution or the last entered settings, hold down Alt)when you choose File > New.

 

2 If desired, type a name for the image, and set the width and height.

(Photoshop) To match the width and height of the new image to that of any open image, choose a filename from the bottom section of the Windows menu.

3 (Photoshop) Set the resolution and mode.

4 Select an option for the contents of the background layer (Photoshop) or first layer (ImageReady) of the image:

White to fill the background or first layer with white, the default background color.

Background Color to fill the background or first layer with the current background color.

Transparent to make the first layer transparent, with no color values. The resulting document will have a single, transparent layer as its contents.

 

5 Click OK.

 

Opening and importing images

 

 

You can open and import images in various file formats. The available formats appear in the Open dialog box, the Open As dialog box (Windows), or the Import submenu

To open a file:

1 Choose File > Open.

2 Select the name of the file you want to open. If the file does not appear, select the option for showing all files from the Files of Type

Previews display faster if they are saved with the file. In Photoshop, select Always Save for Image Previews in the Saving Files preferences to always save a preview; select Ask When Saving to save previews on a file-per-file basis.

4 Click Open. In some cases, a dialog box appears, letting you set format-specific options

To open a recently used file:

Choose File > Open Recent, and select a file from the submenu.

To specify the number of files that are available in the Open Recent submenu, choose Edit > Preferences > Saving Files, and enter a number in the Recent File List Contains text box.

To specify the file format in which to open a file (Photoshop):

Do one of the following:

(Windows) Choose File > Open As, and select the file you want to open. Then choose the desired format from the Open As pop-up menu, and click Open.

 

If the file does not open, then the chosen format may not match the file's true format, or the file may be damaged.

 

 

Making pixel selections

 

 

You can select pixels in an image by dragging with the marquee tools or lasso tools, or by targeting color areas with the magic wand tool. In Photoshop, you can also use the Color Range command. Making a new selection replaces the existing one. Additionally, you can create selections that add to a selection, subtract from a selection, select an area intersected by other selections, or select the union of a new selection and the current selection.

Using the marquee tools

The marquee tools let you select rectangles, ellipses, and 1-pixel rows and columns. By default, a selection border is dragged from its corner.

To use the marquee tools:

1 Select a marquee tool:

Rectangle marquee () to make a rectangular selection.

Rounded rectangle marquee () to select a rounded rectangle such as a Web-page button (ImageReady).

Elliptical marquee () to make an elliptical selection.

Single row () or single column () marquee to define the border as a 1-pixel-wide row or column.

 

2 In the options bar, specify whether to add a new selection (), add to a selection(), subtract from a selection (), or select an area intersected by other selections ().

3 Specify a feathering setting in the options bar. Turn anti-aliasing on or off for the rounded rectangle or elliptical marquee.

4 For the rectangle, rounded rectangle, or elliptical marquee, choose a style in the options bar:

5 For aligning your selection to guides, a grid, slices, or document bounds, do one of the following to snap your selection:

6 Do one of the following to make a selection:

With the rectangle, rounded rectangle, or elliptical marquee, drag over the area you want to select. Hold down Shift as you drag to constrain the marquee to a square or circle. To drag a marquee from its center, hold down Alt  after you begin dragging.

With the single row or single column marquee, click near the area you want to select, and then drag the marquee to the exact location. If no marquee is visible, increase the magnification of your image view.

 

To reposition a rectangle, rounded rectangle, or elliptical marquee, first drag to create the border, keeping the mouse button depressed. Then hold down the spacebar and continue to drag. If you have finished drawing the border, drag from inside the selection.

Normal to determine marquee proportions by dragging.

Constrained Aspect Ratio to set a height-to-width ratio. Enter values (decimal values are valid) for the aspect ratio. For example, to draw a marquee twice as wide as it is high, enter 2 for the width and 1 for the height.

Fixed Size to specify set values for the marquee's height and width. Enter pixel values in whole numbers. Keep in mind that the number of pixels needed to create a 1-inch selection depends on the resolution of the image.

 

 

 Transforming and Retouching

 

Cropping images

Cropping is the process of selecting and removing a portion of an image to create focus or strengthen its composition. You can crop an image by either hiding or deleting. If the image only has a background layer, you can only delete.

Hiding conceals the cropped area outside of the rectangular selection. The cropped area is still in the image file and can be made visible by moving the layer with the move tool. You can use this feature when creating animations with elements that move from offscreen into the live image area.

 

Changing the size of the work canvas

 

 

The Canvas Size command lets you add or remove work space around an existing image. You can crop an image by decreasing the canvas area. Added canvas appears in the same color or transparency as the background.

To use the Canvas Size command:

1 Choose Image > Canvas Size.

2 Choose the units of measurement you want. The Columns option measures width in terms of the columns specified in the Rulers & Units preferences.

3 Enter the dimensions in the Width and Height boxes. A new file size appears.

4 For Anchor, click a square to indicate where to position the existing image on the new canvas.

5 Click OK.

 

 

 

Rotating and flipping entire images

 

 

The Rotate Canvas commands let you rotate or flip an entire image. The commands do not work on individual layers or parts of layers, paths, or selection borders.

To rotate or flip an entire image:

Choose Image > Rotate Canvas, and choose one of the following commands from the submenu:

ท 180° to rotate the image by a half-turn.

ท 90° CW to rotate the image clockwise by a quarter-turn.

ท 90° CCW to rotate the image counterclockwise by a quarter-turn.

ท Arbitrary to rotate the image by the angle you specify. If you choose this option, enter an angle between -359.99 and 359.99 in the angle text box, and then select CW or CCW to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. Click OK.

ท Flip Horizontal to flip the image horizontally, along the vertical axis.

ท Flip Vertical to flip the image vertically, along the horizontal axis.

 

 

Retouching with a sample of an image

 

 

The clone stamp and pattern stamp tools let you sample part of an image and then paint with the sample.

Using the clone stamp tool

 

 

The clone stamp tool takes a sample of an image, which you can then apply over another image or part of the same image. Each stroke of the tool paints on more of the sample. Cross hairs mark the original sampling point.

To use the clone stamp tool:

1 Select the clone stamp tool ().

2 Choose a brush size from the pop-up palette in the options bar. To learn more about using pop-up palettes,.

If a brush is too large to fit in the palette, it appears as a smaller brush with a number indicating the actual diameter in pixels.

3 Specify a blending mode and opacity.

4 Select Aligned to apply the entire sampled area once, regardless of how many times you stop and resume painting. This option is useful when you want to use different sized brushes to paint an image. You can also use the Aligned option to duplicate two halves of a single image and place them at different locations.

If Aligned is deselected, the sampled area is applied from the initial sampling point each time you stop and resume painting. Because the clone stamp tool samples the entire image, this option is useful for applying multiple copies of the same part of an image to different images.

5 Select Use All Layers to sample data from all visible layers. If this is deselected, the tool samples only from the active layer.

6 If you are using a pressure-sensitive drawing tablet, specify the effects of stylus pressure.

7 Position the pointer on the part of any open image you want to sample, and Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS). This sample point is the location from which the image is duplicated as you paint.

Note: If you are sampling from one image and applying to another, both images must be in the same color mode.

8 Drag to paint with the tool.

 

Using the pattern stamp tool

 

 

The pattern stamp tool lets you paint with a pattern. You can select a pattern from the pattern libraries or create your own patterns.

To use the pattern stamp tool:

1 Select the pattern stamp tool ().

2 Choose a brush size from the pop-up palette in the options bar. To learn more about using pop-up palettes.

If a brush is too large to fit in the palette, it appears as a smaller brush with a number indicating the actual diameter in pixels.

3 Specify a blending mode and opacity. 4 Choose a pattern from the pop-up palette in the options bar.

To load additional pattern libraries, select a library name from the pop-up palette menu or choose Load and navigate to the folder where the library is stored. To learn more about patterns and pattern libraries

5 Select Aligned to repeat the pattern as contiguous, uniform tiles. The pattern is aligned from one paint area to the next.

If Aligned is deselected, the pattern is centered on the pointer each time you stop and resume painting.

6 If you are using a pressure-sensitive drawing tablet, specify the effects of stylus pressure. 7 Drag to paint with the tool.

 

Using the smudge tool

 

 

The smudge tool simulates the actions of dragging a finger through wet paint. The tool picks up color where the stroke begins and pushes it in the direction you drag.

To use the smudge tool:

1 Select the smudge tool ().

2 Choose a brush size from the pop-up palette in the options bar. To learn more about using pop-up palettes.

If a brush is too large to fit in the palette, it appears as a smaller brush with a number indicating the actual diameter in pixels.

3 Specify a blending mode and pressure.

4 Select Use All Layers to smudge using color data from all visible layers. If this is deselected, the smudge tool uses colors from only the active layer.

5 Select Finger Painting to smudge using the foreground color at the beginning of each stroke. If this is deselected, the smudge tool uses the color under the pointer at the beginning of each stroke.

6 If you are using a pressure-sensitive drawing tablet, specify the effects of stylus pressure.

7 Drag in the image to smudge color.

Press Alt as you drag with the smudge tool to use the Finger Painting option.

 

 

About layers

Layers allow you to make changes to an image without altering your original image data.

Layer sets help you organize and manage contiguous layers. You can expand a layer set to display the layers it contains or collapse it to reduce clutter. You can also use layer sets to apply masks to groups of layers.

Layer sets function like layers; you can view, select, duplicate, move, or change the stacking order of layers in a set the same way you do layers. You can easily move layers into and out of layer sets, or create new layers within a layer set; however, you cannot nest layers, that is, create or move one layer set within another. Additionally, you cannot apply a layer effect to a layer set or use a layer set as the base for a clipping group.

You can use the Layers palette to create, hide, display, duplicate, merge, link, lock, and delete layers. The Layers palette lists all layers and layer sets in an image, starting with the topmost layer. A thumbnail of the layer's contents appears next to the layer name. The thumbnail is updated as you edit. You can make changes only to the active layer, and only one layer can be active at a time. When you move or transform the active layer, those changes also affect any layers linked to it. Additionally, you can fully or partially lock layers to protect their contents.

You can also use the Layers palette to apply layer masks and layer clipping paths to a layer. You can also apply layer styles to a layer and create adjustment layers or fill layers. You can use a clipping group to act as a mask for a group of layers or to specify a blending mode for a group of layers.

 

 

 

Adding layers

 

 

Newly added layers and layer sets appear above the selected layer in the Layers palette. You can add layers to an image in a variety of ways:

By creating new layers or converting selections into layers.

By converting a background to a layer or adding a background to an image.

By placing, dragging and dropping, or pasting selections or entire images into the image.

By creating type using the type tool

By using the shape or pen tools to create a new layer that contains a layer clipping path.

 

To add a new layer or layer set using default options:

Click the New Layer button () or New Layer Set button () at the bottom of the Layers palette. The layer defaults to Normal mode with 100% opacity and is named according to its order of creation. The layer set defaults to Pass Through mode.

To add a new layer or layer set and specify options:

1 Do one of the following:

Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the New Layer button or New Layer Set button at the bottom of the Layers palette.

Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the New Layer button or New Layer Set button at the bottom of the Layers palette to add a layer below the currently selected layer.

 

2 Name the layer, and select mode, opacity, and, in some cases, fill options. Then click OK.

You can also use the New Layer and New Layer Set commands in the Layer menu and the Layers palette menu to add layers.

To convert a selection into a new layer:

1 Make a selection.

2 Do one of the following:

Choose Layer > New > Layer Via Copy to copy the selection into a new layer.

Choose Layer > New > Layer Via Cut to cut the selection and paste it into a new layer.

 

The selection contents appear in the same position relative to the image boundaries.

To convert a background into a layer:

1 Do one of the following:

Choose Layer > Layer from Background.

Double-click Background in the Layers palette.

 

2 Enter a name, opacity, and mode for the layer.

3 Click OK.

To add a background to an image

1 Add a layer.

2 Choose Layer > New > Background from Layer to create a background layer from the selected layer.

You cannot change the stacking order of the background or apply a blending mode or opacity.

 

Using filters

 

 

To use a filter, choose the appropriate submenu command from the Filter menu. These guidelines can help you in choosing filters:

ท The last filter chosen appears at the top of the menu.

ท Filters are applied to the active, visible layer.

ท Filters cannot be applied to Bitmap-mode or indexed-color images.

ท Some filters only work on RGB images.

ท Some filters are processed entirely in RAM.

ท Gaussian Blur, Add Noise, Median, Unsharp Mask, High Pass, Dust & Scratches, and Gradient Map filters can be used with 16-bit-per-channel images.

 

Previewing and applying filters

 

 

Applying filters--especially to large images--can be time-consuming. Some filters let you preview the effect before applying it.

To save time when trying various filters, experiment on a small, representative part of your image.

To preview and apply a filter:

1 To apply a filter to an area of a layer, select that area. To apply a filter to the entire layer, leave the image unselected.

2 Choose a filter from the submenus in the Filter menu. If a filter name is followed by ellipses (...), a dialog box appears.

3 If a dialog box appears, enter values or select options.

To display the dialog box for the last filter you applied, press Ctrl+Alt+F (Windows) or Command+Option+F (Mac OS).

4 If the dialog box contains a preview window, use the following navigation methods to preview the effect:

ท Click in the image window to center a specific area of the image in the preview window.

 

Note: This does not work with all preview windows.

ท Drag in the preview window to center a specific area of the image in the window.

ท Use the + or - button under the preview window to zoom in or zoom out on the preview.

 

A flashing line beneath the preview size indicates that the preview is still being rendered.

5 If available, select the Preview option to preview the filter effect on the entire image.

6 Click OK to apply the filter.

A progress indicator in the status bar (Windows) or progress bar (Mac OS) lets you gauge the time remaining until the filter is applied.

 

Choosing a filter effect

 

 

The built-in filters are grouped into 14 submenus. In addition, any third-party filters installed appear at the bottom of the Filter menu.

Artistic filters Achieve a painterly or special effect for a fine arts or commercial project. For example, use the Cutout filter for collages or type treatment. These filters replicate natural or traditional media effects. (For more information about Artistic filters

Blur filters Soften a selection or an image. Blur filters are useful for retouching. They smooth transitions by averaging the pixels next to the hard edges of defined lines and shaded areas in an image

Note: To apply a Blur filter to the edges of a layer, be sure to deselect the Preserve Transparency option in the Layers palette.

Brush Stroke filters Like the Artistic filters, the Brush Stroke filters give a painterly or fine-arts look using different brush and ink stroke effects. Some of the filters add grain, paint, noise, edge detail, or texture to an image for a pointillist effect.

Distort filters Geometrically distort an image, creating 3D or other reshaping effects. Note that these filters can be very memory intensive

Noise filters (Photoshop) Add or remove noise, or pixels with randomly distributed color levels. This helps to blend a selection into the surrounding pixels. Noise filters can create unusual textures or remove problem areas, such as dust and scratches, from an image. The Add Noise filter can be used to reduce banding in feathered selections or graduated fills or to give a more realistic look to heavily retouched areas.

Pixelate filters Sharply define a selection by clumping pixels of similar color values in cells.

Render filters Create 3D shapes, cloud patterns, refraction patterns, and simulated light reflections in an image. You can also manipulate objects in 3D space, create 3D objects (cubes, spheres, and cylinders), and create texture fills from grayscale files to produce 3D-like effects for lighting

When using the Clouds filter, generate a more stark cloud pattern by holding down Alt 

Sharpen filters Focus blurry images by increasing the contrast of adjacent pixels. They include the Sharpen Edges (Photoshop) and Unsharp Mask filters, which find and sharpen areas where significant color changes occur (such as the edges). The Unsharp Mask filter is commonly used for high-end color correction.

Sketch filters Add texture to images, often for a 3D effect. The filters also are useful for creating a fine-arts or hand-drawn look. Many of the Sketch filters use the foreground and background color as they redraw the image.

For a truer effect, change the foreground color to one of the common Conté Crayon colors (black, sepia, sanguine) before applying the filter.

Stylize filters Produce a painted or impressionistic effect on a selection by displacing pixels and by finding and heightening contrast in an image. After using filters such as Find Edges and Trace Contour (Photoshop) that highlight edges, you can apply the Invert command to outline the edges of a color image with colored lines or to outline the edges of a grayscale image with white lines

Texture filters Give images the appearance of depth or substance, or add an organic look.

Other filters Let you create your own filters, use filters to modify masks, offset a selection within an image, and make quick color adjustments

Digimarc filters Embed a digital watermark into an image to store copyright information

 

 

 About printing

 

 

Whether you are providing an image to an outside service bureau or just sending a quick proof to a desktop printer, knowing a few basics about printing will make the print job go more smoothly and help ensure that the finished image appears as intended.

Types of printing When you print a file, the Adobe Photoshop application sends your image to a printing device, either to be printed directly onto paper or to be converted to a positive or negative image on film. In the latter case, the film can be used to create a master plate for printing by a mechanical press.

Types of images The simplest types of images, such as line art, use only one color in one level of gray. A more complex image, such as a photograph, has color tones that vary within the image. This type of image is known as a continuous-tone image.

Halftoning To create the illusion of continuous tones when printed, images are broken down into a series of dots. This process is called halftoning. Varying the sizes of the dots in a halftone screen creates the optical illusion of variations of gray or continuous color in the image.

Color separation Artwork that will be commercially reproduced and that contains more than a single color must be printed on separate master plates, one for each color. This process is called color separation. In Photoshop, you can adjust how the various plates are generated and create traps.

Quality of detail The detail in a printed image results from a combination of resolution and screen frequency. The higher an output device's resolution, the finer (higher) a screen ruling you can use.

 

Printing images

 

 

To print any type of image, you first select general printing options and then specify settings for a particular image type. You can preview how the image and selected options will appear on the printed page and adjust the position and scale of the image.

Photoshop provides three printing-related dialog boxes: Print Options, Page Setup, and Print. Some printing options may appear in multiple dialog boxes depending on your printer, print drivers, and operating system. For example, you may be able to access output options in both the Print Options and Page Setup dialog boxes.

Note: You cannot print images directly from ImageReady. If you have an image open in ImageReady and need to print it, use the Jump To command to open the image in Photoshop. Keep in mind that ImageReady images open at screen resolution (72 ppi); this resolution may not be high enough to produce a high-quality print.

To print an image with its current print options:

Do one of the following:

ท Choose File > Print, and click Print or OK.

ท Hold down Alt and choose File > Print One.

 

Note: By default, Adobe Photoshop prints a composite of all visible layers and channels. To print an individual layer or channel, make it the only visible layer or channel before choosing the Print command.

To select print options:

1 Choose File > Page Setup, and select an installed printer from the pop-up list at the top of the dialog box. (You can also select an installed printer in the Print dialog box.)

2 Select a paper size and orientation in the Page Attributes section of the Page Setup dialog box.

3 Choose File > Print Options to do the following:

ท Adjust the position and scale of the image in relation to the selected paper size and orientation.

ท Set output options.

ท Select halftone screen attributes.

ท Set other printing options.

ท Set color management options.

 

4 Click OK to save the print options for the image, or click Print to print the image. Hold down Alt and click Print One to print the image without displaying the Print dialog box.

To preview the current image position and options:

Position the pointer over the file information box (at the bottom of the application window in Windows or the document window in Mac OS) and hold down the mouse button.