Adobe Photoshop 7'0 Design Professional

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Chapter Lessons
OVERVIEW

• Make a selection using shapes
• Modify a marquee
• Select using color and modify a selection
• Add a vignette effect to a selection

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Combining Images
INTRODUCTION

• Most Photoshop images are created using
  compositing
• Combining images from different sources

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Sources for Images
INTRODUCTION

• Other Photoshop images
• Royalty-free images
• Pictures from digital cameras
• Scanned artwork
• Original artwork created in other programs

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Understanding Selection Tools
INTRODUCTION

• Selection tools are used to select images in
  order to modify them
• Two common selection methods are available
• Using a tool
• Using color

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Choosing a Selection Tool
INTRODUCTION

• Examine images to evaluate selection options
• Learn how to identify useable edges to isolate
  imagery
• Learn how to spot colors that can be used to
  isolate a specific object

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Make a Selection Using Shapes Selecting by
Shape
LESSON 1

• Use Freeform tools to select irregular shapes
• Click the tool on the Tools palette, then drag
  the pointer around the object
• Use Fixed-Area tools to select objects that are
  rectangular or elliptical

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Selection Tools Available
LESSON 1
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Understanding Marquees
LESSON 1

• A selected shaped is enclosed by a marquee

Elliptical Marquee
Marquee surrounding an irregular shape
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Fastening Points
LESSON 1

• An anchor within the marquee
• Created each time the Selection tool is clicked
• Visible when Polygonal or Magnetic Lasso tools
  are used to select an object

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Working with Selections
LESSON 1

• Move a selection
• Copy a selection
• Transform a selection
• Make adjustments to a selection
• To deselect an image, click Select on the menu
  bar, then click Deselect

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Placing a Selection
LESSON 1

• Copy or cut a selection, then paste it to a
  different location or to a different image
• Use the Move Tool to drag a selection to a new
  location

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Selection Tasks
LESSON 1
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Using Guides
LESSON 1

• Non-printable horizontal and vertical lines
• Used to help position a selection
• To create a guide
• Position the pointer on either ruler
• Click and drag the guide into position

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Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool
LESSON 1

• Use the Magnetic Lasso Tool to select an
  irregular shape
• Click the tool on the edge of the shape to create
  a fastening point
• Drag the pointer around the shape
• Click directly over the initial fastening point
  to close the shape

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Magnetic Lasso Tool Settings
LESSON 1
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Tips for Making Selections
LESSON 1

• Move the mouse slowly
• Keep your hand steady
• Make sure your mouse is functioning properly

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Modify a Marquee Changing the Size of a
Marquee
LESSON 2

• Use selection buttons from the options bar to
• Add to and subtract from a marquee
• Intersect with a selection

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Expanding a Marquee
LESSON 2
Marquee surrounds rectangle
Selection expanded to include three shapes
Marquee expanded by 5 pixels
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Using the Quick Selection Tool
LESSON 2

• Paint to select an object
• Uses a resizable brush
• Add and subtract from selection

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Marquee Modifications
LESSON 2

• Expand a marquee
• Contract a marquee
• Smooth out the edges of a marquee
• Enlarge a marquee and add a border

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Select Using Color and Modify a Selection
Selection Options
LESSON 3

• Use the Color Range command on the Select menu
• OR
• Use the Magic Wand Tool on the Tools palette

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Using the Color Range Command
LESSON 3

• Select the Color Range command to open the Color
  Range dialog box
• Identify which colors to use to make a selection
• Exclude colors, if necessary
• Click Select on the menu bar, then click Color
  Range to open the Color Range dialog box

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Magic Wand Tool Options
LESSON 3

• Four selection buttons
• Tolerance setting used to specify whether similar
  pixels will be selected
• Anti-aliased check box used to soften the
  appearance of the selection

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More Magic Wand Tool Options
LESSON 3

• Contiguous check box used to select pixels that
  are next to one another
• Use All Layers check box used to select pixels
  from all layers

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Selection Tips
LESSON 3

• Identify the shape to select
• Assess the qualities of the object
• Decide which method to use color or magic wand
• Color object includes common colors
• Magic wand object includes identifiable edges
  and a definable shape

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Transforming a Selection
LESSON 3

• You transform a selection by changing its size
  and other qualities
• Click Edit on the menu bar, point to Transform
  then select one of the Transform commands

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Flipping a Selection
LESSON 3

• Transform a selection by flipping it (changing
  its direction)
• Click Edit on the menu bar
• Point to Transform, then click Flip Horizontal

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Healing Brush Tool
LESSON 3

• Use the Healing Brush Tool on the Tools palette
  to fix imperfections in an image
• Example of imperfections
• Dirt and scratches in a picture
• Wrinkles on a face

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Add a Vignette Effect to a Selection Defining
Vignettes
LESSON 4

• A picture or portrait whose border fades into the
  surrounding color at its edges

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Uses for Vignettes
LESSON 4

• Give an image an old-world appearance
• Tone down an overwhelming background

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Vignette Characteristics
LESSON 4

• A vignette effect uses feathering to fade a
  marquee shape
• The feather setting blurs the area between the
  selection and the surrounding pixels

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Vignette Example
LESSON 4
Before Vignette applied to Background
After Vignette applied to Background
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Creating a Vignette
LESSON 4

• Use a marquee or lasso tool to create a marquee
  in an image layer
• Modify the feather setting to increase the blur
  effect
• Add the vignette effect to the layer
• Click Layer on the menu bar
• Point to Add Layer Mask
• Click Reveal Selection

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Chapter 3 Tasks
SUMMARY

• Understand selection tools
• Use Fixed-Form Freeform selection tools
• Modify selections
• Modify a marquee
• Use the Color Range command and the Magic Wand
  Tool
• Use the Healing Brush Tool
• Add a vignette to a selection