1. Adobe
Photoshop
Basics
Instructor:
Hanh Tran
Arlington Public Schools
Adult Education Program

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Welcome Back
 Hope everyone had a great weekend!
 Adobe Photoshop Basics
 Jan. 15th – Feb. 5th 2013
 Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:30 PM
 Syphax Education Center, Room 115
 My email: hanhtee@gmail.com
 Feel free to email me with any questions

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Previous Sessions
 Photoshop Workspace, Tools, Layers, etc.
 Making Selections
 Using Shapes
 Using Colors
 Modifying & Transforming
 Vignette Effect
 Fixing Imperfections
 Healing Brush
 Clone Stamp
 Eyedropper & Brush Combo
 Class Exercises

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Session 3 Objectives
 Working with Colors
 Changing Colors
 Blending Colors
 Grayscale
 Hue & Saturation
 Brightness & Contrast
 Color Balance
 Curves
 Layer Styles
 Filter Gallery
 Liquifying an Image
 Class Exercises

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Working with Colors

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Changing Colors
 Change foreground color:
 Color Picker
 Colors Panel
 Swatches Panel
 Eyedropper Tool
 Change background color:
 Color Picker
 Switch foreground & background colors

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Changing Colors

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Blending Colors
 Gradient Tool: used to blend colors
 Pick from presets
 Customize gradients
 Add color/opacity stops
 Gradient Map
1. Image
 Adjustments
 Gradient Map

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Grayscale Images
 Convert a color to a grayscale image
1. Image  Mode  Grayscale
2. -or- Image  Adjustments  Desaturate
 Tint a grayscale image to give color
1. Image  Mode  RGB Color
2. Image  Adjustments  Hue/Saturation
3. Check “Colorize” checkbox
4. Drag sliders

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Grayscale Images

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Hue & Saturation
 Hue: color transmitted/reflected
 Identified by the color name (i.e. blue)
 Saturation: chroma, strength of the color
 Represents the amount of gray in
proportion to the hue

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Brightness & Contrast
 Brightness:lightness/darkness of the color
 Contrast: difference in luminance & color
1. Image  Adjustments  Brightness/Contrast
2. Drag sliders

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Color Balance
1. Image  Adjustments  Color Balance
2. Drag sliders

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Curves
 Powerful& flexible
transformations
 More advanced
 More complex
1. Image
 Adjustments
 Curves

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Layer Styles
1. Right-click layer
 Blending Options
 Check style
 Set options
If grayed out, convert Background to normal layer first:
1. Right-click Background  Layer From Background

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Layer Styles
 Drop Shadow
 Inner Shadow
 Outer Glow
 Inner Glow
 Bevel & Emboss
 Satin
 Color Overlay
 Gradient Overlay
 Pattern Overlay
 Stroke

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Filter Gallery
 Filters are used to give dramatic effects
1. Filter  Filter Gallery  Choose & Preview
2. -or- Filter  Choose category  Choose filter

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Liquifying an Image
1. Filter  Liquify
2. Set options (i.e. brush size)
3. Click and drag on image preview
4. OK to save, or Restore All to revert to original

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Class Exercises
 Work with Colors
 Changing & Blending
 Grayscale
 Hue & Saturation
 Brightness & Contrast
 Color Balance
 Curves
 Work with Layer Styles
 Work with the Filter Gallery
 Liquify an Image

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End of Session 3
 See you next week!

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References
 Elizabeth Eisner Reding. (2011) Adobe Photoshop CS5, Delmar
Cengage Learning.
 Sherry Bishop, Jim Shuman & Elizabeth Eisner Reding. (2010) The
Web Collection Revealed Premium Edition: Adobe
Dreamweaver CS5, Flash CS5 and Photoshop CS5, Delmar
Cengage Learning.