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I Photoshop Bewerkingen 1

1 101 PHOTOSHOP tips you have to know 2

1.1 QuickPHOTOSHOP Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.2 Tips 16-25: Essential PHOTOSHOP shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1.3 Adobe Camera RAW and Bridge Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.4 Tips for using Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

1.5 Quick brush effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

2 Add A Realistic Rainbow To A Photo With PHOTOSHOP 29

2.1 Step 1: Add A New Blank LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

2.2 Step 2: Select The Rainbow Gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

2.3 Step 3: Select Radial Gradient From The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

2.4 Step 4: Drag Out A Rainbow With The Gradient Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

2.5 Step 5: Change The Blend Mode Of The Rainbow LAYE R To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

2.6 Step 6: Apply The Gaussian Blur FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

2.7 Step 7: Add A LAYE R MAS K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

2.8 Step 8: Choose The Black To White Gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392.9 Step 9: Choose Linear Gradient From The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

2.10 Step 10: Drag A Black To White Gradient On The LAYE R MAS K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

2.11 Step 11: Duplicate The Rainbow LAYE R To Increase Its Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

2.12 Step 12: Group The Two Rainbow LAYE RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

2.13 Step 13: Add A New Blank LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

2.14 Step 14: Re-Select The Rainbow Gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

2.15 Step 15: Flip The Order Of The Colors In The Gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

2.16 Step 16: Drag Out Another Rainbow Gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

2.17 Step 17: Change The Blend Mode To Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

2.18 Step 18: Apply The Gaussian Blur FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

2.19 Step 19: Copy The LAYE R MAS KOnto The Second Rainbow LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

2.20 Step 20: Move The Second Rainbow Into Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

2.21 Step 21: Lower The Opacity Of The Second Rainbow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

3 Add Colour Tones To Greyscale 61

4 AnEasy Way To Find NeutralGray In An Image With PHOTOSHOP 67

4.1 Step 1: Add A New LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

4.2 Step 2: Fill The New LAYE R With 50% Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

4.3 Step 3: Change The New LAYE Rs Blend Mode To Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

4.4 Step 4: Add A Theshold Adjustment LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

4.5 Step 5: Click On The Black Area With The Color Sampler Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

4.6 Step 6: Delete The 50% Gray and Theshold LAYE RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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4.7 Step 7: Add A Levels Or Curves Adjustment LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

4.8 Step 8: Select The Set Gray Point Eyedropper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

4.9 Step 9: Click With The Eyedropper On The Marker In The Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

4.10 Step 10: Remove The Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

5 Blend Photos Like A Hollywood Movie Poster - PHOTOSHOP Tutorial 80

5.1 Step 1: Drag One Image Into The Document WINDOWOf The Other Image . . . . . . . . . 825.2 Step 2: Resize And/Or Reposition The Images As Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85


5.4 Step 4: Drag Out A Black to White Gradient On The Mask To Blend The Two . . . . . . . . . 90

5.5 Step 5: Merge Both LAYE RS Onto A New LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

5.6 Step 6: Desaturate The LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

5.7 Step 7: Add NOISE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

5.8 Step 8: Add A Solid Color Adjustment LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

5.9 Step 9: Set The LAYE R Blend Mode To Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

6 Blend Photos With Apply Image In PHOTOSHOP 100

6.1 Step 1: Open The Images You Want To Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

6.2 Step 2: Select The Photo You Want To Use As Your . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

6.3 Step 3: Duplicate The BAC KGR OU ND LAYE R Of The Target Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

6.4 Step 4: Open The Apply Image Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

7 Colorizing A Photo With Multiple Colors - PHOTOSHOP Tutorial 115

7.1 Step 1: Add A New VERTICAL Guide Set To 25% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

7.2 Step 2: Add A Second VERTICAL Guide Set To 50% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

7.3 Step 3: Add A Third VERTICAL Guide Set To 75% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

7.4 Step 4: Make Sure Snap To Guides Is Turned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

7.5 Step 5: Select The Rectangular Marquee Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

7.6 Step 6: Drag A Selection Around The First Section On The Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

7.7 Step 7: Add A Hue/Saturation Adjustment LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

7.8 Step 8: Select The Colorize Option In The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

7.9 Step 9: Choose A Color With The Hue Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1247.10 Step 10: Change The Blend Mode Of The Adjustment LAYE R To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

7.11 Step 11: Drag A Selection Around The Second Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

7.12 Step 12: Add A Hue/Saturation Adjustment LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

7.13 Step 13: Click The Colorize Option And Choose A Second Color With The . . . . . . . . . . 128

7.14 Step 14: Change The Blend Mode Of The Adjustment LAYE R To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

7.15 Step 15: Repeat Steps 11-14 For The Remaining Two Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

7.16 Step 16: Clear The Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

7.17 Step 17: Add A Stroke To One Of The Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

7.18 Step 18: Copy The Stroke LAYE R Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

7.19 Step 19: Select The Other Three Hue/Saturation Adjustment LAYE RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

7.20 Step 20: Paste The Stroke Onto The Adjustment LAYE RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

7.21 Step 21: Add Another Hue/Saturation Adjustment LAYE R Above All The . . . . . . . . . . . 137

7.22 Step 22: Drag The Hue Slider To Change All Four Colors At Once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

8 Colorizing Images With Gradients In PHOTOSHOP 144

8.1 Step 1: Create A Custom BLACK AND WHITE Version Of The Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

8.2 Step 2: Add A Gradient Map Adjustment LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

8.3 Step 3: Create A Custom Gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

8.4 Step 4: Change The Blend Mode Or Lower The Opacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

9 Create A Portrait Studio BAC KGR OU ND - PHOTOSHOP Tutorial 159

9.1 Step 1: Create A NewPHOTOSHOP Document Set To 72 Pixels/Inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

9.2 Step 2: Fill The New Document With Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

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9.3 Step 3: Create A New Blank LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

9.4 Step 4: Apply The CLOUDS F ILTER To The New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

9.5 Step 5: Lower The Opacity Of The CLOUDS LAYE R To 40% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

9.6 Step 6: Merge The LAYE RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

9.7 Step 7: Apply The Spatter Brush FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

9.8 Step 8: Fade The FILTER Effects Opacity To 50% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

9.9 Step 9: Apply The Sprayed Stokes FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

9.10 Step 10: Fade The FILTER Effects Opacity To 50% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

9.11 Step 11: Increase The Image Resolution To 300 Pixels/Inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

9.12 Step 12: Add A Hue/Saturation Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

9.13 Step 13: Save The PHOTOSHOP Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

9.14 Step 14: Drag The Person From Their Original Photo Into The BAC KGR OU ND . . . . . . . . 1 7 3

10 Creative FOCUS with LENS Blur In PHOTOSHOP 178

10.1 Step 1: Duplicate The BAC KGR OU ND LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

10.2 Step 2: Add A New Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

10.3 Step 3: Select The Brush Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

10.4 Step 4: Lower The Opacity Of The Brush To 50% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

10.5 Step 5: Turn The RGB Channel On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18210.6 Step 6: Paint With White On The Alpha Channel To Control The Blurring . . . . . . . . . . 184

10.7 Step 7: Select The RGB Channel And Then Switch Back To The LAYE RS . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

10.8 Step 8: Apply The LENS Blur FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

11 Dramatic Sky 192

12 Dual View Photo Editing In PHOTOSHOP 199

13 Elegant SEPIATutorial 207

14 Gallery Style Photo Frame Layout - PHOTOSHOP Tutorial 211

14.1 Step 1: Create A New Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

14.2 Step 2: Fill The New Document With Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21314.3 Step 3: Add A New Blank LAYE R And Name It Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

14.4 Step 4: Drag A Selection Around The Main Photo Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

14.5 Step 5: Fill The Selection With Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

14.6 Step 6: Align The Photo Area HORIZONTALLYWith The Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

14.7 Step 7: Add A Thin White Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

14.8 Step 8: Make A Copy Of The Photo Area LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

14.9 Step 9: Rename The LAYE R And Drag It Between The Original Two LAYE RS . . . . . . . . . . 221

14.10Step 10: Lower The Fill Of The Border LAYE R To 0% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

14.11Step 11: Use Free Transform To Add Space Around The Photo Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

14.12Step 12: Increase The Thickness Of The Outer Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

14.13Step 13: Open The Photo You Want To Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

14.14Step 14: Select And Copy The Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

14.15Step 15: Select The Photo Area LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22614.16Step 16: Paste The Photo Into The Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

14.17Step 17: Create A Clipping Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

14.18Step 18: Resize And Reposition The Photo With Free Transform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

14.19Step 19: Add Your Text Below The Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 30

14.20Step 20: Align The Text HORIZONTALLYIf Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

15 How To Blend Textures With Photos In PHOTOSHOP 234

15.1 Step 1: Select And Copy The Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

15.2 Step 2: Paste The Texture Into The Photos Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

15.3 Step 3: Resize The Texture If Needed With Free Transform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

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15.4 Step 4: Select The Move Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

15.5 Step 5: Cycle Through The LAYE R Blend Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

15.6 Step 6: Desaturate The Color From The Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

15.7 Step 7: Try Inverting The Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

15.8 Step 8: Lower The Textures Opacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

16 Interweaving Photo Strips - PHOTOSHOP Tutorial 25516.1 Step 1: CRO P The Image Into A Square . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

16.2 Step 2: Duplicate The BAC KGR OU ND LAYE R Twice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

16.3 Step 3: Fill The BAC KGR OU ND LAYE R With Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

16.4 Step 4: Turn The Top LAYE R Off For Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 60

16.5 Step 5: Turn On PHOTOSHOPs Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

16.6 Step 6: Drag Out A Series Of HORIZONTAL Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261


16.8 Step 8: Turn The VERTICAL Strips LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

16.9 Step 9: Drag Out A Series Of VERTICAL Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

16.10Step 10: Add A LAYE R MAS K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

16.11Step 11: Select All The Strip Intersection Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

16.12Step 12: Save The Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27216.13Step 13: Deselect Every Other Square Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

16.14Step 14: Copy The Selection To A New LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273


16.16Step 16: Reload The Saved Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

16.17Step 17: Deselect The Opposite Square Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

16.18Step 18: Copy The Selection To A New LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276


16.20Step 20: Add An Outer Glow LAYE R Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 77

16.21Step 21: Copy And Paste The LAYE R Style Onto LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

17 Matching Colors Of Objects Between Photos - PHOTOSHOP Tutorial 281

17.1 Step 1: Duplicate The BAC KGR OU ND LAYE R In The Original Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

17.2 Step 2: Select The Object That Needs A Color Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28417.3 Step 3: Select A Large Area Inside The Object In The Second Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

17.4 Step 4: Switch Back To The Original Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

17.5 Step 5: Open The Match Color Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

17.6 Step 6: Select Your Second Image As The Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

17.7 Step 7: Tell PHOTOSHOP To Use The Selections Youve Made In The Images . . . . . . . . . 2 8 8

17.8 Step 8: Add A Levels Adjustment LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 90

17.9 Step 9: Drag The BLACK AND WHITE Point Sliders In Towards The Center . . . . . . . . . . . 291

17.10Step 10: Change The Levels Adjustment LAYE Rs Blend Mode To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

17.11Step 11: Deselect Your Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

18 How To SHARPEN An Image 295

18.1 Technique one: HIG H PAS S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

18.2 Saturation and sharpening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

18.3 Technique two: UNSHARP MASK/Smart SHARPEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

19 Tilt-Shift PhotographyPHOTOSHOP Tutorial 304

19.1 Step 1: Photo Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 04

19.2 Step 2. Enter Quick Mask Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

19.3 Step 3. Choose Gradient Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

19.4 Step 4. Draw A Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

19.5 Step 5. View Mask Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 06

19.6 Step 6. Return To Standard Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

19.7 Step 7. Open LENS Blur Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

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19.8 Step 8. Review Effect And Tweak Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

19.9 Step 9. Exit LENS Blur Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

19.10Step 10. Remove Selection Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

19.11Step 11. Open Hue/Saturation Adjustment Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

19.12Step 12. Boost Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 09

19.13Step 13. Open Curves Adjustment Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

19.14Step 14. Adjust Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 10

19.15Step 15. Finished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

20 Giving A Photo Rounded Corners In PHOTOSHOP 312


20.2 Step 2: Add A Vector Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

20.3 Step 3: Select The Rounded Rectangle Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

20.4 Step 4: Select The Vector Mask Thumbnail In The LAYE RS Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

20.5 Step 5: Drag Out The Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

20.6 Step 6: Add A White Stroke To Create A Photo Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

21 How To Straighten Crooked Photos 323

21.1 Step 1: Select The Measure Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

21.2 Step 2: Click And Drag Along Something That Should Be Straight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

21.3 Step 3: Choose The Rotate Canvas - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

21.4 Step 4: Click OK To Rotate And Straighten The Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

21.5 Step 5: CRO P The Image With The CRO P Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

22 Recreate the super-saturated look of Fuji Velvia in PHOTOSHOP 330

22.1 Step 1: RAW settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

22.2 Step 2: Adjust hue and saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

22.3 Step 3: Reduce NOISE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

22.4 Step 4: SHARPEN up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

22.5 In camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

23 Replace boring skies with PHOTOSHOP selection tools 33423.1 Step 1: Start selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

23.2 Step 2: Modify your selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

23.3 Step 3: Make a mask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

23.4 Step 4: Sample sky colour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

23.5 Step 5: Draw a sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

23.6 Step 6: Reveal delicate details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

23.7 Top PHOTOSHOP tip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

24 Snowflakes Photo Border In PHOTOSHOP 339

24.1 Step 1: Create A NewPHOTOSHOP Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

24.2 Step 2: Select The Custom Shape Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

24.3 Step 3: Load The Nature Shape Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

24.4 Step 4: Select One Of The Snowflake Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34224.5 Step 5: Select The Fill Pixels Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

24.6 Step 6: Drag Out A Snowflake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

24.7 Step 7: Create A Brush From The Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 43

24.8 Step 8: Open Your Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 44

24.9 Step 9: Add A New Blank LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

24.10Step 10: Fill The New LAYE R With White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 45

24.11Step 11: Select The Area Where The Photo Will Appear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

24.12Step 12: Delete The Area Inside The Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

24.13Step 13: Expand The Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

24.14Step 14: Apply The Gaussian Blur FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

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24.15Step 15: Select The Brush Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

24.16Step 16: Select The Snowflake Brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

24.17Step 17: Set The Brush Dynamics Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

24.18Step 18: Convert The Selection Outline Into A Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

24.19Step 19: Set The Foreground Color To White And Lower The Brush Size . . . . . . . . . . . 355

24.20Step 20: Stroke The Path With The Snowflake Brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

25 Tearing A Photo To Reveal Another - PHOTOSHOP Tutorial 360

25.1 Step 1: CRO P The Main Photo Around The Persons Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

25.2 Step 2: Duplicate The BAC KGR OU ND LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

25.3 Step 3: Add More Canvas Space And Fill It With Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

25.4 Step 4: Fill The Entire BAC KGR OU ND LAYE R With Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

25.5 Step 5: Add A LAYE R MAS KOn LAYE R 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 68

25.6 Step 6: Paint With Black On The Mask To Blend The Edges Of The Image In . . . . . . . . . 3 6 9

25.7 Step 7: Colorize The Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

25.8 Step 8: Add Some Dramatic LIGHTING With A Curves Adjustment LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . 373

25.9 Step 9: Select The Area To Tear Out Of The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

25.10Step 10: Select The LAYE R MAS KOn LAYE R 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

25.11Step 11: Apply The Spatter FILTER To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38025.12Step 12: Drag The Second Image Into The Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

25.13Step 13: Resize And Reposition The Image With The Free Transform Command . . . . . . 384

25.14Step 14: Desaturate The Second Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

25.15Step 15: Add A LAYE R MAS KTo The Second Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

25.16Step 16: Paint With Black Around The Edges Of The Second Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

25.17Step 17: Add Some NOISE To The Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 89

25.18Step 18: Add Another New LAYE R And Set Its Blend Mode To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

26 Placing An Image Inside Of Another In PHOTOSHOP 396

26.1 Step 1: Select The Area You Want To Paste The Second Image Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

26.2 Step 2: Copy The Second Image To The Clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399

26.3 Step 3: Paste The Second Image Into The Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399

26.4 Step 4: Resize The Second Image With Free Transform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40126.5 Step 5: Add An Inner SHADOWLAYE R Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

27 Placing An Image Inside Of Another In PHOTOSHOP 404

27.1 Step 1: Select The Area You Want To Paste The Second Image Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405

27.2 Step 2: Copy The Second Image To The Clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

27.3 Step 3: Paste The Second Image Into The Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

27.4 Step 4: Resize The Second Image With Free Transform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408

27.5 Step 5: Add An Inner SHADOWLAYE R Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410

28 Wedding Couple in Wine Glass 412

28.1 Step 1: Drag A Selection Around The Couple With The Elliptical Marquee Tool . . . . . . . 4 1 4

28.2 Step 2: Feather The Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

28.3 Step 3: Drag The Selection Into The Wine Glass Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

28.4 Step 4: Resize and Reposition The Wedding Couple With PHOTOSHOPs Free Transform

Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417

28.5 Step 5: Add A LAYE R MAS KTo The Wedding Couple LAYE R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418

28.6 Step 6: Paint With Black Around The Edges Of The Wedding Couple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419

28.7 Step 7: Use The Blend If Sliders To Bring Back Some Glass Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . 421

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1101 PHOTOSHOP tips you have to know

Are your photo editing skills a little on the slow side? Could your PHOTOSHOP knowledge be better? If

so, youre in the right place. Below weve culled from experts 101 of the best PHOTOSHOP tips and tricks

you need to streamline your photo editing skills and start working faster and smarter.

Weve broken our list down into categories of Quick tips, Adobe Camera R AW and Bridge tips, Tips for

using LAYE RS , Tips for usingPHOTOSHOPs many tools and, finally, Tips for using Brushes. We hope our

round-up of cunning techniques, shortcuts and cool effects gives you the help you need, andif you have

a suggestion for something we missed.. . let us know!

1.1 QuickPHOTOSHOP Tips

1.1.1 Combine images with text

Theres a really easy way to overlay an image on top of text. Drop an image LAYE R over a type LAYE R

then hold down Alt and click the line between the two L AYE RS in the LAYE RS Panel to clip the image to

the text.

1.1.2 Rotating patterns

You can make amazing kaleidoscopic patterns with the help of a keyboard shortcut. Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T

lets you duplicate a LAYE R and repeat a transformation in one go. To demonstrate, weve made a narrow

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glowing shape by squeezing a LENS flare effect, but you can useany shape, image or effect you like. First,

make an initial rotation by pressing Cmd/Ctrl+T and turning slightly, then hit Enter to apply. Next, press

Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T repeatedly to create a pattern.

1.1.3 Birds Eye View

When zoomed in close, hold down H and drag in the image to instantly dart out to full screen then jump

back to another area.

1.1.4 Quick full LAYE R Masks

You can Alt-click on the LAYE R MAS K icon to add a full mask that hides everything on the Layer.

1.1.5 Easier marquee selections

Hold down Alt to start a selection at the centre point with any Marquee tool, and then hold Space to

temporarily move the selection around.

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1.1.6 Funky backgrounds

Want to change the default grey BAC KGR OU ND to something more funky? Shiftclick over the BAC K-

GROUND area with the Paint Bucket tool to fill it with your foreground colour. Right-click it to go back to

grey.

1.1.7 1000 History states

Go to Edit>Preferences>Performance to change the number of History states up to a maximum of 1000.

Beware though of the effect that this has on performance.

1.1.8 Colour code LAYE RS

Use colour coding to organise your LAYE RS Panel. Right-click over a LAYE Rs eye icon to quickly access 8

colour code choices.

1.1.9 Close all images

To close all of your documents at the same time, Shift-click any image WINDOW s close icon.

1.1.10 Spring-loaded Move

While using any tool, hold Cmd/Ctrl to temporarily switch to the Move tool. Release to go back to your

original tool. Note that spring-loaded keyboard shortcuts work for other tool shortcuts, too.

1.1.11 Interactive Zoom

For interactive zooming, holdCmd/Ctrl+Space then drag right to zoom in, or left to zoom out. The zoom

targets where your mouse icon is, so its one of the quickest ways to navigate around an image.

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1.1.12 LIGHTNING fast LAYE R copies

Hold down Cmd+Alt and drag any LAYE R to instantly make a copy.

1.1.13 Diffuse effects

The Diffuse Glow FILTER can give highlights a soft ethereal feel, especially when you combine the effect

with desaturation. Hit D to reset colours then go to FILTER>Distort>Diffuse Glow. Keep the effect fairly

subtle, then go to Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation and drop the saturation down to complete thedreamlike effect.

1.1.14 Undo, Undo, Undo

You probably know that Cmd/Ctrl+Z is Undo, but you may not know Cmd/Ctrl+Alt+Z lets you undo

more than one history state.

1.1.15 Cycle Blend Modes

Shift + or will cycle through different LAYE R Blend Modes, so long as you dont have a tool that uses

Blend Mode options settings.

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1.2 Tips 16-25: Essential PHOTOSHOP shortcuts

1.2.1 Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E will merge a copy of all LAYE RS

1.2.2 F Cycle through workspace backgrounds

1.2.3 X Change your foreground and BAC KGRO UN D colours

1.2.4 D Reset foreground and BAC KG RO UN D colours to BLACK AND WHITE

1.2.5 ] and [ Change your brush tip size

1.2.6 Cmd/Ctrl+J Duplicate a LAYE R or selection

1.2.7 Space Bar Hold Space and drag to navigate around the image

1.2.8 TAB Hides or shows all panels and tools

1.2.9 Cmd/Ctrl+T Transform a LAYE R

1.2.10 Cmd/Ctrl+E Merge selected LAYE R down, or merges several

highlighted LAYE RS

1.3 Adobe Camera RAW and Bridge Tips

1.3.1 Use Select All

To quickly batch process a group of images, open them all in Adobe Camera RAW (the easiest way to do

this is through Adobe Bridge) and then click Select All. Now, any changes you make to one image will be

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1.3.4 Reset the sliders quickly

Double-click any slider to reset it to 0. If you click once, then the slider jumps to the point youre over.

So if you keep the mousestill, you can single-click, then double-click over a point for a quick before and

after view of any adjustment youve made.

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1.3.5 CRO P ratios

Square crops can help to make your images stand out from the crowd. For a list of different C RO P ratios,

hold down the mouse button over the CRO P tool. Remember, like everything else in ACR, CROPPING is

non-destructive, so you can try out different ratios and adjust the C RO P at any time.

1.3.6 EXPOSURE before colour

Its always best to adjust EXPOSURE before you move on to colour correction.

1.3.7 Adjustment Brush controls

The Adjustment Brush is perfect for selective toning in ACR. The brush works by setting pins, each linked

to a painted mask that specifies the area you want to tweak. Youll need to view the mask when painting,

and hide it when using the sliders to adjust the area. Hit Y to switch the view of the mask on or off.

1.3.8 Erase masks

When painting with the Adjustment Brush, hold down Alt to erase parts of the mask.

1.3.9 Clip the blacks

Deep blacks give an image extra punch, so its okay to clip the blacks a little. For deep blacks, drag the

Black point slider inwards while holding down Alt until a few dark spots appear.

1.3.10 Straighten horizons

Hold down A and drag a line to straighten your images.

1.3.11 Clipping views

Hold down Alt while dragging the EXPOSURE, Blacks or Recovery slider to see any clipped pixels, or click

the icons at the top right and left of the HISTOGRAM to see them all the time.

1.3.12 Screen real estate

Make the most of your screen size by hitting F to switch the ACR display to Full Screen Mode.

1.3.13 3D carousel view

Hit Cmd/Ctrl+B to see your images in a snazzy 3D carousel. Scroll through the images with the left and

right arrow keys and hit down to remove an image from the view.

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1.3.14 Paste ACR settings

You can copy ACR treatments from one file to another in Bridge. Right-click any file with the circular

ACR icon, then go to Develop Settings>Copy Settings. Right-click another file (or hold down Cmd/Ctrl

and click toselect more than one) then choose Paste settings.

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1.3.15 Stack similar images

Stacks can help you keep your workspace tidy and easier to navigate by grouping similar images to-

gether. Select a group of files (hold down Shift and click the first and last) then go to Stacks>Group as

Stack.

1.3.16 Open in Adobe Camera RAW

RAW files open automatically into Adobe Camera RAW, but you can open JPEGs and TIFFs, too, byright-clicking them and choosing Open in Camera RAW, or simply hit Cmd/Ctrl+R.

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1.3.17 Open as LAYE RS

You can load a group of images into LAYE RS of a single document by going to Tools>PHOTOSHOP>Load

Files into PHOTOSHOP Layers.

1.3.18 Step-by-step Solarisation in Adobe Camera RAW

1.3.19 Make a cone-shaped curveOpen an image in ACR, then click the

Tone Curve Panel. Drag all the points off the curve to delete them, then make one single point in the

middle. Drag this down, then drag the bottom left of the curve to line up to the top, making an inverted

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1.3.20 Convert to monoClick the HSL/Greyscale Panel andcheck

Convert to BLACK AND WHITE. Use the sliders to tweak the BLACK AND WHITE conversion. If you want to

add some colour, go to Split Toning and adjust the sliders to add colour to the shadows and highlights.

PHOTOSHOP Tips for using LAYE RS

1.3.21 Converting LAYE R Styles

Converting a LAYE R Style to a normal pixel-based LAYE R gives you greater control to edit the contents.

To do so, add a style then right-click Effects and choose Create Layer.

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1.3.22 View one LAYE R

If youre working with multiple LAYE RS and you want to view one LAYE R on its own, theres no need to

hide all the others manually, simply hold down Alt and click the Eye icon of a LAYE R to make every other

LAYE R invisible. Hold down Alt and click again to reveal them.

1.3.23 Invert a LAYE R MAS K

After adding any Adjustment LAYE R, hitCmd/Ctrl+I to invert the LAYE R MAS Kand quicklyhide the effect,

then paint back over the image with white to selectively reveal the adjustment.

1.3.24 Unlink LAYE RS and masks

You can move either a mask or an image independently of one another by clicking the link between the

two thumbnails in the LAYE RS Panel. Highlight the thumbnail you want to reposition, then grab the

Move tool.

1.3.25 Quick copy

Hold down Alt and drag a mask, style or LAYE R to quickly duplicate it.

1.3.26 Convert the BAC KG RO UN D

Double-click the BAC KGR OU ND LAYE R and hit OK to convert it to an editable Layer.

1.3.27 Adjustments

Always use Adjustment LAYE RS rather than directly editing a Layer. This gives you three advantages: you

can edit it at any time, control the strength with Opacity, and use a mask to make it work selectively.

1.3.28 Move query

When using the Move tool, right-click over a point in the image for a list of all the LAYE RS youre hovering

over.

1.3.29 Panel Options

The LAYE RS Panel is the most important box in PHOTOSHOP, so youll want to make sure its set up

properly for your needs. Choose Panel Options from the Fly-out menu to select different thumbnail

sizes and content.

1.3.30 Move LAYE RS up or down

You can move LAYE RS up or down the stack in the LAYE RS Panel while watching the image change. Hold

down Cmd/Ctrl and press ] or [.Add in Shift to move a L AYE R right to the top or bottom.

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1.3.31 Fill shortcuts

You can press Alt+Backspace to fill a LAYE R or selection with the Foreground colour, Cmd/Ctrl+Backspace

to fill a LAYE R or selection with the BAC KGR OU ND colour, or Shift+Backspace to quickly access the Fill

Options.

1.3.32 The 50% grey LAYE R

A new LAYE R filled with 50% grey is useful in lots of situations. For example, you can dodge and burn

with it, add texture, or manipulate a LENS Flare effect, all in a completely non-destructive way. To create

a

1.3.33 % grey LAYE R, makea new LAYE R then go to Edit>Fill,

then set the Blend Mode to Overlay.

1.3.34 LAYE R Group shortcut

LAYE R Groups are incredibly useful, but dont bother clicking on the LAYE R Group icon, as youll have

to add LAYE RS to the new group manually. Instead, you should highlight several LAYE RS and either drag

them to this icon or alternatively hit Cmd/Ctrl+G.

1.3.35 Edit multiple type LAYE RS

To apply a change of font or size to multiple type L AYE RS at once, hold down Cmd/Ctrl and click the

LAYE RS in the LAYE RS Panel to highlight them, then simply select the Type tool and change the settings

in the Options Bar.

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1.3.36 LAYE R MAS Kviews

Hold down Alt and click a LAYE R MAS K thumbnail to toggle between a view of the mask and the image.

Hold down Shift and click to turn the mask on or off.

1.3.37 Select similar LAYE RS

To quickly select all LAYE RS of a similar kind, such as shape or type LAYE RS , highlight one of them and

then go to Select>Similar Layers.

1.3.38 Change Opacity

When not using a painting tool, you can change LAYE R Opacity simply by pressing a number key. Hit 1

for 10%, 5 for 50%, and 0 for 100%.

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1.3.39 Quick masking

You may be familiar with Color Range in the Select drop-down menu. But did you know that you can

access a similar command through the Color Range button in the Masks Panel? (Window>Masks). This

allows you to quickly make a mask by sampling colours, which can be used for making a quick spot

colour effect.

1.3.40 Step-by-step Blend fire effects

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1.3.41 Copy in the fireOpen our files fire_before01 and

fire_before02, then grab the Move tool and check Auto-Select LAYE R and Show Transform Controls.

Drag the fire image into the girl image to copy it in, then change the Blend Mode of the L AYE R to Screen.

1.3.42 Position and warpClick the bounding box to transform the fire

LAYE R, then resize, rotate and position the Layer. Right-click while in Transform mode and choose Warp

to wrap the fire around the body. Hit Cmd/Ctrl+J to copy the fire LAYE R and transform again to build upthe effect.

Tips for usingPHOTOSHOP Tools

1.3.43 Right-click for contextual menus

Almost all tools have a contextual menu thats accessed with a simple right-click. This usually gives you

the tool s major controls and a few handy shortcuts. As well as the tool you have active, where you right-

click affects the menu, too. For example, a right-click over a LAYE R thumbnail or mask thumbnail gives

different options.

1.3.44 Speedy navigation

Being able to quicklyand easily move around your image and zoom in or outwillspeed up your workflow

more than anything else. Use Cmd/Ctrl and + to zoom in, Cmd/Ctrl and to zoom out. Hold the space

bar to temporarily access the Hand tool and drag around the image.

1.3.45 Crucial selection shortcuts

With any selection tool, hold Shift to add to an existing selection and Alt to subtract from it. Shift+Alt

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1.3.46 Paste in place

Cut and paste a selection to a new LAYE R and PHOTOSHOP will place it in the middle of the screen.

If you want to paste it to a new LAYE R, but keep the position the same, use Cmd/Ctrl+X to cut and

Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+V to paste in place. Similarly, you should hold down Shift while dragging LAYE RS bet-

ween documents with the Move tool to keep the same position.

1.3.47 Hide the Marching Ants

Press Cmd/Ctrl+H to hide or reveal a selections marching ants line. Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+H does the same

for a Path line.

1.3.48 The amazing Cmd/Ctrl+click

Use the Cmd/Ctrl+click shortcut on any LAYE R thumbnail, mask thumbnail, Channel or Path to load its

shape or contents as a selection.

1.3.49 Switch lasso

When using the Lasso tool, hold Alt then release the mouse button to temporarily switch to the Polygonal

Lasso tool.

1.3.50 Fixed Ratio selections

The Rectangular Marquee tool has a useful Style setting in the Options Bar that lets you make a selec-

tion at a fixed ratio or size. This is helpful if you want to select a specific area to use as a wallpaper or for

web pages.

1.3.51 Transform a selection

You can transform a selection in just the same way as a Layer. Just go to Select>Transform Selection.

Right-click to choose from familiar transform modes like Skew and Warp.

1.3.52 Pen tool rubber band

If youre a newcomer to the Pen tool, it can be frustrating when plotting anchor points, as often youre

not entirely sure how your next curve will behave. Theres a useful feature hidden in the Options Bar that

can be a godsend for beginners. Click the Geometry options drop-down (next to Auto Add/Delete) and

check Rubber Band. Now, as you use the Pen tool youll see an interactive preview of your next curve

before you add it.

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1.3.55 Add a point

To add a point, hover over the existing path line and the Pen tool will automatically change to the Add

Anchor Point tool.

1.3.56 Remove handles

Remove handles from a point and make it into a SHARP angle by Alt-clicking over it.

1.3.57 From selection to path

Turn any active selection into a path by clicking the Make Workpath from Selection icon at the bottom

of the Paths Panel.

1.3.58 Add handles

Add handles to a point by holding Alt then dragging outwards from the point

1.3.59 Path options

Once youve made a path with the Pen tool, right-click for lots of options, including Make Selection, Fill

Path and Stroke Path.

1.3.60 Magnetic Pen

For a magnetic Pen tool that behaves just like the Magnetic Lasso tool, choose the Freeform Pen tool

from the Tools Panel then check Magnetic in the Options Bar.

1.3.61 Step-by-step Select sky with Channels

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1.3.62 Copy Blue Channel

Go to WINDOW Channel then drag the Blue Channel to the New Channel icon to duplicate it. Hit

Cmd/Ctrl+L to access Levels, then drag the white and black point sliders in dramatically to make the

sky totally white and the land black. Now use the Brush tool and paint with black to tidy any bits in the

land.

1.3.63 Load a selection

Hold Cmd/Ctrl and click the Blue Copy Channel to load a selection of the white areas. Click back on

the RGB Channel then go to the LAYE RS Panel and add a Curves Adjustment Layer. The selection is

automatically turned into a mask. Drag down on the curve to darken the sky.

1.4 Tips for using Brushes

1.4.1 Try Adobe Eazel

For tablet owners, Adobe Eazel is both fun and a serious paintingtool. Finger-painted brush strokes have

a fluidity thats difficult to create on a computer. Wireless transmission between tablet and PHOTOSHOP

streamlines the painting process.

1.4.2 Change the brush angle

When using a non-circular brush, you may find the need to change the angle of the brush tip. To do this,

click the Brush Panel in the Options Bar then highlight Brush Tip shapeand drag the circle to change the

angle of the brush. You can also flip it HORIZONTALLYor VERTICALLYwith the check boxes.

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1.4.3 Rotate the clone source

Clone around corners by rotating a clone source. To do so, use Shift+Alt+ < or >. It helps if you have

Show Overlay checked in the Clone Source Panel, so that you can see the rotation.

1.4.4 Real paint ridges

The Bevel and Emboss FILTER is often used by digital painters to make brush strokes look like ridged

LAYE RS of paint. Merge a copy of all the LAYE RS, then set the Blend Mode to Overlay and apply the Bevel

and Emboss Filter.

1.4.5 Interactive brush settings

When using the Brush tool, hold down Alt and the right mouse button for a preview of the Brush tips

size and hardness. Drag down and up to increase or decrease hardness, and drag right or left to change

the size.

1.4.6 Tilt Canvas

When painting, its often easier to rotate the canvas rather than try to bend your wrist into an uncom-fortable position. Just as a sketcher would angle a piece of paper, you can angle your canvas by holding

down R then dragging it around. Release R and youll flip back to your original tool. To revert back to

normal, hold down R and click Reset View in the options.

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1.4.7 Smudge painting

Smudge painting is quick and immensely satisfying. To paint with the Smudge tool, fill a LAYE R with an

off-white tone, duplicate the BAC KGR OU ND LAYE R and set it at the top of the stack, with Opacity at about

13%, then highlight the Smudge tool, check Sample All LAYE RS , and start painting. Its that simple.

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1.4.8 Add texture to paintings

As a finishing touch, you can make your paintings look much more authentic by adding a paper texture.

Copy a texture on top of your image, then experiment with Blend Modes and Opacity until you get the

right effect. The Darken or Multiply modes will usually provide you with good results.

1.4.9 Draw straight lines

To draw a straight line with the Brush tool, hold down Shift and then click two points.

1.4.10 Sample a colour

With the Brush tool selected, hold down Alt and click to sample a colour and then set it as your Fo-

reground colour.

1.4.11 Precise painting

Press Caps Lock to switch your cursor to a crosshair.

1.4.12 Cycle through the brushes

Use , and . to cycle left or right through the brushes in the Brush Preset Picker.

1.4.13 Dodge or Burn

When painting with the Burn tool, you can hold down Alt to switch instantly to the Dodge tool.

1.4.14 Get a pen and tablet

If youre into digital painting, but don t own a graphics tablet, youre missing out on a whole new world

of creativity. There are plenty of good, entry-level tablets available, but if you want mid-range features

that include multi-touch input, treat yourself to a Wacom Intuos 5.

1.4.15 Change hardness

As you probably know, the ] and [ bracket keys change your brush size, but you can also use Shift+ ] or [

to change the brush hardness.

1.4.16 Quick Opacity change

When using the Brush tool, press any number between 0 and 9 and the Brush Opacity will set to it. 1 for

10%, 9 for 90%, 0 for 100%. Press Shift and a number to adjust Flow.

1.4.17 Create a brush

You can create a brush tip from any image you like. Simply convert to monochrome, then make a se-

lection and go to Edit>Define Brush Preset. Only dark parts are recorded; any parts that are pure white

arent included in the brush tip. So if you want the shape of the brush to be clear, you need to isolate the

object or shape against a white Background.

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1.4.18 Make sketch lines

If you want to turn a photo into a painting, adding sketch lines can make the effect look more realis-

tic. To do so, duplicate your LAYE R then go to FILTER>Stylise>Glowing Edges, then invert the colours,

desaturate and use the Darken or Multiply Blend Mode.

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1.4.19 Experiment!

The Brush Panel is the control centre for hundreds, if not thousands, of different brush effects and set-

tings. The best way to find out how it works is to grab the Brush tool, choose a colour, open a new

document and start painting. To take it further, try painting on different LAYE RS and use different Blend

Modes, or add LAYE R Style effects to your painted Layer.

1.5 Quick brush effects

1.5.1 Set up the Brush

Open your original image, then hit Cmd/Ctrl+J to duplicate the Background. Load Square Brushes from

the Brush Picker drop-down menu. Select a square brush, then open the Brush Panel and use these

settings: Brush tip shape: Spacing 631%. Shape Dynamics: Size, Angle, Roundness Jitter all 100%.

Scattering: Scatter 638%, Count Jitter Colour Dynamics: Foreground/Background Jitter 20%, Saturation

Jitter 20%. Brightness 30%.

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1.5.2 Paint mask and colours

Use the Lasso tool to select the girl then hit Shift+Backspace and choose Fill: Content-Aware. Hold down

Alt and click the Add LAYE R MAS Kicon then set Foreground colour to white and paint on the mask over

the girl to hide parts of the body. Next, add a new empty LAYE R and hold down Alt to sample colours

from the girl, then paint to add coloured fragments. Add a second new L AYE R, paint larger strokes, then

blur slightly with FILTER>Gaussian Blur.

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2Add A Realistic Rainbow To A Photo WithPHOTOSHOP

Written by Steve Patterson. In this PHOTOSHOP Effects tutorial, well learn how to easily add a rainbow,

and even a double rainbow, to a photo! As well see, PHOTOSHOP ships with a ready-made rainbow

gradient for us to use. Well learn where to find it and how to load it in. Well also learn how to flip the

order of the colors in a gradient, which well need to do to create a more realistic double rainbow effect.

Of course, as with most photo effects, it helps if you start with the right type of image. In this case, a

photo taken outdoors is a good place to start. If it happens to be a LANDSCAPE photo taken after a RAI N

storm, even better! Ill be usingPHOTOSHOP CS5 throughout this tutorial but any recent version will

work.

Heres the photo Ill be starting with:

Figuur 2.1 The original image.

Heres what the image will look like after adding a double rainbow:

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Figuur 2.2 The final rainbow effect.

Lets get started!

2.1 Step 1: Add A New Blank LAYE R

With the image newly opened in PHOTOSHOP, if we look in the LAYE RS panel, we see that we currently

have one LAYE R, the BAC KGR OU ND LAYE R, which contains our image:

Figuur 2.3 The photo sits on theBAC KGR OU ND LAYE R in theLAYE RS panel.

The first thing we need to do is add a new blank LAYE R above the BAC KGR OU ND Layer. To do that, click

on the New LAYE R icon at the bottom of the LAYE RS panel:

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Figuur 2.4 Click on the NewLAYE R icon.

PHOTOSHOP adds a new blank LAYE R named LAYE R 1 above the BAC KGR OU ND Layer. Double-click

directly on the name of the LAYE R and change it to Rainbow, since well be adding our initial rainbow

to this Layer. Press Enter (Win) / Return (Mac) when youre done to accept the name change:

Figuur 2.5 Rename the newLAYE R Rainbow.

2.2 Step 2: Select The Rainbow Gradient

As I mentioned, PHOTOSHOP ships with a ready-made rainbow gradient for us to use. Its not one of the

gradients that PHOTOSHOP makes available to us by default, but all we need to do is load it in manually.To do that, select the Gradient Tool from the Tools panel:

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Figuur 2.6 Select the Gradient Tool.

Then, with the Gradient Tool selected, click on the Gradient Picker in the Options Bar at the top of the

screen:

Figuur 2.7 Click on the Gradient Picker in the Options Bar.

This opens PHOTOSHOPs Gradient Editor which shows us small thumbnails of the gradients we can

choose from. By default, the rainbow gradient isnt one of them, so lets load it in. Click on the right-

pointing arrow in the top right of the Gradient Editor:

Figuur 2.8 Click on the small arrow.

A list of additional gradient sets appears. The one we want is Special Effects. Select it from the list:

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Figuur 2.9 Select the Special Effects gradients.

PHOTOSHOP will ask you if you want to replace the original gradients with the Special Effects gradients

or simply append them to the bottom of the list. Click Append so youll still have the original gradients

available, and the new Special Effects ones will be added below them:

Click Append to add the new Special Effects gradients in with the original gradients.

With the new Special Effects gradients added, the one we want - Russells Rainbow - is the last one at

the bottom. If you have PHOTOSHOPs Tool Tips enabled in the Preferences (theyre enabled by default),

youll see the name Russells Rainbow appear when you hover your mouse over the gradients thumb-

nail. Click on the thumbnail to select the gradient, then click OK to exit out of the Gradient Editor:

Click on the Russells Rainbow thumbnail to select the gradient.

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2.3 Step 3: Select Radial Gradient From The

Options Bar

To make the rainbow gradient appear as an arc when we draw it, go back up to the Options Bar at the

top of the screen and click on the Radial Gradient option:

Figuur 2.10 Select Radial from the Options Bar.

2.4 Step 4: Drag Out A Rainbow With The Gradient Tool

To add the rainbow colors to the image, all we need to do is drag out a gradient. I want my rainbow to

appear as if its touching the ground behind the group of trees on the left of my photo and then arching

high above the larger tree on the right. To do that, Ill position my mouse almost at the edge of the photo

near the bottom right corner, in line HORIZONTALLYwith the bottom of the trees on the left. Ill click on

that spot to set the starting point for my gradient, and with my mouse button still held down, Ill drag

all the way across the image to a point just beyond the left of the trees. Holding my Shift key down as I

drag will limit the direction I can drag in, making it easy to drag HORIZONTALLY:

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Figuur 2.11 Change the blend mode of the rainbowLAYE R to Screen.

The colors of the rainbow will now blend in better with the photo behind them:

The rainbow after changing its blend mode to Screen.

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2.6 Step 6: Apply The Gaussian Blur FILTER

Lets blur the colors of the rainbow together so it looks more realistic. Go up to the F ILTER menu in the

Menu Bar at the top of the screen, choose Blur, then choose Gaussian Blur:

Figuur 2.12 Go toFILTER > Blur > Gaussian Blur.

This opens PHOTOSHOPs Gaussian Blur dialog box. Drag the Radius slider at the bottom of the dialog

box towards the rightto increase the amount of blurring being applied to the rainbow, keeping an eye on

the image as you drag the slider so you can see a preview of whats happening. Continue dragging the

slider to the right until the transitions between the colors look more soft and natural. The actual Radius

value you end up choosing will depend a lot on the size and resolution of your image. For me, a value of

around 50 pixels works well. Click OK when youre done to close out of the dialog box:

Drag the Radius slider to soften the color transitions in the rainbow.

Heres my image after applying the Gaussian Blur F ILTER:

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The rainbow now looks more realistic after applying the Gaussian Blur Filter.

2.7 Step 7: Add A LAYE R MAS K

Click on the LAYE R MAS Kicon at the bottom of the LAYE RS panel:

Figuur 2.13 Click theLAYE R MAS Kicon.

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Nothing will happen yet in the document WINDOW, but PHOTOSHOP adds a LAYE R MAS K thumbnail to

the right of the main preview thumbnail on the Rainbow Layer. If you look closely, youll see a white

highlight box appearing around the LAYE R MAS K s thumbnail. This tells us that the mask, not the LAYE R

itself, is selected:

Figuur 2.14 TheLAYE R MAS Kthumbnail tells us that a mask has been added.

2.8 Step 8: Choose The Black To White Gradient

With the Gradient Tool still selected, right-click (Win) / Control-click (Mac) anywhere inside the docu-

ment WINDOWto quickly access the gradient presets thumbnails, the same ones we saw a moment ago

in the full Gradient Editor dialog box. Select the Black to White gradient by clicking on its thumbnail

(third from the left, top row). Press Enter (Win) / Return (Mac) when you re done to close out of the

gradient list:

Figuur 2.15 Click on the Black to White gradients thumbnail to select it.

2.9 Step 9: Choose Linear Gradient From The

Options Bar

Go back up to the Options Bar and this time, click on the Linear Gradient option:

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Figuur 2.16 Click on the Linear gradient icon.

2.10 Step 10: Drag A Black To White Gradient On The LAYE R MAS K

A real rainbow would usually appear to get brighter as it reaches higher into the sky, so were going to

give our Photoshopped rainbow that same effect by dragging a black to white gradient from the base

of the rainbow (the point where the rainbow and the ground should meet) to the top of the image. To

do that, with my Gradient Tool selected, Ill click my mouse somewhere along the bottom of the trees

on the left. Then, with my mouse button still held down, Ill hold down my Shift key as well and drag

straight up to the top of the image. Holding down Shift makes it easy to drag in a VERTICAL direction:

Drag a black to white gradient from the base of the rainbow to the top of the image.

When I release my mouse button, PHOTOSHOP draws the black-to-white gradient. Since the gradient

was drawn on the LAYE R MAS K, not on the LAYE R itself, we dont see the actual gradient in the image.

Instead, the rainbow now appears to start near the bottom of the trees on the left and gets brighter as it

reaches higher into the sky:

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Press Ctrl+J (Win) / Command+J (Mac) to duplicate the rainbow LAYE R, then lower the new LAYE Rs

opacity as needed.

Heres my image after duplicating my rainbow LAYE R and then lowering the opacity:

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The rainbow now appears brighter.

2.12 Step 12: Group The Two Rainbow LAYE RS

Lets do a little housekeeping in the LAYE RS panel by grouping the two rainbow LAYE RS together. Grou-

ping related LAYE RS makes it easier to keep the LAYE RS panel organized. With the top LAYE R selected,

hold down your Shift key and click on the original Rainbow LAYE R directly below it to select both LAYE RS

at once. Youll see them both highlighted in blue, letting you know theyre both selected:

Figuur 2.17 Select both rainbow Layers.

Then go up to the LAYE R menu at the top of the screen and choose Group LAYE RS :

Figuur 2.18 Go toLAYE R > Group Layers.

PHOTOSHOP will group the two LAYE RS together in the LAYE RS panel. PHOTOSHOP names the new group

Group 1. By default, the LAYE R group will be closed, preventing us from seeing the two LAYE RS inside

of it, which is fine for now:

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The two rainbow LAYE RS are now inside Group 1.

2.13 Step 13: Add A New Blank LAYE R

We have our initial rainbow. Now lets add a second one to create a double rainbow effect! First, well

need a new LAYE R, so click once again on the New LAYE R icon at the bottom of the LAYE RS panel:

Figuur 2.19 Add another new Layer.

The new LAYE Rwill appear above the LAYE R group inthe LAYE RS panel. Double-click on the new LAYE Rs

name and change it to Second rainbow, then press Enter (Win) / Return (Mac) to accept the name

change:

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Figuur 2.20 Rename the newLAYE R Second rainbow.

2.14 Step 14: Re-Select The Rainbow Gradient

Click once again on the Gradient Picker in the Options Bar at the top of the screen:

Figuur 2.21 The Gradient Picker is currently showing the black to white gradient.

When the Gradient Editor opens, click again on the Russells Rainbow thumbnail to select the rainbowgradient, but dont close out of the Gradient Editor yet. We need to make some changes to it:

Figuur 2.22 Re-select the Russells Rainbow gradient.

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2.15 Step 15: Flip The Order Of The Colors In The Gradient

Whenever we see a double rainbow in nature, the colors in the second rainbow are always in reverse

order, which means we need to reverse the order of the colors in our gradient. With the Gradient Editor

still open, click on the blue color stop directly below the gradient preview bar and drag it towards the

left. Then do the same thing with the green and yellow color stops, dragging them towards the left. It

doesnt matter how far you drag them as long as theres some space between them. This is just to make

sure they dont overlap each other as we reposition them. Leave the red color stop in place:

Drag the blue, green and yellow color stops towards the left just to spread them out temporarily.

Click on the red color stop to select it, then enter a value of 82% into the Location option. This will place

the red color stop in the same location that the blue color stop was in originally:

Figuur 2.23 Click on the red color stop, then enter 82% for the Location.

Next, click on the yellow color stop to select it, then set its Location value to 85%. This moves yellow into

the spot originally held by green:

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Figuur 2.24 Click on the yellow color stop, then enter 85% for the Location.

Click on the green color stop to select it, then set its Location value to 88%, which moves green into

yellows original location:

Figuur 2.25 Click on the green color stop, then enter 88% for the Location.

Finally, click on the blue colorstop andchange its Location value to 92%, placing it in reds originalspot:

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Figuur 2.26 Click on the blue color stop, then enter 92% for the Location.

Directly above the gradient preview bar are more stops, filled with white, black or some shade of gray.

These stops control the transparency levels (opacity) of the colors throughout the gradient. Click on the

light gray opacity stop (second from the left) to select it, then change its Opacity value from its original

20% to 0%. Click OK when youre done to exit out of the Gradient Editor:

Click on the light gray stop above the gradient preview bar and change its Opacity value to 0%.

2.16 Step 16: Drag Out Another Rainbow Gradient

With the colors in the gradient now reversed, were ready to create our second rainbow. First, Im going

to hide my original rainbow from view temporarily by clicking on the LAYE R groups visibility icon (the

eyeball) in the LAYE RS panel:

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Dragging out a second rainbow gradient in the same spot.

When I release my mouse button, PHOTOSHOP draws the gradient, looking very much like the first one

except that this time, the order of the colors is reversed:

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The second rainbow gradient with its colors reversed.

2.17 Step 17: Change The Blend Mode To Screen

Just as we did with the first rainbow, change the blend mode of the new rainbow from Normal to Screen:

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The rainbow once again appears more realistic after blurring the colors.

2.19 Step 19: Copy The LAYE R MAS KOnto The Second Rainbow LAYE R

We need to add a LAYE R MAS Kat this point and drawa black to white linear gradient on the mask tohide

the the rainbow below the point where it should be touching the ground and have it appear to increase

in brightness as it reaches further into the sky, just as wedid back in Steps 7-10 with the original rainbow.

But why go through all that hassle again when we can just copy one of the LAYE R masks weve already

created onto the second rainbows LAYE R! To do that, Ill first need to open my LAYE R group by clicking

on the small triangle to the left of the groups name:

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Figuur 2.29 Click on the triangle to twirl open the LAYE R group.

With the LAYE R group open and the two LAYE RS that make up the original rainbow now visible, hold

down your Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) key, click on the LAYE R MAS K thumbnail for the Rainbow copy

LAYE R and drag it up to the second rainbows LAYE R:

Hold down Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) and drag the LAYE R MAS Kthumbnail onto the top Layer.

When you see a highlight bar appear around the second rainbows LAYE R (shown in the previous thumb-

nail), release your mouse button. PHOTOSHOP copies the LAYE R MAS Konto the second rainbows LAYE R:

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Figuur 2.30 TheLAYE R MAS Khas been copied from oneLAYE R to another.

If we look at the image in the document WINDOW, we see that the bottom of the rainbow now fades out

just above the trees, just like the original rainbow:

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Use the Move Tool to drag the second rainbow into place in the image.

2.21 Step 21: Lower The Opacity Of The Second Rainbow

Finally, since I dont want my second rainbow to appear as bright as the original, Ill lower its opacity

down to around 70% at the top of the LAYE RS panel:

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Figuur 2.32 Lowering the opacity of the second rainbow.

And with that, were done! Here, after lowering the opacity, is my final PHOTOSHOP double rainbow

effect:

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The final rainbow effect.

And there we have it!

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3Add Colour Tones To Greyscale

2 Jan

Skill Level: Beginner

Figuur 3.1 In this tutorial learn how to use Selective Color to add subtle tones to greyscale images.

Figuur 3.2 First open up your photo in photoshop. The Image Ive used can be downloaded here .

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Figuur 3.3 Go to ImageMode Grayscale, then ImageMode RGB Color.

Figuur3.4 Now duplicate theBAC KGR OU ND LAYE R twice. Change the middleLAYE Rs blending mode toScreen, and set its Opacity to 20%.

Figuur 3.5 Change the topLAYE Rs blending mode to Screen, and set its Opacity to 50%.

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Figuur 3.6 Next well add a Selective Color Layer.

Figuur 3.7 Click on the adjustment LAYE R button at the bottom of your LAYE RS panel and choose Selec-tive Color.

Figuur 3.8 Position thisLAYE R below the top Layer.

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Figuur 3.9 Choose Whites from the drop-down box and use the setting shown above.

Figuur 3.10 Then choose Neutrals and use the settings shown above.

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Figuur 3.11 Choose Black and use the settings shown above.

Figuur 3.12 So weve introduced strong reds to the shadows, and softer blue and yellow hues to the

midtones and whites.

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Figuur 3.13 Finally take the Selective ColorLAYE Rs Opacity down to 50%.

Heres the final result.

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4An Easy Way To Find Neutral Gray In AnImage With PHOTOSHOP

Written by Steve Patterson. When it comes to color correcting images in PHOTOSHOP, removing color

casts from the highlight and SHADOWareas is usually pretty straightforward since its quite easy to find

the brightest and darkest areas in an image. But what about the midtones? How do you find that area

in the image thats supposed to be neutral gray? Usually, you guess and hope for the best, since PH O-

TOSHOP doesn t seem to have any way of easily pointing out those midtone gray areas for us. Or does

it?

Of course it does! The only problem is that its not very obvious how to go about it, but as well see in

this tutorial, just because it isnt obvious doesnt mean it isnt easy to do.Heres the image Ill be using for this tutorial:

The original image.

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Important: One thing to note up front here is that not all images actually have any areas in them that

are supposed to be neutral gray, and obviously, you cant find whats not there, so if thats the case with

your photo, no technique for finding midtone gray will work. In cases where its unlikely that anything

in the photo should be gray, your best bet is to color correct the highlights and shadows and leave the

midtones alone. If there is an area thats supposed to be neutral gray, though, this technique will find it.

And now with that little disclaimer out of the way, lets get started! Ill be usingPHOTOSHOP CS5 throug-hout this tutorial, but any recent version will work.

4.1 Step 1: Add A New LAYE R

With our photo open inside PHOTOSHOP, the first thing we need to do is create a new blank LAYE R, so

click the New LAYE R icon at

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