This document appears to be a slide presentation for an Adobe Photoshop Basics class being taught by Hanh Tran at Arlington Public Schools. The presentation covers selection tools in Photoshop, including shapes, colors and modifying selections. It also discusses compositing images, fixing imperfections using tools like the clone stamp and healing brush, and concludes with exercises for students to practice the taught skills.

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 Session
 Introduction
 Getting Started
 Photoshop Workspace
 Using Tools
 Using Layers
 Miscellaneous
 Class Exercises

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Session 2 Objectives
 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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Compositing
 Most Photoshop images are composite:
 Multiple images or visual elements from different
sources combined into one
 Possible Sources:
 Digital camera
 Scanned artwork
 Artwork created in other programs
 Adobe Illustrator
 Stock photography sites
 Stock XCHNG
 Other sources (remember to obtain permission)

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Selection Tools
 Used to select a section of an image
 A selection is enclosed by a marquee
 Dotted line around the edge of selection
 Examine & evaluate your options
 Identify useable shapes / colors to isolate a
specific object

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Selection Using Shapes
 Fixed-area tools
 Used to select rectangular or elliptical objects
 Rectangular/elliptical marquee tool
 Single row/column marquee tool
 Freeform tools
 Used to select objects with irregular shapes
 Lasso tool
 Polygonal lasso tool
 Magnetic lasso tool

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Shape Selection Tools

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Selection Hints

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Magnetic Lasso Options

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Modifying a Marquee
 Use buttons from options bar to:
 Add to or subtract from a marquee
 Intersect with a selection
 Expand or contract a marquee
 Smooth out the edges
 Add a border

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Selection Using Colors
 Color Range command (Select Menu)
 Identify common colors to use for selection
 Exclude colors if necessary
 Magic Wand tool
 Tolerance: to specify whether similar pixels are
included
 Anti-aliased checkbox: to soften appearance of
selection
 Contiguous checkbox: to select pixels that are
next to one another
 Sample All Layers checkbox: select pixels from
all layers

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Vignette Effect
 Uses feathering to fade from a marquee,
blurring the surrounding area
 Create marquee (marquee or lasso tool)
 Modify feather setting (increase blur)
 Layer  Add Layer Mask  Reveal Selection

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Fixing Imperfections
 Clone Stamp tool
 Paints using a defined sample
1. Hold down Alt/Option key & click to define stamp
2. Click to apply stamp
 Healing Brush & Spot Healing Brush tools
 Healing Brush: same as above, but blends results
 Spot Healing Brush: does not required defined sample
 More intelligent than Clone Stamp
 Burn & Dodge tools
 Burn: lightens selected area
 Doge: darkens selected area
 Eyedropper & Brush combo technique
 Eyedropper: changes Foreground color to selected spot
 Use shortcut keys: “I” and “B” to switch back/forth

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Class Exercises
 Work with selections
 Move/copy
 Transform (Edit  Transform)
 Make adjustments
 Inverse selections (Select  Inverse)
 Create a vignette
 Combine multiple images
 Fix imperfections

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End of Session 2
 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.