CSE 300

1. HOW TO
FRODOSHOP
Maggie Lei

2. What is Frodoshopping?
•The purpose of this tutorial is to learn the basics of
combining images, using the ‘Quick Selection’ tool, in
Photoshop
•This tutorial will teach you how to cut out a picture of
Frodo Baggins, from Lord of the Rings, and paste him
into another image
•For people that use Photoshop daily in their future
careers, it is important to at least learn the importance
of the ‘Quick Selection’ tool

3. But why?
•I’ve been Frodoshopping for years now, and I realize
it’s a great way to learn the basics of Photoshop
•Graphic designers, front-end web developers, and
other careers require Photoshop knowledge

4. You will need:
•Photoshop
•You can purchase your copy, or obtain it in other
ways…
•An image of Frodo
•You can find this easily on Google images
•An image you want Frodo in
•Maybe a Facebook picture

5. Step 1:
Find a
picture you
want to
add Frodo
into and
open it up
in
Photoshop
.

6. Step 2:
Find a
picture of
Frodo that
you want to
insert into
your
previous
image.

7. Step 3:
Using the
Quick
Selection
tool, ‘W’ for
shortcut, click
and drag your
mouse to
select all of
Frodo.

8. Step 4:
In the top toolbar,
click on ‘Refine
Edge…’. This
allows you to
soften the edges
of your Frodo
selection to seem
more realistic.
Press ‘Ok’ when
satisfied.

9. Step 5:
After you press
‘OK’, copy your
selection. To do
so, press ‘Ctrl+C’
(‘Cmd+C’ if you’re
a Mac user).
Next, ‘Ctrl+V’
(‘Cmd+V’) to
paste your Frodo
into your desired
image.

10. Step 6:
Use the quick
selection tool to
select the area
that is being
covered by
Frodo. To do so,
make sure that
you are on the
correct layer in
the bottom right
corner.

11. Step 7:
Change the layer
you are on to the
layer with Frodo
on it. To change
your layer, click
on the layer in the
bottom right
corner. Press the
delete key to
remove part of
Frodo.

12. Step 8:
Change the
opacity of Frodo
at the bottom
right corner to
make it seem
like he’s a
reflection.

13. Step 9:
You’re more or
less done at this
point! You can
use the eraser
tool (E shortcut)
to erase the
edges around
Frodo to make it
seem more
realistic.

14. Step 10: (Optional)
Save your work to
a .JPG or .PNG
file! At the top left
corner, click on
‘File’ and then click
on ‘Save for Web’.
Select the correct
file extension and
click ‘Save…’.
Name your file and
you’re done!

15. Challenges faced
•Explaining the steps in a clear and concise manner
•Being detailed, but not too detailed
•Providing detailed screenshots/graphics
•Finding the perfect pictures