This document provides an overview of the photo editing software Photoshop. It covers basic topics like opening and saving images, using panels and layers, and viewing and zooming. It also covers editing techniques like cropping, resizing, rotating, blending, cloning and sharpening images. Additionally, it discusses fixing lighting issues, using histograms to evaluate tones, and applying filters. The document is intended as a tutorial for beginners to learn the basics of using Photoshop.

1. PHOTOSHOP
By,
C.Janani AP/ IT,
SSMCE

2. Topics Covered
Unit I
• Basics
• Panels
• Opening
• Viewing
• Saving
• Layering.

3. Basics
• An image editing software developed and
manufactured by Adobe Systems Inc.
• Photoshop is considered one of the leaders in
photo editing software.
• The software allows users to manipulate, crop,
resize, and correct color on digital photos.
• The software is particularly popular amongst
professional photographers and graphic
designers.

4. Opening - Launching Photoshop
• From the Start menu, select Programs.
• From Programs submenu, select Adobe
Design Premium CS4.
• From Adobe Design Premium CS4 submenu,
select Adobe Photoshop CS4

5. Opening Images
• From the File menu,
select Open.
• The Open window
will appear.
• Navigate to the folder
that contains your
images.
• Select the file you
want to open.
• Click on the button
labeled Open

6. Panels

7. Viewing
• On the left side of the Photoshop
window, locate the Photoshop
toolbox.
• From the toolbox, click on the
icon that looks like a magnifying
glass. This is the Zoom Tool
• After you select the Zoom Tool,
your cursor will appear as a
magnifying glass whenever you
place it on your image

8. To zoom in on your image:
• Click on the image with the magnifying glass cursor
• The magnification of your image will increase each time you click on it
with the magnifying glass cursor:
• The image window’s title bar displays the level of magnification, shown as
a percentage of the image’s original size.
• Each time you click on the image, this percentage increases.
To zoom out:
• Press the ALT key on your keyboard.
• The symbol within the magnifying glass cursor will change from a plus sign
to a minus sign.
• As you hold down the ALT key, simultaneously click on the image with the
magnifying class cursor.
• Each time you click on the image, it will reduce in size and the percentage
of its magnification will decrease

9. • The following table displays additional ways
you can change the magnification of your
image.
From the View menu select
Zoom In.
From the View menu select
Zoom Out.
Right-click on your image and
select Zoom In from the
drop-down menu that
appears.
Right-click on your image and
select Zoom Out from the
drop-down menu that appears

10. Rotating your Image
• From the Image menu,
select the Image
Rotation submenu.
• From the submenu that
appears, select the
rotation you wish to
apply to your image.

11. Saving
• From the File menu, select Save As.
• The Save As window will appear
• At the top of the Save As window locate the Save in box.
• Click on the down-facing arrow to the right of the Save in box.
• From the drop-down menu that appears navigate to the folder where you
wish to save your image.
• In the box labeled File name, located at the center of the Save As
window, type the name of your image.
• Beneath the File name box, click on the down-facing arrow next to the
box labeled Format.
• From the drop-down menu that appears select Photoshop (*.PSD,
*.PDD).
• After you save your image for the first time, you can continue to save it
throughout your Photoshop session by clicking on the File menu and
selecting Save

13. Layering
• Used to work on individual parts of an image
while not affecting other parts.

14. • Adding New Layers
o Go to Layer> and Select New Layer.
o Type a name for the layer in the dialog box
that appears and hit enter.
o It should now appear in the layers pane will be
no sign of it in the image.
o Select the text tool from the tool bar and click
& drag somewhere on the image

15. • Selecting Layers
o Select the Type tool and type a little.
o You can see that the type appears on top of
the image.
o Now, we'll use these two layers to learn how
to use the layers pane

16. • Arranging Layers
o Click and drag your text layer underneath the
original image layer.
o You'll see that the text no longer appears.
o That is because it is now located behind the
opaque image layer

17. • Combining ("Merging") layers
o Select the layer you want to be on top of the
new merged layer, make sure the other layer
you'd like to merger is directly beneath it, and
select Merge Down from the Layer menu.
o The two layers are now one.

18. UNIT – II EDITING
By,
C.Janani AP/ IT,
SSMCE

19. Topics Covered
• Cropping
• Resizing
• Rotating
• Blending
• Cloning

20. Cropping
• Changes the number of pixels in an image by
"cropping" away the pixels from the
surrounding area.

21. • Drag a selection with
the crop tool just as
you would the
marquee tools.
• Use the space bar
and shift keys to drag
and shape the
rectangle about the
canvas.
• Once you have a
selection you are
happy with, press
enter to crop the rest
of the picture away.

22. Resizing
• If you have an image that's monstrously large,
don't be afraid to resize any image in order to
suit your needs.
• It's actually quite a simple procedure. Here's
an easy way to do it using Adobe Photoshop.

26. Rotating
• The Image Rotation
commands let you rotate
or flip an entire image.
• The commands do not
work on individual layers
or parts of layers, paths,
or selection borders.
• If you want to rotate a
selection or layer, use the
Transform or Free
Transform commands.

27. • Choose Image > Image Rotation, and choose one of the following
commands from the submenu
 180° - Rotates the image by a half-turn.
 90° CW - Rotates the image clockwise by a quarter-turn.
 90° CCW - Rotates the image counterclockwise by a quarter-turn.
 Arbitrary - Rotates the image by the angle you specify. If you
choose this option, enter an angle between 359.99 and 359.99 in‑
the angle text box. (In Photoshop, you can select °CW or °CCW to
rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.) Then click OK.
 Flip Canvas Horizontal or Vertical - Flips the image along the
corresponding axis.

30. Blending
• Blending options let you determine how colors in
the upper layer known as the blend color and the
lower layer known as the base color blend with
one another
• Blending Modes:
Lighten
Darken
Color Dodge
Hue

31. • Open an image with at least two layers. You can
best observe blending options if the bottom layer
is a solid color and the top layer is smaller in area
than the bottom layer, as in Figure 7.
• Click the top layer to select it.
• Choose Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options.
• The Layer Style dialog box appears ( Figure 8 ).
• Make sure the Preview option is selected, so you
can observe your changes as you make them.
• Select Lighten from the Blend Mode pop- up menu.
Observe the results ( Figure 9 )

32. • Select Darken from the Blend Mode pop - up menu. Observe the resu lts ( Figure
10 ).
• Select Color Dodge from the Blend Mode pop - up menu. Observe the results
( Figure 11 ).
• Select Hue from the Blend Mode pop - up menu. Observe the results ( Figure 12 )

34. Cloning
• Involve erasing things from the image, the tool that
is commonly used is the Cloning or Duplicating Tool.
• This tool works by taking the pixels from one part of
the image and duplicating them over the top of
another part, effectively 'obscuring' whatever is
behind them.
• In this manner, textured backgrounds can be cloned
over the top of undesirable subjects, leaving the
background clean and seamless.

38. UNIT – III PHOTO SHOPPING
PEOPLE
C.Janani,AP / IT
SSMCE

39. Topics
• Drawing Colors
• Fixing Lighting
• Histograms
• Basic Sharpening
• Filters

40. Drawing Colors
• Step 1: Scanning Your Inks

41. • Step 2: Isolating the
Line Art
• Press Ctrl/Cmd + Alt/Option
 This command places a
selection around all the light-
colored areas of the layer
• Then press Delete to remove
the selected white areas,
leaving us with just the line
art on this layer

42. • Step 3: Clean Up Inks
• Step 4: Flats
Blocking in color that serves as placeholders.
 Continue this process until you have all the areas covered

44. • Step 5: Coloring
 Grab your Magic Wand Tool (W), make sure to have the
Tolerance option set to 0, Anti-alias option unchecked
and Contiguous option unchecked
 Use the Magic Wand Tool to select the different colors on
your flats layer and filling (Shift + F5) your colors on the
new layer above it

46. Fixing Lighting
• Step 1
Create a new
document, apply
a Layer Style on
the background
layer.
Add a Gradient
Overlay and a
Pattern Overlay.

47. • Step 2
Select an icon whatever you want
• Step 3
Select the Ellipse Tool (U) and create
a shape like I did. After that apply a
Gaussian Blur (Filter>Blur>Gaussian
Blur) with radius of 30px.
• Step 4
Create a new Folder name it “Light
Effects”.
Change its blend mode to Color
Dodge, and move the ellipse you created to
this folder.

48. • Step 5
In order to create
the sparks we will use
the amazing brush
engine. Add a new
layer, inside the “Light
Effects” layer, set white
for the color and follow
the images below

49. • Step 6
• Using the Layer
Styles add a
Outer Glow to the
sparks

50. Histograms
• A histogram is a graph that
shows us the current tonal
range of an image so we can
evaluate it and, if necessary,
correct it.
• Go to the Image menu in the
Menu Bar along the top of the
screen where I'll choose
Adjustments, then Levels:
• This opens the Levels dialog
box

52. Sharpening & Filtering
• Image sharpening in programs
like Photoshop, Lightroom and
Aperture are sophisticated uses
of
• Step 1: Duplicate The
Background Layer a very
simple visual illusion
• Step 2: Change The Blend
Mode Of The Duplicate Layer
To "Overlay"

53. • Step 3: Apply The
"High Pass" Filter To The
Duplicate Layer
(Go to Filter > Other >
High Pass to bring up
the "High Pass"
dialog box.)

54. • Step 4: Change
The Blend Mode To
"Soft Light" Or
"Hard Light" If
Needed To Adjust
Sharpening

55. Step 5: Reduce The Sharpening Amount By Lowering The Layer
Opacity

56. References
• http://www.demilked.com/light-effect-photoshop-t
• http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editi