MS Office 2010, Adobe & Other Software Tips: Adobe Photoshop Tutorial

Resize multiple pictures with same height and width, without cropping and stretching

Open a picture. File->Open
Open action window. View->Action
Create a action. Then

Image Resize: 600h pixels, check scale styles, check constrain porportions, resample image
Canvase resizing: 600hx600w
image resizing again-slightly different size, otherwise action does not record: 6001hx6001w
save/stop recording the action.

Now process the action we created for multiple images. File-->Scripts->Image processor->Select the image to process, select folder and browse to the folder where images are located. select location to save processed images, select folder and choose a different folder to save your processed image. select the file type, check resize to fit: 600hx600w. preferencess, check run action, select the set name, then select the action name. now click run then all the picture will be same height and same width but still you will have full of the picture without croping and stretching

Open two images in one Photoshop window:

Click File-->Browse in Bridge-->
Navigate to the directory that your images reside in--> Select the files. Â You can click and drag around them, or use the shift button to select multiple files.-->
Now in the menu bar select Tools > Photoshop > Load Files into Photoshop layers
Different method: Open a image in Photoshop. Now minimize the Photoshop window and drag the new image in the Photoshop window.
Insert an image into a layer

In the current photoshop window create a new layer
Open the image using File-->Open and it will open in separate window

Select the image and copy Edit-->Copy

Go back to the window you have created new empty layer

Go to Edit-->Paste Special-->Paste in place

Resize multiple pictures:
- I am using Photoshop CS3, Once you have Photoshop opened, click on
- In the Image Processor window, select the folder your images are in by clicking Select Folder… (click here for a screenshot)
- You can save in the current folder, or choose a different folder. If you save in the current folder, it will create a new folder inside it called JPEG and put the processed images there. It will not overwrite your original images.
- File Type – I recommend saving as JPEG with a quality of 10. Your photos will be reduced in file size noticeably and will remain good quality.
- If you want to resize your images, which I recommend for posting them online, select Resize to Fit and enter the dimensions you want. Note: you need to keep the aspect ratio of your images. Make sure your original images are the same dimensions (they should be if they’re from the same camera) and divide the height and width separately by the same number to keep the ratio. My photos are originally 2592 x 1944, so I resize them to 1296 x 972. This is half of the original size, keeping the aspect ratio.
- Click Run and Photoshop will start processing your images. Wait for it to finish, then you can close it.
- http://www.wordplop.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/2.jpg
Turn off smart objects by default:

You can turn this off in the preferences if you wish ( edit Preferences - general- the last line is place or drag raster images as smart objects )- just uncheck that box and anything you drag in wont be a smart objects by default

Transparent background:

Open image & duplicate layer & Zoom in if necessary
Select & erase the background or erase the background using "Magic eraser tool"
Save it as "PNG" file and it will be transparent

Glamour model shot effect:

Copy the same layer
New layer: Filter-->Blur-->Gaussian blur--> set 5.0
Set opacity: 40%

Alter car color:

Image-->Adjustments-->Replace color-->Localize color clusters and select the eye dropper tool with + sign, called "Add to sample"
Click on the Result - color option to change the target color

Change eye color

Open the picture & duplicate layer
Select the "Brush" tool -->

change the size of the brush according to your need-->
Make sure brush hardness is 0-->Mode should be normal-->
Opacity and flow should be 100%.
Paint the eye area you want to change color.

From the left side tools-->

Now Set foreground color: Black & Background color: White. If you have over painted some area you can remove it by setting foreground color: White & background color: Black

From the left Tools in the bottom with

camera sign-->Click the "Edit in quick mask mode"

Now deselect the "Edit in quick mask mode " by clicking on it again and it will select the whole layer so now from
Now menu

Select-->Inverse and it will select the painted area only.

Now from the bottom right there is circle half black & half white called

"Create new fill or adjustment layer" click on it-->
From the layer tab and select "Black & White"-->

Check the box: "Use previous layer to create clipping mask."
Click ok button
Check "Tint" -->Click on the color and customize the color as you wish

Combine two images seamlessly:

Open the multiple files in Photoshop window using Step 1
Open the first image-apple in Photoshop. Now minimize the Photoshop window and drag the new image tiger in the Photoshop window. Make sure to Turn off smart objects by default
Now select the tiger image and decrease the opacity to 50% and position the mouth of the tiger on the apple.
select the tiger image layer--> select the "Pen tool" and select the mouth of the tiger using "pen tool"-->after selecting the mouth go to menu Select-->Inverse. Now delete the selection so only mouth of the tiger will remain.
Select the apple image layer and select "Eraser" to delete the extra area of the apple overlapping tiger mouth-->Set hardness of the eraser to "0".
In order to Transform the image into correct shape:

Select apple image layer-->Using lasso tool select an area and
now go to menu Edit-->Transform-->Wrap. Now using mouse drag corner of the selection to get the correct shape.

Extending a background in Photoshop:

We will use the Edit-->Content-Aware-Scale option to resize the image without stretching the image
Use the Crop tool to just cut the image area you need (It creates image of specified size as well)

Select the crop tool from left tools bar
Now select the image area you need to crop

Delete text or part of image without cropping or losing it's background:

Select the "lasso tool"
Select the area you want to delete using "lasso tool"
Now go to menu Edit-->Fill--> and select Content-Aware from drop down list and click OK.

In order to copy the same pattern of background use the "Clone Stamp Tool"
Now select an background area only (which is not part of the model body)

Right click and select-->Layer via copy

Select the New Copied layer

Select the background area
Go to Edit Menu

Select-->Content Aware Scale

Retouching model image

Create new layer and select this layer - body

Paint (with Pink color) every part of model's body except: hair, eyes,lips, eyebrow. Use the eraser tool if you have painted inadvertently any part
Layer menu-->Layer Style-->Blending Options-->Blend mode-->Set to Soft light from Normal(Default)
Menu -Image-->Adjustments-->Vibrance and now reduce Vibrance:80 & Saturation: -100.
Set the opacity to 50%

Create one more layer -lips

Change the color to Red and this will be lipstick color
Now just paint whole lip area using Brush with Red color
From the layer option - set the blending mode for the layer: Change from Normal to -->Soft light
Set the opacity to 50%

Create one more layer - eyebrow and eye shadow

Change the color to Black and this will be eyebrow color
Now just paint whole eyebrow & around the eyes area using Brush with Black color
From the layer option - set the blending mode for the layer: Change from Normal to -->Soft light
Set the opacity to 50%

Create one more layer - hair

Change the color to redish and this will be hair color
Now just paint whole head hair using Brush with redish color
From the layer option - set the blending mode for the layer: Change from Normal to -->Soft light
Menu - Image-->Adjustments-->Vibrance and now reduce Vibrance:80 & Saturation: -100.
Menu Image-->Adjustments-->Hue & Saturation and change settings and preview to look good
Set the opacity to 50%

Select all the created layer without main picture layer-->Right button click--> Merge visible

Crop or cut out image from background:

Open picture
Convert Background to layer:

Select a layer in the Layers palette.
Choose Layer > New > Background From Layer.

Add layer mask from bottom of the layer panel
Now use the brush tool to delete the background you do not wish
Use the eraser tool to undo the background you have deleted by mistake
Now you can select the individual "Layer thumbnail" or "Layer mask thumbnail" and use eraser tool to erase completely some of the background.

Remodelling a figure in Photoshop:
How to Repair old photo in Photoshop

In order to repair photos you need two tools "Healing Brush Tool" & "Clone Stamp Tool"
Select the "Healing Brush Tool"
Press 'alt' and select an area near to damaged section
Now normally paint the damaged section

How to Create a Real Drop Shadow in Photoshop with Layer Styles

Duplicate the Model image first
Select "Background Copy" layer and select the Model body part using "Magic Wand Tool"

Click on the "Refine Edge.." option to change the option accordingly
In the "Output To" option select-->New layer

Select the newly created layer

Select Layer Menu-->Layer Style-->Blending Option-->Check Drop Shadow and Select Drop Shadow then you will have option for settings and Click Ok.
Now click right button on "Drop Shadow" in the "Background Copy" layer

Select Create layer
Click Ok on the message box. It will separate the model shadow from the model body

Now select the "Background copy's Drop Shadow" layer

Edit Menu-->Free Transform and transform the shadow as you wish.

How To Remove Background Around Lots Of Hair Photoshop

Open the photo in Photoshop
Create layer from background
Select the "eraser" tool

Remove the part of the background not around the hair

Create a new layer

Create a new fill or adjustment layer
Choose a color you like for the background

Now move the photo layer on top (layer0)
Select the "Background eraser tool"

Use the following settings from the top bar

Sampling:Once (Dropper icon with circle)
Limits: Discontiguous
Tolerance: 15% (change and see the effect)

Now around the hair select the color you move and keep the button pressed and move the mouse around or on top of the hair will only remove the color you have selected

How to make the canvas size to fit the image

This is very simple. Select the image using the select tool and then crop the image will reduce the canvas size to image size.

Select the image using Marquee Tool-->Image-->Crop

How to remove and replace heads in Photoshop
How To Remove Colour Cast From Photos
How To Remove Photo Paper Texture From Old
Convert black and white photo to color
How to make buttons in Photoshop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXh02Tb-q9A

How to crop image of specific size still take the full image

Say for example we have an image of width x height=600px X 900px. But we want to make the image to be width x height= 960px X 550px but still want the all portion of the picture. So what do we do to achieve this?

At first make a note of the desired width and height here 960px X 550px. So width is around 1.5 times bigger than the height.
So Open the picture in Adobe Photoshop
Change the canvas size to width and height using width will be 1.5 times greater than the height. In this case say for example make the canvas size to 1800px X 900px
Now if you need to Transform Scale the image do it now
Now Choose crop tool.When crop tool is selected

Put the desired width 960px and height 550px and move the crop tool to choose the image and save it

How to Create a Shiny Silver Text Effect in Photoshop for Beginners

Create a New Canvas
Click File > New at the top of your Photoshop window to create a new canvas. Create your canvas 500 pixels by 500 pixels. You can crop your canvas when you are finished. Set your background color to white and click OK.

Create a New Layer
Now we will create a new layer. Locate your Layers Panel. Press F7 if you do not see your Layers Panel. In the bottom of the Layers Panel you will see an icon that looks like a sheet of paper, click that icon to create a new layer.

Type Tool
Select your Type Tool from the toolbar and draw a large rectangle across your canvas to type in. I used a large font for my text but you can use any size that you want. Set your Font Options to what you want before you type. I used the following font options.

Font - Broadway BT
Size - 65
Color - black

After you have selected what you want, type your text in the rectangle on your canvas. To change your font options after you have typed your text, simply highlight your text with your mouse and change the options.

Rasterize Layer
Right click on the Type Layer in your Layers Panel and click Rasterize Layer from the pop up menu. This will make the edges of your text smooth.

Blending Options
Right click on that same Layer again and click Blending Options from the pop up menu. Apply the following effects to the text in the blending options window.

Drop Shadow

Blend Mode - Multiply
Color - Black
Opacity - 100
Angle -120
Distance - 4
Spread - 0
Size - 0
Contour - Linear
Anti-aliased - Unchecked
Noise - 0

Bevel and Emboss

Style - pillow emboss
Technique - smooth
Depth - 50
Direction - up
Size - 5
Soften - 0
Angle - 120
Use Global Light -checked
Attitude - 30
Gloss Contour - peaks
Anti-aliased - checked
Highlight Mode - screen
Color - white
Opacity - 100
Shadow Mode - normal
Color - black
Opacity - 73

Color overlay
Blend mode - normal
Color - c6c6c5
Opacity 100
How creating clipping mask works?

You can use the content of a layer to mask the layers above it. The transparent pixels of the bottom or base layer mask out the content of layers above it that are part of a clipping mask. For example, you might have a shape on one layer, a texture on the overlying layer, and some text on the topmost layer. If you define all three layers as part of a clipping mask, the texture and the text appear only through the shape on the base layer, and take on the opacity of the base layer.

Note that only successive layers can be included in a clipping mask. The name of the base layer in the mask is underlined, and the thumbnails for the overlying layers are indented. Additionally, the overlying layers display a clipping mask icon

. The Blend Clipped Layers as Group option in the Layer Style dialog box determines whether the blending mode of the base affects the whole group or just the base. (See Grouping blend effects.)

Clipping mask with Potatoes and Logo layers

To create a clipping mask:

Do one of the following:

Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), position the pointer over the line dividing two layers in the Layers palette (the pointer changes to two overlapping circles ), and click.
Select a layer in the Layers palette, and choose Layer > Create Clipping Mask.
Link the desired layers in the Layers palette. (See Linking layers.) Then choose Layer > Create Clipping Mask from Linked.

The clipping mask is assigned the opacity and mode attributes of the bottommost layer in the group.

To duplicate a clipping mask to another layer

Select the clipping mask.
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the mask and drag it to the destination layer. Make sure the destination layer highlights before letting go of the mouse button; otherwise, the layer won't receive the mask properly.

To remove a layer from a clipping mask:

Do one of the following:

Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), position the pointer over the line separating two grouped layers in the Layers palette (the pointer changes to two overlapping circles ), and click.
In the Layers palette, select a layer in the clipping mask, and choose Layer > Release Clipping Mask. This command removes the selected layer and any layers above it from the clipping mask.

To ungroup all layers in a clipping mask:

In the Layers palette, select the base layer in the clipping mask.
Choose Layer > Release Clipping Mask.

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