I. File menu options
New:
Creates a new Photoshop image. Select your photo resolution – size –
Foreground – back ground color – color modes and color models.
Open
Opens and image or photo or Photoshop (PSD files.
Browse
Opens a file. Use file browser to sort – process image files and create a new
folder, rename, move your image files.
Open As
Open As command used to open import files and open another format
files. .Tip: choose open as .select •
file format .from open as list out (that
suits to original file.
Open Recent
Opens your recent work files.
Edit Image ready
Jumps to Image ready application to edit current psd (Photoshop file.
Close
Closes a file.
Close All
Closes all files from work window.
Save
Saves a file , in your selected location.
Save as:
Saves Photoshop files to another format that web , TIFF, JPEG,
GIF,BMP,TGA, ..etc.
Save a version
Save for Web
Saves a file in web format exporting it with options size and settings and
image quality and slice selection and slice linking.
Revert
Reverts an image to its previous version, looks like first, you made changes
to it after.
Place
Places or import a *.PDF,*.AI,*.EPS, *.PDP, formatted files.
Import
Imports a file from another device such as scanner etc., and imports PDF,
annotations.
Export
Exports a file for Adobe Illustrator *.ai and view point Zoom.
Automate
Script
File Info
Opens Info palette to add file info.
Page Setup
Applies page set up before printing an image or file.
File .page setup .page setup window.
Select options
(ipage size,
(ii source,
(iii orientation etc..,
Print with Preview
Shows a preview before printing your file.
File>print with preview>print.
From print window>select options
(iposition ,
(ii scaled print size,
(iiishow more options.
Print
Prints a file.
File>print.
From print window choose (iprinter properties.(iiprint range, copies etc..,
options.
Print one copy
Prints current file one copy.
Jump
Switches Photoshop to Adobe Image ready application.
Exit
Exits from Adobe photoshop.
II. Edit menu Options:
Undo:
Cancels (un does last operation.
File .Un do.
Redo:
Redoes (revert last Operation.
Choose .Edit .redo
Step Forward:
Jumps to previous state.
you can choose window .History. Note that this action can be un done
that means you can step backward to recall before action.
Tip: Use History palette to step Back and Forward.
Step Backward:
Steps to Backward state from present stage.
Notice a list of un do – redo option can be called with this options.
Fade:
Applies Fade effect to your bush strokes.
Edit.fade.
Tip:
File.new•
window.brushes palette .select .texture brushes draw brush.
Apply now fade effect.
Cut:
Does cut for a selection.
Select from select menu then do cut option.
Marquee.Select area in an image .edit .cut.
Select .text .Edit .cut.
Copy:
Copies a Text. Copies selected area with selection tools. Select text do
copy. Select an area with selecton tools or select menu options and do copy for
paste..
Tip:
Select .text.
Select .area in an image.
Choose Edit .copy.
Copy Merged:
Copies and selected area creating as a new layer.
Select the area you want to copy. Choose Edit > Copy or Edit > Copy
Merged.
Paste:
Pastes copied text or area or shapes.
Paste Into:
Pastes selected area as a new layer with in that same selection.
Tip:
select a range with marquee
do edit .paste into.
Clear:
Clears a selection.To delete a selection, choose Edit > Clear, or press
Backspace.
Notice: If you choose Edit > Cut. Your cuts will be saved in clip board. Check out
edit .preferences .General.export clip board.
Tip:
use feather effect to a selection.
Check Spelling:
Does spell check for your typed text.
Tip: Type your text. Keep select text tool in toolbox. Go to edit .spell check.
From check spelling dialogue box choose options (ichange (spelling(iichange
all(iiiignore options.
Find and Replace Text:
Finds some text and Replaces it with given word. Edit Find and replace.
Fill:
Fills a layer or Back ground or selected range with foreground or
background colors or patterns, etc..,
Tip:
Select layer
or range with marquee .or select menu options. Choose
Edit.fill .from Fill window choose options that you want apply for fill.
Stroke:
Applies Line stroke to a selection. Some times as a border.
Tip :
select range with marquee .Edit .stroke .from Stroke window choose
the options.
Free Transform:
Rotates a layer in 360o, Use shift + mouse or Alt+ mouse. To size a layer
drag from the corners or mid points.
Transform:
Apply transformations in one continuous operation like rotate and
Flip.scale, skew, distort, and perspective options can apply dragging with mouse.
simply hold down Shift+Ctrl key to switch Align.
Notice : Observe rotate and corner and size arrow symbols changes while
transforming a layer.
Tip: use window .Options tool bar.
Define Brush Preset:
Defines a brush stroke as a preset. It will add to Brushes preset palette.
Tip:
Draw brush stroke. Go to edit choose .define brush stroke. Find out your
new brush stroke in paltte. Now you can use it as a preset brush.
Define Pattern:
Defines a new pattern that created by you and adds to
patterns palette.
Tip :
create a new pattern. Go to Edit .Define pattern option. Find out your
pattern was add to patterns palette.
Check out
: Edit .preset manager.chose Patterns from dropdown list.
Define Custom Shape:
Defines your newly created shape as custom shape adding it shapes
preset palette.
Tip:
create a new shape.
Go to edit menu .choose Define custom shape. Your
shape will be added to shapes preset palette.
Check out:
Edit > preset manager > choose shapes option from drop- down list.
Use Widow > Options to create a new shape.
Purge:
Clears memory used by the Undo command, in the History palette, or the
Clipboard (Photoshop:
The Purge command permanently clears history from memory . the actions
stored cannot be undone once it choose purge.
Tip:
If you choosing Edit > Purge > Histories deletes all history states
Color Settings:
Whether you have predefined color settings in your system for many publishing
workflows, you may sometimes want to customize individual options in a
configuration.
If you are doing Book publishing work you have to change the CMYK state to get
good print qualities.
Tip:
•
Edit .color settings. Select options from color setting window.
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Display key board short cuts.
Tip:
your can define new key board short cuts for various options and
commands.
Preset Manager:
Displays preset manager to switch to deferent presets.
Preferences:
Display and enables your preferences to work free with Adobe Photoshop.
Check out:
File handling, plug-ins, Units and Rules , Transparency % gamut warning.
File handling, plug-ins, Units and Rules , Transparency % gamut warning.
III. Image Menu Options
Mode:
Images are Flattened when you change mode. Modes doesn’t support
Layers.
Bitmap:
It coverts images into Bitmap mode. Bitmaps are called
raster images.This first category mode second is vector mode in computer
Graphics. Bitmaps are simply squared pixels and vectors are lines.
Index:
Converting to indexed color reduces the number of colors in
the image, file size will be reduced by deleting color information from the
image.
Duotone:
converts to duotone image. Duotone mode creates two
color , three color, four color grayscale images.
.Open image>choose Image>mode> Grayscale.
.Image > Duotone.
.Now select options from Duotone widow > 1.Monotone 2.Duo
tone.3.Trio tone.4.Quad tone.
Duotone-channels
Grayscale:
converts an image to Grayscale. Every pixel of a grayscale
image has a brightness value ranging from 0 (black to 255 (white.
RGB:
converts an image to RGB which is best for screen view. Every
pixel of a grayscale image has a brightness value ranging from 0 (black to 255
(white.
CMYK:
converts an image to CMYK that it is Print mode. Cyan is 2%
and 93% magenta, 90% yellow, and 0% black.
Lab color:
converts an image to Lab color. You can use Lab mode to work with Photo CD images.
(1 In the color picker = the a component (green-red axis and the b
component (blue-yellow axis can range from +128 to -128.
(2In the Color palette = the a component and the b component can
range from +120 to -120.
Multichannel:
convers an image to Multi channel mode.
This mode uses 256 levels of gray in each channel. These images are
useful for specialized printing.
18/Bit channel: converts an image to 18/bit which produces Finer
distinctions In color. But it occupies twice memory file size to 16/bit image.
16/Bit channel:
converts an image to 16 bit channels. Note that
Photo shop tool are only available for only 16/Bit channel images.
Assign profile:
Convert to profile:
Adjustments:
Levels:
you can set highlights and shadows in an image,
choose Image >levels >it displays an Histogram. Move the input
sliders to apply levels to an image.
Auto Levels:
when you choose This command it moves the Levels
sliders automatically to set highlights and shadows.
Auto Contrast:
The Auto Contrast command adjusts the overall
contrast and mixture of colors in an RGB image automatically
Auto Color:
Auto color command searches for actual image
channels' histograms for shadows, midtones, and highlights. and adjusts the
contrast and color of an image.
Curves:
It opens The Curves dialog box lets you adjust the entire
tonal range of an image.
Check out:
Levels dialog box. .check out Layers curves dialog box.
Levels dialog box. .check out Layers curves dialog box.
Note :
In forth coming chapters you will learn how to choose 1Image mode.2.Image Opacity before applying curves and levesl.
In forth coming chapters you will learn how to choose 1Image mode.2.Image Opacity before applying curves and levesl.
image levels
Color Balance:
The Auto Color command automatically corrects the
color balance in an image.
Take First step correcting the tonal range, after that you can adjust
the image's color balance to remove unwanted color casts or to correct
oversaturated or under saturated colors.
Brightness/Contrast:
This command adjust an image Brightness and
contrast. Image > Brightness /and contrast > in the dialogue box move sliders
or input values.
Hue/Saturation: The Hue/Saturation command adjusts the hue,
saturation, and lightness values of the entire image or of individual color
components.
Desatirate:
This command desiderates an image by withdrawing
Hue/saturations.
Replace Color:
The Replace Color command replaces specified colors
in an image with new color values.
Selective Color:
This command performs high-end color-correction
method that adjusts the amount of process colors in individual color components.
Image > selective color>from dialogue box choose 1. colors >from
drop down list 2.colors with moving sliders.
.Check out : choose white form colors2.increase to maximum value
of Black 2.Decrease to = 0 value of black observe the changes.
Channel Mixer:
it changes image by blending colors. You can practice
The technique of blending colors from different channels can also produce
color adjustments.
.convert your image to = 16 bit channels finish your changes again
convert it to 6 bit channel image >mode.
Gradient Map:
applies gradient map to an image. You can practice
for this from Layer >New fill layer >gradient or Image>adjust >gradient
map>1.choose gradient 2.choose Dither or Reverse.
Invert:
this command applies invert effect to an image. you can apply
this on a positive black-and-white image negative or to make a positive from a
scanned black-and-white negative
Equalize:
The Equalize command redistributes the brightness values
of the pixels in an image. After the effect the brightness values represented more evenly.
Threshold:
The Threshold command converts grayscale or color
images to high-contrast, black-and-white images.
Posterize:
it lets you specify the number of tonal levels for each
channel in an image. Posterize command maps pixels to the closest matching
level after specifying Brightness (Tonal values.
Variations:
The Variations command lets you adjust the color
balance, contrast, and saturation of an image by showing you thumbnails
variation sample thumbnails in a window.
Duplicate:
It duplicates an entire image into available memory without
saving to disk.the duplicate imagedoesn't lost the original layers, layer masks,
and channels.
Apply Image:
you can blend one image's layer and channel, which is
source of image with a layer and channel of the active imagewhich is the
destination. Check out : channels palette in the photo shop work area.
Calculations:
[Histogram]: you can blend two individual channels
from one or more source images. You can then apply the results to a new
image or to a new channel or selection in the active image. You can apply
calculations for single channel not for composite channels.
Image size:
It changes the pixel dimensions of an image.
Choose Image > Image Size.
Canvas Size:
The Canvas is nothing but work space around an existing image.
Choose this command to add or remove canvas size.
Rotate Canvas:
use rotate command to rotate or flip an entire image. you can't
rotate individual layers.
180 o: rotates an image in half turn.
90 ocw: It rotates an image clock wise quarter(1/4th turn.
90 occw: Counterclockwise by a quarter-turn.
Arbitrary:
it rotates an image by an angle you specify .
Flip Horizontal: it flips an image Horizontal along with vertical axis.
Flip vertical: it flips an image vertical along with the horizontal axis.
Crop:
it removes partition of an image. Crop enables to cut unwanted parts
from image with in canvas.
Trim:
It trims an image to the layers level. Choose .image .trim .Top,
Bottom, Left, Right.
Reveal All:
Histogram:
III. Image Menu Options
Mode:
Images are Flattened when you change mode. Modes doesn’t support
Layers.
Bitmap:
It coverts images into Bitmap mode. Bitmaps are called
raster images.This first category mode second is vector mode in computer
Graphics. Bitmaps are simply squared pixels and vectors are lines.
Index:
Converting to indexed color reduces the number of colors in
the image, file size will be reduced by deleting color information from the
image.
Duotone:
converts to duotone image. Duotone mode creates two
color , three color, four color grayscale images.
.Open image>choose Image>mode> Grayscale.
.Image > Duotone.
.Now select options from Duotone widow > 1.Monotone 2.Duo
tone.3.Trio tone.4.Quad tone.
Duotone-channels
Grayscale:
converts an image to Grayscale. Every pixel of a grayscale
image has a brightness value ranging from 0 (black to 255 (white.
RGB:
converts an image to RGB which is best for screen view. Every
pixel of a grayscale image has a brightness value ranging from 0 (black to 255
(white.
CMYK:
converts an image to CMYK that it is Print mode. Cyan is 2%
and 93% magenta, 90% yellow, and 0% black.
Lab color:
converts an image to Lab color. You can use Lab mode to work with Photo CD images.
(1 In the color picker = the a component (green-red axis and the b
component (blue-yellow axis can range from +128 to -128.
(2In the Color palette = the a component and the b component can
range from +120 to -120.
Multichannel:
convers an image to Multi channel mode.
This mode uses 256 levels of gray in each channel. These images are
useful for specialized printing.
18/Bit channel: converts an image to 18/bit which produces Finer
distinctions In color. But it occupies twice memory file size to 16/bit image.
16/Bit channel:
converts an image to 16 bit channels. Note that
Photo shop tool are only available for only 16/Bit channel images.
Assign profile:
Convert to profile:
Adjustments:
Levels:
you can set highlights and shadows in an image,
choose Image >levels >it displays an Histogram. Move the input
sliders to apply levels to an image.
Auto Levels:
when you choose This command it moves the Levels
sliders automatically to set highlights and shadows.
Auto Contrast:
The Auto Contrast command adjusts the overall
contrast and mixture of colors in an RGB image automatically
Auto Color:
Auto color command searches for actual image
channels' histograms for shadows, midtones, and highlights. and adjusts the
contrast and color of an image.
Curves:
It opens The Curves dialog box lets you adjust the entire
tonal range of an image.
Check out:
Levels dialog box. .check out Layers curves dialog box.
Levels dialog box. .check out Layers curves dialog box.
Note :
In forth coming chapters you will learn how to choose 1Image mode.2.Image Opacity before applying curves and levesl.
In forth coming chapters you will learn how to choose 1Image mode.2.Image Opacity before applying curves and levesl.
image levels
Color Balance:
The Auto Color command automatically corrects the
color balance in an image.
Take First step correcting the tonal range, after that you can adjust
the image's color balance to remove unwanted color casts or to correct
oversaturated or under saturated colors.
Brightness/Contrast:
This command adjust an image Brightness and
contrast. Image > Brightness /and contrast > in the dialogue box move sliders
or input values.
Hue/Saturation: The Hue/Saturation command adjusts the hue,
saturation, and lightness values of the entire image or of individual color
components.
Desatirate:
This command desiderates an image by withdrawing
Hue/saturations.
Replace Color:
The Replace Color command replaces specified colors
in an image with new color values.
Selective Color:
This command performs high-end color-correction
method that adjusts the amount of process colors in individual color components.
Image > selective color>from dialogue box choose 1. colors >from
drop down list 2.colors with moving sliders.
.Check out : choose white form colors2.increase to maximum value
of Black 2.Decrease to = 0 value of black observe the changes.
Channel Mixer:
it changes image by blending colors. You can practice
The technique of blending colors from different channels can also produce
color adjustments.
.convert your image to = 16 bit channels finish your changes again
convert it to 6 bit channel image >mode.
Gradient Map:
applies gradient map to an image. You can practice
for this from Layer >New fill layer >gradient or Image>adjust >gradient
map>1.choose gradient 2.choose Dither or Reverse.
Invert:
this command applies invert effect to an image. you can apply
this on a positive black-and-white image negative or to make a positive from a
scanned black-and-white negative
Equalize:
The Equalize command redistributes the brightness values
of the pixels in an image. After the effect the brightness values represented more evenly.
Threshold:
The Threshold command converts grayscale or color
images to high-contrast, black-and-white images.
Posterize:
it lets you specify the number of tonal levels for each
channel in an image. Posterize command maps pixels to the closest matching
level after specifying Brightness (Tonal values.
Variations:
The Variations command lets you adjust the color
balance, contrast, and saturation of an image by showing you thumbnails
variation sample thumbnails in a window.
Duplicate:
It duplicates an entire image into available memory without
saving to disk.the duplicate imagedoesn't lost the original layers, layer masks,
and channels.
Apply Image:
you can blend one image's layer and channel, which is
source of image with a layer and channel of the active imagewhich is the
destination. Check out : channels palette in the photo shop work area.
Calculations:
[Histogram]: you can blend two individual channels
from one or more source images. You can then apply the results to a new
image or to a new channel or selection in the active image. You can apply
calculations for single channel not for composite channels.
Image size:
It changes the pixel dimensions of an image.
Choose Image > Image Size.
Canvas Size:
The Canvas is nothing but work space around an existing image.
Choose this command to add or remove canvas size.
Rotate Canvas:
use rotate command to rotate or flip an entire image. you can't
rotate individual layers.
180 o: rotates an image in half turn.
90 ocw: It rotates an image clock wise quarter(1/4th turn.
90 occw: Counterclockwise by a quarter-turn.
Arbitrary:
it rotates an image by an angle you specify .
Flip Horizontal: it flips an image Horizontal along with vertical axis.
Flip vertical: it flips an image vertical along with the horizontal axis.
Crop:
it removes partition of an image. Crop enables to cut unwanted parts
from image with in canvas.
Trim:
It trims an image to the layers level. Choose .image .trim .Top,
Bottom, Left, Right.
Reveal All:
Histogram:
It displays distribution of pixels in an image graphing the number
of pixels at each color level.
Trap:
A trap prevents tiny gaps from appearing in the printed image.
Image.trap.
Adobe Photo shop
The Work window
The Main Tool Bar:
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1. Move TOOl:
Use The Move tool to select
(i Layers,
(ii selections,
(iii Guidelines.
2. Magic wand:
Selects the same colored areas
in your image.
3. Slice:
This tool creates slices.
Slicing is important for web page creation.
Slice selection tool: Use slice selection tool to select slices in an
image.
4. Brush:
Use brush tool to paint on photo
pixels or canvas.
5. History brush:
Paints a copy of selection in to
the current image. Open History palette .Select new snap shot or state.
Select the art history brush tool apply brush.Art History brush: paints
with stylized strokes. Tip: Use options window (Located above the main tool bar
or window .options for extra features.
6. Gradient:
Fills and Creates color blends those are line – radial – reflectedtype.
7. Dodge:
Lightens color areas in an
image.Burn:Darkens areas in an image.Sponge:Changes color saturation comparing
nearest areas for mix up.
8. Text:
Use type tool to type text.Type
mask:
create a selection in the shape of you type before.
Tip : Type mask .go to select .modify .border. 9. Shape :
Draws customized shapes. select
shapes from a custom shape list.Tip: Work with options tool bar.window.options.
10. Eye dropper:
Selects a sample color to fill
or use in an image where you click in photo.
Color sample: Use color sample tool to see the color value of
pixels as you make
color corrections in a photo. Color values displayed in info palette.
Tip: window .info.
11. Zoom :
Adjust image window to various
zoom sizes.
Tip: use options palette window
options. Main tool bar Full screen modes.
12. Background color:
Sets a back ground color to use.
13. Mask:
Apply mask to a selected area or
layer in an image to work free.
UN mask: Releases mask option.
14. Full screen with menu:
Display full screen mode with
menu.
15. Full screen without menu:
Display full screen mode with out me
IV. Layer Menu OptionsNew Layer:
Creates a new layer in
your image. You can create an empty layer and add content to it; a newly
created layer appears either above the selected layer or within the selected
layer set in the Layers palette.
Layer>new layer or Layer >new layer set.
Tip:
learn how to create new
layers from layers palette.
Check out:
Just click on New layer
button or New layer set button.
Duplicate Layer
Creates a duplicate copy of
selected layer with properties. When you are duplicating a layer one image to
another image it should be same pixel value of both images.
Tip:
you can duplicate a selected
layer simply dragging a layer mouse + shift key in layers
palette.
Check out:
open two images (which having
multiple layer
ex: flowers.psd. choose select > select all . Go to Edit>
copy> All pixels in the current layer will be copied. Now select second
destination image Edit> paste.
Delete Layer:
Deletes current layer. You
can simply delete a layer from layers palette by select layer > right
mouse click> delete layer.
Tip : layer palette
choose a layer.Drop it to
Trash button.
Check out : Layer > delete> layer or Linked layers or
hidden layers.
Layer Properties:
Applies properties like
name and color to a layer which appears in layers palette to identify.
Check out:
select layer>
layer> layer> properties> from properties window >
enter name and color.
Layer Style:
Applies
different effects as Layer style. You can clearly find the f Icon.when a layer
had Style effects. You can apply following effects under Blending options
window.
(i shadows,
(ii glows,
(iii bevels,
(iv overlays, and
(v strokes,stain and
(vi Bevel,
(vii Gradient,
(viii Light.
Tip:
expand, collapse, hide
clicking on down arrow button.
Double click on a layer in
layer palette to blending options.
Check out : select a layer.
Go to Layer > Layer
Style> choose Blending options. From blending options window click on
name style which effect you want apply.
Check out:
Angle
Anti-alias
Blend Mode
Choke
Contour
Distance
Depth
Global Angle
Gloss Contour
Gradient
Highlight or Shadow Mode
Jitter
Noise
Opacity
Pattern Position
Size
Source
Spread
Style
Technique
Texture
Inner Shadow:
This option applies in side
shadow to a selected layer.
Outer shadow:
This option applies out side
shadow to a selected layer.
Outer Glow:
This option applies out side
glow to a selected layer.
Inner Glow:
This option applies in side glow
to a selected layer.
Emboss:
This option applies emboss
effect to layer.
Check out:
You can apply Blending
options even t o a text also. Before that choose Layer> Type>
Convert to shape.
Stain:
it applies a spot of shadow
for selected layer.
Gradient overlay:
this option applies Gradient
over laying to the selected Layer.
Color overlay:
this options applies selected
color as overlaying the selected layer.
Pattern overlay:
this options applies selected
Pattern as overlaying the selected layer.
Stroke:
this option applies Inside –
or out side stroke to a Layer or Text as a blending option.
New Fill Layer:
Creates new fill layer for
current image with
(i Solid color
(ii gradient,
(iii pattern
Tip:
open an image. Go to
Layers> New Fill Layer >
Adjust opacity > Solid color
Check out:
Layers > New Fill
Layer >
Adjust opacity > Gradient. Or Pattern.
New Adjustment Layer :
This option lets you to
change color levels and Brightness and contrast By creating a new layer on
image. Bright points are called highlights where as dark areas are shadows and
middle levels are mid tones.
Notice: Utilize Set Black point – Gray point – white point color
picker.
Levels:
changes color levels in an
Image.
chose opacity from new layer palette.Adjust shadows – mid tones –
highlight values from palette.
Check out:
Select picture channel
to change picture levels properly:
Curves:
Adjust color levels. Select
radio buttons Shadows – highlights – midtones.
Click in graph.
High –mid – low (down point. Track the curve to adjust levels.
Color balance: Does color balance. Chose opacity from new layer
palette.Adjust Cayan – Megena – Yellow values.
Brightness , Contrast:
Changes Brightness-contrast
of an Image.
chose> opacity from > new layer palette
Adjust Brightness – contrast from palette.
Hue and saturation : changes Hue and saturation for your picture.
Selective color:
The Hue/Saturation option
adjusts the hue, saturation, and lightness of an image. It can adjust
individual color components in an image.
Layer > new adjustment layer > Selective color>
Choose options
(iReletive
(iiAbsolute.
Color wheel and radius of color wheel:
A. Saturation
B. Hue
C. Brightness
D.Hues
Channel mixer:
Modifies a color channel.
You can mix current color channels with color mixer option.
Tip: Layer .new adjustment Layer .Channel mixer.
Check out:
open an image. Do chanel mix
selecting Red,Green,Blue channels from channel mix window.
Gradient:
Applies Gradient map
selecting from Gradient preset palette. Adjust opacity before apply Gradient
Map.
Invert:
Inverts an image. Using
Invert a photo can be changed to positive blackand-
white image negative. A positive image changes too scanned
black-andwhite
negative.
Layer > new adjustment Layer> Opacity > Invert.
Threshold: changes color or Gray scale images to Black and white
Images.
Tip:
layer > new adjustment layer > select opacity >
Threshold.
Tip:
Adjust slider dark to high tones.
Posterize:
this command specifies number
of tonal for each channel in an image. Tonal values are known as brightness
values. If you choose 2 tonal values for a RGB image it gives result = 6
colors. Red Green Blue 2 tonal values 2 tonal values 2 tonal values
Tip:
Layer > new
adjustment layer> select opacity> Posterize.
Change Layer Content: Edits or does adjustments to Layer contents those
are
already created.
Tip :
You can change Layer
contents two ways. 1.double click on Layer thumb
nail in Layers palette.
2. Choose layer > Layer > change layer content.
Check out:
all the options are
applicable for editing which are in new layer contents. Do adjustments you
desired.
Layer Content Options:
After doing layer
adjustment you can choose Layer content options lets you to Edit and Replace
them easily once again.
Tip: Choose Layer .Layer content Options or double click in Layers
palette.
Type:
Use type tool to Type. Type
menu option lets you to apply effects to text.
Tip: Keep select type tool in main toolbox, use window.options to apply
effects to Typed text.
Convert work path :
creates to your typed text
a work path.
Tip:
1.Layer > type> convert workpath.
2.Select path selection tool or Direct
select tools From Main tool box.
3.select work path that made after executing
convert work path option.
Rasterize:
Rastarize option enables
you to convert layers into Flat or
rasterizing images such as Type layers, shape Layers., Vector Mask.
Tip: select Layer rasterize. Type or shape or Fill content or Layer or
Linked layer (or vector mask or All layers.
Check out:
Type layers, shape layers,
vector masks are contains vector data and fill layers contains generated data.
You can’t apply filters to these elements.
New Layer Based Slice:
creates new slices based on
selected layer.
Tip:
Select a layer in the Layers palette. Choose Layer > New Layer
Based Slice.
Check out:
when sliced layer is
modified automatically the slice also adjust to modified pixilation.
Add Layer Mask :
This command block out
slected area in a layer or entire layer from effects in an image. You can add
or subtract masked areas in an layer of image. In masked areas what you paint
will be hidden. block brushes are
appear and white brushes are hidden. White brush removes area from
selection to mask .
Tip:
Choose Select >
Deselect to clear any selection borders in the image.
To create a mask that hides the entire layer,
Choose Layer>Add Layer Mask >
Checkout:
with selection tool, select
any part of the image you want to change.
Click the Quick Mask mode button in the toolbox. Now you can apply
paint or Filter or shrink like effects excluding masked area.
Enable Layer Mask
Enable Vector Mask
vector mask creates a
sharp-edged shape on a layer.it you add a design element it appears with clean,
defined edges.
create a layer with a vector mask, apply one or more layer styles to
it.
Tip: select a layer. Go to Layer ,Add vecor mask reveal all. Select a
layer and
Go to Layer > add vector mask > Hide all. Reveal/Hide
options reveals , hides a
layer.
Create Clipping Mask
It’s used to mask clipping
group. Base layer acts as mask for entire group. In 2 or more layer set type or
texture appears only on base layer.
Check out:
1.create 4 layers
2.Type text on one layer
3.select layers> Go to Layer
group with previous
4.Link layers with Layer > Group linked.
5.Now apply clipping mask
6.Apply texture or other effects opacity, mode to any layer of this
clipping group.
Arrange
This command toggles between
front and back arranging layers bringing one over other.
Tip: use layers palette for Quick arrange of layers dropping them by
drag.
Check out.
Create multiple layer with
ctrl+shift+N > go to Layer .
arrange > Bring front.
Align Linked Does alignment linked layers in top – bottom and Edges.
Tip: create multiple layers by pressing ctrl+shift+N. Link the layers
from
Layers palette. click link square box in Layers palette. Now do Layer
.align
Linked .choose Options.
Lock All Layers In Set :
locks all layers in your
Layer set.
Tip:
you can lock all layers
from layers palette by rightmouse click choose Lock all layers
Check out:
Link layers >
Layers > Lock all linked layers.
Merge Layers :
merges selected layers.
After finalize contents of layers merge them to manage like sizing or moving
etc.,
Tip:
Use ctrl+E to merge layers. Use Ctrl+Shift+E Merge visible layers.
Merge Visible: Merges all visible layers.
Flatten Image: Flattens an image with all its contents and layers.
Flatten image reduces size of a file.
Matting:
Matting commands let you
edit unwanted edge pixels. If you move anti-aliased
selection results Fringe or Hallow around the edges. Matting is must to
avoid un wanted pixels.
V. Select Menu Options:
Select All:
selects all pixels in an
image.
Select .select all
Deselect :
Deselects all selected
pixels.
Select .Deselect all
Reselect:
Re-selects previously
deselected pixels.
Inverse:
select the unselected
parts of an image.
Check out:
1.open new file.
2.Fill solid back ground.
3. Place an image from file> place.
4. Now use magic wand tool from main tool bar.
5. Select image back groud with magic wand tool.
6. Now inverse the image with select inverse.
Note : don’t forget flatting or merging layers.
Select Color Range
Use Color Range option to selects a specified color or color division
within an existing selection or an entire image.
Tip: you can select a color range using sampled colors do Select ,color range.
Pick sample color tool
From color range window select image radio button > click on ok.
Feather:
Apply Feather effect to a
selection to make it’s edges Smooth.you can use anti-eliase option also besides
the Feather.
Tip:
press Alt+Ctrl+D to apply quick feather.
Check out:
select some pixels in an
image with selection tools or menu.
Apply feather> Copy> paste the selection in another new
image window.
Modify:
creates and modifies
borders within selection ranges or selection tools.
Adjusts selection range numerically.
Border: modifies a selection as border.
1.Select a range with selection tools or select menu.
2.choose Select > modify > border> in window enter
pixel value > click > ok.
3.Edit > stroke> width or
inside,
center,
outside.
Smooth:
smoothens the edges or
corners of borders. Enter value smooth selection widow.
1. Select a range with selection tools or select menu.
2.Select > modify > smooth > enter pixel value.
3.Edit > stroke> width or inside, center, outside.
Expand: Expands border selection range.
1. Select a range with selection tools or select menu.
2. Select .modify .expand .enter pixel value.
3.Edit .stroke.width (or inside, center, outside.
Contract: Decreases border selection range.
1. Select a range with selection tools or select menu.
2.Select > modify > contract > enter pixel value.
3.Edit .stroke.width (or inside, center, outside.
Tip: you can use color bucket to fill in selection of border area.
Grow:
It simply selects same
colored pixels step by step or expand a selection
to add areas with same color.
Choose Select > Grow.
Check out:
magic wand options.
Similar adjacent pixels shades of same tolerance range
Similar:
selects similar colored
pixels not adjacent throughout image.
Choose Select > Similar.
Transform Selection: Apply all transformation options to a selection.
Select pixels in an image. Select > transform selection.
Tip: use window.option tool bar to do your work easy .
Load Selection: It loads your previous saved selection in current
image. It saves your time and avoids risk.
Select> Load selection.
Save Selection:
it saves a selection to
load it again and to apply to same image.
Tip: Do your selection with selection tools pen., lasso., magic wand or
select menu or marquee.
Choose > select > save selection.
VI. Filter Menu Options:
Extract
Filter Gallery
Liquefy: This filter liquefies an image with additional options.
Pattern Maker:
Artistic:
Artistic
Artistic 2
Artistic 3
Blur:
Blur can be apply with
blur tool or from filter menu.
Blur effect is mainly used to retouching hard edges to smoothen of an
image. You can also apply blur to a layer or image to give special effect or
highlight it.
Radial Blur
Motion blur
Check it:
1.open an image(Ex:Ducky.psd.
2.select back groud with magic wad.
3.Go to select > inverse.
4.Now cut image > paste it in an new image.
5.Now from Filter > Blur more.
6. Apply blur more repeatedly until you get soft edges.
Note: Deselect Lock Transferent pixels tool in layers palette.
Gaussian Blur: Quickly blurs a selection by an adjustable amount.
Gaussian blur gives Fog like effect in an image.
Motion Blur direction (from -360º to +360º : Motion blur to be applied
static vehicles like bikes cars. This effect gives movement pose to them.
Radial Blur: Simulates the blur of a zooming or rotating camera to
produce a soft blur. You can apply rotation in 360o.
Smart Blur: you can apply smart blur to an image. You can specify
radius. This filter searches for far dissimilar pixels to blur.
Check out:
Edge Only and Overlay.
Edge only applies black-and-white edges, and Overlay Edge applies white.
Brush Strokes: Applies different Styled Brush strokes.
Accented Edges:
This Filter Highlights the
edges of an image.
Angled Strokes: you can repaint an image using cross angled strokes
with this filter.
Crosshatch: it adds a texture. Roughens edges of color areas and image
with pencil hatches.
Dark Strokes it paints dark areas with Short ,tight strokes. Light
areas painted with long , white strokes of an image.
Ink Outlines:
Retouches an image with
pen-and-ink lines.
Spatter: It applies the effect of a spatter airbrush.
Sprayed Strokes: Apply an image Sprayed brush strokes.
Sumi-e: sumi-e is a Japanese style , a wet brush full black ink on rice
paper.
DistortDiffuse Glow
Adds diffuse Glow.The filter adds see-through white noise to an
image,with the glow fading from the center of a selection.
DiffuseGlow
Displace:
Displaces a *.psd
[Photoshop] file in to your any format image. you
can create an image that appears to be printed on a cloth seized at its
corners.
Displace
Tip:
use polygon tool to select tower.
Choose select > select inverse.
Do fileter > displace>
Above it was displaced with eagle.psd.
Apply Layer > layer levels
Glass:
Apply glass filter to an
image it is being appear through different types of glass. You can choose glass
textures
1.canvas
2.Blocks
3.Frosted
4.Tiny lens
5.Load texture.
Glass
Select with marquee an
area or apply entire image. Filter .Distort .glass Distortion: 20 –smoothness:
1 – Texture: Blocks – Scaling 109
Ocean Ripple:
Apply randomly spaced
ripples to the image's surface, making the image look under water. With the
filter clouds + Ocean ripple you can
create below.
Ocean Ripple
Pinch:
Squeezes a selection. A
positive value to selection squeezes toward its center; a negative value shifts
a selection outside.
Pinch value = 45
Polar Coordinates: Converts an image coordinates. Image appears normal
when viewed in a mirrored cylinder.
Rectangular to Polar
Image = 8x10.
Resolution = 300. Image = Eagle.pdf
Tip: transfer image Eagle.pdf to New canvas. Transform just size narrow
width = 1.6” height =5.1 . Apply polar coordinate filter.
Ripple: Creates ripples on the surface of water. Find size of ripples.
Before and After Ripple
Shear:
Distorts an image along
a curve. You can apply curve points along with shear line in shear filter
palette.
Shear
Check out : you can apply shear effect to create funny pictures and
tall objects.
Zigzag:
Distorts a selection
radial. In the image filter was added to water
surface.
Distrort: ZigZag
Twirl :
Twirl works more sharply
in the center than at the edges, even though
you can create it in sky and water.
twirl
check out:
Twirl created as in
wind on mountains. Lence flare was add to
original photograph.
Wave:
Works in a similar way to the Ripple filter, but with greater control.
Options
include the number of wave generators, the wavelength distance from one
wave crest to the next,
Noise:
Add Noise: This filter used to reduce banding in feathered selections
or
graduated fills or to give a more realistic look to heavily retouched
areas.
Tip: open new image. Select an area with marquee. Choose Filter
Noise > add noise.
Noise :
Check out:
creates unusual textures or
remove problem areas, such as dust and scratches in an image giving blur like
effect.
Noise can be added in
Gradient fills to images. Layer new fill layer
gradient > noise
Filter > noise > ad noise.
1.uniform 2.Guassian
3.Monochromatic for monochrome.
Despeckle:
it detects the edges of
image. It apply blur except edges to entire image.
Dust and Scratches: Apply the filter on selected areas in the image. It
Reduces noise by changing dissimilar pixels.
Median:
Select area to apply
filter. Check out it reduces noise by blending the brightness of pixels. Filer
> noise > Median.
Pixilated:
The filters in the
Pixelate submenu applied to pixels of similar color values in cells.
Color Halftone:
The filter divides the
image into rectangles and replaces each rectangle with a circle.
Crystallize:
packs the pixels into a
solid color in a polygon shape.
Facet:
Clumps pixels of solid
or similar colors into blocks of like-colored pixels.
Fragment (Photoshop Makes four copies of the pixels in the selection,
averages them, and offsets them from each other.
Mezzotint:
Converts an image to a
random pattern of black-and-white areas.
Makes fully saturated colors in a color image.
Pointillize:
Breaks up the color in
an image into randomly placed dots, as in a
pointillist painting, and uses the background color as a canvas area
between
the dots.
Render :
The Render filters
create 3D shapes, cloud patterns, refraction patterns, and applies virtual
light reflections in an image.
3D Transform:
changes two dimensional
– objects in to Cue -Spare – Or cylinder.
Clouds:
creates clouds.set
foreground and the background colors comes into your generated clouds.
Lens Flare:
Generates a refraction
caused by shining a bright light into the camera lens.
Lighting Effects:
Creates meny lighting
effects on RGB images by varying 17 light styles, 3 light types, and 4 sets of
light properties.
Sharpen:
The Sharpen filters
apply sharpness to blurry images by increasing the contrast of adjacent pixels
Sharpen:
Sharpen More Photoshop: Both Sharpen and Sharpen More Photoshop
Filters apply strong sharp effect to images. You can apply filter
repeatedly until
you get desired effects.
Sharpen edges :
it preserves over all
smoothness of image and sharpens edges only.
Un sharp Mask:
sharpens the areas in
the image where significant color
changes occur and sharpen them.
Sketch:Bas Relief:
Apply an image to appear
carved in low relief and lit to shade the surface variations. Fore ground color
appears in Dark areas and Back ground
color takes light colors.
Chalk and Charcoal:
changes an image's
highlights and midtones with a solid mid-tone gray. Back-ground drawn in coarse
chalk.
Charcoal:
In this filter Charcoal
is the foreground color, and the paper is the background color. It changes an
image to create a posterized, smudged effect.
Chrome:
Treats the image as if
it were a polished chrome surface. choose the
Levels dialog box to add more contrast to the image.
ChromeConté Crayon:
copies the texture of dense dark and pure white Conté crayons on an
image. The Conté Crayon filter uses the foreground color for dark areas
and the background color for light areas.
Check out:
See Using texture and
glass surface controls.
Graphic Pen: linear ink strokes applied to image to capture the details
in the original. it is especially striking with scanned images. The filter
replaces color in the original image, using the foreground color for ink and
background color for paper.
Check out:
Change Fore ground and
back ground colors.
Halftone Pattern: Gives effect halftone screen while maintaining the
continuous range of tones.
Note Paper: Gives effect image was made of note paper. In the example
Back ground filled with Blue and Filter applied to new image.
Photocopy: this filter effects large areas of darkness copied only
around their edges, and midtones fall away to black or white.
Check out:
above example Back
ground color was selected as Blue, chage it to Black to find result effect.
Plaster:
Shapes an image from 3D
plaster, and then colorizes the result using the foreground and background
color
Reticulation:
shrinking and distorting
of film mixes to create an image.
Stamp :
This Filter simplifies
the image to appear stamped with a rubber or wood stamp.
Torn Edges:
This filter makes image
as torn pieces of paper, and then colorizes the image using the foreground and
background colors.
Water Paper :
Stylize:
These filters produce a
painted or impression effect on a selection by displacing pixels. This filter
works by finding and heightening contrast in an
image. Applying Invert gives additional effects to this filter.
Diffuse
Emboss
Extrude
Find Edges
Glowing Edges
Solarize
Tiles
Trace counter
Wind with custom
Diffuse:
It make the selection
look less focused diffusing pixels.
Emboss:
it convers its fill
color to gray and tracing the edges with the original fill color. The image
looks like stamped.
Extrude:
It applies a 3d
texture. It can applied to a selection or layer.
Choose Filter > Stylize > Extrude. Enter values from
Extrude >
1.Depth
2.Size
Select 3D type: options from widow
Find edges:
It works like TRACE
COUNTER filer. Finding edges filter emphasizes an image
edges.
Glowing edges:
This Filter
identifies the edges of color and adds a neon-like glow to them.
Solarize:
It makes a mix of a
Negative and positive with colors.
Tiles:
Breaks up an image
into a series of tiles, Tiles managed to balance your selection.
Trace counter:
it makes a trace of an
image with colored lines. Tracing applied to major brightness areas.
Wind: it creates wind effect with horizontal lines I an image.
Texture:
Craquelure:
Paints an image onto a
plaster surface, producing a fine network of cracks.
Craquelure
Grain:
Adds different kinds of
grain. Select gain type
list out from filter window
1.Regular,
2. soft,
3.sprinkles,
4.clumped,
5. contrasty,
6. enlarged,
7.stippled,
8. horizontal,
9.vertical,
10. Speckle.
GainMosaic Tiles:
changes the image as if
it were made up of small chips or tiles and adds grout between the tiles. In
the below image a normal photo changed to mosaic tiles.
Mosaic tiles
Patchwork:
Break out an image into
squares. The dominant color in that area of the image will be highlighted. In
the below photo graph a plain wall done with patch work.
Patchwork
1.Open image.
2. Use lasso tool> Feather >= 30 .
3.use rectangular marquee to selct door reagian.
4. Click on add to selection icon form options window. 5.After finish
selection. Go to select > inverse.
6. Now filter > texture > patch work.
Stained Glass:
Repaints an image as
single-colored, nearest cells outlined
in the foreground color.
Texturizer:
Applies a texture to an
image.
Tip: create an image with brushes or layers or effects. Apply
texturizer.
Tecturizer
Video:
De-Interlace:
Applies Smoothness to
moving images captured on video. It removes either the odd or even interlaced
lines in a video image.
To Eliminate > click in radio buttons >
1.Odd Fields
2.Even fields.
NTSC Colors:
Controles the gamut
of colors used in television reproduction to prevent oversaturated colors from
bleeding across television scan lines.
Other:
Custom (Photoshop )
with this you can design your own filter effect. you can change the
brightness values of each pixel in the image according to a predefined
mathematical operation known as convolution.
Custom and High pass, maximum Filter effects illustrated Below.
Other Filters
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