What is Adobe Photoshop?

- Adobe Photoshop is an image editing software.

- Images , logos can be created using Photoshop.
- Picture / image editing is done with photoshop.
- Photoshop allows to modify images using painting tools.
- Adjustments to the images can be done like contrast and
color balancing.
- It also supports text graphics, water marks, transparent
images

Explain about the photoshop Work Area?

- Photoshop work area consists of Application Bar, Tools

Panel, Options Bar, Document Window and Panel Dock.
- Application Bar : It contains menu bar along with many
controls to zoom, buttons for viewing extras.

- Tools Panel : It contains a set of tools for selecting,

manipulating images.
- Options Bar : There are various options available.
- Document Window: It displays the current working file.
- Panel Dock : Panel dock has several panels to edit /
modify the images. By default there are layer, adjustment
and style panels.

What is resizing images and size guide in

Adobe Photoshop?

- At times images need to resize to suit a particular

purpose of the application.
- The unit measurement of pixels is 1 cm = 28 pixels.
- The units can be adjusted by using Edit -> Preferences>Units and Rulers.
- The parameters to change the size of picture are
1. Type of picture.

2. Size of Pixels
3. Background resolution
4. Standard picture usually of size 200 x 200
5. Title Bar
6. Select Image->image size menu item

How to crop an image in Photoshop?

- Cutting out of any portion of an image is known as

cropping.
- Any part of the image can be selected by cropping.
- A preview of the cropped image is visible at the right
side.
- The process to crop is:
1. Select the part of the image.
2. Select the shape of cropping tool from the menu.
3. Hold shift key and drag to select the marquee to a
square or a circle.
4. Hold a marquee from its center, hold down Alt after

dragging.
5. Select Image-> Crop menu item.

How do we print the grid in Adobe

Photoshop?

- Place the non printing grid as per the need.

- Capture the screen using Alt + PrintScreen.
- Open a new file. Set the size as per the requirements.
- Paste the selected image.
- Crop away any unwanted part of the image.
- Place a grid on the printable image.
- Click on Print.

How to organize layers in Photoshop?

- A layer shows an image / picture.

- Multiple layers are used to place separate images /

pictures.
- Place various images in separate layers.
- Lock the unused layers.
- Unlock the layer that is in use.
- When 2 or more layers need to be changed, unlock the
layers.
- Ensure that at least one layer is unlocked.

What is a Smart Object in Adobe

Photoshop?

- Photoshop CS2 has a special layer known as Smart

Object Layer.
- Smart objects can have pixel-based content or vectorbased content.
- Smart objects allow working with multiple copies of a

single object.
- All multiple copies will be updated when one object is
updated.
- Layer styles and adjustment of layers can be applied to
the individual smart objects, without affecting all copies.
- All pixel-based smart objects will also remember the
original size.
- Pixel-based objects can be transformed several times
without any loss

How to unlock the background?

- Click on the image.
- Select MODE option.
- Select GRAY SCALE option and revert to LAYER.
- Double click on the surface.
- The background surface will be unlocked.
- Another alternative is Select RGB color from IMAGE.
- Double click on the image.

How to modify one image from one layer to

another layer?

- Open the color image that is to be modified.

- Select the image and copy the image in clip board.
- Change the color to gray scale using the mode.
- Select Yes to removing all color.
- The image will be changed into grayscale.
- Tweak the black and white part, up to the required
quality.
- Return to MODE.
- Return the image to RGB mode.
- Select the Move tool and Paste.
- The file will be applied to the original color on a new
layer.

How do you select an exact color to match?

- Use the eye-dropper tool to sample the color as

foreground color.
- Ensure that foreground color square is select.
- Use the brush tool / paint bucket tool / pencil tool for
covering the area.
- Alternatively, use Clone Stamp Tool.
- Alt + Click where you want to pick the color from.
- Hold down the mouse button for covering up the new
area.

How to create an artistic border?

- Open an image.
- Select a part of the image.
- Image part can be selected by using Rectangular

Marquee Tool.
- Add a layer mask in Layer Pallet.
- Select Filter->Brush Strokes-> Sprayed Strokes menu
item.

How to achieve Black/White with

Color Detail?
- Lasso tool is used to select the elements.
- Feathering the selection can be done with a
couple of pixels.
- Invert the selection so that the image can be
selected.
- Later de-saturate the layer.

- This process changes an image with color

detail.

How to Unlock Background?

- Click on image.
- Select Gray Scale mode.
- Revert to Layer and double click.
- Alternatively, revert to image and select
RGB color.
- Double click.

What is swatches palette?

- Color swatches are a set of colors.

- Photoshop supports to create custom

swatches.
- Some specific colors can be applied without
remembering the numeric color values.
- Colors can be extracted from an available
image.
- Default swatches and custom swatches can
be used.
- Custom swatch collections are vigorously
used

What is a heal tool?

- Healing tools are used to correct
imperfections.

- The corrections are made for troubled skin,

sensor dust etc.
- Painting with sampled pixels is used for
healing images.
- Healing matches the relevant shades and
textures in seamless manner.
- Spot healing brush tool is used for fixing
small imperfections.
- By dabbing on the area, fixing the
imperfections can be done.

Explain about Lasso tools in

Photoshop.
- Precise areas of an image can be selected

with lasso tools.

- By just tracing the selection outlines, the
areas are selected.
- The following are the lasso tools:
1. Simple Lasso Tool: A freehand selection
tool. Hold left mouse button on the image and
draw the selection.
2. Polygonal Lasso Tool: This is similar to
general lasso tool. To make a selection leftclick on various points with series of straight
edges.
3. Magnetic Lasso Tool: This tool is very
handy for selecting areas with well-defined
edges. Left click the mouse at the beginning
of the selection and move the mouse along
with the sides.

How to install Mask Pro into

Adobe Photoshop Element 7.0?
- Mask Pro is a plug-in for Photoshop that
performs the task of mask creation from
complicated images and reduces the time.
- The left over parts after masking the image
are placed later on a different image for
creating new scene.
The following are instructions to mask:
1. Navigate onONe Software website.
2. Download the installation program.
3. Double click on the installation file on the
desktop.
4. Follow the onscreen wizard instructions.

5. Open Photoshop from All Programs menu.

6. Click on Window->Extensions and choose
onOne from the available list of options to
launch Mask Pro.

How to Use the NEF Software

with Photoshop?
- Nikon digital photo images can be edited
using NEF software.
- Adobe CS5 has these features. Every Nikon
software is compatible with Photoshop CS5.
Following are the instructions:
1. Download Nikon digital photos.
2. Turn off Nikon camera and connect USB
chord to camera and the computer system.
3. Turn on Nikon camera.

4. A camera wizard will appear, when the

computer system detects the Nikon camera.
5. Transfer the selected pictures.

How to use Photoshop with a

bamboo tablet?
- Graphic tablet enhances the functionality of
photoshop.
- Designers productivity is increased by
enabling the features,
- Ensure that Bamboo Tablet software is fully
installed.
- Open the included software.
- Configure four hotkeys of Bamboo Tablet
using the software available in the tablet.

- Open Photoshop. Create a new document.

- The pen tool control the mouse cursor.
- Select the required brush tool and choose
the size and color of the brush.

How to make 3D sphere with

Photoshop spin software?
- Launch Adobe Photoshop.
- Select Blur from Filter Menu item. Click on
Radial Blur.
- Select Spin option in the Blur Method
section. Increase or decrease the amount of
spin by dragging the slider.

- Ensure the value of blurring in the range of 1

to 100.