Photoshop

Retouching

Section #1: Removing Red Eye

Click and hold the Spot Healing Brush tool, then select Red Eye Tool
Click the red eye and it’s gone.

Section #2: General Retouches

Open these images:

Content-Aware Fill: Select an area of the image you want to retouch. Go to Edit then Fill. Select Content Aware.

Spot Healing Brush: Select the Spot Healing Brush on the left sidebar to remove small parts of the image. Make sure it’s set to Content Aware on the top bar.

Skin

On the old photograph, create a new layer and name it retouch.
With the Spot Healing Brush selected on the retouch layer, click Sample All Layers on the top bar.
You can see that all of your edits appear on the retouch layer.

Eyes

Select the Dodge Tool. For range, select highlights and set the exposure to around 20%.
Select the Sponge Tool. Set mode to Saturate and flow to around 20%.

Teeth

1. Desaturate using the Sponge Tool.

2. Lighten using the Dodge Tool.

Image Transformation

Section #1: Bending/Transforming an Object

Download these two files: https://vsbworld-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/rghill_vsb_bc_ca/EiHEiMoYtppLrEldJVbhfUsB3RsgZc58QamTnqVz_Qo7Tw?e=BBqiEp . One is an Illustrator. I will show you how to open it in Photoshop.

Go to File > Place Embedded to add the logo to the image. After, duplicate the layer.
Go to edit > transform > distort. Try making the logo look like it’s flat on the ground.
Go to edit > transform > warp. Try making the logo look like it’s on the shoes.

Go to image > image rotation > Flip Canvas Horizontal. You use the image tab would you want to transform the entire image instead of one layer.

Section #2: Peeling the Sky Like Fabric Effect

Open these two files: https://vsbworld-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/rghill_vsb_bc_ca/EonJeBtFsZxNjO_KMvQBvBgBm3TLUazHFgqmKhBPp9Xwfw?e=8xLGoM

Use the warp tool to drag one side of the sky to the middle.
Put the other layer below.

Section #3: Liquify Tool

Open any image of a person to get started.

Make the image a smart object
Go to Filter > Liquify.
Use the forward warp tool to push parts of the body into place.
Use the pucker tool to make things smaller.
Use the bloat tool to make parts of your image bigger.
Use the freeze and thaw tools to lock and unlock different parts of the image.
Use the reconstruct tool to undo your edits

Filters

Section #1: Filter Galleries

Open any photo.

Under Filter on the top of your screen, click convert for smart filters. This allows you to make non-destructive edits to your image.
Under Filter, click filter gallery. This allows you to explore the different filters.
The background and foreground colours you select will determine the colours on your filters.
Some filters do not show up in the filter gallery. For example, click filter > stylize > oil paint.

Section #2: Half-tone Effect

Choose two colours you want for the two-tone effect.
Click convert for smart filters for your image.
Open your filter gallery. Under sketch, click halftone pattern. Your colour selection will determine what shows up with the filter.
Make one edit using a layer mask selection, and another with a gradient overlay.

Section #3: Motion Blur

Open this file: https://vsbworld-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/rghill_vsb_bc_ca/EWnvRf7ByQtFlXGfQj7moXcBd9Ss1vq96Ut-sIza3uvrYQ?e=uvrP3o

Duplicate the background. Name on the top layer Runner and the bottom layer Blur.
With the Blur layer selected, click filter > blur > motion blur.
Select the man on the top layer and apply a filter mask.

Section #4: Lens Flare

Open these two files: https://vsbworld-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/rghill_vsb_bc_ca/Eta0erpuhYZPqyNkbt4og1QB_9Pj6HN9s9JTGg1oKBSFvA?e=s1OJFO

Click Filter > Layer > Lens Flare
Pick the point in your image of where the light is coming from.

Section #5: Smart Objects

Smart objects allow you to make non-destructive edits to your layers.

-Try transforming an image so it becomes small. Hit enter then make it big. You’ll notice that it has become distorted.

-To get around this, right-click on the layer and select Make a Smart Object.

-To change it back, right-click on the layer and select Rasterize Object. This converts a layer into pixels.

Cropping/Selection

Section #1: Basic Cropping

Open this image in Photoshop to get started: https://vsbworld-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/rghill_vsb_bc_ca/EZwq04bUdS1KhMjDXOehrKMBywbFYyt02x4p3h4je2BgQg?e=vBMLJa

Use the fifth tool on the left sidebar to crop your images. To keep the proportions the same, hold shift. If you hold the cursor outside the box, you can rotate the image. Press Enter to finish cropping.
When you select the crop tool, there’s an icon that says Straighten on the top bar. Click and drag across the horizon of your image.

3. The second icon on the left sidebar is the Selection tool. Hold it to find different shapes. Once you have selected an area, you can press command+c to copy your selection and command+v to paste. You can use this instead of the crop tool when you want to make a document with specific dimensions.

Section #2: Creating a Clipping Mask

Open this image in Photoshop: https://www.muralswallpaper.com/app/uploads/rundown-red-brick-textures-plain-820x532.jpg

1. Write your name out in text.

2. After, rename your background and drag it above your text layer.

3. On the top bar, click layer and click the icon Create Clipping Mask. The text layer and the background are now linked. To move the text with the same fill, hold shift and select the two layers.

4. Try duplicating the background layer to create a cool glitch effect.

Section #3: Using the Quick Select Tool

Start by opening these two images: https://vsbworld-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/rghill_vsb_bc_ca/EhmISMzXIzRFpVkHC-GEUoMB3bHY_t-yoEDxyhsoYahu3A?e=9qvW5H

1) On the left toolbar, select the quick select tool. If your selection goes beyond the area you want, you can either Step Backwards (ctrl + alt +z) or press the minus symbol on the top toolbar (hold the alt key). You can copy and paste your selection.

2) Look at the buttons right of the P key ( [ ] ). When you’re using the quick select tool, these make your brushstrokes bigger and smaller.

3) Another technique is to select the background then press select > inverse to select an object.

Section #4: Adding Text Behind a Part of Your Image

Open this image: https://vsbworld-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/rghill_vsb_bc_ca/EaN_zxGYafhLkoljeTKMFjsBWlEX9n2Gr2e0XcVpq28jGg?e=FMEOX7

Use the quick select tool to select the woman in the image. Once you’re done, copy and paste the layer.
Put the copied layer on top. Create a type layer and put it in between the background and the copy layer.
Experiment with gradients and drop shadows to make the text look cool.

Section #5: Creating a Layer Mask

Layer and Vector Masks allow you to crop images without losing any pixels. They create non-destructive edits.

Start by opening Quick Select 07 and 08 in this folder: https://vsbworld-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/rghill_vsb_bc_ca/EhmISMzXIzRFpVkHC-GEUoMB3bHY_t-yoEDxyhsoYahu3A?e=oLDumH

Select the centre of the image. After press the Vector Mask button on the bottom right corner. After, drag and drop your selection in another image.
There is a small chain symbol on the layer. You can press this to unlink the two. Now, when you select the image, you can move it within the layer mask. You can also select the layer mask and move it over top of the image.
You can edit your layer mask under properties.

4. Drag and drop your selection into Quick Select 08.

5. Duplicate the background. On the left sidebar, select the burn tool. This make things in the object darker. Try to paint a shadow for the woman. If you make it too dark, you can turn down the opacity on your layer.

****Participation Assignment: Combine an image of yourself and another background using the techniques we covered. Try to make your image look as realistic as possible.******

Section #7: Lasso and Polygonal Selection

Start by opening this file: https://vsbworld-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/rghill_vsb_bc_ca/EW3IMh__7F1Bm12kGDcurlwBdnFQK42mVhGFnVZoi43gzw?e=IZ1G8g

Use the Lasso Tool for very quick, very rough selections.

2. Use the Polygonal Tool for selecting items with straight lines.

Shapes/Text

Section #1: How to Draw Shapes in Photoshop

Open a blank document. The dimensions don’t matter.

At the bottom of the left toolbar, you will find the Rectangle Tool. Click and hold the bottom right corner to find other shapes.
On the top bar, you will find icons for the fill and stroke. The fill is the colour inside your shape, while the stoke is the colour of the outside line. If you don’t want a stroke on the shape, click the white box with a red line through it.
On the right side of your screen, you will see a box called properties. This gives you different options for customizing your shape. Try rounding a corner by typing the number 30 in one of the boxes that say 0 px.
Under the shapes on the left sidebar, click the polygon tool. Change the number of sides to this shape using the sides tab at the top of your screen. If you want to make a star, click the cog icon to the left and select star.
To quickly use free transform, press ctrl + t .

Section #2: Text in Photoshop, part 1

These are some simple tools you can use with text in Photoshop.

Click the type tool on the left sidebar. Before typing anything, click select > deselect layers. This will ensure that the text creates a new layer.
There are two ways to create text in the image. The first way is to click once on a point on the screen and start typing. The second is to drag the cursor and create a text book. If you want to fill your text box with filler text, on the type bar, click type > paste Lorem Ipsum.
To warp your text, select a layer with type this click the type tool. On the top right of your screen, you’ll see a warped t icon. Click this to warp your type. Play with the different settings.
To type on a path, start by clicking the pen tool on the left sidebar and drawing a line. Hold down the right corner and select freeform pen tool. After you draw your line, click the type tool and hover the cursor over the line you drew. You’ll notice the cursor will change. When this happens, click and type, and the text will follow your line. To move where the text is on the line, click the path selection tool on the left sidebar and drag the edge of the text along the line.

5. You can create a path that your text will follow, but will not actually appear on the screen. On the top bar, switch where it says layer to path. You will now make a work path instead of a layer. Click the Paths key on the bottom right to see your different work paths.

Section #3: Text in Photoshop, part 2

Under the fx menu on the bottom right, select stroke. You can add a stroke to anything, but let’s try it with text. Play with the different ways you can customize the stroke on your text. Everything under the fx tab is called a layer style. You can right-click on a layer, press copy layer style, then paste the same set of effects to another layer (paste layer style).
Double-click a stroke layer on the bottom right of your screen. Now press the plus sign beside Stroke. You will see that you can add another type of stroke to the same layer. This is true for many of the layer styles.
Bevel/Emboss: Click Bevel & Emboss. This gives shapes a 3d effect.
Drop Shadow: Also under fx. This adds shadows to objects.

Colour in Photos

Section #1: Making your photos pop using Levels and Vibrancy

Working Files: https://vsbworld-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/rghill_vsb_bc_ca/EuqSDbwPRqNKmFtndBVB9w8B8mvYszyrfVNHwmtrho9pXg?e=rj7h4t

Fixing levels makes the blacks and the whites in an image stronger to make the photo look better. This is perhaps the easiest technique to make your photos more vibrant.

Go to window and open the adjustments panel.
Under adjustments on the right side of your screen, press the levels icon (it looks like a little bar chart).
Look at the chart on the right side. The far left of the chart shows the amount of the black in the photo. The far right shows the amount of white, and the middle shows the amount of grey. Start by dragging the left icon to the first hump on the chart. After, do the same with the icon on the far right.
Click the eyeball beside Levels 1 on your layers panel. You’ll see how adjusting the levels makes the colours in the image more vibrant.
To make the colours pop, go to your adjustments panel and press the vibrance icon on the far right. Adjusting the vibrance of a photo is another simple technique you can use to make your photos look better.

Section #2: How to change colours using the hue panel

This technique will allow you to change the colours in an image.

Open adjustments and click Hue/Saturation
When you adjust the Hue slider, you’ll notice that the dominant colour in the image changes.
Let’s say you want to change a particular colour or a certain part of the image. Under Hue/Saturation, click master, and click the dominant colour you want to change. Now when you use the hue slider, it will only change this colour.

Section #3: Playing with black and white

1. Click Black & White under your adjustments panel.

2. Play with the different presets to find ones you like.

3. You can adjust the brightness of each colour on the panel.

Section #4: Adding a Colour Gradient

Open this image in Photoshop: https://vsbworld-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/rghill_vsb_bc_ca/ETjQp5zO_-lBm307cawhPl4B87VPES4SucdOmmL1Hkj7Sw?e=RLnnRM

Adding a gradient to text

Click on the “T” on the sidebar to add text to your image. Format your text using the tools on the right side bar.
Select the text layer. On the bottom right of the screen, click fx then gradient overlay.
Click the gradient box to edit the pattern and colour. To change the colour, double click the bottom slider on the colour bar.
Go to the previous screen. Press Reverse to flip the order of the colours. Click style to change the pattern of your gradient. Slide the scale bar to change the intensity of the gradient.

***Go to grabient.com for good examples of gradient combinations. Pick one of you like, and copy the colours into your gradients by dropping the hashtag codes into the colour picker in Photoshop.***

Adding a gradient to an image

Double-click your background layer. Give it a name. This will unlock the background.
Apply a gradient just like you did with the text. You’ll notice that you cannot see the photo anymore. Try different settings under Blend Mode to reveal the gradient over the image.

To remove your gradient affect, double click the effect icon under layers, and hit the Gradient Overlay checkmark on the left side of the Layer Style screen.

Layers

Section #1: Introduction to Layers and Automatic Features

This section will provide a basic introduction to layers, and show how you can make easy improvements to your photos using the automatic features. Start by opening this image in Photoshop:

https://vsbworld-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/rghill_vsb_bc_ca/ESMzgqYv58pIppKPWu_traABBLKcq8quB1xopMlRrBdpLA?e=2cfvZx

1) Make sure you see your layers panel

Click Window > Layers

2) Right-Click the image under layer to duplicate layer

Creating multiple layers allows you to see the changes you made in your image.

3) Name the layer “Auto Tone”, then click Image > Auto Tone. After, click the eye icon to the left of the Auto Tone layer. This will make the layer disappear, allowing you to see the changes you made to your image.

Auto Tone deals with the image levels. We will learn more about this later.

4) Hide the Auto Tone layer and duplicate the background again. Name this later “Auto Contrast”. Click Image > Auto Contrast.

Try comparing the auto tone and auto contrast layers to see the difference.

5) Hide the Auto Contrast layer, then duplicate the background layer and name it “Auto Color”.

Auto Color adjusts the hues and saturation of the image.

6) Turn on all of the layers. Drag and drop the layers to adjust the order. You will see that the top layer always appears at the front of the image.

7) Save your image in your student drive. If you have it as a .psd file, you will be able to edit the layers later. If you save it as a .jpeg or .png file, you will lose the layers.

Remember the .psd files are much larger than .jpeg and .png files. Delete .psd files that you don’t need to hold on to.

Section #2: Combining Images in Photoshop

This section will show you how to layer images and make simple edits. Open these three images in Photoshop:

https://vsbworld-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/rghill_vsb_bc_ca/EgSieSxmWThJiCEU-CRW8sMBCtjRoNQnhUgbu6IkxTIylg?e=fXqPBv

1) We will first combine the images. Click the Earth tab. Now click the Move tool on the top-left side of your workspace. Drag the image to the Stars tab and hold it over. Once the screen switches to the Stars image, drop the Earth in the centre.

2) Repeat this with the Moon image. After, rename your layers to Stars, Earth, and Moon. Rename each layer by double-clicking on them.

Naming your layers helps you stay organized.

3) You’ll notice the moon is too big. Click the Moon layer then click Edit > Transform > Scale. Resize both images so they look better together.

4) You will now erase the blank space around each image. Start by clicking the Earth layer, and making the other two layers invisible by clicking the eye icons under layers. Now use the eraser tool on the sidebar to get rid of the blank space.

5) Do the same thing with the Moon layer. Zoom in and out by holding the ALT key and scrolling with your mouse. Hold the spacebar and click on the screen to move around the image.

Section #3: Editing Layers

This section will show you new techniques for editing the layers on an image.

Open a new file. Choose a letter size area, 300 resolution and RGB colour. Name this file and save it somewhere you will remember. (Remember to save this file before class ends, either to your “H” Drive, on a USB Flash drive or an email account. If you save it anywhere else the computer will delete your file.)
Notice when you leave your cursor on an icon the name of the tool will appear. Any tool that has a small triangle in the lower right corner has what is called a flyout menu, hidden tools that come to view when you leave the cursor depressed.
Go under “window” and make sure “history” and “layers” are displayed. History will allow you to quickly go back in time and edit your work, Layers to add independent layers to your image that you can manipulate.
Experiment with the brush tool. Pressing on the two squares on the bottom left of the sidebar lets you choose a colour. Pick a colour and scribble away.
You can only work on a layer you have selected. Go to the layer window and check that you have selected the correct layer. The eyeball turns the layer visible or invisible.
To take images from the net, right-click, choose copy, go back to Photoshop and open a new file. Photoshop recognizes you are carrying a file and will automatically choose a file the size of the image you intend to paste. When the file is open, choose paste under the edit drop-down menu. The image should have appeared.
Familiarize yourself with the selection, move, brush, erase and magnifying glass tools.
Play with the filters under Image. See how each one changes the image.
File sizes can get quite large and you may have difficulty saving it as a .psd (Photoshop File). If so go under layer and choose flatten layers. This will combine all your layers and allow you to save the file as a different format. JPEG files are small and ideal for sending via email.