THE ULTIMATE WORKSHOP_ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CC

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CHAPTER 1 THE INTERFACE 02
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- The Interface 05-12
- Setting the document
- Tool and Properties 14-16
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CHAPTER 2 IMAGE EDITING 19-24

- Cropping 26-31
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- Resizing Canvas 37-43
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- Correcting
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CHAPTER 3 IMAGE MANIPULATION

- Background Eraser Tool

- Color Splash Effect

- Text Effect

- Sky Replacement

SELF ASSESMENT

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Adobe Photoshop CC is a popular image editing
software that provides a work environment
consistent with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign,
Adobe Photoshop and other products in the Adobe
Creative Suite. This module is for those with basic
Photoshop skills. Here you will learn how to use image
manipulating techniques and text effects.
First of all, begin by opening Adobe Photoshop CC
application on your computer. On a PC, click Start >
Programs > Adobe > Photoshop CC, or click on the
shortcut on the desktop.
Now, let’s get started.

CHAPTER 1
THE INTERFACE

CHAPTER 1 – THE INTERFACE

Figure 1.1 - Main interface

Figure 1.1 is the main interface of Adobe Photoshop
CC 2014. We will discuss furtheron the functionality for
each tools in the next section.

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Setting
Up
The
Document

Setting up your document correctly from the start will
make your job much easier as you work through your
project. This will require some advanced planning. For
example, if your final output will be a brochure, you
may need to set up your document to be horizontal
and double-sided.

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SETTING UP THE DOCUMENT
To create a new document, click File > New. This will open the Document Setup dialog box
(Figure 1.2).

Figure 1.2 - Document Setup interface
Here you will be able to name your file, set up the correct page size and orientation for your
document. Let’s go further into the options.
Page Size and Orientation
Change the page size by typing in new values for width and height. Page size represents
the final size you want for your project. In the Preset dropdown menu you can find such
common sizes as letter, legal, tabloid, etc. Typing in exact values for Height and Width gives
you more control over the size and orientation of your page.
Resolution
Resolution is the number of pixels on a printed area of an image. The higher the resolution,
the more pixels there are on the page, the better the quality of the image. However, high
resolution increases the size of the file. The standard recommended resolution for printed
images is 150-300, for Web images it is 72.
Colour Mode
Choose a colour mode that will best fit your project. For example, when making a graphic
for a web site, choose RGB. When making an image for printing, choose CMYK.
Background Contents
Choose the background: white, color or transparent. When you have entered all of your
document settings, click OK.
If the image you have is saved on a disk or to the computer, select File > Open, and then
navigate to the disk drive/file where your image is saved. Choose the image file and click
Open.
At this point, you may want to save your image under a different name so that you can
always have the original to revert back to in case of a mistake. To save your file, select File
> Save As and type in the new name of the file in the dialogue box.

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Tool
And
Properties

In the first tutorial in this Photoshop Interface series,
we took a general tour of the interface and its main
features. This time, we’ll learn all about Photoshop’s
tools and the toolbar. The toolbar is where Photoshop
holds the many tools we have to work with. There
are tools for making selections, for cropping and
retouching images, for adding shapes and type, and
many more!

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TOOLS AND PROPERTIES
IMAGE NAME

PROPERTIES
PALLETE

TOOLBAR CANVAS

Figure 1.3 – Photoshop CC Interface

Menu Bar
If you look at the top of the screen you will see the Menu bar (Figure 1.3), which contains all the
main functions of Photoshop, such as File, Edit, Image, Layer, Select, Filter, 3D, View, Window, and
Help.

Drawing Area
This is the stage where all your projects will be on. When a new file or project is opened, a new tab
will produce a different drawing area for the new file.
Palettes
Palettes contain functions that help you monitor and modify images. By default, palettes are
stacked together in groups. These are the palettes that are usually visible: Color, Adjustments and
Layers. If none of the palettes are visible, go to Window in the Menu bar and choose the palettes
you need.

Toolbar
If you are a new user of Adobe products, you should keep in mind that you might not need to use
all of the tools. In this tutorial, only the basic tools will be discussed in- depth.

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Some tools in the toolbar have additional “hidden” tools. These tools have small gray
triangles in the right-hand corner. To view the “hidden” tools, click and hold down on any
tool that has a gray triangle in the corner or simply right click on it.

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Name Selection Tools Description
Move Icon
Used to select and move ob-
Marquee jects on the page.
Lasso
Click the tool button, then
Magic Wand click on any object on the
page you wish to move.

Selects an object by draw-
ing a rectangle or an ellipse
around it.

Click the tool button, choose
a rectangular or an elliptical
marquee. Drag the marquee
over the area of the image
you wish to select.

Selects an object by drawing
a freehand borderaround it.

Click the tool button, drag
to draw a freehand border
around the area of the im-
age you wish to select.

Selects all objects in a docu-
ment with the same or similar
fill color, stroke weight, stroke
color, opacity or blending
mode. By specifying the color
range or tolerance, you
can control what the Magic
Wand tool selects.

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Crop Click the tool button, then click and
Eye Dropper drag the tool over the part of the im-
Healing Brush age that you want to keep. Re size the
selected area dragging the squares
atthe sides and corners.

Click the Return/Enter key when your
crop box issized correctly.

Takes color samples from colors on the
page and displays them in the Color
Boxes.

Select the tool, click on the color in
the image you wish to sample. The
Color Box will display this color.

Alteration Tools

Corrects small blemishes in scanned
photos.

Select the tool, hold down the ALT key
and left-click on the base color you
need to heal. Then left- click over the
blemish.

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Brush Draws brush strokes of different thick-
nesses and colors.
Clone Stamp
Select the tool. Then click on the se-
Art History lected area, drag to draw lines. Use
Brush the Options bar to change the brush,
mode, opacity and flow.

Takes a sample of an image and ap-
plies overanother image, or a partof
the same image.

Select the tool. Hold down the ALT
key and left-click on a certain point
of the document where you want to
start your copy point. Then, put your
mouse over whatever partof the new
document you want the picture to go
to. Hold down the left mouse button
and drag themouse across the page
to copy the picture.

Paints over an image usingthe source
data from a specified history state or
snapshot.

Select the tool, specify the brush,
blending mode, opacity, style, area
andtolerance.

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Eraser Removes part of an existing path or
Paint Bucket stroke. You can use the Erase tool on
paths. Text can only be erased when
rasterized.

Select the tool, click on the part of
the image you wish to erase. Drag to
erase pixels.

Applies a color fill to a selected part of
the image or to an entire layer.
Select a layer you wish to apply the
paint bucket to, click the tool button,
click on the starting point, and click
the area you wish to fill.

Blur Blurs the sharp edges of an image.

Path Selec- Select an area where you wish to ap-
tion ply the tool. Click the tool button and
choose the brush, mode,and strength.
Drag the brush along the edges.

Drawing and Selection Tools

Selects paths and path segments. Se-
lect the tool, click anywhere on the
path.

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Hand Additional Tools
Magnify
Allows you to move around
within the image.

Select the tool, click on the
spot on the page, hold the
mouse button down, drag to
move in the area.

Magnifies or reduces the dis-
play of any area in your image
window.

Select the tool, choose Zoom
In or Zoom Out in the Options
bar, click on the area of the
image you wish to magnify or
reduce.

Colour Boxes and Modes

The foreground color appears in the upper color selection box and represents a color that is
currently active. The background color appears in the lower box and represents an inactive
color.
a) To change the foreground color, click the upper color selection box in the Toolbox.
b) To change the background color, click the lower color selection box in the Toolbox.
c) To reverse the foreground and background colors, click the Switch Colors icon (the arrow) in
the toolbox.
d) To restore the default foreground and background colors, click the Default Colors icon (the
little black and white boxes) in the toolbox.

Note: If you are using the Gradient Tool, the currently selected foreground and background
colors will be the default colors of the gradient.

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CHAPTER 2
IMAGE EDITING

Cropping

Cropping is one of the most basic editing techniques
that can improve your images. Cropping helps to
bring out the most important features in your image
and focus the viewers’ attention on these features.
Cropping also allows you to make your image a
standard photo size.

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CHAPTER 2 : IMAGE EDITING
Now that you know your way around in the Adobe Photoshop CC interface and are
familiar with the most common commands, palettes, and tools, you can start doing
some basic image editing. In the next few chapters of this tutorial you will learn how to
crop, resize, and correct your images.
CROPPING
There are several ways to crop images in Adobe Photoshop:
a) Cropping with the Crop Tool
b) Cropping to a specific size
c) Cropping with the Marquee Tool
The Crop Tool allows you to make a
precise selection of an image you wish
to edit.To crop with the Crop Tool, follow
these steps:
a) Open the image you wish to crop.
b) Select the Crop Tool from the Toolbox.
c) It will automatically select your
entire image. Drag the edges to fit the
dimensionsyou desire. (See Figure 2.1).

Figure 2.1 – Crop Preview

Note: You can also rotate your cropping border. Move the cursor outside
the border, you will see how it turns into a double-headed arrow. Drag the
arrows inthe directions you wish to rotate your selection.

I. CROPPING TO A SPECIFIC SIZE
If you wish to print your digital photos or other images on standard size photo paper, you
will have to crop your images to a specific size, such as 8x10. To crop an image to a specific
size, do the following:
a) Open the image you wish to crop.
b) Select the Crop Tool from the Toolbox.
c) In the Options bar, specify the values for Width and Height (Figure 2.2).

Figure 2.2

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Click in your image and drag the cropping border. Notice that the border is constrained. You cannot
make it wider or longer than the specified values. For example, if you entered 8 for Width and 10 for
Height, whatever size you make the border, the area within it will fit on an 8x10 photo.
Once you are completely satisfied with your cropped image, press Enter.

Note: If you save your file as PSD (default Photoshop saving format) your
layerswill be preserved, but the file size will be large. If you save your file
as JPEG or PNG (a common image format) your layers will be flattened
and become one layer, and the file size will be significantly smaller.

II. CROPPING WITH THE MARQUEE TOOL

If you are in a hurry and need
just a simple crop, you can use
the Marquee Tool and a menu
command. To crop with the
Marquee Tool, follow the steps
below:
1. Open the image you wish to crop.
2. Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool
from the Toolbox.
3. Click and drag the mouse to draw a
marquee around the area wish to crop
(Figure2.3).

Figure 2.3
4. In the main menu, go to Image > Crop (Figure 2.4). The image will be immediately cropped.

Figure 2.4

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Resizing
Canvas

Resizing digital images that are particularly small could
cause the image to stretch and reduce the image
quality. To avoid this, you could resize the canvas
by extending a certain amount of area around the
image, hence enlarging the image size without losing
image quality.

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RESIZING CANVAS

To do this, follow the steps below:

In the main menu, go to Image > Canvas Size.

Specify the values for Width and Height and keep in mind that the new size should be larger than
the current size. If the new size is smaller than the current size, the image will be clipped and you
could possibly lose a certain area of your image.

Check the relative box if you would like to keep the proportion of the image.

Adjust the anchor for which part of the image you would like to extend. The arrows represent the area
that the extra size will be placed on. Figure 2.6 shows that the arrows are pointing downward, which
means the extra area will be placed on
the bottom side of the image.

Select the desired canvas extension color
by selecting the drop down or clicking on
the coloured box on the right hand side
to pick the colour.

Click OK to apply.

Figure 2.6 – Canvas Size

1.2 RESIZING

Resizing in Photoshop can help you print your images in standard photo sizes, resize and
preserve the high quality of
digital photos, and enlarge small
images to a poster size.

Resizing to a specific size

To resize your image to a preset
size, follow the steps below:

1.In the main menu, go to Image
> Image Size.

2.In the Image Size dialog box, click
on the Fit To dropdown menu. You
will see several preset sizes (Figure
2.5).

3.Alternatively, you could enter the
size value that you wish in the Width
and Height section and click OK.

Figure 2.5

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Correcting
Image

Digital cameras tend to cause various problems, such
as “red eye” if you use flash, or underexposure, if you
don’t. In Photoshop, not only you can correct these
technical problems, you could also remove unwanted
spots or blemishes as well as adjust the overall color of
your digital photo.

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RED EYE REMOVAL
The digital camera flash is located right above the lens, which causes the “red-eye”;
however, you can fix your photos easily in Photoshop. To remove the “red eye”, follow the
steps below:
a) Open a photo you wish to
correct.
b) Select the Zoom Tool from the

Figure 2.7
Make sure your default Foreground and
Background colors are black and white.
Click and hold on the grey triangle of the
Healing Brush Tool button and select the
Red Eye Tool.
Click on the red part of the eye and you
will see how the red dot will disappear
(Figure 2.8).

Figure 2.8 - Corrected image with
no more red eye.

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SPOT HEALING
Sometimes no amount of makeup could
hide the unwanted blemishes and spots
from the camera. Fortunately, Photoshop
has plenty of ways to remove these from
digital photos. To remove spots from
image, follow the steps below:
Open a photo you wish to correct.
Select the Spot Healing Brush Tool from the
Toolbox.
Right click on the image you wish to correct
and you will see a setting pops up. You can
adjust the size, hardness and the spacing of
the brush depending on the area you are
correcting (Figure 2.9).

Figure 2.9
Once you are satisfied with the brush size, click on the spot and it will disappear. To heal a larger
area of the image, click, hold and drag the brush across the area and release to apply.

Figure 2.10 – Corrected image without spot

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ADDING FLASH

If you took pictures indoors without a flash, they will turn out underexposed and dark. To fix
underexposed photos, follow these steps:

a) Open a digital photo you wish to correct (Figure 2.11).

Figure 2.11 – Underexposed image
b) In the main menu, go to Layers > Duplicate. In the next window, name the layer Layer 1.
c) Make sure Layer 1 is selected in the Layers palette. Select Image from the menu, select Adjustments
and select Exposure (Figure 2.12). Select the amount of exposure. The whole image will lighten.

d) Keep adjusting the exposure value until you are satisfied
with your image.

Figure 2.13 – Corrected image with brighter exposure

Figure 2.12

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COLOR ADJUSTMENT

Color adjustment options in Photoshop CC can help you to make your digital photos look
more natural. To color correct your images, follow these steps:

Open the image you wish to correct.

In the main menu, go to Image > Adjustments > Levels. You will see a dialog box displaying a dia-
gram of the colors in your image (Figure 2.14).

The black triangle is for shadows, the gray is
for midtones, the white is for highlights. In the
Channels dropdown menu, you can choose
between RGB. These indicate whether your
changes effect all the colors, or just one
(red, green, or blue).

Choose the channel you wish to change and
drag the triangles. Dragging the black triangle
to the right will make the shadows in your photo
darker. Dragging the white triangle to the left
will make the highlights in your photo lighter, and
dragging it to the right will make the midtones
darker. Check and uncheck the Preview box to
see the difference between the original and the
corrected image.

Figure 2.14 - Levels dialog box

Figure 2.15 shows an underexposed photo.
By correcting the highlights and making the
image lighter, we are able to make the photo
appear much brighter (Figure 2.16).

Figure 2.15 – Underexposed photo

Figure 2.16 – Corrected photo

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SAVING YOUR WORK
Always remember to save your work often. Saving frequently lessens the risk of losing the
work you have been doing. To save your Photoshop document, do the following:
a) Click File > Save As.
b) Navigate to the place you would like your document to be saved by using the drop down
menu and the navigation window.
c) Enter the name of your document in the Save As text field.
d) Choose a format to save your project in from the Format drop-down menu (Figure 2.17)

Figure 2.17 – Saving a document
e) Click the Save button in the bottom right corner of the dialogue box.
f) Check to make sure that your document is saved in the place you intended.

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CHAPTER 3
IMAGE MANIPULATION

Background
Eraser
Tool

This time we are going to learn a technique to
remove background using a Background Eraser Tool.
First and foremost, apply what you have learned in
Chapter 1 that is opening an image into the stage.

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BACKGROUND ERASER TOOL

Now that you have mastered all the basic functions and simple editing, let’s go a little
bit further into image manipulation. Image manipulation is a collaboration between
photography and graphic design. Combining certain elements to create a unique
image, that can convince even the most experienced set of eyes, requires a very
creative set of skills.

Step 1

Go ahead and click File > Open > Tutorial 6.jpg from your folder. Your image file should
look like Figure 3.0. We are going to remove the sky from the image and replace it with a
brighter and better image of a sky.

Step 2

Grab the Background Eraser Tool from the toolbox or press right-click on the Eraser Tool
and select from the hidden list.

Figure 3.0 – Tutorial 6.jpg

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Step 3
Now we need to make some tweaks in the option panel.

Limits: Set it to Find Edges. This will easily find edges to make your work easier. A lot of
people also use Contiguous. This will allow Photoshop to delete the adjacent pixels.
Tolerance: If the difference in color of the background (that you want to be removed)
and the subject (that you don’t want to be removed) is very high, set the tolerance to
high value (50-70 %). If the difference in color is not much, set it lower value (1-20 %). If
tolerance is low, Photoshop gets more picky in choosing the color. In this tutorial, we are
setting the Tolerance to 16% since the color of the water and sky is almost the same.
Protect Foreground Color: Check this box to keep Photoshop from deleting our
foreground color when removing the background. This will be further explained in Step 5.
Step 4
Next, duplicate the layer as a copy so you would have a backup of the original image to
go back to. To do this, right-click on the Background layer from the layer palette and click
on Duplicate Layer as shown in Figure 3.1.

Figure 3.1
Name the layer as any name and click OK to proceed.

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Create another layer by clicking Layer > New > Layer… and name it as Layer 2 (Figure
3.2).
Now that you have mastered all the basic functions and simple editing, let’s go a little
bit further into image manipulation. Image manipulation is a collaboration between
photography and graphic design. Combining certain elements to create a unique
image, that can convince even the most experienced set of eyes, requires a very
creative set of skills.

Step 1

Go ahead and click File > Open > Tutorial 6.jpg from your folder. Your image file should
look like Figure 3.0. We are going to remove the sky from the image and replace it with a
brighter and better image of a sky.

Figure 3.2

Make sure the background color is set to white and fill Layer 2 with white color by pressing
‘Ctrl’ and ‘Backspace’ together.

Next, grab Layer 2 on the layer palette, drag it downward and place it below Layer 1 like
in Figure 3.3.

Step 2

Grab the Background Eraser Tool from the toolbox or press right-click on the Eraser Tool
and select from the hidden list.

Figure 3.3
Step 5

Now we are going to use ‘Protect
Tone’ feature. The color of sky and
the water is slightly different. Now we
can guide Photoshop not to delete a
particular shade of a color with the
help of ‘protect tone’ that we set in
Step 3.

If we make the color of water as the

foreground color, Photoshop will not

Figure 3.4 remove it. To do this, we need to set
the colorFoigfutrhee3w.0a–tTeurtoarsiaol u6.rjpfogreground

color by selecting the Eyedropper Tool from the toolbox. Alternatively, you could use a

shortcut by holding down the ‘Alt’ button on your keyboard and place the tool’s cursor

on the water and then clicto select (Figure 3.4).

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Step 6
Now brush on the edges as shown in Figure 3.5. Photoshop will start to erase the pixels we
are brushing on. Make sure you keep the brush’s center, ‘+’, out of the subject. For exam-
ple, in the below image, if we don’t want to erase the water, we must keep the center of
the brush off the water.
The reason we are seeing white color is because of the white color filled layer just below
the current layer.

Figure 3.5
Now that we have erased the pixels near edges, the upcoming task is very much easy for
us. All we need to do is the grab the Eraser Tool and remove the leftover pixels.

Now that we have removed the background, we can add any background we want on
top of it.

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Step 7
To insert a new layer into the image, click File > Open > Sky.png. With a Move Tool
selected, drag the new image and move to the previously opened tab and release onto
the stage. You will see that a new layer (Layer 3) is added as seen in Figure 3.7.

Figure 3.7
Adjust the position of Layer 3 until you are satisfied with your image. Once you are
finished, go ahead and save your work. The resulted image should look like Figure 3.8.

Figure 3.8
You could experiment this technique with another image to improve your editing skills.
Good luck!

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Color
Splash
Effect

Color Splash is a mobile application that gives photos
a dramatic look by converting them to black and
white, while keeping user’s chosen details in color.
This effect draws the viewers’ attention to the colored
areas, creating striking images.
This effect can easily be achieved by using Adobe
Photoshop CC. In this tutorial, we’re going to single out
the red phone box, leaving everything else black and
white. To do this, carefully follow the steps below.

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STEP 1 Figure 1.0

Open the image file any pic.jpg and the image should
look like Figure 1.0 as a sample.

STEP 2

First, we need to single out the red in the phone box.
There are a few ways that we can go about doing so,
but for the sake of this tutorial, we’re going to use one
of the selection methods, Color Range, which can be
found under the Select menu.

This feature works by allowing you to select specific Figure 2.0
colors of your image, either by choosing a basic color
from the dropdown, or by sampling your color of choice. Changing the Selection Preview
at the bottom to Black Matte
In most cases, however, choosing a color from the shows us that the selection is
dropdown might not be your best bet, as it’s super somewhat faded.
specific. If you select Reds, looking at the preview
below, you’ll notice that the phone box isn’t fully
white, which means that not all of the reds have been
selected.

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Let’s try out the sampling method. This allows us to sample multiple shades of the base color
that we want to select. Clicking on the phone box will sample a range of reds, defined by
our Fuzziness slider. A higher value will include more similar tones, while a lower value will
restrict the sampling to the specific red that you selected.

Now if there are reds that have not been selected, holding down your Shift key and clicking
on the additional tones will include them in the sample.

Note: If you accidentally clicked on an unwanted area, you can always deselect it by
clicking an eyedropper with a minus symbol on the right side.

You also have the Localized
Color Clusters option, and the
Range Slider. This can help
focus your selection around
the area that you have been
sampling. A lower Range
value will tighten up the
selection around your subject.

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Once you’re happy with
the sampling, because we
want to change everything
except the phone box,
go ahead and turn on the
Invert option, and press OK.
This will give us a selection of
everything else in our photo
(Figure 1.3).

Figure 1.3
The entire image is selected except the red area

STEP 3
From here, if you wanted to turn
everything else Black and White, your
best bet would be to add an Adjustment
Layer to keep our edit non-d­ estructive.

At the bottom of the layer palette,
click on the round icon with half-­
filled white and select Black &
White as shown in Figure 1.4.

Using the Adjustment Layer also gives
us the ability to tweak the effect if
needed. For example, the sign in
the background got included in our
selection. Because the Adjustment
Layer includes a Layer Mask, we can
grab a white brush, and paint overtop
of the sign to remove its red tones.

The opposite works as well. If there are
areas of the phone box, which were not
included, a black brush will bring back
the reds, which got lost in the process.

Figure 1.4

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STEP 4

To increase the effect, tweak the values in the Properties box (Figure 1.5) and the end result
should look something like Figure 1.6.

Figure 1.6
End result with
‘popping’ red
colour

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Text
Effect

In this chapter, we are going to learn how to create
a text effect similar to the Disney’s Frozen text.
For this tutorial, we are using two ice textures.
These textures are available on the internet.
In this lesson, the textures are available inside the folder
Tutorial 2.

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STEP 1

First, start off with opening the first
texture. Click File > Open > Texture1
.png to open the file.

Add another layer to the stage by
clicking Layer > New > Layer… and
name the layer as Layer 1.

Next, we need to add fill to the new
layer. To achieve the ice-c­ old effect,
we are going to use a dark navy
blue colour. Select the foreground
colour and type in the hex value
‘1c2046’ next to the hash as shown
in Figure 2.0.

Next, use the Paint
Bucket Tool to fill in
the new layer with
this colour. In the
layer palette, set the
blending mode to
Multiply (Figure 2.1).

STEP 2
Now we can start with the text. We’re not going to be recreating the font that Disney used,
as it was custom created for the movie, so we’ll use something a bit more generic.

Grabbing the Type Tool, the font and properties we’ll be using is as follows:-­

Font: Trajan Pro Bold

Font style: Bold

Text size: 370px

Text colour: #0c86ae

Figure 2.2

Once the properties are set, type out the word Frozen in the

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STEP 3
Now we can start applying a few Layer Styles, to give our text a bit of shape. The first style
we’re going to add will be Bevel & Emboss.
In the top menu, select Layer > Layer Style > Bevel & Emboss and fill in the properties as
shown in Figure 2.3.

Next, to add a bit glow to the inside of the text, we’re going to add an Inner Glow
(Figure 2.4).

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The last Layer Style we’re going to
add will be an Outer Glow (Figure
2.5) and your image should look
something like Figure 2.6.

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STEP 4
Our Layer Styles are now
complete, but our text still
isn’t looking very cold. This
is where texture number
two comes into play. Open
the second texture from file
by selecting File > Open >
Texture2.png and drag the
image into the first tab.
Place the second texture on
top of the text, then clip it by
right-c­licking on the texture
layer, and choose “Create
Clipping Mask” (Figure 2.7).

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STEP 5

We’re almost there, but the edges of the text are a bit too straight. To deal with this, we’re
going to apply a distortion to a Layer Mask. With your Ctrl key held down, click on the type
layer’s thumbnail to turn it into a selection, then add a Layer Mask. This will give us a border
to apply our filter to (Figure 2.9).

Now that the mask is in place,
add the Wave distortion under
the Filter > Distort
menu.

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Fill the properties as shown in Figure
2.11 below and press OK to apply.

That should do it. You can go
ahead and save your incredible
work. Figure 2.12 shows the end
result of this tutorial.

Figure 2.12
Disney’s Frozen Text Effect

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