Photoshop CS2's spot healing tool has more options than the version in Photoshop Elements 3. You can select a blending mode for the healing, and choose between proximity match or create texture. You can also sample all layers which allows you to use the spot healing tool on a new layer for non-destructive editing.
CROPPING. Select the "Crop" tool icon from your Tools bar, then drag it downward diagonally from the upper left corner to the bottom right corner. Release the mouse and then use it to manipulate the image size with the crop "handles." Hit "Enter" or "Return." RESIZING. Go to "Image" in your top menu, then choose "Image Size." Enter the dimensions you need and hit OK. (You can radically change the outer shape of the image by unclicking "Constrain Proportions" at the bottom of the page and entering different dimensions, then clicking OK.)
You'll see a variety of preset gradients displayed, from the default Foreground to Background gradient to the more complex Chrome gradient. All these preset gradients can be edited to create new gradients. You'll notice that some gradients have more colour 'stops' than others; the Foreground to Background gradient has two colour stops - black and white - while the Spectrum gradient has seven colour stops. You can modify a gradient by changing the colour of the stops - simply click on one and choose a new colour from the Color Picker. Alternatively, click on an image and sample a colour for your customised gradient using the Eyedropper Tool.
Image Adjustments: No doubt you'll need to tweak things such as levels and colour values on occasion. These shortcuts will take you to the heart of the Image - Adjustments menu - Adjust Levels.......[Ctrl]+[L] - Auto Levels.........[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[L] - Auto Contrast.......[Alt]+[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[L] - Auto Color..........[Shift]+[ Ctrl]+[B] - Curves ..............[Ctrl]+[M] - Color Balance.......[Ctrl]+[B] - Hue/Saturation......[Ctrl]+[U] - Desaturate..........[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[U] - Invert..............[Ctrl]+[I] File Management: Browse, open, close and save your files for a variety of formats, all at the touch of a key or three - New File.............[Ctrl]+[N] - Open File............[Ctrl]+[O] - Open File Browser....[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[O] - Save.................[Ctrl]+[S] - Close................[Ctrl]+[W] - Save As..............[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[S] - Save for Web.........[Alt]+[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[S] - Undo last action.....[Ctrl]+[Z] - Step Forward.........[Shift]+[Control]+[Z] - Step Backward........[Alt]+[Ctrl]+[Z] - Page Setup...........[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[P] - Print................[Alt]+[Ctrl]+[P] - Print with Preview...[Ctrl]+[P] - Print One Copy.......[Alt]+[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[P] - Jump to ImageReady...[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[M]
To experiment with advanced Photoshop layering, you'll need something to work on. So first bring up a photo inside Photoshop, then create another layer with something on it. On the bottom of your Layer Style box, you will find the "Blend If" settings. Choose either gray, red, green or blue inside the drop-down Blend If menu, then use your slider bars to control the opacity of the layer you highlighted or the layer underneath. Dragging the "white" slider left will diminish the whites or highlights, and the layer underneath will show through. You will quickly see how blending each color affects the image. You can use this versatile feature, for example, to replace a washed-out sky with a nice blue sky, blending the transparency to a gnat's eyebrow.
Like Adobe Remix, the hosted Photoshop service is set to be free and marketed as an entry-level version of Adobe's more sophisticated image-editing tools, including Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Chizen envisions revenue from the Photoshop service coming from online advertising. "That is new (for Adobe). It's something we are sensitive to because we are watching folks like Google do it in different categories, and we want to make sure that we are there before they are, in areas of our franchises," Chizen said. Chizen described the introduction of Adobe Remix and the forthcoming hosted Photoshop as part of a larger move toward integrating hosted services into the company's product mix.
Your "Color Balance" and "Channel Mixer" are also valuable tools for transforming colors in an image. Find them both by clicking Image, then Adjustments. Inside your Photoshop Tool Box are all the icons you need to polish up an image to perfection. (If you don't see your Tool Box, click "Window" and select "Tools.") Almost every tool provides other hidden options, which become visible upon right-clicking. If you hover over the tool icons a message appears describing their function. Midway down on the right-hand column is the Dodge-Burn-Sponge tool. Try opening the "Sponge" function (you will probably have to right-click to find it). Under your top menu, you'll see the sponge icon appear, with various options. Click on the pull-down Mode menu and choose "Saturate. - 16928
CROPPING. Select the "Crop" tool icon from your Tools bar, then drag it downward diagonally from the upper left corner to the bottom right corner. Release the mouse and then use it to manipulate the image size with the crop "handles." Hit "Enter" or "Return." RESIZING. Go to "Image" in your top menu, then choose "Image Size." Enter the dimensions you need and hit OK. (You can radically change the outer shape of the image by unclicking "Constrain Proportions" at the bottom of the page and entering different dimensions, then clicking OK.)
You'll see a variety of preset gradients displayed, from the default Foreground to Background gradient to the more complex Chrome gradient. All these preset gradients can be edited to create new gradients. You'll notice that some gradients have more colour 'stops' than others; the Foreground to Background gradient has two colour stops - black and white - while the Spectrum gradient has seven colour stops. You can modify a gradient by changing the colour of the stops - simply click on one and choose a new colour from the Color Picker. Alternatively, click on an image and sample a colour for your customised gradient using the Eyedropper Tool.
Image Adjustments: No doubt you'll need to tweak things such as levels and colour values on occasion. These shortcuts will take you to the heart of the Image - Adjustments menu - Adjust Levels.......[Ctrl]+[L] - Auto Levels.........[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[L] - Auto Contrast.......[Alt]+[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[L] - Auto Color..........[Shift]+[ Ctrl]+[B] - Curves ..............[Ctrl]+[M] - Color Balance.......[Ctrl]+[B] - Hue/Saturation......[Ctrl]+[U] - Desaturate..........[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[U] - Invert..............[Ctrl]+[I] File Management: Browse, open, close and save your files for a variety of formats, all at the touch of a key or three - New File.............[Ctrl]+[N] - Open File............[Ctrl]+[O] - Open File Browser....[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[O] - Save.................[Ctrl]+[S] - Close................[Ctrl]+[W] - Save As..............[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[S] - Save for Web.........[Alt]+[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[S] - Undo last action.....[Ctrl]+[Z] - Step Forward.........[Shift]+[Control]+[Z] - Step Backward........[Alt]+[Ctrl]+[Z] - Page Setup...........[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[P] - Print................[Alt]+[Ctrl]+[P] - Print with Preview...[Ctrl]+[P] - Print One Copy.......[Alt]+[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[P] - Jump to ImageReady...[Shift]+[Ctrl]+[M]
To experiment with advanced Photoshop layering, you'll need something to work on. So first bring up a photo inside Photoshop, then create another layer with something on it. On the bottom of your Layer Style box, you will find the "Blend If" settings. Choose either gray, red, green or blue inside the drop-down Blend If menu, then use your slider bars to control the opacity of the layer you highlighted or the layer underneath. Dragging the "white" slider left will diminish the whites or highlights, and the layer underneath will show through. You will quickly see how blending each color affects the image. You can use this versatile feature, for example, to replace a washed-out sky with a nice blue sky, blending the transparency to a gnat's eyebrow.
Like Adobe Remix, the hosted Photoshop service is set to be free and marketed as an entry-level version of Adobe's more sophisticated image-editing tools, including Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Chizen envisions revenue from the Photoshop service coming from online advertising. "That is new (for Adobe). It's something we are sensitive to because we are watching folks like Google do it in different categories, and we want to make sure that we are there before they are, in areas of our franchises," Chizen said. Chizen described the introduction of Adobe Remix and the forthcoming hosted Photoshop as part of a larger move toward integrating hosted services into the company's product mix.
Your "Color Balance" and "Channel Mixer" are also valuable tools for transforming colors in an image. Find them both by clicking Image, then Adjustments. Inside your Photoshop Tool Box are all the icons you need to polish up an image to perfection. (If you don't see your Tool Box, click "Window" and select "Tools.") Almost every tool provides other hidden options, which become visible upon right-clicking. If you hover over the tool icons a message appears describing their function. Midway down on the right-hand column is the Dodge-Burn-Sponge tool. Try opening the "Sponge" function (you will probably have to right-click to find it). Under your top menu, you'll see the sponge icon appear, with various options. Click on the pull-down Mode menu and choose "Saturate. - 16928
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