Introducing adobe photoshop

Design with Adobe Photoshop
Unit
Introducing Adobe Photoshop
Chapt er
Workshop Foundations
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Explore Raster Graphics
Workshop Toolbox
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The Photoshop Interface
Projects
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Project 5-1: Select Objects
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Project 5-2: Complete a Collage
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Project 5-3: Create a Photo Collage
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Project 5-4: Add Layers
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Project 5-6: Retouch a Photo
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Project 5-7: Create a Photo Montage
Skills You Will Learn
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Design with Adobe Photoshop
Unit
Introducing Adobe Photoshop
Chapt er
Projects

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Project 5-8: Create Effects with Images and Filters
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Project 5-9: Take a Digital Photograph
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Project 5-10: Lay Out a Cover
Skills You Will Learn
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Introducing Adobe Photoshop
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Photographs provide visual interest and information for
a variety of publications and products, including
magazines, newspapers, catalogs.
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Photographs placed in documents should follow the
PARC design principles.
Add Photographs to Publications
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Design with Adobe Photoshop
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Introducing Adobe Photoshop
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Chapt er
5
Design with Adobe Photoshop

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Foundations
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Identify raster images
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Determine resolution
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Identify raster image file formats
You Will Learn To
Key Terms
raster graphics
pixel
scalable
resolution
pixelated
file name extension
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Design with Adobe Photoshop
Unit
Foundations
Raster Graphics
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Raster graphics are digital images made up of thousands of tiny
squares called pixels.
What Is Resolution?
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Vector images are scalable, meaning they can be resized
without any loss of image clarity, or resolution.
raster graphics
Digital images made

up of pixels. (pg. 198)
pixel
The smallest square
of color in an image.
(pg. 198)
scalable
The ability to be
resized without any
loss of image clarity.
(pg. 198)
resolution
Image clarity. (pg.
198)
Explore Raster Graphics
pg. 198
Design with Adobe Photoshop
Unit
Foundations
Resizing Raster Images
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Raster images are not scalable. When they are enlarged, the
images look either blurry or pixelated.
What are Raster File Formats?
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The table on page 200 lists file formats for raster images. The
file name extension shows the file’s format.
pixelated
The visibility of
individual pixels in an
image. (pg. 199)

file name extension
The letters displayed
after a file name. (pg.
200)
Explore Raster Graphics
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Design with Adobe Photoshop
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What is a pixel?
Explore Raster Graphics
Foundations
A pixel is a picture element, the smallest square of color in an image.
Design with Adobe Photoshop
Unit
Explore Raster Graphics
Assessment
pg. 200
Which of the following images has the highest resolution?
Answer: B
Explanation: The image with the greatest dpi has the
highest resolution.
A. 72 dpi
B. 400 dpi
C. 300 dpi
D. 150 dpi
Design with Adobe Photoshop
Unit
Toolbox

Identify parts of the Photoshop interface


Identify Toolbox tools
You Will Learn To
Key Term
palette
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Design with Adobe Photoshop
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Toolbox
Workspace
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The workspace is the area that will be printed when the work is
published. Images are placed on the workspace.
Palettes
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A palette displays a variety of tools for particular actions, such
as adding color or working with layers.
Options bar
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The Options bar displays different options depending upon the
tool being applied.
palette
A feature of
Photoshop that
displays a variety of
tools for particular
actions. (pg. 201)
The Photoshop Interface
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Design with Adobe Photoshop

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What is a palette?
The Photoshop Interface
Toolbox
A palette is a feature of Photoshop that displays a variety of tools for different
actions.
Design with Adobe Photoshop
Unit
The Photoshop Interface
Assessment
pg. 202
How do you move the workspace in Photoshop?
Answer: B
Explanation: Clicking and dragging the Title bar will move
the workspace in Photoshop.
A. by clicking and dragging the Title bar
B. by clicking and dragging the menu bar
C. by clicking and dragging the Options bar
D. by clicking and dragging the palette
Design with Adobe Photoshop
Unit
Select Objects
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Apply the zoom
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Select with the Polygonal Lasso
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Copy and move an object
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Select with the Magic Wand

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Flip an object
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Select with Marquee tools
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Scale an object
Spotlight on Skills
pg. 203
Key Terms
marquee
polygon
anchor point
Academic Focus
Math
Identify geometric
shapes
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Design with Adobe Photoshop
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Select Objects
pg. 203
Selection Tools
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Marquee tools allow a user to select elliptical, rectangular, and
other standard shapes in an object.
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Lasso tools are used to select irregular or unusual shapes such
as polygons.
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Anchor points are created by clicking on a selection tool.

marquee
A dotted line that
shows the area that is
selected. (pg. 203)
polygon
A multisided
geometric figure. (pg.
203)
anchor point
The beginning of a
new line segment.
(pg. 203)
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Select Objects
pg. 203
In this project, you will…

Learn to use Photoshop’s selection tools to move, format, and
manipulate objects to create an image of a gingerbread house.
Adobe Photoshop
APPLICATIONS USED
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Data File 5-1
DATA FILES USED
5-1
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Select Objects

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5-1
Design with Adobe Photoshop
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Complete a Collage
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Select with the Magnetic Lasso
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Separate background images
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Resize and rotate objects
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Crop an image
Spotlight on Skills
pg. 207
Key Term
fastening point
Academic Focus
Math
Work with geometric
shapes
5-2
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Unit
Complete a Collage
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Magnetic Lasso
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The Magnetic Lasso is a useful tool for irregular shapes.
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The Magnetic Lasso works by creating fastening points, which
anchor the line and start a new segment.
fastening points
Anchors along the
edge of a border that
start a new segment.
(pg. 207)
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Complete a Collage
pg. 207
In this project, you will…

Continue to learn more about Photoshop’s selection tools as
you complete the gingerbread house you started in Project 5-1.
Adobe Photoshop
APPLICATIONS USED
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Design with Adobe Photoshop
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Complete a Collage
pg. 210
5-2
Check your work Use
Figure 5.13 as a guide and
check that:

The house has a door,
two windows, a chimney,

and decorations.

The elements are sized
and placed correctly.

The image has been
cropped.
Design with Adobe Photoshop
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Create a Photo Collage
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Use the Navigator palette
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Add to selection
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Subtract from selection
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Add a layer
Spotlight on Skills
pg. 211
Key Term
collage
Academic Focus
Math
Work with geometric
shapes
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Design with Adobe Photoshop
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Create a Photo Collage

pg. 211
Introducing Palettes
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The palettes in Photoshop allow a user to manipulate layers of
an image to create a collage.
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The Navigator Palette shows the part of the image displayed in
the workspace.
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From the Color Palette, a user can choose fill colors.
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The History Palette returns an image to a previous stage.
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Using the Layers Palette, a user can view, edit, and reorder
layers.
collage
A collection of
assembled images.
(pg. 211)
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Create a Photo Collage
pg. 211
In this project, you will…

Begin to create a collage. You will also continue to practice
using the selection tools and the Add to Selection and
Subtract from Selection options.
Adobe Photoshop

APPLICATIONS USED
5-3
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Data File 5-3
DATA FILES USED
Design with Adobe Photoshop
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Create a Photo Collage
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