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Advanced Image, Editing, We will learn about, using custom shapes, working with layers, in images, Cancel, Chrel fer, evth

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Think, a, a custom shape, we choose, Define Custom Shape from the, igques, Edit menu., The New Custom Shape Name, dialog box appears,, 2 Enter the name of the new shape, The shape gets saved in the, Custom Shapes library., Look at the pictures given below, before and after Minu edited them., ON 725, Fig. 9.3 Drawing the selected shape, Layers, In Photoshop, we work in layers. You, can picture these layers like stacks of, thin sheets piled one on top of the other., You can change the order of these, layers and add special features and, effects separately to each layer, without, disturbing the images on the other layers., 1. Which software do you think she must have used?, 2 Can you guess a few tools that may have been used?, 3. Give two visible differences between the two pictures. Which one is looking sharper?, Using Custom Shape tools, Advantages of working in layers LCA), Fig 9.4 A set of layers, Photoshop comes with some pre-loaded shapes. They are found in the, Custom Shape tool. To select a custom shape, we use the following steps:, 1. Click on the drop-down arrow to display the, Drawing tools (Fig. 9.1)., Working in layers has the following benefits:, AO. Okectingle Tool, OPounded Rectande Too, Elipse Tool, 1. By using layers, it becomes very easy to separate parts of an image and, edit one part without affecting the other parts., OPolrgon Tool, /Line Tool, Custon: Shape Tool, 2. Layers can be used for reference and we can avoid including them in the, final image., 3. Working in layers helps you to move the new image around, resize it, and, do whatever you like without affecting the original image., Fig. 9.1 Custom Shape tool, 2. Select Custom Shape Tool. Click on the drop-, down menu next to Shapes in the Options bar, A palette with a variety of shapes opens up, (Fig. 9.2)., ® TM, 4. One can easily create multiple versions of a layer and try out different, effects in each layer) This helps in keeping the original image intact while, making a separate layer to work with., 5. It is easier to clean photos and retouch and apply, effects to them at each layer separately., Fig. 9.2 Custom shapes, LAYERS CHANNELS PATHS, Normal, v Opacity 100%>, Lock +a, F 100% >, 3. Click and drag on the layer to draw the selected shape. The shape is filled, Layer, with the selected colour., Layers palette, Eayer 1, We can save any shape drawn on a layer as a custom shape by following, some easy steps., There is a Layers palette (Fig. 9.5) that lists out all the, layers and layer effects in an image. It allows you to, view, select, and rename layers. It also contains tools, to add, hide, link, and delete layers., Buckground, e r. L19, Fig 95 Layers palette

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A dialog box also appears that helps you, to specify options like colour, brightness,, transparency, etc., By using the Layers palette, Hide this layer, Show/Hide al other layers, New Leyer., Shit+Cte, Commands for working with layers, Dupicate Layer.., Delete Laver, No Color, To get various commands for working with layers, click on the arrows in the upper right corner of the, Layers palette. You can add, duplicate, merge, or, delete layers by using the menu that appears., New Group, N Group from Lyers..., Red, Orange, Yellow, LAYTRS, To add a new layer, click on the New Layer or New, Group icon at the bottom of the Layers palette., Convert te Smart Oblect, INormal, Green, Layer Properties.,, Violet, Blending Optons.., Adding a new layer, Gray, Shape 1, How to select a layer, Create Cloping Mask, A+CtrieG, There are two ways to add a new layer., O E Shape 2, Click on a layer in the Layers palette., Right-click on the Photoshop icon in the Layers, palette., A menu opens up that allows you to show/hide all, layers or the selected layer., Background, 1., By using the Layer menu, 1. From the Layer menu, click on New., Merge Dowr, Merge Visble, 2., Flatten Imagn, Anmation Options, A submenu appears., Fig. 9.11 Selecting a layer, Panel Options., Close, Close Tab Group, Fig. 9.6 Layer menu, Changing the order of layers, Layer Select Fiter View Window Help, We can choose to do so by any one, of the following methods., By using the Layers palette, We can change the order of layers by, dragging and shuffling the layers in, the Layers palette., By using the Layers menu, 1. Choose Layer from the menu bar., caer Select ar, New, Vew Wirdow Hep, Серу С55, Duplicate Layer, New, Dupicate Layer., Laym From bachground, Delete, Gme fromLayers..., Quick Export as PNG, Shift-Chl-, New Layer, Lerer ye, Leyer Copy, Export As, Alt-Shift-Ctule, New Lar, e Adsuntment Lyer, Layer Contert Options, Name, Rename Layer., Layer Style, OK, Group With Previous Layer, Cancel, Smart Titar, Laye Ha, Color, None, New Fill Layer, New Adjustment Layer, Lrye Content Options, Vectar Ma, Create Clcono Ma, Smart Obncts, Mode Normal, Opacity: 100, Layer Mask, Vector Mask, Fig. 9.8 Specifying the name, colour, and mode, 2. Select Arrange., 3. A drop-down menu appears from, which you can choose to send a, layer to the back or bring it to the, front., New Lver liased Sce, Create Clippng Mack, C-G, Group Layert, of the layer, Smart Objects, Video Layers, Rasleie, Fig. 9.7 Adding a new layer, New Layer Based Slice, Group Layers, Ctrl-G, 2. Choose the Layer or Group option., Ungrep L, Shh-C, Hide Layers, Ctrle,, A new layer appears., Bring to Frant Shift-Chil-], Ctrt-1, Ch-, Shft-C-, Ang, Combine Shepm, Bring Forward, Send Backwnd, ASgn Layes to Selettion, Disti, Send be lack, LAYERS CHANELS PATHS, Peveris, LAYERS CHANNELS PATHS, Lock Layers, Ctrl/, Fig. 9.12 Changing the order of layers, punadyarg, Fackground, Always remember, in a stack of layers the background layer is always at, the bottom of the stacking order. Therefore, the Send to Back command, Create a new layer, Create a new layer, -lioreund Iaver

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Duplicating a layer or layer set while, making an image, New Layer, Fiter View Window Help, tupcate La, Delete Layer, Front Image, HELP, Convert for Smart Fiters, RGE B), We can duplicate layers in many ways., New Group, New Group from Layers, Fiter Gallery., Shift+Ctrl+R, The degree of detail an image has, depends on the pixel dimensions. Image, resolution, on the other hand, tells us, how much space the pixels are covering., In Photoshop, image resolution, and pixel dimensions are directly, dependent on each other. The, display size of an image on screen, depends on the pixel size of the, image as well as the size, and setting of a, monitor., Lenis Correction..., From the Layers palette, Shift+Orl+X, Liquify., Vanishing Point.., LAVERSC, Convert to Smart Cbject, At+Ctrl+V, Normal, 1. Click on the arrows in the upper right, corner of the Layers palette., 2. Click on Duplicate Layer., Coleved Pnd, Laver Propertes..., Blending Options..., Cutout., Blur, Dry Brush.., Flm Grain., Drush Strokes, Distort, Create Clcping Mask, AR+Cri+G, Fresco.,, Noise, Neon Glow..., From the Layer menu, Pivelate, Render, Paint Daubs., Fig. 9.13 Duplicating a layer using, the Layers palette, Palette Knife., Plastic, Wrap., Sharpeh, Click on Duplicate Layer from the Layer, Sketch, Poster Edges.., Rough Pastels.., Smudge Stidk., Styize, menu., Texture, Video, Sponge.., Other, Underpainting, Watercolor., Image Layer Select Fiter Vew Window, Digmerc, New, FDupicate e, Browse Fikers Criline., Delete, How to apply a filter C), 1. Select the area where you want to apply a filter., Fig, 9.15 Filter menu, Layer Properties.., Layer Style, Fig. 9.14 Duplicating a layer using, the Layer menu, 2. If you want to apply a filter to the whole layer, do not select the image., 3. Choose the desired filter from the Filter menu., All filters show sub-menus to choose from by clicking on the little triangle, alongside a filter., If a filter name is followed by ellipses, (...), a dialog box appears on clicking it., The dialog box appears and prompts, you to either enter values or select, options., Filters, Adobe Photoshop, Whenever we need to clean up or retouch photos, apply special art effects,, add light effects, and distort or transform images, we apply filters., This shape layer must be rasterized before proceeding., ! It wd no lorger have a vector mask Rasterize the, shipe?, Cancel, There is a special Filters menu that has all built-in filters from Adobe., The Filter menu, Fig. 9.16 Message to rasterize a shape, HELP, The Filter menu has several filters., Here are some tips on handling, filters:, You can apply filters only to an, active layer., Some filters work only on RGB, colour images., It can be a very time consuming job, to apply filters to large images. There, is a preview window in the filter, dialog box where one can preview, the effect before applying a filter., We can zoom in or out by clicking, the + or - button under the, preview window., The last filter chosen gets, displayed on top of the menu., Some filters have the option of, showing a preview of the image, before you apply them., Fig. 9.17 Applying a filter

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button, when in the preview mode, to zoom in or zoom out of the image, Some dialog boxes even have a preview window. You can use the + Or, Try, Try moving a text layer, in an image to another, position on the screen., with the filter., Subscript, superscript, and, strike-through., Vou can move a text layer, it, Refer to the example, below., Try applying the blur, stained glass texture, and brick texture, filters to an image to produce effects like the ones shown in the, images below., out, Try, it, out, Tiger Paw, ntil a handle appears. Now, you, can move the layer and place, it anywhere. Click inside the, text box again to get rid of the, Tiger Paw, Blur filter effect, handle., Let's Recall, Texture effect (stained, Photoshop comes with some pre-loaded shapes., They are found in the Custom Shape Tool., Texture effect (brick, glass option), option), Play the CD, to learn about, advanced tools, in Photoshop., We can create, duplicate, merge, or delete layers, by using the menu that appears if you right-click, the Layers palette., Text tool, To type text, simply click on, the Text tool. A menu opens for, you to choose how you want to, insert text (Fig. 9.18)., Now, simply type the text in, the desired space. This forms, a layer. You can edit text using, the Text tool options bar at the top of the screen (Fig. 9.19). The options bar, allows you to format text by adjusting its font type, size, and colour. It also, We can also change the order of the layers by, using the Layers palette and the Layer menu., We can apply filters only on an active layer., Some filters also have a preview option., Horizontal Type Too!, T., IT Vertical Type Tool, T., * Horizontal Type Mask Tool, Vertical Type Mask Tool, To insert text, simply click on the Text tool in the, toolbox. You can edit text using the Text palette., Fig. 9.18 Text tools, WORD, BANK, Ps File, Edit Image Layer, Selact Fiter, View, Window Help, Helps to determine the degree of detail an image has, Tells us how much space the pixels in the image are covering, Provides pre-loaded custom shapes, 國, ,, Pixel dimension, Myrlad Pro, v Regular, T 4 p, v aa Sharp, Image resolution, Custom Shape Too!, Fig. 9.19 Text tool options bar