PHOTOSHOP New File. To create a new file, select File > New and a dialog box will open.

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1 PHOTOSHOP New File To create a new file, select File > New and a dialog box will open. Here you re presented with a lot of options to choose from. You can change the type of file you ll work with. 1

2 If you need to customize the size of the document, you can change the measure and type in your dimensions manually. You can even change the color type! And the aspect ratio (pixel dimensions) 2

3 If you don t need to create a new document, you can just exit the dialog box and you ll be brought to the normal user interface. There are right and left hand tool bars. The left toolbar houses all the drawing/manipulation tools while the right toolbar houses all the effects. 3

4 2. Drag and Drop Next just drag and drop your file or image into Photoshop Remember to back up your files. Create a duplicate layer of your original file by right clicking the layer, and clicking Duplicate Layer. 3. Duplicate Layer The dialog box will appear, and you can rename your duplicate layer. 4

5 4. Make/Save/Load/Move Selection Click the Quick Selection Tool (shortcut w key). Left click and drag your mouse across your area of selection. Now you ll see the marching ants around your selection. 5

6 To save your selection, go to Select > Save Selection and the dialog box will come up. Name your selection so it s east to remember! You can move your selection around! With the marching ants around your selection, click on the move tool (shortcut v key) and drag your mouse. The checkerboard pattern in the background indicates that there is no image behind your current one. Undo changes by hitting Ctrl + z. If you want to keep undoing, click Ctrl + Alt + z. 6

7 If you ve lost your marching ants, and you want to recall your selection, click Select > Load Selection. 7

8 5. Make Selection Own Layer Once you have your selection, you can make it its own layer. With the marching ants around your selection, right click and click on Make New Layer via Cut. This will create a whole new layer with just your selection. Drag and drop another image. Click on the eyeball next to the other layers to make them invisible. Make a selection around your image by clicking the Quick Selection Tool (shortcut w key) and dragging your mouse around the desired area. 8

9 Click Select > Save Selection With the new selection, right click and create a new layer via cut. Right click (shortcut Ctrl + Shift + c and then Ctrl + v). 9

10 To make the image invisible behind another layer, you could click on the eraser button (shortcut e key) and drag your mouse. But this destroys pixels! 6. Mask Layer A better way to get rid of part of a layer is to create a mask layer. Click on the mask icon on the lower right hand panel. With the new mask, you can paint over it and not destroy pixels. Make sure your mask is selected and click on the paintbrush (shortcut b key). With the black color in the forefront of the color icon on the left, you can drag your mouse over your image and make part of your image disappear. 10

11 You can do the same with the eraser tool! Make the image reappear by changing the color selected (shortcut x key). 7. Transform If you want to move, resize or rescale your layer selection. Click on Edit > Transform. This will give you several options to change the size or rotation of your image. 11

12 8. Color To color your image, click on the Swatches palette on the right toolbar and choose a color. Then recall your selection and use the paintbrush to paint within your selection. 12

13 You can also change the color balance of your entire image by clicking on the Create New Fill icon on the lower right hand toolbar. 13

14 Change the brightness and contrast with the same process. Click Create New Fill > Brightness/Contrast. 14

15 And the gradient! Create New Fill > Gradient. Double click on the range to bring up a dialog box where you can choose the colors! 9. History If you should ever have to recall an action you ve done, just to see where in the process you changed something, you can click on the History icon on the right toolbar. 15

16 10. Saving Finally, saving. Click File > Save As and a dialog box will appear. You can save your file as anything. Jpeg, tiff, png, pdf, it all depends on your Photoshop needs! Thanks and Happy Photoshopping! 16