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iii Contents Chapter 1: What's new What's new in Photoshop Elements 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 What's new in Elements Organizer 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 What's new in Photoshop Elements 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Contents Recomposing Resizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
v PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Contents Stylize filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Texture filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Contents Keys for the Liquify filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Keys for the Filter Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Chapter 1: What's new What's new in Photoshop Elements 14 • Shake reduction • Haze removal • Auto smart looks • Straighten tool • Refine selection brush • Guided edits • Resize • Speed effect • Panorama • Using edited results Shake reduction Ensure that your blurry photos appear shake-free with the new Auto Shake Reduction feature (Expert mode > Enhance menu > Auto Shake Reduction) in Photoshop Elements 14.
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3 What's new For more information, see the section on Shake Reduction. Haze removal Cut through the haze and fog in your pictures with the Haze Removal feature in Photoshop Elements 14. Take landscape pictures without having to worry about the haze on even a clear day - just select the photo and process it with the Auto Haze Removal feature (Expert mode > Enhance menu > Auto Haze Removal).
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5 What's new For more information on the feature, see the topic Automatically remove haze. Auto smart looks Let Photoshop Elements analyze your photograph and automatically suggest five awesome new effects that can be applied. Photoshop Elements inspects the color and lighting and then recommends five variations.
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8 What's new For more information on the feature, see the topic on Effects . Straighten tool In Quick mode, straighten any photo by drawing a line along an edge that should be horizontal or vertical. The Straighten tool (P) in Photoshop Elements 14 enables you to quickly align photos along the right axis. For more information, see the topic on Manually straighten an image in Quick mode.
9 What's new Refine selection brush Need to make an ultra-fine selection? The existing tools in Photoshop Elements help make fine selections, but some situations require further precise and accurate selections. For example, you might be trying to select fine strands of hair in a portrait or grass in landscaped scenery. The enhanced Refine Selection Brush tool now has additional controls to enable you to make very fine selections.
10 What's new For more information on how to make extremely minute selections, see the topic Editing and refining selections. Guided edits Selecting which Guided edit to use is now easier with the new interface. In Guided mode, you can now choose the type of transformation you want to apply to your photograph - Basics, Color, Black & White, Fun Edits, Special Edits, or Photomerge. Choose one of the types of edits and view a graphical listing of all the Guided Edits available in that category.
11 What's new Each category of Guided mode is now available on a separate page: • Guided mode - Basic edits • Guided mode - Fun edits • Guided mode - Color edits • Guided mode - Photomerge edits • Guided mode - Special edits Speed effect Does your photo capture just one moment of an action sequence? Now add a sense of motion to your photograph with the Speed Effect Guided Edit.
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13 What's new For more information on the Speed Effect Guided Edit, see the topic Speed Effect Guided Edit. Resize Get images that are of exact dimensions in quick, easy steps. Photoshop Elements 14 simplifies the task of creating a picture of a size in terms of print dimensions (inches, centimeters), web dimensions (pixels) or storage requirements (kilobytes). In step-by-step Guided Edit, resizing your photo to meet specific requirements is not an easy task.
14 What's new For more information on the Resize Guided Edit, see the topic Resize Guided Edit. Panorama The process to stitch multiple photos together to create a panorama is now simplified - introducing the new Photomerge Panorama Guided Edit. Creating a panorama now requires you to just perform a series of actions in a stepby-step workflow - and you get a panorama ready to share or print at the end.
15 What's new For more information on the Panorama Guided Edit, see the topic Photomerge Panorama. Using edited results At the end of a Guided Edit, your artwork is ready for use. In Photoshop Elements 14, an additional last step allows you to choose what you would like to do next with your work. Choose between saving the file, continuing to edit it in a different mode, or sharing it online. Some Guided Edits may provide you with the additional option to print your work.
16 What's new For more information, see Share Panel . What's new in Elements Organizer 14 The extensive new enhancements in Elements Organizer 14 combine powerful features with an intuitive interface, taking your media management and editing experience to a new level. Elements Organizer now groups together similar-looking faces, making it easier for you to tag people in your photographs and to organize and view your photos based on the people in them.
17 What's new Powerful and easier people recognition It is now even easier and faster to tag people in your photos. You no more have to select the faces individually in the Media view and tag them. Elements Organizer now automatically groups similar faces for you during import. Once you have finished importing, faces of all people who have not yet been named are displayed in the new UnNamed tab of the People view. You just click once to tag friends and family members for an entire batch of photos.
18 What's new If a media file does not have GPS data, it is displayed in the UnPinned tab, where you can add location information for the file. Once you have added this information, the file is displayed in the Pinned tab. In the Pinned tab, you can click any file to view its details. You can fine-tune the location once you have tagged your media files.
19 What's new The media files are organized by date and time. You can increase or decrease the number of tracks displayed in the tab by moving the slider. The Suggested tab is similar to the Smart Events view in the previous release, but provides you finer control and a better view of media files. The Named tab displays your files organized by events, providing an easy way for you to view your memories organized by the events in your life. For more information, see .
20 What's new Other enhancements Elements Organizer 14 includes more enhancements such as performance improvements, support for European date format, ability to create a video story from with in Organizer, and various bug fixes. What's new in Photoshop Elements 13 • Photomerge Compose • Autocrop suggestions • eLive • Facebook cover photos • New Guided Edits • Edit and refine selections • HiDPI display support • Content-aware fill • Refine edge • Adobe Camera Raw 8.
21 What's new Photomerge Compose Create all-new scenes by pulling elements from one photo and placing them in another. Got a group photo with someone missing? Get a picture of the missing person from another picture and insert it into the the group photo. Watch the Photomerge Compose feature automatically adjust the color and lighting to create a scene that looks realistic and believable.
22 What's new Facebook cover photos Post a Facebook cover photo that sets you apart from the rest. Use the Facebook Cover feature in Photoshop Elements 13 to create a fun picture that blends your Facebook profile and cover pictures together. For more information on the Facebook Cover feature, see the topic Create a Facebook profile and cover picture. New Guided Edits Go retro and reimagine the world in black and white.
23 What's new For more information on this feature, see the topic Editing and refining selections. HiDPI display support Photoshop Elements 13 now has native support for high-resolution Mac display devices (Retina displays). Work on your pictures in the best possible clean and crisp resolution, with sharp and clear icons, thumbnails, and text in the user interface. Content-aware fill Sometimes unwanted or unnecessary objects are captured in your photographs.
24 What's new In Expert mode, when you choose the Selection Brush tool (A) or the Refine Selection Brush tool (A), the options to refine selection edges are available through the conveniently placed Refine Edge button in the Tool Options bar. Adobe Camera Raw 8.6 The latest version of Adobe Camera Raw (ACR 8.6) is integrated into Photoshop Elements 13. Quick Edit effects The effects in the Quick mode have been reimagined.
25 What's new Enhancements Scrapbooking preset The preset for scrapbooking is now available for all locales and countries.
26 What's new To use the preset: 1 In Photoshop Elements 13, click File > New > Blank File. 2 In the New dialog box, from the Preset drop-down, choose Scrapbooking. Layer styles In the Style Settings dialog for Layers, a new drop-down has been added for the position of the stroke. The drop-down has values: Outside, Inside, and Center. To use the new drop-down: 1 In Photoshop Elements 13, select a layer, and in the Layer menu, click Layer Style > Style Settings.
27 What's new • Enhance > Photomerge Style Match • Crop tool: The Golden Ratio option is no longer available • Single core platforms are no longer supported • Operating Systems support: Mac OSX 10.7 not supported What's new in Elements Organizer 13 Elements Organizer 13 ships with new features and enhancements that make it easier for you to work with digital media. Read on for a quick introduction to new features and links to resources offering more information.
28 What's new Share files and slideshows by email New in Elements Organizer Using Elements Organizer 13, you can share files through email on all three supported platforms—32-bit Windows, 64bit Windows, and Macintosh. You can use your Gmail, Yahoo!, AOL, or Microsoft email account, or any other email account, to share files. For details, see Share files and slideshows by email .
29 Chapter 2: Workspace and workflows Workspace basics The Welcome screen When you start Photoshop Elements, the Welcome screen opens by default. The Welcome screen is a convenient starting place, or hub, for major tasks. On the Welcome screen, click: • Photo Editor, to enhance your images or add special effects. • Click the Photo Editor icon to open the editor in default mode.
30 Workspace and workflows Photoshop Elements window The Photoshop Elements window provides modes to create and edit images. Select one of the following options: Quick Enables you to edit photos in the Quick mode. Guided Enables you to edit photos in the Guided Edit mode. Expert Enables you to edit photos in the Expert mode. The Expert mode has tools to correct color problems, create special effects, and enhance photos.
31 Workspace and workflows A Active tab B Inactive tab C Active image area D Options bar E Toolbox F Tool Options bar / Photo bin G Taskbar H Panel bar Menu bar Contains menus for performing tasks. The menus are organized by topic. For example, the Enhance menu contains commands for applying adjustments to an image. Mode selector Contains buttons to enter the three available editing modes. Also, contains the Open (recently used files) drop-down and the Create (photo projects) drop-down.
32 Workspace and workflows Using keyboard commands and modifier keys You can use keyboard shortcuts in both the Photo Editor and Organizer workspaces. Keyboard commands let you quickly execute commands without using a menu; modifier keys let you alter how a tool operates. When available, the keyboard command appears to the right of the command name in the menu.
33 Workspace and workflows Some panels and dialog boxes contain settings that use pop-up sliders (for example, the Opacity option in the Layers panel). If there is a triangle next to the text box, you can activate the pop-up slider by clicking the triangle. Position the pointer over the triangle next to the setting, hold down the mouse button, and drag the slider or angle radius to the desired value. Click outside the slider box or press Enter to close the slider box. To cancel changes, press Esc.
34 Workspace and workflows 1 To show or hide the Panel Bin, Choose Window > Panel Bin. 2 In the Panel Bin (Custom Workspace), • To remove a panel from the Panel Bin, drag the title bar of the panel out of the Panel Bin. • To add a panel to the Panel Bin, drag the title bar of the panel into the Panel Bin. • To rearrange panels in the Panel Bin, drag the title bar of the panel to a new location. • To expand or collapse panels in the Panel Bin, double-click the name of the panel.
35 Workspace and workflows At the bottom of the Photoshop Elements, the taskbar displays buttons for the most frequently used panels and operations performed while editing and modifying images. You can use the Photo Bin and Tool Options buttons to toggle between displaying thumbnails and tool options. You can quickly undo and redo operations, or rotate images using the options available taskbar, or Organizer to start Photoshop Elements Organizer.
36 Workspace and workflows • Save Bin as an Album. Enables you to name and save an album containing the images in the Photo Bin. The new album is available in Organizer. • Show Grid. Displays a grid around images in the Photo bin. Tools About the toolbox You use tools in the Photoshop Elements toolbox to select, edit, and view images; some tools let you paint, draw, and type. The toolbox appears on the left side in the Quick and Expert modes.
37 Workspace and workflows Select a tool ❖ Do one of the following: • Click a tool in the toolbox. If there are additional tool options, they are displayed in the Tool Options bar. Click the tool you want to select. • Press the tool’s keyboard shortcut. The keyboard shortcut is displayed in its tool tip. For example, you can select the Brush tool by pressing the B key. Set Edit preferences 1 In Windows, choose Edit > Preferences > General. In Mac, choose Photoshop Elements > Preferences > General.
38 Workspace and workflows 2 Set one or more of the following options, and click OK. • Select Show Tool Tips to show or hide tool tips. • Select Use Shift Key For Tool Switch to cycle through a set of hidden tools by holding down the Shift key. When this option is deselected, you can cycle through a set of tool options by pressing the shortcut key (without holding down Shift).
39 Workspace and workflows 2 Look in the Tool Options bar to see the available options. For more information on setting options for a specific tool, search for the tool’s name in Photoshop Elements Help. Note: To return a tool or all tools to their default settings, click the tool icon, select the flyout menu from the Tool Options bar, and then choose Reset Tool or Reset All Tools. 3 To close the Tool Options bar, click Tool Options in the task bar.
40 Workspace and workflows 2 Under the Guides or Grids area: • Choose a preset color, or click the color swatch to choose a custom color. • Choose the line style for the grid. Choose Lines for solid lines, or choose Dashed lines or Dots for broken lines. 3 For Gridline Every, enter a number value, and then choose the unit of measurement to define the spacing of major grid lines. 4 For Subdivisions, enter a number value to define the frequency of minor grid lines, and click OK.
41 Workspace and workflows Note the following guidelines when using the History panel: • By default, the History panel lists 50 previous states. Older states are automatically deleted to free more memory for Photoshop Elements. You can set the number of states in the application settings (Preferences > Performance > History States). The maximum number of states is 1000. • The original state of the photo is always displayed at the top of the History panel.
42 Workspace and workflows Scratch disks, plug-ins, and application updates About scratch disks When your system does not have enough RAM to perform an operation, Photoshop Elements uses scratch disks. A scratch disk is any drive or partition of a drive with free memory. By default, Photoshop Elements uses the hard drive on which the operating system is installed as its primary scratch disk. You can change the primary scratch disk, or designate additional scratch disks.
43 Workspace and workflows If you install a large number of plug-ins, Photoshop Elements may not be able to list them all in their appropriate menus. If so, newly installed plug-ins appear in the Filter > Other submenu. To prevent a plug-in or folder of plug-ins from loading, add a tilde character (~) at the beginning of the plug-in name, folder, or directory. The program ignores files marked with a tilde character, while starting.
44 Workspace and workflows To access the update dialog, press Ctrl/Cmd + K to open the Preferences dialog, browse to the Application Updates tab, and then make a choice: • Automatically download and install updates: Downloads an available update and installs it when you next restart your application. • Notify me when an update is available: Notifies the user about an available update in the application. You can choose to delay an update or use the notification to start the update process.
45 Workspace and workflows Eleven available effects each have five variations. Transform your photo by applying an effect. The clickable thumbnails for available Effects are live previews, to understand how the effect looks on the image before applying it. Effects range from Black & White effect to Vintage looks to Cross-process presets. Effects are applied as a new layer with layer mask. You can edit the layer mask in Expert mode to remove/reduce effect from certain areas.
46 Workspace and workflows • Holga Black & White Applies a Black & White effect to the image. Available variations: • Simple B & W • Silver • Old School • Platinum • Tinted Black Lithograph Applies a lithograph effect to the image. Available variations: • Sepia • Black • Copper • Blue • Green Cross Process Applies the effect of processing of photographic film in a chemical solution intended for a different type of film.
47 Workspace and workflows • Soft Leak • White Leak • Yellow Streak Textures Use the Textures panel to choose from ten textures you can apply to your photo. Textures simulate various surfaces or backgrounds that the photo could be printed on. For example, old paper look, cracked paint texture, rough blue grid, chrome feel. Textures are applied as a new layer with layer mask. You can edit the layer mask in Expert mode to remove/reduce texture from certain areas (face/skin).
48 Workspace and workflows Zoom in or out ❖ Do one of the following: • Select the Zoom tool from the toolbar, and click either the Zoom In or Zoom Out button in the Tool Options bar. Click the area you want to magnify. Each click magnifies or reduces the image to the next preset percentage, and centers the display around the point you click. When the image has reached its maximum magnification level of 3200% or minimum reduction level of 1 pixel, the magnifying glass appears empty.
49 Workspace and workflows These options scale both the zoom level and the window size to fit the available screen space. Resize the window while zooming ❖ With a Zoom tool active, select Resize Windows To Fit in the Tool Options bar. The window changes size as you magnify or reduce the view of the image. When Resize Windows To Fit is deselected, the window maintains a constant size regardless of the image’s magnification.
50 Workspace and workflows Close windows ❖ In Expert mode, do one of the following: • Choose File > Close to close the active window. • Click the Close button on the title bar of the active window. • Right-click a thumbnail in the Photo Bin and choose Close. • Choose File > Close All to close all open windows. Using Windows 7 features Photoshop Elements supports the following Windows 7 features: Live Taskbar Displays icons for all running and pinned applications.
51 Workspace and workflows • To select a preset, click an item in the library. • To save a brush, open the pop-up panel menu, choose the Save Brush command, then enter a name in the dialog box provided and click OK. • To save a gradient or pattern, open the panel menu, choose the New Gradient or New Pattern command, then enter a name in the dialog box provided and click OK.
52 Workspace and workflows Use the Preset Manager In the Expert mode, the Preset Manager (Edit > Preset Manager) lets you manage the libraries of preset brushes, color swatches, gradients, styles, effects, and patterns included in Photoshop Elements. For example, you can create a set of favorite brushes, or you can restore the default presets. Each type of library is a file with its own file extension and default folder.
53 Workspace and workflows Multitouch support If the hardware and operating system of your computer supports the Touch functionality, you can scroll, rotate, and zoom in on an image. Multitouch is supported in all three modes: Quick, Guided, and Expert. Flicking Scrolls the image horizontally or vertically. Touch the screen with one finger (two fingers on the trackpad for a Mac) and move the finger left or right, and up or down. Twisting Rotates the image clockwise or counterclockwise by 90 degrees.
54 Chapter 3: Importing Importing files Import images from a digital camera using WIA (Windows only) Certain digital cameras import images using Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) support. When you use WIA, Photoshop Elements works with Windows and your digital camera or scanner software to import images directly into Photoshop Elements. 1 Choose File > Import > WIA Support. 2 Choose a destination in which to save your image files on your computer.
55 Chapter 4: File management Opening files Working in the Edit workspace of Photoshop Elements gives you choices about working with your files. You can set options for opening, saving, and exporting files by type, by file size, and resolution. You can also process and save camera raw files. These tools make it easy to combine files of different types and optimize them in Adobe Photoshop Elements.
56 File management To open a file from Elements Organizer, select it, click Editor in the task bar. 1 Do one of the following • Choose File > Open. Locate and select the file you want to open. If the file does not appear, choose All Formats from the Files Of Type menu. Click Open. • Click the Open drop-down (above the tool box). The Open drop-down is a list of recently opened files. • Drag an image from a folder on your computer or storage device, and drop it in the Editor.
57 File management Each page is shown as a thumbnail. To increase the size, choose an option from the Thumbnail Size menu. 1 Choose File > Open. 2 Select a PDF file, and click Open. You can change which types of files are shown by selecting an option from the Files Of Type menu. 3 To import just the images from a PDF file, choose the Images option from the Select area, in the Import PDF dialog box. Select the image or images you want to open.
58 File management 2 Choose File > Place, select the file you want to place, and click Place. 3 If you are placing a PDF file that contains multiple pages, select the page you want to place from the provided dialog box, and click OK. The placed artwork appears inside a bounding box at the center of the Photoshop Elements image. The artwork maintains its original aspect ratio; however, if the artwork is larger than the Photoshop Elements image, it is resized to fit.
59 File management 5 If you chose Folder as the destination, specify a file-naming convention and select file compatibility options for the processed files: • For Rename Files, select elements from the pop-up menus or enter text into the fields to be combined into the default names for all files. The fields let you change the order and formatting of the components of the filename.
60 File management About file information (metadata) When you take a photo with your digital camera, each image file includes information such as the date and time the photo was taken, the shutter speed and aperture, the specific camera model, and so on. All of this information is called metadata, and you can view it and add to it in the Properties panel of the Elements Organizer and the File Info dialog box in the Photoshop Elements.
61 File management 2 Select a tool. 3 Move the pointer into the image, or drag within the image to use the tool. The following information may appear, depending on which tool you’re using: • The numeric values for the color beneath the pointer • The x- and y-coordinates of the pointer. • The width (W) and height (H) of a marquee or shape as you drag, or the width and height of an active selection. • The x- and y-coordinates of your starting position (when you click in the image).
62 File management Efficiency Displays the percentage of time actually spent performing an operation instead of reading from or writing to the scratch disk. If the value is below 100%, Photoshop Elements is using the scratch disk and, therefore, is operating more slowly. Timing Shows how long it took to complete the last operation. Current Tool Shows the name of the active tool.
63 Chapter 5: Editing photos Adjusting color, saturation, and hue Adjust saturation and hue The Hue/Saturation command adjusts the hue (color), saturation (purity), and lightness of the entire image or of individual color components in an image. Use the Hue slider to add special effects, to color a black and white image (like a sepia effect), or to change the range of colors in a portion of an image.
64 Editing photos Change color saturation or hue 1 Do one of the following: • Choose Enhance > Adjust Color > Adjust Hue/Saturation. • Choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation, or open an existing Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. • The two color bars in the dialog box represent the colors in their order on the color wheel. The upper bar shows the color before the adjustment; the lower bar shows how the adjustment affects all hues at full saturation.
65 Editing photos A Adjusts color fall-off without affecting range B Adjusts range without affecting color fall-off C Adjusts the range of color component D Moves entire slider • If you modify the adjustment slider so that it falls into a different color range, the name changes to reflect this. For example, if you choose Yellow and alter its range so that it falls in the red part of the color bar, the name changes to Red 2.
66 Editing photos 4 (Optional) Drag any of the following sliders to fine-tune the correction: Tan Increases or decreases the level of brown in skin tones. Blush Increases or decreases the level of red in skin tones. Temperature Changes the overall color of skin tones. 5 When you’re finished, click OK. Or, to cancel your changes and start over, click Reset. Adjust saturation in isolated areas The Sponge tool changes the color saturation of an area. 1 Select the Sponge tool.
67 Editing photos 4 Drag the Fuzziness slider to control the degree to which related colors are included in the selection. 5 Do one of the following to specify a new color: • Drag the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness sliders (or enter values in the text boxes). • Click the Results box and specify a new color in the Color Picker, then click OK. 6 To cancel your changes and start over, hold down Alt (Option in Mac OS), and click Reset.
68 Editing photos Automatically convert to black and white The Remove Color command converts to black and white by assigning equal red, green, and blue values to each pixel in an RGB image. The overall brightness of each pixel remains constant. This command has the same effect as setting Saturation to -100 in the Hue/Saturation dialog box. 1 To adjust a specific image area, select it with one of the selection tools. If no selection is made, the adjustment applies to the entire image.
69 Editing photos Precisely remove red eye Red eye is a common issue that occurs when your photo subject's retina is illuminated by your camera's flash. You’ll see it more often when taking pictures in a darkened room because the subject’s iris is wide open. To avoid red eye, use the camera’s red-eye reduction feature, if available. To automatically fix red eye when you import photos into the Elements Organizer, select Automatically Fix Red Eyes in the Get Photos dialog box.
70 Editing photos 2 In the Tool Options bar, select the Pet Eye checkbox. 3 Do one of the following using a mouse: • Draw a rectangle around the eye region • Click on the eye in the picture Note: When you select the Pet Eye checkbox, the Auto Correct button is disabled. Move and reposition objects The Content-Aware Move tool allows you to select an object in your photograph and move the selection to a different location, or extend it.
71 Editing photos Intersect When you make a new selection over an existing selection, only the common area overlapping the new and old selection continues to be selected. 4 Drag the mouse pointer ( ) over the image, select the object you want to move or extend. 5 When you have made a selection, move the object to a new location. To do this, click and drag the object to a new location. The area where the selection is moved from is automatically filled, based on the image content surrounding the area.
72 Editing photos 1 Select the Spot Healing Brush tool . 2 Choose a brush size. A brush that is slightly larger than the area you want to fix works best so that you can cover the entire area with one click. 3 Choose one of the following Type options in the Tool Options bar. Proximity Match Uses the pixels around the edge of the selection to find an image area to use as a patch for the selected area.
73 Editing photos If you experience problems with large images, try the following approaches: • Draw smaller brush strokes at a time. • Downsample the image. • Increase the RAM allocated and relaunch the application. Fix large imperfections The Healing Brush fixes large areas of imperfection when you drag over them. You can remove objects from a uniform background, such as an object in a field of grass. 1 Select the Healing Brush tool .
74 Editing photos Correct camera distortion The Correct Camera Distortion dialog box enables you to fix common lens distortion problems, like darkened edges due to lens faults or improper lens shading. For example, in a picture of the sky taken in low light, the corners of the image are darker than the center. Changing the vignette amount and midtone settings fixes the distortion. Adjust distortions due to vertical or horizontal camera tilt by using the perspective controls.
75 Editing photos Scale Adjusts the image scale up or down. The image pixel dimensions aren’t changed. Type a number in the box or use the slider to remove blank areas of the image caused by pincushion, rotation, or perspective corrections. Scaling up effectively results in cropping the image and interpolating up to the original pixel dimensions. Show Grid Shows the grid when selected. Hides the grid when deselected.
76 Editing photos Strength Specifies the amount of blur that occurs with each stroke. Sample All Layers Blurs all visible layers. If this is deselected, the tool blurs only the active layer. 3 Drag over the part of the image you want to blur. Replace colors in an image The Color Replacement tool simplifies replacing specific colors in your image. You can paint over a targeted color—for example, a yellow flower in an image—with a different color, like red.
77 Editing photos Clone images or areas in an image The Clone Stamp tool paints with an image sample, which you can use to duplicate objects, remove image imperfections, or paint over objects in your photo. 1 Select the Clone Stamp tool. 2 (Optional) Set options in the options bar: Brush Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brushes pop-up menu, and then select a brush thumbnail.
78 Editing photos Opacity To set the opacity of the overlay, enter a percentage value in the Opacity text box. Clipped To clip overlay to the brush size, enable the Clipped option. Auto Hide To hide the overlay while you apply the paint strokes, select Auto Hide. Invert Overlay To invert the colors in the overlay, select Invert. 4 Position the pointer on the part of any open image you want to sample, and press Alt (Option in Mac OS) and click.
79 Editing photos 4 To refine the image, use the options in the Edit panel. Intensity Controls the amount or intensity of the style to transfer. The maximum value implies that you want to transfer 100% style of the style image. Clarity Improves the local contrast of a stylized image. The contrast of the slowly varying intensity regions are enhanced, bringing out crisp details in darkened regions. Details Improves the overall or global contrast of the image.
80 Editing photos Adjust color and tonality using the Smart Brush tools The Smart Brush tool and the Detail Smart Brush tool apply tonal and color adjustments to specific areas of a photo. Certain effects can also be applied using these tools. You simply pick a preset adjustment and apply the correction. Both tools automatically create adjustment layers. This feature offers you flexibility in working with your photos because the original image layer is not altered.
81 Editing photos • Create a Satin effect for clothes/textiles in an image. • Add flowery patterns to dresses in an image. • Add designer patterns to walls or backgrounds in an image. The Detail Smart Brush tool enables you to paint the adjustment to specific areas of the photo just like a painting tool. This tool helps adjust fine details with pattern and effect presets. Painting and applying the preset in small areas is more precise.
82 Editing photos 5 (Optional) Do any of the following: • To add the current adjustment to more areas of the photo, paint or drag in the image. If necessary, make sure Add To Selection is selected. • To remove parts of the current adjustment, select Subtract From Selection and paint in the image. • To apply a different type of adjustment, select New Selection, select a preset from the pop-up panel, and then paint in the image.
83 Editing photos You can do any of the following with the Levels dialog box: A Channels to adjust color B Shadow values C Middle tones D Highlight values • Set the shadow and highlight values to make sure that your image uses the full tonal range. • Adjust the brightness of the image’s middle tones without affecting the shadow and highlight values. • Fix a color cast by making grays neutral. You can also enhance an image by adding a slight color cast, for example, by adding a warming effect on a sunset.
84 Editing photos Adjust shadows and brightness using Levels 1 Do one of the following: • Choose Enhance > Adjust Lighting > Levels. • Choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels, or open an existing Levels adjustment layer. 2 Choose RGB from the Channel menu. When set to RGB, your adjustment affects all three (red, green, and blue) channels. If you are working on a grayscale image, it will only have the gray channel.
85 Editing photos Press Alt (Option in Mac OS) and drag the Shadow slider to see which areas will be clipped to black (level 0). Press Alt (Option in Mac OS) and drag the Highlight slider to see which areas will be clipped to white (level 255). Colored areas show clipping in individual channels. 4 To adjust the brightness of the middle tones without affecting the shadow and highlight values, drag the gray Input Levels (middle) slider. You can also enter values directly in the middle Input Levels text box.
86 Editing photos Quickly lighten or darken isolated areas The Dodge tool and the Burn tool lighten or darken areas of the image. You can use the Dodge tool to bring out details in shadows and the Burn tool to bring out details in highlights. 1 Select the Dodge tool or the Burn tool. If you do not see these tools, look for the Sponge tool. 2 Set tool options in the options bar: Brushes pop-up menu Sets the brush tip.
87 Editing photos Mode Sets whether to saturate or desaturate. Flow Sets the strength of the tool with each stroke. In Saturate mode, a higher percentage increases the saturation. In Desaturate mode, a higher percentage increases the desaturation. Transforming Rotate or flip an item You can rotate or flip a selection, a layer, or an entire image. Make sure to choose the correction command depending on the item you want to rotate or flip.
88 Editing photos 1 In the Edit workspace, select the layer or selection you want to rotate. 2 Choose Image > Rotate > Free Rotate Layer or Selection. A bounding box appears in the image. Note: If you select an image that is a Background layer (such as a photo imported from a camera or scanner), you are given the option of turning it into a regular layer so that you can transform it.
89 Editing photos 4 Do one of the following: • To apply the transformation, double-click inside the bounding box, click the Commit button • To cancel the transformation, click the Cancel button or press Enter. or press Esc. Skew or distort an item Skewing applies a vertical or horizontal slant to an item. Distorting stretches or squishes an item. 1 In the Edit workspace, select the photo, layer, selection, or shape you want to transform. 2 Choose Image > Transform > Skew or Image > Transform > Distort.
90 Editing photos Freely transform an item The Free Transform command lets you apply transformations (rotating, scaling, skewing, distorting, and perspective) in one step. Instead of choosing different commands, you simply hold down a key on your keyboard to switch between transformation types. 1 In the Edit workspace, select the item you want to transform. 2 Choose Image > Transform > Free Transform. If you are transforming a shape, choose Image > Transform Shape > Free Transform Shape.
91 Editing photos Crop an image The Crop tool removes the part of an image surrounding the crop marquee, or selection. Cropping is useful for removing distracting background elements and creating a focus for your photo. By default, when you crop a photo, the resolution remains the same as the original photo. Using the Photo Ratio option allows you to view and modify the size and resolution when cropping a photo. If you use a preset size, the resolution changes to fit the preset. 1 Select the Crop tool .
92 Editing photos note: You can change the color and opacity of the crop shield (the cropped area surrounding the image) by changing the Crop tool preferences. Choose Edit > Preferences > Display & Cursors and specify a new Color and Opacity value in the Crop Tool area of the Preferences dialog box. If you don’t want to see a colored shield while cropping, deselect Use Shield.
93 Editing photos To use the automatic cropping suggestions: 1 Open a photograph in Photoshop Elements 13. 2 Choose the Crop tool. Four thumbnails displaying the automatic suggestions are visible in the Tool Options box. 3 Click a thumbnail that you think is the best fit. However, you can look at more suggestions when you select a different aspect ratio from the drop-down in the tool options.
94 Editing photos Using guides for better cropping results The following overlay options are available in the crop tool: Rule of Thirds Breaks the image in thirds, horizontally and vertically (equidistant lines) into nine parts thus providing a better visual aid to decide a crop. You can commit or cancel a crop suggestion. The crop overlay is decided based on the W and H options in the options bar.
95 Editing photos 3 Double-click a shape to select it. 4 Set Shape Options: Unconstrained Draws the shape to any size or dimension. Defined Proportions Keeps the height and width of the cropped shape in proportion. Defined Size Crops the photo to the exact size of the shape you chose. Fixed Size Specifies the exact measurements of the finished shape. The measurements are picked up from the height and width settings that you provide. From Center Draws the shape from the center.
96 Editing photos 2 Do one of the following: • In the Width and Height boxes, enter the full dimensions of the new canvas. Choose the units of measurement you want from the adjacent drop-downs. • Select Relative, and enter the amount by which you want to increase or decrease the size of the canvas. Enter a negative number to decrease the size of the canvas. Use this option if you want to increase the canvas by a specified amount, such as 2 inches on each side.
97 Editing photos • To align vertically, draw a line along an edge that should be vertical. For example, you may have the image of a tower that is improperly aligned. Draw a vertical line parallel to the tower. Automatically fill empty edges The Straighten tool has an enhanced option to automatically fill the edges with relevant image data intelligently, instead of filling in background color or transparent pixels. The Autofill edges option is available only in the Grow or Shrink and Original Size modes.
98 Editing photos Automatically fill empty edges The Straighten tool has an enhanced option to automatically fill the edges with relevant image data intelligently, instead of filling in background color or transparent pixels. Before you draw a line to enable image straightening, select the Autofill edges checkbox. When you draw the line, any gaps created along the edges of the photo are automatically and intelligently filled.
99 Editing photos About camera raw image files In digital photography, a picture is captured by a camera's image sensor in an image file. An image file is generally processed and compressed, before being stored on your camera's memory card. However, cameras can also store a picture without processing or compressing it - as a raw file. Think of camera raw files as photo negatives. You can open a raw file in Photoshop Elements, process it, and save it, rather than relying on the camera to process the file.
100 Editing photos • Detail tab: • In Process Version 2012, the Color Detail slider has been introduced. This slider remains disabled until the Color slider is modified. • In Process Version 2012, Luminance Detail and Luminance Contrast have been added. These sliders remain disabled until the Luminance is modified. Note: When switching to an older Process Version, the newer sliders compatible with the latest Process Versions are disabled.
101 Editing photos 8 Do one of the following: • To open a copy of the camera raw image file (with the camera raw settings applied) in Photoshop Elements, click Open Image. You can edit the image and save it in a Photoshop Elements-supported format. The original camera raw file remains unaltered. • To cancel the adjustments and close the dialog box, click Cancel. • To save the adjustments to a DNG file, click Save Image. (See .
102 Editing photos Save changes to camera raw images You can save changes you’ve made to a camera raw file. The Camera Raw dialog box saves the camera raw image with your changes in a .dng file. Saving the file does not automatically open it in Photoshop Elements. (To open a camera raw file, use the Open command, like you would with any other file. Then you can edit and save the file like any other image.) 1 In the Camera Raw dialog box, apply adjustments to one or more camera raw images.
103 Editing photos Camera row controls Zoom tool Sets the preview zoom to the next preset zoom value when you click within the preview image. Alt-click (Option-click in Mac OS) to zoom out. Drag the Zoom tool in the preview image to zoom in on a selected area. To return to 100%, double-click the Zoom tool. Hand tool Moves the image in the preview window if the preview image is set at a zoom level higher than 100%. Hold down the spacebar to access the Hand tool while using another tool.
104 Editing photos Your source photographs play a large role in panoramic compositions. To avoid problems, follow these guidelines when taking pictures for use with Photomerge Panorama: Overlap images sufficiently Images should overlap approximately 15% to 40%. If the overlap is less, Photomerge Panorama may not be able to automatically assemble the panorama. If images overlap by 50% or more, it can be difficult to work with them, and blending may not be as effective.
105 Editing photos 3 Do one of the following to select photos you want to use: • Click Add Open Files to use images you have open in the Edit workspace. • Click the Browse button to navigate to the source files or folder. You can add more files by clicking the Browse button again and navigating to the source files. You can always remove a file from the Source Files list by selecting the file and clicking the Remove button.
106 Editing photos 2 Do any of the following: • Select Reposition Only and Snap To Image to preserve the alignment at overlapping image areas. Photoshop Elements applies blending to even out differences of exposure between the source images. • Select Perspective and Photoshop Elements selects one of the source images to supply a vanishing point. It also stretches or skews the other images to create a wraparound effect.
107 Editing photos • To remove an image from the composition, select the Select Image tool, and then drag the image from the work area to the lightbox. Make sure Snap To Image is selected to automatically snap overlapping images into place when a commonality is detected. Change the vanishing point in a Photomerge panorama The Vanishing Point tool selects the vanishing point image, which changes the perspective of the Photomerge panorama composition.
108 Editing photos 2 Drag the image from which you want to move an object or person into the photo editing area. Then, click one of the Selection tools, make a selection, and then click Next. Note: Use the Selection Modes to refine selected areas.
109 Editing photos 3 The portion selected in the previous step is pasted on the image that you want to move the selection to. Use the mouse to move the selection around, and drag the coach marks to resize it to ensure that the pasted content is in proportion with the rest of the photo. Click Next. Note: You can also hide/reveal portions of the selection using the available brushes. 4 Now adjust the tonal and color values of the pasted content to ensure it matches with the rest of the image.
110 Editing photos Sharpening Sharpening overview Sharpening enhances the definition of edges in an image. Whether your images come from a digital camera or a scanner, most images can benefit from sharpening. When sharpening images, keep the following in mind: • Sharpening cannot correct a severely blurred image. • Sharpen your image on a separate layer so that you can resharpen it later if you need to change the adjustment. Set the layer’s blending mode to Luminosity to avoid color shifts along edges.
111 Editing photos Sharpen an image The Auto Sharpen command increases clarity or focus without the risk of oversharpening an image. The Sharpen tool focuses soft edges in a photo to increase clarity or focus. Oversharpening a photo gives it a grainy look. You can avoid oversharpening by setting a lower Strength value in the options bar. It’s best to make the sharpening subtle and increase it as necessary by dragging over the area several times, building up the sharpness each time.
112 Editing photos 3 Set any of the following options to sharpen your image, and then click OK. Amount Sets the amount of sharpening. Type a number in the box or drag the slider to increase or decrease the contrast between edge pixels, giving the appearance of greater sharpness. Radius Determines the number of pixels surrounding the edge pixels affected by the sharpening. Type a number in the box or drag the slider to change the radius value. As you increase the radius, sharpening becomes more obvious.
113 Editing photos Threshold Determines how far different pixels must be from the surrounding area before they are considered edge pixels and sharpened. To avoid introducing noise (in images with flesh tones, for example), experiment with Threshold values between 2 and 20. The default Threshold value (0) sharpens all pixels in the image. Shake Reduction When a camera or the photographer shakes while taking a picture, blurriness caused by the camera shake is introduced in the picture.
114 Editing photos 4 Use the Sensitivity Slider to vary the shake threshold. Increasing the sensitivity may improve the resultant image. 5 Use the pin ( ) at the center of a Shake Region to move it around. When you move a Shake Region, the area under the region is re-analyzed for shake corrections, and the image is optimized again. 6 To further analyze the photograph and reduce blurriness, add more Shake Regions.
115 Editing photos Note: If the Shake Region created does not have enough area or information to sample the amount of shake, a warning ) appears within the Shake Region. Use the handles of the Shake Region to increase the size of the Shake Region. ( 7 (Optional) If you do not want to use a Shake Region: • To temporarily exclude the Shake Region from being used to analyze the photo, click the pin to indicate it is ).
116 Editing photos Last updated 9/13/2015
117 Editing photos Apply Auto Smart Tone to a photograph 1 With an image open, click Enhance > Auto Smart Tone. A default tonal correction is applied automatically.
118 Editing photos Remove a color cast automatically A color cast is an unpleasant color shift in a photo. For example, a photo taken indoors without a camera flash may have too much yellow. The Remove Color Cast command changes the overall mixture of colors to remove color casts from an image. 1 Choose Enhance > Adjust Color > Remove Color Cast. 2 In your image, click an area that should be white, black, or neutral gray. The image changes based on the color you selected.
119 Editing photos A Select a Style (choose from presets) B Adjust Sliders (custom options) 1 In Photoshop Elements, open an image. 2 To adjust a specific image area or layer, select it with one of the selection tools. (If no selection is made, the adjustment applies to the entire image.) To preserve the original photo while experimenting with tonal adjustments, adjust the color curves in a duplicate layer. 3 Choose Enhance > Adjust Color > Adjust Color Curves.
120 Editing photos Play an action file on an image 1 Open an image that you want to process using an action. 2 If the Actions panel is not open, click Window > Actions. 3 In the Actions panel, click an action, or click the triangle next to an Action Set. 4 Click the Play button to apply the action to the image, or click the Actions panel menu, and then click Play. Manage action files Add actions In the Actions panel, click the panel menu icon, and then choose Load Actions. Specify a .
121 Editing photos The Brush tool paints smooth, anti-aliased lines. Other painting tools include the Pencil tool for making hard-edged lines and the Eraser tool for erasing color pixels from layers. The Paint Bucket tool and Fill command fill areas of your image with color or patterns. The pattern Stamp tool paints with one of the predefined patterns or a pattern that you design. The Impressionist Brush tool affects existing color by applying stylized brush strokes.
122 Editing photos You can choose any of the following blending modes from the Mode menu in the Tool Options bar: Normal Edits or paints each pixel to make it the result color. This is the default mode. (Normal mode is called Threshold when you’re working with an image in bitmap or indexed-color mode.) Dissolve Edits or paints each pixel to make it the result color.
123 Editing photos Screen Looks at each channel’s color information and multiplies the inverse of the blend and base colors. The result color is always a lighter color. Screening with black leaves the color unchanged. Screening with white produces white. The effect is similar to projecting multiple photographic slides on top of each other. Color Dodge Looks at the color information in each channel and brightens the base color to reflect the blend color. Blending with black produces no change.
124 Editing photos Luminosity Creates a result color with the hue and saturation of the base color and the luminance of the blend color. This mode creates an inverse effect from that of the Color mode. Web-safe colors Web-safe colors are the 216 colors used by browsers on both the Windows and Mac OS platforms. By working only with these colors, you ensure that colors in art you prepare for the web display accurately in a web browser.
125 Editing photos 3 Specify Brush tool options in the Tool Options bar as desired, and then drag within the image to paint. To draw a straight line, click a starting point in the image. Then hold down Shift and click an ending point. You can specify any of the following Brush tool options: Airbrush Mode Enables airbrush capabilities. This option applies gradual tones to an image, simulating traditional airbrush techniques. Brush Sets the brush tip.
126 Editing photos 2 Set options in the Tool Options bar as desired, and then drag within the image to paint. You can specify any of the following options: Brush Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brush drop- down, and then select a brush thumbnail. Size Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size slider or enter a size in the text box. Opacity Sets the opacity of the paint you apply.
127 Editing photos You can specify any of the following Smudge tool options: Mode Specifies how the paint that you apply blends with the existing pixels in the image. See About blending modesfor more information. Brush Sets the brush tip. Click the arrow next to the brush sample, choose a brush category from the Brush drop- down, and then select a brush thumbnail. Size Sets the size of the brush in pixels. Drag the Size slider or enter a size in the text box.
128 Editing photos 1 In the Layers panel, select the layer containing the areas you want to erase. Note: If you select the Background, it automatically becomes a layer when you use the Magic Eraser. 2 From the Draw section in the toolbox, select the Magic Eraser tool in the toolbox. (If you don’t see it in the toolbox, select either the Eraser tool or the Background Eraser tool , and then click the Magic Eraser tool icon in the Tool Options bar.
129 Editing photos 1 In the Layers panel, select the layer containing the areas you want to erase. Note: If you select Background, it automatically becomes a layer when you use the Background Eraser. 2 From the Draw section in the toolbox, select the Background Eraser tool . (If you don’t see it in the toolbox, select either the Eraser tool or the Magic Eraser tool , and then click the Background Eraser tool icon in the Tool Options bar.
130 Editing photos About blending modes About brush options About blending modes About brush options About the Layers panel Smooth the edges of a selection by anti-aliasing About brush options Adjustment filters Apply the Equalize filter The Equalize filter redistributes the brightness values of the pixels in an image so that they more evenly represent the entire range of brightness levels. When you apply this command, Photoshop Elements finds the brightest and darkest values in the composite image.
131 Editing photos 2 Do one of the following: • Choose Filter > Adjustments > Gradient Map. • Using the Layers panel or Layer menu, create a new Gradient Map adjustment layer, or open an existing Gradient Map adjustment layer. 3 Specify the gradient fill you want to use: • To choose from a list of gradient fills, click the triangle to the right of the gradient fill displayed in the Gradient Map dialog box.
132 Editing photos 2 Do one of the following: • Choose Filter > Adjustments > Posterize. • From the Layers panel or Layer menu, create a new Posterize adjustment layer, or open an existing Posterize adjustment layer. 3 Use the slider to get the right effect, or enter the number of tonal levels you want, and click OK. Apply the Threshold filter The Threshold filter converts grayscale or color images into high-contrast, black-and-white images. You can specify a certain level as a threshold.
133 Editing photos 1 Do one of the following: • Choose Filter > Adjustments > Photo Filter. • Choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Photo Filter. Click OK in the New Layer dialog box. 2 To choose the filter color, do one of the following in the Photo Filter dialog box: Warming Filter (85) and Cooling Filter (80) Color conversion filters that tune the white balance in an image.
134 Editing photos Recomposing The Recompose tool facilitates intelligent resizing of photos without changing important visual content such as people, building, animals, and more. Normal scaling affects all pixels uniformly when resizing an image. Recompose affects pixels in areas that don’t have important visual content. Recompose enables you to upscale or downscale images to improve a composition, fit a layout, or change the orientation.
135 Editing photos You can specify the size of the brush and the photo. Green indicates the areas marked for protection. 4 To erase portions of unwanted marked areas (green), right-click the photo, and select Clear Protect Highlights. 5 Mark the areas you want to remove (areas that are unimportant) using the Remove brush tool. Red indicates the areas marked for removal. Right-click the photo, and select Clear All Highlights to erase protected and unprotected marked areas.
136 Editing photos Recompose options You can use the following options while using the Recompose tool. Size Enables you to define the brush size. Preset Used to specify the ratio that you want to use for resizing. Preset works on the photo ratio and not the dimensions of the photo. For example, if you use a preset ratio 3x5, the image is resized using this ratio. If you want to scale the photo using the same ratio, hold the Shift key and drag the corner handles.
137 Editing photos You can see the relationship between image size and resolution in the Image Size dialog box (choose Image > Resize > Image Size). As you change one value, the other two values change accordingly. The Constrain Proportions option lets you maintain the aspect ratio (the ratio of image width to image height). If you select this option and change the image size and resolution, the image does not stretch or shrink.
138 Editing photos When preparing images for onscreen viewing, you should consider the lowest monitor resolution that your photo is likely to be viewed on. Display the image size of an open file ❖ Click-hold the file information box at the bottom of the document. The box displays the width and height of the image (in pixels, and in the unit of measurement currently selected for the rulers), the number of color channels, and the image resolution (ppi).
139 Editing photos 5 For Resolution, enter a new value. If desired, choose a new unit of measurement, and then click OK. To return to the original values displayed in the Image Size dialog box, use Alt (Option in Mac OS) + click Reset. Resample an image Changing the pixel dimensions of an image is called resampling. Resampling affects not only the size of an image onscreen, but also its image quality and its printed output—either its printed dimensions or its image resolution.
140 Editing photos 2 Select Resample Image, and choose an interpolation method: Nearest Neighbor Fast, but less precise. This method is recommended for use with illustrations containing edges that are not anti-aliased, to preserve hard edges and produce a smaller file. However, this method can create jagged edges, which become apparent when distorting or scaling an image or performing multiple manipulations on a selection. Bilinear Medium-quality.
141 Chapter 6: Selecting Using tools to make selections About selections A selection is an area of a photo that you define. When you create a selection, the area is editable (for example, you can lighten one part of a photo without affecting the rest). You can make a selection with either a selection tool or a selection command. A selection border, which you can hide, surrounds the selection.
142 Selecting Use the Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee tools : Draws square or rectangular selection borders. Use the Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee tools : Draws round or elliptical selection borders. Use the Lasso tool : Draws freehand selection borders, best for precision. Use the Polygonal Lasso tool : Draws multiple straight-edged segments of a selection border. Use the Magnetic Lasso tool : Draws a selection border that automatically snaps to edges when you drag over in the photo.
143 Selecting Use the Magic Wand tool : Selects pixels of similar color with one click Use the Quick Selection tool : Quickly and automatically makes selection based on color and texture when you click or click-drag an area. Use the Selection Brush tool : Automatically selects or deselects the area you paint, depending on whether you’re in selection or mask mode. Adjust color and tonality using the Smart Brush tools : Applies color and tonal adjustments and effects to a selection.
144 Selecting A Rectangular Marquee tool B Elliptical Marquee tool C New selection D Add to selection E Subtract from selection F Intersect with selection 1 Select the Rectangular Marquee tool (A) or the Elliptical Marquee tool (B) in the toolbox. 2 (Optional) Set marquee tool options in the Tool Options bar: • Specify whether to create a new selection, add to a selection, subtract from a selection, or select an area intersected by other selections.
145 Selecting 2 (Optional) Set Lasso tool options in the Tool Options bar: • Specify whether to create a new selection, add to an existing selection, subtract from a selection, or select an area intersected by other selections. • To soften the selection border so that it blends into the area outside the selection, enter a Feather value. • To smooth the edges of your selection, select Anti-aliased.
146 Selecting 4 Close the selection border by doing one of the following: • Position the pointer over the starting point and click. A closed circle appears next to the pointer when you are over the starting point. • If the pointer is not over the starting point, double-click, or Ctrl (Command in Mac OS) + click. A straight selection segment is drawn from your pointer to the starting point of your selection. 5 Click Refine Edge to make further adjustments to your selection and make it more precise.
147 Selecting 3 Add segments of a selection border by doing one of the following: • Click points along the edge. • Drag along the edge while pressing the mouse button. • The selection border snaps to the edge in the photo. If the border doesn’t snap to the desired edge, click once to add a point manually; then continue tracing the border and clicking points as needed. If you make a mistake, press the Delete key to erase points along the border.
148 Selecting Note: The Smart Brush tool makes selections like the Quick Selection tool and simultaneously applies a color or tonal adjustment. See Apply the Smart Brush tools. A Quick Selection tool B Selection Brush tool C New selection D Add to selection E Subtract from selection 1 Select the Quick Selection Brush tool. 2 In the Tool Options bar, choose one of the following: New Selection Lets you draw a new selection. This option is selected by default.
149 Selecting A Selection Brush B Add to selection C Subtract from selection D Selection pop-up E Brush pop-up F Brush size G Hardness H Refine Edge dialog button 1 Select the Selection Brush tool from the toolbox. You may need to click the Quick Selection tool in the toolbox and select the Selection Brush from the list of hidden tools that appears. 2 By default, the tool is set to Add To Selection . To subtract from the selection, click Subtract From Selection in the options bar.
150 Selecting The Magic Extractor makes it easy to select people or objects so that you can superimpose them on other backgrounds. For example, you can remove yourself from a photo of you on your bicycle at home, and superimpose it on a photo of cyclists in the Tour de France. You can save the extracted image as a file that you can use again and again.
151 Selecting 9 To specify preview settings, do one of the following: • To change what is displayed in the preview area, choose either Selection Area or Original Photo from the Display menu. Or press the X key on your keyboard to switch between the two views. • To specify a different background, choose an option from the Background menu.
152 Selecting Refine edges of a selection In Photoshop Elements 11, you can fine-tune your selection using the Refine Edge (select a portion of an image > rightclick the selection > select Refine Edge) dialog box. You can also open the Refine Edge dialog by clicking Select > Refine Edge. On a MAC, to open the Refine Edge dialog, select a portion of an image > Control+Click the selection > select Refine Edge. View Mode. From the View pop-out menu, choose a view mode for your selection.
153 Selecting Shift Edge. Moves soft-edged borders inward with negative values or outward with positive ones. Shifting these borders inward can help remove unwanted background colors from selection edges. Decontaminate Colors. Replaces color fringes with the color of fully selected pixels nearby. The strength of color replacement is proportionate to the softness of selection edges. Important: Because this option changes pixel color, it requires output to a new layer or document.
154 Selecting To activate the Move tool when another tool is selected, hold down Ctrl (Command in Mac OS). (This technique does not work when the Hand tool is selected.) 1 In the Edit workspace, make a selection with a selection tool and select the Move tool from the toolbox. 2 (Optional) Change Move tool settings in the options bar. 3 Move the pointer inside the selection border, and drag the selection to a new position. If you’ve selected multiple areas, all pixel selections move as you drag.
155 Selecting Keep in mind that when a selection or layer is pasted between photos with different resolutions, the pasted data retains its original pixel dimensions. This can make the pasted portion appear out of proportion to the new image. Use the Image > Resize > Image Size command to make the source and destination photos the same resolution before copying and pasting. Selections that you cut or copy are stored in the Clipboard. Only one selection is stored in the Clipboard at a time.
156 Selecting A Part of the original photo selected B Photo to copy and paste into original C Resulting image 1 In the Edit workspace, use the Copy command to copy the part of the photo you want to paste. (You can even copy from photos in other applications.) 2 Make a selection in the photo into which you want to paste the copied photo. 3 Choose Edit > Paste Into Selection. Note: The copied photo appears only within the selection border.
157 Selecting 2 Do one of the following: • Drag the border to enclose a different area of the photo. You can drag a selection border beyond the canvas boundaries; however, this makes it hard to get back. You can also drag the selection border to another image window. • To move the selection in 1-pixel increments, use an arrow key. • To move the selection in 10-pixel increments, hold down Shift, and use an arrow key.
158 Selecting ❖ Select a selection tool, and do one of the following: • Select Intersect With Selection in the options bar, and select an area that intersects the existing selection. • Hold down Alt (Option in Mac OS) + Shift so that cross-hairs appear next to the pointer, and select an area that intersects the existing selection.
159 Selecting 1 Use a selection tool to make a selection. 2 Choose Select > Modify > Border. 3 Enter a value between 1 and 200 pixels in the Width text box, and click OK. Include areas of similar color in a selection 1 Make a selection with a selection tool and do one of the following: • Choose Select > Grow to include all adjacent pixels falling within the tolerance range specified in the options bar.
160 Selecting 1 Copy and paste a selection into a new or existing layer. 2 Choose Enhance > Adjust Color > Defringe Layer. 3 In the Defringe dialog box, type the number of pixels you’d like to replace around the object. A value of 1 or 2 should be sufficient. 4 Click OK. Editing and refining selections Edit selections Making selections is a crucial part of editing. Photoshop Elements 13 has a new tool named Refine Selection Brush tool.
161 Selecting Add to selection (A) Manually add to the current selection Subtract from selection (B) Manually subtract the current selection Push Selection (C) • Placing the cursor inside a selection expands the selection within the outer circle to snap to the first image edge found • Placing the Cursor outside the selection contracts the selection within the outer circle to snap to the first image edge found Smooth selection (D) Smoothen the current selection Size (E) Set the selection cursor size Snap S
162 Selecting 2 Select Refine Selection Brush tool (A). 3 From the four modes available (Add, Subtract, Push, Smooth), select the Add mode. 4 Press and hold cursor on the image you want to make precise and refined selections on. The selection within the concentric circles of the cursor begins to grow. Note a lighter-colored region on the outer periphery of the growing selection. This is the Selection Edge that will help you make a precise selection.
163 Selecting • A - Inner circle of the cursor, where the selection area begins to grow. Region within is automatically selected. • B - Outer edge of the Selection Edge. • C - Inner edge of the Selection Edge • D - Outer circle of the cursor, where the selection area stops growing if you keep the mouse pressed indefinitely. You can also use the cursor to 'paint' the region you want to select. 5 Any texture like fur, hair, grass in the Selection Edge area are captured in fine detail.
164 Selecting 7 Continue to experiment and perform Step 6, changing your selections and using the Subtract, Push, and Smooth modes of the Refine Selection Brush tool. Saving selections Save, load, or delete a selection Saving a selection allows you to edit a selected area of a photo at a later time. You can work on other parts of the photo before loading the saved selection.
165 Selecting 1 In the Edit workspace, make a selection in your photo. 2 Choose Select > Save Selection. 3 In the Save Selection dialog box, choose New from the Selection pop-up menu. 4 Enter a name for the selection in the Name box, and then click OK. 5 To load the selection, choose Select > Load Selection, choose the saved selection from the Selection menu, and then click OK. 6 To delete a selection, choose Select > Delete Selection, choose a saved selection from the Selection menu, and then click OK.
166 Selecting You can also modify a saved selection by loading it and using selection tools to add to it (Shift-drag) or subtract from it (Alt-drag in Windows, Option-drag in Mac). (See Add to or subtract from a selection) Modify a new selection with a saved selection 1 In the Edit workspace, open a photo that contains a saved selection. 2 Make a new selection in your photo. 3 Choose Select > Load Selection. 4 Choose a saved selection from the Selection menu.
167 Selecting Define a feathered edge for a selection tool 1 In the Edit workspace, do one of the following: • Select any of the lasso or marquee tools from the toolbox, and enter a Feather value in the options bar to define the width of the feathering. The feathering begins at the selection border. • Select the Selection Brush tool, and select a soft-edged brush from the brushes pop-up panel in the options bar. 2 Make a selection in the image window.
168 Selecting 2 Select the Refine Selection Brush tool. Place the cursor inside the selection you just made, with the inner circle inside the selection edge.
169 Chapter 7: Color Understanding color In Adobe Photoshop Elements, you use two color models to manipulate color. One model is based on the way the human eye sees color—hue, saturation, and brightness (HSB), while the other model is based on the way computer monitors display color (in amounts of red, green, and blue or RGB). The color wheel is another tool that helps you understand the relationships between colors.
170 Color RGB model A large percentage of the visible spectrum can be represented by mixing red, green, and blue (RGB) light in various proportions and intensities. These three colors are called the additive primaries. Added together, red, green, and blue light make white light. Where two colors overlap, they create cyan, magenta, or yellow. The additive primary colors are used for lighting, video, and monitors.
171 Color Color correction overview Photoshop Elements provides several tools and commands for fixing the tonal range, color, and sharpness in your photos, and for removing dust spots or other defects. You can work in one of three modes, depending on your experience and needs. Quick If you have limited knowledge of digital imaging, Quick mode is a good place to start fixing photos. It has many of the basic tools for correcting color and lighting.
172 Color 6 To apply a fix, do one of the following: • Make the necessary adjustment using the sliders, and preview the adjustment on the photo, or enter a value in the text box next to the sliders. • Hover the mouse over the thumbnails to preview the adjustment on the photo. Click the thumbnail to apply the adjustment on the image temporarily. • Fine-tune a picture using a preview as the starting point, click and hold the mouse button on a preview thumbnail, and then drag right or left.
173 Color Drag the slider to darken the lightest areas of your photo without affecting the shadows. Pure white areas are not affected. Color Adjusts the color by identifying shadows, midtones, and highlights in the image rather than in individual color channels. It neutralizes the midtones, and clips the white and black pixels using a default set of values. Click the Auto button to apply this command.
174 Color 2 (Optional) If you carried out Whiten Teeth adjustment, you can do any of the following: • Add the adjustment to more parts of the photo, by clicking the Add To Selection button, and dragging in the image. • Remove the adjustment from parts of the photo, by clicking the Subtract From Selection button, and dragging in the image. Quick mode options Zoom tool Sets the magnification of the preview image. Controls and options work like the Zoom tool in the toolbox. (See Zoom in or out.
175 Color Begin corrections by adjusting the values of the extreme highlight and shadow pixels in the image (also known as the tonal range). Setting an overall tonal range allows for the most detail possible throughout the image. This process is known as setting the highlight and shadow or setting the white and black points. (See About Levels adjustmentsor The Adjust Levels Guided Edit.) Adjust the color balance.
176 Color About histograms You can use the histogram to analyze the image’s tonal distribution to see if you need to correct it. A histogram shows the distribution of an image’s pixel values in a bar chart. The left side of the chart shows the values of the image shadow (starting at level 0), and the right side shows the highlight (level 255). The vertical axis of the chart represents the total number of pixels within a given level. You can view an image’s histogram in the Histogram panel (F9).
177 Color A Overexposed photo with clipped highlights B Properly exposed photo with full tonality C Underexposed photo with clipped shadows View a histogram 1 If the Histogram panel is not open in the Panel Bin, choose Window > Histogram. 2 Choose the source of the histogram’s display from the Source menu: Entire Image Displays a histogram of the entire image, including all layers in the multilayered document. Selected Layer Displays a histogram of the selected layer in the Layers panel.
178 Color Median Shows the middle value in the range of intensity values. Pixels Represents the total number of pixels used to calculate the histogram. Level Displays the intensity level of the area underneath the pointer. Count Shows the total number of pixels at the intensity level underneath the pointer. Percentile Displays the percentage of pixels at and below the level underneath the pointer.
179 Color The Adjust tab in the Photoshop Camera Raw dialog box includes the following three controls for correcting a color cast in your image: White Balance Sets the color balance of the image to reflect the lighting conditions under which the photo was taken. In some cases, choosing a white balance from the White Balance menu provides satisfactory results. In many cases, you may want to customize the white balance using the Temperature and Tint adjustments.
180 Color Tonal and image adjustments in camera raw files Exposure Adjusts the brightness or darkness of an image. Move the slider to the left to darken the image; move it to the right to brighten the image. The values are in increments equivalent to f-stops. An adjustment of +1.50 is similar to widening the aperture one and one-half stops. Likewise, an adjustment of -1.50 is similar to reducing the aperture one and one-half stops.
181 Color Vibrance Adjusts the saturation so that clipping is minimized as colors approach full saturation, changing the saturation of all lower-saturated colors with less impact on the higher-saturated colors. Vibrance also prevents skin tones from becoming oversaturated. Saturation Adjusts the color saturation of the image from –100 (pure monochrome) to +100 (double the saturation). Fill Light Attempts to recover details from shadows, without brightening blacks.
182 Color either ACR 4.4, ACR 2.4, or Adobe Standard. The higher version number represents the newer and improved camera profile for some cameras. You may want to choose the lower version number for consistent behavior with legacy images. Setting up color management About color management Color management helps you to achieve consistent color among digital cameras, scanners, computer monitors, and printers. Each of these devices reproduces a different range of colors, called a color gamut.
183 Color A Profiles describe the color spaces of the input device and the document. B Using the profiles’ descriptions, the color management system identifies the document’s actual colors. C The monitor’s profile tells the color management system how to translate the numeric values into the monitor’s color space. D Using the output device’s profile, the color management system translates the document’s numeric values into the color values of the output device, so the actual colors are printed.
184 Color • When you print an image from Photoshop Elements, make sure that the correct color profile is specified in the Color Management area of the More Options dialog box. Or, if you don’t have a printer profile, specify colors using the color controls in the printer driver. In addition, choose a color setting that’s appropriate for your workflow, such as Optimize For Printing. Set up color management 1 In Photoshop Elements, choose Edit > Color Settings.
185 Color A Bitmap mode B Grayscale mode C Indexed-color mode D RGB mode Bitmap mode Uses one of two color values (black or white) to represent the pixels in an image. Images in bitmap mode are called 1-bit images because they have a bit depth of 1. Grayscale mode Uses up to 256 shades of gray. Grayscale images are 8-bit images. Every pixel in a grayscale image has a brightness value ranging from 0 (black) to 255 (white).
186 Color Convert an image to bitmap mode To convert an image to bitmap mode, you must first convert it to grayscale mode, simplifying the color information in the image and reducing its file size. Converting to grayscale removes the hue and saturation information from the pixels and leaves just the brightness values. However, because few editing options are available for bitmap-mode images, it’s usually best to edit the image in grayscale mode and then convert it. 1 Choose Image > Mode > Bitmap.
187 Color The size ratio is the factor for scaling down the image. For example, to reduce a grayscale image by 50%, enter 2 for the size ratio. If you enter a number greater than 1, the program averages multiple pixels in the bitmap-mode image to produce a single pixel in the grayscale image. This process lets you generate multiple shades of gray from an image scanned on a 1-bit scanner.
188 Color CustomCreates a custom panel by using the Color Table dialog box. Either edit the color table and save it for later use, or click Load to load a previously created color table. This option also displays the current Adaptive panel, which is useful for previewing the colors most often used in the image. PreviousUses the custom panel from the previous conversion, making it easy to convert several images with the same custom panel.
189 Color If you are changing a range of colors, Photoshop Elements creates a gradient in the color table between the starting and ending colors. The first color you choose in the Color Picker is the beginning color in the range. When you click OK, the Color Picker reappears, so that you can choose the last color in the range. The colors you selected in the Color Picker are placed in the range you selected in the Color Table dialog box.
190 Chapter 8: Drawing and painting Choosing colors Choose a color with the Eyedropper tool The Eyedropper tool makes it easy to copy a color without having to select a swatch. It copies, or samples, the color of an area in your photo to set a new foreground or background color. You can sample from the active image, from another open image, or from your computer’s desktop. If you want the color always to be available, you can add the sampled color to the Color Swatches panel.
191 Drawing and painting Note: You can temporarily switch to the Eyedropper tool while using most painting tools, which allows you to change colors quickly without selecting another tool. Simply hold down the Alt key (Option key in Mac OS). Once you’ve chosen your color, release the Alt key (Option key in Mac OS). Choose a color from the toolbox ❖ Do one of the following: • To set the foreground and background boxes to black and white, click the Default Colors icon.
192 Drawing and painting • Position the pointer over an empty space in the bottom row of the Color Swatches panel (the pointer turns into the Paint Bucket tool), and click to add the color. 3 Enter a name for the new color and click OK. 4 If prompted to save the swatch library, enter a new name in the Save dialog box and click Save. Save and use custom swatch libraries ❖ Do any of the following in the Color Swatches panel: • To save a library of swatches, choose Save Swatches from the More menu.
193 Drawing and painting A Adjusted color B Original color C HSB color values D RGB color values E Displays only web colors F Color field G Color slider H Hexadecimal color value 1 Click the foreground or background color boxes in the toolbox to display the Color Picker. 2 Click inside the color field. When you click in the color field, a circular marker indicates the color’s position in the field, and the numerical values change to reflect the new color.
194 Drawing and painting About brush options You can simulate actual brush strokes by setting the rates at which the brush tool strokes fade out. You can specify which options dynamically change over the course of a brush stroke, including scattering, size, and color. The brush thumbnail in the Tool Options bar reflects the brush changes as you adjust the brush dynamics options.
195 Drawing and painting Scatter Brush scattering determines how brush marks are distributed in a stroke. A low value produces a denser stroke with less paint scattering, and higher values increase the scattering area. Angle Specifies the angle by which an elliptical brush’s long axis is offset from horizontal. Type a value in degrees, or drag the arrowhead of the angle icon to mark the desired angle. Roundness Specifies the ratio between the brush’s short and long axes.
196 Drawing and painting Add a new brush to the brush library 1 From the Draw section in the toolbox, select the Brush tool . 2 In the Tools Options bar, click the arrow next to the Brush pop-up to display the pop-up panel; choose a category from the Brush drop-down, and then select a brush to modify. 3 Click Brush Settings, and use the sliders to modify the original brush. 4 In the Brush pop-up, click the pop-up menu, and then choose Save Brush. 5 Enter a name in the Brush Name dialog box and click OK.
197 Drawing and painting 1 Do one of the following: • To use part of the image as a custom brush, select part of an image. • To use the entire layer as a custom brush, deselect everything. Use the painting tools to draw the brush shape and select it. You can use hard-edged or soft-edged strokes, or vary the opacity of strokes to achieve soft-edge effects. 2 Choose Edit > Brush From Selection. 3 Name the brush and click OK.
198 Drawing and painting 2 Select the mode you want to switch to. More Help topics About blending modes Fills and strokes Use the Paint Bucket tool The Paint Bucket tool fills an area, that is similar in color value to the pixels you click. You can fill an area with the foreground color or a pattern. 1 Choose a foreground color. 2 Select the Paint Bucket tool in the toolbox. 3 Set options in the Tool Options bar, as desired, and then click the part of the image you want to fill.
199 Drawing and painting All Layers Fills similar pixels on any visible layer that are within the levels set by the Tolerance and Contiguous options. Contiguous Fills similarly colored pixels that are next to each other. Deselect this option to fill all similar pixels in the image, including those that aren’t touching. The Tolerance option defines how similar the colors must be. Anti-aliasing Smoothes the edges of the filled selection.
200 Drawing and painting More Help topics About foreground and background colors About blending modes Smooth the edges of a selection by anti-aliasing Create fill layers About patterns About blending modes About foreground and background colors Create fill layers About blending modes Creating shapes In Photoshop Elements, shapes are resolution-independent vector graphics (lines and curves defined by their geometric characteristics instead of pixels) that can be moved, resized, or changed without losing de
201 Drawing and painting Draw a rectangle, square, or rounded rectangle 1 Select the Rectangle tool or Rounded Rectangle tool. You can select also select the Rectangle and Rounded Rectangle tools from the Tool Options bar. Note: Press Alt/Option and click a shape tool to cycle through all the available tools. 2 (Optional) In the Tool Options bar, you can set the following options: Unconstrained Lets you set the width and height of a rectangle by dragging. Square Constrains a rectangle to a square.
202 Drawing and painting Smooth Indents Renders a star-shaped polygon with smooth indents. This option is available for the Star tool only. Simplify Converts the shape drawn into a raster graphic. Once converted to raster form, shrinking or expanding the shape may result in jagged edges and pixelated appearance. 3 In the Sides box, specify the number of sides for the polygon. 4 Drag within your image to draw the polygon. Draw a line or arrow 1 Select the Line tool .
203 Drawing and painting Simplify Converts the shape drawn into a raster graphic. Once converted to raster form, shrinking or expanding the shape may result in jagged edges and pixelated appearance. 4 Drag within your image to draw the shape. Create multiple shapes in the same layer 1 Select a shape layer in the Layers panel (Expert mode) or create a new shape layer. 2 If you want to create a different type of shape, select a different shape tool.
204 Drawing and painting You can choose any of the following gradient types in the Tool Options bar. Linear gradient Shades from the starting point to the ending point in a straight line. Radial gradient Shades from the starting point to the ending point in a circular pattern. Angle gradient Shades in a counterclockwise sweep around the starting point. Reflected gradient Shades using symmetric linear gradients on either side of the starting point.
205 Drawing and painting Transparency Uses the gradient’s transparency (instead of any transparent areas in the image) if the gradient has transparent areas. Dither Creates a smoother blend with less obvious bands of color. 6 In the image, position the pointer where you want to set the starting point of the gradient, and drag to define the ending point. To constrain the gradient angle to a multiple of 45°, hold down Shift as you drag. Apply gradient fill to text 1 Select the text you want to fill.
206 Drawing and painting 10 If desired, set transparency values for the gradient by dragging the Opacity stops. 11 To save the gradient in the gradient presets, enter a name for the new gradient, and then click Add to preset. 12 Click OK. The newly created gradient is selected and ready to use. Specify gradient transparency Each gradient fill contains settings (opacity stops) that control the opacity of the fill at different locations in the gradient.
207 Drawing and painting A 10% noise B 50% noise C 90% noise 1 Select the Gradient tool. 2 To display the Gradient Editor dialog box, click the Edit button in the Tool Options bar. 3 Choose Noise from the Gradient Type menu. 4 Set options for the gradient. Roughness Sets the amount of softness in the transition between colors in the pattern. Color Model Specifies the color model to use to set the color range to include in the gradient.
208 Drawing and painting Transform a shape 1 Select the Shape Selection tool , and then select the Show Bounding Box option. 2 Do one of the following: • Click the shape you want to transform, and then drag an anchor to transform the shape. • Select the shape you want to transform, choose Image > Transform Shape, and then choose a transformation command. Change the color of all shapes in a layer 1 In the Expert mode, double-click the thumbnail of the shape layer in the Layers panel.
209 Drawing and painting To customize your images, or to make one-of-a-kind scrapbook pages, you can create your own patterns. You can save patterns that you create in a library, and then load libraries of patterns using the Preset Manager or the Pattern pop-up panel, which appears in the Tool Options bar of the Pattern Stamp tool and the Paint Bucket tool. Saving patterns allows you to easily use a pattern in multiple images.
210 Drawing and painting 3 Enter a name for the pattern in the Pattern Name dialog box. 4 To deselect the original selection, choose Select > Deselect.
211 Chapter 9: Effects and filters Effects The Effects panel provides a single location from which you can apply effects. By default, the Effects panel is located on the top of the Panel Bin. Filters Apply filters to your image. Styles Apply Styles to your image. Photo Effects Apply photo effects to your image. Each section displays thumbnail examples of the artwork or effects that you can add or apply to an image. Most sections offer a menu of category options and corresponding subcategories.
212 Effects and filters Add an artistic background to an image When you add an artistic background to an image, you replace the existing background layer. For example, you could use the selection tools to create a layer separating your family members from a kitchen background, and then replace the kitchen with a nature background. 1 If your image has only a background layer, select it, and choose Layer > Duplicate Layer. Name the layer and click OK. 2 Select the Background layer in the Layers panel.
213 Effects and filters Many photo effects apply filters with modified values. Apply an effect If you want to experiment with an effect, modify a duplicate layer and preserve the original image. 1 Do one of the following: • To apply an effect to an entire layer, deselect any selected areas in the image, and then select the layer in the Layers panel. • To apply an effect to a portion of a layer, use any selection tool to select the area.
214 Effects and filters 5 (Optional) Add color to the text using the pop-up Color panel in the options bar. 6 When you finish adjusting the text, either click the Commit icon to apply the change, or click the Cancel icon . 7 (Optional) To experiment with different text effects, drag a different thumbnail over the text frame. Add graphics or effects to Favorites When you see graphics or effects that you would like to quickly access in the future, add it to the Favorites section of the Effects panel.
215 Effects and filters • The Correct Skin Tones Guided Edit • The Crop Photo Guided Edit • The Enhance Colors Guided Edit • The Levels Guided Edit • The Lighten and Darken Guided Edit • The Perfect Portrait Guided Edit • The Remove A Color Cast Guided Edit • The Restore Old Photo Guided Edit • The Rotate and Straighten Guided Edit • The Touch Up Photo Guided Edit • The Sharpen Guided Edit Photo Effects • The High Key Guided Edit • The Line Drawing Guided Edit • The Low Key Guided Edit • The Old Fashioned
216 Effects and filters You can view the after image only, or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally. For more on adjusting brightness and contrast, see Adjusting shadows and light. The Correct Skin Tones Guided Edit Use the Correct Skin Tone Guided Edit to correct skin tones (tan, blush, and light) in an image. You can view the after image only, or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally.
217 Effects and filters c Click Brighten Eyes to brighten the eyes. d Click Darken Eyebrows to darken the eye lashes and eye brows. See Quickly lighten or darken isolated areas. e Click White Teeth Tool to brighten the smile. 4 Add special touch-ups. a Click Add Glow. Adjust the sliders until you achieve the desired results. b Click Slim. Note: Each click intensifies the effect. The Remove A Color Cast Guided Edit Use the Remove a Color Cast Guided Edit to correct color casts in an image.
218 Effects and filters You can view the after image only, or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally. For more on sharpening images, see Sharpening overview or Sharpen an image. Camera Effects Depth of Field effect The Depth of Field effect allows you to focus on selected areas of the image by blurring out the rest of the image. Simple method In this method, a copy of the background layer is created and a uniform blur applied to it.
219 Effects and filters 3 Edit the following parameters according to your requirements:Increase BlurSpecifies the amount of blur in the out- of-focus layer.Increase NoiseAdds noise to the blurred layer.Apply BrightnessIncreases brightness of the blurred layer. Use the zoom option in the editor to identify how the effect is applied to different areas of the photograph.
220 Effects and filters 1 Open a photo, and in the Guided Edits panel click Photo Effects > Vignette Effect. 2 Select Black or White, to specify the color of the vignette you want to apply. 3 Use the Intensity slider to specify how intense (dark or light) you want the vignette to be. 4 Click Refine Shape to fine-tune the edge (Feather slider) and size (Roundness) of the vignette.
221 Effects and filters 1 Use the Crop tool, to crop your image in a way that enables your primary object to be in focus . 2 Use the Zoom Burst button, to apply a selective radial blur effect to your image. This effect provides the illusion of motion. 3 Use the Add Focus Area button, to add an area of focus on the image. This button provides a gradient tool. Drag the gradient tool on the part of image you want to bring in focus.
222 Effects and filters 1 Open a photo, and in the Guided Edits panel click Photo Effects > High Key. Note: Pictures that have been taken in excess light, or are over-exposed will appear bleached out when the High Key effect is applied. Slightly darker images will produce better results. 2 Click Color or B&W, to choose whether you want to work with a color or black and white high key effect. The high key effect is added.
223 Effects and filters 1 Open a photo, and in the Guided Edits panel click Photo Effects > Low Key. 2 Click Color or B&W, to choose whether you want to work with a color or black and white low key effect. The low key effect is added. Darker colors are pushed darker, brighter objects seem to be slightly overexposed. Contrast is high. 3 Use the Background Brush and Reduce Effect buttons to find the exact effect you want to apply to your photo.
224 Effects and filters 1 In the Guided Edits panel, click Photo Play, and select Out Of Bounds. 2 Click Add Frame to add a frame to the image. 3 Drag the corners of the frame to leave a part of the main subject outside the frame. 4 Add a perspective by pressing Control + Alt + Shift (Command + Option + Shift in Mac OS) and dragging the handles of the frame. Click Commit. 5 Adjust the width of the frame border by dragging the boundaries. Click Commit.
225 Effects and filters 1 Click Small, Medium, or Large, to select the size of the tiles that your photo will be sliced into. 2 To make the puzzle look real, you can select a few tiles to be out of their intended place. Click Select Puzzle Piece Button, and then click on a tile in the puzzle. The tile is selected. 3 Click Extract Piece to displace the selected tile. The Move Tool is automatically selected.
226 Effects and filters 7 (Optional) Click Add Distortion to distort the reflection in a realistic way. 8 (Optional) Click Crop Tool to remove unnecessary areas. 9 (Optional) Click Gradient Tool and drag a gradient line from the bottom of the reflection to the bottom of the image. Filters About filters You can use filters to clean up or retouch photos. You can also use filters to apply special art effects or create unique transformations using distortion effects.
227 Effects and filters • Filters apply only to the active part of an image. Filters affect only the active, visible layer or a selected area of the layer. • Filters don’t work on all images. You can’t use some filters on images in grayscale mode, or any filters on images in bitmap or indexed-color mode. Many filters don’t work on 16-bit images. • You can reapply the previous filter. The last filter you applied appears at the top of the Filter menu.
228 Effects and filters 5 If the dialog box contains sliders, hold down Alt (Option in Mac OS) while dragging a slider to see a real-time preview (real-time rendering). 6 Click in the image window to center a specific area of the image in the preview window. (This may not work with all preview windows.) Note: A blinking line beneath the preview size indicates that the preview is being rendered.
229 Effects and filters Filter Gallery The Filter Gallery (Filter > Filter Gallery) lets you apply filters cumulatively, and apply individual filters more than once. You can also rearrange filters and change the settings of each filter you’ve applied to achieve the effect you want. Because you can apply more than one filter to an image when you use the Filter Gallery dialog box, you have a lot of control over the way your image is affected by each filter.
230 Effects and filters Texture and glass surface options The Conté Crayon, Glass, Rough Pastels, Texturizer, and Underpainting filters have texturizing options. These options make images appear as if they were painted onto textures, such as canvas or brick, or viewed through glass blocks. Texture Specifies the type of texture to apply. You can also click Load Texture to specify a Photoshop file. Scaling Increases or decreases the effect on the image surface.
231 Effects and filters Displace The Displace filter uses an image, called a displacement map, to determine how to distort a selection. For example, using a parabola-shaped displacement map, you can create an image that appears to be printed on a cloth held at its corners. This filter requires a displacement map file composed of either a flattened image saved in Photoshop format or an image in bitmap mode.
232 Effects and filters • Select a tool from the toolbox. 4 Select one of the following tools from the toolbox: Warp Pushes pixels forward as you drag. Turbulence Smoothly scrambles pixels and creates fire, clouds, waves, and similar effects. To adjust the smoothness, drag the Turbulent Jitter pop-up slider in the Tool Options section, or enter a value between 1 and 100 in the text box. Higher values increase smoothness. Twirl Clockwise Rotates pixels clockwise as you hold down the mouse button or drag.
233 Effects and filters Apply the Pinch filter 1 In the Edit workspace, select an image, layer, or area. 2 Choose Distort > Pinch from the Filter menu. 3 Drag the slider to the right, into positive values, to pinch a selection inward toward its center; or to the left, into negative values, to shift a selection outward. Then click OK. Polar Coordinates The Polar Coordinates filter converts a selection from its rectangular to polar coordinates, and vice versa, according to a selected option.
234 Effects and filters Twirl The Twirl filter rotates an image or selection more sharply in the center than at the edges. Specifying an angle produces a twirl pattern. You can drag the slider to the right into positive values to twirl the image clockwise, drag the slider to the left into negative values to twirl counterclockwise, or enter a value between -999 and 999. Wave The Wave filter creates an undulating pattern on a layer or selection.
235 Effects and filters About filters About filters About filters About filters About filters About filters Guided mode - Black & White edits The Guided mode provides you with guided edits - a wizard-like interface to accomplish certain predefined effects. Each guided edit has an associated image. As you move the mouse horitontally over the image, the portion to the left of the slider displays the image before the effect is applied.
236 Effects and filters 3 (Optional) If you have a central subject or would like to highlight an aspect of your photo, you can apply a diffused glow. Click the Diffuse Glow button to apply a minimal amount of glow to the photo. To change the diffused glow effect to specific portions of the photo: a Click Add (to apply diffused glow) or Remove (to remove the effect). b Choose the size of the brush that will be used to apply the action.
237 Effects and filters 5 Click Next to go to the Share panel. Or click Cancel to discard all the current changes. 6 In the Share panel choose from the following options: • Save / Save As: Preserve the newly-created panorama in any of the available formats. • Continue editing - In Quick / In Expert: Choose where you would like to continue working on the panorama in Quick mode or Expert mode.
238 Effects and filters 2 Choose a color that you would like to retain on the picture. If you notice multiple tones of the color on this image, click Select Custom Color and then use the color picker to click on a sample in the photo. When you complete this step, areas of the photo that are the same color you selected appear saturated. The rest of the photo starts to resemble a black and white photo. 3 To include less or more tones of the selected color, move the Fuzziness slider to the left or right.
239 Effects and filters 5 Click Increase Saturation to make the color you have chosen pop. This makes the objects of that color stand out from the relatively flat black and white photo. 6 Click Next to go to the Share panel. Or click Cancel to discard all the current changes. 7 In the Share panel choose from the following options: • Save / Save As: Preserve the edited image in any of the available formats.
240 Effects and filters Use the Selective Black and White Guided Edit to desaturate the colors of portions of a photograph that you select. When you desaturate portions of a photograph, the other areas of the photograph automatically appear highlighted. After you make selections, you can fine tune your selection. 1 With a photograph open, in Guided mode, select B&W Selection. 2 Click the B&W Selection Brush.
241 Effects and filters 4 To cause an exact opposite of the effect produced so far, click Invert Effect. 5 Click Next to go to the Share panel. Or click Cancel to discard all the current changes. 6 In the Share panel choose from the following options: • Save / Save As: Preserve the newly-created panorama in any of the available formats. • Continue editing - In Quick / In Expert: Choose where you would like to continue working on the panorama in Quick mode or Expert mode.
242 Effects and filters 1 Open a photo, and in the Guided Edits panel click High Key. Note: Pictures that have been taken in excess light, or are over-exposed will appear bleached out when the High Key effect is applied. Slightly darker images will produce better results. 2 Click Color or B&W, to choose whether you want to work with a color or black and white high key effect. The high key effect is added.
243 Effects and filters 1 Open a photo, and in the Guided Edits panel click Low Key. 2 Click Color or B&W, to choose whether you want to work with a color or black and white low key effect. The low key effect is added. Darker colors are pushed darker, brighter objects seem to be slightly overexposed. Contrast is high. 3 Use the Background Brush and Reduce Effect buttons to find the exact effect you want to apply to your photo. 4 Click Next to go to the Share panel.
244 Effects and filters New Guided Edits Black and White Guided Edit Use the Black and White Guided Edit on your photographs to create black and white images from colored images. You can apply from a range of black and white presets to create a crisp, black and white photo, or add a diffuse glow effect to the photos to obtain a surreal, dreamy result. 1 With a photograph open, in the Guided mode, select Black and White. 2 Select a preset that you would like to work with, on the selected photograph.
245 Effects and filters b Choose the size of the brush that will be used to apply the action. c Choose how hard or soft the glow must be by sliding the Opacity control. d Paint across portions of the photograph. 4 (Optional) To increase the contrast between the highlighted areas and other portions of the photo, click the Increase Contrast button. Click the Increase Contrast button multiple times, to increase the contrast. 5 Click Next to go to the Share panel.
246 Effects and filters • Share - Facebook / Flickr / Twitter / SmugMug Gallery: Choose to place your panorama online through one of the social or sharing services available in Photoshop Elements. Finally, click Done to apply the effect. B&W Color Pop Guided Edit Use the B&W Color Pop Guided Edit to highlight one single color in an image and de-saturate the other colors. You can choose to go with a default color (Red, Yellow, Blue, or Green), or use the options available to refine the effect.
247 Effects and filters 4 Click Refine Effect, and then add or negate to the B&W Color Pop effect on portions of the photo. The Size slider enables you switch the size of the brush, and the Opacity slider determines the strength of the effect applied. 5 Click Increase Saturation to make the color you have chosen pop. This makes the objects of that color stand out from the relatively flat black and white photo.
248 Effects and filters 6 Click Next to go to the Share panel. Or click Cancel to discard all the current changes. 7 In the Share panel choose from the following options: • Save / Save As: Preserve the edited image in any of the available formats. • Continue editing - In Quick / In Expert: Choose where you would like to continue working on the edited image - in Quick mode or Expert mode.
249 Effects and filters 2 Click the B&W Selection Brush. From the available options, choose to either Add or Subtract areas that you would like to conver to black and white. Use the Brush Size slider to determine how much area is affected in strokes across the photograph. If you are applying this effect around an object that has multiple, fine edges (for example, hair), click the Refine Edge to further fine tune your selection.
250 Effects and filters 5 Click Next to go to the Share panel. Or click Cancel to discard all the current changes. 6 In the Share panel choose from the following options: • Save / Save As: Preserve the newly-created panorama in any of the available formats. • Continue editing - In Quick / In Expert: Choose where you would like to continue working on the panorama in Quick mode or Expert mode.
251 Effects and filters Crop Photo Guided Edit Use the Crop Photo Guided Edit to crop an image. You can view the after image only, or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally. For more information on cropping, see Cropping. Levels Guided Edit For more information on using Levels, see About Levels adjustments. Lighten and Darken Guided Edit Use the Lighten or Darken Guided Edit to lighten or darken an image.
252 Effects and filters • Continue editing - In Quick / In Expert: Choose where you would like to continue working on the panorama in Quick mode or Expert mode. • Share - Facebook / Flickr / Twitter / SmugMug Gallery: Choose to place your panorama online through one of the social or sharing services available in Photoshop Elements.
253 Effects and filters • Share - Facebook / Flickr / Twitter / SmugMug Gallery: Choose to place your panorama online through one of the social or sharing services available in Photoshop Elements. Finally, click Done to apply the effect. Vignette Effect Guided Edit Treat your photo with the vignette effect to emphasize the importance of a person, group, or object, at the center of the photograph. 1 Open a photo, and in the Guided Edits panel click Photo Effects > Vignette Effect.
254 Effects and filters • Share - Facebook / Flickr / Twitter / SmugMug Gallery: Choose to place your panorama online through one of the social or sharing services available in Photoshop Elements. Finally, click Done to apply the effect. Guided mode - Color edits The Guided mode provides you with guided edits - a wizard-like interface to accomplish certain predefined effects. Each guided edit has an associated image.
255 Effects and filters You can view the after image only, or view both the before and after images either vertically or horizontally. For more on correcting color casts, see Correcting color casts. The Saturated Slide Film Effect Guided Edit For more information on saturation adjustment, see Adjust saturation and hue. Guided mode - Special edits The Guided mode provides you with guided edits - a wizard-like interface to accomplish certain predefined effects. Each guided edit has an associated image.
256 Effects and filters 5 To customize the blur for the rest of the image, drag the Blur slider until you achieve the desired blur effect. 6 Click Next to go to the Share panel. Or click Cancel to discard all the current changes. 7 In the Share panel choose from the following options: • Save / Save As: Preserve the newly-created panorama in any of the available formats. • Continue editing - In Quick / In Expert: Choose where you would like to continue working on the panorama in Quick mode or Expert mode.
257 Effects and filters b Click Reveal Original. When the original skin is revealed from beneath the blurred skin, use the Blur brush to brush in the smooth skin where it is required. c Click Increase Contrast to add clarity. 3 Enhance facial features. a Click Spot Healing Tool to fix small flaws. For help with using the Spot Healing brush, see Remove spots and small imperfections. b Click Red Eye Removal Tool to precisely remove red eye. See Precisely remove red eye.
258 Effects and filters 8 Use the Sharpen tool to enhance the clarity of the final output. 9 Click Next to go to the Share panel. Or click Cancel to discard all the current changes. 10 In the Share panel choose from the following options: • Save / Save As: Preserve the newly-created panorama in any of the available formats. • Continue editing - In Quick / In Expert: Choose where you would like to continue working on the panorama in Quick mode or Expert mode.
259 Effects and filters 3 Click Modify Focus Area and then click and drag across the image to specify the areas that you would like to appear in sharp focus. 4 To experiment with more effects, click Refine Effect and modify: • Blur: Increase the intensity of blur applied to the photo. • Contrast: Increases or decreases the contrast levels of the photo. • Saturation: Increases or decreases the color saturation levels of the photo 5 Click Next to go to the Share panel.
260 Effects and filters 1 In the Guided Edits panel, select Out Of Bounds. 2 Click Add Frame to add a frame to the image. 3 Drag the corners of the frame to leave a part of the main subject outside the frame. 4 Add a perspective by pressing Control + Alt + Shift (Command + Option + Shift in Mac OS) and dragging the handles of the frame. Click Commit. 5 Adjust the width of the frame border by dragging the boundaries. Click Commit.
261 Effects and filters A (Save) & B (Save As) Save your edited picture to a folder on your computer. If you have not saved the edits before, you will be asked to pick a folder on your computer where you want to save your picture. Use the Save As option to save the edited picture to another folder or by another name. The JPEG Options dialog allows you to select some advanced image formatting options.
262 Effects and filters 1 Click Small, Medium, or Large, to select the size of the tiles that your photo will be sliced into. 2 To make the puzzle look real, you can select a few tiles to be out of their intended place. Click Select Puzzle Piece Button, and then click on a tile in the puzzle. The tile is selected. 3 Click Extract Piece to displace the selected tile. The Move Tool is automatically selected.
263 Effects and filters The JPEG Options dialog allows you to select some advanced image formatting options. If you don't want to make any special changes, click OK to accept the settings that are applied by PhotoShop Elements. C (In Quick) & D (In Expert) Take your picture to the Quick Edit or Expert Edit rooms. This means that you have make edits in the Guided Edit room and then make some more adjustments in the Quick and Expert rooms.
264 Effects and filters Speed Effect Guided Edit Infuse an object with the illusion of motion and speed using the Speed Effect Guided Edit. 1 Select an image in the Photo Bin, and then choose Guided room > Fun Edits > Speed Effect. 2 Use the Quick Selection Tool to select the portion of the image or an object in your picture that you want to provide a sense of motion to. Use the Add or Subtract buttons to add to or refine your selection.
265 Effects and filters The Zoom Burst effect creates the illusion of motion, with attention drawn to the central object in your photograph. This effect can, generally, be produced manually by zooming in on an object, while the shutter is open. 1 Use the Crop tool, to crop your image in a way that enables your primary object to be in focus . 2 Use the Zoom Burst button, to apply a selective radial blur effect to your image. This effect provides the illusion of motion.
266 Effects and filters 5 Set any of the following: Show Strokes Click this option to show the Pencil strokes you marked in the source image. Show Regions Click this option to reveal the selected regions in the final image. Advanced Options Expand or collapse this arrow for Advanced Options. Alignment Tool To correct the alignment of multiple photos, click the Alignment Tool, place three markers in the source image and three markers in the final image, then click Align Photos.
267 Effects and filters Use Photomerge Scene Cleaner Use Photomerge Scene Cleaner to create the perfect scenic photo from multiple photos. For example, you can eliminate unwanted elements like tourists that inadvertently wandered into the scenery. Note: For best results, use images from the same scene taken from the same angle. 1 Do one of the following to select 2 - 10 photos you want to use for the Photomerge Scene Cleaner: • In the Elements Organizer, select the photos.
268 Effects and filters 5 Do any of the following to add or remove areas from the Final window: • To remove an area, use the Pencil tool to mark the area in the Final window. • To add an area to the Final window, use the Pencil tool to mark the area in the Source window. • To fine-tune the final image, use the Pencil tool to add additional content or the Eraser tool to remove content. 6 (Optional) Select one of the following: Show Strokes Shows your Pencil strokes in the source image.
269 Effects and filters Photomerge Compose The Photomerge Compose feature enables you to replace portions of an image. For example, can select a person from one photo and add the selection to another photograph. You need two images - a source and a destination. You can select an area, crop it from the source image, and then paste it into the destination image, and then adjust it for proportionality and color for the most natural outcome.
270 Effects and filters 3 The portion selected in the previous step is pasted on the image that you want to move the selection to. Use the mouse to move the selection around, and drag the coach marks to resize it to ensure that the pasted content is in proportion with the rest of the photo. Click Next. Note: You can also hide/reveal portions of the selection using the available brushes.
271 Effects and filters 4 Now adjust the tonal and color values of the pasted content to ensure it matches with the rest of the image. Try to get the most natural selection possible. To perform this in one step automatically, click Auto Match Color Tone. Click Done.
272 Effects and filters Photomerge Faces Use Photomerge Faces to combine multiple facial features to create one composite face. 1 Do one of the following to select the face images you want to use as source images for Photomerge Faces: • In Elements Organizer, select the face image photos. • Open the face image photos. 2 In the Guided room, choose Photomerge > Photomerge Faces. 3 Pick a face photo as your base image, and drag it from the Photo Bin to the Final window.
273 Effects and filters 8 In the Share panel choose from the following options: • Save / Save As: Preserve the newly-created panorama in any of the available formats. • Continue editing - In Quick / In Expert: Choose where you would like to continue working on the panorama in Quick mode or Expert mode. • Share - Facebook / Flickr / Twitter / SmugMug Gallery: Choose to place your panorama online through one of the social or sharing services available in Photoshop Elements.
274 Effects and filters In such a scenario, you often end up with either overexposed scenery outside the window or underexposed objects inside the room. To ensure that you get a perfect photo, do the following: • Take two or more photos of the same scene with different exposures. For best results, take the photos at different exposure value, with minimum shake. For example: • You can take two or more photos with the flash turned on to properly expose the subject (the objects inside the room).
275 Effects and filters Automatic Photomerge Exposure You can select the required photos from Elements Organizer, and select and deselect the photos through the Photo Bin. 1 Do one of the following: • In Elements Organizer, select a minimum of two and a maximum of ten photos, and in the Guided room, choose Photomerge > Photomerge Exposure. • Open the required files using File > Open. 1 Select Show Open Files In The Photo Bin to view all the opened files.
276 Effects and filters 6 Select exposed regions from the current source image by using the pencil tool. Change the source photo, and select regions from this photo if necessary. You can now view a final image with different regions copied from different source photos above the initially selected final photo. 7 Change the transparency of these selected regions to blend them properly with the background by using the Transparency Slider. Select Edge Blending to smoothen the blended edges.
277 Effects and filters Vignette Removal Removes and performs exposure compensation in images that have darkened edges caused by lens flaws or improper lens shading. Geometric Distortion Correction Compensates for barrel, pincushion, or fisheye distortion. 4 Click Create Panorama. Photoshop Elements analyzes the images selected and starts the process of creating a panorama. 5 When Photoshop Elements creates a panorama, the new image is displayed in the Expert view.
278 Effects and filters Film Grain The Film Grain filter applies an even, grainy pattern to an image. It adds a smoother, more saturated pattern to the image’s lighter areas. This filter is useful for eliminating banding in blends and visually unifying elements from various sources. You can set the grain, highlight area, and intensity. Fresco The Fresco filter paints a layer in a coarse style using short, rounded, and hastily applied dabs. You can set the brush size, brush detail, and texture.
279 Effects and filters Sponge The Sponge filter paints a layer with highly textured areas of contrasting color. You can set the brush size, definition, and smoothness. Underpainting The Underpainting filter paints a layer as if it were on a textured background. You can set the brush size, texture coverage area, and texture options. Texture options make images appear as if they were painted onto textures, such as canvas, brick, burlap, or standstone.
280 Effects and filters Lens Flare The Lens Flare filter simulates the light refraction caused by shining a bright light into a camera lens. You can set the flare brightness, flare location, and flare shape (the lens type). Click in the preview window in the dialog box to set the flare location. Texture Fill Note: The Texture Fill filter is not available in Photoshop Elements 12. The Texture Fill filter uses a grayscale Photoshop image as a texture for an image.
281 Effects and filters You can use the High Pass filter to extract line art and large black-and-white areas from scanned images. To do so, apply the filter before using the Filter > Adjustments > Threshold command or converting the image to bitmap mode. Maximum and Minimum The Maximum and Minimum filters look at individual pixels in a selection, like the Median filter.
282 Effects and filters Sketch filters Bas Relief The Bas Relief filter transforms an image to appear carved in low relief and lit to accent the surface variations. Dark areas of the image take on the foreground color, light areas use the background color. You can set relief detail and smoothness. Chalk & Charcoal The Chalk & Charcoal filter redraws an image’s highlights and midtones with a solid midtone gray background drawn in coarse chalk. Shadow areas are replaced with black diagonal charcoal lines.
283 Effects and filters Graphic Novel The Graphic Novel filter (Filter > Sketch > Graphic Novel) creates the impression that the image was sketched for the graphic novel genre of artwork. Graphic novel artwork is restricted to shades of grey, and black and white.
284 Effects and filters Stamp The Stamp filter simplifies the image so that it seems made with a rubber or wood stamp. You can set the smoothness, and the balance between light and dark. This filter works best with black-and-white images. Torn Edges The Torn Edges filter reconstructs the image as ragged, torn pieces of paper, and then colorizes the image using the foreground and background color. You can set the image balance, smoothness, and contrast.
285 Effects and filters Reduce Noise The Reduce Noise filter reduces luminous noise and color noise, such as the noise introduced by photographing with insufficient light. Select the Remove JPEG Artifacts option to remove the blotchy artifacts and halos that are caused by saving an image at a low JPEG quality setting. Blur filters Average The Average filter finds the average color of an image or selection, and then fills the image or selection with the color to create a smooth look.
286 Effects and filters Gaussian Blur The Gaussian Blur filter quickly blurs a selection by an adjustable amount. Gaussian refers to the bell-shaped curve that Photoshop Elements generates when it applies a weighted average to the pixels. The Gaussian Blur filter adds lowfrequency detail and can produce a hazy effect. You can set the blur radius in the filter options to determine how far the filter searches for dissimilar pixels to blur.
287 Effects and filters Smart Blur The Smart Blur filter precisely blurs an image. You can specify a radius to determine how far the filter searches for dissimilar pixels to blur, a threshold to determine how different the pixels’ values must be before they are eliminated, and a blur quality. You can also set a mode for the entire selection (Normal) or for the edges of color transitions (Edge Only and Overlay Edge).
288 Effects and filters Spatter The Spatter filter replicates the effect of a spatter airbrush. You can set the spray radius and smoothness. Sprayed Strokes The Sprayed Strokes filter repaints a layer using its dominant colors with angled, sprayed strokes of color. You can set the stroke length, spray radius, and stroke direction. Sumi-e The Sumi-e filter redraws a layer in a Japanese style, as if with a wet brush full of black ink on rice paper. The effect is soft blurry edges with rich blacks.
289 Effects and filters Solid Front Faces Fills the front face of each block with an averaged color of the block. Deselect Solid Front Faces to fill the front face of each block with the image. This option is not available for Pyramids. Mask Incomplete Blocks Hides any object extending beyond the selection. Find Edges The Find Edges filter identifies areas of the image with significant transitions and emphasizes edges.
290 Effects and filters Texture filters Craquelure The Craquelure filter paints an image onto a high-relief plaster surface, producing a fine network of cracks that follow the contours of the image. Use this filter to create an embossing effect with images that contain a broad range of color or grayscale values. You can set the crack spacing, depth, and brightness. Grain The Grain filter adds texture to an image by simulating different kinds of grain.
291 Chapter 10: Text and shapes Add text You can add text and shapes of different color, styles, and effects to an image. Use the Horizontal Type and Vertical Type tools to create and edit text. You can create single-line text or paragraph text. About text Use the Horizontal Type ( )and Vertical Type ( )tools to create and edit text. The new text you type is entered in a new text layer. You can create single-line text or paragraph text.
292 Text and shapes 3 (Optional) Select type options, such as font, style, size, and color, in the Tool Options bar. 4 Type the characters you want. If you did not create a textbox, press Enter to create a new line. The text appears in its own layer. To view the layers, in the Expert mode, press F11. 5 Commit the text layer by doing one of the following: • Click the Commit button . • Press the Enter key on the numeric keypad. • Click in the image, outside the textbox.
293 Text and shapes A Anti-aliasing off B Anti-aliasing on Text on Shape You can add text to the shapes available in the Text on Shape tool. 1 Select the Text on Shape Tool . To quickly change the current text tool, press Option and click on the current tool. 2 From the available shapes, select the shape on which you want to add text. Drag the cursor on the image to create the shape. 3 To add text to the image, hover the mouse over the path until the cursor icon changes to depict text mode.
294 Text and shapes Text on Selection Add text on the outline of a path created from a selection. When you commit a selection, the selection is converted to a path on which you can type text. ❖ Select the Text on Shape Tool . To quickly change the current text tool, press Option and click on the current tool. 2. Place the cursor on the object in the image and drag the cursor till you get your desired selection. You can adjust the size of your selection using the Offset slider.
295 Text and shapes Text on Custom Path You can draw and add text along the custom path. 1 Select the Text on Custom Path Tool . To quickly change the current text tool, press Option and click on the current tool. 2 Draw a custom path over the image. You can commit/cancel the drawn path to redraw from the tool options bar. 3 To refine or redraw the path, click Modify in the tool options bar. Use the nodes that appear on the path to modify it.
296 Text and shapes 1 Using the Expert mode, select the layer on which you want the selection to appear. For best results, don’t create the type selection border on a text layer. 2 Select the Horizontal Type Mask tool or the Vertical Type Mask tool . 3 Select additional type options (See Type tool options), and enter your text. The type selection border appears in the image on the active layer.
297 Text and shapes • Enter text as desired. 3 Commit the text layer by doing one of the following: • Click the Commit button in the options bar. • Click in the image. • Select a different tool in the toolbox. Select characters 1 Select a type tool. 2 Select the text layer in the Layers panel, or click in the text flow to automatically select a text layer. 3 Position the insertion point in the text, and do one of the following: • Drag to select one or more characters.
298 Text and shapes Choose a font size The type size determines how large the type appears in the image. The physical size of the font depends on the resolution of the image. A capital letter in 72-point text is approximately 1-inch high in an image that is 72 ppi. Higher resolutions reduce a given text point size because the pixels are packed more tightly in higher resolution images. 1 If you’re changing existing text, select one or more characters whose size you want to change.
299 Text and shapes 1 In the Edit workspace, select a text layer. 2 Do one of the following: • Select a type tool, and click the Warp button in the tool options bar. • Choose Layer > Type > Warp Text. 3 Choose a warp style from the Style pop-up menu. The style determines the basic shape of the warped text. 4 Select an orientation for the warp effect—Horizontal or Vertical.
300 Text and shapes 2 Set text options: • Show Asian Text Options to display Asian type options. • Show Font Names in English to display Asian font names in English. 3 Click OK. The Asian type options button is added to the type tool options bar. Reduce spacing between Asian characters Tsume reduces the space around a character (but not the character itself) by a specified percentage value. When tsume is added to a character, spacing around both sides of the character is reduced by an equal percentage.
301 Text and shapes 1 If you’re working with an existing layer, select the text layer in the Layers panel and then select a type tool. 2 Click the Asian Text Options button in the options bar. 3 Enable Mojikumi.
302 Chapter 11: Layers Creating layers Understanding layers Layers are useful because they let you add components to an image and work on them one at a time, without permanently changing your original image. For each layer, you can adjust color and brightness, apply special effects, reposition layer content, specify opacity and blending values, and so on. You can also rearrange the stacking order, link layers to work on them simultaneously, and create web animations with layers.
303 Layers You can’t paint on an adjustment layer, although you can paint on its mask. To paint on fill or type layers, you must first convert them into regular image layers. About the Layers panel The Layers panel (Window > Layers) lists all layers in an image, from the top layer to the Background layer at the bottom. In Expert mode, if you are working in the Custom Workspace, you can drag the Layers panel out and tab it with other panels.
304 Layers Create a new layer. Create a new fill or adjustment layer. Delete a layer. Lock transparent pixels. Also at the top are the panel Blending Mode menu (Normal, Dissolve, Darken, and so on), an Opacity text box, and a More button displaying a menu of layer commands and panel options. Adding layers Newly added layers appear above the selected layer in the Layers panel. You can add layers to an image by using any of the following methods: • Create new, blank layers or turn selections into layers.
305 Layers Convert the Background layer into a regular layer The Background layer is the bottom layer in an image. Other layers stack on top of the Background layer, which usually (but not always) contains the actual image data of a photo. To protect the image, the Background layer is always locked. If you want to change its stacking order, blending mode, or opacity, you must first convert it into a regular layer. 1 Do one of the following: • Double-click the Background layer in the Layers panel.
306 Layers About adjustment and fill layers About opacity and blending options in layers Simplify a layer About text About shapes Delete a layer Copy a layer from one image to another Delete a layer Duplicate a layer within an image Specify a blending mode for a layer Specify the opacity of a layer Duplicate a layer within an image About selections Copying and arranging layers Duplicate a layer within an image You can duplicate any layer, including the Background layer, within an image.
307 Layers 4 Type a name for the duplicate layer in the Duplicate Layer dialog box, and choose a destination document for the layer, and then click OK: • To duplicate the layer in an existing image, choose a filename from the Document pop-up menu. • To create a new document for the layer, choose New from the Document menu, and enter a name for the new file. An image created by duplicating a layer has no background.
308 Layers 3 Do one of the following: • Drag within the image to slide the selected layer or layers to the desired position. • Press the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the layer or layers in 1-pixel increments, or press Shift and an arrow key to move the layer in 10-pixel increments. • Hold down Shift as you drag to move the layer or layers directly up or down, directly to either side, or on a 45° diagonal.
309 Layers 2 To unlink layers, do one of the following: • To unlink one layer, click the link icon of a layer. • To unlink multiple layers, select more than one layer, right click and select the Unlink Layers option. Merge layers Layers can greatly increase the file size of an image. Merging layers in an image reduces file size. You should merge layers only after you have finished manipulating them to create the image you want.
310 Layers Note: If the bottom layer in the pair is a shape, type, or fill layer, you must simplify the layer. If the bottom layer in the pair is an adjustment layer, you can’t choose Merge Down. • To merge all visible layers, hide any layers you don’t want to merge and choose Merge Visible from the Layer menu or Layers panel flyout menu. • To merge all visible linked layers, select one of the linked layers and choose Merge Linked from the Layer menu or Layers panel flyout menu.
311 Layers Merging adjustment layers Simplify a layer Understanding layers Merging adjustment layers Understanding layers Editing layers Select a layer Any change you make to an image only affects the active layer. If you don’t see the desired results when you manipulate an image, make sure that the correct layer is selected. ❖ Do one of the following: • In the Layers panel, select a layer’s thumbnail or name. • To select more than one layer, hold down Ctrl (Command in Mac OS) and click each layer.
312 Layers • Click the Lock Transparency icon in the Layers panel, to lock the transparent areas of the layer, so that no painting occurs in them. Click the icon again to unlock. Note: For type and shape layers, transparency is locked by default and cannot be unlocked without first simplifying the layer. Rename a layer As you add layers to an image, it’s helpful to rename layers according to their content. Use descriptive layer names so that you can easily identify layers in the Layers panel.
313 Layers More Help topics Understanding layers Select all opaque areas in a layer Copy selections with the Move tool About the Layers panel About the Layers panel About the Layers panel Understanding layers About the Layers panel Convert the Background layer into a regular layer About adjustment and fill layers Understanding layers Understanding layers Create and name a new blank layer Understanding layers About painting tools Adjustment and fill layers About adjustment and fill layers Adjustment layers
314 Layers A Fill layers B Adjustment layers Create adjustment layers 1 In the Layers panel, select the topmost layer you want to affect. 2 To confine the effects of the adjustment layer to a selected area in that layer, make a selection. 3 Do one of the following: • To affect all the layers below the adjustment layer, click the Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer button in the Layers panel. Then, choose one of the following adjustment types.
315 Layers Invert Produces a photo negative effect by creating a negative based on the brightness values of the image. Threshold Renders the image in monochrome with no gray, so that you can locate the lightest and darkest areas. Posterize Gives a flat, poster-like appearance to a photo by reducing the number of brightness values (levels) in the image, thus reducing the number of colors. 4 In the dialog box, specify options and click OK.
316 Layers Merging adjustment layers You can merge an adjustment or fill layer in several ways: with the layer below it, with other selected layers, with the layers in its own group, with the layers it’s linked to, and with all other visible layers. You cannot, however, use an adjustment layer or fill layer as the base or target layer for a merge. When you merge an adjustment layer or fill layer with the layer below it, the adjustments are simplified and permanently applied to the merged layer.
317 Layers • To partially remove the adjustment effect or fill so that it shows in various levels of transparency, paint the layer mask with gray. (Single-click the foreground color swatch in the toolbox to choose a gray shade from the Swatches panel.) The extent to which the effect or fill is removed depends on the tones of gray you use to paint. Darker shades result in more transparency; lighter shades in more opacity.
318 Layers About layer clipping masks A clipping mask is a group of layers to which a mask is applied. The bottommost layer, or base layer, defines the visible boundaries of the entire group. For example, suppose you have a shape in the base layer, a photograph in the layer above it, and text in the topmost layer. If the photograph and text appear only through the shape outline in the base layer, they also take on the opacity of the base layer. You can group only successive layers.
319 Layers Release clipping mask 1 In the Layers panel, select any layer other than the base layer in the clipping mask. 2 Choose Layer > Release Clipping Mask. More Help topics Understanding layers Link and unlink layers Link and unlink layers Opacity and blending modes About opacity and blending options in layers A layer’s opacity determines the degree to which it obscures or reveals the layer beneath it. A layer with 1% opacity is nearly transparent, while a layer with 100% opacity is opaque.
320 Layers Specify the opacity of a layer 1 Select the layer in the Layers panel. 2 In the Layers panel, enter a value between 0 and 100 for Opacity, or click the arrow at the right of the Opacity box and drag the Opacity slider that appears. Specify a blending mode for a layer 1 Select a layer that you have added, in the Layers panel. 2 Choose an option from the Blending Mode menu.
321 Layers Layer styles About layer styles Layer styles let you quickly apply effects to an entire layer. In the Effects panel, you can view a variety of predefined layer styles and apply a style with just a click of the mouse. The boundaries of the effect are automatically updated when you edit that layer. For example, if you apply a drop shadow style to a text layer, the shadow changes automatically when you edit the text.
322 Layers Work with layer styles You can apply special effects to a layer, hide or show the styles in a layer, and even change the scale of a layer style (for example, decrease or increase the size of a glow effect). It’s easy to copy a style from one layer to another. Apply a layer style 1 Select a layer in the Layers panel. 2 In the Effects panel, choose Layer Styles from the category menu. 3 Do any of the following: • Select a style, and click Apply. • Double-click a style.
323 Layers Copy style settings between layers 1 In the Layers panel, select the layer containing the style settings you want to copy. 2 Choose Layer > Layer Style > Copy Layer Style. 3 Select the destination layer in the Layers panel, and choose Layer > Layer Style > Paste Layer Style. Remove a layer style 1 In the Layers panel, select the layer containing the style you want to remove. 2 Choose Layer > Layer Style > Clear Layer Style.
324 Chapter 12: Printing, sharing, and exporting Print or share photos online Print photos online You can now use Photoshop Elements Editor to order photos, photo books, greeting cards, and calendars from online service providers. The list of current online service providers supported through Photoshop Elements is listed below: Note: Support for various service providers is available in certain geographical locations.
325 Printing, sharing, and exporting Note: If you have changed your locale, choose a new Location setting for Photoshop Elements. You can choose this setting only from Photoshop Elements Organizer. For example, if you move from Germany to the United States, change the location setting in Elements Organizer. 1 (Optional, if you have changed location) In Organizer, click Preferences > Adobe Partner Services > Location > Choose, select a new location, and then restart Organizer.
326 Printing, sharing, and exporting Private Web Album 1 In Editor, click the Share dropdown, and choose Private Web Album. If the photos currently open have not been saved, you will be prompted to automatically save files. Click OK to proceed. 2 (First Use) If you have not shared with Revel before, you must authorize Photoshop Elements 12 to work with Revel. Follow the on-screen instruction to sign in to your Revel account, and authorize Photoshop Elements to post photos online.
327 Printing, sharing, and exporting 2 (First Use) If you have not shared with Twitter before, you must authorize Photoshop Elements 12 to post to Twitter on your behalf. Follow the on-screen instruction to sign in to your Twitter account, and authorize Photoshop Elements to post photos online. 3 In Editor, type your message in the Twitter dialog, and then click Tweet. 4 When your message has been successfully tweeted, the Twitter dialog displays two buttons: • Visit Twitter.
328 Printing, sharing, and exporting Create Photo Prints Printing overview Photoshop Elements provides several options for printing your photos. You can have photos professionally printed by online providers through Adobe Photoshop Services, or you can print your photos with your home printer. (In Elements Organizer, you can also select a video clip for printing, but only the first frame is printed.
329 Printing, sharing, and exporting • Use Ctrl+Click to select multiple photos from the Photo Bin. Note: You can select the photos in Elements Organizer and select the option Show Files From Organizer. The photos are displayed in the Photo Bin. 2 Select Create > Photo Prints. 3 Do one of the following: • Click Print With Local Printer to print the photos using a printer that is configured on your computer. The Print dialog box launches. For more information, see Print photos using a local printer.
330 Printing, sharing, and exporting Printing photos Print photos using a local printer Use this option to print the photos using a printer that is configured on your computer. 1 Do one of the following: • Open the photos in Photoshop Elements. • Select photos in the Photo Bin ( the Photo Bin. ). Use Ctrl+click (Command + click in Mac OS) to select multiple photos from Note: You can select the photos in Elements Organizer, and select the option Show Files Selected In Organizer.
331 Printing, sharing, and exporting Contact Sheet Automatically arrange selected photos in a single-column or multi-column layout. 7 Select a print size for the photos. See the Scale an image in the Print dialog boxtopic if you plan to use the Custom print size option. 8 To fit the individual image to the specified print layout, select Crop To Fit. The image is scaled and, if necessary, cropped to match the aspect ratio of the print layout. Deselect this option if you don’t want your photos cropped.
332 Printing, sharing, and exporting A Rotate Image B Zoom slider More options for printing from the Print dialog box When you click More Options in the Print dialog box, the following options are displayed: Printing Choices Enables you to specify the following settings: Photo Details You can print the date, caption, and filename by selecting the following options: • Show Date • Show Caption • Show File Name Border You can specify the following details for the border: • Thickness in inches, mm, or poin
333 Printing, sharing, and exporting Color Management Displays the color profile of the image. Image Space shows the color space embedded in your photo file. (The print preview in the Print dialog box is not color managed and doesn’t update as you choose a profile.) You can change the profile for printing from the following options: Color Handling You can choose to have either your printer or Photoshop Elements manage colors.
334 Printing, sharing, and exporting Save your photos in PSD format (instead of JPEG), unless you plan to share your photos or use them in a web page. Each time you save in JPEG format, the image data is compressed, potentially causing some data to be lost. You may start to notice reduced image quality after saving the file as a JPEG 2-3 times. The disadvantage of saving in PSD format is that the file size increases significantly because the file is not compressed.
335 Printing, sharing, and exporting Change file-saving options 1 In the Photoshop Elements, choose File > Save. 2 To change file-saving options, such as the filename or format, choose File > Save As, set any of the following file- saving options, and then click Save. Note: Some file formats open another dialog box with additional options. File Name Specifies the filename for the saved image. Format Specifies the file format for the saved image.
336 Printing, sharing, and exporting Note: You cannot save indexed-color and bitmap mode images in JPEG format. 2 Specify a filename and location, select file-saving options, and click Save. The JPEG Options dialog box opens. 3 If the image contains transparency, select a Matte color to simulate the appearance of background transparency. 4 Specify image compression and quality by choosing an option from the Quality menu, dragging the Quality slider, or entering a value between 1 and 12.
337 Printing, sharing, and exporting Interlaced Displays low-resolution versions of the image while the full image file is downloading to the browser. Interlacing can make downloading time seem shorter and assures viewers that downloading is in progress. However, interlacing also increases file size. Save a file in TIFF format 1 In the Edit workspace, choose File > Save As, and choose TIFF from the format list. 2 Specify a filename and location, select file-saving options, and click Save.
338 Printing, sharing, and exporting • Save Over Current File does not open the Save As dialog box. The first save overwrites the original. Image Previews Saves a preview image with the file. Select Never Save to save files without previews, Always Save to save files with specified previews, or Ask When Saving to assign previews on a file-by-file basis.
339 Chapter 13: Photo projects Project basics Elements Organizer and Photoshop Elements provide quick and easy ways to be creative with your photos. You can use your photos to create photo books, greeting cards, calendars, collages, and CD/DVD jackets among other projects. You can complete some projects in Elements Organizer. For other projects, you select the photos you want to use in Elements Organizer, and then complete the project in Photoshop Elements.
340 Photo projects Note: Because multipage files can be large, a computer with at least 1 GB of RAM is recommended for optimum performance. When you start a photo project, you can specify a size, printing option (local or through a service provider), and theme for the project type. For example, the CD Jacket template has different size options than the Photo Collage template. However, both offer layout and theme options that are common to most projects.
341 Photo projects About greeting cards Greeting cards let you add various layouts and designs to your images, and allows adding up to 22 photos on a page. You can print greeting cards with your home printer, save them to your hard drive, or email them. Greetings cards can also be ordered online from Adobe Photoshop Elements Online Services for some locales. About CD and DVD jackets Photoshop Elements lets you create disc jackets (covers) for a CD and DVD case.
342 Photo projects About CD and DVD labels Photoshop Elements lets you create adhesive disc labels for CDs and DVDs, or labels for printable CDs and DVDs, using an inkjet printer. You can print them with your home printer, save them to your hard drive, or email them as PDFs. About slide shows Slideshows are a fun way to share media files. With Photoshop Elements, you can customize slideshows with music clips, clip art, text, and even voice narration. Images in PDF do not display in slideshows.
343 Photo projects Create a greeting card Greeting cards let you add various layouts and designs to your images, and enables you to add up to 22 photos on a page. You can print greeting cards with your home printer, save them on your hard drive, or send by email. You can also order a print online from Shutterfly, from within Photoshop Elements. Greeting cards can also be ordered online from Adobe Photoshop Elements Online Services from some regions. For a video about greeting cards, see www.adobe.
344 Photo projects Create a photo book Photo Books let you add various layouts and designs to your images. Photo books can be printed on your home printer, ordered online from Adobe Photoshop Elements Online Services, saved to your hard drive, and shared via email. You can upload your photos, create photo books, and print using Shutterfly. You can also order a digital scrapbook using Shutterfly. Note: Sign up for Shutterfly membership to use their services.
345 Photo projects About photo project edits In Photoshop Elements, you can modify photo collages, greeting cards, and CD/DVD disc jackets and labels. The Create panel lets you add various frames, textures, backgrounds, and graphics to your projects, as well as apply text effects. You can also resize, rotate, and move images. Add images to a photo project You can add images to a photo project, and then rearrange, modify, or replace them.
346 Photo projects 3 After repositioning or resizing the photo within the frame, click the Commit button or the Cancel button when you’re finished. A Drag a corner of the photo to resize it B Move the resize slider C Areas outside the photo frame are hidden Replace or remove photos in a photo project ❖ Do any of the following: • Double-click the photo, then click • Drag a new photo from the Photo Bin onto a photo placeholder. • To replace a photo on a page, right-click and select Replace Photo.
347 Photo projects 2 Select Show File Info. 3 In the General section, click the Location link next to the path of the project. 4 Locate and open the folder with the same name as the PSE file. 5 Right-click the PSD file for the page you want to edit, and choose Open With > Adobe Photoshop. 6 In Photoshop, make your changes, and then choose File > Save. When Photoshop asks if you want to replace the existing file, click Yes. Note: Do not reorder or rename layers in the PSD file.
348 Photo projects Create a Facebook Cover and profile photo The Create menu in Photoshop Elements enables you to use your photos creatively in different kinds of art projects. Photoshop Elements 13 gives you the option to create a Facebook cover. Note: The option to create a Facebook cover image is not available in some locales.
349 Photo projects 1 In Photoshop Elements 13 Editor, click the Create menu, and then click Facebook Cover. 2 In the Facebook Cover dialog, select a theme. Use the Theme Category selector to help choose from available themes. Single Phototheme: You can use one photo that helps you create an interaction between the Cover photo and your Profile photo Multiple Photostheme: You can use multiple photos to create a simple collage-like effect.
350 Chapter 14: Web graphics Optimizing images About optimizing Optimization for the web is the process of compressing images and setting display options for optimal use on the Internet. When you put images on the Internet, file size becomes important; you want to achieve a file size that is small enough to allow a reasonable download time, but large enough to preserve colors and details to your satisfaction. There are three major graphic file formats that are used on the web: GIF, JPEG, and PNG.
351 Web graphics A Toolbox B Eyedropper color C Optimization settings and flyout menu for more options D Image Size E Animation options F Zoom level menu G Browser preview menu H Original Image I Optimized image Optimization options appear on the right side of the Save For Web dialog box. In addition to selecting a web file format, you can choose compression and color options, preserve background transparency or set background matting, and change the size of the image.
352 Web graphics Images in GIF and PNG-8 formats, sometimes called indexed-color images, can display up to 256 colors. To convert an image to indexed-color format, Photoshop Elements builds a color lookup table. If a color in the original image does not appear in the color lookup table, the application either chooses the closest color in the table or simulates the color using a combination of available colors. JPEG and PNG-24 files support 24-bit color, so they can display up to 16 million colors.
353 Web graphics Use colors in the Web panel to ensure that colors won’t dither when displayed in Windows or Mac OS systems capable of displaying 256 colors. When creating an original image, you can use the Color Picker to choose web-safe colors. When optimizing images, keep in mind that two kinds of dithering can occur: Application dither Occurs in GIF and PNG-8 images when Photoshop Elements attempts to simulate colors that aren’t in the current color table.
354 Web graphics More Help topics Optimized file formats for the web Use the Adobe Color Picker Optimize as GIF or PNG-8 format Add a browser to the Preview In menu Optimizing images for the PNG-24 format About the PNG-24 format The PNG-24 format supports 24-bit color. Like the JPEG format, PNG-24 preserves the subtle variations in brightness and hue found in photographs. Like the GIF and PNG-8 formats, PNG-24 preserves sharp details like those in line art, logos, or type.
355 Web graphics Optimizing images for the GIF or PNG-8 format About the GIF format The GIF format uses 8-bit color and efficiently compresses solid areas of color while preserving sharp details like those in line art, logos, or type. You also use the GIF format to create an animated image and preserve transparency in an image. GIF is supported by most browsers. The GIF format uses LZW compression, which is a lossless compression method.
356 Web graphics Optimize as GIF or PNG-8 format GIF is the standard format for compressing images with large areas of solid colors and crisp details like those in line art, logos, or type. Like the GIF format, PNG-8 supports transparency and efficiently compresses areas of solid color while preserving sharp detail; however, not all web browsers can display PNG-8 files. 1 Open an image and choose File > Save For Web. 2 Choose GIF or PNG-8 from the optimization format menu.
357 Web graphics Create an animated GIF 1 Place the images you want to appear in each frame of the animation on separate layers of the Layers panel. For example, to create an animation of an eye blinking, you would place an image of the open eye on one layer, and an image of the closed eye on another layer. 2 Choose File > Save for Web.
358 Web graphics Background matting, supported by the GIF, PNG, and JPEG formats, simulates transparency by filling or blending transparent pixels with a matte color that matches the web page background. Background matting works best if the web page background is a solid color and if you know what that color is. To create background transparency or background matting in the optimized image, you must start with an image that contains transparency.
359 Web graphics 4 Select a color from the Matte menu: • Eyedropper Color (to use the color in the eyedropper sample box) • White, Black, or Other (to select a color using the Color Picker) Create hard-edged transparency in a GIF or PNG-8 file Use hard-edged transparency when you don’t know the background color of a web page, or when the web page background contains a texture or pattern. However, keep in mind that hard-edged transparency can cause jagged edges in the image.
360 Web graphics Optimizing images for the JPEG format About the JPEG format The JPEG format supports 24-bit color, so it preserves the subtle variations in brightness and hue found in photographs. A progressive JPEG file displays a low-resolution version of the image in the web browser while the full image is downloading. JPEG image compression is called lossy because it selectively discards image data.
361 Web graphics 5 Select Progressive to display the image progressively in a web browser; that is, to display it first at a low resolution, and then at progressively higher resolutions as downloading proceeds. Note: Some browsers do not support progressive JPEGs. 6 To preserve the ICC profile of the original image in the optimized file, select ICC Profile. Some browsers use ICC profiles for color correction. The ICC profile of the image depends on your current color setting.
362 Web graphics 5 When you change the Internet access speed, the estimated download time displayed under the optimized image is updated. If the download time seems too long, try different optimization settings, or change the image size in the Save For Web dialog box. Preview variations in color display When optimizing an image for the web, consider how the image will appear on different monitors. In general, an image appears darker in Windows systems than on Mac OS systems.
363 Chapter 15: Keyboard shortcuts Keys for the Magic Extractor dialogbox | Photoshop Elements 10, 11 Note: This feature is not available in Photoshop Elements 12 This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
364 Keyboard shortcuts Result Shortcut Zoom in on the desktop Windows ++ Zoom out of the desktop Windows +- (minus) Navigate the windows (or tabs) within a grouped icon on the taskbar Control + click Keys for selecting tools This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
365 Keyboard shortcuts Result Windows Mac OS Spot Healing Brush tool J J S S E E Pencil tool N N Brush tool B B F F Paint Bucket tool K K Gradient tool G G Custom Shape tool U U R R O O Show/Hide all panels Tab Tab Default foreground and background colors D D Switch foreground and background colors X X Healing Brush tool Clone Stamp tool Pattern Stamp tool Eraser tool Background Eraser tool Magic Eraser tool Impressionist Brush Color Replacement tool Smart Brush too
366 Keyboard shortcuts Result Windows Mac OS Switch to Eyedropper tool Any painting tool or shape tool + Alt (except Impressionist Brush) Any painting tool or shape tool + Option (except Impressionist Brush) Select background color Eyedropper tool + Alt-click Eyedropper tool + Option-click Set opacity, tolerance, or exposure for painting Any painting or editing tool + number keys (for example, 0 = 100%, 1 = 10%, 4 and 5 in quick succession = 45%).
367 Keyboard shortcuts Result Windows Mac OS Warp tool W W Turbulence tool T T Twirl Clockwise tool C C Twirl Counter Clockwise tool L L Pucker tool P P Bloat tool B B Shift Pixels tool S S Reflection tool M M Reconstruct tool E E Zoom tool Z Z Hand tool H H Keys for the Filter Gallery This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
368 Keyboard shortcuts Keys for using blending modes This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
369 Keyboard shortcuts Result Windows Mac OS Open Help F1 command+ ? Show/Hide Tool Options F4 F4 Show/Hide Photo Bin F5 F5 Show/Hide Effects panel F6 F6 Show/Hide Graphics panel F7 F7 Show/Hide Info panel F8 F8 Show/Hide Histogram panel F9 Option + F9 Show/Hide History panel F10 Option + F10 Show/Hide Layers panel F11 Option + F11 Show/Hide Navigator panel F12 Option + F12 Keys for the Camera Raw dialogbox This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts.
370 Keyboard shortcuts Result Windows Mac OS Align left, center, or right Horizontal Type tool or Horizontal Type Mask tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R Horizontal Type tool or Horizontal Type Mask tool + Command + Shift + L, C, or R Align top, center, or bottom Vertical Type tool or Vertical Type Mask tool + Vertical Type tool or Vertical Type Mask tool + Control + Shift + L, C, or R Command + Shift + L, C, or R Return to default font style Control + Shift + Y Command + Shift + Y Turn Underli
371 Keyboard shortcuts Result Windows Mac OS Increase/decrease detection width Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ] Magnetic Lasso tool + [ or ] Accept cropping or exit cropping Crop tool + Enter or Esc Crop tool + Enter or Esc Toggle crop shield off and on / (forward slash) / (forward slash) Keys for the Layers panel This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
372 Keyboard shortcuts Rename layer Double-click the layer name Double-click the layer name Add to layer selection in Layers panel Shift + Alt + [ or ] Shift + Option + [ or] Copy the mask from one layer to another, and Alt + drag layer mask ask to replace if the mask is already present Alt + drag layer mask Keys for viewing images (expertmode) This partial list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You'll find additional shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips.
373 Keyboard shortcuts Result Windows Mac OS Select Image tool A A Rotate Image tool R R Set Vanishing Point tool (Perspective option selected) V V Zoom tool Z Z Hand tool H H Switch to Hand tool Spacebar Spacebar Step backward Control + Z Command + Z Step forward Control + Shift + Z Command + Shift + Z Move selected image 1 pixel Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow Change Cancel button to Reset Alt Option Show i
