Class: 1

ZOOM-
1. Through tool box
2. Navigator [ zoom and pan]
3. cltr + sapce bar = zoom in
    cltr+ space + Alt = zoom out
4. cltr + "+" = zoom in
    cltr + "-" = zoom out

CHANGING RESOLUTION- [re size]
1. good printing resolution- min120/150/300
2. PSHOP>TIFF>PNG>JPEG [can use TIFF for better printing]
3. 8" x10" print- at least 1200 x1600 pixels
4. Resample- change resol [leave unchecked to conserve resol]

CHANGING EXPOSURE-
1. Color balance
2. Variation
3. Hue/Saturation [cltr + u]
Tip 1- Saturation can be used very effectively for "focus" of the design. De-saturate (grey) everything except the main focus of the design. 


FILTER- 
Most useful filter- Gaussian Blur-
Tip 2- blur the background to increase the focus of the main design element. 


CROP-
Select and crop the desired area of the picture.

UNDO- 
1. Can undo only up to 5 steps back
2. use "HISTORY" to progressively undo last commands.
3. revert- Best to the last save

CANVAS SIZE- 
Add more area to original canvas without changing  size/resol of the original pic.

SELECT- 
Manipulating the selected area-
Tip: Select area in the crosshair box and changes will be applied only within the selected box. 


Hide Selection command-  cltr + H
The image will be selected, but the selection box is not seen.

Inverse Selection - shift + cltr+ I
Select --> Modify -->feather ( for softer edges)

Lasso/Magnetic Lasso-
Select non regular shapes.
Select Tool + Shift  = Add to the selected area
Select Tool + Alt = Delete from selection

Polygonal Lasso-
Makes/ selects in a straight line
double click to finish the selection.

Magic Wand-
Very Imp tool for selection.
select "Contiguous"  for selecting connecting areas
Tolerance- lower the tolerance better precision in selection. [e.g. just one shade of color]
Tip: tolerance of 66 works best for most selections


SAVE SELECTION- VERY IMP
its a good practice to always save the critical/ time consuming selection. Very useful for modifying properties.
1. Save Selection [ give an appropriate name to the selection]
2. Reload the selection.

BLUR TOOL- 
Very important tool to blur the edges abd merge them into the background.
Tip: rotate canvas- [flip horizontal] to make sure all edges are blurred into the background.