Photoshop Padlet by Alex Mifune https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de photoshop settings and notes en-us 2017-10-25 15:38:04 UTC 2025-12-09 17:15:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Moderncam.png Workspace Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/222839574 2018-01-19 16:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/222839574 Tool Bar Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/222839632  set of icons or buttons that are part of a software program's interface or an open window. ... For example, Adobe Photoshop includes a toolbar that allows you to adjust settings for each selected tool.]]> 2018-01-19 16:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/222839632 Layer Palette Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/222839672  the Grand Central Station for managing layers. To display the palette, choose Window–>Show Layers or just press F7. Here's what you need to know to navigate the Layers palette: The Background is the bottom layer in the image.]]> 2018-01-19 16:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/222839672 Menu Bar Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/222839770  user interface element that contains selectable commands and options for a specific program. In Windows, menu bars are typically located at the top of open windows. ... The View menu typically includes zoom commands and options to show or hide elements within the window.]]> 2018-01-19 16:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/222839770 Adjustment layers Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/222839795 a group of a super useful, non-destructive image editing tools that add color and tonal adjustments to your image without permanently changing its pixels. With the adjustment layers, you can edit and discard your adjustments or restore your original image at any time.]]> 2018-01-19 16:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/222839795 Saturation Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/223402777 The intensity, or richness, of that color. And lightness controls the brightness value.]]> 2018-01-22 16:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/223402777 Color balance Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/223402902  the global adjustment of the intensities of the colors (typically red, green, and blue primary colors).]]> 2018-01-22 16:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/223402902 Move Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/223402966 o move a selection or entire layer by dragging it with your mouse or using your keyboard arrows keys. The move tool is located at the top right of the Photoshop Toolbox. When the move tool is selected, click and drag anywhere in the image.]]> 2018-01-22 16:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/223402966 Zoom Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/223402999 used for magnifying a selected part of the image. The first option is called Auto-resize window.]]> 2018-01-22 16:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/223402999 Hand Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/223403056 you can hold down the Alt key (Option key on the Mac) and click the image to zoom out, or hold down the Ctrl key (Command key on the Mac) and click to zoom in0]]> 2018-01-22 16:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/223403056 Lasso Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/226191061 This is a very handy tool for selecting areas which have reasonably well-defined edges. Left-click at the starting point of your selection and simply move the mouse along the edge. "Fastening points" are automatically made at various points along the edges.]]> 2018-01-30 16:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/226191061 Magic Wand Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/226191160 This determines how closely to match colours - higher tolerance means a larger selection. Check Anti-aliased to define a smooth edge to the selection.]]> 2018-01-30 16:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/226191160 Polygonal Lasso Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/226191216 Similar to the lasso tool, except that instead of holding your mouse button down to draw, left-click on various points to create a selection with a series of straight edges. You can also hold down the Alt key (Windows) or Option key (Mac OS) to draw freehand sections.]]> 2018-01-30 16:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/226191216 Selection Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/226191361  used to facilitate the process of making selections of shapes, colors, and objects inside of Photoshop, and positioning them in the working image area. With tools like the magnetic lasso and magic wand, Photoshop packs a powerful array of selection gadgets]]> 2018-01-30 16:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/226191361 Rectangular Marquee Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/226191442  the most basic of selection tools and often the one most useful. This tool is used to draw selections based on geometric shapes. Specifically, the marquee tool allows you to draw rectangular and elliptical selections. To form the selection, simply click and drag the mouse.]]> 2018-01-30 16:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/226191442 Undo, Go Back Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227549144 CTRL+ALT+C]]> 2018-02-02 16:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227549144 Zoom In And Out Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227550180 HOLD ALT+While scrolling with wheel on mouse]]> 2018-02-02 16:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227550180 CTRL+J Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227551162 NEW DUPLICATE LAYER FROM SECTION]]> 2018-02-02 16:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227551162 CTRL+SHIFT+J Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227551529 NEW LAYER CUT FROM SELECTION]]> 2018-02-02 16:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227551529 HOLD SHIFT Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227552044 WHILE SELECTING TO ADD TO SELECTION]]> 2018-02-02 16:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227552044 CTRL+D Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227552415 DESELECTS, GETS RID OF MARCHING ANTS]]> 2018-02-02 16:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227552415 REFINE EDGE Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227553087 TO CLEAN UP SELECTION, SMOOTH EDGES

]]> 2018-02-02 16:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227553087 SHIFT+CTRL+ Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227553400 INVERSE SELECTION]]> 2018-02-02 16:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227553400 CTRL+E Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227553636 MERGES A LAYER TO WHAT IS BELOW IT]]> 2018-02-02 16:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/227553636 Spot Healing Brush Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/228186054 default healing tool inPhotoshop and can be used to clone areas from an image and blend the pixels from the sampled area seamlessly with the target area. The basic principle is that the texture from the sample area is blended with the color and luminosity surrounding wherever you paint.]]> 2018-02-05 16:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/228186054 Healing Brush Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/228186819  the default healing tool in Photoshop and can be used to clone areas from an image and blend the pixels from the sampled area seamlessly with the target area. The basic principle is that the texture from the sample area is blended with the color and luminosity surrounding wherever you paint.]]> 2018-02-05 16:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/228186819 Patch Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/228187667 it initially operates in a lasso selection mode that can be used to define the area to patchfrom or patch to. For example, you can hold down the Option/Alt key to temporarily convert the patch tool to become a polygonal lasso tool with which to draw straight line selection edges.]]> 2018-02-05 16:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/228187667 Content Aware Move Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/228188293 will allow you to select pixels and move or extend them to another area of your image without the use of layers and masks.]]> 2018-02-05 16:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/228188293 Red Eye Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/228189163  easy-to-use tool for removing red eye from photographs that have been taken with a direct flash source.]]> 2018-02-05 16:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/228189163 Dodge Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/231562876 Photographers hold back light to lighten an area on the print blend mode divides the bottom layer by the inverted top layer.]]> 2018-02-14 16:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/231562876 Burn Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/231563020 increase the exposure to darken areas on a print ]]> 2018-02-14 16:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/231563020 Sponge Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/231563110 saturates / desaturated image areas: In the Toolbox, select the Sponge Tool. Choose brush size and style]]> 2018-02-14 16:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/231563110 Photo Project Brainstorming Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/236480029 share your ideas]]> 2018-02-28 16:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/236480029 Tracing Project Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/236480238 In computer graphics, image tracing, raster-to-vector conversion or vectorization is the conversion of raster graphics into vector graphics.]]> 2018-02-28 16:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/236480238 Clone Stamp Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/238164068 l allows you to duplicate part of an image. The process involves setting a sampling point in the image which will be used as a reference to create a new cloned area. Select the Clone Stamp tool , then check the settings in the options bar.]]> 2018-03-05 16:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/238164068 Crop Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/238164179  non-destructive, and you can choose to retain the cropped pixels to optimize the crop boundaries later.]]> 2018-03-05 16:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/238164179 Aspect Ratio Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/238164264 width and its height. A photo with an aspect ratio of 4 by 3 is turned into an aspect ratio of 16 by 9 (wide screen) using Adobe Photoshop CC 2014]]> 2018-03-05 16:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/238164264 Straighten Tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/238164335 make straight]]> 2018-03-05 16:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/238164335 Layer Masking Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/238164546 drawing white on a black background or by building a high contrast image (a key) based on the luminance or color of the layer. A vector mask is a geometrical shape rather than an fixed image]]> 2018-03-05 16:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/238164546 blur tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/240914467 Choose brush size and style. Set the tool's strength.]]> 2018-03-12 15:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/240914467 sharpen tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/240914582  choose a Strength value, and check Sample All Layers and Protect Detail. Press [ or ] to adjust the brush diameter, then drag across the areas that need sharpening.C For stronger sharpening, drag again in the same area.]]> 2018-03-12 15:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/240914582 smudge tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/240914676 Choose a brush tip and set brush options in the options bar. Specify the exposure for the Dodge tool or the Burn tool. Click the airbrush button to use the brush as an airbrush.]]> 2018-03-12 15:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/240914676 paint bucket tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/240914812  Specify whether to fill the selection with the foreground color or with a pattern. Specify a blending mode and opacity for the paint.]]> 2018-03-12 15:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/240914812 horizontal type tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246124909 creates and edits vector-based text in a separate layer. In the Toolbox, select the Horizontal Type Tool. On the Options bar, set the font options: family (style), size, color and anti-aliasing method.]]> 2018-03-26 15:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246124909 vertical type tool Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246124953 creates and edits vector-based text in a separate layer. In the Toolbox, select the Vertical Type Tool. On the Options bar, set the font options: family (style), size, color and anti-aliasing method. Click on your image and type.]]> 2018-03-26 15:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246124953 golden hour Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246125035  period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is higher in the sky.]]> 2018-03-26 15:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246125035 hdr Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246125076  originally used in 3D and is now in full force in photography. Basically it's the process of taking multiple exposures and merging them together into a single 32 bit image. ]]> 2018-03-26 15:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246125076 vignette Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246125103 popular creative effect. Discover how to add a vignette to an image using Photoshop. Vignetting is a darkening of a photo towards the corners of the frame.]]> 2018-03-26 15:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246125103 spot metering Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246940086 an exposure meter that measures light reflected from only a small area of a subject or scene.]]> 2018-03-28 15:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246940086 partial metering Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246940146  larger area than spot metering and is generally used when very bright or very dark areas on the edges of the frame would otherwise influence the metering unduly.]]> 2018-03-28 15:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246940146 center weighted metering Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246940296 the meter concentrates 60–80% of the sensitivity towards the central part of the viewfinder]]> 2018-03-28 15:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246940296 evaluative metering Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246940492 This is your cameras standard metering mode which most people use for most situations. It is well suited for most subjects including those that are backlit. It is basically just what your eyes do when looking at anything.]]> 2018-03-28 15:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/246940492 Diptych Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/249850901  a traditional church wedding on the left and then the picture on the right tells us that there were sweet, quirky touches that weren’t always obvious.
These montages help to expand on details and show different views than one picture on its own might.

]]> 2018-04-09 15:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/249850901 Triptych Alextm https://padlet.com/Alextm/s0jk8a7ah3de/wish/249851069  several aspects of an abandoned building and also gives an idea of its setting in quite a beautiful location.

You can also use pictures that are completely at odds with each other to show contrasting ideas

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