Tutorials
The Photoshop Hour is taking a short break and will return in the New Year.
Please check the January programme pages for revised dates.
Clive Haynes FRPS is presenting a number of tutorials on Photoshop, these are being recorded and links to the first three of the videos can be found below.
Club members will be able to watch the remainder of the series in the Members Only area, please follow the Members Only link to the login page.
The Photoshop Hour episode 6
TOPICS
INTRO LEVEL
How to rotate the entire image and canvas.
The difference between ‘Aligned’ and Non-aligned’ Cloning.
The advantage of using a ‘new Layer’ for cloning.
How a ‘copy Layer’ can improve image management by providing ‘safety net’ or ‘backdoor’ in case of errors.
EXPERIENCED LEVEL
How to introduce shafts of sunlight into an image to add some all-important atmosphere.
How to change an image into a ‘Pen and Ink Drawing’ – a flexible method with various options.
Both methods include ways and means of exploiting Layers.
The Photoshop Hour episode 5
Topics
INTRO LEVEL
Layers: a first look at this essential element of Photoshop.
An overview and examples. Plus….. two PDF downloadable illustrations as quick reference charts to Layer Palette Icons.
Layers Palette #1 - Brief outline as featured in this session.
Layers Palette #2 - ‘More Layer Options’ as information only - not featured in this session.
These PDF files can be downloaded by selecting the “Files” section: tutorials/thephotoshophour/files in the members area.
EXPERIENCED LEVEL
Photoshop 2024 with its new features is now with us.
The newly introduced Remove Tool, and a couple of ways to use it.
Using Crop Tool ‘Generative Expand’ and some considerations about pixel resolution for ‘AI / Generative’ options.
Also, how to add an Artistic/Painterly Border to an image and how to transport, transform and modify the same border from one image to suit another.
The Photoshop Hour episode 4
Topics
INTRO LEVEL:
‘Toolbar Tools You Don’t Need’ (and why)
Repairs and Restoration using Toolbar Tools - Healing Brush, Spot Healing Brush, Patch and Remove (the latter presently only on Photoshop Beta).
EXPERIENCED LEVEL:
Extending the Canvas with ‘Generative Expand’ and using ‘Generative Fill’ to add content within the frame.
These are both new features, presently only in the ‘Beta’ form.
The Photoshop Hour episode 3
Topics
Introductory Level
- Selection Tools continued…..
Including: ‘Lasso’, ‘Polygon’ Lasso. Swapping ‘live’
between Lasso and Polygon modes when using
Polygon.
Experienced Level
- Improving Scale and Perception with ‘Transform’ edits
- Adding atmospheric mist & fog
The Photoshop Hour-3 Extra
Topics:
- How to make the Elliptical Marquee selection tool produce a ‘circle’.
- How to adjust and manage the selection with Select > Transform.
The Photoshop Hour episode 1
Topics
Introductory Level:
- Understanding the basics of Photoshop
- Introducing Menus, Option Bar, Tool Bar, Palettes and ‘Preferences’
Experienced Level:
- Sky Replacement
- ‘Stamp Visible’ as an aid to editing
The Photoshop Hour episode 2
Topics
Introductory Level:
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‘Workspace’: the advantage of creating your own.
The Toolbar continued – Selection Tools Part 1:
Rectangle and Circular Marquee
Add to and subtract from a ‘selection
Experienced Level:
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Exploiting the Clone Stamp
Advanced Cloning Techniques, including:
Cloning with a suitable Blend Mode
Clone using a different source image
Understanding the ‘Clone Source’ palette options
‘Breaking the Pattern’ - How to change direction, scale, proportionality and orientation when cloning
Cloning to change the narrative of an image
