Photo Retouching Tips

Lesson: 1 - Image Resolution (yHkrsm;\tom;jynfh0rI^tom;uspfvpfrI)/(pixels

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Image Resolution
Software: Photoshop 7.0
Level: Intermediate

Concept: Image is generally saved at 72 PPI resolutions because monitor displays the image with
actual size on the screen at 72 PPI. The monitor resolution is considered 72 DPI in general. If the
image is scanned at 144 PPI, it will be displayed with double size because 72 x 72 pixels will fit in 1
inch. Rest of the 72 x 72 pixels will occupy double space. The result is obvious ( odomxif&Sm;), the
double size of the original image. (yHkonf2qt&G,fjyornf)
1. Open Photoshop. Open an image with 72 PPI resolutions.

2. Open the image size dialogue box to check the image settings.
Image > Image Size

3. Save the image

File > Save for Web
We have saved it with JPEG Medium 30 Quality. It is of 5.546 KB.
4. Open the image size dialogue box again to change the image settings.
Image > Image Size
Change the resolution to 144 PPI
5. You will notice that width and the height changes automatically into double figure.
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6. Save the image with different name.

File > Save for Web
We have saved it with JPEG Medium 30 Quality. It is of 14.292 KB.
You can keep both the images side by side.
The image with 144 PPI occupies double space.

Lesson: 2 – Changing Colors

Changing Colors
Software: Photoshop 6.0
Level : Beginners

Concept: In the following lesson we are going to change the color of the garment with different types
of retouching commands provided by Adobe Photoshop. These commands will take you to the
advance photo retouching after proper practice. You need to select proper tool out of the available
selection tools. Proper selection is the basic requirement for any photo retouching job where the
precise selection is essential. 1. Open an image. Select the shirt with magic wand tool (Press Shift and
click) or you can use Quack mask mode method for accurate selection.

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2. Image > Adjust > Color Balance

Original Image Color Levels : 100 -100 0

Tone Balance : Midtone

Color Levels : 100 0 0 Color Levels : 100 0 0

Tone Balance : Midtone Tone Balance : Midtone

3. Image > Adjust > Hue Saturation (Click Colorize)

HSL : 0 94 -44 HSL : 124 19 0

4. Image > Adjust > Brightness/contrast

B : 70 C : 0 B : 37 C :10

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5. Image > Adjust > Variations

Midtones More Yellow Midtones More Blue

Lesson: 3 – Tonal Balance

Tonal Balance
Software: Photoshop 7.0
Level: Intermediate
Concept: In the following lesson we are going to change the color of the garment with different types
of retouching commands provided by Adobe Photoshop. These commands will take you to the
advance photo retouching after proper practice. You need to select proper tool out of the available
selection tools. Proper selection is the basic requirement for any photo retouching job where the
precise selection is essential. 1. Open Photoshop. Open an image to try retouching commands.

2. We will try Auto Levels first.

3. The Level is used to adjust the tonal balance of an image moving the sliders manually. It
gives more precise results. But for the beginners, Photoshop provided the Auto Levels
command which does the same operation automatically. Auto Levels adjust each color
channel individually.
4. Image > Adjustments > Auto Levels

5. The image is clear and sharp.

6. Make a duplicate of the original image by right clicking on the blue title of an image and
select Duplicate.

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7. We will try Auto Contrast now.

8. Auto Contrast does not adjust the channels individually like Auto Levels. It detects the
lightest and darkest pixels in an image, setting them to white and black making highlights
appear lighter and shadows appear darker.
9. Image > Adjustments > Auto Contrast

10. Make another duplicate of the original image by right clicking on the blue title of an
image and select Duplicate.
11. We will try Auto Color this time.
12. Auto Color is the quick way to remove color cast throughout an image.
13. Image > Adjustments > Auto Color

14. Keep all the images side by side to make out the difference between these commands.

Lesson: 4 – Enhancement

Enhancement
Software: Photoshop 7.0
Level: Intermediate
Concept: The is the simple most type of image enhancement using layer blending mode of Adobe
Photoshop. We have used overlay mode to turn simple pale looking photograph into a vibrant
enhanced image. You can experiment with different layer blending modes. You need to control the
degree of blending to control the enhancement because it may look too fancy and unnatural if there is
a lot of glow and light into it. 1. Open Photoshop. Open an image to try retouching commands.

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2. Drag the background layer on the red marked icon of the layer palette, which says "Create
a New Layer"
3. Background layer is duplicated.

4. Change the properties of background copy layer. Change the blend mode to Overlay and
opacity 63%

5. The image is retouched. It is clear and sharp.

Lesson: 5 – Adding Glow

Adding Glow
Software: Photoshop 7.0
Level: Intermediate
Concept: Adding glow is one of the simplest lessons designed using Adobe Photoshop and its image
retouching tools. Its a normal image and we are going to add the glow to it. Please make a note that
this is not regular photo retouching job where you need to give maximum realistic output. Adding
glow is adding effect to the image. With the simple layer blending mode we have added glow to the
image and made the difference.

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2. Drag the background layer on the icon of the layer palette, which says "Create a New
Layer"
3. Background layer is duplicated. Keep the copy selected.

4. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur (Radius 3 pixels)

5. Change the properties of background copy layer. Change the blend mode to Overlay.

6. The image is retouched. It is enhanced and smooth.

Lesson: 6 – Color Enhancement

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Advance
Concept: Overall color enhancement of the image is relatively easy as compared to specific part
because you don't need to select the precise part of the image. Adobe photoshop provides the basic
tools like brightness and contrast and many advanced tools and techniques that can be used in
combinations. You must have the clear idea about what type and what degree of enhancement you
need for your photograph. 1. Open Photoshop. Open the image to work with color enhancement.

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2. Make a duplicate of the background layer and keep the duplicate layer selected.
Image > Adjustments > Invert

3. Change the top layer mode to "Overlay". Keep the top layer selected.

4. Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation (Hue: +180 Saturation: +25 Lightness: -22)

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Lesson: 6 – Adding More Luster

Software: Photoshop CS
Level: Intermediate

Concept: Adding luster to the image is like like some special effect. It should not be considered as a
regular photo retouching where we try to make a photo more realistic. In this lesson, its up to the user
to decide the degree of the fantasy he or she wish to add to the image. Adobe Photoshop comes up
with lots of filters and there are countless numbers of third party filters that can be installed in
photoshop and used for special effects.

Lesson: 7 – Adding More Luster

Enhancement
Software: Photoshop 7.0
Level: Intermediate

Concept: This is the simple most type of image enhancement using layer blending mode of Adobe
Photoshop. We have used overlay mode to turn simple pale looking photograph into a vibrant
enhanced image. You can experiment with different layer blending modes. You need to control the
degree of blending to control the enhancement because it may look too fancy and unnatural if there is
a lot of glow and light into it.
1. Open Photoshop. Open an image to try retouching commands.

2. Drag the background layer on the red marked icon of the layer palette, which says "Create
a New Layer"

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3. Background layer is duplicated.

4. Change the properties of background copy layer. Change the blend mode to Overlay and
opacity 63%

5. The image is retouched. It is clear and sharp.

Lesson: 8 – Enhancement

Software: Photoshop 7.0

Level: Intermediate
1. Open Photoshop. Open an image to try retouching commands.

2. Drag the background layer on the red marked icon of the layer palette, which says "Create
a New Layer"
3. Background layer is duplicated.

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4. Change the properties of background copy layer. Change the blend mode to Overlay and
opacity 63%

5. The image is retouched. It is clear and sharp.

Lesson: 9 – Color Change

Software: Photoshop CS2

Level: Advance

Concept: Overall color enhancement of the image is relatively easy as compared to specific part
because you don't need to select the precise part of the image. Adobe photoshop provides the basic
tools like brightness and contrast and many advanced tools and techniques that can be used in
combinations. You must have the clear idea about what type and what degree of enhancement you
need for your photograph.
1. Open Photoshop. Open the image to change the color.

2. Make a duplicate of the background layer and keep the duplicate layer selected. Change
the top layer mode to "Overlay"

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3. Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation (Hue: +29 Saturation: +28 Lightness: +26)

4. You can go back to step 2 before applying Hue/Saturation and apply Color Balance (Select
Shadows Color Levels -100 0 +100)

5. Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast (Brightness: +100 Contrast: 0)

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Lesson: 10 – Sunset Enhancement

Software: Photoshop CS2

Level: Advance
Concept: The image used in this lesson has overall pale appearance and we wish to enhance it. Adobe
Photoshop comes up with many methods to darken the colors, adjust the contrast, saturate the tones
etc. using one or the combinations of the procedures. We have used blending mode with image
adjustment commands to enhance the overall image darkening its colors and making it more
prominent. 1. Open Photoshop. Open the image to work with Sunset enhancement.

2. Make a duplicate of the background layer and keep the duplicate layer selected. Change
the top layer mode to "Overlay"

3. Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation (Hue: 0 Saturation: +70 Lightness: +20)

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4. Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast (Brightness: 20 Contrast: 20)

Lesson: 11 – Hair Color

Software: Photoshop CS2
Level: Advance
Concept: Changing black and white photograph into color can be interesting as well as challenging.
Try to be thorough with hue/saturation , color balance and blending mode command. Adobe
Photoshop selection techniques are the basic for all types of photo retouching. You must be able to
select the proper selection tool that will select the precise area of the image without spending much of
a time. The color applied must look realistic.
1. Open Photoshop. Open the image to apply hair color.

2. We will select hairs to apply color. We have used Quick Mask Mode for proper selection.
Learn Quick Mask Mode Basics if you do not know the procedure.

3. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance

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Click Ok. It will bring Color Balance box. Change the values as given in the following figure.

4. You can try different value to change the color. Learn how to create similar effect using
Hue/Saturation.

Lesson: 11 – Metal Polish

Software: Photoshop CS2

Level: Advance
1. Open Photoshop. Open the image to apply metal polish.

2. Make a duplicate of the background layer and keep the duplicate layer selected. Change
the top layer mode to "Screen"

3. Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation (Hue: 0 Saturation: +70 Lightness: +10)

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4. Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast (Brightness: +20 Contrast: +20)

5. Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen

Lesson: 12 – Sky Enhancement (Making to appear greater or better)

Software: Photoshop CS2

Level: Advance
1. Open Photoshop. Open the image to work with sky enhancement.

2. Make a duplicate of the background layer and keep the duplicate layer selected. Change
the top layer mode to "Color Burn"

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3. We need to reveal dark portion on the ground under the sky. Keep the top layer selected.
Select Eraser Tool. Choose soft brush and erase the portion you want to reveal from the
bottom layer. The layer palette will look like this.

4. The will get the enhanced sky as shown in the following image.

Lesson: 13 – Sky Enhancement (Making to appear greater or better)

Adding Clouds
Software: Photoshop CS2
Level: Advance
1. Open Photoshop. Open the image to add clouds.

2. Create a new layer. Keep the color selection box to black and white color. keep the new
layer selected.

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Filter > Render > Clouds

3. Change the top layer mode to "Soft Light"

4. Select Eraser tool with soft brush and erase the bottom area to reveal the portion under the
clouds prominently. 4. Select Eraser tool with soft brush and erase the bottom area to
reveal the portion under the clouds prominently.

Lesson 14 – Reveal Selection (to be known or seen tay:vTmcGmcsonf)

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Beginner
Concept: This lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to work with layer masking basics.

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2. Please understand the concept carefully. When you open the image the default layer is
"Background" and it is locked. Masking option is not activated in this condition. You
need to unlock the layer.
3. Double click and rename the layer to unlock it. If you don't name it, it will take Layer 0 as
a default name.

4. Using Elliptical Marquee tool, select the middle portion of an image.

5. Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal Selection.

Since the image has only one layer, it will be as follows before saving.

6. The layer will show the masking thumbnail.

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7. The portion selected by the Elliptical Marquee tool is revealed and rest of the portion of the
image is hidden by the mask. Here is the final image after saving it in Jpeg format.

Lesson 15: Using Liquify Filter (t&nfaysmfusouJhodkYjyKvkyfjcif;)

Software : Photoshop 7.0
Level : Intermediate
Concept: This is one of the most interesting filters provided by Adobe Photoshop where it applies
melting effect to the object. We have used shoes to apply liquify filter. After applying the filter you
will get the output as if the shoes are melted at the toe. Please make a note that particular filter brush
is used on the toes only to get the effect. Try to use different objects to experiment with this amazing
tool and create astonishing effects.
1. Open Photoshop. Open an image to apply Liquify filter.

2. Filter > Liquify

3. This will open the Liquify dialogue box.
4. By default, the Warp Tool is selected if not, select the following Warp Tool at the top left
of the dialogue box.

5. Input 25 for brush size and 70 for brush pressure

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6. Place the cursor on the Toe of the left shoe and drag it slightly towards right.
7. Place the cursor on the Toe of the right shoe and drag it slightly towards left.

8. Click OK and save the image.

Lesson 16: Quick Mask Mode

Software : Photoshop 6.0

Level : Advance
Concept: Adobe Photoshop comes up with different types of selection techniques out of which quick
mask mode is one of the most sophisticated advance techniques used for minute selections. Here in
this lessons particularly, when you are in quick mask mode you paint over the image and the painted
portion is converted into selection. You need to use different size of brush to paint over the minute
small areas of the image that you wish to select.
1. Quick mask mode is a powerful way of selection in Photoshop. It is a selection based on
the masking of the desired portion of an image. It is used for minute and accurate
selections.
2. Start with opening an image with a multicolored background. Scenery will be the perfect
example for background.

3. At the bottom of the Toolbox you will find the switches. Green marked button is for "Edit
in Standard Mode" And red marked button is for "Edit in Quick Mask Mode"

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Standard Mode Quick Mask Mode

button button

4. Before starting with the tutorials, double click on quick mask mode. Select "Selected
Areas" Keep the red color or you can change it. Default opacity is 50%. Make it 70 % if
you want more dark color for selection. Click OK to close the dialog box.

Click on the "Edit in Standard Mode" button to start with the tutorial.
5. Select Magic Wand tool with 32 Tolerance. Click on the face of the image or click on the
area you want to select. You can select maximum area by pressing Shift and clicking
magic wand tool.

6. Click "quick Mask Mode". The portion of the image which was selected with magic wand
will turn into red color with 70% opacity.

7. Select paint brush with hard edge. The size of the brush depends upon the area you are
going to paint or mask. For minute areas, the small sized brush is advisable. Keep black
color as foreground and start painting the area you want to select.
8. If by mistake you painted something out of limit, turn white as foregoing and erase the red
color with the same brush.
9. Use different size of brushes and zoom the image to paint minutely.

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10. When you will finish with painting, click "Edit in Standard Mode" button. Red color will
be replaced by normal selection.

11. You can apply any filter or effect on the selected area or you can use it for retouching. In
the following image we have desaturated the selected area with
Image > Adjust > Desaturate

12. Or you can just drag the selection with move tool on another file to get the selection
without background and place it on the new background.

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Lesson 17: Marquee Tool

Software: Photoshop CS2

Level : Beginner
Concept: As a raster program, selection is one of the most important aspects of PhotoShop.
Image is formed with the group of pixels and they need to be selected for image processing.
PhotoShop offers tools and procedures for this selection. Elliptical & Rectangular marquee
tool is used for selection for basic type where you don't select irregular shapes.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to work with rectangular marquee tool.

2. Select Rectangular Marquee Tool from toolbox. Drag on the image. You will get animated
selection border. It indicated the area selected by the tool.

3. If you press and drag the cursor within selection, you can move selection anywhere, it
won't affect the selected part of an image. This will help in positioning the selection.

4. Select move tool if you want to move the selected part. Place it within the selection and
drag. It will move the selected part and reveal the background.

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5. You can fill foreground color in the selection using Alt+Del key.

Lesson 18: Using Pen Tool (azmifwdefudktoHk;jyKjcif;)

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Beginner
Concept: We can use Pen Tool effectively for complex selections. This tutorial teaches basic type of
selection that is not very accurate but gives an idea how to use pen tool for selecting object. We create
the path with Pen Tool and then convert the path into selection.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to work with Pen Tool.

2. Select the first Pen Tool from Tool box.

3. Once you select the tool please turn your attention to the option bar below menus and
select "Paths" (Middle one shown in the following figure)

4. Start making path using pen tool around the edge of the image. Close the path by clicking
on the first point again.

5. Go to Path palette. If its not open, try

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Windows > Path

6. Click on the (third from the left) icon "Load path as a selection" . The path will get
converted into the selection.

Lesson 19: Expand & Contract (csJUum;jcif; ESifhcsKHUjcif;?usKUHjcif;)

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Beginner
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to apply Expand & Contract commands.

2. Select the Magic Wand Tool and click on the white background area around the picture.

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3. Select > Inverse

You will get following selection. Now let us apply Contract Command.

4. Select > Modify > Contract (Contract by 20 pixels)

5. Go back to the original selection and apply Expand Command.

6. Select > Modify > Expand (Expand by 7 pixels)

Lesson 20: Patterns

Software : Photoshop 6.0
Level : Beginner
Concept: This is the pattern designed using Adobe Photoshop and its define pattern command. For
this lesson you need to be very specific about the pattern and its selection. You have to create a
pattern of the brick in such a way that it will result into the smooth uniform wall structure without any
cutting or breakage. Once a basic design is drawn you will decide what portion of the design should
be selected for the pattern.
1. Create new file with 72 PPI and white background.
Select Rectangular Marquee Tool and draw rectangle to create brick.

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2. Fill it with the color.

If you want to fill foreground color press Alt + Del.

3. Choose Airbrush Tool with soft brush.

Select slightly darker shade than the filled color.
4. Press Shift and click top right, top left and bottom left to make the brick bevel like.

5. Keep the shape selected. Select Move Tool.

Press Alt and copy the shape. Place the shape as shown below.
6. Select the part of the image with Rectangular Marquee Tool in such a way that if it is
repeated as a pattern you should get continuous design.

7. Edit > Define Pattern

8. Name the pattern and deselect with Ctrl +D
9. Edit > Fill > Pattern
Choose the pattern from the drop down menu
Choose the newly created custom pattern. Click OK.
The image will get filled with pattern.

Lesson 21: Lasso Tool

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Beginner
Concept: WIth Lasso Tool you will find three option.The first lasso tool is useful for the free form
selection. You can either select an object using free form selection facility or use this tool for drawing
freeform selection border. Second, Polygonal Lasso Tool is used for straight edged selection. You
need to keep on clicking around the object to select it. Third Magnetic Lasso Tool snaps to the edges

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of an image and warp the selection around it. You need high contrast background to work with this
tool.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to work with Lasso Tool.

2. Select the first Lasso Tool.

3. You can select the flower using this free form lasso but you will notice that it doesn't give
accurate selection. It may be very useful for drawing free hand selection border. Press
Ctrl + D to deselect.

4. Press the cursor on the Lasso Tool and you will get three options. Select second, Polygonal
Lasso Tool. Select the point to begin the selection and keep on clicking closer along with
the edges of the flower. You will notice that the selection is pretty accurate. Press Ctrl +
D to deselect.

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5. Press the cursor on the Lasso Tool again and you will get three options. Select third,
Magnetic Lasso Tool. Click the first point near the edge and start moving along with the
edge of the image. The selection will get automatically snapped around the edge. Complete
the selection to the first point. Press Ctrl + D to deselect.

6. You need high contrast background for the Magnetic Lasso Tool. In the next image the
background is totally contrast with the red circle hence it was easier to select the object
using magnetic lasso tool.

Lesson 22: Layer Mask Part 1

Software : Photoshop 7.0

Level : Intermediate
.
Concept: Layer masking of Adobe Photoshop has great many features. You mask one image with
another and keep black color at the foreground, you will find that where ever you paint with black on
the mask, the below layer image will be revealed. If you change foreground color to white and start
painting with white on the mask, you all again get the original top layered image. Its one of the best
tool to mix the images for collage.
1. Layer masking can be used to create advanced mixing effects without changing original
images.
2. Open Photoshop. Open main image which will be used as a base.

3. Open another image to apply Layer Masking Techniques.

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4. Drag this image on the main image using Move Tool. Keep this Layer selected.
5. Layer > Add Layer Mask > Reveal All

6. Select Brush Tool with soft brush. Make sure that black color is automatically selected as a
foreground.
7. Start painting with Brush Tool in the center of an image.
8. Wherever you paint that area will get revealed.

Lesson 23: Layer Mask Part 2

Software : Photoshop 7.0

Level : Intermediate
Concept: Layer masking is one of the most advanced techniques provided by Adobe Photoshop. It is
generally used for mixing the images and making collage. There are different types of masking
techniques used in Photoshop but you will find perfect mixing of the objects in all types of masking.
You can reveal the areas you want and you can hide the areas you don't wish to show in the image.
Everything happens without affecting the original image.
1. Layer masking can be used to create advanced mixing effects without changing original
images.
2. Open Photoshop. Open main image which will be used as a base.

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3. Open another image to apply Layer Masking Techniques.

4. Drag this image on the main image using Move Tool. Keep this Layer selected.
5. Select Elliptical Marquee Tool and draw the ellipse.
6. Select > Feather (Radius 9 )

7. Layer > Add Layer Mask > Reveal Selection

Lesson 24: Layer Mask Part 3

Software : Photoshop 7.0
Level : Intermediate
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up
with lots of the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We

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wish to encourage you to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and
techniques described need to be followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Layer masking can be used to create advanced mixing effects without changing original
images.
2. Open Photoshop. Open main image which will be used as a base.

3. Open another image to apply Layer Masking Techniques.

4. Drag this image on the main image using Move Tool. Keep this Layer selected.

5. Layer > Add Layer Mask > Reveal All

6. Select Brush Tool with soft brush. Make sure that black color is automatically selected as a
foreground.
7. Start painting with Brush Tool around the image.
8. Wherever you paint that area will get revealed.

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8. If by mistake you paint on the main surface and the image get erased as shown below.

9. Change the foreground color to White and start painting on the image. The erased image
portion will be displayed again.

8. Change the blending mode to Linear Dodge to get following effect.

Lesson 25: Editing Selections

Software: Photoshop CS2

Level: Beginner

Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.

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1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to work with rectangular marquee tool.

2. Select Rectangular Marquee Tool from toolbox. Drag on the image. You will get animated
selection border. It indicated the area selected by the tool.

3. Press Shift and drag another rectangle overlapping some part of the previous one. Now release
shift key. You will get the addition of the two selections.

4. If you press Alt key and drag second selection, the overlapping part will get subtracted
from the first one.

5. You can try similar technique using Elliptical Marquee Tool also.

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Lesson 26: Magic Wand Tool

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Beginner
Concept: Magic Wand tool selects similar color pixels hence allows you to select the object
without selecting its outline. This tool may not be much effective for the images with smooth
tones and gradiations. You need flat colored image for the accurate selection.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to work with Magic Wand Tool.

2. Select the Magic Wand Tool from Tool box (Its at the bottom right corner in the following
image).

3. Once you select the tool please turn your attention to the option bar below menus and and
keep the values and other aspects similar to the readings shown in the following image.

4. Click the red portion of the petal. You will notice that most of the similar colored portion
of the flower is selected.

5. Press CTRL + D to deselect.

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6. Click on the green area and the green colored pixels are selected. We clicked on the top left
area of the following image.

Lesson 27: Dissolve Mode

Software : Photoshop CS
Level : Intermediate
Concept: In the Dissolve mode, Photoshop will randomly change the layer pixels to 0% opacity and
other will remain to 100%. This effect can be checked when the layer is set to the opacity less than
100%. Adobe Photoshop software can be used to create astonishing effects using different modes with
different combination. With Dissolve mode, you get the mesh like structure on the top layer as some
of the pixels are converted to 0% opacity.
1. Open Photoshop and open new file with white background.
2. Make sure to keep RGB mode or change the mode by
Image > Mode > RGB color
3. Create new layer. Select Rectangular Marquee Tool. Draw rectangle. Fill it with red color.
Deselect the selection with CTRL + D

4. Create another layer. Draw another rectangle that overlaps some portion of the red
rectangle in the layer below. Fill it with green color. Deselect the selection with CTRL + D.

Keep the mode on Dissolve. You will not find any change in the image.
5. Change the opacity to 80% and check out the effect.

6. The green solid filled rectangle is changed into the dotted rectangle.

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Lesson 28: Hide Selection

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Beginner
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to work with Hide Selection option.

2. Double click and unlock the Background layer. Check out the detail procedure here.
3. Using Elliptical Marquee tool, select any portion you want to hide of this image. You can
use lasso tool if you like. We have selected four bottom flowers using Polygon Lasso Tool.

4. Layer > Layer Mask > Hide Selection.

5. The portion selected is hidden by the mask. Here is the final image after saving it in Jpeg
format.

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Lesson 29: Hide All

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Beginner
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to work with "Hide All" command. Double click and unlock
the Background layer. Check out the detail procedure here.

2. Layer > Add Layer Mask > Hide All

3. The image is hidden behind the mask. It means you will find image is covered with mask.
4. Once you click "Hide All" you will find that foreground and background colors become
black & white. And the layer mask thumbnail added to the image layer.
5. Select any artistic brush. Keep white as a foreground color.
6. Start painting to reveal the desired area of the image. Painting with black will hide the area.

Lesson 30: Using Pattern Maker

Software : Photoshop 7.0

Level : Intermediate
Concept: This is the lesson designed to create the patterns using pattern maker tool of Adobe
Photoshop. You need patterns for backgrounds, buttons, different types of navigation bars as well as
presentations. Try to experiment with various basic images to create patterns and you will get
interesting results. we have taken photographs for the base image. You can try different drawings to
get amazing output.
1. Open Photoshop. You need to open an image from which you will be creating pattern.

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2. Filter > Pattern Maker

3. This will open Pattern Maker dialogue box with the Rectangular Marquee Tool selected by
default.

4. Drag Rectangular Marquee Tool on the portion of the image from which you want to
create the pattern. (marked with white circle)
5. Click Generate.
6. This will create the pattern which has to be saved.
7. At the right bottom of the dialogue box you will find "Tile History".
8. Select "Saves Preset Pattern" (marked with green circle)
9. Click Cancel to close the window.

10. We will use the pattern now.

File > New
Go for any size of the file with RGB mode on.
11. Edit > Fill > Use (Pattern)
Open newly created pattern from the custom pattern flyout menu. Click OK.
This will fill canvas with the pattern.

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Examples of patterns created from the above image using Pattern Maker

Lesson 31: Add Layer Mask

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Beginner
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to work with "Add Layer Mask" button. Double click and
unlock the Background layer. Check out the detail procedure here.

2. Click "Add layer mask" button. It is second from the left at the bottom of the layer palette.

3. Once you click it you will find that foreground and background colors become black &
white. And the layer mask thumbnail added to the image layer.
4. Select brush tool. Keep black as a foreground color.
5. Since we want to create vignette effect, start painting around the sides of the image.

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6. You will find that the image is as if erased but it's just hidden behind the mask. Painting
with white will reveals the image behind the mask.

Darken Mode

Software : Photoshop CS
Level : Intermediate
Concept: Darken mode selects the Dark color as a result. Lighter Pixels are replaced and
darker pixels do not change. This means when applied with the darken mode, Adobe
Photoshop calculate the dark and light pixels of the both upper and lower layer. The dark
pixels remained unchanged and the lighter pixels are dominated by the darker pixels. Hence
the result will be overall dark because the darker pixels are displayed finally.
1. Open Photoshop. Create a new file and make a new layer. Keep it selected.
2. Open swatches from Window > Swatches
3. Choose Pure Red as foreground color. (1st col 5th row)
4. Select Rectangular Marquee tool and make rectangle on the new layer.
5. Fill the Pure Red color using Alt + Del. Deselect with Ctrl + D

6. Make another layer. Keep it selected.

7. Select Rectangular Marquee Tool and draw rectangle on the new layer such that it will
overlap some portion of the bottom rectangle.
8. Choose Dark Red (just below Pure Red) as foreground color and fill the rectangle.
Deselect with Crtl + D.

9. Make another rectangle on the same layer besides the Dark red rectangle. This layer should
also overlap some portion of the Pure Red rectangle.

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10. Choose Light Red (just above Pure Red) this time and fill the rectangle. Deselect with
Ctrl + D

11. Change the mode of the Top most layer to Darken.

12. You will notice that the Dark Red remained unchanged and the overlapped portion of the
Light Red rectangle is dominated by the Pure Red.

Reveal All
Software : Photoshop CS2
Level : Beginner
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to work with "Reveal All" command. Double click and
unlock the Background layer.

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2. Layer > Add Layer Mask > Reveal All

3. Once you click it you will find that foreground and background colors become black &
white. And the layer mask thumbnail added to the image layer.
4. Select brush tool. Keep black as a foreground color.
5. Since we want to create vignette effect, start painting around the sides of the image.
6. You will find that the image is as if erased but it's just hidden behind the mask. Painting
with white will reveals the image behind the mask.

Masking Link

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Beginner
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up
with lots of the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We
wish to encourage you to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and
techniques described need to be followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to work with masking link option.

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2. Using Elliptical Marquee tool and Reveal selection command, create the following mask
on the image. (Please follow previous basic masking tutorials before doing this)

3. There is a small link between the image and the layer mask thumbnail shows that the layer
mask is linked to the layer. It is indicated with the red arrow in the figure.

4. Select Move Tool. Place it in the middle portion of the revealed part of the image and start
moving. We have moved it towards the top right corner.

5. The image and the mask move together simultaneously.

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You can figure out from the layer that the image is moving along with the layer mask.
In the next lesson, we will see the effect after removing the link between image and mask.

Modify Border

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Beginner
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to apply modify border command.

2. Select Rectangular Marquee Tool and draw rectangular selection around the picture.

3. Select > Modify > Border (add 4 pixels width for border)

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4. Select any desired color for foreground and fill the color in the selection using ALT + Del
key. Press CTRL + D to deselect.

Masking No Link

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Beginner
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to work with masking link option.

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2. Using Elliptical Marquee tool and Reveal selection command, create the following mask
on the image. (Please follow previous basic masking tutorials before doing this)

3. There is a small link between the image and the layer mask thumbnail shows that the layer
mask is linked to the layer. It is indicated with the red arrow in the figure.

4. Now click the small icon of the link to remove the link between the layer and the layer
mask. When you click the icon, it will be vanished. Now there is no link between the
layer and the layer mask.

5. Select the Move Tool and Click the layer thumbnail. Start dragging the move tool on the
image. You will find that the layer mask is stationary and the image is moving inside the
layer mask. You can observe the movement of image in the layer palette also.

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6. Now click on the layer mask thumbnail and again drag the move tool on the image. You will
find that the layer mask is moving and the image is stationary.

Photoshop Cards

Simple Valentine Card -1

Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up
with lots of the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We
wish to encourage you to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and
techniques described need to be followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop and create a new file with the dimension of card you wish to design. Try
to keep simple white background in the beginning so that you can keep on experimenting
with colors. For this card fill the background with light pink color.

2. Create a new layer, select purse magenta for foreground color and using Custom Shape
Tool, draw the following shape on the new layer. Make sure to select "Fill Pixels" in the
option bar.

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3. Filter > Blur > Radial Blur (Try to experiment with the settings)

4. Create a new layer. Draw heart shape using Custom Shape Tool. Place it where ever you
want. Better select Darker color for heart.

5. Keep the heart layer selected.

Layer > Layer Style > Bevel and Emboss
Select "Inner Bevel" and experiment with the rest of the settings.
Also select Drop Shadow

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6. Duplicate the heart and place it in different position. You can duplicate it with CTRL +J by
duplicating the layer.

7. Type the text with artistic font and use proper color. Try using drop shadows, emboss
effects, glow to add spice using Layer Style.

Simple Valentine Card - 2

Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop and create a new file with the dimension of card you wish to design. Try
to keep simple white background in the beginning. Create new layer.You can keep on
experimenting with colors. For this card fill the background with violet color.

2. Create a new layer, select purse magenta for foreground color and using Custom Shape
Tool, draw the following shape on the new layer. Make sure to select "Fill Pixels" in the
option bar.

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3. Filter > Distort > Twirl (Try to experiment with the settings)

4. Create a new layer. Draw heart shape using Custom Shape Tool. Place it where ever you
want. Better select different contrast color for heart.

5. Keep the heart layer selected.

Layer > Layer Style > Bevel and Emboss
Select "Inner Bevel" and experiment with the rest of the settings.
Also select Drop Shadow & Outer Glow

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6. Type the text with artistic font and use proper color. Try using drop shadows, emboss
effects, glow to add spice using Layer Style.

Simple Valentine Card - 3

Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop and create a new file with the dimension of card you wish to design. Try
to keep simple white background in the beginning. Create new layer.You can keep on
experimenting with colors. For this card fill the background with blue color.

2. Filter > Noise > Add Noise (Guassian Amount 12)

3. Create a new layer. Draw heart shape using Custom Shape Tool. Place it where ever you
want. We have selected the same blue color for heart.

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4. Keep the heart layer selected.

Layer > Layer Style > Bevel and Emboss
Select "Inner Bevel" and experiment with the rest of the settings.
Also select Drop Shadow & Outer Glow

5. Duplicate the heart shape and arrange it in the card using either layer duplication or
selecting the heart shape and them dragging it with move tool using ALT+Shift

6. Type the text with artistic font and use proper color. Try using drop shadows, emboss
effects, glow to add spice using Layer Style.

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Photo Shop Image Effects

Duotone

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Advance
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open desired image. Image can be converted into two colors using
Duotone.

2. Image >Mode > Gray Scale

3. Image > Mode > Duotone

4. You will get following box. Select "Duotone" from Type drop down menu. Select two
inks. You need to name the first ink.

5. Following result is obtained after using above combination.

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Channel Project (revised)

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Advance
Concept: Its a beautiful effect created using Adobe Photoshop channels. You can experiment with
filters and filter input values as you become well versed with the concept but consider this as a basic
to start with the channels. You get the unusual type of selection using the combination of filters,
image adjustment commands and the channel. At the end, the channel is converted to selection and
the color is filled.
1. Open Photoshop. Open desired image.

2. Select Elliptical Marquee Tool and draw ellipse in such a way to accommodate the main
portion of the image.

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3. Click Channel Palette or select Channel Palette Tab.

4. Create New Channel. The Image will become black and the selection will remain on the
black background
5. Select > Feather > Feather Radius (16 pixels)
6. Fill White color in the selection by pressing Alt + Del. Deselect the selection with Ctrl + D

7. Filter > Noise > Add Noise

Amount : 34
Distribution : Uniform
Monochromatic

8. Filter > Brush Strokes> Angled Strokes

Direction Balance : 70
Stroke Length : 15
Sharpness : 3

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9. Select RGB Channel in the channel palette. Click Layer Tab. Select the image layer.
10. Select > Load Selection
Select Alpha 1
11. Select > Inverse

12. Fill the Image with white color by pressing Alt + Del

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Changing to Old Photo (Revised)

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Intermediate
Concept: Changing to old photo lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop, where we need to
convert the original colored image into sepia or old type of color tint using Hue Saturation command.
You need to control the values of hue saturation dialogue box while applying proper tint. We have
added more to the old look using noise filter. You can experiment with the range of the filters to get
the desired effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open an image to make it old.

2. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue /Saturation

3. Click OK to open Hue/Saturation window.
4. Check Colorize. Drag the sliders to following values
Hue:29 Saturation:14 Lightness:0

5. Select the image layer.

6. Filter > Noise > Add Noise
Uniform, Monochromatic, Amount:4

7. Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen

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8. The image is converted into old look.

Simple Vignette part 1

Software : Photoshop 7.0
Level : Beginner
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Vignette is a picture that smoothly fades into the background.
2. Open Photoshop. Press D to select white as a background color.
3. Open an image to apply simple Vignette effect.

4. Select Elliptical Marquee tool. Place the cursor in the center of an image and draw the
circle pressing Shift + Alt
5. Select > Feather (9)

6. Select > Inverse

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7. Press Delete and you get a Vignette. Press Ctrl + D to deselect.

Rain

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Advance
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to apply Rain effect.

2. Make a Duplicate of the image layer and keep it selected.

Filter > Noise > Add Noise (Monochromatic, Uniform, Amount 25%)

3. Filter > Blur > Motion Blur (Angle - 73 Distance: 40 Pixels)

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4. Change the top layer mode to "Overlay"

5. Add New Layer and fill it with black color. Change the layer mode to "Soft Light" with
40% Opacity

Emboss

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Advance
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to apply Emboss effect.

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2. Filter > Artistic > Dry Brush

3. Make a Duplicate of Background Layer and keep the duplicate layer selected.
Filter > Stylize > Emboss (Angle: 135 Height: 2 Pixels Amount: 100%)

4. Change the top layer mode to "Hard Light ". Keep the top layer selected.

5. Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast (Brightness: +1 Contrast: +45)

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Crooked Edged Photo

Software : Photoshop 7.0

Level : Advance
Concept: We have created crooked edged photograph using Adobe photoshop tools and filters. We
decorate images that we wish to upload on the web. The web environment always restrict us when the
size of the image in concerned and hence we try to decorate the image with some effect that will stand
out the image on the page. There are many methods to decorate the image and one of them is to work
with image borders which we are following in this lesson.
1. Open Photoshop 7.0. Open desired image.

2. File > New . Open New File with greater size than image. Drag image on the canvas using
Move Tool.
3. Open Layer Palette. Select Top Layer. Press Ctrl and click on the top layer to select an
image.
4. Select > Modify > Contract ( by 4 pixels)
5. Select > Inverse

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6. Filter > Brush Strokes > Spatter

( Spray Radius 10 Smoothness 5 )

Simple Vignette part 2

Software : Photoshop 7.0

Level : Beginner
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Vignette is a picture that smoothly fades into the background.
2. Open Photoshop. Open main image which will be used as a base.

3. Open another image to apply simple Vignette effect.

4. Drag this image on the main image using Move Tool. Keep this Layer selected.

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5. Select Lasso Tool. Make an irregular selection.

6. Select > Feather (9)

7. Select > Inverse
8. Press Delete and you get a Vignette. Press Ctrl + D to deselect.

9. Change the Layer mode to Overlay to mix it with background.

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Black & White Sketch

Software : Photoshop CS2
Level : Intermediate
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open desired image. We need to convert it first into black & white.

2. Image >Adjustments > Threshold

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3. Filter > Stylize > Diffuse

Select "Anisotropic"

4. Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen More

Old Photo Copy

Software : Photoshop 7.0

Level : Intermediate
Concept: Old photo copy lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop where we convert the colored
image into sepia or the tint that gives the image old photo look. Rest of the effect is generated by
decorating photo with the thick outline and shadow. Adding the proper tint is the main task of this
lesson and you have to be very precise with the hue saturation tool while applying right tint.
1. Open Photoshop. Open an image to make old photo copy effect.

2. Create a new file bigger than image, with a white background. Drag the image on the new
canvas using Move Tool.

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3. Make a new layer above the background and below the image layer. Name it as "frame"

4. Select frame layer and draw the rectangle using Rectangular Marquee Tool, around the
image and fill it with 10% gray. Deselect with CTRL + D.

5. Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow

6. Select image layer.

Image > Adjustments > Desaturate

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7. Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation

Select Colorize (Hue - 32 Saturation - 25 Lightness - 0)

8. The image is converted Old Photo Copy Effect.

Image Effects Using Hue Saturation

Software : Photoshop 7.0

Level : Advance
Concept: This is a simple lesson using hue saturation and new adjustment layer. Its simple in terms of
steps as it contains 3-4 steps but its a way to go for advanced commands as this lesson deals with
Adobe Photoshop channels. Try to experiment with channels and find the range of the effects you get.
You can try different colors with hue saturation command. Image adjustment layer will keep the
original image intact of any color.
1. Open Photoshop 7.0. Open desired image.

2. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation

Click OK for the New Layer. Hue Saturation window is opened.
3. Select Colorize.
( Hue 121, Saturation 25, Lightness 0 )

4. Go to Channel Palette. Hue saturation channel is already selected.

5. Select Brush Tool with Smooth Brush. Paint horizontal stroke on the face.

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Rough Paper Effect

Software : Photoshop 6.0

Level : Beginner
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open desired image.

2. Filter > Noise > Add Noise (Guassian, Monochromatic, Amount : 7)

3. Filter> Brush Strokes > Angled Strokes

(Direction Balance :16, Stroke Length : 3, Sharpness: 3)

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Image Effects Using Channel - Glass Effect

Software : Photoshop 6.0

Level : Advance
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open desired image.

2. Go to Channel Palette and Create New Channel. Fill the channel with white color.
3. Filter > Noise > Add Noise (Guassian, Monochromatic, Amount : 25)
4. Filters > Sketch > Bas Relief
(Detail:1, Smoothness: 1, Light Direction: Bottom)
5. Go to Layer Palette. Create New Layer.
6. Select > Load Selection (Alpha 1)
7. Fill the selection with white color using Alt + Del.

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Image Effects Using Channel - Gradient Effect

Software : Photoshop 6.0

Level : Advance
Concept: Its a simple gradient effect created using Adobe Photoshop. We have used new adjustment
layer for this purpose. Its an amazing concept where it generates the separate layer on which you
apply colors or different commands like hue saturation etc above the image and the original image
remained unchanged. This way you can always get back original image and start again from the
scratch.
1. Open Photoshop. Open desired image.

2. Image > Adjust > Desaturate

3. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance

(Color Levels: 88, 0, 82)

4. Go to Channel Palette. Select Gradient Tool. Choose White as foreground and Black as
Background color. Drag the tool from top right to bottom left.

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Image Effects Using Channel - Windows Effect

Software : Photoshop 6.0

Level : Advance
Concept: We have used channels of Adobe Photoshop to get the window effect. In this lesson we
have tried to generate the effect where the female face is in front of the window with horizontal bars
and the shadow of the bars falling on her face. You can experiment with filters and the input values of
the filter dialogue box. The channel is converted into the selection at the end. If you fill black color in
the selection you get the shadow of the bars.
1. Open Photoshop.

2. Open desired image

3. Go to Channel Palette and Create New Channel. Fill the channel with white color.
4. Filter > Noise > Add Noise (Guassian, Monochromatic, Amount: 25)
5. Filter > Sketch > Halftone Pattern
(Size: 4, Contrast: 0, Pattern Type: line)
6. Go to Layer Palette. Create New Layer.
7. Select > Load Selection (Alpha 1)
8. Fill the selection with white color using Alt + Del.

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9. Or you can fill the Black color instead of White to get the effect of shadow of window on
the face.

Image Effects Using Channel - Cloth Effect

Software : Photoshop 6.0

Level : Advance
Concept: We are using channels in this lesson for cloth type of selections. Channels are the advanced
techniques of Adobe Photoshop. We create something on the channel, apply filters and other
adjustment tools and then convert the channel into selections. With the help of channels we get
different selections that are impossible with normal selection tools. Try to experiment with different
filters or the input values to get realistic effects.
1. Open Photoshop. Open desired image.

2. Go to Channel Palette and Create New Channel. Fill the channel with white color.
3. Filter > Noise > Add Noise (Guassian, Monochromatic, Amount : 25)
4. Filter > Sketch> Water Paper
(Fiber Length: 41, Brightness: 31, Contrast: 74)
5. Go to Layer Palette. Create New Layer.
6. Select > Load Selection (Alpha 1)
7. Fill the selection with white color using Alt + Del.

8. Select Eraser. Choose Chalk type of brush and erase the part of an image in such way that
it should look as if the cloth portion is tear off.

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Image Effects Using Channel - Dust Effect

Software : Photoshop 6.0

Level : Advance
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open desired image.

2. Go to Channel Palette and Create New Channel. Fill the channel with white color.
3. Filter > Noise > Add Noise (Guassian, Monochromatic, Amount : 25)
4. Filter > Stylize > Emboss (Angle: 135, Height: 3, Amount: 100)
5. Go to Layer Palette. Create New Layer.
6. Select > Load Selection (Alpha 1)
7. Fill the selection with white color using Alt + Del.

8. Select Eraser. Choose Spatter type of brush and erase the part of an image in such way that
it should look as if the dust portion is cleaned off.

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Image Effects Using Hue Saturation

Software : Photoshop 7.0

Level : Intermediate
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Eagle.psd from samples folder.
Adobe > Photoshop 7.0 > Samples

2. To make it gray ( black & white ), no need to change the mode and convert it into
Grayscale.
3. Image > Adjustments > Desaturate
4. The image is converted into gray format.

5. Using Zoom Tool, zoom the eye of the bird.

6. Using Elliptical Marquee Tool, select the eye.
7. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue Saturation
8. Check Colorize. Hue 16 saturation 100

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9. You will get the desired effect where the photograph is in black & white and the eye is red.

Painting

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Advance
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to apply painting effect.

2. Make a Duplicate of the image layer and keep it selected.

Filter > Stylize > Find Edges

3. Image > Adjustments > Desaturate (Change the layer mode to Multiply)

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4. Select Bottom Layer

5. Filter > Artistic > Dry Brush

6. Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation (Drag Saturation to 50)

7. Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast

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8. You can experiment with Brightness/Contrast values.

Color Eyes Part 2 - Coloring

Software : Photoshop CS2
Level : Advance
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. In the last lesson, we have learned how to select eyes. Both the eyes are selected now.

2. Layer >New Adjustments Layer > Hue/Saturation

3. Click Ok for Hue/Saturation. This will create another layer for Hue/Saturation.

3. Try to follow above values to get following effect. you can change those values at any
point of time by simply clicking the Hue/Saturation layer.

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Color Eyes Part 1 - Selection

Software : Photoshop CS2
Level : Advance
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open desired image.

2. Use Zoom tool to zoom in the image to get the better an bigger view of an eye for
selection.

3. Select Polygonal Lasso Tool. Select Right eye.

4. Select > Save Selection > Name "r" for the selection.
5. Using Polygonal Lasso Tool, select left eye. Keep it selected.
6. Select > Load Selection > Select "Add to Selection" button under "Operation".

7. Select "r" from channel drop down menu to add the right eye selection.
8. Both the eyes are selected as shown below in the image.
9. We will color the eyes in the next lesson.

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Mixing Photographs

Software : Photoshop 7.0

Level : Advance
Concept: This is the raw method of mixing two images and its one of the possible techniques where
we have used Adobe Photoshop eraser tool. With eraser the main disadvantage is, you can not get the
original image back and hence using masking is always advisable with these types of jobs but we are
simply following every possibility so that you can learn the tools and be well versed with the
photoshop environment.
1. Open Photoshop 7.0. Open desired image.

2. Open another image which you want to mix with previous.

3. Drag the second image on the first using Move Tool.

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4. Go to Layer Palette
5. Select top image layer. Change the blending mode to Multiply.

6. Using Move Tool, drag the top image to proper place if require.

7. Select Eraser Tool, use soft brush and erase unwanted area of the top image.
8. Go to Layer Palette. Select to image layer. Change the opacity to 70%.

Artistic Effects

Coloring Hairs

Software : Photoshop CS
Level : Advance

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Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open an image.

2. Change it to gray scale using Image > Adjustments > Desaturate

3. Select hairs using Quick Mask Mode Technique. Learn it in detail from Quick Mask Mode
Tutorial.

4. You will get the following selection.

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5. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation

6. Click OK and you will get Hue/Saturation box. Check Colorize button ON. Move the
sliders to get following values.

7. Try to match the color with original and experiment using different values.

Sketch Effect

Software : Photoshop CS
Level : Intermediate
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open an image.

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2. Image > Adjustments > Desaturate

3. Make a duplicate of the desaturated layer. Keep the duplicate later selected.
4. Image > Adjustments > Invert

5. Change the layer mode to "Color Dodge"

6. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur (Radius 4.9)

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Making Red Hot

Software: Photoshop CS
Level: Beginner
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open an image.

2. Drag the image on the file with white background. Change the Blending Mode of the
image layer to Hard Light. Keep The Layer Selected.

3. Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast

Brightness: 0 Contrast: +100

Rainbow

Software : Photoshop CS
Level : Beginner
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open an image.

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2. Create a new layer. Select Gradient Tool and select "Transparent Rainbow" from the
Option Bar. Drag the tool from top left to bottom right. Keep the layer selected.

3. Change the blending mode to "Color"

Simple Sunset

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Intermediate
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.

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1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to create Simple Sunset Effect.

2. We will apply photo filter.

Image > Adjustments > Photo Filter
Use following options and values for Photo Filter dialogue box.

3. The effect is almost generated but you may want to touch up a bit.

4. Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast (use following readings)

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5. You will get following effect after adding Brightness/Contrast.

Glowing Light

Software : Photoshop CS2

Level : Intermediate
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to apply Glowing light.

2. Make a Duplicate of the image layer and turn it into gray scale using
Image > Adjustments > Desaturate

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3. The layer palette will look like this. Keep the top layer selected.

4. Image > Adjustments > Invert

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5. Change the blending mode of the top layer to Multiply.

6. Be on the top layer. Select Eraser Tool with soft brush and erase the portion which you
want to reveal and glow.

Block Effect

Software : Photoshop CS
Level : Intermediate
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open an image.

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2. Using Elliptical Marquee tool, make elliptical selection carefully around the main, center part of an
image.

3. Press "Q" to activate Quick mask Mode

4. Filter > Stylize > Extrude

(Type: Blocks Size: 30 Depth: 30 Random )

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5. Press "Q" again to Edit in standard mode. This will convert quick mask into selection. Select white
color for background.
6. Select > Inverse (Press Del to delete selected portion )
7. Press Ctrl + D to deselect the selection.

Coloring Lips

Software: Photoshop CS
Level: Advance
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open an image.

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2. Select lips using Polygon Lasso Tool.

3. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation

4. Click OK and you will get Hue/Saturation box. Check Colorize button ON. Move the
sliders to get following values.

5. Try to create natural color and experiment using different values.

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Vertical Lines
Software: Photoshop 7.0
Level: Intermediate
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.
1. Open Photoshop. Open an image to apply vertical lines effect.

2. Create New file with 3 pixel width, 3 pixel height and transparent background.
3. Select black as a foreground color. Draw vertical line using Pencil Tool.

4. Select All using CTRL + A

5. Create a pattern by Edit > Define Pattern. Name the pattern.
6. Close the Pattern file and go back to image file. Create new layer. Keep it selected.
7. Edit > Fill
(Choose "Pattern" from "Use" drop down menu and again in "Custom Pattern" you will
find newly created pattern)
8. Select newly created pattern and fill the layer. Change the layer mode to "Soft Light"

Using Color Balance (Coloring Hairs)

Software: Photoshop CS
Level: Advance
Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different
combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of
the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you
to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be
followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.

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1. Open an image.

2. Change it to gray scale using Image > Adjustments > Desaturate

3. Select hairs using Quick Mask Mode Technique. Learn it in detail from Quick Mask Mode
Tutorial.

4. You will get the following selection.

5. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance

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6. Click OK and you will get Color Balance box. Move the sliders to get following values for
Midtones.

7. Select Highlights and move the sliders to get following values for Highlights.

8. Select Shadows and move the sliders to get following values for Shadows.

9. Try to match the color with original and experiment using different values.

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Patchwork Grids

Software: Photoshop 7.0

Level: Intermediate
Concept: Patchwork grid is the effect created using Adobe Photoshop where we create the pattern of
patchwork using filter. Here you can experiment with different types of filters to generate countless
effects. We have used patchwork filter and changed the mode using layer blending modes to get the
output. Again when it comes with layer blending method you have lots of scope to experiment and get
interesting results.
1. Open Photoshop. Open an image to apply patchwork grid effect.

2. Create a new layer in the layer palette and fill it with white color. Keep the layer selected.
3. Filter > Texture > Patchwork
Square Size - 1 Relief - 0

4. Change the layer blending mode to Color Burn and Opacity to 70%

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