Blaine Thompson | COMP 3220 | University of Minnesota Duluth

The Art of Cropping

What to do / How to do it / Pgs*
1. Open an image you want to be cropped / File > open / 87
2. Select the crop tool (C) / 87
3. Select the area / Drag a marquee over the portion of the image you want to keep. / 87
4. Optional steps / Resize > drag any handle
Maintain proportions > hold shift while adjusting
Reposition > position the pointer within the marquee, then drag
Rotate marquee > position the cursor outside it (curved arrow pointer) > the drag in circular direction / 87
5. Finalize cropping / Press enter or double click the marquee or click the √ on the options bar / 87

* Pages from Weinman and Lourenkas, Photoshop 7 For Windows and Macintosh. See diagram of toolbox and tools in the pop-out menus from the various toolbox buttons: pages 2-4

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What to do / How to do it / Pgs*
1. Open the working file “banner.psd” from the exercise “Banner Techniques” and view it at 100% / Be sure you don’t open “banner.jpg,” which was your “product version” from the previous exercise. That version no longer has the layers intact.
View > Actual pixels
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2. Create new layer / open Layers Pallet (Window > Show Layers)
click page icon (“New Layer”) at bottom of Layers Pallet (or choose Layer > New) / 134
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3. Type in text for another part of the title (a very different font) / Be sure you’re on the new layer by checking the Layers Pallet (blue highlight)
Easy way to mix fonts successfully (usually) is to contrast serif fonts with san serif fonts / 313-14
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4. Size type after deciding on composition / on the Layers Pallet, select the layer with the type on it
highlight text
choose desired point size (pt.) from the Character Pallet (or Options bar, see pg. 5)
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5. Adjust Leading between lines (on same layer) for both the new type and the old type / with the type highlighted, see Properties Pallet or Character Pallet / 319
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6. Adjust Kerning among letters (on same layer) for both the new type and the old type / with the type highlighted, see Properties Pallet or Character Pallet / 318
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7. Modify background image for readability and design with text (here, I’m getting rid of excess detail) / choose layer with background image (Layer Pallet)
choose the Clone Stamp tool
select area to be cloned with click + alt
click on areas to be stamped out with the cloned image / 123-24
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8. Color the type (trick: try picking up colors in the photo itself, or from combinations that appear together in nature) / choose background layer (Layer Pallet)
choose Eyedropper Tool
click desired colors on background image
choose layer with type on it
choose Type button
highlight text to be colored / 185
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9. Modify colors of background image if necessary / Magic Wand tool
Paint bucket tool (with gradient) / 96-97
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10 Create drop shadow or other effects on the type layer / double-click layer with type on it
choose Drop Shadow / 246