Photoshopping

[mrv3000]

For angst_angel (who I will thwack very hard if she was just pulling my chain).



Borders (down and dirty):

1. Over in your Layers box (on the bottom right - if not there, click "Window" then make sure "Layers" is checked), right click on the word Background
   
   
2. Click "Duplicate Layer". Then click OK.
   
   
3. Left click once on the new Background Copy so it's selected.
   
   
4. Click the menu - "Layer", "Layer Style", "Stroke"
   
   
5. Change the Position to Inside - and change the size and color to your liking. Ta da!

To change brushes:

1. In your tools box, click on the thing that looks like a brush. *g*
   
   
2. Your bar right below your menu should change. Click in the box right after "Brush:" and you can change the size and the shape.

Resizing the canvas to fit the picture:

1. Well, I rarely change the size of the canvas (unless I'm doing something funky)...I usually just change the size of the image and the canvas changes automatically. On the menu, click "Image", "Image Size". You'll probably want to keep "Constrain Proportions" checked for now.
   
   
2. Handy little hint for after you re-size something - I've found that clicking "Filter", "Sharpen", "Sharpen" *after* re-sizing it can make it all sharp and purty. Sometimes it doesn't look quite right, but most times it brings the pic more into focus. (e.g. the pic on my LJ. *pats sharp, in focus pic*

Comments

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah! I hadn't even touched on the whole Brightness/Contrast/Color Adjusting thing! Photoshop has so much power behind it! You can really make a pic look any way you want. You just have to be willing to sit and play until you get the best combination!

I usually hit the Brightness/Contrast/Color Adjusting thing before I re-size and then fiddle with the sharpness/layer styles after.

[woodface]

Ah, I always resize first and then start adjusting the image.

PS does have some really nice features. Although I must say that I don't master that many yet.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Ah, I always resize first and then start adjusting the image.

I wonder if it makes a difference if you do it before or after.

PS does have some really nice features. Although I must say that I don't master that many yet.

Back when I wasn't working, Jojo and I would spend hours on AIM with a conversation much like...

Michelle: Ooo! Check out....
Jojo: Cool!
*hour of silence*
Jojo: Whoa! Did you know you can do ... by clicking...?
Michelle: *gasp* WOW!
*another hour of silence*

:D

[woodface]

I wonder if it makes a difference if you do it before or after.

I don't know. I just always prefer to see the impact of the pic when it's at the size it's meant to be. That and some low quality pics sometimes get better when seized down.

Back when I wasn't working, Jojo and I would spend hours on AIM with a conversation much like...
Michelle: Ooo! Check out....
Jojo: Cool!
*hour of silence*
Jojo: Whoa! Did you know you can do ... by clicking...?
Michelle: *gasp* WOW!
*another hour of silence*

*laughs* I'm going for the Jack response here: Eggheads!!!

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

I just always prefer to see the impact of the pic when it's at the size it's meant to be.

Good point.

That and some low quality pics sometimes get better when seized down.

That's very true!

I'm going for the Jack response here: Eggheads!!!

I prefer the term "hopeless geek" *VBG*

[woodface]

I prefer the term "hopeless geek" *VBG*

As you wish, desperate Egghead *g*