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Resolution

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Introduction Resolution is something of prime importance in digital arts. In a general term it is referred to image resolution, monitor resolution and output device resolution. To be precise, it is a unit of measurement, used to determine the size of an image, the way an image displayed on the monitor and the device on which an image is output. While preparing the image in digital arts we have to consider these three ways of resolution. Different Raster packages, like Photoshop etc. comes up with different facilities to decide and manipulate resolution. It is essential to have good amount of knowledge of this resolution concept as it affects the entire artwork. With web, it can totally change the appearance of the design of the site. Specially, it is considered to be the job of skilled pers...

Learn Photoshop 6.0, Changing Colors

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Changing Colors Software : Photoshop 6.0 Level : Beginners n the following lesson we are going to change the color of the garment with different types of retouching commands. These commands will take you to the advance photo retouching after proper practice. 1. Open an image. Select the shirt with magic wand tool (Press Shift and click) or you can use Quick mask mode method for accurate selection 2. Image > Adjust > Color Balance Original Image Color Levels : 100 -100 0 Tone Balance : Midtone ...

Learn Photoshop CS2, Emboss

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Emboss Software : Photoshop CS2 Level : Advance 1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to apply Emboss effect. 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)

Learn Photoshop 6.0, Image Effects Using Channel - Cloth Effect

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Image Effects Using Channel - Cloth Effect Software : Photoshop 6.0 Level : Advance 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.

Learn Photoshop 7.0, Layer Mask Part 3

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Layer Mask Part 3 Software : Photoshop 7.0 Level : Intermediate 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. 8. If by mistake you paint on the main surface and the image get...

Learn Photoshop CS2, Add Layer Mask

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Add Layer Mask Software : Photoshop CS2 Level : Beginner Concept: We will be using "Add Layer Mask" button which is situated at the bottom of the layer palette. The rest of the procedure is same as described in the previous lessons. We will try vignette effect using "Add Layer Mask" button. 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. ...

Learn Photoshop CS2, Lasso Tool

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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 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. ...

Learn Photoshop, Quick Mask Mode

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Quick Mask Mode Software : Photoshop 6.0 Level : Advance 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" 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 ...

Origin of the Color

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What is the origin of the color? What is the physiology of human vision? When we see something, what exactly it means? We need to go to some scientific experiments to find out the answers of these questions. It was Sir Isaac Newton who experimented with the colors and the origin of the colors in 1666. He concentrated on the nature of spectrum we find in the rainbow for his experiment. He achieved the same spectrum when he passed a beam of sunlight through a glass prism. Newton named these colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Another experiment was carried out by passing a spectrum through glass prism. The output came in the form of white light. The experiments were going on and the third was about the complementary colors. With the help of two pr...

How to Set Up Email on an IPhone

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How to Set Up Email on an IPhone By ourlastchance Set up email on Iphone You can access your email from your IPhone anywhere within the service area. All you have to do is set up email on your IPhone and you will be able to read, send and reply to all your emails. This application gives you all the functionality you would have from your email program on your computer at the palm of your hand, even when your computer is no where around! Email Print Article Add to Favorites Flag Article Instructions Step 1 Mail app icon for Iphone To access your email from your IPhone you will first need to set up your email application. To do this simply click on your Email app icon on your IPhone. This is dis...