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I will like to acknowledge the extraordinary debt I owe to

the all mighty God for the knowledge he has giving me in
pursuing my career as a Graphic designer also I will also
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goal and aim of our noble establishment Prym Studio.
I will also like to extend my appriciation to each and

everyone out there who supported me and my vision
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gratitude to Mr. Eugene Doteh the founder of Prym studio
and current CEO of Geneus X who has mentored me
from the beginning of my journey as a Graphic designer.
Also to my Mother, siblings and my loved ones, I say I
really appreciate your presence in my life.
Also to the one reading this book I say “Thank you” and I
will also urge you to follow till the end as the content of
this book is simplified and very educative so I will like you
to follow till the end and don’t forget to do lots of practice
as the saying goes
“Practice Makes Perfect”
THANK YOU ALL
Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe

Inc. for Windows and macOS. It was originally created in 1987 by Thomas and
John Knoll. Since then, the software has become the most used tool for
professional digital art, especially in raster graphics editing.
Photoshop can edit and compose raster images in multiple layers and supports
masks, alpha compositing and several colour models. Photoshop uses its own
PSD and PSB file formats to support these features. In addition to raster graphics,
Photoshop has limited abilities to edit or render text and vector graphics
(especially through clipping path for the latter), as well as 3D graphics and video.
Its feature set can be expanded by plug-ins; programs developed and distributed
independently of Photoshop that run inside it and offer new or enhanced features.
Photoshop's naming scheme was initially based on version numbers. However, in
October 2002 (following the introduction of Creative Suite branding), each new
version of Photoshop was designated with "CS" plus a number; e.g., the eighth
major version of Photoshop was Photoshop CS and the ninth was Photoshop CS2.
Photoshop CS3 through CS6 were also distributed in two different editions:
Standard and Extended. With the introduction of the Creative Cloud branding in
June 2013 (and in turn, the change of the "CS" suffix to "CC"), Photoshop's
licensing scheme was changed to that of software as a service subscription model.
Historically, Photoshop was bundled with additional software such as Adobe
ImageReady, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Device Central and
Adobe Camera RAW.
Section 1: Getting Started Page 5
Section 2: Interface Layout Page 8
Section 3: Palettes Page 9
Section 4: Toolbox Page 13
Section 5: Selection Tools Page 14
Section 6: Alteration Tools Page 15
Section 7: Drawing and Selection Tools Page 16
Section 8: Assisting Tools Page 17
Section 9: Colour Boxes and Modes Page 18
Section 1: Cropping Page 19
Section 2: Resizing Page 23
Section 3: Correcting Page 27
Section 4: Sharpening/Softening Page 34
Section 5: Saving Page 37
OPENING
Begin by opening Adobe Photoshop.
On a PC, click Start > Programs / All Apps > Adobe Photoshop, or click on the
short-cut on the desktop. (Fig. 1)
Fig. 1. Navigation to Photoshop cc on windows
SETTING UP THE DOCUMENT

Setting up your document correctly from the start will make your job much easier
as you work through your project. This will require some advanced planning. For
example, if your final output will be a brochure, you may need to set up your
document to be horizontal and double-sided
To create a new document, click File > New. This will open the Document Set-up
dialogue box (Fig. 2)
Fig. 2. Document Setup dialog box
Here you will be able to name your file, set up the correct page size, and
orientation for your document. Options include, but are not limited to:
Page Size and Orientation

Change the page size by typing in new values for width and height. Page size
represents the final size you want after bleeds or trimming other marks outside the
page. In the Pre-set drop-down menu you can find such common sizes as letter,
legal, tabloid, etc. Typing in exact values for Height and Width gives you more
control over the size and orientation of your page.
Resolution
Resolution is a number of pixels on a printed area of an image. The higher the
resolution, the more pixels there are on the page, the better is the quality of the
image. However, high resolution increases the size of the file. The standard
recommended resolution for printed images is 150 - 300, for Web images - 72.
Colour Mode
Choose a colour mode that will best fit your project. For example, when making a
graphic for a web site, choose RGB. When making an image for print, choose
CMYK.
Background Contents
Choose the background: white, colour, or transparent.
When you have entered all of your document settings, click OK.
OPENING AN IMAGE FROM A DISK

If the image you have is saved on a disk, select File > Open, and then navigate to
the disk drive where your image is saved. Choose the image file and click Open.
At this point, you may want to save your image under a different name so that you
can always have the original to fall back on in case of a mistake. To save your file,
select File > Save As and type in the new name of the file in the dialogue box.
Now you should be ready to go.
This is the layout of Adobe Photoshop cc interface.
Fig. 3. Adobe Photoshop cc interface
Menu Bar
If you look at the top of the screen you will see the Menu bar which contains all
the main functions of Photoshop, such as File, Edit, Image, Layer, Select, Filter,
View, Window, and Help.
Tool Bar
Most of the major tools are located in the Tool bar for easy access.
The Image
The image will appear in its own window once you open a file.
Image Name
The name of any image that you open will be at the top of the image window as
shown above.
Palettes
Palettes contain functions that help you monitor and modify images. By default,
palettes are stacked together in groups. These are the palettes that are usually
visible: Navigator, Colour, Histogram, Layer. If none of the palettes are visible, go
to Window in the Menu bar and choose palettes you need to work with
Below is the description of the most commonly used palettes in Adobe Photoshop
cc. Palettes used for more advanced image editing will be covered in my Adobe
Photoshop cc Tutorial - Intermediate.
The Navigator palette (Fig. 4) allows you to resize and move around within the
image. Drag the slider, click on the Zoom In and Zoom Out icons, or specify the
percentage to navigate in the image.
Fig. 4. Navigator palette
The Colour palette (Fig. 5) displays the current foreground and background
colours and RGB values for these colours. You can use the sliders to change the
foreground and background colours in different colour modes. You can also
choose a colour from the spectrum of colours displayed in the colour ramp at the
bottom of the palette.
Fig. 5. Color palette

In the Swatches palette (Fig. 6) you can choose a foreground or background

colour or add a customized colour to the library.
Fig. 6. Swatches palette
The Styles palette (Fig. 7) allows you to view, select, and apply pre-set layer
styles. By default, a pre-set style replaces the current layer style. You can use the
styles in the palette or add your own using the Create New Style icon.
Fig. 7. Style palette
The History palette (Fig. 7) stores and displays each action performed allowing
you jump to any recent stage of the image alteration. The alterations should be
created during the current working session; after saving or closing the document
the History palette clears all the contents. Each time you apply a change to an
image, the new state of that image is added to the palette. The History palette
can store up to 20 stages. However, you can always go back to the first stage, for
example opening the document. It is important to know that once you click on any
of the previous stages, all the changes that were made after it will be lost.
Fig. 7. History palette
Layers let you organize your work into distinct levels that can be edited and
viewed as individual units. Every Photoshop cc document contains at least one
layer. Creating multiple layers lets you easily control how your artwork is printed,
displayed, and edited. You will use the Layers palette (Fig. 8) often while creating
a document, so it is crucial to understand what it does and how to use it.
A) Layer Visibility - The eye shows that the

selected layer is visible. Click on or off to see or
to hide a layer.
B) Layer Locking Options - Click the

checkered square icon to lock Transparency;
click the brush icon to lock the Image; click the
arrow icon to lock the Position; click the lock
icon to lock all options.
C) Layer Blending Mode - Defines how the

layer's pixels blend with underlying pixels in the
image. By choosing a particular blending mode
from the drop-down menu you can create a
variety of special effects.
D) Fill - By typing in a value or dragging the
slider you can specify the transparency of the

color of the image or object
E) Opacity - By typing in a value or dragging a

slider you can specify the transparency of the
entire layer.
Fig. 8. Layer palette
F) Layer Lock - The icon shows when the layer is locked and disappears when it
is unlocked. Double-click the icon to unlock the layer.
G) Layer Options Menu - Click the black triangle to see the following options:
New Layer, Duplicate Layer, Delete Layer, Layer Properties, etc. Some of the
options are presented as icons at the bottom of the Layers palette.
H) Link Layers – Can be used to link layers together.

Fig. 8. Layer palette
I) Layer Styles - If a layer has a style, an "F" icon shows at the bottom of the
Layers palette. Click the little black triangle to see style options.
J) Layer Mask - A gray scale image, with parts painted in black hidden, parts
painted in white showing, and parts painted in gray shades showing in various
levels of transparency.
K) Layer Set - This option helps to organize images with multiple layers. Click the
icon to create a folder for several layers.
L) Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer - Have the same opacity and blending
mode options as image layers and can be rearranged, deleted, hidden, and
duplicated in the same manner as image layers. Click the icon and select an
option to create a new fill or adjustment layer.
M) Create New Layer - Click this icon to create a new layer.
N) Delete Layer - To delete a layer, select a layer in the Layers palette and drag it
to the trash can icon; or, select a layer and click the icon.
If you used other Adobe products, such as Illustrator or InDesign, you should be
familiar with the toolbox in Photoshop cc (Fig. 3. Tool-bar) as it shares some of
the tools from these applications. If you are a novice user of Adobe products, you
should keep in mind that you might not need to use all of the tools. In this tutorial,
only the basic tools will be discussed in depth.
Some tools in the tool-bar have additional "hidden" tools. These tools have small
black triangles in the right-hand corner. To view the "hidden" tools, click and hold
down on any tool that has a black triangle in the corner (Fig. 9).
Fig. 9. Hidden tools
SELECTION TOOLS
BUTTON TOOL DESCRIPTION
Selects an object by drawing a rectangle or an ellipse around

it. Click the tool button, choose a rectangular or an elliptical
Marquee marquee. Drag the marquee over the area of the image you
wish to select.
Used to select and move objects on the page.

Move Click the tool button, then click on any object on the page you
wish to move.
Selects an object by drawing a freehand border around it.

Lasso Click the tool button, drag to draw a freehand border around
the are of the image you wish to select.
Selects an object by drawing a straight-edge border around it.

Click the tool button, click on the starting point on the image,
Polygonal
drag to draw a straight-edge border, click and drag again to
Lasso select the are of the image you wish to select. Double-click to
finish.
Selects an object by drawing a border that snaps to the edges
of the defined area of the object. Click on the starting point on
Magnetic
the image, drag around the are of the image. The tool will
Lasso make fastening points at the edges. To finish selecting, drag
the border to the starting point and click precisely in the point.
Selects all objects in a document with the same or similar fill

colour, stroke weight, stroke colour, opacity, or blending
Magic
mode. By specifying the colour range, or tolerance, you can
Wand control what the Magic Wand tool selects. Click the tool
button, then click on the area of the image you wish to select.
Selects and cuts parts of an image. Click the tool button, then
click and drag the tool over the part of the image that you
Crop Tool want to keep. Resize the selected area
dragging the squares at the sides and corners. Click the
RETURN key when your crop box is sized correctly.
Used to cut images into slices, which can be exported to a

Slice Tool web page.
Corrects small blemishes in scanned photos.

Healing
Select the tool, hold down the ALT key and left-click on the
Brush base colour you need to heal. Then left-click over the blemish.
Draws lines of different thickness and colours.

Brush Select the tool. Then click on the selected area, drag to draw
Tool lines. Use the Options bar to change the Brush, Mode,
Opacity, and Flow.
Takes a sample of an image and applies over another

image, or a part of the same image. Select the tool. Hold down
the ALT key and left-click on a certain point of the document
Clone
where you want to start your copy point. Then, put your mouse
Stamp over whatever part of the new document you want the picture
to go to. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse
across the page to copy the picture.
Paints over an image using the source data from a specified

Art History
history state or snapshot. Select the tool, specify the Brush,
Brush Blending Mode, Opacity, Style, Area, and Tolerance.
Removes part of an existing path or stroke. You can use the

Erase
Erase tool on paths, but not on text. Select the tool, click on
Tool the part of the image you wish to erase. Drag to erase pixels.
Fills and entire area with a specific colour of your choice.

Paint Bucket Select the tool. Choose a foreground colour in the Colour
Tool Box. Select an area you wish to apply the colour to. Click the
tool button, then click on the selected area.
Applies a gradient fill to a selected part of the image or to an

Gradient entire layer. Select an area you wish to apply gradient to, click
Tool the tool button, choose a fill in the Options bar, click on the
starting point, hold the mouse down and drag to the end point.
Blurs the sharp edges of an image. Select an area where you

Blur
wish to apply the tool. Click the tool button, choose the Brush,
Tool Mode, and Strength. Drag the brush along the edges.
Lightens areas in an image. Select the area where you wish to

Dodge
apply the tool. Choose the Brush, Range, and Exposure.
Tool Click on the spots you wish to highlight.
Direct Selects paths and path segments.

Selection
Tool Select the tool, click anywhere on the path.
Types text on a page. Every time you click the Type

Tool on a new portion of the page a new layer will be
created.
Type Tool Select the tool, click on the page and begin to type.
You can specify the font and size in the Options bar.
You can also resize and transform the text box by
dragging the squares at the sides and corners. Use
the Move Tool to move the text on the page.
Draws smooth-edged paths.

Pen Tool Select the tool, click on the page, drag to draw a path.
Click and drag the anchor points to modify the path.
Draws a rectangle shape. Other shapes that are

hidden in this tool are: Rounded Rectangle Tool,
Ellipse Tool, Polygon Tool, Line Tool, and Custom
Rectangle Shape Tool.
Tool
Select the tool, click and drag on the page to draw a
shape. The shape will be automatically filled with the
current foreground colour.
Serves as a comment feature. Usually used for

electronic text edits.
Notes Tool
Select the tool, click on the spot on the page where
you wish to make a comment. Type in the text box.
Takes colour samples from colours on the page and

displays them in the Colour Boxes.
Eyedropper
Tool Select the tool, click on the colour in the image you
wish to sample. The Colour Box will display this
colour.
Allows you to move around within the image.

Hand Tool Select the tool, click on the spot on the page, hold the
mouse button down, drag to move in the area.
Magnifies or reduces the display of any area in your

image window.
Magnifying
Glass Tool Select the tool, choose Zoom In or Zoom Out in the
Options bar, click on the area of the image you wish to
magnify or reduce.

The foreground colour appears in the upper colour
selection box and represents a colour that is currently
active. The background colour appears in the lower
box and represents an inactive colour.
To change the foreground colour, click the upper

colour
selection box in the toolbox.
To change the background colour, click the lower

colour selection box in the toolbox.
Color Boxes
To reverse the foreground and background colours,
click the Switch Colours icon (the arrow) in the
toolbox.
To restore the default foreground and background

colours, click the Default Colours icon (the little black
and white boxes) in the toolbox.
NOTE: If you are using the Gradient Tool, the currently

selected foreground and background colors will be the
default colours of the gradient.
Edit in Standard Mode and Edit in Quick Mask

Mode are used for modifying images in the unmasked
or masked area.
Standard Screen, Full Screen with Menu Bar, Full

Modes Screen are used for viewing larger or smaller are of
the image.
Edit in ImageReady is used to transfer the file for

editing in Adobe ImageReady.
Cropping is one of the most basic editing techniques that can improve your
images.
Cropping helps to bring out the most important features in your image and focus
the viewers' attention on these features. Cropping also allows you to make your
image a standard photo size.
There are several ways to crop images in Adobe Photoshop:
The Crop Tool allows you to make a precise selection of an image you wish to edit.
To crop with the Crop Tool, follow these steps:
Fig. 1. Cropping Border
NOTE: You can also rotate your cropping border. Move the cursor outside the
border,you will see how it turns into a double-headed arrow (Fig. 2). Drag the
arrows in the directions you wish to rotate your selection.
Fig. 2. Rotating the cropping border
If you wish to print your digital photos or other images on standard size photo
paper, you will have to crop your images to a specific size, such as 8x10. To crop
an image to a specific size, do the following:
Fig. 3. Crop Tool Options bar
Fig. 4. Cropping to a specific size
If you are in a hurry and need just a simple crop, you can use the Marquee Tool
and a menu command. To crop with the Marquee Tool, follow the steps below:
Fig. 5. Drawing a marquee
4.
Fig. 5. Image > Crop menu

Resizing in Photoshop can help you print your images in standard photo sizes,
resize and preserve the high quality of digital photos, and enlarge small images to
a poster size.
To resize your image to a pre-set size, follow the steps below:
Fig. 6. Pre-set size in the New dialogue box
NOTE: All the pre-set sizes are in portrait orientation. If you wish to resize an
image with the landscape orientation, you need to create your own preset. To
create your own size, do the following:
Digital photos usually have large dimensions but low resolution, 72 ppi, which
effects their quality when their size is decreased or increased. When printed, the
photos with the changed size will look pixilated. To resize the digital photos
without loosing the quality, follow these steps:
Fig. 6. Pre-set size in the New dialogue box
Fig. 7. Changing resolution
If you want to make your digital photo into a poster size image, you can do it in the
Image Size dialogue box. However, just increasing the dimensions will make the
image appear blurry and pixilated. To enlarge the image without loosing the
quality, follow these steps:
Fig. 8. Increasing the size by 10 percent
Digital cameras tend to cause various problems, such as "red eye" or "hot spots",
if you use flash, or underexposure, if you don't. In Photoshop, you can correct
these problems, as well as adjust the overall colour of your digital photo.
The digital camera flash is located right above the lens, which causes the "red-
eye"; however, you can fix your photos easily in Photoshop. To remove the "red
eye", follow the steps below:
Fig. 9. Red eye zoomed in
Fig. 10. Foreground and Background colors set to black and white
4. Click on the little black triangle of the Healing Brush Tool button and select
the Red Eye Tool (Fig. 10).
Fig. 10. Red eye tool
Fig. 11. Red eye corrected
Using a flash can also cause another problem - shiny areas on people's faces or
the flash reflection in the shiny surfaces. To correct this problem, follow the steps
below:
Fig. 8. Setting the options for the Clone Stamp Tool
Fig. 9. Brush settings
Fig. 10. Clone Stamp selection
Fig. 11. Corrected image
If you took pictures indoors without a flash they will turn out underexposed and
dark; in Photoshop, you can make your photos lighter. To fix underexposed
photos, follow these steps:
Fig. 12.Underexposed photo
Fig. 13.Changing the Blending Mode

Fig. 14. Corrected photo
Colour adjustment options in Photoshop can help you to make your digital photos
look more natural. To colour correct your images, follow these steps:
Fig. 15. Levels dialogue box
Fig. 16 a. Initial image Fig. 16 b. Corrected image
SHARPENING / SOFTENING
If your digital photos are slightly out of focus, you can use the basic sharpening
technique to make your images look crisper. To sharpen your photo, follow the
steps below:
Fig. 17. Unsharp Mask dialogue box
Sometimes you might not want objects or people in your photos look too sharp, in
this case you can use a softening technique. To soften am image, follow these
steps:
Fig. 18. Gaussian Blur
Fig. 19. Opacity
Fig. 20. Before Fig. 20. After
SAVING
Remember to save your work often. Saving frequently lessens the risk of losing
the work you have been doing. To save your Photoshop document, do the
following:
Fig. 21. Saving a document

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I will like to acknowledge the extraordinary debt I owe to

I will also like to extend my appriciation to each and

THANK YOU ALL

Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe

Section 1: Getting Started Page 5

Section 2: Interface Layout Page 8

Section 3: Palettes Page 9

Section 4: Toolbox Page 13

Section 5: Selection Tools Page 14

Section 6: Alteration Tools Page 15

Section 7: Drawing and Selection Tools Page 16

Section 8: Assisting Tools Page 17

Section 9: Colour Boxes and Modes Page 18

Section 1: Cropping Page 19

Section 2: Resizing Page 23

Section 3: Correcting Page 27

Section 4: Sharpening/Softening Page 34

Section 5: Saving Page 37

Fig. 1. Navigation to Photoshop cc on windows

SETTING UP THE DOCUMENT

Fig. 2. Document Setup dialog box

Page Size and Orientation

OPENING AN IMAGE FROM A DISK

This is the layout of Adobe Photoshop cc interface.

Fig. 3. Adobe Photoshop cc interface

Fig. 4. Navigator palette

Fig. 5. Color palette

In the Swatches palette (Fig. 6) you can choose a foreground or background

Fig. 6. Swatches palette

Fig. 7. Style palette

Fig. 7. History palette

A) Layer Visibility - The eye shows that the

B) Layer Locking Options - Click the

C) Layer Blending Mode - Defines how the

D) Fill - By typing in a value or dragging the

slider you can specify the transparency of the

E) Opacity - By typing in a value or dragging a

H) Link Layers – Can be used to link layers together.

M) Create New Layer - Click this icon to create a new layer.

Fig. 9. Hidden tools

BUTTON TOOL DESCRIPTION

Selects an object by drawing a rectangle or an ellipse around

Used to select and move objects on the page.

Selects an object by drawing a freehand border around it.

Selects an object by drawing a straight-edge border around it.

Selects all objects in a document with the same or similar fill

Used to cut images into slices, which can be exported to a

BUTTON TOOL DESCRIPTION

Corrects small blemishes in scanned photos.

Draws lines of different thickness and colours.

Takes a sample of an image and applies over another

Paints over an image using the source data from a specified

Removes part of an existing path or stroke. You can use the

Fills and entire area with a specific colour of your choice.

Applies a gradient fill to a selected part of the image or to an

Blurs the sharp edges of an image. Select an area where you

Lightens areas in an image. Select the area where you wish to

BUTTON TOOL DESCRIPTION