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April 18, 2009

Easily select objects in Photoshop using Auto Select

Filed under: Photoshop, Tips & Tricks Misc — Tags: Photoshop Layers, select objects Photoshop — Admin @ 5:50 pm

If you are having trouble selecting objects in your Photoshop file and having to search through the layers pallet to find objects it may be because you have not setup the Auto select option. By default Photoshop does not have these settings enabled. If you can’t select an object using the select tool try the following:

1. Ensure your layers pallet is open. Go to Windows in the top menu and select Layers or use the shortcut (F7).

2. To do this tick the Enable Auto select box and choose Layers from the dropdown menu option. Now you will be able to click on an object and move them around quickly.

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June 23, 2008

How To Watermark An Image In Photoshop

Filed under: Photoshop — Tags: copyright images, delete layer, drop shadow, image size, layers, Photoshop, Photshop Tutorial, text size, tutorial, watermark — Admin @ 9:51 pm

……… Find Layers pallet in Photoshop

Open your image in Photoshop.
Select: Windows > Layers to open up your layers pallet.)

Double click on layer to rename (I named my layer painting)

Duplicate Layers in Photoshop

Select: Layers > Duplicate Layer (if you need to alter the original image at all)

Text tool - Photoshop

Select the type tool and type the copyright text. Make sure your text layer is above the other layers.

Alter text size in Photoshop

Select the text and adjust the size and colour to suit.

Color Picker in Photoshop

You can use the colour picker to select a suitable colour

Alter text color in Photoshop

Drop Shadows on text Photoshop

Drop Shadow settings in Photoshop

While your text layer is still selected, select: Layer > Layer Style > Drop ShadowChange the default setting to 100% opacity and click OK. (see settings)

Image Transparency settings Photoshop

Place your text where you want it to be and shrink the view of your image to simulate the screen size. Adjust the percentage of transparency to 75% (or what ever suits your image) Make sure you save the PSD at this stage so you have a high resolution large image for later use.

Change or alter image size in Photoshop

Now we will reduce the image to the size required on your web site. I will reduce this one to 450 pixels.To do this select: Image > Image Size and type in 450 pixels.Make sure the box marked Constrain Proportions is checked so it doesn’t distort the image. Click OK

Save for web devices Photoshop

Go to the menu and select: File > Save For Web Devices.

Web Device settings JPG Photoshop

Select JPG and set the quality at 80% (personal choice.) You can see the size of the file on the bottom left and this will adjust depending on the quality. If you need a smaller file then reduce the quality of the jpg. Select Save and brows to the folder you wish to save the image. Name the image leaving no gaps in the name and select Save. Now you have a large layered file that can be edited at any time and a flattened watermarked image for the web.
You can delete the first background layer if you with by dragging the layer down over the delete bin icon.

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