The lasso tool allows you to surround and image and separate it

from the rest of the image. You can then move, duplicate or alter the image.

                                                                                   

Using the Lasso

1. Go to Start> Programs> Adobe> Photoshop

 

2. Go to  CMKY Balloons. (Download)

 

3. Save the Image to your “My documents file” as CMKY balloons

 

4. Click on the small arrow to the right of the Lasso tool.

This allows you to choose variations of the tool including the Magnetic Lasso.

This is extremely valuable with high contrast images. Choose Magnetic Lasso

 

5. Choose on of the tools and outline one of the balloons.

 

6. Right click on the imager and select Layer via Copy.

 

7. Select the Move Tool and click on the object you just outlined.

A duplicate copy will appear and you can now place a new balloon in the

picture.

 

Undo your work.

Using the History palate.

 

1. Photoshop has 5 Palates connected together that are extremely useful.

They are the Layers, Paths, Channels and Actions Palates.

 

2. Go to Window>Show History, to make it appear

 

                                                            3. Click on the History Tab to bring this palate to

                                                            the front.

                                                           

                                                            4. Click on Open to return to the beginning.

                                                            This palate allows you to undue a mistake!

                                                            Click on all your actions to see its value.

                                                           

                                                            5. Return to Open for your next lesson

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Eyedropper and Airbrush tool.

1. Choose the Standard Lasso tool from the menu.

 

2. Outline one of the balloons. And delete it leaving a white space.

 

3. Choose the Eyedropper Tool.

This tool allows you to clone colors.

Click on sections of the image with this tool

The color you select will show in the color selection.

 

This will allow you to color the sky in.

 

Choose the Airbrush Tool.

Use it to fill in the sky where the balloon existed.

 

Two tips

a.       use View>Zoom In, so you can be more accurate.

b.      Use the Eyedropper Tool to get different shades of the sky.

 

4. Go to Select>Deselect, to get rid of the marching ants.

 

5. Have fun! Try some of the filter effects, located in the Filter

Pull down menu.

 

Go to the Layers Palate click on Open, for the next assignment.

 

 

Using the rubber stamp tool

 

The rubber stamp tool takes a sample of the image, which you can then apply over another image or part of the same image. Each stroke of the tool paints on more of the sampled image. Cross hairs mark the original sampling point. The pattern stamp

Tool lets you select part of an image and paint with the selection as a pattern.

 

1. Choose the Standard Lasso tool from the menu.

 

2. Outline one of the balloons.  Delete it leaving a white space.

 

3. Choose the Rubber Stamp Tool.

 

4. Choose an area about 2 inches away from your deletion.

 

5. Position the pointer on the part of the image you want to sample, and Alt-click.

This sample point is the location from which the image is duplicated as you paint.

 

6. Crosshairs ( + ) will appear. This will allow the rubber stamp to duplicate

that “target area in the space you deleted. Fill in the area.

 

7. Go to Select>Deselect, to get rid of the marching ants.

 

 

 

Professional tips from Adobe

After selecting the rubber stamp tool

•   Specify the blending mode and opacity as explained in Using the Options palette
for painting and editing tools.

•   Choose a brush size as explained in using the Brushes palette

•   If you are using a pressure-sensitive drawing tablet, select Size to change the
brush size with changes in stylus pressure, Opacity to change the opacity.

 

Want to know more?

Go to Help>Index, and type in rubber stamp tool.