Kristin Braam | COMP 3230
| University of Minnesota Duluth
What to do |
How to do it |
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1. Open the picture you want to edit |
File > Open If you don’t have
an image there is one at www.d.umn.edu/~braa0058/3220/examplepicture |
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2. Set Quick Mask
options |
Double click on
the quick mask button located right underneath the background/foreground
colors in the toolbox. Set color
indicates to selected area and set color opacity to 100% |
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3. Switch back to Standard Mode |
Click on the Standard
Mode button located to the left of the Quick Mask button in the toolbox. To switch between Quick Mask and Standard
Mode you can hit the q button |
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4. Select middle
area of picture |
Use the rectangle
marquee tool to select a portion of the picture that you want to remain
intact |
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5. Switch to Quick
Mask Mode |
Click on the Quick
Mask button in the toolbox, the area you selected will automatically turn red |
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6. Apply filters |
While you are in
Quick Mask mode any filter you choose will only apply to the edge of the
picture. Here are a few to try: Filter>Stylize>Diffuse,
Filter>Distort>Ocean Ripple, or Filter>Texture>Stained Glass. To reapply a filter quickly you can use
ctrl + f |
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7. Switch back to
Standard Mode |
Click on the
Standard Mode button located to the left of the Quick Mask button in the
toolbox or hit the q key |
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8. Copy |
Copy the selected
area with Edit>Copy or ctrl + c |
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9. Paste in new
document |
Open a new
document and paste the copied image in it with Edit>Paste or ctrl + v |
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* Pages from Weinman and Lourenkas, Photoshop 7 For Windows and Macintosh. See diagram of toolbox and tools in the
pop-out menus from the various toolbox buttons: pages 2-4