ITC Media - Layers Project Instructions
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Below are step-by-step instructions on how to create a photo project using Layers.
1.
Launch Photoshop
2.
Create a new Photoshop project
a.
File > New
b.
Name the file with your name and the project
name.
c.
Set the Width to 10 inches
d.
Set the Height to 8 inches
e.
Set the Resolution to 200 Pixels/inch
f.
Do not change any other settings at this time.
3.
Click OK
4.
Open your Layers window. In the menu across the
top, click on Window and select Layers. It will appear on upper-right side of
the Photoshop workspace.
5.
Open photos in Photoshop that you want to use in
your project.
6.
Position the photos so you can see your new
Photoshop project document and one of the photos you will use in your project
on your monitor so you can see both at the same time. Pull the tabs own from
the top menu as needed.
7.
Using your Move Tool, mouse click on the first
photo you will use in your project, drag onto the new Photoshop document and release.
Move Tool:
8.
Use the Move Tool to position the photo to the
desired place in the photo.
9.
If the photo needs to be sized, follow the
directions below.
a.
From the menu across the top, click on Edit >
Transform > Scale
b.
Holding the Shift key on your keyboard down,
mouse click and hold on a square in a corner of the photo and drag to desired
size.
c.
Release the mouse and repeat as needed.
d.
When photo is at desired size and position,
double click inside the photo to hold the crop.
1 Change the Opacity if you want to create a “see
through” effect on a photo. Opacity adjustment slider is located on the Layers
window.
1 10. Repeat this process
for each photo used in the project.
1 11. Remember….as you work on each individual
layer, click on that layer in the Layers window. This will allow you to make
changes to only that individual layer.
12. When
you are finished, Flatten the image and save onto your desktop.
a. Select Layers from the menu across the top, and click on Flatten.
