August 5th, 2010 Photoshop Instructors
Come on over and join us in learning all about Photoshop.
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April 19th, 2010 Photoshop Instructors
Match Colors
Come on over and join us in learning all about Photoshop. CS5 lessons coming soon but for now we have instructor led courses in CS4 & CS3 as well as self-study lessons for older versions.
Elizabeth says "Instructions and homework very very easy to follow. I liked the way everything taught was reinforced with homework. Examples used in homework were very helpful. The cost is very affordable."
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February 20th, 2010 Photoshop Instructors
Adjustment and Fill layers have a “mask” attached to them. By painting on the mask, you can limit what areas of your image are affected by the Adjustment or Fill layer. Consider this example, where a Fill layer and an Adjustment layer are added to a 4-layer image.
Here is the Layers palette for this image.
Notice that the Adjustment layer and the Fill layer have two thumbnails. The leftmost thumbnail indicates the adjustment or fill itself and the thumbnail on its right indicates the mask. You can paint on the mask with black, white, or gray to control where the adjustment or fill is applied to the layers below. In this example, the outer edges of the mask on the Fill layer are painted black, making those areas of the layer transparent. That’s why the burnt orange color of the layer is applied only in the center of the layer, where the mask is white.
TIP: If you make a selection before adding an Adjustment layer or Fill layer, the areas outside the selection will be masked. In other words, an adjustment or fill will be applied only within the selected area.
You can make use of this method to correct a backlit photo. Select the central figure, which is too dark, then add a Levels adjustment layer and use it to brighten the figure. If the background is also too bright, select the figure again, invert the selection, then add another Levels adjustment layer and use it to darken the background.
Activate the Paint Bucket tool (K).
Put a check mark in the Pattern box and choose a pattern to fill the new layer with.
Click on the canvas to complete the process.
Choose the Custom Shape tool (U) and choose shape that has an outline, not solid. The one I used is in the Frames library.
Draw the frame out on your canvas.
TIP: You can move it around on the canvas with the Move tool (V) if it isn’t sitting where you want it.
Create a new Adjustment Layer and choose Solid Color from the drop down menu.
Pick a color for your layer when the Pick a solid color dialog pops up.
I chose a burnt orange color.
Click OK. Your image will fill with the color that you chose. Don’t panic. We’ll fix this in a second.
**Here is what your Layers palette should look like now:
**Don’t worry if you go overtop of the frame a bit because the color is actually below the frame so any imperfections will not show up. You are painting on a Mask here. Using black allows anything below to show through. White hides what is below.
**If you make a boo boo and accidentally paint black inside the frame, just switch to white (X) and paint over that boo boo part to hide it again. Then switch back to black and continue.
**Don’t forget that you can adjust the size of your brush with the square bracket keys. Make it smaller as you go along the edge of the mask to get into and little crevices.
I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. Please join us for Photoshop Elements classes here at LVS.
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September 7th, 2009 Photoshop Instructors
This tutorial will show you how to create a "screenshot" or screen capture using Photoshop Elements 7.
Open the window you wish to create a screenshot of. Press the Print Screen key (or Prnt Scrn) found in the upper right hand side of your keyboard.
To capture only the Active Window, press Alt + Print Screen together.
You will not see anything happen, but rest assured that you now have a screen capture on your "clipboard" all ready for the next step.
In PSE 7, (Full edit mode) go to the File menu and select New > Image from Clipboard.
A new image will open with your clipboard contents in it. The dimensions will be equal to your monitors resolution, unless you used the Alt + Print Screen option, in which case it will be the size of that active window. (Since PSE7 takes up your entire screen, a capture of that program will result in a full sized image.)
You are now ready to crop and resize your image. Crop away anything you don’t need. Resize the image if it is still too large. I was wanting to Before and After view from PSE7’s Quick Edit here. I cropped away the program stuff and just left that.
That’s all there is to it! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and found it useful.
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August 7th, 2009 Photoshop Instructors
Phototoshop Elements 6 and earlier automatically installed the Photo Downloader when you installed the program. With PSE 7, they stopped this because the Downloader would fire up any time you connected a device with removable media to the computer (such as MP3 players) and people found this irritating.
If you would like to have PSE 7 automatically fire up the Downloader when you connect your camera, try these instructions:
If you have a new camera, the first time you connect it to your computer you may get a dialog box asking you to select the program to launch. You can choose PSE 7 from the list and put a checkmark in the "Always use this program for this action" box
If you do not get this dialog, you have another option you can try.
Please note: these directions were written while working a computer running WIndows XP Professional SP3. They may not be identical on other versions of Windows but should be similar.
**If your camera appears under "Devices with Removable Storage" you may need to click on an "Autoplay" tab to choose the program.
Now when you connect your camera, you should get this dialog:
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February 16th, 2009 Photoshop Instructors
Our Photoshop and Elements students do such beautiful work! We’d like to invite you all to post a link to some of your work here and show it off to the world. Please click on the Comments link below and share what you’ve learned.
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February 15th, 2009 Photoshop Instructors
LVS Online Registration for the March 2009 session is open. Hurry on over there as spaces are limited for these popular instructor-led and self-study online courses. There is an online class for everyone and they certainly will equip you with new skills and might even change your life!
Instructor led classes are only $25 per six week course and our returning students get a 20% discount – we look forward to seeing you in class…
LVS offers several Photoshop classes for different versions and levels from the beginner to more advanced. Come join us in whichever level you’ll be comfortable with.
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December 7th, 2008 Photoshop Instructors
This contest is open to all students and ends January 7, 2009.
1. Create an item for download from the LVS Library http://students.lvsonline.com/ – examples: PSP Picture Tube, PSP Picture Frame, PSP Brush, Photoshop Brush, Photoshop Preset. Submit as many you’d like to contest@lvsonline.com
Images submitted remain the property of the owner. Any Copyright violations remain the sole responsibility of the person who submitted the image(s).
When submitting images, please include your First and Last name. Submission of an item signifies your permission for LVS to offer it for download on the Student Library site: http://students.lvsonline.com/. If you wish, at any point to have your image(s) removed, it is up to you to e-mail us with that request. Please allow sufficient time for the removal of the requested image.
LVS will remove any image where claims of Copyright violation have been made by another party.
2. If you have a website or blog, create a link back to LVS Online. You may use one of the images here: http://www.lvsonline.com/logos.shtml or create your own image or a text link. You must email us with the URL of the web page that contains the link back. (one page per web site only please) Submit link to contest@lvsonline.com
3. Write a review about LVS on our Google Local Business page. Just follow this URL http://tinyurl.com/5tdeo2 and click on the Review link. NOTE: If you don’t have a Google account, you will need to create one to sign in.
For each graphic, link back, and review you submit you will be entered into a drawing.
Final prizes will be announced Dec. 10 but they will include:
Corel KPT
Corel Knockout 2
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
LVS Hosting Starter Account (includes domain name)
Free LVS Class
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September 29th, 2008 Photoshop Instructors
Tell us who you are and which class(es) you are enrolled in. Let us know how LVS classes has affected your life in your professional field and/or in your personal life. We enjoy hearing of your experiences. Thanks for sharing with LVS staff, fellow LVS students and our blog visitors!
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September 29th, 2008 Photoshop Instructors
Registration for the November 2008 session is now open at LVS Online ~ Where Learning Is Fun!
Classrooms will open on October 27, 2008
The first lesson will be posted November 1, 2008
To check out the courses you would like to take, a complete list is given at LVS Course Schedule.
Photosohp CS4 and Photoshop Elements 7 are due out soon. As soon as our copies arrive, we’ll be checking the lessons to see if new lessons need to be written or if the current CS3/PSE6 lessons can simply be added to.
Course descriptions for Adobe courses can be found HERE
Instructor-led classes begin November 1, 2008 so head on over to the registration area to enroll now!
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