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Learn how to crop in Photoshop

Cropping Challenge

Inside Photoshop:

Student Examples

Assignment:

Submit both images as separate .JPEG format files.  Crop the images below into a 1000x1000 px.  square. Include your Last, First Name at the end of each file name.

Outcomes:

  • To develop an understanding of the layout of Photoshop

  • Use the Crop Tool

  • Modify the values of a tool using the control panel

  • How to save a file

  • Establish proper file naming conventions

Photoshop Tutorial (Mac & PCs)

  1. Right-click or control-click on an image

  2. Click "Save Image As"

  3. Rename image: "Coast_Last, First name" or "Photograph_Last, First name" (based on artwork's name)

  4. Open Photoshop

  5. File>Open >On your Computer> Choose recently saved file (usually Downloads)

Coast:

  1. Image should be open within Photoshop

  2. Select crop tool (c)

  3. On the control panel (above the image), click the "ratio" dropdown and choose "W x H x Resolution"Choose W: 1000 in, H: 1000 in: Resolution: 72 px

    Click the "Straighten" icon in the control panelClick and drag along the horizon line (where the sky meets the ocean)
    Click on the image and drag so that as much of the coast as possible is visible (without resizing beyond the picture)

  4. click the checkmark on the control panel or hit "enter/return"

  5. File>Export> Export AsFormat: JPG
    W: 1000 px
    H: 1000 px
    Export

  6. Save:Choose File Destination
    Rename

Photograph

  1. Image should be open within Photoshop

  2. Click and hold on the crop tool to view the drop down menu> Select Perspective Crop Tool

  3. Click once on each corner of the white matting (at the edge of the frame)

  4. click the checkmark on the control panel or hit "enter/return"

  5. File>Export> Export AsFormat: JPG
    Export

  6. Submit on Canvas

Tutorial

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