Photoshop test 12/9/14

I learnt how to use photoshop as it was my first time using the aplication. To get to know the basics of how to minipulate an image we found four images from google; a bear, sand dunes, the Effiel Tower and an Astronaut and applied them into one image.

First we learnt how to 'scale' an image this means to change its size, bigger or smaller. To do this you select the image you want to scale by selecting its layer, then click edit on the menu bar, then go to transform and select scale, this then creates a box around your selected image, which you can then hold the 'shift' key and drag the image by the coner as big or as small as you wish.

We then learnt how to use the Polygon lasso tool, this allows you to cut out an image from its background. To do this select the ploygon lasso tool from the tool bar on the left side, then go around your image using the left click and join it back up again to where you started. The bit you want is now selected, next inverse the selection and click delete to cut out your image.

We also learnt about how to edit an image by using brightness/contrast, saturation and levels. All these tools are found on the menu bar by selecting your image then click image then adjustments and use the scale to adjust it to how you like.