Saturday, May 5, 2018

grid design

1. Open Photoshop

2. File>New

3. Name: Mathematical Cultures

4. Document size
Width: 8 inches
Height: 10 inches
Resolution: 100

5. Go to Window
Check:
   Layers 
   Tools
   Application Frame
   Options

6. In the document application bar, check Auto Select>Layer

7. File>Save

8. Type in title and text or place photos


Arranging words and pictures in a design layout is easy with a grid













To make guidelines. 

               
click on images for larger view





Go to the ruler on the left, click, hold and drag a guideline in a few inches. Drag another in a few  inches. 

Go to the ruler on the top, click, hold and drag a guideline down a few inches. Drag another down a few inches. 

The guidelines on your document are create what is called a grid. The grid is a great way to decide where to place images and text in a layout. 



To select rectangles in grid

Go to the Rectangular Marquee Tool.

Click, hold and drag to make a selection in one rectangular grid area. 

You can either fill this rectangle in with color or place a photo in it.

Go to Select>Deselect after you fill in the selected area.



Be sure all resizing is in proportion by pressing and holding the shift key as you drag from a corner.

If you do not see a corner, go to View>Fit on Screen




8. Save the document as a JPEG.
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/11/saving-as-jpeg.html



How to cut out part of a photo:


Copy your photo into the Photoshop document

If the photo has an X across it, click the check mark or press Return

Be sure you are on the layer you want to edit

Go to Layer>Rasterize>All layers

Go to the Rectangular Marquee tool

Select the area you want to edit and click, hold and drag to select it

Go to Select>Inverse

Press delete

Go to Select>Deselect





Other help links

tools


resizing_click and scroll down to copy and scale