Exercise:Selections

Assignment
Usetheselectiontoolsandtheprovidedtemplatetocreatetheveggiechef.

Procedure
1. Downloadthe

templatefile
fromourwebsite(orgetacopyfrommeviajumpdrive).
OpenitinPhotoshop.
2. GotoFILE>NEWandcreateanewdocumentcalledyourname.veggieman.psdand
makeit600pixelstallby800pixelswideat72pixelsperinch(p.p.i.)
3. Readthetoolsdocumentsoyouknowmoreaboutthetoolswearegoingtouse
4. WATCHtheshortvideotoseehowtousethecorrecttoolstomakeveggieman

5. Selectandcopythemelon...
Usethe
QUICKSELECTIONtooltoPAINT
aselectionon
themelon(head),orusethe
magicwandwithtoleranceat50
toselectallofthe
melon.GotoEDIT>COPYtocopyallthepixelsinthemelon..then
clickonyournew
document
..theblankoneandPASTEthemelonpixelsontotheartboard...
6. Selecttheeye(carrot)andpasteonthehead(mellon)andthenmakeaduplicateeye.

1. Onceagainusethe
QUICKSELECTIONTOOL
topaint/selecttheentirecarrot.
DoaEDIT>COPYonceyouhavethewholecarrotselected..thenclickonyour
newdocumentandpastethecarrot/eyeontothenewdocument/melonhead

7. Putthepupil(blueberry)ontheeye(carrot).

1. Usethe
ellipticalmarqueetool
toselecttheblueberry.
a.Holddowntheshiftkeytomakeaperfectcircle.Holddownthealt/optionkey
todrawfromthecenter.
Onceselected,gotoImage>EDIT>COPY..thenclickonyournewdocumentand
pastetheblueberry/pupilontothecarrot/eye

Besuretolookinyourlayerspalette/andchangethenameofeachlayerfrom
layer1layer2etctomelon/head.blueberry/eye

Onceyouhaverenamedeachlayer...clickonthemelon/headlayerandgotothe
topmenubarontopandclickonLayer>DuplicateLayer
Dothisfortheblueberry/eyelayeraswell.
Whendoneyoushouldhave2eyesand2pupilsonyourmelonhead

8..Putthenose(peartomato)ontheface.
Usethe
magicwandtool
toselectthepear
tomato.Setthe
toleranceto50
.Clickanywherewithinthepeartomato.Itprobably
won'tselecttheentirevegetable.Holddownthe
shiftkey
andclickinanunselected
regionitshouldbeaddedtotheselectionarea.Repeatuntiltheentirepeartomatois
selected.GotoImage>EDIT>COPYandthenPASTEtheNOSE/Tomatoontothenew
documetonthemelonhead

Putthemouth(kiwi)ontheface.
Onceagain,usetheQUICKSELECTIONtoselectand
copythekiwi.COPYandPASTEthekiwi/mouthontothenewdocumentontothemelon
head..SELECTtheMAGICWANDsetthetoleranceto32andclickonthewhitepart
ofthekiwi/mouthtoselectit.clickonDELETEtogetridofthewhitepartofthe
kiwi/mouth

Addthechef'shat(mushroom).
2. Usethe
QUICKSELECTIONTOOL..thenclickonTOPAINTASELECTlON
to
selectthemushroom.Zoomintoseetheedgesmoreclearly.
3. Oncethemushroomisselected,doanEDIT>COPYandthenandEDIT>PASTE
ontothenewdocument.Thenrenameyourlayerasmushroom/hat.Thenclick
anddragthelayerdowninthestackorderofthelayerstomakethe
mushroom/hatlayerbebelowthemelon/headlayerinthestackorder..thisputs
thehatbehindthemelonheadThenclickontheEDIT>TRANSFORM>ROTATE
atthetopofthemenubarandrotatethemushroom/hatjustalittle
8. Addthebowtie(pasta)belowthehead.

1. usethe
polygonallassotool
toselectthebowtiepasta.
2. Hint:
Theangularedgesofthebowtieareeasiertoselectwiththe
polygon
lassotool
.Oncethetieisselected,copyandpasteitintothenewdocument

3. ClickonEDIT>TRANSFORM>SCALEandmakethepasta/bowtiebealittle
smallerandmoresquashedifcan

9. Addtheears(grapefruit).
1. Usethe
QUICKSELECTION
toselectaroundthe'flesh'ofthegrapefruit(the
editablepartinsidetherind).Oncethegrapefruitisselected,doanEDIT>COPY
andthenEDIT>PASTEontothenewdocument.
2. ThenclickonEDITTRANFORM>ROTATEandrotatethegrapefruitsothatit
lookslikeanear
3. Thengotothelayerspalletteanddragtheear/grapefruitdownsothatitis
behind/belowthemelonheadlayer
4. Thenclickontheear/grapefruitlayerandgotothetopandclickon
Layer>DUPLICATELAYERandrenameasrightear..thenmovethe
grapefruit/eartotherightsideofthemelonhead
5. ThenclickonEDIT>TRANSFORM>FLIPHORIZONTALandplacetherightear
intheproperplace

.
10. Addeyebrows(radishes).
1. UsetheQUICKSELECTIONTOOLandselecttheradish/eyebrow.beingsureto
getalloftheradish..DoanEDIT>COPY.EDIT>PASTEontoyournew
document..ifyoudontseetheradish/eyebrowthengotothelayerspaletteand
moveitupABOVEthemelonhead
2. Aswiththeears,positiontheone'eyebrow,'thenmakeaLayer>DuplicateLayer
copyoftheradishes,andthengptoEDIT>TRANSFORM>FlipHorizontallyto
placethesecondeyebrow

11. Nameit/Cropyourimage
.Putyournameandperiodontheveggiemandocumet
Grabthecroptool.Clickanddragaboxaroundyourveggieman.Youcanadjustthecroparea
afteryouhavedrawnit.Onceyoufeelthecropmarqueeispositionedwhereyouwantit,hit
return.Save.

ThengotoIMAGE>SAVEFORWEBandsaveasa.jpeg.addthejpegoftheveggiemanto
yourwebsite..writeaoneparagraphreflectionaboutwhatyoumadeandwhatyoulearned