Popular Format Choices, Explained

Photoshop PDF —PDFs have gotten a bad reputation here in the Mac Lab, mostly be-


cause we don’t print them. However, PDF was developed by Adobe for file-sharing

purposes, which makes it an excellent choice for e-mailing a document to someone else

(particularly someone who doesn’t have the same version of Adobe Photoshop that

you do).

TIFF —Tagged Image File Format, another format that is pretty universally readable.

2.3

File → Save For Web

Photoshop has a special Save For Web feature that allows you to choose between GIF, JPEG,

PNG and WBMP formats. It also allows you to choose between “High,” “Medium,” and

“Low” quality resolution.

3

Size Issues

Even the steadiest hands make small mistakes with a mouse. The best way to minimize the

visibility of these mistakes is to zoom in sufficiently far on your project so that any mistakes

that you make are not apparent once the project is restored to normal size.

4

Simple Photo Re-Touching

Say we want to edit Lime Cat:

Maybe we don’t like the brown spot on LimeCat’s lime. We want to find a way to fill in an

appropriate texture and color to match the rest of the lime. Using the rubber stamp tool,

we can do just that.

4.1

Using the Rubber Stamp Tool

To use the rubber stamp tool, first select a “brush” size that looks appropriate for the error

that you’re correcting. The rubber stamp is a cloning tool, and you don’t want your cloning

area to be too large.

Next, select the area that you wish to clone by holding down the option key while you click

the mouse over that area.

Now, “dab” the mouse in short strokes over the area that you wanted to cover up (ie. The

brown spot on the lime)