In this tutorial, you will use some basic Adobe Photoshop and 5.0 tools to create a composite image for a postcard. The instructions are written for a Macintosh computer but can be used for either the Macintosh or Windows versions of the software. ...

To create your postcard, you will work with multiple images, using various selection tools to select and move images or a portion of an image from one file to another. You will also learn how to fine- tune your selection using the â Magic Wandâ tool and repair a defect with the â Rubber Stampâ tool.

You will learn how to work with the â Layers Window.â The â Layers Windowâ allows you to control each individual image in your postcard including a layer's level of transparency and how the layer blends with other layers. You will rename and move layers, create a â Layer Mask,â and make a â Drop Shadow.â You will also explore freehand and numeric controls for scaling and rotating layers. And, you will explore the â Filters Menu,â applying filters to an image layer to create painterly effects and to create a drop shadow.

You will make a selection and fill it with a color sampled from another part of the image using the â Eye Dropper,â explore the options that adjust the brightness, contrast, and mid tones of an image, and clip one image to match the shape of another.
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