| Cutting and painting can only go so far. If thats all | | | | Select the area that you wish to fade away into |
| you wanted to do with your photos, you shouldnt | | | | oblivion and then start clicking the blur function. Keep |
| have bothered purchasing Adobe Photoshop 7.0. This | | | | clicking blur or pressing Ctrl F until the areas properly |
| software is very powerful, and it would be such a | | | | invisible. If the areas too big, blurring the area would |
| waste if you dont allow your knowledge and skills to | | | | be definitely noticeable. But if theyre as small as dots |
| grow with it. | | | | on your face, rest assured that you could later on |
| If its your first time to use any Photoshop software, | | | | enjoy a blemish-free face from hereon forward in all |
| you might as well start with the best. | | | | your images. |
| The Pixelate Function | | | | The Importance of Layers |
| Look for the Filter section in the tool menu situated | | | | You hear about how important layering is in various |
| on top of your screen. There are various options | | | | aspects. Layering is important when applying |
| under the Filter category, and you can start playing | | | | fragrance to your skin or when youre wearing |
| with images with the pixelate function. The pixelate | | | | clothes for fashion, winter, and sports. But layering is |
| function allows you to modify images and turn them | | | | important in enhancing images as well, and you could |
| into different artistic styles. Remember when your | | | | learn how and why through Photoshop 7.0. |
| art appreciation class required you to do a mosaic all | | | | Now, in the previous version of Photoshop, using the |
| by yourself and with your own two hands? It was | | | | Layer opacity affects all the layers you have in your |
| hard work, wasnt it? Now imagine being able to do | | | | image. Changing or modifying the effects of Layer |
| that with any photo or image saved in your | | | | opacity is slightly complicated howeveruntil the arrival |
| computer with just one click! And yes, you can do | | | | of the Fill opacity of Photoshop 7.0, that is. With the |
| that just by clicking on pixelate and mosaic next. | | | | Fill opacity, only the layer you specified will be |
| Other artistic styles included under pixelate are | | | | affected when you make certain changes. |
| crystallize, fragment, facet, color halftone, pointillize, | | | | Why the Magic Wand is Magical Indeed |
| and mezzotint. | | | | Lets say that you have a photo of --- Barney the |
| How to Get Rid of Blemishes | | | | purple dinosaur in a garden background. Now, you |
| Are you afraid of having your photos taken in close | | | | want to get only the outline of Barney and nothing |
| range because you dont want to make your | | | | else. In the old days, youd have to painstakingly cut |
| blemishes acne, scars, and so forth too visible? If | | | | it part by part. But in Photoshop 7.0, all you have to |
| thats your only problem, Photoshop 7.0 can certainly | | | | do is click the outline of Barney with the magic wand |
| eliminate such worries. There are various ways to | | | | and voila! Mission accomplished. If it cant be done in |
| accomplish that, but the easiest and basic strategy | | | | one click, you could just add everything to a selection |
| which is where you should start as well you could use | | | | until you complete Barneys image. |
| is the blur function. | | | | Practice, practice, practice is all you need to do to |
| The blur function is still under the Filter category. | | | | master Photoshop 7.0. Good luck! |