A Project in Photoshop A Project in Photoshop ElementsElements

Aim of the project is to:Aim of the project is to: Download 4 pictures (Presidents of the Download 4 pictures (Presidents of the United States) from American Memory United States) from American Memory websitewebsiteResize the imagesResize the imagesPut everything together in one file.Put everything together in one file.

Download John AdamsDownload John Adams This picture of John Adams can be This picture of John Adams can be downloaded from American Memory downloaded from American Memory website by going to search pagewebsite by going to search page

You can narrow down the search You can narrow down the search by selecting “photos & prints”by selecting “photos & prints”

Here is the link for this pictureHere is the link for this picture

http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/chttp://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3a50000/3a53000/3a53200/3a53ph/3a50000/3a53000/3a53200/3a53276r.jpg276r.jpg

Open John in Photoshop Open John in Photoshop ElementsElements

Open this picture in Adobe Open this picture in Adobe Photoshop Elements by choosing Photoshop Elements by choosing Open in the File menuOpen in the File menu

Reduce John’s SizeReduce John’s Size

The image size will be largeThe image size will be large

To reduce the length and width To reduce the length and width of the image, choose Image Size of the image, choose Image Size in the Image menu as shownin the Image menu as shown

Reduce John’s SizeReduce John’s Size

This is the default size of the This is the default size of the downloaded image.downloaded image.

Its height can be reduced to 5 Its height can be reduced to 5 inches as shown in the next inches as shown in the next screen.screen.

Reduce John’s SizeReduce John’s Size

When its height is changed When its height is changed to 5 inches, other fields to 5 inches, other fields changes automaticallychanges automatically

Hit okHit ok

Save JohnSave John

This is the picture we will get This is the picture we will get after resizingafter resizing

Save the picture by choosing Save the picture by choosing “save” from File menu“save” from File menu

Download George Download George WashingtonWashington

Download another pictureDownload another picture

Here is the linkHere is the link

http://memory.loc.gov/ndlpcoohttp://memory.loc.gov/ndlpcoop/ichicdn/n0556/n055628.jpgp/ichicdn/n0556/n055628.jpg

Crop GeorgeCrop George

We need to take his picture We need to take his picture alone. So we need to cut the alone. So we need to cut the picture alone.picture alone.

Select “Rectangular Marquee Select “Rectangular Marquee Tool” from the tool box as Tool” from the tool box as shownshown

Select GeorgeSelect George

With that tool select the With that tool select the picture alone.picture alone.

The selected portion will The selected portion will appear within dotted linesappear within dotted lines

Crop the ImageCrop the Image

Choose “Crop” from Image Choose “Crop” from Image menu as shownmenu as shown

Save the image.Save the image.

ComparisonComparison

This is the original pictureThis is the original picture

This is the image after croppingThis is the image after cropping

Now Do Abraham and Now Do Abraham and ThomasThomas

In a similar way picture of Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson In a similar way picture of Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson are downloaded and they are resizedare downloaded and they are resized

Here are the linksHere are the links

http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/det/4a20000/4a25000/4a25900/4a25929r.http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/det/4a20000/4a25000/4a25900/4a25929r.jpgjpg

http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3a10000/3a10000/3a10200/3http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3a10000/3a10000/3a10200/3a10227r.jpga10227r.jpg

Next we need to put all the 4 pictures in one image.Next we need to put all the 4 pictures in one image.

Create the Master FileCreate the Master File

Create a new image file by Create a new image file by choosing “New” from File choosing “New” from File menumenu

This window will appearThis window will appear

Choose the Preset Sizes to Choose the Preset Sizes to

1024 x 7681024 x 768

Drag and DropDrag and Drop

Simply drag the Simply drag the images into the new images into the new file as shownfile as shown

Arrange the Arrange the pictures as shown in pictures as shown in the next slidethe next slide

Final ImageFinal Image

This is the Final picture This is the Final picture having the four having the four Presidents of the United Presidents of the United States.States.

Save this image file.Save this image file.