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Adobe Photoshop How To Guide Creating a film poster Open up Adobe Photoshop and click File > New and make sure the Preset is set to International Paper. This is so that your advert/poster will print out in A4. Your document should open up like so… To import your images into Photoshop, go to File > Open and select the files you wish to import. You will notice that your multiple files will appear in different tabs at the top of the Photoshop workspace. These separate images can be dragged on to your blank template. In Photoshop (same as in Illustrator), you must create Layers to work from. Each time you add a new object/image/text etc., a new layer should be created. Your layers can be monitored in the Layers Panel. We create layers so that if you need to edit anything at a later date, you can do so without having to start the poster again. It is recommended to name your layers accordingly so that you can go back to them and edit certain objects easily. 1. Setting up your Film Poster Document in Photoshop

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Page 1: Photoshop tips and tricks

Adobe Photoshop How To Guide Creating a film poster

ü Open up Adobe Photoshop and click File > New and make sure the Preset is set to International Paper. This is so that your advert/poster will print out in A4.

ü Your document should open up like so…

ü To import your images into Photoshop, go to

File > Open and select the files you wish to import.

ü You will notice that your multiple files will appear in different tabs at the top of the Photoshop workspace.

ü These separate images can be dragged on to your blank template.

ü In Photoshop (same as in Illustrator), you must create Layers to work from. Each time you add a new object/image/text etc., a new layer should be created. Your layers can be monitored in the Layers Panel. We create layers so that if you need to edit anything at a later date, you can do so without having to start the poster again.

ü It is recommended to name your layers accordingly so that you can

go back to them and edit certain objects easily.

1. Setting up your Film Poster Document in Photoshop

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ü To edit/adjust an image, you need to click on it on the layers panel, so to resize

my background image of the Smokey road; I’ll click on that layer and then click on the Arrow Tool icon to resize it.

ü Always make sure that the Show Transform Controls box is ticked to resize your image.

ü I have now brought in an image of Batman that I would like to place on top of the road, however, there is another background behind him, which I would like to get rid of.

ü To fix this, I will go back into the original tab that

the Batman image opened in and get rid of the background.

ü Click the Quick Selection tool.

ü Select the image that you want to cut out from

the background.

ü You will see ‘marching ants’ moving around the parts of the image that you select.

ü Once you are happy with your selection, click

Refine Edge.  

ü You will notice that the background has disappeared and a Refine Edge options box has appeared. This is so you can finely edit the edge so no remaining background appears around your object.

2. Editing images

3. Removing a background

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ü Once you are happy with your image removed from the background, make sure that the Output To section is set to New Layer With Layer Mask, and then hit OK.

ü Making sure that you have selected the Arrow Tool, you can now drag the new image on to your film poster document tab.

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ü To add text to your advert, simply click the T icon and drag a text box on

to your advert.

ü Begin typing and you can change the font, colour and size in the boxes situated on the top of the toolbar

ü You will notice a new layer has been made for your text. This allows you to come back and edit it at any time, simply by clicking on the Text layer.

ü To make your text stand out a bit more or to give it a 3D effect, you can right click on the text layer and click Blending Options. This will enable you to add shadows, contours, outer strokes etc. to your Text and give it a more effective look. Have a try!

4. Adding text to your film posters

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ü Play around with Photoshop and look at tutorials on YouTube. There are millions of ways to edit your photos. There are also tutorials on the Coombe Media blog!

ü ALWAYS make sure you have clicked on to the correct layer that you want to edit before amending anything otherwise it could be amending the wrong thing!

ü By clicking Image > Adjustments, you can amend the brightness, contrast,

colouring, sharpness etc. of any of your images.

ü To adjust whether you want your document to be Portrait or Landscape, you must click on the Background layer and then go to: Image > Image Rotation > 90°CW

       

ü There are 2 ways to save your work: you may need to save it to come back and edit at a later date, OR you have completely finished and are ready to hand it in to be marked. Here are the two ways:

         

5. Some handy tips

6. Saving your work

Saving your document to be edited again:

ü File>Save As ü Name your document

and save it in your desired location

ü The format must be saved as a Photoshop (PSD) file

ü Then click OK!

Saving your document to be submitted as a Final copy:

ü File>Save As ü Name your document

and save it in your desired location

ü The format must be saved as a JPEG (JPG) file

ü Then click OK!