How to do Clipping Path Using Pen Tool

Here are the steps on how to do clipping path using pen tool:

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Step 1:

- Open or drag an image from your file to your photoshop screen.

- Select the "pen tool" icon found on the left side of your screen.

- Choose the icons that was encircled above this image. And simply go to the "path" bar located on the right side of your screen.
Step 2:

- To view the specific edges or area to be path use the "Zoom" tool icon that is located on the upper part of the screen or simply press "Ctrl++" on your keyboard. And path the area by pressing 'left click" on your mouse.

- If you want to move the image to side by side or up and down. Use the "Hand" tool icon located on the upper part of your screen near the zoom tool icon or simply press the spacebar on hold and move it by using your mouse. And "double" click the word "Work path" on the path bar and press "enter" or "OK". To make it "Path 1".

Step 3:

- While clipping the images, you should connect the line or dots from the clipped edges to where you started. You can see a circle beside the pen tool icon. And now your done. Bring the image back to its original size.

- This is just a tutorial on how you clip the image using pen tool. You can start from a very simple image, just to practice. When you already know how to clip, you can do a lot of things for photo editing. Watch out for a lot of tutorials to be posted. :)

Posted by PS Master at 3:22 AM

Removing Unwanted Object Using Clone Stamp Tool

This tutorial is only intended for removing unwanted object using Clone stamp tool. For viewers, the result on this tutorial would need an additional tutorial for photo manipulation, but let us just focus first on removing the unwanted object.
Step 1:
- Simply drag an image you want to edit. And choose the "clone stamp tool icon" located on the left side of the photoshop.
Step 2:
- When you are done choosing the clone stamp tool icon, adjust the brush size on where you are comfortable.
- On this photo you have to remove the gray bar. Choose a part on the floor by pressing "alt + left click" and release the mouse. Try to brush it on the unwanted object on your photo. For example here, the upper part of the gray bar.

Step 3:
- In the middle part, you have to choose a part on the dog or any part on your image that would correlate on the unwanted part, by pressing again "alt + left click" and release. And again brush it to the part of unwanted object.

Step 4:
- On this result you need to do photo manipulation. In which I will post on my next tutorial. You need to do a simple image first that has unwanted object that should be removed..


I hope you already learn the steps in removing unwanted objects from your photo in using the "Clone Stamp Tool" :) Watch out for more tutorials to be posted. Thank you!

Posted by PS Master at 5:24 AM