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- 1). Open Photoshop, pull down the "File" menu, click "Open" and browse to an image on your computer to experiment with. Double-click the file name and the picture appears on the Photoshop workspace.
- 2). Pull down the "Image" menu, click "Adjust" and select "Levels." Move the "Levels" slider triangles to the left or right to darken or lighten your picture, adding more gray or white. Click "OK" or "Cancel."
- 3). Pull down "Image" and click "Adjust" again, this time selecting "Hue/Saturation." Move the "Hue" slider bar to the left or right, watching how the colors in your image change completely. Move the "Saturation" slider bar to the right and watch how the amount of color in the image deepens, turning your image almost cartoon-like. Click "OK" or "Cancel."
- 4). Click the "Lasso" tool on the "Tools" palette on the left side of the screen. Draw an outline around part of the image in the photo, such as a person or animal. A blinking dotted outline appears; right-click it and select "Layer via Copy."
- 5). Click the "Move" tool, which looks like a black arrow head and cross, on the "Tools" palette, then drag your cursor to the left. You'll see you create a duplicate of the area you outlined with the lasso.
- 6). Look over at the "Layers" palette on the right side of the screen. There is a new layer of the area you copied; right-click it and select "Delete Layer." You're back to just your original photo.
- 7). Pull down the "Filter" menu, click "Artistic" and select "Plastic Wrap." Move the "Highlight Strength" slider bar all the way to the right and click "OK;" your image now looks as if it has been covered with plastic. Pull down the "Edit" menu and select "Undo Plastic Wrap" to revert your picture back to its original.
- 8). Click the "Smudge" tool on the "Tools" palette. It looks like a pointing finger; if you don't see it, look for either a hollow raindrop or a hollow triangle and right-click that icon. These three tools all share the same space. Select "Smudge Tool," then drag your cursor along your image. Edges of the colors bleed together and bleed out into the picture.
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