Photoshop Editing

In my Ed Tech class, we're learning how to edit photos in Photoshop. This, let me tell you, is not an easy task for me. I've never used Photoshop before this class, so I often have to make several dozen mistakes to figure out the right way to do something. The other day, we had to import a picture of a cupcake and figure out how to change the colors.

The original picture.

To get rid of the background, you first select the "magic wand" tool. You click the bottom of the cupcake, hold down the shift key, and then select the parts on top that you want to keep. You should have "marching ants" on all of the lines. After everything is selected, double click a few times at the top of the cupcake. The marching ants will change so they go just around the outside lines. Then, right click your mouse and a menu will come up. Click on "Select Inverse." The marching ants should now be going around the cupcake and the outside edges of the work space. Press the delete key, and you should be left with only the cupcake.

After the background is gone, click on the paint can. You can pick any color for the frosting and the cake part, and there are even some cool designs to try out. I just clicked around for a bit to find a color combination that I liked.

My new cupcake.

A few days later, we were asked to add sprinkles to our cupcakes. We used the brush tool, and we changed the brush to the small star shape.

The final cupcake, sprinkles and all.