05-B - Beginning Photoshop & Graphic Design

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Lesson 5 - Objectives 3-4 (Tuesday)

B05-03 Skill: Using free transform in Photoshop

Watch the video: How to use the Photoshop Free Transform mode. This Photoshop tutorial shows how to scale, skew, and rotate an image using the Free Transform mode.

Video: Free Transform - Complete Guide (29:44)

Transform submenu commands

Scale - Enlarges or reduces an item relative to its reference point, the fixed point around which transformations are performed. You can scale horizontally, vertically, or both horizontally and vertically.
Rotate - Turns an item around a reference point. By default, this point is at the center of the object; however, you can move it to another location.
Skew - Slants an item vertically and horizontally.
Distort - Stretches an item in all directions.
Perspective - Applies one‑point perspective to an item.
Warp - Manipulates the shape of an item.
Rotate 180, Rotate 90 CW, Rotate 90 CCW - Rotates the item by the specified number of degrees, either clockwise or counterclockwise.
Flip - Flips the item vertically or horizontally. (Source)

B05-04 Skill: Introducing smart objects for non-destructive transformations

"In this video we will talk about the importance of "Smart Object" in Photoshop. I'll show you how to maintain the quality of any design object or any image while editing and composing them."

Guru99 YouTube Channel

Watch the video: How to use Smart Objects in Photoshop CC to learn what a smart object is and how to use it. When you convert a layer into a smart object, you're putting it into a protective package - so you can warp or distort it anyway you want, without hurting the original image. Look at the image of the coffee cup as an example. The text was warped so it would wrap around the cup. You can continue to work with it - warp it in other ways - without losing any resolution or image data.