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Introduction
This is the final result of this episode, a collage of two nature photos, the king prawn and the red flower, which are reduced in size, slightly rotated, and neatly aligned with the title in the center. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe Photoshop series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Today we will learn to move and resize objects using the Move Tool and Free Transform, then align them using Align. In practice, we create a collage of two photos on a new canvas.
Step 1: New dark canvas
Create a new document with Ctrl N, size 1600x900 pixels. Set the foreground color to dark green 1E2A24, then fill the background layer with Alt Backspace. Dark colors make the nature photos stand out.
Step 2: Placing the bird photo
Select File, Place Embedded, then choose the king prawn photo. The photo enters as a Smart Object. Press Ctrl T for Free Transform. Drag the corner handles inward until about 45%, then drag the content to the left. Press Enter.
Step 3: Placing and rotating the flower photo
Repeat for the red flower photo. After it's reduced in size and moved to the right, position the cursor slightly outside the corner handle until it changes to a curved arrow, then drag to rotate about 5 degrees. A slight slant adds life to the collage.
Step 4: Move Tool and Auto-Select
Select the Move Tool by pressing V. If Auto Select is checked, clicking directly on the photo will select its layer. Drag the king prawn photo slightly downward. Hold Shift while dragging to constrain the movement to straight horizontal or vertical.
Step 5: Aligning with Align
To keep it neat, select both photo layers, then use Align Vertical Centers from the Move Tool options bar or the Layer menu, Align. Both photos are now aligned on the same vertical center line relative to the canvas.
Step 6: Title centered on the canvas
Add a title using the Type tool at the top, natural persona. Then center it horizontally using Align Horizontal Centers, so the text is exactly centered on the canvas.
Step 7: Saving the collage
Check again the layer order, background, 2 smart object photos, and 1 text layer. Save as PSD, then export JPG to share.
Done!
Done. We have created a new canvas, placed the photo as a smart object, resized and rotated using Free Transform, moved using the Move tool, and aligned using Align. In the next episode, we will delve into foreground color, background color, color picker, and eyedropper. Need to edit product photos for marketplace, retouch photos, design posters, or create social media content? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides photo editing and graphic design services, as well as Photoshop courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series? 102 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, source images, and layered PSD files, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting from Rp69.000 per month Save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want a single class only? Buy single classes with lifetime access. Subscribe now on the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com. Contact us via WhatsApp, or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com. Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.
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