BlueTec

This is the first tutorial in this series. Basically, I will post a series of articles for learning the basics of Adobe Photoshop. The series will be based on Adobe Photoshop CS4. Many of the features are common between different versions of this application, so you don’t need to buy this particular version!

To begin with, let’s look at the general interface of it when we first open it:

At the top, there is a menu bar. To the left side, you have the Tools bar. To the right, with the default settings, you will get three windows, which you can change them later if you would like.

To create a new file:

1. Click on File menu
2. Select “New”

Now, you will get this window:

Let’s start from the top:

1. Name, In this box you will write the name of your new file (e.g New Design)
2. Under the “Preset” list, you will find several preset configurations for new files. For example, if you choose US Paper, then you choose “Letter” from the “Size” list, the program will automatically define the size of your new file exactly as the size of a Letter sized US paper.
3. Width and Height, here you can enter your file’s width and height if you want a custom sized one that is not in the presets list
4. The lists to the right of Width and Height are the units of measurement. You can choose several units for defining your new file’s size
5. Resolution, this is to define the resolution for your new file. More specific details will be discussed later.
6. Color mode, this is an advanced feature in this program where you can choose any particular color mode you want. If you aren’t familiar with color modes, simply use RGB color with “8 bit” on the right list.
7. Background contents, this is to choose if you want your new file to have one of the following:

• “White”: A solid white background
• “Background color”: The same as the background color assigned in your tool box
• “Transparent”: No background at all

We will get through the Advanced list at the bottom later

Note also: On the bottom right, there’s “Image Size”, this is the predicted size of your new file with your specific size and other modes configuration.

Now, assign the specific configuration you want, or simply use a preset and a specific size then click “OK” button to create your new file. In the photo below, I used the preset “Web” with “1024 x 768” as the size, and this is what I got:

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Color photo:

Applications needed:
1. Adobe Photoshop (almost any version)

Procedure:
1. Open the photo you want to convert to B&W
2. Open the Hue/Saturation dialog by clicking CTRL+U (Command + U)

3. Bring the Saturation slide completely to the left (-100)
4. Press OK
5. Open the Levels dialog by clicking CTRL+L (Command + L)
6. Bring the first pointer from right until it reaches the beginning of the graph

7. Bring the first pointer from left until it reaches the beginning of the graph from the other side

8. If the graph was already began from the left and there was no empty place, bring the left slider to the right just to enrich the blacks in the photo

Final Photo:

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This is my first post in my blog. I wanted to explain the meaning of my blog’s name. Well, simply it’s the name of my favorite Mercedes-Benz engine. Especially, I like Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec. It’s a clean-diesel engine that was in Ward’s 10 best engines for 2007 and 2008. It’s based on a fantastic technology that theoretically produces no air pollution. Honestly, I won’t buy that car! that’s because I can’t buy a diesel engine car in my country. There are many difficulties in obtaining a diesel powered car in Kuwait. But despite that, I love it

I’ll post another subject about my favorite cars that I like to have.

You can find more information about that particular engine at wikipedia. Click the link below for more info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlueTec

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