Favorite Color

• Little effort
• No editing

Photoshop Section

Step 1:

• Go to the File – New
• 13 x 15 inches – 300 Resolution – Background Color White

1. Go to View – New Guide Layout

Step 3:

• Columns Number 2
• Rows Number 3
• Gutters 0.2 in
• Color should be your favorite color

You will now have a graph with 6 squares and double lines between them

Step 4:

• Select the Rectangle Tool
• Make the
  • Fill color is your favorite color (ex blue)
  • Stroke White Box with line through it

         

Step 5:

• Draw a box that fits in the first square of the graph
  • Be sure you do not draw your box into the double line.  You will need that area to be white later

Step 6:

• Right Click on Rectangle 1 Layer
• Pick Duplicate the Layer

Step 7:

• Click on the move tool
• Click on the first box
  • Make sure you are on Rectangle Layer 1 Copy
• Drag the box over to the next Square

Step 8:

• Double click on the Rectangle Copy 1 Layer
• Rename it Rectangle 2
  • This will help you stay organized

Step 9:

• Right click on Rectangle 2 
• Pick Duplicate the Layer
• Move the box over to the 3rd Square

Step 9:

• Double click the Layer Rectangle 2 Copy
• Remane it Rectangle 3

Step 10:

• Repeat
  • Duplicating
  • Moving Box to next square
  • Renaming Layers
  • until all 6 boxes are filled.

Step 11: 

• Click on the First Rectangle Layer
• File- Place Embedded
• Pick one of your favorite color photos

Step 12:

• Move your image until it’s over the first square.
• It does not matter if it fits.  We will fix this in the next step
• Click Enter

Step 13: This is an important STEP!!!!!!!!!

• Stay on the layer with your color photo
• Right click
• Choose
  • Create Clipping Mask
• The photo will now be locked in the first box
• You can move it around to fit
• Control T to make it bigger or smaller

Step 14:

• Click on the second Rectangle layer box
• Repeat steps 7-9 until all boxes are filled
  • File- Place Embedded
  • Pick one of your color photos
  • Move photo over square (does not matter if it fits)
  • Right click
    • Create Clipping Mask

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Stop when all your boxes have photos in them>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Step 15:

• Flatten your image.
• You will now make all your colors pop
  • Image- Adjustments- Brightness/ Contrast 
  • Pull the contrast to the right.  Do not over do this
  • Adjust brightness as needed

Step 16:

• Image- Adjustments- Selective color 
• Click where it says Colors
• Pick the Your Favorite Color of your 6 photos

Step 17:

• Move the sliders around to make your color pop out
• Flatten image