How to use the ps cropping tool to crop a good image-ps tutorial

The cropping tool is like a paper cutter that we use to crop our images. the shortcut key is letter C. The cropping tool is very simple. how can we crop a good image? Next let's take a few examples to learn about Photoshop's cutting tool, just like our paper cutter, which allows us to crop our images so that the size of the image file changes. The shortcut for this tool is C. Although this tool looks inconspicuous, we cannot ignore the learning and understanding of it. it will be used frequently in the process of image processing in the future!

Photoshop cropping tool

Tool attribute bar of the cropping tool

Width and height: enter a fixed value to crop the image.

Resolution: enter a number to determine the resolution of the cropped image. you can select the unit of resolution.

Previous image: click to display the cropping size of the previous image.

Clear: clear the existing crop size for re-input.

Photoshop cropping tool attribute bar

Practice:

The cropping tool is very simple. how to crop a good image? Let's take a look at several examples.

Example 1:First, we will learn how to use the cropping tool in PS to re-map the photos.

SOURCE image:

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1. right-click the source image and save it to the local computer.

2. open this image in photoshop. (File/open)

3. select the cropping tool (shortcut key C) in the toolbox)

4. drag the mouse over the screen and frame the part to be retained.

5. press enter to confirm.

Example 2(How to analyze the chart ):

This is a hasty photo of the harbor. Unfortunately, there is no visual center in the horizontal direction. many highlights and trivial elements make the picture messy, and we cannot see the important or interesting points.

We cut the photos vertically to concentrate the visual center on the ship with a high mast. at the same time, the background is the lights of the distant city, and the distance between the near scene and the distant view is echoed.

I hope you will understand the ps cropping tool through the explanation in this article and will be able to use it freely in the future. Get new skills! Learn more and make progress!