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| '''Photoshopping''' is the art and practice of ] with ]. The name comes from ], the image editor most commonly used for the practice, although other programs, such as ], ], or the ] may be used. Adobe discourages use of the term "photoshop" as a verb out of fear that it will ] the company's ]; for this reason, some people have called it '''photochopping'''. | '''Photoshopping''' is the art and practice of ] with ]. The name comes from ], the image editor most commonly used for the practice, although other programs, such as ], ], or the ] may be used. Adobe discourages use of the term "photoshop" as a verb out of fear that it will ] the company's ]; for this reason, some people have called it '''photochopping'''. The practice of photoshopping is possible because modern image editing software made the work of altering images extremely easy, particularly with the ]. | ||
| Although professional graphic artists and designers might describe elements of their work as "photoshopping", the practice is more commonly associated with creating ] ]s on ] sites. In this way, photoshopping can be seen as another way of producing ]s, but without the need to generate original ]s. As such, the edits can be done in a very basic way, so it is clear that the image has been altered (often humour is derived from this fact), or in a hyper-realistic way so that the changes are seamless. | Although professional graphic artists and designers might describe elements of their work as "photoshopping", the practice is more commonly associated with creating ] ]s on ] sites. In this way, photoshopping can be seen as another way of producing ]s, but without the need to generate original ]s. As such, the edits can be done in a very basic way, so it is clear that the image has been altered (often humour is derived from this fact), or in a hyper-realistic way so that the changes are seamless. | ||
| ⚫ | Examples of photoshopping include people changing a picture of a well known ] to make it appear as if she has posed ]. In other examples two or more pictures are combined together for humour value. | ||
| ], an example of photoshopped packaging.]] | |||
| ⚫ | Examples of photoshopping include people changing a picture of a well known ] to make it appear as if she has posed ]. In other examples two or more pictures are combined together for humour value |
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| Similarly to photoshopping, some neologisms are derived from the names of other image editing packages, for example "to ] up" an image. | Similarly to photoshopping, some neologisms are derived from the names of other image editing packages, for example "to ] up" an image. | ||
| Many Photoshopped images are propagated ]tically via ] as humour or passed as actual news. Some well known images include '']'' and ''Shark and Helicopter''. The latter image was widely circulated as a National Geographic 'Image of the Year' and was later revealed to be a hoax. | Many Photoshopped images are propagated ]tically via ] as humour or passed as actual news. Some well known images include '']'' and ''Shark and Helicopter''. The latter image was widely circulated as a National Geographic 'Image of the Year' and was later revealed to be a hoax. | ||
| ==Methods== | |||
| Tools particularly useful for photoshopping are: | |||
| *The ], which can isolate objects for removal, or for copying to a different photograph. | |||
| *The ], which can fill in a hole in the background after an object has been removed. | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Photoshopping is the art and practice of digitally editing pictures with image editing software. The name comes from Adobe Photoshop, the image editor most commonly used for the practice, although other programs, such as Paint Shop Pro, Corel Photopaint, or the GIMP may be used. Adobe discourages use of the term "photoshop" as a verb out of fear that it will undermine the company's trademark; for this reason, some people have called it photochopping. The practice of photoshopping is possible because modern image editing software made the work of altering images extremely easy, particularly with the clone tool.
Although professional graphic artists and designers might describe elements of their work as "photoshopping", the practice is more commonly associated with creating visual jokes on Internet sites. In this way, photoshopping can be seen as another way of producing cartoons, but without the need to generate original drawings. As such, the edits can be done in a very basic way, so it is clear that the image has been altered (often humour is derived from this fact), or in a hyper-realistic way so that the changes are seamless.
Examples of photoshopping include people changing a picture of a well known actress to make it appear as if she has posed nude. In other examples two or more pictures are combined together for humour value.
Similarly to photoshopping, some neologisms are derived from the names of other image editing packages, for example "to gimp up" an image.
Many Photoshopped images are propagated memetically via e-mail as humour or passed as actual news. Some well known images include Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten and Shark and Helicopter. The latter image was widely circulated as a National Geographic 'Image of the Year' and was later revealed to be a hoax.
See also
External links
- Proper use of the Photoshop trademark
- B3ta
- Fark.com
- Mechapixel Daily Photoshop Contests
- Photoshopcontest.com
- Something Awful's Photoshop Phriday feature
- Worth1000