Sunday, 27 March 2011

Adobe Photoshop & Photoshop Elements Tips Rotation and flipping in Adobe Photoshop

To rotate an image in Adobe Photoshop you can use commands from the submenu Image - Rotate Canvas.
You can apply the following commands:
  • 180° - it rotates the image by 180 degrees.
  • 90° CW - it rotates the image by 90 degrees clockwise.
  • 90° CCW - it rotates the image by 90 degrees anticlockwise.
  • Arbitrary - this command rotates the image by an arbitrary angle. For this purpose:
    • Step 1. select the command from the menu;
    • Step 2. enter the value of the rotation angle in degrees;
    • Step 3. specify the direction of the rotation - clockwise or anticlockwise;
    • Rotate canvas: arbitrary rotation
    • Step 4. press the button OK.
To flip an image in Adobe Photoshop you can use the following commands from the menu Image - Rotate Canvas:
  • Flip Horizontal - it mirrors the image as to the standing axis, i.e. interchanges the left and the right parts of the image;
  • Flip Vertical - it mirrors the image as to the horizontal axis, i.e. it turns the image upside down.