Creating a Pop Out Effect - After placing an image, select the pen tool (located directly under black arrow) in the

toolbar - We are going to draw a path that surrounds the area to pop out. Now that the pen tool

has been selected, select an imaginary point to begin the path. This imaginary point is your “path origin point”.

- Before drawing your path, change the fill and stroke properties of your path. Go to “Window” and select “swatches”. After your color swatches appear, change fill to none and stroke to black. *note: You may want to increase your stroke weight to a minimum of 2pt to view path more clearly.

- Ok, now that you have selected a “path origin point” and changed the fill and stroke colors, we can proceed with our path drawing. Click your left mouse button to select that “path origin point”. *note: Remember where your “path origin point” is located. You will have to end your path at the “path origin point”.

- Click your left mouse button repeatedly as you draw your path around the object to be

converted to black and white. *note: avoid drawing over the edge of image.

- Continue to draw path. To close path, click on your “path origin point”. *note: if you forgot

where your “path origin point” is located, move mouse over original points and you will see a small circle below your pen tool cursor.

- Now that the path has been closed. Select the direct selection tool (white arrow) in the tool bar. Click your left mouse key on the white-space on your page. Basically you are not selecting anything but clicking off of your path control. You should now see a dark black line (my path is in red so you can see), where you have drawn your path.

- As you can, my path surrounds the area I want to pop out. Ok, now you can actually select the image. You should see an orange line surrounding the main image (see below).

- The orange border signifies the image selection. Copy image (simply right click and select copy).

- Select path line by clicking the left mouse button on your path line (mine is in red)

- Now that the path is selected, click right mouse button and select “Paste Into”. *note: make sure “paste into” is selected. Do not select paste.

- Now that the image has been “paste into” drawn path area. Select the image within path.

- Move mouse over the interior image. The white arrow cursor should convert to a hand cursor as this is done.

- Hold down left mouse button for four seconds or more. - While still holding left mouse button, slightly move mouse. You should see two images,

the main image and the interior image (these images should be identical). - While still holding left mouse button align main and background images as if you were

placing one on top of the other. After images are aligned release left mouse button

- Next select the “selection tool” (black arrow) in the tool bar - Select the main image by left clicking mouse on image. The image should now be

outlined in blue, signifying its selection. - Next, select a surrounding image point

- Drag image point to desired pop out area and release the mouse when done

- Next, open swatches. - Lastly, change “stroke” color to “none”. This should remove path line.

CONGRATULATIONS – You have just created a pop-out effect. *note: you may notice some rigged areas on your path. To avoid this, zoom on your image prior to drawing path.