How to Square up Artwork in Photoshop

Photographing 2 dimensional artwork with a digital camera can produce images that are not square. Here is a way to square up the artwork without cropping any of the image.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Photoshop software-full version
• computer
• digital photos of artwork

1. 
    

   Open the image in Photoshop.

2. 
    
   Using the Move Tool

   Use the move tool to drag out the guides from the rulers and place the at the outermost edge of the artwork on all four sides.

3. 
    
   Using the Cropping Tool

   Use the cropping tool and draw a cropping marquee on the guides.

4. 
    
   Crop the Image

   Crop the image. Go to Image - Crop.

5. 
    
   Enlarge the window

   Drag out the lower right corner to enlarge the window so you can see the edges of the image.

6. 
    
   View - Clear Guides

   Use the move tool to remove the guides by dragging them back into the rulers. Or go to View - Clear Guides.

7. 
    
   Use the Selection Tool

   Use the selection tool and select the whole image. Or go to Select - All.

8. 
    
   Use the Warp Tool

   Select the Warp tool under Edit - Transform - Warp. The image must be selected or this tool will be grayed out.

9. 
    
   Pull on the Anchors

   Pull the anchors out to stretch the image until it reaches the borders on all sides.

10. 
     
    Apply the transformation

    Apply the transformation by clicking on any tool in the toolbar. Click Apply. If the image still has background showing around the image do the process again.

11. 
     
    Delete the Selection

    Delete the selection under Select - Deselect. The borders of your image should look very clean.

12. 
     
    Save the image

    Save your Squared image.

Tips & Warnings

• If rulers are not displayed, go to View - Rulers.
• Remember if you do not Select the image, the Warp tool will be dimmed.