parts from: learning media design with adobe cs3 exercise 34
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About PhotoshopCreate a New ImagePhotoshop ToolsChoose a Foreground or Background ColorSelect a Drawing ModeCommit a Change
Learning Objectives: Skills Covered
Design tool to create, correct, & enhance imagesKnown as THE industry standardAllows you to…
Select portions of an image for manipulationCorrect image flawsEnhance images with color & special effects
Photoshop Basics
Designed for work with bitmap (raster) images
Created from groups of pixels of various colors
Photoshop Basics
Click File (Alt + F)Click New (N)
(Optional) Click Name (Alt + N) and type image name
Click Preset (Alt + P, ↓) if desired and select preset size
OR
Click Width (Alt + W) and type valueClick Height (Alt + H) and type value
Create a New Image(Ctrl + N)
Click Resolution (Alt + R) and type resolution valueClick Color Mode (Alt + M, ↓) and select desired modeClick Background Contents (Alt + C, ↓) and select background color optionClick OK and Enter
Create a New Image(Ctrl + N)
Click on tool that shows a small triangle at bottom right.Hold down mouse button until hidden toolbar displays
Display Hidden Toolbar Tools
To set color using the toolbox:Click Set foreground color or Set background color button on toolbox to open the open the Color Picker.Click a hue in the color slider (narrow band) in middle of Color Picker dialog box.Click a color in the select foreground color field
The name of the large field box at the left is Select background color when you're selecting a background color.
Click OK (Enter)
Choose a Foreground or Background Color
To set color using the Color Palette:
Display color palette if necessary (F6)Click Set foreground color or Set background color button, if neededDrag color sliders as desired, OR click a color in the color ramp, OR create a color using the color picker.
Choose a Foreground or Background Color
To set color using the Swatches palette:
Display swatches palette.Click desired color swatch to set foreground color.Ctrl + click desired color swatch to set background color
Choose a Foreground or Background Color
Click Switch Foreground and Background Colors button on toolbox
OR
Press X
Switch Foreground and Background Colors
Click Default Foreground and Background Colors button on toolbox
OR
Press D
Reset Foreground and Background Colors to Defaults
Select a shape tool or the pen tool from the toolbox.Click the desired drawing mode on the options bar:
Shape LayersPathsFill Pixels
Select a Drawing Mode
Make a change using the text tool or another tool that requires changes to be committedClick Commit button on the options bar (Enter)
OR
Click cancel button (Esc)
Commit a Change