Monday, August 31, 2015

Notes on the Tools

-Marquee and Lasso Tools

oldest relevant tool, they allow to select specific shapes

-Magic Wand and Quick Selection

color tools are the newest tool and they work like if you have someone in a color background it would be easier to select them.

PhotoShop Notes

Shape Selection Tools
-Marquee (Elliptical, Rectangular) [M]
-Lasso ("Classic" Lasso, Magnetic Lasso, Polygonal)
[L]


Color Selection Tools
-Magic Wand (Any color you click on will select) [W]
-Quick selection (Click-drag over color sections) 

Thursday, August 27, 2015

DAYDAY PHOTOSHOP


Photoshop Intro

Photoshop Intro
Photoshop CS6 NOTES
STEP 1 - MAKE A NEW DOCUMENT 
a.) Press Command+N. b.)Choose size>OK

STEP 2 - COPY A PICTURE (from Google)
a.) Open your Web browser (Google Chrome)
b.) Type your search query (ex. Celebrity)
c.) Set Search Tools to SIZE>LARGE
d.) Click a picture for large preview
e.) Right click and choose COPY IMAGE
f.) In PS, Command+V (to paste)

STEP 3 - Transform Your Picture
[MOVE]
a.) Click the Move Tool (V)
b.) Move the picture layer, by click-dragging.
[ROTATE & SCALE]
c.) Command+T (to Transform), click corners.

STEP 4 - Select & Arrange Layers
a.) Select a layer from the layers panel
b.) Move, rotate, scale accordingly.
c.) To change order of layers, click drag-vertically.