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Photoshop Tips For New Users
Adobe Photoshop software has revolutionized
the world of art and graphic design. This software program
can do everything from editing pictures to completely creating
new images, and everything in between. It is compatible with
almost every operating system out there, and turns tasks that
used to take hours or days into tasks that take seconds. The
sheer scope of what the program can do, however, makes it daunting. There are just so many applications, tricks, and techniques
that it often takes users a lot of time and a lot of practice
to master the program. In fact, designers who have been using
Photoshop for years are still discovering new ways to do things.
To get the most out of the software, you have dive right in
there and get your feet wet, but it can be hard to even know
where to begin. Experts suggest new users keep the following
tips in mind to make their first experiences flow smoothly.
First, new users should recognize that there are many shortcuts to moving around within the program. For instance, to move
layers around, you do not have to open your “move control”
application. If you hold down the “control” key on a PC or
the “command” key on a Mac, you can move layers by dragging
them where you want them to go with the mouse. You can also
open new documents by double clicking on the Photoshop gray
background screen instead of going to “file” and then “open.”
If you want to select all of the pixels in an image to adjust
the opacity, but not select the entire background of the image
as well, hold down the “control” or “command” key and open
the “layers palette.” Then, click on the layer you want within
the palette. Even if the background is on that layer, only
the image pixels will be selected. Opening the layer palette
will also let you copy layers from one document to another.
Just use your mouse to drag the layer across to the document
in which you want to place it. And if all of those palettes
are blocking your view of your image, click the “tab” key on
your keyboard, and they will disappear. When you’re ready for
them again, just hit “tab” one more time.
If you want to get a closer
look at your image and work on
it without the tool bar and menu bar being in the way, click
the “F” key on your keyboard. This will take you into full
screen mode. When you’re ready to go back to the normal editing
screen and make some changes, just click “F” again.
When choosing colors, you can bring up the color menu easily
by click “I” on your keyboard. This opens your “eyedropper
tool.” Click on the color of your choice, and that color will
be your foreground color. If you want to switch it to your
background color, hit the “alt” key. You can also go back to
the default black and white foreground and background by clicking
“D” and switch those colors by selecting “X.”
Drawing
straight lines can be easily accomplished if you hold
down the “shift” key while you use your mouse to draw the lines.
This trick can also help you stay in the lines when “coloring”
using your paintbrush tool.
These tips will give you a good basic bag of tricks to work
with when you’re getting to know your Photoshop program. Much
of how you use the program depends on what you’re using it
for, so plain old trial and error will tell you which parts
of the program will be most important to you. # # # # #
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