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04-25-2006, 09:15 PM
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Photoshop: The Basics Vol. I
This tutorial will begin a series that will cover basic things that can be done with Photoshop. 1. Creating a Background 2. Adding Layers 3. Ordering Layers 1. Creating a Background Start Photoshop and Select File > New A window will appear where you can apply the settings for the layer you are creating. It contains options such as the length, width, and filling of the layer (i.e. black, white, or transparent). Plus many other options.  Name: Decide what you would like to name the layer, then type it in Preset: Very Useful, select a preset size of your image (i.e. 3x5, 8x10, etc.) Width, Height, & Resolution: Measurement can be added via various measurements by selecting the drop down boxes (i.e. pixels, inches, cm) Color Mode: RGB (Red, Green, Blue), Grayscale and the options of 8bit and 16bit are also available. For normal use, RGB (default) is fine. Background Contents: The color in which the layer you are creating will be filled; the options are White, Black, & Transparent. NOTE: The advanced tab not covered in this guide Once you have selected the settings of your choice, press ok and you're ready to start creating in Photoshop. 2. Adding Layers By default, the layer pallette is located on the right side within the Photoshop interface. You should see a layer for the image you have just created.  NOTE: I selected a transparent layer. If transparent is selected then the layer will be created as a layer and not a background. If you select a fill of black or white, your initial layer will look like the image below within the pallette, instead of the above image.  Now it's time to start adding new layer to this test project. In the toolbar of Photoshop; Select > Layer > New > Layer. A small box should appear giving you options to name the new layer amongst a c ouple other things. For now, just name the layer whatever you'd like and select O.K.  Nothing will appear where you initial background is located but you will notice an extra layer added in the bottom right of your interface on the layer pallette. If so, pat yourself on the back...new layer added. NOTE:From my personal experience, it is better to add layers for every image added and some extra features. This makes it easier for editing in the future "especially" in dealing with complex projects. TIP: If you need to hide a layer for any reason, select the eyeball next to the corresponding layer. To see it again, select the blank area where the eyeball was. To edit a particular layer, make sure it is highlighted in the pallette. Adding text to a layer is very simple. There is no need to create a layer, the text will appear above the layer that was highlighted previously before the text tool was started. So, I've added a few layer of color to the current project and now I'm going to add a layer of text.  The white box above in blue is what is use to edit the color of the text added to your projects. It's located in the middle of your Photoshop toolbar across the top. The T-Box is (by default) located in the immediate left column of the Photoshop interface as indicated in the picture above. Select that box to begin creating text. Left click on the screen where you want it to go and begin typing. TIP: Your 'Move' can help you move all objects within your project easily. It's location is circled above in GREEN So, you've added your text amongst the layers you've created but there is one problem...you can't see it!! 3. Ordering Layers This is what I have so far:  Notice that the eyeball appears in all 4 layers; RED is the top and GREEN is the bottom. So, since each colored layer is solid, the text 'XTREME-SOURCE.COM' is not visible. We will make it so it can be seen easily. Highlight the 'XTREME-SOURCE.COM' layer as it is in the image above; Left Click it on the layer pallette then select your 'MOVE' tool.  Once the move tool is selected you should see that your mouse icon looks like the object circled in green. Left Click on the 'tex layer' you created, hold it down and drag that layer to the top of the layer column. You should now be able to see whatever text you wrote on that layer on the actual project.  That's it. NOTE: With Getting Started guides for Photoshop, the attempt will be to provide guidance on some of the more basic tools possible within the application. Email Admin for suggestions or pm me. 
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04-25-2006, 09:54 PM
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Nice guide Tech will play around with PS once the semester's over. It's about time I figure it out. Cheers!
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