[img]http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd119/chanellejasmine1122/My-Tutorial.gif[/img] Welcome to my Photoshop Tutorial! As requested by: [b]triciapink29[/b] [i] [b]Credits to[/b]: Tutorial 9 Sir David Leggett Triciapink29 [For requesting this] My Ftalk Family [/i] I'm gonna teach you guys the Basics of Photoshop. If you're new to Photoshop and you're not sure what to do, this is the best Tutorial for you... [img]http://dl2.glitter-graphics.net/pub/439/439872zev6untzyt.gif[/img] [u][b]The Welcome Screen[/b][/u] When you first open Photoshop, you�ll likely be presented with the �Welcome Screen�. Any kind of version would have this: Example: [This is Photoshop CS2] [img]http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd119/chanellejasmine1122/welcome-screen.gif[/img] The Welcome Screen is a great area for new users to see what�s possible with Adobe Photoshop, but really isn�t necessary by any means. If you�d like to stop the Welcome Screen from popping up on the start, you can '[b]unmark[/b]' the '[b]Show this dialog at startup[/b]' in the lower left corner. The Welcome Screen will always be available for viewing later on if you go to [b]Help > Welcome Screen.[/b] To begin working with Photoshop, you can close the Welcome Screen. [url=http://www.glitter-graphics.com][img]http://dl2.glitter-graphics.net/pub/439/439872zev6untzyt.gif[/img][/url] [b][u]The Work Area[/u][/b] When you first look at the Work Area, you may think, 'Ugh, I can never get this to work.' Let's break it into tiny pieces for you to easily understand. [img]http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd119/chanellejasmine1122/work-area-labels.gif[/img] Here are the labels: [i][b]A. Menu Bar[/b] - An organized menu area categorized by the type of task being handled. [b]B. Options Bar[/b] - Contains options for the currently selected tool. [b]C. Tool Bar[/b] - Contains a wide selection of available tools in Photoshop, as well as the Foreground Color, Background Color, and other features. [b]D. Document Window[/b] - The Containing Window of a document being worked on inside of Photoshop. [b]E. Active Image Area[/b] - The Document Window contains the Active Image Area (Shown in White above). This is the area an artist works in. [b]F. Navigator[/b] - A small version of the current documents active image area. Used for navigating large images, or when zoomed in. [b]G. Color Palette[/b] - A palette used to select foreground and background colors for painting / drawing with. [b]H. History[/b] - Constantly updating record of previous changes made inside of a document. Can be used to reverse steps taken (Undo). [b]I. Layers[/b] - If Photoshop were a giant cheeseburger, layers would be the toppings & condiments. In other words, layers in Photoshop allow you to work on a single canvas, letting some things appear above or below others.[/i] [i][b]Note[/b]: These are just the most common features of Photoshop. There are lots more. [/i] [img]http://dl2.glitter-graphics.net/pub/439/439872zev6untzyt.gif[/img] [u][b]Creating a New Document[/b][/u] To create a new document in Photoshop, select [b]File > New[/b] from the Menu Bar. A dialog box will appear such as the one shown below: [img]http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd119/chanellejasmine1122/new-document.gif[/img] [i][b]A. Document Name[/b] - Set the document name here (optional). [b]B. Presets[/b] - Choose a document size from a list of presets. [b]C. Document Dimensions[/b] - Set the width and height of the document here. [b]D. Document Units[/b] - Set the units of the dimensions of the document. Pixels should be your typical choice for any work you�re displaying on the web or on a monitor. [b] E. Resolution[/b] - Set the Resolution of the document. Resolution typically means the number of dots (or pixels) per inch. In printing, you typically want a high value here (300 or higher), which will also increase the documents size. However, for web based work, or on-screen work, 72 is the default resolution. [b]F. Color Mode[/b] - Set the color mode of the document. Unless you are doing special printing, you typically will be working with RGB Color (Red/Green/Blue). [b]G. Background Contents[/b] - Set up the background for your document.[/i] [i][b]Note[/b]: Some features may not be available if you choose any other mods other than this.[/i] [i]The dialog shown above would create an 800�600px document with a white background. The document name would be �Document Name�, and the resolution would be perfect for on-screen work.[/i] [img]http://dl2.glitter-graphics.net/pub/439/439872zev6untzyt.gif[/img] [u][b]Saving and Closing a Photoshop Document[/b][/u] To save a Photoshop Document, select [b]File > Save from the Menu Bar[/b]. When saving, be sure to enter a file name you will recognize, and also select �Photoshop (*.[b]PSD[/b])� as the format. Doing so will ensure that the document will retain it�s Photoshop Document Attributes and Layer Data so that you may work with it later. [i][b]Note[/b]: Remember that PSD�s are not compatible with web browsers or other applications, and you will need to save in another format for such uses like (*GIF) or (*JPG). When you have finalized your document, and are contented with its features, you may save it as the 2 mentioned above.[/i] To close a document, select [b]File > Close from the Menu Bar[/b]. To close all open documents, select [b]File > Close All.[/b] [Refer to image below.] [img]http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd119/chanellejasmine1122/Picture.jpg[/img] Hope this was clear enough for you guys! To triciapink29: Request Granted. [i][b]To the mods[/b]: You can delete, edit and move this at any time. [/i]

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