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PHOTOSHOP BASICS If you are beginners, this is all you need to know about Adobe Photoshop to follow my tutorials :
THE BRUSH TOOL
Click on the Brush Preset Picker (1) : You can change the width (master diameter) and the hardness of the brush You can directly select the brush you want : hard round brush of 38 px (3) or soft round brush of 100 px (4) for example. Choose the opacity (2)
By clicking (5) you can replace the existing brushes with other brush sets By clicking (6) you can set the pressure of your pen if you have a pressure-sensitive digitizing tablet. Now you have to choose a color at the bottom of the tool box. Click on the foreground color (red in the example) to choose the color you want.
OTHER TOOLS
LAYERS PANEL (1) You can change the blending mode of the selected layer (2) You can change the opacity of the layer (3) This option confines editing to the opaque portions of the layer, transparent pixels are locked. (4) By clicking here, you change the visibility of the layer
(1) Add a new adjustment layer (2) Add a new layer (3) Delete a layer Double-click on the icon of the adjustment layer to set the options
In the options of the adjustment layer gradient map, click here to edit the gradient : A new box appears : Then click anywhere under the gradient to add a color Click on the color (1) to choose it Click (2) to choose an other color Enter a position in (3) or by dragging the color (1) left to right In my tutorials I give a number and a position for each color.
Some other tips To create a new document : Files/new To apply a Gaussian Blur : Filter/Blur/Gaussian Blur To merge layers : select them and Ctrl+E If you need some other advice, feel free to ask me ;-) Now, you can start painting or retouching with my easy Photoshop tutorials (click on the links below) : - Drawing tutorials (text and pics)
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