PHOTOSHOP

Adobe Photoshop – the imaging software application - has become more than an integral part of graphic designers’ working tools. Photoshop has earned the reputation of being a mysterious, magical environment where reality is twisted and reshaped, where disintegrating family photos are returned to perfect condition, and where the line between illustration and photography is freely crossed.

Photoshop provides you some special features like, Image retouching, Advanced Imaging, Special effect using filters, creating stunning backgrounds, images, texts and buttons for your web pages. This is best software application available in the market for Image Manipulation.

HOW TO WORK IN PHOTOSHOP

How to open Photoshop

Step 1:     Click on START

Step 2:     Select Programs

Step 3:     Select Adobe

Step 4:     Select PhotoShop 5.x

Step 5:     Click on Photoshop 5.x

After finishing doing this you will get a screen like this (below):

The above screen provides you the tool bar and few other windows, but not the work area.

For work area;

Step 1:   Click on FILE

Step 2:   Click on NEW

The next screen will appear, which will require few inputs from you, like

i. The height and width of the work area in pixel / inches / cm / points / picas / columns,

ii. The resolution for the file

iii. The image color mode Bitmap / Grayscale / RGB / CMYK / lab color

iv. The last option for the type of background required white / background color / transparent.

v. Give a file name under “Name”

vi. Click on OK

The Screen looks like as given below.

The normal size for work area is 640 pixels (width) x 480 pixels (height) with the resolution 72 pixels/inch.

Now as you have got the work area, you can start working on it.

With the help of the Photoshop tool bar you can create, edit, retouch, manipulate your drawing or imported image.