Introduction of Adobe Photoshop

 

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop:

                                                                                Adobe Photoshop is popular software for editing raster-based images. It is often used for image editing, manipulation, and creation. It is widely used by graphic designers, photographers, digital artists, and other professionals.

Home screen of Photoshop:

                                                                               

                                                                             When you open Photoshop, first you can see the home screen of Photoshop. In the home screen, you can create a new file, open a file, access recent files & cloud documents, and access tutorials & guides.

Workspace of Adobe Photoshop:

                                     

 

                                                              Adobe Photoshop has a clean user interface. We can easily understand the workspace. 

Canvas:

                                                        In Photoshop, the Canvas refers to the visible area where your image is displayed. It's the rectangular area where you can view, edit, and manipulate your image.

The Canvas is a fundamental part of the Photoshop interface, providing a flexible and customizable workspace for editing and manipulating your images.

Menu bar:

                                                       The Menu Bar is a horizontal bar located at the top of the Photoshop window, providing access to various menus that contain a wide range of commands, tools, and features. There are a lot of menus, like the file menu, edit menu, image menu, etc.

File menu:

                                                            The File Menu is one of the most frequently used menus in Photoshop. It provides access to essential file-related operations. The key options available in the File Menu:

1. New: Creates a new document, allowing you to specify settings such as dimensions, resolution, and colour mode.

2. Open: Opens an existing file, including Photoshop documents (PSD), JPEGs, PNGs, and many other formats.

3. Open As: Opens a file in a specific format, such as opening a JPEG as a PSD.

4. Open Recent: Displays a list of recently opened files, making it easy to access your recent work.

5. Close: Closes the current document.

6. Close All: Closes all open documents.

7. Save: Saves the current document with its current file name and location.

8. Save As: Saves the current document with a new file name, location, or format.

9. Save for Web (Legacy): Saves an optimised version of the document for web use.

10. Export: Exports the document in various formats, such as JPEG, PNG, or GIF.

11. Export As: Exports the document with specific settings, such as resolution or colour profile.

12. Import: Imports files from other applications or devices.

13. Page Setup: Configures page settings for printing.

14. Print: Prints the document.

15. Exit: Quits Photoshop (Windows) or logs out (Mac).

The File Menu provides essential functionality for managing your files, from creating and opening to saving and exporting.

                      Now this is enough for the beginner in the menu bar. I should explain about others in the next blogs. Now I explain about the toolbar.

Toolbar:

                              The Toolbar, also known as the Toolbox, is a vertical or horizontal bar located on the left side of the Photoshop window, containing a collection of icons representing various tools. These tools are used to perform specific tasks, such as selecting, painting, and editing images.

    These are the main sections of the toolbar:

Section 1: Selection Tools

1. Move Tool: Moves selected objects or layers.

2. Marquee Tool: Selects rectangular or elliptical areas.

3. Lasso Tool: Selects irregularly shaped areas.

4. Magic Wand Tool: Selects areas based on colour.

5. Quick Selection Tool: Selects areas quickly.

6. Select and Mask Tool: Refines selections.

Section 2: Painting and Editing Tools

1. Brush Tool: Paints with a brush.

2. Pencil Tool: Paints with a pencil.

3. Clone Stamp Tool: Clones areas.

4. Healing Brush Tool: Heals blemishes.

5. Patch Tool: Repairs areas.

6. Content-Aware Fill Tool: Fills areas with content-aware technology.

Section 3: Retouching and Colour Correction Tools

1. Spot Healing Brush Tool: Heals blemishes quickly.

2. Red Eye Tool: Removes red eye.

3. Sponge Tool: Adjusts saturation.

4. Dodge Tool: Lightens areas.

5. Burn Tool: Darkens areas.

Section 4: Navigation and Measurement Tools

1. Hand Tool: Moves the image.

2. Zoom Tool: Zooms in and out.

3. Eyedropper Tool: Samples colours.

4. Colour Sampler Tool: Samples colours and creates a colour sampler.

5. Ruler Tool: Measures distances and angles.

6. Count Tool: Counts objects.

Section 5: 3D and Vector Tools

1. 3D Material Drop Tool: Applies 3D materials.

2. 3D Object Tool: Creates 3D objects.

3. Vector Tool: Creates vector shapes.

The toolbar can be customised to display only the tools you need, and tools can be accessed using keyboard shortcuts.

I should explain more about Photoshop in the next blogs.

Thank you for reading....