PhotoShop

.developed and published by Adobe Systems.

.Photoshop was created by Thomas and John Knoll.
Creative Suite
.each new version of Photoshop was designated with "CS" plus a number(CS1 to8)
. "CS" suffixes were replaced with "CC"(Creative Cloud) bundled with additional Plugins
Plugins
. Photoshop's featureset can be expanded by Photoshop plug-ins, programs developed and
distributed independently of Photoshop that can run inside it and offer new or enhanced features.
.There are various types of plugins, such as filter, export, import, selection, color correction, and
automation
The most popular plugins are the filter plugins available.
Filter plugins can either modify the current image or create content.

What Is PhotoShop?
Adobe Photoshop is a powerful image editing program used by professional
designers and photographers. users can learn the fundamental techniques
involved in improving family snapshots, creating web
images, or even creating complex works of art.

Two general usage of Photoshop

1.Creating images
2.Editing existing images

Common Image File Types

1.PSD (Photoshop)
.psd stands for Photoshop Document and is the native format for files
created in Photoshop.

2.JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)

3.GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)

3D Extrusion
With the Extended version of Photoshop CS5, 2D elements of an artwork can easily become
three-dimensional with the click of a button.

Getting Started in Photoshop

Menu
1. File
2. Edit
3. Image
4. Layer
5. Filter
6. View
7.Windows

Tool Palette
The long, skinny bar on the left of the screen (usually) is the Tool Palette.
The different tools allow you to manipulate your image. You can crop the
image, paint on it, select a portion to work on, change the color, etc. Also
from the Tool Palette you can change your foreground and background
colors.

Tools

Photoshop has dozens of tools. Twenty tools are immediately visible. However,
many of the tool squares are
actually hiding several other tools.
1.lasso tool There are three options for the "lasso" tool regular, polygonal, and magnetic.

1.Regular
.marching ants(Selection LookAlike)
.complete the selection by connecting the end point to the starting point.
2.Polygonal
.The "polygonal lasso" tool will draw only straight lines.
3.Magnetic
. Magnetic lasso" tool is considered the smart tool

2.Selection Tools(Marqee): Allow you to select areas of an image to work on or

exclude.
3.Crop Tool: Allows you to crop or cut out a portion of an image.
4.Brush Tool: Allows you to paint pixels on your image.
5.Text Tool: Allows you to type text on your image.
6.Zoom Tool: Allows you to zoom into and away from your image.
7.Color Swatches: Allows you to change the color of your brush, text, or other
tools.

8. Paint Bucket: fill out a cropped part with just one click of this tool

Layers
.Photoshop uses layers to build its images.
.If we stack them atop one another we can get some interesting
effects as well.
.The layers palette is (usually) on the bottom right of your screen after you open
Photoshop.
.you must make certain that you are working on the correct layer by selecting it in
the Layers Palette.