ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

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Features of Photoshop

WHAT IS PHOTOSHOP?

is a popular, image editing software produced by Adobe Systems Inc.

allows you to create and modify digital images, or pictures in electronic form.

FEATURES OF THE PHOTOSHOP Workspace - it is the grey work area, where the

toolbox and palettes are found.

Toolbox - is a group of tools or buttons, similar in general purpose, organized into a movable palette or pane.

Palettes - is a collection of graphically displayed choices and commands, such as those involving colors, brushes, actions, or layers.

THE NAVIGATOR PALETTE

Used to change the view of your artwork using a thumbnail display. The colored box in the Navigator palette is called the proxy view area or view box.

BORDER is a decorative edge on a photo or a portion

of a photo.

- pixel: is an individual dot of light that is the basic unit used to create digital images.

USING SELECTION TOOLS

LAYOUT

Perspective and

Using the Marquee Tools

LAYOUT Placing visual elements into a pleasing and

readable arrangement.

Perspective – is a technique photographers and artists use to create the illusion of 3-D on a flat 2-D surface.

THE MARQUEE TOOLS

Rectangle Marquee Tool Single Row Marquee Tool Single Color Marquee Tool

MARQUEE TOOLS lets you draw a marquee that selects a

portion of the document window.

Marquee – is a selection that displays with a flashing or pulsating selection border (“marching ants”)

RECTANGLE MARQUEE TOOL Is the default marquee Elliptical Marquee: allows you to select an

ellipsis, oval, or circular area.

SINGLE ROW marquee tool

- allows you to select a single row of pixels.

SINGLE COLUMN marquee tool

- allows you to select a single column of pixels.

MARQUEE OPTIONS BAR

The Tool Preset Picker

Allows you to save and reuse toolbar settings. Displays on most option bars.

Some Features: Subtract from selection button,

New Selection button, intersect with selection button; anti-alias check box, etc.