• Photoshop Type is made with vectors
• Vectors are composed of lines and points 
• Point text is created by clicking on the image and typing (Click & Type)
• A Text box is created by clicking and dragging to add a text box to the image. (Click & Drag)
• Type attributes are controlled in the Character palette

Type Attributes include: 

• Kerning 
• Tracking 
• Leading 
• Vertical/Horizontal Scale 
• Baseline Shift 
• Attributes (SuperScript, SubScript, All Caps, Bold, etc) 

  

Layer styles can be applied to type layers.
Layer styles can add drop shadow or bevel & emboss effects. 

What are Filters ?

Filters are specialized tools that allow you to apply special effects to your images.

Filters can be used in several ways:

• Enhance images
• Create artwork
• Add lighting effects
• Repair damage
• Improve sharpness
• Soften harsh details

Liquify Filter:

The Liquify Filter allows you to push pixels around as if they were wet paint.

Layers in Photoshop are used to:
Create composite images
Create complex projects
Correct color
Add special effects
Repair photos

The content of layers can be controlled by:
Changing opacity
Changing stacking order
Changing blending modes
Combining several layers into one is called Merging

Types of Layers:

•Normal layers are added on top of the current layer
•Adjustment layers are used to modify an image without affecting the original pixels
•Layer masks protect areas of a layer
•Shape layers contain vector shapes
•Type layer contain text elements

 

This Image Edited Using Lasso Tool & Opacity Option*

Selections are used to specify areas of editing within an image, such as color changes or replacing a sky

Option Bar Settings

:  The Options bar contains options for changing

    Selection behavior

    Feathering

    Aliasing

:The Lasso tools include

                    Polygonal Lasso tool creates straight sided selections around objects by clicking the objects edges

                    Magnetic Lasso tool tracks the edges of an objects based on shifts in color or tone

                    Lasso tool creates selections based on freehand tracing

Select > Save Selection to save a selection

Selections are saved as Alpha Channels

:Channels also contain specific image data

Black and White images contain one color channel

An RGB image contains 4 color channels

A CMYK image contains 5 color channels

:This image edited using rectangular marquee tool

Chapter 2:
Different color mode & how to interchange between them
Use of history palette
Manipulate the size of an image

Color: All colors that we can see is called visible spectrum and all colors that can be produced by a process or device is called the gamut. There are different types of color mode:

RGB color is used to create digital images
CMYK is used for printing purposes

History Palette:
Undo any mistake

Compare the changes

Manipulation of image size:
For changing an on-screen image size go to image > image size

Chapter 3:
Use of brush tool

How to blend colors using gradient tool

Use of eraser tool

Gradient tool:
Linear

Radial
Angular radial
Reflected
Diamond

Eraser tool:

Background layer – paints with the background color
Normal layer – erases all data, making that area transparent

Photoshop is Adobe's photo editing, image creation and graphic design software
The software provides many image editing features
for raster (pixel-based) images as well as vector graphics. It uses a layer-based editing system that enables image creation and altering with multiple overlays that support transparency. Layers can also act as masks or filters, altering underlying colors. Shadows and other effects can be added to the layers. Photoshop actions include automation features to reduce the need for repetitive tasks. An option known as Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) allows users to work on content from any computer

Photoshop is used by photographers, graphic designers, video game artists, advertising and meme designers. The software is available for a monthly fee, at this writing between $9.99 and $49.99 depending on the user's requirements and options selected. Photoshop CC is compatible with Intel-based Mac computers and Windows PCs