The basics of Adobe Photoshop Tools

The basics of Adobe Photoshop Tools

Learning to use Photoshop does not have to be difficult. Here's a tutorial for beginners.

Check out the Photoshop toolbox. Almost every single thing you do in Photoshop will involve using tools from the toolbox. Some of the most commonly used tools are as follows:

• Marquee tool - Part of the selection tool and allows the user to selections.
• Move tool - Used to move layers and selected objects within the canvas.
• Brush tool - Paints brush strokes.
• History brush - Can take you back to the original state of the selection. You can have a lot of fun with this tool. Once you learn to use it properly you will be amazed by the professional photo effects you can produce.
• Eraser tool - Erases solid colored areas.
• Dodge tool - Lightens areas of your picture selectively.
• Burn tool - Makes areas on your image darker. Burning and dodging are techniques that were original practiced by photographers in traditional darkrooms for the purpose of lightening or darkening images.
• Type tool - Puts text on your image.
• Wand Tool- a.k.a. Wanda. When you click on a coloured area, you can select, then erase, colour, or modify the area.
• Type Mask tool - Allows you to create a selection in the form of text or type.

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Use these tools to create most any design, composite or drawing you want to paint. Learning how to utilize them easily, will make any drawing better and simpler for anyone to design.