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Adobe Photoshop CS2 Basics

Today would be a fun day for me. For one, I would be learning something I like. Although I have some knowledge about it, hope I can still learn new things.

Thus, it's off to Philippine Center for Creative Imaging (PCCI) for the first day of my three day workshop on Adobe Photoshop CS2 Basics.

These are the things I learned today...

• It takes to know the shortcut keys.


• Resetting Photoshop: Press-hold the keys (SHIFT + CTRL + ALT) immediately after clicking Adobe Photoshop.


• Set-up History to 300 (Preference>General); but take into consideration your PC's memory. Default is 20, maximum is 1000.


• Shortcut keys:
  [ for a smaller size of brush
  ] for a bigger size of brush
  CTRL-Z to undo
  ALT-CTRL-Z to undo again
  TAB hides the palettes and toolbar
  CTRL-SPACEBAR zooms in
  ALT-SPACEBAR zooms out


• You can add color to swatches: use EYEDROPPER and drop it to the SWATCHES PALETTE.
  YOu can delete color in swatches: press ALT + click on color


• To combine palettes choose the tab bar in one palette and drag to the status bar/line of the other palette until a "rubber band" appears at the bottom of said palette window.


• To save your arrangement of palettes, etc., save WORKSPACE (WINDOW>WORKSPACE>SAVE WORKSPACE).


• When rotating while cropping, use CROP tool, move ROTATION POINT in one corner, move cursor outside the image to rotate.
  Another way to rotate is to use the RULER in the TOOLBAR, click 2 points in th image, ROTATE>ARBITRARY (there would be a value on the mesurement of the RULER) and click OK.


• When changing image size, use BICUBIC SMOOTHER in the RESAMPLE for a bigger image size and BICUBIC SHARPER for a smaller image size.

posted by ~GFA~ @ 2/09/2007 10:36:00 PM