Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS4

Photoshop CS4 CS stands for Creative Suite –

Photoshop is part of the suite Digital image – a picture in electronic

form Use PS to create original artwork,

manipulate color images, and retouch photos

PS is an image-editing program Image-editing allows you to manipulate

graphic images so that they can be reproduced by professional printers using full-color processes

Every image is made up of very small squares, called pixels

Each pixel represents a color or shade Can create and format text, which is

called type

The workspace is the area within the program window that includes the entire window, from the command menus at the top of the screen to the status bar at the bottom

Application bar – contains the menu bar and title bar

Tools panel – contains tools associated with frequently used commands (on left)

Options bar – directly under the Application bar, displays the current settings for each tool

Panels – small windows used to verify settings and modify images (stacked on right)

Dock – collection of panels Status bar – located at the bottom of

the window, has file size of active window and description of active tool

Rulers – help you precisely measure and position an object

Composition 101 Tone is the brightness and contrast

within an image› Using light and shadows you can shift the

focus of the viewer’s eye and control the mood

Sharpness is used to direct the viewer’s eye to a specific area of the image

Scale is the size relationship of objects to one another

Arrangement – how objects are positioned to one another

Layers A layer is a section within an image

that can be manipulated independently Layers allow you to control individual

elements within an image and create great dramatic effects and variations of the same image

The Layers panel displays all the layers in an open file› You can use the Layers panel to create,

copy, delete, display, hide, merge, lock, group, or reposition layers

Layers The order in which the layers appear

on the Layers panel matches the order in which they appear in the image

You can make a layer active by clicking its name on the Layers panel

Only one layer can be active at a time Can use the Layers panel to control

which layers are visible in an image

History Panel PS records each task you complete in

an image on the History panel When you delete a History state, you

undo all the events that occurred after that state