Practical Photoshop - 01.04.2018

Get to grips with essential Photoshop tools TOOL UP! PORTRAIT EFFECTS | RAW TRICKS | LIGHTROOM SKILLS LEARN PHOTOSHOP CC & L ...

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TOOL UP! Over the next few pages we’ll take you on a meandering tour of the Photoshop toolbar. Along the way we’ll stop of to ex ...

TOOL BASICS Most tools ofer customizable settings that help you get the most out of them. Here’s where to fnd the essentials... ...

This is one of our go- to tools when making a cutout or any time we need to isolate part of an image. It works by detecting chan ...

One of those little-used tools that can be very handy for certain tasks, this lets you rotate the view (not the canvas). As any ...

This is one of those tools that will sometimes perform wonders, but at other times can result in an awful mess. It lets you move ...

This clever tool makes selections by seeking similar pixels. The options bar houses two key settings. Tolerance goes from 0 to 2 ...

Like the other tools, this behaves in a freehand way – you drag it around your image to make a selection – but this one will see ...

This works much like the Type tool. But rather than creating normal letters, the words come out as a selection. As with any type ...

In the traditional darkroom, to lighten selective parts of an image you would need to block the light from hitting that area by ...

The opposite to the Dodge tool, this lets you darken areas by painting over them. Use a low exposure then build up your strokes. ...

A little-known but very efective tool, this lets you quickly replace colors by painting over them. It’s worth experimenting with ...

Found near the regular Crop tool, this lets you crop along a perspectival plain. So if, for example, a surface is at an angle to ...

This tool ofers a huge array of simple shapes. You’ll fnd the full list in the Shape dropdown in the tool options at the top. (C ...

As you’d expect, this lets you create a graduated blend from one color to another. But there’s also a lot more to the tool. You’ ...

This fun tool lets you blend colors into one another for creative results. The Strength setting is crucial – a low strength will ...

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02 CONVERT TO 3D Once that’s done, go to the Layers panel (Window > Layers) and click the Create New Layer icon. Rename the n ...

05 MAKE DUPLICATES Right-click over the shape name in the 3D panel and choose Duplicate Shape, then do that again. Click on the ...