26 Aug 2011 ♥ 4:46 am ♥ Comment
Working with layers; Photoshop
If you are able to maximize the use of layers, you can do many tricks that can save a lot of work time.
The concept of layers in photoshop is pretty simple. It is very much like making a clubhouse sandwich. The paper plate serves as the background color. The first bread is the first layer, and so on.
Click on the second button from the right to create a new layer. Default first layer is named “Layer 1″.
You can create many layers as many as you want. On the third layer, I added a circle.
25 Aug 2011 ♥ 7:51 am ♥ Comment
Tips for those who are intimidated by the program; Photoshop
I admit, photoshop’s interface at the first glance could make you close the program at once. Some people become intimidated easily and would eventually resort to MS paint (well, I did.. way back before when I was.. 12? 13?) or any program that is much user-friendly than photoshop. Don’t be lazy and just experiment with your program at your own pace.
(Note: Excuse the un-updatedness, this tutorial was written a year ago or so. This is still very much applicable so I’m keeping it.)
I was using CS3 here. CS4 or CS5 may have more features but I could still produce amazing stuff with CS3.
This is your default workspace. For some, this may look like an optical illusion.
To prevent the workspace from looking like one, close all windows except for the Layers window. Most of the time, I just work with layers and toolbox alone. I hate clutter so I close all other unnecessary windows.
Intimidation down to 70%
If you accidentally close the Layers window or you want to bring back other windows, you can always do so by going to the Window menu.