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Introduction to Photoshop
Tutorial Supplement
Haas Computing Services
March 9, 2006
1 Making an Image From Scratch

We\u2019ll brie\ufb02y demonstrate a very simple example of Photoshop\u2019s ability to create interesting images entirely from scratch, rather than merely editing existing image material. We\u2019ll be creating a colorized lightning bolt.

First, create a new image. Make it 800 x 600 pixels in size, at 72 pixels/inch (recall this is the resolution of a monitor), and make the background contents transparent. Make sure the color mode is RGB.

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Now, \ufb01nd the gradient tool, and drag a black and white gradient in any direction across the
canvas. Some kind of diagonal gradient tends to work best for this.
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We\u2019ll now apply a \ufb01lter to our image which will turn our gradient into a cloudy image, but
with a faint hint of a lightning bolt running across the center. Go toFilter\u2192 Render\u2192 Di\ufb00erence
Clouds.
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