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An Idiot’s Guide to Photoshop
By Karl L. Gechlik
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 52. Creating a new document .............................................................................................. 63. Using the paint brush tool .............................................................................................. 74. Using the text tool to add text ......................................................................................... 85. Using the move tool ....................................................................................................... 96. Adding layer effects like drop shadow and bevel and emboss.........................................107. Flattening your image and some background on layers ..................................................118. Resizing your image .....................................................................................................128.1 Resizing the canvas .................................................................................................139. Rotating and Free Transform ........................................................................................1410. Combining images. Put your test image on a real background ......................................1611. Save For Web ............................................................................................................1812. Cropping ....................................................................................................................1913. Using the fill tool .........................................................................................................2113.1 Using the Eye dropper tool to select an exact color for the fill tool .............................2114. Adding a border ..........................................................................................................2315. Creating a watermark..................................................................................................2415.1 Blur tool .................................................................................................................2515.2 Sharpen Image .......................................................................................................26Appendix..........................................................................................................................27
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