ADOBE PHOTOSHOP AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY

Lesson 1 : Week 1 - Visual Communication and Adobe Photoshop

OBJECTIVES
➤ In this lesson, you should be able
to:

• Explain what visual
communication is and its impact
on society.
• Correctly identify the Photoshop
environment and the function of
each tool; and
• Accept responsibility for your
role in the visual communication
process.
 VISUAL COMMUNICATION
Defined as transmitting
information, thoughts, or
emotions through visual aids so
that they are received or
understood clearly. It may
include illustrations, graphic
designs, typography, etc.
WHAT IS ADOBE PHOTOSHOP?
 WHAT IS ADOBE PHOTOSHOP?
It is an image editing software developed and
published my Adobe Systems, Incorporated.

It can enhance and manipulate images to

achieve your desired output.
 HISTORY OF ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
Thomas Knoll with his brother, John Knoll, initiated the development of Photoshop
 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS6 USER INTERFACE
Document Tab Menu Bar
Close Button

Tools Options Panel Groups /

Bar Dock

Tools Panel/
Toolbox
Panel Tabs

Document /
Zoom Level Status Bar Scroll Bars
Image Window
 THE PHOTOSHOP CS6 USER INTERFACE
Tool Options Bar- displays options for the
currently selected tool.

Panels - displayed the most commonly used

commands available for a particular task. They help
you monitor and modify your work. Examples;
Layers Panel, Adjustments Panel, Mask Layers, etc.
PHOTOSHOP TOOLS PANEL
 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH PHOTOSHOP CS6 INTERFACE
1. L aunch Adobe
Photoshop CS6.
2. Click on each
menu, from File
to Help.
 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH PHOTOSHOP CS6 INTERFACE
3. Now, position your
mouse pointer over
each tool in the
Tools Panel. Take
note of the name of
each tool as it
appears in the
tooltip. Take note
also of the indicated
keyboard shortcut.
 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH PHOTOSHOP CS6 INTERFACE
4. Click on the Window > Workspace. Click on Photography. Now, repeat the procedure
and click Typography and then go back to Essentials (Default).
 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH PHOTOSHOP CS6 INTERFACE
4. Click on the Window > Workspace. Click on Photography. Now, repeat the procedure
and click Typography and then go back to Essentials (Default).
 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH PHOTOSHOP CS6 INTERFACE
4. Click on the Window > Workspace. Click on Photography. Now, repeat the procedure
and click Typography and then go back to Essentials (Default).
 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH PHOTOSHOP CS6 INTERFACE
5. Click on Windows > Workspace. Click Reset Essentials to reset this workspace to
values.
6. Exit Photoshop.
 WORKSHEET # 1:ADOBE
PHOTOSHOP AND ITS ROLE IN
SOCIETY
Instructions will be posted in our Google Classroom.