Adobe Photoshop CS6 Tutorial — Essential Skills

Adobe Photoshop CS6 Tutorial

, GETTING STARTED

Adobe Photoshop CS6 is a popular image editing software that provides a work environment consistent with
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and other products in the Adobe Creative Suite. This
tutorial is an introduction to using Adobe Photoshop. Here you will learn how to get started, how to use the
interface, and how to modify images with basic editing skills.


TABLE OF CONTENTS


1: Getting Started Pg. 3

2: Interface Layout Pg. 5

3: Palettes Pg. 6

4: Toolbox Pg. 10

5: Selection Tools Pg. 11

6: Alteration Tools Pg. 12

7: Drawing and Selection Tools Pg. 13

8: Assisting Tools Pg. 13

9: Color Boxes and Modes Pg. 14

10: Basic Image Editing Pg. 14

11: Cropping Pg. 15

12: Resizing Pg. 19

13: Correcting Pg. 22

14: Saving Pg. 27




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, 1. GETTING STARTED

1. Begin by opening Adobe Photoshop CS6.
On a PC, click Start > Programs > Adobe > Photoshop CS6, or click on the shortcut on the desktop.

On a Mac, click Go > Applications > Adobe Photoshop CS6 > Photoshop CS6 shown in
Figure 1, or click the icon in the Dock.




Figure 1. Navigation to Photoshop CS6 on a Mac



Setting up the document

Setting up your document correctly from the start will make your job much easier as you work through your
project. This will require some advanced planning. For example, if your inal output will be a brochure, you may
need to set up your document to be horizontal and double-sided.

To create a new document, click File > New. This will open the Document Setup dialog box (Figure 2).




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