Adobe Photoshop Very Basics for Graphics Dummies #6: Mask

Masking an image is an important aspect of Adobe Photoshop. It’s like a man wearing a mask and only showing his eyes. So when you mask an image, some parts will be revealed and other parts won’t be. And the background may become transparent. Continue reading →

Adobe Photoshop Very Basics for Graphics Dummies #5: Quick Mask

Okay. We now know which tool we should use to make a particular selection. Let’s move on to the next stage. This short video tutorial is concerned with Quick Mask, which is used to revise the existing selection. Continue reading →

Adobe Photoshop Very Basics for Graphics Dummies #4: Selection

There are many ways by which you can make selections. Marquee, Magic Wand, Lasso: These three tools are commonly used to make selections in Photoshop. But other tools including Pen, Rectangle, Eclipse and Type can also be used to make selections. Continue reading →

Adobe Photoshop Very Basics for Graphics Dummies #3: Layers

The third video tutorial of our ‘Adobe Photoshop Very Basics for Graphics Dummies’ series deals with layers. The layer is a very important concept and made Photoshop build its status as the leader of bitmap graphics editor when it was supported in 1994. It’s useful because you can edit an image in a non-destructive way, retaining its original state. Continue reading →

Adobe Photoshop Very Basics for Graphics Dummies #2: History

The second video tutorial of our ‘Adobe Photoshop Very Basics for Graphics Dummies’ series deals with Photoshop’s ‘history’ function. The history function allows you to records a certain number of steps you have taken in Photoshop. In a way, it records a history of ‘undos’ because this function lets you go back to old steps. Continue reading →