Chapter 4 Drawing and Painting with Color Adobe Photoshop CS5 Chapter 4 Drawing and Painting with Color

Objectives Create a Photoshop document from scratch using the Painting workspace Differentiate between color modes Apply gradients using the Gradient Tool Select colors using the Swatches panel Paint and draw using Photoshop brushes Adjust the hardness and diameter settings of brushes Drawing and Painting with Color

Objectives Load new brushes in the Brush panel Use the Brush Preset picker Differentiate among the shape tools, modes, and settings Create a custom shape Sample colors with the Eyedropper Tool Create text with the type tools Stroke text Rotate the canvas Drawing and Painting with Color

Project – Table Tent Card Drawing and Painting with Color

Selecting the Painting Workspace Click Painting on the Application bar Drawing and Painting with Color

Starting a New Photoshop File Drawing and Painting with Color

Gradients A gradient, or gradient fill, is a graphic effect consisting of a smooth blend, change, or transition from one color to another Drawing and Painting with Color

Selecting a Noise Gradient Preset Drawing and Painting with Color

Drawing the Gradient on Blank Canvas Drawing and Painting with Color

Choosing a Color in the Swatches Panel Clicking a swatch sets the “foreground” Drawing and Painting with Color

Selecting the Brush Tool Drawing and Painting with Color

Appending Brush Presets Drawing and Painting with Color

Appending Brush Presets Click the Brush Presets panel menu button Click the desired library of presets When Photoshop asks if you wish to replace the current brushes, click the Append button Drawing and Painting with Color

Selecting a Brush Using the Brush Preset Picker Drawing and Painting with Color

Changing the Size and Hardness of the Brush Drag the Size and Hardness sliders to the desired locations Drawing and Painting with Color

Drawing Using the Brush Tool Drag the mouse pointer to use the brush tool Drawing and Painting with Color

Displaying the Brush Panel Click the Brush button on the vertical docking of collapsed panels to display the Brush panel Drawing and Painting with Color

Setting Brush Options Drawing and Painting with Color

Drawing Straight Lines with the Brush Tool Click the starting location for the line Move the mouse pointer to the ending location for the line SHIFT+click to connect the two locations Drawing and Painting with Color

Drawing Straight Lines with the Brush Tool Drawing and Painting with Color

Creating a Shape Drawing and Painting with Color

Duplicating and Rotating a Shape Layer Drawing and Painting with Color

Using the Eyedropper Tool Click the Eyedropper Tool to select it Move the mouse pointer into the document window and then click the color you wish to duplicate to set the foreground color Used to “sample” colors Drawing and Painting with Color

Selecting the Horizontal Type Tool Click Horizontal Type Tool Drawing and Painting with Color

Setting Font Options On the options bar: Set the font, style, size, anti-aliasing method, alignment, color, warping Drawing and Painting with Color

Inserting Text With the Horizontal Type Tool selected, drag a bounding box to contain the text Type the desired text On the options bar, click the ‘Commit any current edits’ button to finish the new layer. If necessary, access the Move Tool and then reposition the text layer in the document window Drawing and Painting with Color

Inserting Text Drawing and Painting with Color

Creating a Stroke Layer With the text layer still selected, click the ‘Add a layer style’ button on the Layers panel status bar Click Stroke Drag the Size slider and click OK Drawing and Painting with Color

Creating a Stroke Layer Drawing and Painting with Color

Rotating the Canvas Click Image | Image Rotation Click the desired degree of rotation Drawing and Painting with Color

Rotating the Canvas Drawing and Painting with Color

Chapter Summary Create a Photoshop document from scratch using the Painting workspace Differentiate between color modes Apply gradients using the Gradient Tool Select colors using the Swatches panel Paint and draw using Photoshop brushes Adjust the hardness and diameter settings of brushes Drawing and Painting with Color

Chapter Summary Load new brushes in the Brush panel Use the Brush Preset picker Differentiate among the shape tools, modes, and settings Create a custom shape Sample colors with the Eyedropper Tool Create text with the type tools Stroke text Rotate the canvas Drawing and Painting with Color

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