doyoudo Xiaobai’s PS course lesson 1 notes: PS basic functions

I studied the PS course "Learning Photoshop from Zero Basics, From Novice to Master in 18 Lessons" taught by doyoudo Xiaobai at Weiku. I compiled some notes while listening to the class. Don't blame me if you don't understand the notes, please read them in conjunction with the course.

Lesson 1: Master the basic functions of PS and make your first poster

Part A: Simple magazine cover

1. Develop good skills Habit: Duplicate layer (Ctrl+J)

2. Adjust color: Find "Create new fill or adjustment layer" at the bottom of the layer panel

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(1) Solid color

(2) Gradient

(3) Pattern

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(4) Brightness/Contrast

(5) Color levels: RGB, red, green, blue

(6) Curve

< p>(7) Exposure: exposure, displacement, gamma correction

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(8) Natural saturation: natural saturation, Saturation

(9) Hue/Saturation: hue, saturation, lightness

(10) Color balance: midtones, shadows, highlights

( 11) Black and white

(12) Photo filter

(13) Channel mixer

(14) Color search

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(15) Inversion

(16) Posterization

(17) Threshold

(18 )Gradient mapping

(19) Optional colors

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3. Add small decorations: Graphics Tool - Polygon Tool ——Adjust the number of sides to 3 and it will become a triangle. Hold down Shift to square the triangle. Use the move tool to move it to the appropriate position. Double-click the polygon layer to change the color. Blending mode (soft light).

4. If you want more triangles, you can copy the layer with Ctrl+J, or you can hold down the Alt key and drag the triangles.

5. Resize: Ctrl+T to bring up Free Transform, hold Alt+Shift to scale proportionally with the center point as the axis.

6. Add variety: Pick two triangles at random and adjust the blending mode (linear light) and opacity.

7. Text tool: Enter the text you want - use the move tool to move it to the appropriate position - double-click the text to adjust the size, font, thickness, spacing, color, etc. - adjust the opacity.

Part B: Familiar with the basic functions

1. Create a new canvas: Generally speaking, the units used for width and height are pixels (1280×720 pixels, resolution 72, RGB color). If printing is required, adjust the resolution to at least 300 and switch the color mode to CMYK.

2. Import materials: drag pictures directly from the folder and place them on the canvas. Or select "File" - "Open" and before dragging the material into the original canvas, check whether it is a locked layer. If so, double-click to unlock it or place the mouse on the lock and click.

The difference between the two methods of importing materials: the former displays pictures within the maximum display range that the canvas can carry, will not exceed the canvas, and is embedded in smart objects. The latter exists as a picture in the canvas, and when dragged over, it is dragged in at its original size.

To adjust the size of the picture, use Ctrl+T to transform it freely, Alt+Shift to zoom in on the center point as the axis, and Shift to move the picture vertically. After adjusting, release your hand and double-click or press Enter to confirm.

3. Mixing mode:

(1) Normal, dissolved.

(2) Darken, multiply, deepen, linear deepen, darken.

(3) Lighten, filter, color dodge, linear dodge (add), light color.

(4) Overlay, soft light, strong light, bright light, linear light, point light, solid color mixing.

(5) Difference, exclusion, subtraction, division.

(6) Hue, saturation, color, and brightness.

Use the up and down keys or the mouse wheel to switch between blending modes.

When coloring, you don’t want to cover the line drawing, so use Multiply (the line drawing layer is placed on top, and the coloring layer is placed below).

4. After adding text, click once on the text layer and use the move tool to drag its position as desired.

5. Text background: Create a new blank layer - drag the blank layer under the text layer - Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) - Draw a rectangular strip under the text - —Gradient Tool (G).

How to use black to white gradient to create white to transparent gradient? Click on the small label in the lower left corner and select white. Click on the small label in the upper right corner and set the opacity to 0.

In the rectangular selection, hold down Shift and draw a straight line horizontally from left to right, then release your hand to get a long gradient strip from white to transparent. Ctrl+D cancels the selection. If it feels too white, you can adjust the opacity of the layer.

6. Color correction command: First press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E to stamp all current display effects into a new layer. Do not select Image - Adjustments - Color Balance, but find "Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer" at the bottom of the Layers panel, select "Color Balance", and select "Levels" after adjustment.

7. Toolbar:

Move tool (V)

Move tool:

Artboard tool:

Marquee Tool (M)

Rectangular Marquee Tool:

Ellipse Marquee Tool:

Single Line Marquee Tool:

Single Column Marquee Tool:

Lasso Tool (L)

Lasso Tool:

Polygonal Lasso Tool:

Magnetic Loop Search Tool:

Quick Selection Tool (W)

Quick Selection Tool:

Magic Wand Tool:

Crop Tool (C)

Crop tool: Select the appropriate size and double-click OK or press Enter

Perspective crop tool:

Slice tool:

Slice Selection Tool:

Eye Eyedropper Tool (I)

Eye Eyedropper Tool:

3D Material Eyedropper Tool:

Color Sampler Tool :

Ruler Tool:

Annotation Tool:

Counting Tool:

Repair Tool (J)

Spot Healing Brush Tool:

Healing Brush Tool:

Patch Tool:

Content-Aware Move Tool:

Red Eye Tool:

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Brush Tool (B)

Brush Tool: Use square brackets [] or Alt+right mouse button to scale the brush.

Pencil Tool:

Color Replacement Tool:

Mixer Brush Tool:

Stamp Tool (S)

< p>Clone Stamp Tool:

Pattern Stamp Tool:

History Brush Tool (Y)

History Brush Tool:

History Art Brush Tool:

Eraser Tool (E)

Eraser Tool:

Background Eraser Tool:

Magic Eraser Tool:

Paint Bucket Tool (G)

Gradient Tool:

Paint Bucket Tool:

3D Material Drag and Drop Tool :

Blur Tool (?)

Blur Tool:

Sharpen Tool:

Smudge Tool:

(O)

Dodge Tool:

Burn Tool:

Sponge Tool:

Pen Tool (P)

Pen Tool:

Free Pen Tool:

Bend Pen Tool:

Add Anchor Point Tool:

Remove Anchor Point Tool:

Convert Point Tool:

Type Tool (T)

Horizontal Type Tool:

Vertical Type Tool:

Vertical text mask tool:

Horizontal text mask tool:

Selection tool (A)

Path selection tool :

Direct Selection Tool:

Shape Tool (U)

Rectangle Tool:

Rounded Rectangle Tool:

Ellipse Tool:

Polygon Tool:

Line Tool:

Custom Shape Tool:

Hand Tool (H )

Grasp tool:

Rotate view tool:

Zoom tool (Z)

Editing toolbar

< p>Set the default foreground and background colors (D)

Switch the foreground and background colors (X)

Set the background color

In quick mask mode Edit (Q)

Change screen mode (F)

8. Some shortcut keys:

Ctrl+J: Copy layer

Ctrl+Z: Take a step back

Ctrl+T: Free transformation

Alt+Shift: Scale with the center point as the axis

Shift: Move vertically /Horizontal line fill color in the selection/Select multiple layers

Ctrl+D: Cancel selection

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E: Layer stamp

Square brackets [] or Alt+right mouse button: scale brush