You can also create a simple solid colored background by choosing Solid Color. If this happens click OK and close the other document first.)Ĭhoose the Background option and then choose Gradient Background.Ī gradient background is a smooth looking background with different colors appearing at varying distance from the left side. (If you don’t create any other documents first you may get a message informing you that you can only have one document open at a time. The first Photoshop document I’m going to create is my first basic photo. Open the folder and create a new document. I also recommend that you keep your old folder open so you don’t have to recreate it later. Create a folder on your hard drive (or navigate to an external hard drive) and call it something like Photoshop. You’ll need to create an area where you can work. If you’re familiar with it all you can learn a lot more from this tutorial but for those brand new to the program this tutorial is enough to teach you the basics.
This tutorial is written for someone who has no prior experience with Photoshop. If you’re a more experienced Photoshop user then we recommend you check out our advanced Photoshop tutorial. If you’re interested in beginning to learn Photoshop there’s no better place to start than the official Photoshop For beginners guide. Those programs are good for basic texturing and painting, but their capabilities are limited for complex image manipulations. Some Mac owners prefer to use Apple’s iPhoto or Aperture photo editing programs to edit photos. A retail copy is preferable if you plan to keep using Photoshop as your main image editing tool. If you’re in the U.S., you can probably find a store near you that sells the Photoshop program, but for a list of other software stores, check the CD or DVD you got with your purchase of Photoshop. * **Photoshop Elements 3:** A high-end version of Photoshop Elements with more powerful editing features, $249.99. The program doesn’t have the ability to edit in certain programs, so it works more like a viewer. * **Photoshop Elements Photo Album:** The all-purpose version of Photoshop Elements, $129.99.
* **Photoshop Elements 9:** More features than the regular version, costing $79.99. * **Photoshop Elements:** The basic version of Photoshop, $69.99. * **Photoshop CS 3:** The most advanced version with additional features, more options and extra price. * **Photoshop CS 2:** More features than the standard version with the ability to control more complex effects.
* **Photoshop CS:** The entry-level version of Photoshop, costing $69.99. (A Mac OS X installation DVD or Internet download is preferred because the program will be installed, but don’t worry: You can get another copy in the next chapter.) You can get it from your Mac software store, but I’d advise downloading the trial version first so that you can see what Photoshop is like before you purchase it. On the Mac, Photoshop is part of Adobe’s Creative Suite.
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