Paintbrush Silhouette
Here you will find the steps to complete your exploration of the PAINTBRUSH TOOL in ADOBE PHOTOSHOP.
Your OBJECTIVE in this assignment is to begin to familiarize yourself with:
Your OBJECTIVE in this assignment is to begin to familiarize yourself with:
- The WORKSPACE
- Using TOOLS - particularly the PAINTBRUSH TOOL
- and SAVING your files
1. HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGEDo a GOOGLE IMAGE search for a HIGH-RESOLUTION image to use for your project
To find files that have Higher-Resolution,
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2. PLACE a FileTo bring a file, or picture, into PHOTOSHOP so you can work on it you need to PLACE your image
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3. Create a NEW LAYERHere is where you will create an EMPTY LAYER in the LAYERS PANEL to paint your silhouette
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4. BRUSH TOOL SettingsYou can change the specifics of your BRUSH TOOL in the OPTIONS BAR at the top.
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5. ZOOM TOOL & HAND TOOLThe ZOOM TOOL allows you to ZOOM in and out and the HAND TOOL lets you slide your image around to work.
You may want to ZOOM-IN to trace the details of your image |
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6. ERASER TOOLYou can use the ERASER TOOL to remove mistakes - you should not be erasing your IMAGE if you have been painting on a TRANSPARENT LAYER and that LAYER IS SELECTED!
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Finished Silhouette
SAVE as a .JPEG Image FileNow it is time to convert your .PSD file into a .JPEG to turn in.
In the MENU commands -
You can now turn your work in! |
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