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PhotoShop CS2 Manual
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PhotoShop CS2 Manual
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Table of Contents
Design Attributes

Assignment 1

Starting PhotoShop, Creating a new file, Zooming in/out ........................

................. 4
Sizing Text Boxes, font changes ................................................
................................ 5
Edit, Copy, Edit, Paste ........................................................
....................................... 6
Resizing Photos (Ctrl-T), Horizontal Text Tool, Font Size & Style ..............
............ 7
Rotate Text, Move Test, Editing Text ...........................................
............................. 9
Warping Text, Warp Styles, Warp Settings .......................................
...................... 10
Move Tool, Moving Text Boxes ...................................................
........................... 11
Vertical Type Tool, Font Styles, Font Size, ....................................
........................ 12
Foreground Color, Skewing Text .................................................
............................ 14
Free Transformation to change text box shape, Distort ..........................
................. 15
Rastardizing, Perspective Transformation, Layer Style ..........................
................. 16
Saving File (PSD, JPEG) ........................................................
................................. 16
Landscape Rendering touch ups
Assignment 2
File Open, Layers, Brush, Paintbrush, Lasso, Paint bucket, Zoom ................
......... 17
Main tool bar, Speed buttons, Start Photoshop, download photos,.................
......... 17
Maximizing Screen, Zoom in, Move picture, Scroll bars ..........................
.............. 18
Layers, Opacity, Transparent ...................................................
................................ 19
Color Selection, Air Brush options, size, F5 ...................................
......................... 19
Eraser, eraser size, Paint brush options, size .................................
........................... 20
New Layer, Lasso Button, Fly out menu, Polygonal Lasso, ........................
............ 22
Marching Ant Lasso border ......................................................
............................... 22
Paint Bucket Fill ..............................................................
......................................... 23
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Magnetic Lasso, Gradient, Linear Fly out .......................................
........................ 24
Radial Gradient, Type Tool .....................................................
................................ 26
Text Layer, Drop Shadow, Special effects, Edit Undo ............................
................ 27
Vertical Text, Rectangular Marquis, Move, Vertical text tool Fly out, Windows ..
. 28
Save File, File folders, Naming File, *.PSD, *.JPEG ............................
.................. 28
Maple Leaf Brush Style .........................................................
.................................. 29
Hanging Flower Basket touch ups
Assignment 3
Zoom Options, Magnifying Glass, Brush Palettes, Layers .........................
............ 31
Name New Layers, Zoom Lasso, Magnifying Glass, .................................
............. 31
Magnetic Lasso, Background layer, edit copy, edit paste ........................
................ 32
Multiple Layers of Flowers......................................................
................................ 33
Flatten or compress layers .....................................................
................................... 36
Marquis Tool ...................................................................
......................................... 36
Pattern Stamp Tool, Resizing Pattern stamp tool, Defining Patterns .............
......... 36
Clone Tool, Smudge Tool, Smudge Tool Brush size ................................
............. 39
Blur Tool ......................................................................
............................................ 41
Burn Tool, Dodge Tool ..........................................................
.................................. 41
Save File as *.PSD, *.JPEG .....................................................
................................ 43
Hot Air Balloon - Manipulating Text

Assignment 4

Horizontal Type Mask Tool, Warping Text, Drop Shadow, Bevel and Emboss ..... 45
Index ..........................................................................
..................................................... 49
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To open up PhotoShop click on Start,
Programs, Adobe PhotoShop.
To start work on a new file, click on
File, New.
Type in Design 1 by Your
Name for the File Name.
Change the Width and
Height to 11 x 8.5 inches.
Do not select letter .
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