Photoshop Test

Introduction to Photoshop

In this lesson, we had an introduction to Photoshop. We learnt the basics of Photoshop and how to use it. For example, we found out what each part of Photoshop was and what they did.

This is the tool bar, much like there is one in Microsoft Word. In it, there are tools such as a lasso tool, cropping tool, text tool etc.













We also learnt how to screenshot the full screen and also sections of the screen. To do this, what we had to do was press Ctrl+Shift+4 to take a screenshot of the whole Mac screen, for example some work on Photoshop, and then to take a screenshot of a section of the screen, press Ctrl+Shift+3. (much like I have done with the toolbar)

We learnt how to insert images and remove them from their background before adding them to the original photo, like I have done here with the Eiffel Tower, and also with the astronaut and the bear that I will also upload.

To add the original background photo, known as layer 1, all that needs to be done is to simply save the image, and then drag it from the file to the blank Photoshop program. Then to add the picture, do the same, then remove the image from the background using the magnetic lassoo tool, and then ad it to the first layer. This will then become layer two.

This can then be done with any other images, for example the astronaut. This would be harder to remove from its background using the magnetic lassoo tool, as it doesn't have straight edges, so to do this, the normal lassoo tool would have to be used.

This will then create something that looks like this;

This will then be the same for the final image, a bear, however much more care should be taken when lassooing around the edges as the bear would have fur and that quality would have wanted to be kept.

Once the bear has been added, it will look something like this.