Alteration Tools in Adobe cs6

Healing
Corrects small blemishes in scanned photos. Select the tool, hold down the ALT key and left-click on the base color you need to heal.
Brush Brush
Then left-click over the blemish. Draws brush strokes of different thicknesses and colors. Select the tool. Then click on the selected area, drag to draw lines.
Blur
Use the Options bar to change the brush, mode, opacity and flow. Takes a sample of an image and applies over another image, or a part of the same image.
Clone Stamp
Select the tool. Hold down the ALT key and left-click on a certain point of the document where you want to start your copy point. Then, put your mouse over whatever part of the new document you want the picture to go to. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse across the page to copy the picture.
Art History
Paints over an image using the source data from a specified history state or snapshot. Select the tool, specify the brush, blending mode, opacity, style, area and tolerance. Removes part of an existing path or stroke.
Brush
You can use the Erase tool on paths. Text can only be erased when rasterized. Select the tool, click on the part of the image you wish to erase. Drag to erase pixels. Applies a color fill to a selected part of the image or to an entire layer.
Eraser
Select a layer you wish to apply the paint bucket to, click the tool button, click on the starting point, and click the area you wish to fill. Blurs the sharp edges of an image.
Paint Bucke
Select an area where you wish to apply the tool. Click the tool button and choose the brush, mode, and strength. Drag the brush along the edges.

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Interface Layout in Adobe photoshop cs6

Menu Bar If you look at the top of the screen you will see the Menu bar (Figure 3), which contains all the main functions of Photoshop, such as File, Edit, Image, Layer, Select, Filter, Analysis, 3D, View, Window, and Help. Toolbar Most of the major tools are located in the Toolbar for easy access. The Image The image will appear in its own window once you open a file. Image Name The name of any image that you open will be at the top of the image window as shown above. Palettes Palettes contain functions that help you monitor and modify images. By default, palettes are stacked together in groups. These are the palettes that are usually visible: Color, Adjustments and Layers. If none of the palettes are visible, go to Window in the Menu bar and choose the palettes you need.

Correcting photos in Adobe cs6

Digital cameras tend to cause various problems, such as “red eye” or “hot spots”, if you use flash, or underexposure, if you don’t. In Photoshop, you can correct these problems, as well as adjust the overall color of your digital photo. Red Eye Removal The digital camera flash is located right above the lens, which causes the “red-eye”; however, you can fix your photos easily in Photoshop. To remove the “red eye”, follow the steps below: 1. Open a photo you wish to correct. 2. Select the ZoomTool from the Toolbox. Click and drag a rectangle around the eye (Figure 21). Figure 21. Red eye zoomed in 3. Make sure your default Foreground and Background colors are black and white. 4. Click and hold on the little black triangle of the Healing Brush Tool button and select the Red Eye Tool (Figure 22). Figure 22. Red Eye Tool 13. Correcting 23 5. Click on the red part of the eye and paint, holding down the mouse button. You will see how the red will disappear (Figure 23). Figure 23. Red...

Palettes in Adobe photoshop cs6

Color, Swatches, Style: The Color palette (Figure ) displays the current foreground and background colors and RGB values for these colors. You can use the sliders to change the foreground and background colors in different color modes. You can also choose a color from the spectrum of colors displayed in the color ramp at the bottom of the palette. Figure . Color palette In the Swatches palette (Figure 5) you can choose a foreground or background color and add a customize color to the library. Figure 5. Swatches palette The Styles palette (Figure 6) allows you to view, select, and apply preset layer styles. By default, a preset style replaces the current layer style. You can use the styles in the palette or add your own using the Create New Style icon. History : The History palette (Figure 7) stores and displays each action performed allowing you jump to any recent stage of the image alteration. The alterations should be created during the current working session. Af...

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