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You use this selection tool to select objects that are
square, rectangular, oval, or a circle |
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you use the move tool to move selected objects on the
page or various objects on the different layers |
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The lasso tool is a free hand selection tool, its very
difficult to get precise edges with this
The polygonal lasso tool works similar to the lasso tool but with a bit
more control, you right mouse click to set points and then
between each of these points will be a straight line, YOU
MUST FINISH THE CIRCLE when using this tool
The magnetic lasso tool allows you to select objects like
the original lasso tool, but this takes a best guess of
sorts as to what it thinks your trying to select |
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the magic wand tool is useful on oddly shaped objects
containing one primary color (such as the sky, or the ocean)
if it doesn't select all that you want it to, the best bet
is to hold shift down and left mouse click to select the
rest of the object you want. |
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The crop tool cuts down an image to the size you want |
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this tool is very good for touching up an image or a
person, after useing this tool, you realize how models can
be so "flawless".... YOU MUST "ALT" + LEFT MOUSE CLICK to
select the point you want to match with. |
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The paint brush tool is a basic tool that allows you to
paint the the foreground color on the desired layer |
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the eraser tool allows you too erase any part of the
desired layer you are working on |
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The paint bucket tool allows you to "Fill" an area with
the foreground color the gradient tool puts a gradient
over the layer you are working on |
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The blur tool works like the paint brush tool, but blurs
the portion of the image you desire the sharpen tool works
the same as the blur, but sharpens the image
the smudge tool works as the two above, but will smudge
an image as your finger would smudge a charcoal piece of art |
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the dodge tool allows you to lighten a portion of the
image, such as dark rings under your eyes or blemish's on
your skin the burn tool allows you to ad dark highlights
to an image such as muscle definition or face shadows
the sponge tool allows you too desaturate (take the color
out of) the portion of the image you want. |
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The Type tool allows you to add a layer of text to your
image |
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the shape tool allows you to add various vector shape
layers to your image |
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not a commonly used tool, but allows you to make
notations that will not be visable on the final
printed/exported image |
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eyedropper tool allows you to color sample a portion of
the image so that you can better match color |
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the hand tool allows you to navigate through a closely
zoomed image |
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allows you to zoom in or out of an image |
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the foreground color is the top color that is the color
that will be used if you use the paintbrush tool
the background color is the bottom color, that is the color
that will show up if you use the eraser tool on an image
that only has one layerMasks will be dealt with in
digital design 2
View page, allows you to view the page in several
different ways, |
