Photoshop Tutorial 04:photoshop6 Art Master

Tutorial since we are so fancy Photoshop6, she just called us "wonderfully" seems not enough to mean it? If she can still ... It would be nice to help us become "Masters of Art". Yes! How can you not? Corn brother told everyone, PHOTOSHOP6 will never let us down! Let's start with the art tools PHOTOSHOP6 give us.

Rubber Tools

The eraser tool is, of course, the tool for erasing colors. The eraser tools in the PHOTOSHOP6 version are different from previous versions, as shown in Figure 4-01, including three tools: Eraser Tool, background eraser tool, magic Erase tool.

Figure 4-01

Eraser Tool:

Eraser Tool: Using the method is very simple, like using a brush, only need to select the Eraser tool, hold down the left mouse button on the image drag. When the action layer is a background, the equivalent of a brush that uses a background color, and when used as a layer, the erase becomes transparent. As shown in Figure 4-07 of Figure 4-03~.

Figure 4-03

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Figure 4-07

The eraser tool's taskbar, shown in Figure 4-08, includes: brushes, methods, opacity, wet edges, erasing snapshots, brush power.

Figure 4-08

(1) Brush--Choose the shape and size like Pian. It is used in the same way as the airbrush described previously. This is no longer described in detail here.

(2) Way--Select the Eraser method. It includes brushes, airbrush, pencils, blocks. The effect is similar to the effect of drawing with these tools that you have previously talked about. The way the menu is shown in Figure 4-09.

Figure 4-09

(3) Opacity, wet edge and brush power: with the spray gun and brush, here is no longer described in detail.

(4) Erase the snapshot: When selected, the eraser has the function of a history brush, which is also used in the same way as the history brush.

Background Erase tool:

Background Eraser Tool: This is an eraser that can erase a specified color, which is called the standard color, and is represented as a background color. That is, you can use it for selective erasure. As shown in Figure 4-11. The background Erase tool erases only white areas. Its erasure function is very flexible, in some cases to achieve a multiplier effect. Try it yourself.

Figure 4-11

The task bar for the background eraser tool, as shown in Figure 4-12. Includes brushes, boundaries, tolerances, protection foreground color, sampling, brush power.

Figure 4-12

(1) Brush--Select the shape of the background eraser tool. Use the same method as previous.

(2) boundary-erase boundary of the background erase tool. Includes three options: adjacent (only one erasure can be made in the selected color range, that is, must be erased continuously in the selected specimen), discontinuous (multiple erasure can be repeated several times within the selected color range), look for edges (keep the sharpness of edges when erasing).

(3) Tolerance-can be adjusted by entering a value or by dragging the slider. The lower the number, the closer the erase range is to the standard color. A large tolerance will rub the other colors into translucent.

(4) Protect the foreground color--protects the foreground color from being erased.

(5) Sampling-Choose the method of selecting specimen color. A total of three kinds: continuous (Erase process automatically select the color of the colors as the standard, the secondary option is used to erase the adjacent range of different colors); Purpose (Erase the first color you want to erase on the click, select the label color, then the specimen colors are fixed, and then you can erase the image with the same color range of specimens, And every time you click the calibration color can only do a continuous wipe, if you want to continue to erase must click the calibration color); background pattern (that is, select good background color before erasing, that is, select a good color, and then you can erase the same color range as the background color)

Magic Erase Tool:

Magic Erase Tool: Seeing this icon reminds us of the magic wand, in fact, the Magic Erase tool works like magic wand, only need to select the Magic Erase tool in the image you want to erase the color range click, it will automatically erase the color of similar areas as shown in Figures 4-14 and 4-15.

Figure 4-14

Figure 4-15

The Magic Eraser Tool's taskbar, as shown in Figure 4-16, is similar to a magic wand, including tolerance, anti-aliasing, adjacent, applied to all layers, opacity.

Figure 4-16

(1) Tolerance: the smaller the number the more the selected color range, the larger the number of selected color range. option, you can enter a value between 0~255. Figures 4-17 and 4-18 show the erasure effect of two tolerance values.

Tolerance Value =50%

Figure 4-17

Tolerance Value =100%

Figure 4-18

(2) Its function has been introduced before, here no longer repeat.

(3) Adjacent: Erase at the current action layer.

(4) Apply to all layers: erase all layers as a layer.

(5) Opacity: Adjust the opacity can be translucent effect. As shown in figures 4-19 and 4-20.

Opacity =25%

Figure 4-19

Opacity =60%

Figure 4-20

Paint bucket tools and gradient tools

The Paint bucket tool and the gradient tool are all color filling tools. As shown in Figure 4-21. But the filling method is different, I will give you a detailed description of the following.

Figure 4-21

Paint Bucket Tool:

Paint Bucket Tool: For the click of a similar color and connected area to fill the color or fill patterns, a little mouse can be completed work. As shown in figures 4-23 to 4-24.

Before filling

Figure 4-23

Fill with foreground color

Figure 4-24

Fill with a pattern

Figure 4-25

The task bar of the paint bucket tool is shown in Figure 4-26. Includes: content, patterns, patterns, opacity, tolerances, anti-aliasing, adjacent, all layers.

Figure 4-26

(1) Content--You can choose to fill it with a foreground color or with a pattern. This is optional only if you choose to use a pattern.

(2) Pattern-----------storing patterns that have been defined for selection.

(3) Mode--Select the color blending method when filling.

(4) Opacity-Adjusts the opacity of the fill.

(5) Tolerance, anti-aliasing, adjacent, use all layers and other options are the same as the use of magic erase tools.

Gradient tool:

Gradient tool: Using this tool we can create a variety of gradient effects, when used, first choose a good gradient and gradient color, with the mouse click on the image of the starting point, drag and then click the end point, such a gradient is done, you can drag the length and direction of the line to control the gradient effect. As shown in Figure 4-29 and figure 4-30. More of these transformations are on your own discovery.

Figure 4-29

Figure 4-30

The task bar of the gradient tool is shown in Figure 4-31, including: color, gradient tool, mode, opacity, reverse, jitter, transparency.

Figure 4-31

(1) Color--Select and edit the gradient color, but also the most important part of the gradient tool. Double-click the bar color to appear Gradient Editor dialog box. As shown in Figure 4-32. A: Opacity endpoint; B: Beginning color; C: opacity; D: color; E: middle color; F: position; G: position; H: End; I: Opacity end point.

Figure 4-32

(2) Gradient tools-including: A straight line (a gradient from the beginning to the end); a radial (radial gradient from the beginning to the end); a helical (counterclockwise gradient from the beginning to the end); Reflection (a symmetric straight line gradient from the beginning to the end); a diamond (a diamond gradient from the beginning to the end). As shown in figures 4-38 to 4-42.

Linear gradient

Figure 4-38

Reflective gradient

Figure 4-39

Spiral Gradient

Figure 4-40

Reflection Gradient

Figure 4-41

Diamond Gradient

Figure 4-42

(3) mode--the color mode when filling.

(4) Reversed-phase-swap gradient direction.

(5) Jitter-Check this will make the gradual change smooth.

(6) Transparency-only check this, the opacity of the setting will take effect.

Blur, sharpen, and smudge tools

This set of tools can be used to decorate an image. Its submenu is shown in Figure 4-43.

Figure 4-43

Blur tool:

Fuzzy tools: As the name suggests, has been through the brush to make the image blurred tool. It works by reducing the contrast between pixels.

The task bar of the Blur tool is shown in Figure 4-45, which includes: brush options, patterns, pressure, apply to all layers, brush power.

Figure 4-45

(1) Brush Options--Select the shape of the brush.

(2) mode--the way of color mixing.

(3) Pressure--The pressure of the brush.

(4) Apply to all layers--you can make the blur work on the visible part of all layers.

Sharpening tool:

Sharpening tool: Contrary to the fuzzy tool, it is a tool to sharpen the color of the image, that is, to increase the contrast between pixels.

The sharpening tool's task, as shown in Figure 4-47, is exactly the same as the Blur tool, and is no longer described here.

Figure 4-47

Smudge Tool:

Smudge tool: When used, the effect appears to have been wiped on the dry ink with a dry brush. This means that the pixels around the stroke move along with the stroke. As shown in figures 4-49 and 4-50.

Original artwork with no smudge tool

Figure 4-49

Effect drawing using the Smudge tool

Figure 4-50

The Smudge tool's taskbar, shown in Figure 4-51, includes: brushes, patterns, pressure, applied to all layers, finger painting, brush power.

Figure 4-51

(1) Brush, mode, pressure, apply to all layers and brush power here is no longer repeated.

(2) Finger painting--Check this item, you can set the color of the paint, as if with the color of the dip in the ink on the dry as painting.

Deepen, dodge and sponge tools

Its submenu is shown in Figure 4-52.

Figure 4-52

Dodge tools and deepening tools:

The Dodge tool and the burn tool are used to change the brightness and dimming of the image. The principle comes from the film exposure, after a part of the dimming and lighting, to improve the exposure effect.

The Dodge tool and the burn tool have the same taskbar, as shown in Figure 4-55. Includes: Brush options, mode, exposure rate, brush power.

Figure 4-55

(1) Brush options and brush power with previous

(2) Mode--Select the special tonal area to be processed: darkened (selected and only used for darkened area), midtones (after selection and only for intermediate area), light adjustment (after selection and only action Yu Liang area).

Sponge Tools

Sponge tool: This is a tool to adjust the color saturation of the image, can improve or reduce the saturation of color.

The task bar of the Sponge tool is shown in Figure 4-63. Includes brush options, mode, pressure, brush power.

Figure 4-63

(1) Brush options, pressure and brush power to the previous.

(2) mode-can choose to reduce color saturation, improve color saturation. As shown in figures 4-64 to 4-66.

Original

Figure 4-64

To provide a color saturation effect chart

Figure 4-65

The effect chart of reducing color saturation

Figure 4-66