Working with Layers
Day 1:
- Open PS
- Create an image that is 500 Pixels by 500 pixels
- Fill the background layer with a red color
- Create a new layer
- Select the circle marque tool
- Drag out a circle
- Fill the selection with yellow
- Use the type tool and type your name
Day 2:
- Working with the Layers Options or Blending Options
You should have a Photoshop Document that looks similar to the screen shot below. Check to make sure you have 3 layers. The yellow circle should be on its own layer. If not start over
Video Link – This one Creates a Button Effect
- Right click on your Yellow Circle Layer and Select “Blending Options..”
- Add a drop shadow
- Adjust the distance, spread and size
- Add:
- Outer Glow,
- Bevel and Embross <– Change the position to down,
- Dark Yellow Stroke.
Day 3:
Converting a Background Layer Adding some Paint to our Graphic design.
- Open your Photoshop Notes File
- Check to see if your bottom (red layer) is not a background layer
- You may now add Blending Options.
- Add a stroke of your choice to the bottom image.
Paint Brushes - They are a lot of fun to Experiment with.
Make sure you get the correct brush. There are a couple of icons in the tool bar that look like paint brushes. You want the Pain Brush Tool.
- From the tool bar select the brush tool. At the top is the options tool bar this is one location where you can change brushes.
- Click on the down arrow next to brushes and select the brushes flyout
- This will give you a lot of brush options.
- Experiment with the different brushes.
- You can also brushes in a Pallet Well located in the top right corner of the screen.
- This tutorial has a lot of options to explore with burshes - Click here for more Photoshop Brushes
Day 4 - Saving in the correct format
- Open your image in Photoshop
- Place your name and hour in the lower right corner.
- From the File Menu select Save For Web
- Select the appropriate File type.
- You can also adjust the image size if needed here too.
- This is a copy only. If you made any changes