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Basic Shapes in Photoshop 1

Although the screenshots for thisbeginners' tutorial were done withPhotoshop v.7, there are not many

differences for users of PS or earlierversions.

!y "eyboard shortcuts are for P#. $f youare using a !ac, you need to convertthese. %ssentially, Alt & ption and #trl ommand.

$ "now that there are other ways to ma"eshapes, including the Shape tool. $ coverthat tool in some depth in my Shape

tutorial, ()et into Shape.( *his tutorial willteach you many valuable Photoshop s"illsinvolving selections.

$n this tutorial, you will ma"e the rectangle and thecircle.

$nBasic Shapes +, you will ma"e the PearlyButton.

Beginners' *$PS

-ou may find helpful clues if you hoverover the pictures. Also, if there is an itemin purple that you want to read moreabout, clic" it.

-ou will find that the last two proectsdepend upon "nowledge you will havegained from wor"ing through the first one,so if you do start anywhere but thebeginning, and run into difficulty, you willdo well to start over at the beginning. /

0ere are some things you will learn as youwor" though this tutorial

0ow to ma"e a new layer and

name it.

0ow to ma"e rectangles and

ellipses.

0ow to use multiple layers to create

an effect.

sing 2ayer Styles to create a

bevel and a 3rop Shadow.

sing Brush ptions to ma"e an

Airbrush.
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0ow to ma"e s4uares and circles.

#hoosing foreground and

bac"ground colors.

*wo ways to fill a selection with a

color.

0ow to fill a selection with two

different "inds of gradients.

5hat it means to stro"e a selection

and how to do it.

0ow to use the 3odge tool.

0ow to save a file in PS3 format.

0ow to save a file in 6P) format.

About 4uality levels in 6P)'s.

eyboard shortcuts

o Alt8Bac"space

o #trl8Bac"space

o #trl8S

o #trl83

A. 9ectangle

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=. 5ith the 9ectangle layer selected in thelayers palette, choose the 9ectangular!ar4uee tool in the toolbar. #hec" theptions bar and be sure that you have:eather of > and Style is


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blac". #lic" .

7. $n the menu, clic" Edit -> Stroke.


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B. #ircle

Newand ma"e your canvas=>>?=>>. 7+ dpi is fine, and you should bein 9)B mode. Start on a new layer as youdid for the rectangle. *hin" about how todo it before you loo" bac"./

+. #lic" and hold the rectangular mar4ueetool till the other tools under it fly out.%ach of the tools with the tiny arrow in thelower right corner has other choicesunderneathE/ #hoose the %lliptical

!ar4uee tool as i have done to the

right.

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$he original i#age

*ets get started!

Step "# Select The $llipse Tool

As I #entioned a #o#ent ago, the steps or adding text along a path are the sa#e no

#atter how you created the path, but or this tutorial, well keep things si#ple Select

the $llipse Toolro# the $ools panel -y deault, its hiding behind the 'ectangle $ool,

so click on the 'ectangle $ool and hold your #ouse button down or a second or two

until a .y/out #enu appears, then select the (llipse $ool ro# the list

Click and hold on the 'ectangle $ool, then choose the (llipse $ool ro# the #enu


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Step %# Select The &Paths' (ption

&ith the (llipse $ool selected, the (ptions Baralong the top o the screen changes to

show us various options or working with the tool 0ear the ar let o the 1ptions -ar is

a series o three icons, each one representing a di%erent type o shape we can draw in

Photoshop &e can draw vector/based shapes, paths, or pixel/based shapes Click on the#iddle o the three icons to choose the Pathsoption

Choose the Paths option in the 1ptions -ar

Step )# Draw *our Path

&ith the (llipse $ool selected and Paths chosen in the 1ptions -ar, click inside your

docu#ent and drag out an elliptical path +olding your Shi+tkey down as you drag will

orce the path into a perect circle $o draw the path out ro# its center rather than ro#

a corner, hold down your Altkey as you drag I you need to reposition the path as

youre drawing it, hold down your space,ar, drag the path to a new location, then

release your spacebar and continue dragging

In #y case, I# going to draw a circular path around the gol ball $he path appears as a

thin outline


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2rag out a path inside your docu#ent

Step -# Select The Type Tool

&ith our path drawn, we can add our text Select the Type Toolro# the $ools panel

Select the $ype $ool

Step .# Choose *our Font

&ith the $ype $ool selected, choose your ont settings ro# the 1ptions -ar I# going to

use 3utura Condensed 4ediu# set to 56 pt 4y text color is set to white

Select your ont, si7e and text color ro# the 1ptions -ar


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Step /# Mo0e The Cursor (0er The Path

4ove the $ype $ool directly over the path $he cursor icon will change to an 1,eam

with a dotted wa0y linethrough it $his tells us were about to add text directly to the

path itsel

$he dotted wavy line tells us were adding text to the path

Step 2# Click (n The Path And Add *our Type

Click anywhere along the path and begin adding your text $he spot you click on is

where the text will begin, but dont worry i youve clicked on the wrong spot because

we can easily #ove the text around on the path once weve added it, as well see in a

#o#ent As you type, the text ollows the direction o the path


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$he text is ollowing along the shape o the circle

Continue adding your text along the path &hen youre done, click on

the checkmarkin the 1ptions -ar to accept it and exit out o Photoshops text editing

#ode

Click the check#ark in the 1ptions -ar when youre done adding text

$he text is now added to the path, although at the #o#ent its on a bit o a weird angle


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$he text is ollowing the path but needs to be repositioned

Step 3# Select The Path Selection Tool

$o reposition your text along the path, choose the Path Selection Toolro# the $ools

panel

Select the Path Selection $ool

4ove the Path Selection $ools cursor anywhere over top o your text )oull see the

cursor change ro# a black arrow into an 1,eam with a small arrowon the side o it

pointing let or right Si#ply click on your text and drag it back and orth along the path

with your #ouse +ere, I# dragging #y text clockwise around the circle


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4ove the Path Selection $ool over your text, then click and drag it along the path

&atch what happens, though, i I drag #y text too ar So#e o it gets cut o% at the end


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2ragging the text too ar resulted in the end being cut o%

$he end was cut o% because I #oved the text beyond the visible text area on the path

$o fx the proble#, look or a s#all circle on the path at the spot where the text is being

cut o% $he circle #arks the end o the visible area

*ook or a s#all circle where the text gets cut o%


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Si#ply click on the circle with the Path Selection $ool and drag it urther down the path

until all o your text is visible once again +ere, as I drag the circle clockwise along the

path, the text that was cut o% reappears

2ragging the circle clockwise along the path to reveal the text that was cut o%

Flipping The Text (0er The Path

-e careul as youre dragging your text along the path that you dont accidentally

drag acrossthe path I you do, the text will .ip to the other side and reverse direction


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2ragging across the path .ips and reverses the text

2epending on the e%ect youre going or, .ipping and reversing the text like this #ay be

what you wanted to do, but i you didnt do it on purpose, si#ply drag back across the

path with the Path Selection $ool and your text will .ip back over to the original side It

will also revert back to its original direction

4iding The Path

&hen youre done positioning your text and youre happy with the results, hide the path

in the docu#ent by selecting any layer other than your $ype layer in the *ayers panel

In #y case, #y docu#ent only has two layers, the $ype layer and the -ackground layer

that holds #y i#age, so Ill click on the -ackground layer to select it


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Select any layer other than the $ype layer to hide the path in the docu#ent

&ith #y path now hidden and the text .ipped back over to its original side, heres #y

fnal result


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$he fnal result

8eep in #ind that even though weve added the text to a path, Photoshop hasnt done

anything ancy with the text itsel Its still 9ust text, which #eans you can go back at

any ti#e and edit it, or co#pletely change it i you need to )ou can choose a di%erent

ont, change the ont si7e or color, ad9ust the leading, kerning and tracking, the baseline

shit, and anything else you can do with text (diting text in Photoshop goes a bit

beyond the scope o this particular tutorial, but 9ust re#e#ber that unlike #any text

e5ectsthat re:uire us to convert the text to so#e other or#at, like shapes or pixels,

theres nothing you can do with text nor#ally that you cant do with text on a path

And there we have it! $hats how to create type on a path in Photoshop! Check out

our Photoshop Basicssection or #ore great tutorials on working withtext and type,

plus layers, selectionsand other essential skills! 1r, see below or #ore tutorials you

#ay be interested in!
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How to Color and Draw on Adobe

Photoshop 6

Edited by Kelo, Flickety, KnowItSome, Dave Crosby and 21 others

Seven Methods:Creating a New DocumentSketchingOutliningColoring Method 1Coloring Method

2ShadingFinished

Adobe PhotoShop is a more advanced art program than what normally comes with

your computer; to use it effectively, you need to have an idea of how it works. Knowing

multiple methods of coloring, sketching, filling, outlining and shading (all detailed in the

steps below) will ensure your artwork is something you're proud to show off.

Note: If you don't own Photoshop, other free programs such as Gimp are compatible

with this tutorial.

Method 1 of 7: Creating a New Document

1.1
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Open a document

Open up a new document of course, so you click "FILE", "NEW" and you set the

dimensions.

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2.2

Set the size

Set the width and height dimensions, here you see 500x500 pixels, but you choose

whatever you would like.

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Create a layer

Make a layer.Once you have your canvas size the way you want, you create a new layer. First,

you have to click "layer" "new" "layer." And name your layer. Name it "white"

4.


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4Fill in the new layer with the color white.

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Create a new layer.Now you will start to sketch out what you would like to draw. Click on the

colors and pick one.

Method 2 of 7: Sketching

1.

1Pick a brush and apply the settings


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2.

2Draw.You don't have to worry about neatness, just draw away! Here's a sketch.

Method 3 of 7: Outlining

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Outline

Outline it.Now that you have your sketch you need to outline it to make it neater.Create a new

layer.Click the pen tool, and click "freeform pen tool"

2.2

Description

Outline one of your lines.Since the pen tool smooths your line, you may need to erase and

redraw it. (not the whole thing only the line, don't worry)

3.3


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Stroke the line

You have a line.Now you need to stroke it. Right click and click "Stroke Path" and then

4.4

Select paintbrush

Set to paintbrush or pencil


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5.

5You should have this now.

6.6


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Delete the old line

Delete the rough sketch.Delete the old line by doing this. Right click and select delete path.

7.


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7Repeat for all the rest of the drawing.Here we see this:

8.

8Clean up.You don't want the yucky blue lines right? You do this:


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9.

9You have this.


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10.

10Look at the lines.Some are thick and misshapen what we need to do istaper.

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12Do it to the rest of the lines.

13.

13Add color.Now it is time to add color.


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Show the line art

Move the "lineart" layer above the "color" layer.

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3


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4.

4Continue to add more color.(but make sure you're still on the 'color' layer)

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All lines removed

Use the magic wand.Now the lines are all out of the image right? That can be easily fixed.

Click the "magic wand tool"

6.

6Click on the line art layer and use the wand and click the canvas.This should happen:


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7.

7Go down to the color layer and hit "delete on your keyboard,extra coloring is gone


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8.

8Clickctrl+D.Okay. So repeat until all your coloring is finished.


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Method 5 of 7: Coloring Method 2

1.

1Create a new layer, and block off any unclosed areas, such as the hands and

torso.(Temporary)


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2.

2Return to your color layer.Select an area you wish to color with the magic wand tool, and

color it in. The magic wand will not let you color outside of lines, so you need to select each area

you want to color.


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3.

3Delete the "capped" layer and you should end up with this.You may also want to return the

"lineart" layer to above the "color" layer, so the lines aren't distorted.


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Method 6 of 7: Shading

1.

1Shade and highlightCreate a new layerClick the airbrush and set to 10% opacity at the

top, and pick a color darker then your original.Wherever you think there is shade go over

with your airbrush.


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2.

2Keep going with the body.

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Now pick a color lighter the your original color and where you think there's light,

highlight it!Add details like the eyes.

Method 7 of 7: Finished

1.

1The final result


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