Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS2.pdf - Online Public Access ...

This document was created by an unregistered ChmMagic, please go to http://www.bisenter.com to register it. Thanks.The Painting ToolsNow turn your attention to the Painting tools. For the rest of this hour, you'll be working with the Brush, Eraser, and Pencil tools.Try it YourselfWorking with the Painting ToolBefore you go any further, why not stop and try some of these tools? Follow these steps:1. Create a new document, making the page big enough so that you have some elbow room. The default size, 7by 5 inches, is fine.2. On the right side of the screen, look for the Swatches palette. If it's missing, open it from the Window menu.Click the tab to bring it forward, if necessary. Clicking Swatches opens an electronic paintbox. For now, justclick any color you like.3. Press B to select the Brush from the toolbox.4. Click the down-pointing triangle next to the Brush icon in the Tool Options bar to open the Brushes menu.Choose a brush tip.5. Press and hold the mouse button as you drag the brush over the canvas to paint.6. Try the Pencil and Eraser tools, too. Press Shift+B to switch from the Brush to the Pencil and then press E toswitch to the Eraser. See what changing the options does for each tool.The AirbrushThe Airbrush is represented as an icon on the Tool Options bar when the Brush tool is active. Simply click the icon to change the Brushtool's behavior to that of an airbrush. It applies paint by spraying, rather than brushing. It's like an artist's airbrush that uses compressed airto blow paint through an adjustable nozzle. The Airbrush applies paint with diffused edges, and you can control how fast the paint isapplied. You can adjust it to spray a constant stream or one that fades after a specified period. Experiment with different amounts ofpressure and different brush sizes and shapes.