What is PS?
Its full name is Photoshop, and it is a versatile graphics processing software.
Where will PS be used?
Photoshop is widely used, whether it's hobbies or work needs. It mainly covers photo retouching, color matching, illustration, web design, UI design, graphic design, poster production and other fields.
Then let's share a learning content from elementary, intermediate and advanced PS, so that everyone can master this magical tool step by step.
I split the content into small modules, and everyone can choose according to their own needs.
First, Photoshop home page link
If you are new to PS and need to know the basic usage of PS, then we will take you step by step to understand PS from the aspects of interface introduction, basic settings, new files, viewing operation, saving, exporting and moving tools. Let everyone be familiar with the common functions and specific usage of PS tools in graphic design, and be able to use PS for basic picture processing.
1, PS interface
When you first come into contact with PS, you should first briefly understand the origin, function and role of this tool. Open the PS tool and briefly understand the components of the interface and the role of the tool.
2. Common functions and specific usage
1) layer relation and its application. Layers are like movies containing elements such as text or graphics, which are stacked one after another to form the final effect of the page.
2) Color filling and magic wand matting. There are many ways of matting. Let's take the wand as an example to briefly understand the matting in PS.
3) Select and copy. Copy image selection is one of the functions we often need to use. For example, if you draw a graph in PS, you can generate several identical graphs by selecting and copying.
4) Lock the sleeve and the propeller. Lasso tool includes three tools, namely lasso tool, polygon locking tool and magnetic locking tool. Lasso tool is the most basic tool for selecting regions and plays an important role in processing images. The principle of feathering is to blur the connection parts inside and outside the selection, which plays the role of gradual change, thus achieving the effect of natural connection and helping to blend the selection with the surrounding pixels.
5) Decontamination tools and repair tools. This tool is often used to fine-tune pictures, and the stain tool is used to modify facial defects such as stains in portraits and graphics. The patching tool can take the effect of one picture in the picture and patch the effect of another place.
6) Liquefaction effect? , actual combat. The liquefaction effect is used to process portraits, such as face-lifting, leg lifting, eye enlargement and a series of routine operations, which make the picture effect more perfect.
7) Text (characters and paragraphs).
8) Shape cutting and deformation.
Second, PhotoShop intermediate page links While understanding the basic functions of PS, we need to further understand the common tools, masks and filters such as layer relations, matting, pen tools, eraser tools, suction tools and brush tools, so as to be familiar with layer styles and have the ability of layout and typesetting applications and poster synthesis design.
1) color scale, contrast and curve. PS contrast adjustment includes using PS automatic contrast, gray scale and curve command adjustment, and gray scale and curve play a very important role in PS color matching.
2) hue saturation and hue balance. Every picture has three attributes: hue, saturation and lightness. Using these functions can make the color matching of pictures more perfect.
3) Color mixing case. See what the specific function of color matching tools is through cases, and further familiarize yourself with the use of tools.
4) cut the mask. A very special and interesting mask in PS often produces some special effects.
5) Mixed mode. You can mix the color of an object with the color of the underlying object in different ways.
6) Layer style? 1, layer style 2. The layer style is powerful, which can easily and quickly produce various stereoscopic projections, various textures and image special effects.
7) filtering effect. It is mainly used to realize various special effects of images.
Third, Photoshop advanced web links When we are familiar with PS, there may be more needs, such as making posters and fine-tuning pictures. So we learn the role of PS through practical cases, so as to achieve the purpose of making pictures with PS.
1) poster. Poster design is one of the manifestations of visual communication. Designers combine breakthrough, text, color and other elements to show the information to be publicized, and attract people's attention at the first time through the composition of the layout. You can learn the design of that poster through practical cases such as font poster, movie poster, mobile phone poster, furniture poster, beverage poster, lighting poster, sports poster, etc., and strengthen your operational ability.
2) font. Fonts are all designed by hand, and they are all designed by various font designers. So if you can't find a suitable free font, you can try to design your own font. Pass? Demon font,? Star-shaped characters, three-dimensional characters, font deformation, understand how to make fonts.
3) typesetting and color matching. The ultimate picture is pleasing to the eye, and its typesetting, color matching, content and creative design are all key elements.
4) Fine retouching. Exquisite pictures may be the content that many PS enthusiasts pay more attention to. We will take you to learn how to retouch through the sharing of figure retouching and wedding retouching.
The above sharing is just to let everyone know the function and usage of PS. If you want to master it skillfully, you still have to practice it repeatedly by yourself. If you are engaged in the design industry, you can better express your design ideas through tools only if you master the design ability such as design foundation, design thinking and design specifications.