First, the software interface layout
Top: menu bar
Column 2: Attribute column
Left: Toolbar
Middle: drawing area/canvas area/workspace
Right: Floating Panel
Division of PS interface layout
Second, the left toolbar details
Selection tool set: mainly used for selection, selection of moving cutting, etc.
Decoration tool set: image decoration, portrait polishing, post-studio, etc.
Vector toolset: mainly used for vector modeling, selection, deformation and movement of path anchor points, etc.
Comprehensive toolset: comprehensive operations such as moving, scaling and color filling of canvas.
PS left toolbar partition
Third, set preferences.
After knowing the page layout of PS, the next thing to do is to set preferences, and the shortcut key CtrlK calls up preferences.
Click Performance, pull the blue slider to about 90%, and adjust the historical status on the right side to 50.
PS preferences-performance settings
Then click on the temporary disk and check all disks except the C disk.
PS Preferences-Settings for scratch disk
After this setting, it is beneficial to improve the performance of PS in operation, and it is not easy to get stuck; Adding historical status is also convenient for modification when drawing.
Fourth, create a new canvas preset.
After setting the preferences, you can create a new canvas for drawing, but there are also many knowledge points here!
Create a new canvas.
The top bar is a variety of presets, including common sizes of photos, printed matter, pictures and illustrations, web pages, mobile devices, movies and videos. For example, printing, we often use A4, A3 size and resolution.
PS new canvas
Verb (abbreviation for verb) unit
Our usual unit is cm/mm cm/mm-printing unit.
Pixel px- display unit
PS unit
Intransitive verb solution
Concept: Resolution refers to the number of pixels per unit area.
For example, the unit area of 1 cm * 1 cm has 300 pixels and 32 pixels, and the image with 300 pixels is clearer.
Resolution units: ppi and dpi.
PPI is used for display, which can be understood as one pixel and one grid.
DPI is mainly used for printout, and the number of ink dots per unit area is 1cm * 1cm.
So the resolution unit is PPI when drawing.
PS resolution
Common resolutions in design and drawing:
450 PPI- business cards, book binding, jewelry, car photo albums, etc.
300 PPI- A document of about A4-A3 size in a regular printed publication.
150 PPI- indoor posters, booths, Yi Labao, etc.
100 PPI- inkjet photos
72 PPI- electronic display screen
Below 72ppi-Very large outdoor advertisements are generally 32ppi.
Seven, color mode
Commonly used RGB colors and CMYK colors
PS color mode
RGB: Electronic Display Mode
The three primary colors of light R: red G: green B: blue.
Principle: imaging principle of kinescope
CMYK: print mode
C: cyan-cyan
M: magenta-magenta
Y: yellow-yellow
K: key card-black
Principle: Ink mixing principle. The mixing principle of three primary colors of pigments: black ink mixing and "full color printing"
Ok, that's the end of today's detailed explanation of PS basics. Remember to open PS to see the software layout, set preferences and see the new canvas! It is better to combine theory with practice!