Photoshop CS2 Tutorial - 2

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Selection & Cropping Tools
• Rectangular Marquee ( M ) –Used to select rect. shapes within an image; areas can be copiedor cut & pasted into new layers. Tool can be used to create bounding box for further work within it’s confines. Elliptical & single column and row tools also available.

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Retouching Tools
Healing Tool ( J )
–Used to remove dust marks, scratches and blemishes from images. The patch tool is used to repair areas of an image that are larger than a typical scratch. A red-eye reduction tool is also available.
Clone Tool ( S )
–Used to copy portions of a layer from one area to another for repair work.
Eraser ( E )
–Used to remove portions of a layer. Can only be used in a destructive manner.
Blur ( R )
–Used to selectively blur areas of a layer; useful for blending colours or objects.
Dodge / Burn ( O )
–Used to lighten or darken areas of an image and are based on darkroom techniques.
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Painting Tools
Brush ( B )
–Used to apply the current foreground colour onto an image; the brush can be adjusted in many way in the brush palette. The pencil tool givesa hard edged line.
History Brush ( Y )
–Used to restore part of an image back to a previously saved state. The art history brush works in a similar fashion but with stylised brush strokeswhich are adjustable.
Gradient ( G )
–Used to create a gradual blend of colours which can be applied to an image in various ways; there are many preset gradients & specific gradients can be created. The paint bucketis a tool used to fill a selected area with colour.
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