Photoshop: The Toolbar Explained - Revision history

Matt Renzatic at 07:20, 4 April 2012

2012-04-04T07:20:47Z

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	==The Toolbar Explained==		==The Toolbar Explained==

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	The small icon along the top is the actual color swap button, what you hit to switch between the two. Alternately (and preferably), you can hit {{key\|x}} to do the same thing. To change the color on the swapper palettes, either select the boxes directly with a single {{LMB}} to enter the pallet, or use the eyedrop tool, which will change the active color box to whatever color it happens to suck up.		The small icon along the top is the actual color swap button, what you hit to switch between the two. Alternately (and preferably), you can hit {{key\|x}} to do the same thing. To change the color on the swapper palettes, either select the boxes directly with a single {{LMB}} to enter the pallet, or use the eyedrop tool, which will change the active color box to whatever color it happens to suck up.

	~~==Links==~~
	~~[http://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php?title=Photoshop_1:_Tiling_With_Alpha_Masks Photoshop 1: Tiling With Alpha Masks]~~
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	~~[http://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php?title=Photoshop_2:_Tweaking_With_Adjustment_Layers Photoshop 2: Tweaking With Adjustment Layers]~~
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	~~[http://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php?title=Photoshop_3:_Stone_Wall_Phase_1 Photoshop 3: Stone Wall Phase 1]~~
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	==Links==		==Links==
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Matt Renzatic: /* The Toolbar Explained */

2012-03-24T21:29:19Z

The Toolbar Explained

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	The small icon along the top is the actual color swap button, what you hit to switch between the two. Alternately (and preferably), you can hit {{key\|x}} to do the same thing. To change the color on the swapper palettes, either select the boxes directly with a single {{LMB}} to enter the pallet, or use the eyedrop tool, which will change the active color box to whatever color it happens to suck up.		The small icon along the top is the actual color swap button, what you hit to switch between the two. Alternately (and preferably), you can hit {{key\|x}} to do the same thing. To change the color on the swapper palettes, either select the boxes directly with a single {{LMB}} to enter the pallet, or use the eyedrop tool, which will change the active color box to whatever color it happens to suck up.

			==Links==
			[http://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php?title=Photoshop_1:_Tiling_With_Alpha_Masks Photoshop 1: Tiling With Alpha Masks]
			[http://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php?title=Photoshop_2:_Tweaking_With_Adjustment_Layers Photoshop 2: Tweaking With Adjustment Layers]

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Matt Renzatic: /* file:Tool_Erasers.jpg – Eraser Tools */

2012-03-24T08:51:54Z

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	===[[file:Tool_Erasers.jpg]] – Eraser Tools===		===[[file:Tool_Erasers.jpg]] – Eraser Tools===

	*'''Eraser Tool''' – Self explanatory. Erases what you paint over, and leaves a trail of whatever your subcolor is on your color ~~switcher~~.		*'''Eraser Tool''' – Self explanatory. Erases what you paint over, and leaves a trail of whatever your subcolor is on your color swapper.

	*'''Background Eraser''' – Same as the eraser, but it cuts through the image, and leaves a swatch down to the layer below.		*'''Background Eraser''' – Same as the eraser, but it cuts through the image, and leaves a swatch down to the layer below.

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2012-03-24T08:51:33Z

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	===[[file:Tool_ColorSelect.jpg]] - Color Selection Tools===		===[[file:Tool_ColorSelect.jpg]] - Color Selection Tools===

	This would be more aptly titled the Miscellaneous Stuff Tools. The one you'll use the most here is the eyedropper tool, which lets you grab a color from your picture and applies it to the color ~~switcher~~ for later use. As for the other tools?		This would be more aptly titled the Miscellaneous Stuff Tools. The one you'll use the most here is the eyedropper tool, which lets you grab a color from your picture and applies it to the color swapper for later use. As for the other tools?

	*'''Color Sample Tool''' – for those moments when you absolutely need to know the exact RGB specifications of the targetted color. There's probably more to this tool than I realize, but for now, it seems more a tool for the tragically anal retentive among us.		*'''Color Sample Tool''' – for those moments when you absolutely need to know the exact RGB specifications of the targetted color. There's probably more to this tool than I realize, but for now, it seems more a tool for the tragically anal retentive among us.

Matt Renzatic: /* The Toolbar Explained */

2012-03-24T08:51:16Z

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Matt Renzatic: /* File:Tool_Marquee.jpg 2 - Marquee Selection Tools */

2012-03-24T08:48:55Z

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	You can also do precise moves using your arrow keys. Hitting the right arrow key will move your selection one pixel to the right. Holding down {{key-shift}} and the arrow keys speeds it up, jumping about 5-10 pixels per step.		You can also do precise moves using your arrow keys. Hitting the right arrow key will move your selection one pixel to the right. Holding down {{key-shift}} and the arrow keys speeds it up, jumping about 5-10 pixels per step.

	===[[File:Tool_Marquee.jpg]] 2 - Marquee Selection Tools===		===[[File:Tool_Marquee.jpg]] - Marquee Selection Tools===

	{{RMB}} gives you 4 subtools. Rectangular, Elliptical, Horizontal Row, Vertical Row. These are all pretty self evident here. Playing with them for 5 seconds will give you a better idea of what they do than any wordy explanation I can give.		{{RMB}} gives you 4 subtools. Rectangular, Elliptical, Horizontal Row, Vertical Row. These are all pretty self evident here. Playing with them for 5 seconds will give you a better idea of what they do than any wordy explanation I can give.

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2012-03-24T08:48:38Z

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	===[[File:Tool_Move.jpg]] 1 - The Move Tool===		===[[File:Tool_Move.jpg]] - The Move Tool===

	Fairly Self Explanatory. With nothing selected, it'll move whatever you have in a selected layer, up to an including your entire image. If you marquee select something, it'll move that. Yeah, I know. No crap. But hey, I said I was going indepth here.		Fairly Self Explanatory. With nothing selected, it'll move whatever you have in a selected layer, up to an including your entire image. If you marquee select something, it'll move that. Yeah, I know. No crap. But hey, I said I was going indepth here.

Matt Renzatic: /* file:Tool_ColorSwapper.jpg 20 - Color Swapper */

2012-03-24T08:47:52Z

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	ZOOOOOOM! Want to get up close to do some tight editing? ZOOOOOOOM! Want to move out so you can see your picture in it's entirety? ZOOOOOOOOM! Remember to {{RMB}} with the Zoom Tool active for a quick way to zoom to actual pixels or fit to screen.		ZOOOOOOM! Want to get up close to do some tight editing? ZOOOOOOOM! Want to move out so you can see your picture in it's entirety? ZOOOOOOOOM! Remember to {{RMB}} with the Zoom Tool active for a quick way to zoom to actual pixels or fit to screen.

	===[[file:Tool_ColorSwapper.jpg]] 20 - Color Swapper===		===[[file:Tool_ColorSwapper.jpg]] 21 - Color Swapper===

	Allows you to pick two colors to quickly swap between. The overlapping topmost box is your active color, what you'll paint when you use a brush tool, fill when you use the paintbucket, ect. The box behind it doubles as your quick secondary color, and the background color of a basic, nonlayered object. For instance, if you had red set to the secondary color, and used the eraser tool on a background layer, the swath it'd leave behind would be red.		Allows you to pick two colors to quickly swap between. The overlapping topmost box is your active color, what you'll paint when you use a brush tool, fill when you use the paintbucket, ect. The box behind it doubles as your quick secondary color, and the background color of a basic, nonlayered object. For instance, if you had red set to the secondary color, and used the eraser tool on a background layer, the swath it'd leave behind would be red.

	The small icon along the top is the actual color swap button, what you hit to switch between the two. Alternately (and preferably), you can hit {{key\|x}} to do the same thing. To change the color on the swapper palettes, either select the boxes directly with a single {{LMB}} to enter the pallet, or use the eyedrop tool, which will change the active color box to whatever color it happens to suck up.		The small icon along the top is the actual color swap button, what you hit to switch between the two. Alternately (and preferably), you can hit {{key\|x}} to do the same thing. To change the color on the swapper palettes, either select the boxes directly with a single {{LMB}} to enter the pallet, or use the eyedrop tool, which will change the active color box to whatever color it happens to suck up.

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2012-03-24T08:25:42Z

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	===[[file:Tool_Zoom.jpg]] 20 – Zoom Tool===		===[[file:Tool_Zoom.jpg]] 20 – Zoom Tool===

	ZOOOOOOM! Want to get up close to do some tight editing? ZOOOOOOOM! Want to move out so you can see your picture in it's entirety? ZOOOOOOOOM! Remember to {{RMB}} with the Zoom Tool active for a quick way to zoom to actual pixels or fit to screen ~~selections~~.		ZOOOOOOM! Want to get up close to do some tight editing? ZOOOOOOOM! Want to move out so you can see your picture in it's entirety? ZOOOOOOOOM! Remember to {{RMB}} with the Zoom Tool active for a quick way to zoom to actual pixels or fit to screen.

	===[[file:Tool_ColorSwapper.jpg]] 20 - Color Swapper===		===[[file:Tool_ColorSwapper.jpg]] 20 - Color Swapper===