Photoshop Zone

Tutorials for beginners Get to know Photoshop If you’re a total newbie, here’s a good Photoshop tutorial to start with: a series of video walkthroughs that teach you the basic tools and techniques of Adobe Photoshop CC. You’ll be introduced to the Photoshop work area and learn how to open and save your images, zoom in and out, and undo mistakes.  How to resize an image This series of video walkthroughs from Jan Kabali explains how to resize an image, crop and straighten, and add to the image canvas in Adobe Photoshop CC. All handy tricks to help you get on your way. How to work with Layers In this Photoshop tutorial, you'll learn how to use layers in the Layers panel, resize the contents of a layer, add images to a layered file, and work with a background layer in Adobe Photoshop CC.  How to adjust image quality Discover how to enhance the brightness and colour and improve the quality of your images in Adobe Photoshop CC in this step-by-step...

Make an animated GIF that cycles through several images to create a slideshow that plays automatically on the web. Creating an animation isn’t as complicated as it sounds, and the technique comes in handy when you’re making web ads, where space is at a premium. In this column, you’ll learn to use Photoshop to make an animated GIF that cycles through several images—including ones with text—to create a slideshow that plays automatically on the web. Design the animation Fire up Photoshop (CS6 Extended or any version of CC) and choose File > New. In the resulting dialog box, enter the animation width and height (say, 300x250 pixels). Enter 72 for resolution, set the Color Mode menu to RGB, and choose sRGB from the Color Profile menu. sRGB is the standard color space for the Internet, so designing in that space avoids color shifting when you save the file. Next, create the content using layers. To add images to the document, choose File > Place Embedded (...