We over-viewed Photoshop within lesson today. Here are some
useful commands i learned to assist me in creating my magazine cover.
- · H selects the hand tool which allows you to navigate around the document without moving anything. Holding the CTRL key allow you to zoom in with this tool, while Alt zooms out. This is particularly useful, as cover image need to be zoomed into, and allows an easier means to erase areas of the masthead from main image.
- · E selects the Eraser tool, which allows you to clear up content, essential in removing overlay masthead from main image.
- · X switches the fore and background colours scheme, along with a background colour, and a general conventional maximum of three.
- · [this command decreases the brush size, including tools such as the eraser, this allows access to more constrained areas with greater ease.
- · ] an inverse of the above
- · Ctrl – 0 fits the document on screen, this is useful to see the cover a whole quickly and efficiently, and as a means to take screenshots, as well as seeing how the product looks like.
- · Ctrl-Alt-Shift-N creates a new layer at the top of command area, magazine covers consist of many layer so this is very useful.
- · Ctrl-Z undoes the later command, a way to remove mistakes. Ctrl-Alt-Z removes any commands prior.
- · Ctrl – T uses the Free Transform features features of Photoshop, which is often used to change the size for type or images as part of the cover, holding shift when dragging uses the constrain command, which evenly increase or decreases the size of the item, this keeps images and fonts looking professional.
- · F un hides the ruler fuction, this is useful for aligning things and creating margins
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