June 2012
Beginner
768 pages
19h 45m
English
Chapter 1: Painting and Drawing with Photoshop
In This Chapter
Making pencil sketches and brush strokes
Managing brushes with the Brush panel
Using Brush presets
Understanding vectors
Creating basic and custom shapes
Setting Geometry options
You’re definitely going to want to brush up on your painting and drawing techniques now that you don’t have to worry about messing up your clothes. Painting is one of the basic skills you need to work in Photoshop. After you master the art of painting strokes and working with brushes, you’re well on your way to mastering more-advanced techniques, such as masking and retouching, which benefit from strong painting skills. (I introduce the full range of Brush tools in Book I, Chapter 2.)
Hand in hand with painting, of course, is drawing. Photoshop’s shape tools add an important dimension to your drawing capabilities. This chapter introduces you to ...
