Photoshop on the iPad

Chapter 2

Photoshop basics

Photoshop on the iPad interface and basics

Tutorial

A tidy new interface designed specifically for the iPad: As an advanced Photoshop user, it takes some getting used to. And as a new user, sometimes you don’t know your way around right away either. That’s why we’ll first take a look at the Photoshop on the iPad interface. Then we’ll cover the most important Photoshop basics and some very handy touch shortcuts.

Getting oriented

If you’ve worked with Photoshop on the desktop before, the interface of the iPad version suddenly looks a lot simpler and more compact. Despite that compact interface, you can still find many familiar options. In the following sections, we’ll go through all the options so you know exactly where ...