More Features of Photoshop 8th computer CBSE Board

More Features of Photoshop

Introduction

Photoshop is a powerful image editing software used for improving the quality of pictures. Various tools in Photoshop help in retouching, editing, and enhancing images.

Topics Covered

• Retouching Tools
• Type Tools
• Layers in Photoshop
• Filters in Photoshop

Retouching Tools

• Healing Brush Tool: Removes flaws like wrinkles, scratches, and spots by blending sampled pixels with problem areas.
  How to use: Select the tool, select sampled pixels (Alt+Click), then drag over the flaws to repair.
• Spot Healing Brush Tool: Automatically selects adjacent pixels to remove flaws. No manual sampling needed.
  How to use: Select tool, adjust brush, click on flawed area.
• Clone Stamp Tool: Duplicates parts of an image using a sampling point.
  How to use: Alt+Click to select area, drag to clone elsewhere.
• Eraser Tool: Erases parts of an image.
  How to use: Select Eraser, adjust brush, drag over area to erase.
• Background Eraser Tool: Removes background color from layer, making it transparent.
• Magic Eraser Tool: Erases all similar colored pixels in one click.
• Blur Tool: Softens or blurs selected areas.
• Burn Tool & Dodge Tool: Burn darkens pixels, Dodge lightens pixels in a selected area.

Type Tools

• Horizontal Type Tool: Adds text horizontally.
• Vertical Type Tool: Adds text vertically.
• You can format, style, and align text.
  Warping Text: Position letters in different shapes/styles.

Layers in Photoshop

• Layers are transparent sheets stacked to form a complete image. Each object can be on a separate layer.
• Layers Panel: Manage, move, lock, show/hide layers. Only one Background layer per image; others are customizable.
• Selecting Layers: Click to select, Shift/Ctrl for multiple layers.
• Adding/Renaming/Deleting Layers: New layer button, double-click to rename, click delete button.
• Duplicating Layers: Use Layers Panel menu to duplicate.

Filters in Photoshop

Filters are special effects that change the appearance (shadow, glow, emboss, bevel, etc.). Apply filters to layer/part of layer via the Filter menu, then adjust dialog settings (distortion, texture, smoothness).