Introduction to Photoshop for Illustrators

Overview

“Once we have started to sketch in Photoshop, being able to select particular parts of our artwork to edit, move or resize them is vital. Here we will learn about selection and transformation tools so that we can adjust compositions to our liking.”

In this video lesson Gemma Gould addresses the topic: Selecting and Editing Elements, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 2: Drawing and Composition. Start sketching and learn to digitize your artwork.

Partial transcription of the video

“PHOTOSHOP FOR ILLUSTRATORS / COURSE 2 LESSON 4 Selecting and Editing Elements In this unit I'll show you how to use Photoshop's various tools to select, transform, and move parts of your composition. Let's have a look. In Photoshop there are a number of selection tools at our disposal. First is the Marquee tool, which we met in the previous unit. We find it near the top of the toolbar. We can also press M to access this. This tool allows us to select a rectangular area. We can also use its sister tool, the Elliptical Marquee to select a circle or oval. If we hold Shift while dragging, we ca...”

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Course summary for: Course 2: Drawing and Composition

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