Photoshop Start Tutorial
- Photoshop for Beginners (3Hr) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyR_uYsRdPs
Scripting in Photoshop
Photoshop Setup
Photoshop setup on Windows
Guide on Install more one version of Photoshop in different language,
- install the first Photoshop language version, then rename the installed Photoshop directory to something like “Photoshop_en”
- install the second Photoshop language version, then rename the same way.
- Done
Photoshop setup on Mac
no need to say
Photoshop setup on Linux in Wine
install is straight forward for Photoshop CS2.
After finished, the directory for preset and preference are
wine appdata ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/profiles/User_Name/Application Data/ ps setting ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/profiles/crossover/Application Data/Adobe/Photoshop/9.0/Adobe Photoshop CS2 Settings
In addition, Photoshop 7 runs on Linux without problem.
Photoshop CS3 installed on windows, then copy over (App and Common folders); works for painting, panels are tricky to show steadily;
alias ps3mkdir='mkdir -pv ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Common\ Files/Adobe/Adobe\ Version\ Cue\ CS3/Client/3.0.0;cp $Z/App/ps3/VersionCue* ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Common\ Files/Adobe/Adobe\ Version\ Cue\ CS3/Client/3.0.0/;'
Photoshop customization
- change splash screen (7, CS1,2,3):
- use ResHack to open PSart.dll (PSViews.dll for 7) in PS App directory; (remember to backup original copy)
- select
- for CS3, PNGF > SPLASHARTBACKGROUND.PNG > 1033,
- for CS2, PNGF > SplashArtFeather.png > 1033,
- for 7, PNF > SplashArt.png > 1033
- go Actin menu > save resource as binary (.png)
- edit that png file you exported, and when finished, click on that “1033” again, choose “Replace Resource”, as (PNGF, its name, 1033) and File > Save
PS resolution guideline
1240x1754_72dpi {storyboard}
Shortcut in Photoshop
http://morris-photographics.com/photoshop/shortcuts/downloads/PSCS2_Keyboard_Shortcuts_PC.pdf
Toggle auto-select in move tool | hold Ctrl key |
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Use move tool in other tool mode | hold Ctrl key |
Use select tool in other tool mode | Ctrl + Alt + Right-mouse-button click to select (including locked layer) |
add/remove to selection | hold shift key while click |
copy / move the selected layer | Ctrl + Alt + Left-mouse-button click and drag |
Photoshop Preset
brush | calligraphy (chinese, english, japanese) |
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Photoshop Extension for CC
- extension is actually a structured folder packed into a zxp file, which can be unpacked with 7zip
- for CC version onwards, HTML5 panel can be added
- location Win: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions
- location Mac: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/
- ref:
useful extention
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- AnimDessin2: This panel is designed for Photoshop CC 2014 to CC 2018+. It allows you to draw frame-by-image animations (cel-animation like)
- AnimCouleur2: This panel is available for Photoshop CC 2014 to CC 2018+. It allows you to simplify the process of coloring frame-by-image drawing animations created with “AnimDessin2”
Photoshop new feature
- Photoshop CS5:
- advance wrap deform tool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP7JMnIOSP0&feature=related