Shortcuts

 zoom out of the screen Press Ctrl –

 zoom in of the screen Press Ctrl +

 Photoshop (.PSD)
 Transform mode. Ctrl-T

 Eraser tool (E)

 Ctrl-D to deselect; found under the Select menu at the top of the screen

 Move tool (keyboard shortcut 'V')

 'Stamp' tool (S) to pick a part of the image and replicate it out
 Invert selection tool is "Ctrl + Shift + I
 new document is "Ctrl-N
 shortcut to edit an artboard is "Shift-O"
 Smart Guides are turned on (found under the View menu > Smart Guides) or use the
keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+U)
 Rectangle tool (M)
 'Ctrl-7' to make the Image Mask
 Selection Tool (V) entire object.
 Direct Select (A) select an edge or a point
 Live Paint tool is (Alt + Ctrl + X)
 Eyedropper tool (I) and select the colour that you want them all to change to
 Line tool (keyboard shortcut '\')
 Pen tool (P)
 Text tool (T)
 specify a font size using the Character (Ctrl + T)
 You can shrink down or enlarge text using the keyboard shortcuts (Shift + Ctrl + [)
or (Shift + Ctrl + ])
 'Ctrl + Y' to move into Outline mode and delete any unwanted lines without
disrupting other objects in the file
 The keyboard shortcut for the Magic Wand tool is 'W'.
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 the base render file into Photoshop from the Project Files folder
 Menus are located on the top of the screen
 Editing Tools are found on the toolbars on the left and right hand sides of the
screen
 You can also select the magnifying glass on the left hand toolbar to zoom in/out
of the screen
 To pan, hold down space bar on your keyboard and move the mouse whilst
holding down the right mouse button
 You can also access the 'pan' tool by selecting the 'hand' button on the left hand
toolbar
 Double click the layer to rename it
 dropdown menu at the top of the screen to change the brush type and size
 You can choose the colour of the brush by double clicking on the colour panel on the left hand
side toolbar and changing the colour in the screen that pops up
 'Rasterize' so that you can use the pixels in the image
 Polygon Lasso tool – trim ; on the left hand side of the screen
 Hold 'Shift' on your keyboard whilst in the Polygon Lasso tool to draw the selections in straight
lines (orthogonal drawing)
 Alternatively, instead of selecting the area that you want to keep, you can select the area that you
want to delete and delete the selected area from the image
 Hold 'Shift' on your keyboard to select multiple regions
 change the brightness of the image using the Image menu > Adjustements > Hue/Saturation and
turn down the Saturation
 Hold 'Shift' on your keyboard to select multiple regions
 Add a Mask to a layer to only show the part of the image that you have selected
 'Alt' whilst in the Selection tool to remove regions from the selection
 You can always add or remove regions from your selection
 Select the part of the image you want to replicate by holding down 'Alt' on your keyboard as you
click.
 Image menu > Adjustments > Vibrance and reducing the vibrance and saturation of the layer
 Unlock the Background layer by double clicking on it
 Duplicate the background image by dragging the layer into the 'Create New Layer' button and
rename it to 'Original'
 To remove layers from the selection, hold Ctrl and select the layer you want removed.
 You can turn the layers on/off by clicking on the eye next to the layer in the Layers panel
 Add a Photo Filter to the project (tool found under Image > Adjustments > Photo Filter)
 Smooth the selection using the Feather tool found under the Select menu > Modify > Feather
 Export the file using the File menu > Export > Export As..
 The toolbar is found on the right side of the screen,
 drawing toolbar is found on the left,
 Menu is found at the top of the screen
 Raster images are created with pixels and can therefore become pixelated when stretched
beyond a certain point
 Vector graphics are mathematically calculated and do not pixelate at any level of magnification
 Print images at a high enough resolution (at least 300 DPI)
 Right click on the grouped elements and select 'Ungroup'
 The Live Paint tool allows you to fill in any gaps in an object with a colour
 To draw orthogonally, hold Shift while drawing the line
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