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How not to waste $ 22.90

In depth guide to Photoshop

By Seungwon Lee

Photoshop is one of the most commonly used photo-editing programs . According to surveys , more than 22 million people in the world use Adobe photoshop . Even though there are many useful techniques in Photoshop , many people do not know how should they use it and just waste their money . So today , in this article , I will share helpful tips and functions that would help your $ 22.99 worth for paying photoshop .

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The very first icon on the toolbar is the Move tool . Using the Move tool , we can move or drag the selected item . You should always check you have clicked the Move tool button while moving an object because otherwise , you could mess up your work .
The second icon is the rectangular Marquee tool . If you left-click the icon , you can change the shape into to ellipse , single-row rectangle , or single-column rectangle . Using the Marquee tool , we can easily crop the selected item .
When you are selecting an object that does not have a clear edge , we use object objectselecting tool . Through the right click , we can change it to either a quick selection tool or a magic wand tool . Object-selecting tools are commonly used for selecting images that are relatively uniform shapes and patterns . On the other hand , a quick selection tool is used often while selecting relatively irregular shapes .
Using the Button below the object selecting tool , we can cut the size of our artboard . There are often when the image that you posted is smaller than the artboard . Then , you can use the Crop tool to make the artboard about the size of the image .
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An eye dropper is a type of tool that allows you to find the exact color that you are looking for in the artboard . When you use an eye dropper to select a color it reveals HEX color ( Example : # ff00000 ) so that you can manage the colors on your work more effectively . A brush tool is a tool that helps you to paint or draw lines . It is similar to paint tools in paint boards in windows . From the menu bar , we can