Introduction to Photoshop

This tutorial covers the basics of Photoshop. The step-by-step approach used throughout this tutorial will make it simple to learn the basic techniques involved in using Photoshop. I recommend that you read them in the order in which they appear.

Welcome to Photoshop

The history of image editing applications should be divided into two categories: Before Photoshop and After Photoshop. Before Photoshop, various bitmap applications were available, some of which were very good. There was Pixel Paint Pro, Studio 8, Digital Darkroom, and MacPaint. All these applications faded away after the comet called Photoshop fell to earth in the late 1980s.

Most people look at Photoshop as a program that has many levels of complexity. It's true that Photoshop has a deep level of complexity, it's also true that the program is easy for the beginner to use. This is one of the features that has made Photoshop so popular: It's easy to jump in and get started and, as your needs grow, the program grows right along with you.

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