Rainbow and clouds illustration in Adobe Photoshop – EP 26/33

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In this tutorial we are going to look at how we can create a simple illustrative composition.

Enjoy.

 

TOPICS COVERED:

 

00:03:17 - Create rainbow illustration

00:08:42 - Create clouds illustration

 

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS USED IN THIS VIDEO:

 

V - Move tool

 

cmd (Ctrl PC) + C - Copy

cmd (Ctrl PC) + V - Paste

cmd (Ctrl PC) + J - Duplicate layer

cmd (Ctrl PC) + T - Free transform

cmd (Ctrl PC) + ; - Show guides

cmd (Ctrl PC) + T - Free transform

cmd (Ctrl PC) + R - Show Rulers

cmd (Ctrl PC) + G - Group layers

cmd (Ctrl PC) + S - Save document

 

cmd (Ctrl PC) + shift + N - New layer

 

Press & hold shift + click - Select multiple layers

 

Press & hold cmd (Ctrl PC) + click layer thumbnail - Select layer outline

 

Press & hold alt + shift + click & drag - Scale object (with free transform tool active)

 

Press & hold alt + click & drag - Quick duplicate object (with selection tool active)

 

Press ‘ [ ‘ to increase brush size, press ‘ ] ‘  to decrease brush size - Toggle brush size (with brush tool active)

 


 

**FYI**
In this video tutorial, I will be using Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 for mac. Almost all of the principles demonstrated and covered will apply to future and previous versions. Some differences may apply if you are using a previous or future version.

 


 

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