Rainbow and clouds illustration in Adobe Photoshop – EP 26/33
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.
Tutorial by GD.
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Written by Gareth David