Opening
a new file
This
is easy. Click on File >> Then New
Choose
the size of your file
Select
white, background or transparent. If you select transparent
you can always add a background color later.
Select
the width and height of your file. You can choose
inches or pixels. For print graphics it is sometimes
easier to work with inches. We have used 1 inch by
1 inch for this example.
Select
the resolution. For print graphics, the higher the
resolution the better the quality (and the larger
the file). A resolution of 200 is good for print graphics.
A resolution of 72 is good for web graphics.
200
resolution is the same as 200 dpi (dots per inch)
Background
fill color/Foreground fill color
You
can select your background color in advance by clicking
on the background color box and selecting a color.
Or if you create a new file as a transparent file,
you can use the fill tool to fill in your background.
Click on the Edit menu at the top. Then click on fill
and select foreground color or background color.
Using
the Paintbrush Tool
To
Use the Paintbrush tool. Click on the Paintbrush Icon
in your toolbox. Select Paintbrush Tool
Digital
Scrapbooking Tutorial - Creating a Simple Pattern
Page 2
(Tutorial
written for Photoshop 6.0 and higher)
