Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems.
Adobe's 2003 "Creative Suite" rebranding led to Adobe Photoshop 8's renaming to Adobe Photoshop CS. Thus, Adobe Photoshop CS6 is the 13th major release of Adobe Photoshop. The CS rebranding also resulted in Adobe offering numerous software packages containing multiple Adobe programs for a reduced price. Adobe Photoshop is released in two editions: Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Photoshop Extended, with the Extended having extra 3D image creation, motion graphics editing, and advanced image analysis features. Adobe Photoshop Extended is included in all of Adobe's Creative Suite offerings except Design Standard, which includes the Adobe Photoshop edition. However, in 2013, Adobe announced a new brand - Creative Cloud. And the Photoshop version included in this suite is named Photoshop CC. The CC version( Originally 14.0, and will be continuously maintained and upgraded) has 3D content as Photoshop Extended, which means the standard version is canceled.
Alongside Photoshop and Photoshop Extended, Adobe also publishes Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Lightroom, collectively called "The Adobe Photoshop Family". In 2008, Adobe released Adobe Photoshop Express, a free web-based image editing tool to edit photos directly on blogs and social networking sites. In 2011, a version was released for the Android operating system and the iOS operating system, followed by a release of a version for Windows 8 in 2013.
The Adobe Photoshop Consists of many different tools that can be used for editing pictures.
These tools are split into 4 which are,
- Selection Tools
- Alteration Tools
- Vector Tools
- Assisting Tools
Selection Tools are designed to select regions from the active layer so you can work on them without affecting the unselected areas. Each tool has its own individual properties, but the selection tools also share a number of options and features in common. Below is the list of the Selection Tools in Adobe Photoshop
- Marquee Tools:
These Tools select a certain part of the image. Use the tool by dragging across to where you want to select.
- Move Tool:
This tool moves a layer or a selected part of it. To move, drag across a layer to the specific area you want to place it.
- Lasso Tools
These tools select a part of a image in either a free form or with straight sides.
- Magic Wand Tool/ Quick Selection Tool:
These kinds of tools select the same kind of color or same pattern immediately.
- Crop Tool:
This tool crops the image.
- Eyedropper Tool:
This kind of tool identifies the color of the area it was used in.
Alteration Tools are tools that are used to alter the image or in other words, to edit it in different ways. Below is the list of Alteration Tools in the Adobe Photoshop.
- Healing Brush Tools:
These kind of tools remove unwanted spots or blemishes that is on your image.
- Brush Tool:
This tool draws or strokes shapes like a real brush.
- Clone Stamp Tool:
This tool copies/takes another part of an image and then pastes it into another part of a image.
- History Brush Tool:
This tool paints the past of the image.
- Eraser Tool:
This tool removes a part of the layer.
- Gradient Tool:
This tool creates a gradient into your canvass.
- Blur Tool:
This tool blurs the selected spot of your image.
- Dodge Tool:
This tool lightens part of your image.
Vector Tools are tools that creates shapes and lines into your canvass. Below is the list of Vector Tools in Adobe Photoshop.
- Pen Tool:
This tool creates paths with a vector.
- Text Tool:
This tool creates a text layer.
- Shape Tools:
These tools produces shapes into your layer
Assisting Tools are tools that assist the editor in editing the image. Below is the list of Assisting TOols in Adobe Photoshop.
- Hand Tool:
This tool moves the zoomed image of the canvass.
- Zoom Tool:
This tool zooms in the image.
