Photoshop tutorial

How to create a logo in Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is a powerful tool that allows users to edit and create photos. This tutorial will show how to create a simple logo using CS6

Materials

·         Laptop or computer

·         Any version of Adobe Photoshop

·         Creativity

Step 1) Open a new document

1.    Change preset to Default Photoshop size

2.    Click ok

Step 2) Decide the color of your background

1.     Click the paint bucket tool located on the left

2.     Click the top square located at the bottom

3.     Choose your background color and click OK

4.     Click anywhere in the white space to change background color

Step 3) Insert text

1.     Click the type tool located on the left side (Note: Photoshop reads fonts already installed on computer. For creative font visit www.dafont.com)

2.     Choose a font

3.     Click the colored square to change the font color

4.     Click anywhere on the background

5.      Type text

(Note: If the text is too small highlight it and select font size as in Microsoft office.)

Step 4) Create shape

1.      Right-click the shape tool located at the bottom left

2.     Find a desired shape

3.      Point and drag over background to create shape

4.     Move to desired position

Step 5) Customization

1.     Click type tool

2.     Change text color back to original background color

3.      Type inside shape and click the “check mark” at the top when done

4.      Ctrl-t to resize text

5.      Click “check mark when done

6.     Save finished product