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==Hand-Curated Links==
 
==Hand-Curated Links==
 
'''Links to member-recommended external sites:'''
 
'''Links to member-recommended external sites:'''
 
:'''[https://firefly.adobe.com Adobe Firefly]''' — A.I. image generation
 
  
 
:[https://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources-images/adobe-photoshop-25-years/history-of-photoshop-toolbox.jpg '''History of Photoshop Toolbox''']
 
:[https://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources-images/adobe-photoshop-25-years/history-of-photoshop-toolbox.jpg '''History of Photoshop Toolbox''']
 
:'''[https://www.avery.com/templates Avery Templates]''' — design and print using Photoshop
 
:'''[https://www.avery.com/templates Avery Templates]''' — design and print using Photoshop
 
:'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4-VTiBK4ng Ctrl+Paint]''' — Learn digital painting, for free
 
:'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4-VTiBK4ng Ctrl+Paint]''' — Learn digital painting, for free
:[https://unsplash.com/explore '''Browse thousands of free images on Unsplash''']
 
  
 
==Alternatives==
 
==Alternatives==

Revision as of 11:11, 30 March 2025

Adobe Photoshop is a subscription-based, commercial raster graphics and photo editing software package.

Photoshop is a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud. It is available for Windows and macOS (and iPhone), but not Linux.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) has a subscription for the Adobe Creative Cloud, and it is installed on our Windows Design Workstations 2 and 3.

Adobe Creative Cloud desktop applications at PPM


 


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Tips

View Menu Shortcuts

Shortcut PC
Zoom In Ctrl++
Zoom Out Ctrl+-
Fit Artboard in Window Ctrl+0
Actual Size Ctrl+1
Rulers Ctrl+R

Links to adobe.com:

Default keyboard shortcuts

WebP files explained

Create actions in Adobe Photoshop

External Training

Links to adobe.com:

Photoshop Get Started course
Adobe Photoshop Product Home Page
Adobe Substance 3D — additional software for 3D and AR
Adobe Firefly — Generative Fill in the Photoshop desktop app
Learn Adobe Apps
All Products — Adobe

Links to other external sites:

How to Get Started with Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop tutorials: 100 editing tips

Hand-Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

History of Photoshop Toolbox
Avery Templates — design and print using Photoshop
Ctrl+Paint — Learn digital painting, for free

Alternatives

Links to external sites:

AFFINITY Photo — alternative to Adobe Photoshop
GIMP — High Quality Photo Manipulation
The Best Photoshop Alternatives — alternativeto.net

Additional Help

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

Canva Tips
Blender Tips
Procreate app Tips
File Format Tips

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