All the photoshop tools and their functions

                          Hi welcome back all of you guys!. In previous lesson ( lesson part 3 ) we learn about photoshop user interface and its functions. From today post we are going to learn about Important Photoshop tools in toolbar as a beginner and their functions. As we know we have to learn about all the tools in toolbar but as a beginner let’s start with most important tools among them. By the way you will learn about all the tools with future lessons. Ok let’s start.

Toolbar or toolbox is the place which photoshop software holds its tools which we want while working with it. Before we started that some tools will change and miss from your software because of your photoshop version. I am using Photoshop cc 2019 version and All the tools are mention in here are in this version. So guys according to the functions these tools can be categorize in to 6 Categories.

1. Move and selection tools
2. Measurement tools
3. Crop and slice tools
4. Retouching and Painting tools
5. Drawing and typing tools
6. Navigation tools

1. Move and selection tools

Tool	Shortcut	Function
Move tool	V	Used for selection , Move layers and guides in the software.
Artboard tool	V	This is a new feature in latest versions of photoshop use to create multiple web or UX layouts for different devices or different screen sizes.
Elliptical Marquee tool	M	Use to draw elliptical selections if you hold Shift while drawing you can select perfect circle.
Rectangle Marquee tool	M	Use to draw rectangular selections if you hold Shift while drawing you can select perfect square selection.
Single raw Marquee tool		Used to select single raw of pixels from left to right in an image.
Single column Marquee tool		Used to select single column of pixels from top to bottom in an image.
Lasso tool	L	You can draw a freeform selection by your mouse.
Polygonal Lasso tool	L	Click around an object with this tool and you can surround it with polygonal selection outline.
Magnetic Lasso tool	L	Snaps the selection outlines to the edges of the object while you selecting using mouse.
Quick selection tool	W	Let you to select the object easily by using your brush and your computer processor will do it for you. ( For better quality selection please enable “Auto Enhance” From option Bar.)
Magic Wand tool	W	Select areas with similar colors with single click.

2. Measurement tools

Tool	Shortcut	Function
Ruler tool	I	This use to measure distance, angles and locations.
Note tool	I	This allows you to attach notes ( text- based ) notes to your document to remember things.
Eyedropper tool	I	Samples colors in an image.
3D Material Eyedropper tool	I	Sample materials from a 3D model.
Count	I	Use to count the number of objects in an image manually.

3. Crop and Slice tools

Tool	Shortcut	Function
Crop tool	C	Use to crop an image by removing unnecessary areas.
Perspective Crop tool	C	Use to crop an image and fix common distortion or perspective problems.
Slice tool	C	This tool can divide image or layout to smaller slices which can be exported and optimized separately.
Slice select tool	C	Use to select individual slices (sections) which are created by using slice tool.

4. Retouching and Painting tools

Tool	Shortcut	Function
Spot healing brush tool	J	Use to remove blemishes and other minor problems quickly.
Healing brush tool	J	Use to repair large problem areas in a photoshop image.
Patch tool	J	Let you to draw a freeform selection outline and repair it’s problem.
Red Eye tool	J	Remove redness of eyes in a person’s image.
Content aware move tool	J	This tool let you to select and move part of an image to different areas.
Brush Tool	B	This is the main painting tool in our software Use for paint on layers and layer masks. You can install additional brush types to the software by downloading them from internet.
Pencil Tool	B	Also a painting tool. Use to paints with hard edges.
Mixer Brush Tool	B	This tool can simulate elements of a real painting (mixing and combining colors , paint witness, )
Color replacement Tool	B	This tool let you to replace the color of an object with various colors.
Clone stamp tool	S	This is the most primary retouching tool in photoshop. It can sample pixels in one area and paste them over the pixels in another area.
Pattern stamp tool	S	Use to pain patterns over the image.
History brush tool	Y	Use to paints a snapshot from earlier step in to a current state of the image.
Art history brush tool	Y	This brush tool also does the previous brush’s job. But it is using stylized brush strokes.
Eraser Tool	E	Use to erase pixels permanently.
Background Eraser Tool	E	Use to erase similar color areas by painting over them.
Magic Eraser Tool	E	Can erase similar color pixels from single click.
Gradient Tool	G	Use to draw gradual bends with different colors.
Paint Bucket Tool	G	Let you to fill an object with one color from one click.
3D material Drop Tool	G	This tool let you to drop 3D sample material from one area to another.
Blur Tool		Use to blur areas.
Sharpen Tool		Use to sharpen areas.
Burn Tool	o	Use to darken areas and to add shadows for objects.
Smudge Tool		Use to smudge and smear on paints. This tool also use for creating finger paintings.
Doge Tool	o	Use to paint over an image and lighten that area. Very useful for creating light effects.
Sponge Tool	o	Use to increase or decrease color saturation on a paint.

5. Drawing and typing tools

Tool	Shortcut	Function
Pen tool	P	Use to draw extremely precise paths, selections and shapes.
Free form Pen tool	P	Let you to draw free hand paths and shapes. (Anchors are automatically added.)
Add anchor point tool		Use to add additional anchors to a path.
Delete anchor point tool		Use to remove and delete anchors on a path.
Convert point tool		Use to convert smooth anchor point in to a corner point and convert a corner point in to a smooth anchor point.
Horizontal Type tool	T	Use to add a text horizontally.
Vertical Type tool	T	Use to add a text vertically.
Horizontal Type Mask tool	T	Creates a selection outline in the shape of horizontal type.
Vertical Type Mask tool	T	Creates a selection outline in the shape of vertical type.
Path selection tool	A	Let you to select and move entire path at once.
Direct selection tool	A	Let you to select and move a one path segment, anchor or direction handle.
Rectangle tool	U	Let you to draw rectangle. If you hold shift while drawing you can draw a perfect square.
Round rectangle tool	U	Use to draw rectangles with round edges.
Ellipse tool	U	Let you to draw ellipse. If you hold shift while drawing you can draw a perfect circle.
Polygon tool	U	Use to draw polygons.
Line tool	U	Let you to draw straight lines.
Custom shape tool	U	Let you to select and create custom shapes. There are shapes built in photoshop. If you want more you can download and install them to photoshop.

6. Navigation tools

Tool	Shortcut	Function
Zoom tool	Z	Use to zoom in and zoom out an image click to zoom in and you can press Alt and click to zoom out.
Rotate view tool	R	Use to rotate the canvas foe editing.
Hand tool	H	Use to click and drag an image quickly around on the screen.