How to use Photoshop

Opening a new layer: By selecting this button it will open a new empty layer.

Text tool: By selecting the T button you can click anywhere on the layer and a text box will appear

You can change the font and size by using the options bar at the top.

Using the Stamp tool enables you to dublicate certain parts of an image accurately. By holding Alt over the image you can click the part of your image you want to duplicate. Then by clicking in a different area of the layer it will duplicate the Alt'ed area.

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Brushes: To create images you can use a whole range of brushes for a mass variety of occasions

By selecting a colour and a particular brush type and its size you can create a whole range of styles and textures for your image.

Using the Hue/Saturation tool.

Playing around with the colour scheme for the hue and saturation I can alter the look of the original image.

And that's a few tools you can mess around with on Photoshop!