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define the bACkground
Now that the file has been created, the next step is to add a custom background color.
When you defined the file, you had three options — white, background color, or
transparent. You could have defined the background color before opening the New
dialog box, but it is more common to create the file first, and then set the background.
1. With forefathers.psd open, choose View>Fit On Screen.

2. Click the Default Foreground and Background Colors button near the
bottom of the Tools panel.
Note:
By clicking this button, you can always return to the basic black/white options.
The foreground and
Default Foreground and Switch Foreground and background color
Background Colors Background Colors swatches default to the

Set Foreground Color Set Background Color last-used values.

3. Click the Set Background Color button to open the Color Picker.

You can use the same process to define the foreground color, except you click the
foreground swatch in the Tools panel instead of the background swatch.

4. In the lower-right corner of the dialog box, define the following color
values:
Drag these sliders to
C (Cyan) = 0 move through the hue
spectrum.
M (Magenta) = 35
Y (Yellow) = 0 Click in this spectrum to
change the hue that appears
K (Black) = 100 in the preview window.
Since you’re working on a file in CMYK Type in the fields to define
mode, it makes sense to define colors as specific color values.
percentages of CMYK.

This type of color — 100% black and some Click anywhere in this
percent of another color — is called rich window to select a color.
black or superblack. It might seem like
100% black is black, but when the inks are printed, adding another ink to solid black
enhances the richness of the solid black. Adding magenta typically creates a warmer
black, while adding cyan typically creates a cooler black.
Note:
5. Click OK to close the Color Picker dialog box. Remember: Panels can
6. Look at the Layers panel. always be accessed in the
Window menu.
As we explained in the Interface chapter, the panels you see
depend on what was done the last time you (or someone else)
used the Photoshop application. Because workspace arrangement Note:
is such a personal preference, we tell you what panels you need to We typically show
use, but we don’t tell you where to put them. floating panels so that we

Every file you create has at least one layer. If you use the Transparent option in the New can focus on the current
dialog box, the default layer is called “Layer 1” and it is unlocked. topic of discussion. Feel
free to dock the panels,
If you define the file with a white (as you did in this project) or another color grouped or ungrouped,
background, the default layer is named “Background.” This Background layer cannot be iconized or expanded,
moved, as indicated by the Lock icon. It can, however, be painted.
however you prefer.

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