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The first step is to start Photoshop CS by clicking the PhotoShop CS Icon on the desk top.  You can also start Photoshop CS by choosing Start->Programs->Adobe Photoshop CS from the Windows start menu.

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After you start Photoshop CS, open the eagle image from the Photoshop sample folder.

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The next step is to select the burn tool from the tool box. (If the burn tool is not visible, click and hold the dodge too expose the tool variants). The burn tool icon is a hand with finger and thumb touching.

Use the options bar to make your brush about 20px wide (click the small down pointing arrow by the dark spot labelled brush in the options bar to expose the master diameter slider).

Now, move the brush tip (small circle) over the image with your mouse, painting over the eagle’s dark feathers to darken them even more.

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Next, click the new layer icon in the layers palette to create a new layer.

When you create a new layer with the icon, it will be called Layer 2 by default. Make sure Layer 2 is selected in the layers palette (highlighted in blue). 

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Select the type tool from the toolbox. The type tool icon is a capital T. (This should be the horizontal type tool by default, but if it isn’t, click and hold the type tool to display the variants, and then select the horizontal type tool.)

After you select the type tool, select Arial Black from the font drop list, and select 36 pt from the font size drop list in the Photoshop options bar. Click on the image above the eagle’s head to place your cursor, and type Bald Eagle.

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Next, click the right pointing arrow just to the right of the small text field labelled opacity, in the layers palette. This will expose the opacity slider switch.

Move the slider switch with your mouse to adjust the transparency of your new layer’s content’s, namely, the text you just added. Set the opacity at around 33 percent.

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Now toggle the Eye icon next to the selected layer (now labelled Bald Eagle) to make the layer invisible and remove the text, then toggle the eye icon to make the layer visible again.

Next, select Layer 1 by clicking on it in the layers palette (this layer has the thumbnail of the eagle next to it). Choose the paint brush tool from the tool box, and paint three lines across the eagle.

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Now, examine the history palette.

(You can resize the history palette by dragging the lower right corner with your mouse, so you can see all of the history items without scrolling.)

You can see that the three times you used the brush tool are listed at the bottom of the history items. Single click the top Brush Tool history item and you will see two of the brush strokes disappear from the image.

Now click on the lower two Brush Tool history items and they will return to the image.

Right click on the top Brush Tool history item, and select Delete from the pop up menu.

When this dialog box appears click the Yes button and all of the brush strokes will now disappear from the image.

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The Photoshop screen should now look like something like this.

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Choose File ->Save As from the menu bar, and name this file Practice6. Save the file in your practice folder in PSD format so the layer information will be retained.

When you have saved your file, exit Photoshop CS