Photoshop is mainly used for image processing that includes photo retouching, editing, applying special effects etc. Digital image is made up of pixels and these pixels can be selected, colored and edited separately in Photoshop. Photoshop is a raster program where all the operations are based on the pixels hence it is the most suitable program for image processing. You do not really require artistic background to learn Photoshop. It comes up with its own tools and commands making it easy to draw, edit and retouch the images. If you have artistic background it will be definitely useful but it’s not at all essential. Photoshop can be used for photo retouching as well as creating the artwork from the scratch. It is also used as a useful tool for making backgrounds and materials for animation softwares. Web graphics is another wide area where it is exclusively used.
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