Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Use the
Rectangular Marquee Tool
to draw this box on the new
layer —
Figure 50
. Start at the left edge of the page where the top
guideline crosses the edge. Move your cursor to the right and
slightly downward.
A small black rectangle with white letters, to the right of your cursor, will move with your
cursor. This rectangle contains the Width and Height of the box that you are drawing.
Move your cursor up and down the page until the box is approximately .50 inches high. I
was content with a height of .503 when I designed the cover. When you release the mouse
button, you will see a rectangular box with a boundary that looks like a marquee. This im-
pression of moving dashes is often referred to as “Marching Ants.”
We want to
Fill
this box with black paint. We will be using the
Paint Bucket Tool
to do it,
but first we need to check the Foreground Color —
Item 2
of
Figure 50
. If it is not black,
just type the letter “
D
” to reset it to its default position — Black Foreground and White
Background. The
Paint Bucket Tool
will always use the
Foreground Color
.
After selecting the
Paint Bucket Tool
, place the paint bucket cursor icon anywhere inside
the marquee box and click. The box will instantly turn black.
Choose
Select > Deselect
to close the marquee.
Click on the new layer in the layers panel (
Step 5,
Figure 50
) and type in a name that will
help you remember what is on this layer. I chose “
Series Banner
” for the new title of this
layer. This will make it much easier to identify this layer if we need to make any changes
in the future.
