Exploring Adobe Photoshop CS5

328 Pages·2010·19.14 MB·English

by  Annesa Hartman

exploring
Adobe
Photoshop CS5
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exploring
Adobe
Photoshop CS5
Annesa Hartman
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| Contents |
Preface xii
1
A Discovery Tour 2
A Magic Tour 4
Lesson: The 15-Minute Photo Makeover 4
Photoshop—in Brief 12
2
Summary 13
The Staging Area 14
Staging 16
Lesson 1: Interface Highlights 16
Lesson 2: Customize Your Experience 26
Seeing Is Believing 29
Lesson 3: Navigational Features 30
3 Summary 36
Image Essentials 38
Image Construction 40
The Brief on Bitmapped Images 40
The Brief on Vector Graphics 44
Seeing All Sides 45
Importing and Exporting 46
Pixels: The Main Ingredient 46
Lesson: Playing with Pixels 46
Summary 53
Explorer Pages: Darrel Anderson 54
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Selecting and Transforming 58
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About Selecting and Transforming 60
T
How Do Selections Work? 60 S
Overview of Selection Tools 60
How Does Transforming Work? 67
Overview of Transform Tools 68
More Options for Selections 69
Lesson: Dressing Max 71
Summary 82
5
Explorer Pages: Tim Warnock 86
Working with Color 88
Optical Mixing 90
Spectral Illusion 91
Choosing a Color Model 92
Grayscale 92
RGB 92
HSB 93
CMYK 93
Lab 94
Getting in The Mode 95
Applying Color 95
The Color Panel 96
The Color Picker and Color Libraries 96
The Swatches Panel 98
The Gradient Tool and Gradient Panel 98
Adjusting Color 100
About Channels and Bit Depth 100
Lesson: Playing with Color Models 102
Summary 112
Explorer Pages: Natascha Roeoesli 114
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| Contents |
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Image Correction 116
Six Steps of En“Light”enment 118
Import 118
Resize 118
Enhance 120
Retouch 121
Effect 121
Save 122
Lesson: Correcting the Mike Photo 122
Summary 134
Adventures in Design: Photomerge 138
7
Explorer Pages: Michael Dwyer 142
Drawing and Painting 144
Pixels—A Contemporary Art Medium 146
Using the Pencil and Brush Tools 146
Making a Custom Brush 151
Vectors—A Guest Appearance 153
Paths 153
The Pen Tool 156
Vector Masks 158
Type 158
Vector Compatibility 160
Making Shapes 161
Lesson: Nonrepresentational Art Creation 164
Summary 166
Adventures in Design: Dodge and Burn 169
Explorer Pages: Kevin Burke 172
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Masking 174
N
Unmasking Masks 176
T
Types of Masks 180 S
Layer and Vector Masks 181
Clipping Masks 182
Horizontal and Vertical Type Mask Tools 183
Quick Masks 184
Lesson: Lisbon View 186
Summary 189
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Explorer Pages: Joe Summerhays 190
Layers, Compositing, and Process 192
About Compositing and Composition 194
A Design Process 194
Start with an Idea 194
Make a Comprehensive Layout (Comp) 195
Gather Content 195
Assemble Content 197
Fine-Tune and Output 202
Blending Modes, Styles, and Effects 202
Blending Modes 202
Layer Styles 204
Filter Effects 205
Liquify Function 206
Lesson: CD Jacket Project 206
Summary 209
Adventures in Design: From
the Imagination 210
Explorer Pages: Jim Carroll 212
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