Sams teach yourself Adobe Photoshop 7 in 24 hours

481 Pages·2002·12.12 MB·English

by  Carla Rose

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Carla Rose
Teach Yourself
Adobe
®
Photoshop 7
®
24
in Hours
800 East 96th St.,Indianapolis,Indiana,46240 USA
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Contents at a Glance
Introduction 1
Part I Getting Started
Hour 1 The Basics 3
2 Opening and Saving 21
3 Making Selections 35
4 Transformations 51
5 Color Modes and Color Models 67
6 Adjusting Color 83
7 Paintbrushes and Art Tools 103
8 Digital Painting 121
9 Moving Paint 137
Part II More Tools and Tricks
10 Advanced Painting Techniques 151
11 Layers 171
12 Using Masks 187
13 Paths 203
Part III Fun with Filters
14 Filters That Improve Your Picture 221
15 Filters to Make Your Picture Artistic 237
16 Filters to Distort and Other Funky Effects 261
Part IV Text, Effects, and Getting Plugged In
17 Adding Type to Pictures 283
18 Special Effects and Useful Tricks 305
19 Photoshop Plug-Ins and Add-Ons 325
Part V Photo Repair and Enhancement
20 Compositing 339
21 Photo Repair—Black-and-White 357
22 Photo Repair—Color 379
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Part VI Picture Publishing on Paper and Otherwise
23 Printing 395
24 Photoshop for the Web 415
Appendix
Appendix A Photoshop 7 Palette Quick Reference 435
Index 447
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Contents
Introduction 1
Part I Getting Started
HOUR 1 The Basics 3
Finding Your Way Around ......................................................................................3
Starting a New Page ..........................................................................................4
The Toolbox ............................................................................................................6
Selection Tools ..................................................................................................7
Painting Tools ....................................................................................................8
Path,Type,and Shape Tools ..............................................................................9
Viewing Tools ....................................................................................................9
Tool Options Bar ..................................................................................................11
What’s on the Menus? ..........................................................................................12
File and Edit Menus ........................................................................................12
The Image Menu ............................................................................................13
The Layer Menu ..............................................................................................14
The Select Menu ..............................................................................................15
The Filter Menu ..............................................................................................15
The View Menu ..............................................................................................16
The Window Menu ..........................................................................................18
The Help Menu ................................................................................................18
Setting Preferences ..............................................................................................18
Summary ..............................................................................................................19
Q&A ......................................................................................................................19
Quiz ......................................................................................................................20
Quiz Answers ........................................................................................................20
Exercises ..............................................................................................................20
HOUR 2 Opening and Saving 21
Working with Files ..............................................................................................21
Opening Files ..................................................................................................23
Using the Browser ..........................................................................................25
Importing a File ..............................................................................................26
Saving Your Work ................................................................................................27
Reducing File Size ..........................................................................................28
Choosing a Format ..........................................................................................30
Undoing and Redoing ..........................................................................................31
Summary ..............................................................................................................32
Q&A ......................................................................................................................32
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Quiz ......................................................................................................................33
Quiz Answers ........................................................................................................33
Exercises ..............................................................................................................33
HOUR 3 Making Selections 35
The Selection Tools ..............................................................................................35
Rectangular and Elliptical Marquees ..............................................................36
Lasso ................................................................................................................38
The Polygonal Lasso Tool ..............................................................................39
The Magnetic Lasso ........................................................................................40
Magic Wand ....................................................................................................41
The Selection Menu ..............................................................................................42
Feather ............................................................................................................43
Modifying Selections ......................................................................................43
Selecting Large Areas ..........................................................................................44
Cutting and Copying ............................................................................................46
Cropping ..............................................................................................................47
Summary ..............................................................................................................49
Q&A ......................................................................................................................49
Quiz ......................................................................................................................49
Quiz Answers ........................................................................................................50
Exercises ..............................................................................................................50
HOUR 4 Transformations 51
Resizing ................................................................................................................51
Resizing an Image ..........................................................................................52
Resizing a Canvas ............................................................................................52
Resizing a Selection ........................................................................................53
Rotating ................................................................................................................54
Rotate 180 Degrees and 90 Degrees Clockwise or Counterclockwise ..........55
Rotate by Degrees ..........................................................................................55
Rotate a Selection ............................................................................................58
Free Transform ................................................................................................58
Flipping ................................................................................................................59
Selection Transformations ....................................................................................60
Skewing Selections ..........................................................................................60
Distorting Selections ......................................................................................62
Changing the Perspective of a Selection ........................................................62
Liquify ..................................................................................................................64
Summary ..............................................................................................................64
Q&A ......................................................................................................................65
Quiz ......................................................................................................................65
Quiz Answers ........................................................................................................66
Exercises ..............................................................................................................66
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HOUR 5 Color Modes and Color Models 67
Color Models ........................................................................................................68
RGB Model ....................................................................................................69
CMYK Model ..................................................................................................69
HSB Model ......................................................................................................70
CIE Lab Model ................................................................................................71
The Modes and Models of Color ..........................................................................72
Bitmap and Grayscale ....................................................................................72
RGB ................................................................................................................74
Indexed Color ..................................................................................................74
CMYK ............................................................................................................75
Converting Between Modes ............................................................................76
Summary ..............................................................................................................80
Q&A ......................................................................................................................80
Quiz ......................................................................................................................81
Quiz Answers ........................................................................................................81
Exercises ..............................................................................................................81
HOUR 6 Adjusting Color 83
Adjusting by Eye with Variations ........................................................................84
Adjusting Shadows,Midtones,Highlights,and Saturation ............................85
Saving and Loading Corrections ....................................................................87
Making Other Adjustments ..................................................................................88
Adjusting with the Levels Dialog Box ............................................................88
Adjusting with the Curves Dialog Box ..........................................................90
Adjusting with the Color Balance Dialog Box ..............................................92
Adjusting with the Hue/Saturation Dialog Box ..............................................94
Adjusting with the Brightness/Contrast Dialog Box ......................................96
Adjustment Layers ................................................................................................97
Channels ................................................................................................................98
Summary ..............................................................................................................99
Q&A ......................................................................................................................99
Quiz ....................................................................................................................100
Quiz Answers ......................................................................................................101
Exercises ............................................................................................................101
HOUR 7 Paintbrushes and Art Tools 103
The Brushes Palette ............................................................................................104
Brush Options Dialog Box ............................................................................105
Brush Options ................................................................................................107
Brushes ................................................................................................................109
The Airbrush ..................................................................................................109
The Brush ......................................................................................................110
The History Brush ........................................................................................111
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The Art History Brush ..................................................................................112
The Eraser ......................................................................................................113
The Pencil ......................................................................................................116
Summary ............................................................................................................117
Q&A ....................................................................................................................117
Quiz ....................................................................................................................117
Quiz Answers ......................................................................................................118
Exercises ............................................................................................................118
HOUR 8 Digital Painting 121
Foreground and Background Colors ..................................................................121
Selecting Colors ..................................................................................................122
The Color Picker ..........................................................................................123
The Color Palette ..........................................................................................125
The Swatches Palette ....................................................................................126
The Eyedropper Tool ....................................................................................128
Blending Modes ..................................................................................................131
Summary ............................................................................................................135
Q&A ....................................................................................................................135
Quiz ....................................................................................................................136
Quiz Answers ......................................................................................................136
Exercises ............................................................................................................136
HOUR 9 Moving Paint 137
Smudges ..............................................................................................................137
Using the Smudge Tool ................................................................................138
Setting Smudge Options ................................................................................139
Focus Tools ........................................................................................................139
The Blur Tool ................................................................................................140
The Sharpen Tool ..........................................................................................142
The Toning Tools ................................................................................................144
Dodge and Burn Tools ..................................................................................144
Sponging ........................................................................................................145
Summary ............................................................................................................147
Q&A ....................................................................................................................147
Quiz ....................................................................................................................148
Quiz Answers ......................................................................................................149
Exercises ............................................................................................................149
Part II More Tools and Tricks
HOUR 10 Advanced Painting Techniques 151
Simulating Different Media ................................................................................152
Watercolors ....................................................................................................152
Oil Painting ....................................................................................................160
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Pencil and Colored Pencil ............................................................................163
Chalks and Charcoal ......................................................................................165
Summary ............................................................................................................168
Q&A ....................................................................................................................169
Quiz ....................................................................................................................170
Quiz Answers ......................................................................................................170
Exercises ............................................................................................................170
HOUR 11 Layers 171
Using the Layers Palette ....................................................................................172
Reordering Layers ........................................................................................178
Hiding/Showing Layers ................................................................................178
Removing Layers ..........................................................................................179
Working with Multiple Layers ..........................................................................179
Opacity ..........................................................................................................179
Layer Blending Modes ..................................................................................181
Linking Layers ..............................................................................................182
Layer Sets ......................................................................................................182
Merging Layers ............................................................................................182
Transferring Layered Images to ImageReady ..............................................184
Layer Effects ................................................................................................184
Summary ............................................................................................................185
Q&A ....................................................................................................................185
Quiz ....................................................................................................................186
Quiz Answers ......................................................................................................186
Exercises ............................................................................................................186
HOUR 12 Using Masks 187
Applying Masks ..................................................................................................188
Using Quick Mask ..............................................................................................189
Layer Masks ........................................................................................................192
Editing Layer Masks ....................................................................................195
Removing the Layer Mask ............................................................................196
Making Layer Masks Visible with Channels ................................................198
Summary ............................................................................................................199
Q&A ....................................................................................................................199
Quiz ....................................................................................................................200
Quiz Answers ......................................................................................................201
Exercises ............................................................................................................201
HOUR 13 Paths 203
Creating Paths ....................................................................................................204
Paths via Selections ......................................................................................204
Paths via the Pen Tools ..................................................................................207