Photoshop CS4, Volume 1 Visual QuickStart Guide
by Weinmann, Elaine; Lourekas, PeterEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-11-18
Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
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Summary
The tried and tested way to learn Adobe Photoshop CS4 in full color. Stock available December 2008 - Aust RRP $34.95 bull; Clear and succinct text, hundreds of screen shots and full color images (most available for download) and step-by step instructions allow readers to get up and running fast. bull; Loaded with tips and techniques gleaned from noted authors real world Photoshop experience. bull; Newly streamlined to focus on features of most interest to beginning Photoshop users. This edition of the Visual QuickStart Guide to Photoshop CS4 by bestselling authors Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas covers Adobe Photoshop as well as Adobe Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw (which are included with Photoshop). The elegant layout and full-color photographs make the book not only visually appealing, but also easy to use. Tasks are presented as clear, stepby- step instructions. Most of the photos appearing in the book are available to readers to download so they can follow along closely with the instructions. New and updated Photoshop program features are clearly marked with bright orange stars, so users already familiar with Photoshop can update their knowledge quickly. Major new features that are covered in this edition include workspace options in Photoshop, the Adjustments and Masks panels, and the new Bridge interface. Less publicized features are also covered, such as tool options and keyboard shortcuts. This new edition also covers color management; workspaces; layers; selections; masking; compositing techniques; the History panel; blending modes; brushes; exposure, tonal, color and focus adjustments; retouching; layer styles; filters; type features; gradients; PDF presentation packages; preferences; presets; and more. Readers will learn everything they need to know to get a good working knowledge of Photoshop. Table of Contents 01 Color Management 02 Acquire, Create, Save 03 Bridge 04 Workspaces 05 Menus & Panels 06 Pixel Basics 07 Layer Basics 08 Select 09 Combine Images 10 History 11 Tonal Adjustments 12 Colors&Blending Modes 13 Color Adjustments 14 Brushes 15 Camera Raw 16 Exposure 17 Refocus 18 Retouch 19 More Layers 20 Layer Styles 21 Filters 22 Type 23 Gradients 24 Presentation 25 Preferences & Presets 26 Print 27 Export Index
Author Biography
Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas have also written, designed, and illustrated Visual QuickStart Guides to Adobe Illustrator and QuarkXPress. Their books have been translated into 12 languages and have sold more than 2.1 million copies worldwide. They have also taught at Pratt Manhattan, the Cooper Union School of Art, the New School Computer Instruction Center, and the Parsons School of Design.
Table of Contents
| Color Management | |
| Launching Photoshop | p. 1 |
| Displays, modes, and channels | p. 2 |
| Introduction to color management | p. 5 |
| Setting a camera's color space to Adobe RGB | p. 5 |
| Calibrating your display * | p. 7 |
| Choosing a color space for Photoshop | p. 10 |
| Synchronizing color settings | p. 12 |
| Customizing your color policies | p. 13 |
| Saving custom color settings | p. 14 |
| Acquiring printer profiles | p. 14 |
| Changing color profiles | p. 16 |
| Proofing colors onscreen | p. 17 |
| Acquire, Create, Save | |
| Using digital cameras | p. 19 |
| 16 Bits/Channel mode | p. 21 |
| Calculating the file resolution | p. 22 |
| Using a scanner | p. 23 |
| Creating new, blank documents | p. 24 |
| Creating document presets | p. 26 |
| Using the Place command | p. 27 |
| Saving files | p. 28 |
| Using the Status bar * | p. 31 |
| Ending a work session * | p. 32 |
| Bridge | |
| Launching Bridge * | p. 33 |
| Downloading photos from a camera * | p. 34 |
| The Bridge window * | p. 36 |
| Choosing a workspace for Bridge * | p. 38 |
| Previewing images in Bridge * | p. 40 |
| Opening files from Bridge * | p. 44 |
| Customizing the Bridge window * | p. 44 |
| Saving custom workspaces * | p. 47 |
| Resetting the Bridge workspace * | p. 47 |
| Moving and copying files | p. 47 |
| Labeling and rating thumbnails * | p. 48 |
| Choosing a sorting order * | p. 49 |
| Using the Filter panel * | p. 49 |
| Using thumbnail stacks | p. 50 |
| Managing files * | p. 51 |
| Searching for files * | p. 53 |
| Creating collections * | p. 54 |
| Exporting the Bridge cache * | p. 56 |
| Assigning keywords to files * | p. 57 |
| Opening PDF and Illustrator files | p. 58 |
| Dealing with the "ifs" | p. 60 |
| Workspaces | |
| Using the Application frame * | p. 61 |
| Using tabbed document windows * | p. 63 |
| Arranging document windows * | p. 64 |
| Changing the zoom level * | p. 65 |
| Rotating the view * | p. 67 |
| Changing the screen mode * | p. 68 |
| Changing the color behind the image * | p. 69 |
| Configuring the panels * | p. 69 |
| Customizing the menus * | p. 72 |
| Saving workspaces * | p. 74 |
| Restoring the default workspace * | p. 75 |
| Using the Application bar * | p. 76 |
| Using the Options bar | p. 76 |
| Panels | |
| The Photoshop panel icons * | p. 78 |
| The Photoshop panels illustrated * | p. 79 |
| Pixel Basics | |
| Changing resolution and dimensions | p. 97 |
| Changing the canvas size | p. 102 |
| Cropping images | p. 103 |
| Flipping and rotating images * | p. 107 |
| Straightening images * | p. 108 |
| Layer Basics | |
| Creating layers | p. 109 |
| Duplicating layers | p. 111 |
| Converting the Background | p. 112 |
| Selecting layers | p. 113 |
| Restacking layers | p. 114 |
| Working with layer groups | p. 114 |
| Deleting individual layers * | p. 116 |
| Hiding and showing layers | p. 116 |
| Moving layer content | p. 117 |
| Choosing Layers panel options | p. 118 |
| Merging layers | p. 120 |
| Flattening layers | p. 122 |
| Select | |
| Creating layer-based selections | p. 123 |
| Using the Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee tools | p. 124 |
| Using the lasso tools | p. 125 |
| Using the Quick Selection tool * | p. 126 |
| Using the Magic Wand tool | p. 128 |
| Creating a silhouette | p. 129 |
| Using the Color Range command * | p. 130 |
| Refining selection edges * | p. 132 |
| Deselecting and reselecting selections | p. 135 |
| Deleting selected pixels | p. 135 |
| Moving and transforming selection marquees * | p. 136 |
| Hiding and showing the selection marquee | p. 137 |
| Swapping and intersecting selections | p. 137 |
| Creating frame-shaped selections | p. 138 |
| Saving and loading selections * | p. 139 |
| Using Quick Masks * | p. 142 |
| The selection methods compared | p. 144 |
| Combine Images | |
| Moving selection contents * | p. 145 |
| Duplicating selections * | p. 146 |
| Using the Clipboard | p. 148 |
| Matching image dimensions | p. 151 |
| Copying layers between files * | p. 152 |
| Blending imagery using layer masks | p. 154 |
| Using the Clone Source panel * | p. 156 |
| Stitching photos together * | p. 158 |
| Blending seams manually | p. 160 |
| Using the rulers, guides, and grid * | p. 161 |
| Aligning and distributing layers | p. 164 |
| History | |
| Choosing History panel options | p. 165 |
| Changing history states | p. 167 |
| Deleting and clearing history states | p. 168 |
| Using snapshots | p. 169 |
| Creating documents from states | p. 171 |
| Using the History Brush tool | p. 172 |
| Filling an area with a history state | p. 174 |
| Tonal Adjustments | |
| Creating adjustment layers * | p. 175 |
| Editing adjustment layer settings * | p. 177 |
| Saving adjustment presets * | p. 178 |
| Merging and deleting adjustment layers * | p. 179 |
| Adjustment layer techniques | p. 180 |
| Editing adjustment layer masks | p. 181 |
| Applying a Threshold adjustment * | p. 182 |
| Applying a Posterize adjustment * | p. 183 |
| Using the Histogram panel * | p. 184 |
| Creating a Levels adjustment layer * | p. 186 |
| Adjusting brightness and contrast * | p. 189 |
| Dodging and burning | p. 190 |
| Colors & Blending Modes | |
| Choosing colors | p. 191 |
| Using the Color Picker | p. 192 |
| Choosing colors from a color library | p. 193 |
| Using the Color panel | p. 194 |
| Using the Swatches panel | p. 195 |
| Using the Eyedropper tool * | p. 197 |
| Copying colors as hexadecimals | p. 197 |
| Choosing a blending mode | p. 198 |
| Color Adjustments | |
| Creating fill layers | p. 204 |
| Converting layers to grayscale * | p. 206 |
| Creating a Vibrance adjustment layer * | p. 208 |
| Creating a Color Balance adjustment layer * | p. 211 |
| Creating a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer * | p. 213 |
| Applying an Auto Color Correction * | p. 214 |
| Creating a Levels adjustment layer * | p. 216 |
| Creating a Curves adjustment layer * | p. 218 |
| Brushes | |
| Using the Brush tool | p. 223 |
| Choosing temporary brush settings * | p. 224 |
| Using the Brushes panel * | p. 225 |
| Customizing brushes | p. 226 |
| Smudging colors | p. 230 |
| Using the Eraser tool | p. 231 |
| Using the Magic Eraser tool | p. 232 |
| Camera Raw | |
| Why use Camera Raw? | p. 233 |
| Choosing preferences for opening photos * | p. 236 |
| Opening photos into Camera Raw * | p. 237 |
| The Camera Raw tools * | p. 239 |
| Cropping and straightening photos | p. 240 |
| Retouching photos * | p. 241 |
| Changing the Workflow options | p. 241 |
| Using the Basic tab | p. 242 |
| Using the Tone Curve tab | p. 246 |
| Using the HSL/Grayscale tab | p. 248 |
| Using the Detail tab | p. 250 |
| Saving and applying Camera Raw settings | p. 251 |
| Using the Adjustment Brush * | p. 252 |
| Synchronizing Camera Raw settings | p. 254 |
| Opening and saving Camera Raw files | p. 255 |
| Opening and placing photos as Smart Objects | p. 256 |
| Exposure | |
| Using the Shadows/Highlights command | p. 257 |
| Applying a Photo Filter adjustment * | p. 260 |
| Correcting exposure via the Layers panel * | p. 261 |
| Applying the Lighting Effects filter | p. 262 |
| Refocus | |
| Using the Lens Blur filter | p. 265 |
| Using the Motion Blur filter | p. 268 |
| Changing the focus with a vignette | p. 270 |
| Using the Lens Correction filter | p. 272 |
| Using the sharpening filters | p. 274 |
| Retouch | |
| Using the Match Color command | p. 280 |
| Cloning * | p. 282 |
| Using the Replace Color command * | p. 284 |
| Using the Surface Blur filter | p. 287 |
| Using the Color Replacement tool | p. 288 |
| Using the Healing Brush tool * | p. 290 |
| Using the Spot Healing Brush tool | p. 293 |
| Using the Patch tool | p. 294 |
| Using the Red Eye tool | p. 296 |
| More Layers | |
| Changing layer opacity and fill values | p. 297 |
| Blending layers | p. 298 |
| Creating layer masks * | p. 302 |
| Editing layer masks * | p. 303 |
| Working with layer masks * | p. 306 |
| Using clipping masks | p. 308 |
| Linking layers * | p. 309 |
| Transforming layers * | p. 310 |
| Warping layers | p. 313 |
| Using Smart Object layers | p. 314 |
| Filling areas with a solid color * | p. 316 |
| Layer Styles | |
| Applying layer effects (general info) | p. 317 |
| Applying a shadow effect | p. 320 |
| Applying a glow effect | p. 322 |
| Applying a bevel or emboss effect | p. 324 |
| Applying a satin effect | p. 326 |
| Applying the overlay effects | p. 327 |
| Applying a stroke effect | p. 329 |
| Copying, moving, and removing layer effects | p. 330 |
| Applying layer styles | p. 331 |
| Creating layer styles | p. 332 |
| Filters | |
| Applying filters | p. 333 |
| Creating and using Smart Filters * | p. 336 |
| Filter pro techniques | p. 338 |
| Most of the filters illustrated | p. 341 |
| Photos into drawings or paintings | p. 349 |
| Type | |
| Creating editable type | p. 352 |
| Selecting type | p. 354 |
| Converting type | p. 355 |
| Importing type from Adobe Illustrator as a Smart Object | p. 355 |
| Changing the font | p. 356 |
| Scaling type | p. 356 |
| Kerning and tracking type | p. 357 |
| Adjusting leading | p. 358 |
| Changing the type style | p. 359 |
| Shifting type from the baseline | p. 359 |
| Changing the orientation of type | p. 360 |
| Applying paragraph settings | p. 361 |
| Transforming type via its bounding box | p. 362 |
| Warping type | p. 363 |
| Rasterizing type | p. 364 |
| Filling type with imagery | p. 364 |
| Making type fade * | p. 366 |
| Screening back type * | p. 367 |
| Putting type in a spot color channel | p. 368 |
| Gradients | |
| Creating a gradient fill layer | p. 369 |
| Using the Gradient tool | p. 371 |
| Creating and editing gradient presets | p. 372 |
| Presentation | |
| Creating a vignette * | p. 375 |
| Adding a hand-painted border * | p. 376 |
| Adding a watermark | p. 378 |
| Creating a contact sheet * | p. 380 |
| Creating a PDF presentation * | p. 382 |
| Creating and using layer comps | p. 384 |
| Creating a PDF presentation of layer comps * | p. 386 |
| Preferences & Presets | |
| Opening the Preferences dialogs | p. 387 |
| General Preferences * | p. 388 |
| Interface Preferences * | p. 390 |
| File Handling Preferences | p. 392 |
| Performance Preferences * | p. 393 |
| Cursors Preferences * | p. 394 |
| Transparency & Gamut Preferences | p. 394 |
| Units & Rulers Preferences | p. 395 |
| Guides, Grid & Slices Preferences | p. 396 |
| Plug-ins Preferences * | p. 396 |
| Type Preferences | p. 397 |
| The Bridge Preferences * | p. 398 |
| Using the Preset Manager | p. 400 |
| Managing presets via pickers and panels | p. 402 |
| Creating tool presets | p. 404 |
| Choosing Properties/Page Setup settings for inkjet printing | p. 406 |
| Choosing Print dialog settings for inkjet printing * | p. 407 |
| Choosing Output options * | p. 410 |
| Printing the file in Windows | p. 411 |
| Printing the file in the Mac OS | p. 412 |
| Creating a duotone | p. 413 |
| Preparing a file for commercial printing | p. 413 |
| Export | |
| Preparing files for other applications | p. 415 |
| Saving files in the TIFF format | p. 417 |
| Saving files in the EPS format | p. 418 |
| Saving files in the PDF format | p. 420 |
| Saving files for the Web | p. 421 |
| Previewing optimized files * | p. 422 |
| Optimizing files in the GIF format * | p. 423 |
| Optimizing files in the JPEG format * | p. 425 |
| Index | p. 427 |
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