Learning Photoshop the easy and quick way. Ebook

Photoshop In A Day

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• All the Tools; how to use them and how to get the best out of them. Brush tool. Airbrush tool. Pencil tool. Eraser tool.

• Layers: one of the most important facilities in the system; layer groups and sets; locking layers; layer comps.

• Clone Stamp tool: repairing and removing unwanted blemishes. The new Clone Source palette.

• Zooming in and out; Shortcuts; the Navigator palette.

• The Crop tool: removing wanted areas; expanding the image area; rotating and straightening.

• Magic Wand tool: all the selection methods; adding and subtracting areas.

• Lasso tool: selecting freehand and with the Polygonal and Magnetic lasso tools; multiple selections.

• Paint Bucket: easily filling in areas with colour and filling in with patterns.

• All the Blurs: Zoom; Spin; Radial; Motion blur; Gaussian blur; + .

• Lens blur: simulate the blur effect achieved with a camera lens.

• Color Settings: how to set up requirements for colour management.

• Healing Brush; Spot Healing Brush; Patch tool: all the retouching knowledge required to make the most of these powerful repairing tools.

• Paths and the Pen tool: precise selection and masking with Bezier objects; open and closed paths.

• Curves: all about Curves; their origin, meaning, purpose and use.

• Organizing palettes for the most efficient working methods.

• Pixels and Resolution: explanations and definitions.

• Information palette: examine the technical details of an image and comparing them in different colour modes.

• File Information: placing camera details, personal details, keywords and copyright into a file's metadata.

• RGB and CMYK: what's the difference; what is colour temperature and why does it matter. Colour Channels.

• Color Picker: choosing colours for images and print; setting highlight and shadow points.

• Swatches palette: using preset key colours; creating a new library of samples.

• Canvas Size; Image Size; creating new backgrounds.

• All the techniques for blending images.

• Lighting effects: change the lighting and mood of an image.

• Noise: what it is; how to reduce it; how to add it; Dust & Scratches.

• Gradient tool and the Gradient Map: adding colours, graduated colours and patterns.

• Text: creating text of all shapes and sizes; adding Text Effects for headlines and extra impact; merging text with images.

• Creating mottled backgrounds and texture backgrounds; dotted and gradient backgrounds.

• File formats: different types and when to use them; saving files; file naming.

• Selective Color: changing and manipulating colours.

• Hue / Saturation: changing tone and richness of colour.

• Channel Mixer: another method of adjusting and improving colour.

• Black and White: all the methods of converting colour to black and white; from the the quickest to the best.

• Toning images: Duotones; Tritones; Quadtones.

• Extract filter: selecting fine and delicate details; defringing for better blending.

• Modes: different characteristics for blending and merging layers.

• Levels: controlling tones and densities; Histograms and clipping information.

• Adjustment Layers: making colour and tonal changes and saving them for later use.

• Replace Color; Color Range; Color Replacement tool: specialist ways of selecting and adjusting colour.

• The F screen: various ways of displaying the screen to better viewing.

• Tool Presets; Preset Manager: save customized tools and organize efficiently.

• Arranging image windows for good display and comparison.

• Bridge: co-ordinate files across other Adobe programmes; catalogue and arrange all your images; making a slide show.

• Camera Raw: import, open, process and manipulate Raw files from digital cameras.

• Image Processor: using automation to carry out repetitive imaging tasks.

• Free Transform: reshape and adjust perspective with easy keystrokes.

• Vanishing Point: match up perspective between objects and images. Create new surfaces with 3D shaping.

• Distort: explore the many Distort functions, like Diffuse Glow; Displacement Maps to apply distortion to superimposed images.

• Lens correction: correct distortion caused by some lenses; correct cut-off and colour aberrations.

• Wave filter: created wave effects from gentle flag movement to extreme destruction.

• Shear; Spherize; Glass; Pinch; Twirl; Ocean Ripple; Zigzag; Polar Coordinates: distort an image to replicate real life situations and fantasy shapes.

• Warp; 3D Transform: virtually unlimited range of 3D effects.

• Clouds and Difference Clouds: mottled cloud effects for backgrounds and image development.

• Lens Flare: replicated flare from camera lenses and light sources.

• Liquify: adjust shape in subtle ways or make the subject melt completely.

• File size: what it is and all about interpolation.

• Bits: 8 bit and 16 bit - what they are and when to use them.

• Bitmap image: its use in graphics and how to create it.

• Rulers, Grids, Guides and Smart Guides.

• Free colours: distorting and manipulating colours for graphic effects.

• Solarizing: creating image solarization.

• Masks: the magic and versatility of masks in image control.

• Sepia toning and Split toning: traditional techniques take on a new guise.

• Custom Brushes: creating new designer brushes to cover every task.

• Sharpening: Unsharp Mask Filter; Smart sharpen: why sharpen, when to sharpen, how much to sharpen.

• History palette; History Brush; Art History Brush: going back in time; creating Snapshots and saving multiple versions.

• Filter Gallery: how to use the armoury of filters and get the best out of them; Fading filters.

• Smoothing skin: brush away the years and make new friends.

• Color Balance; Brightness & Contrast: two more ways of adjusting colour in the right circumstances.

• Lab Color: all about Lab color mode and how to use it.

• Posterization: graphic reinterpretation of colour values.

• Memory: improving computer performance with good use of memory.

• Merging two images: blending and merging multi-images into one.

• Rescue highlights with advanced techniques and the Shadow/Highlight function.

• Graduate Erase, Blur and Shading: a strong effect at the front, fading away to nothing.

• Blur, Sharpen and Smudge tools: subtle tools and a light touch to finish an image.

• Create Chrome in images and text; make text look like fire and neon.

• Convert text to shapes and run it along a Path.

• Knockout: start to explore the little-used Knockout blending feature.

• Styles palette: apply style effects automatically and save newly-created styles.

• Photo filter: simulate familiar camera filters and remove unwanted casts.

• Photomerge: create panoramic images with automatic blending and masking, both horizontally and vertically.

• Auto Align and Auto Blend: line up and merge the best aspects of two or more images.

• Selection by Channels: using colour channels and creating Spot Channels.

• Create regular and irregular graphics shapes with the Shape tools.

• Background Eraser; Magic Eraser: more ways to remove backgrounds and make selections.

• Pattern Stamp tool; Pattern Maker: created original patterns and textures for retouching and texture background effects.

• Notes tool: add text notes, information and audio aids on to an image.

• Contact sheets: create a contact sheet of thumbnails from a set of images.

• Picture Package: display an image in a choice of sizes.

• PDF format; PDF Presentation: using Portable Document Format and making a PDF Slideshow.

• Actions: create a file which will undertake a series of tasks automatically. Droplets and Batch to save time further.

• Apply Image; Calculations: advanced methods of combining images and channels.

• Colour Management: controlling colour through the whole image process into the print, including profiling printers and soft proofing for CMYK conversion.

• Gif images; Slice tool; Watermarking; Save for Web: preparing images for use on the net.

• Web Photo Gallery: creating a web site package.

• Animations: making an animation sequence for use on the net.

• Smart Objects: preserve the original and make quick non-destructive adjustments by using Smart Object aliases. Try out many filters non-destructively and then re-edit.

• Scratch disks: what they are and what to do with them.

• Customizing: set up shortcuts, arrange menus and workspaces for the most efficient working environment.

• The guide is suitable for all levels from beginners to advanced

• Tutorials written in a new format for ease of comprehension

• Scores of clear, numbered tutorials

• Each task is a simple, concise exercise with numerous illustrations

• Information provided in small sections

• New techniques are blended in gradually, avoiding information overload

• Work directly on more than 170 sample images

• All aspects of learning Photoshop are covered

• More than 560 pages

• Once you have learnt, the book is a quick-reference guide through the Contents and Index.

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