Adobe Photoshop CS Studio Techniques

by Willmore, Ben

• ISBN13: 9780321213525
• ISBN10: 0321213521
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

If you re ready to go from Photoshop competent to Photoshop enlightened, this is the place to turn. In these pages, revered Photoshop instructor Ben Willmore explains the whys behind the how s so that you can unleash Photoshop CS full creative potential. In a friendly, easy-going style that s long on information and short on techno-babble, Ben explains the concepts, features, and techniques that promise to make a real difference in the way you use Photoshop CS. Complex concepts like curves and channels are made crystal clear, and features new to Photoshop CS like the very cool PhotoMerge function for creating panoramic composite images, support for nested layers, and more are covered in the depth they deserve. After a quick grounding in the tools, palettes, layers, and masks at the program s core, Ben gets into the real-world production techniques that make up the heart of this volume: sharpening scans, correcting and optimizing images, and more. Also included are several chapters devoted to Web work with Photoshop.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
Part I Working Foundations
Chapter 1 Tool and Palette Primer	6	(58)
Preparing Your Workspace	6	(6)
Working with Screen Modes	12	(3)
A Quick Tour of the Tools	15	(2)
Navigating Your Document	17	(3)
Picking Colors	20	(8)
Basic Editing Tools	28	(21)
File Browser	49	(8)
Closing Thoughts	57	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	58	(2)
Keyboard Shortcuts	60	(4)
Chapter 2 Selection Primer	64	(40)
What Is a Selection?	64	(2)
Basic Selection Tools	66	(11)
Magic Wand Tool	77	(2)
Refining a Selection	79	(3)
The Select Menu	82	(10)
Quick Mask Mode	92	(6)
Closing Thoughts	98	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	98	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	99	(5)
Chapter 3 Layers Primer	104	(40)
How Do Layers Work?	104	(1)
Meeting the Layers	105	(10)
Leapin' Layers! More Tools and Toys	115	(8)
Applying Photo Filter Adjustments	123	(12)
Done Playing Around?	135	(1)
Closing Thoughts	136	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	137	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	137	(7)
Part II Production Essentials
Chapter 4 Resolution Solutions	144	(26)
Understanding Pixel Size	144	(2)
Printing	146	(20)
Closing Thoughts	166	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	166	(4)
Chapter 5 Line Art Scanning	170	(16)
Avoiding the Jaggies	172	(1)
Photoshop Can Fake It	173	(1)
Straightening the Image	174	(1)
Improving Definition	174	(1)
Converting to Line Art	175	(6)
Minimizing File Size	181	(1)
Converting to Bitmap	181	(1)
Closing Thoughts	182	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	183	(3)
Chapter 6 Optimizing Grayscale Images	186	(20)
Levels Is the Solution	187	(5)
The Histogram Gives You Feedback	192	(2)
Setting Up Your Images for Final Output	194	(5)
A Quick Levels Recap	199	(1)
Postadjustment Analysis	200	(1)
Closing Thoughts	201	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	202	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	202	(4)
Chapter 7 Understanding Curves	206	(38)
With Power Comes Complexity	208	(8)
Take Curves for a Test Drive	216	(9)
Input and Output Numbers	225	(4)
The Histogram Palette	229	(7)
Shadow/Highlight	236	(4)
Closing Thoughts	240	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	241	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	241	(3)
Chapter 8 Color Management	244	(38)
Implementing Color Management	249	(23)
Color Management in Action	272	(6)
Closing Thoughts	278	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	278	(4)
Chapter 9 Color Correction	282	(22)
Use Gray to Fix Color?!?	283	(4)
Professional Color Correction	287	(12)
Refining the Result	299	(1)
Closing Thoughts	300	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	301	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	301	(3)
Chapter 10 Using Camera Raw	304	(30)
The Camera Raw Dialog Box	306	(18)
Workflow Settings	324	(4)
Finishing Touches	328	(2)
Closing Thoughts	330	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	331	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	331	(3)
Chapter 11 Color Manipulation	334	(38)
At the Core Is the Color Wheel	335	(2)
The Hue/Saturation Dialog Box	337	(11)
Replacing Color	348	(1)
Variations	349	(1)
Color Balance	350	(1)
Levels/Curves	351	(3)
Selective Color	354	(2)
Match Color	356	(3)
Color Replacement Tool	359	(3)
Channel Mixer	362	(3)
Gradient Map	365	(1)
Closing Thoughts	365	(3)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	368	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	368	(4)
Chapter 12 Channels	372	(34)
Channels Are Worth the Pain!	372	(2)
Three Varieties of Channels	374	(2)
Navigating the Channels Palette	376	(1)
Understanding Color Channels	377	(8)
Understanding Spot Channels	385	(5)
Understanding Alpha Channels	390	(8)
Closing Thoughts	398	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	399	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	400	(6)
Part III Creative Explorations
Chapter 13 Advanced Masking	406	(36)
The Key Is to Choose the Right Tool	407	(1)
The Background Eraser	408	(6)
The Extract Filter	414	(9)
The Blending Sliders	423	(4)
Channels	427	(3)
The Pen Tool	430	(3)
Layer Masks	433	(4)
Closing Thoughts	437	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	438	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	439	(3)
Chapter 14 Sharpening	442	(28)
When to Sharpen an Image	443	(1)
Removing Film Grain and Scanner/Camera Noise	444	(7)
How Sharpening Works	451	(11)
Tricks of the Trade	462	(5)
Closing Thoughts	467	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	467	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	467	(3)
Chapter 15 Shadows	470	(22)
How to Think About Shadows	470	(1)
Four Shadow Types	471	(15)
RGB Versus CMYK	486	(1)
Closing Thoughts	486	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	487	(5)
Chapter 16 Collage	492	(50)
Four Ways to Blend	492	(4)
Clipping Masks	496	(5)
Blending Sliders	501	(8)
Layer Masks	509	(17)
Creating a Panoramic Image with Photomerge	526	(3)
Vector Masks	529	(7)
Closing Thoughts	536	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	537	(5)
Chapter 17 Enhancement	542	(48)
The Battalion of Blending Modes	542	(42)
Closing Thoughts	584	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	585	(5)
Chapter 18 Retouching	590	(50)
Patch Tool	591	(5)
Healing Brush Tool	596	(3)
Clone Stamp Tool	599	(7)
The Dodge and Burn Tools	606	(4)
The Sponge Tool	610	(1)
The Blur and Sharpen Tools	611	(8)
The Liquify Filter	619	(11)
Retouching and Restoring Real-World Photos	630	(7)
Closing Thoughts	637	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	637	(1)
Keyboard Shortcuts	638	(2)
Chapter 19 Type and Background Effects	640	(37)
No More Jaggy Text	640	(1)
Entering Text	641	(1)
Editing Text	642	(13)
Type Layers	655	(4)
Layer Styles	659	(3)
The Styles Palette	662	(2)
Backgrounds and Textures	664	(4)
Repeating Patterns	668	(5)
Closing Thoughts	673	(1)
Ben's Techno-Babble Decoder Ring	673	(4)
Index	677