Dynamic Learning

by Smith, Jennifer

• ISBN13: 9780596510619
• ISBN10: 0596510616
• Edition: DVD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

This full-colour book is organised into lessons, with easy-to-follow instructions, tips, examples, and review questions at the end of every lesson. Each lesson is self- contained, so you can go through the entire book sequentially or just focus on individual lessons. Topics covered include: What's new in Photoshop CS3; Bridge; Camera Raw; Making Selections; Painting and Retouching; Layers, Smart Objects, and Filters; Creating graphics for the web and video. In addition, every book in this series also comes with a DVD with video demos and exercise files for the lessons, including projects in various stages of completion, rather than the usual "start" and "finished" versions.

Author Biography

Jennifer Smith, co-founder and Executive Vice President of the Aquent Graphics Institute www.agitraining.com, a subsidiary of Aquent www.aquent.com, has been working in electronic publishing for over two decades, and is widely regarded as one of the foremost authorities in electronic publishing and design. She has authored a number of books on print and Internet publishing, including the Adobe Creative Suite for Dummies (CS and CS2), Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book (CS and CS2), GoLive CS2 Classroom in a Book, and Sam's Teach Yourself Adobe GoLive in 24 Hours. Most recently, she has helped author much of Adobe's internal training for the Creative Suite 3 launch. For more information on AGI, please visit www.agitraining.com.

The AGI Creative Team is a highly experienced group of authors and instructors with a strong track record for developing and delivering best-of-breed books, video content, seminar series, and conferences.

Table of Contents

Starting Up
About Dynamic Learning	p. 1
Prerequisites	p. 1
Adobe Photoshop CS3 versions	p. 1
System requirements	p. 1
Starting Adobe Photoshop CS3	p. 2
Fonts used in this book	p. 3
Loading lesson files	p. 3
Resetting Adobe Photoshop CS3 preferences	p. 3
Saving Adobe Photoshop CS3 color settings	p. 4
Restoring previous color settings	p. 4
A note about color warnings	p. 5
Working with the video tutorials	p. 6
Setting up for viewing the video tutorials	p. 6
Viewing the video tutorials	p. 6
Additional resources	p. 7
Images used in this book	p. 8
What's New in Adobe Photoshop CS3?
A different Photoshop for different users	p. 9
Starting up	p. 10
Easy-to-manage workspace	p. 10
Using the new interface	p. 10
Docking palettes	p. 10
Unified user interface panels	p. 12
Understanding the Smart Filter feature	p. 13
Select like a pro with the Quick Selection tool	p. 15
Making selections with the Refine Edge feature	p. 17
Creating better composites	p. 19
Camera raw improvements	p. 20
Understand the improved Vanishing Point filter	p. 21
Photoshop CS3 vs. Photoshop CS3 Extended	p. 22
Creating Animations	p. 22
Exploring Adobe Photoshop CS3
Starting up	p. 25
Viewing the completed lesson file	p. 26
Creating a panorama	p. 27
Placing another image into the file	p. 29
Using smart filters	p. 31
Masking a Smart Filter	p. 33
Applying a layer mask	p. 35
Using new selection techniques	p. 36
Using the Quick Selection tool	p. 36
Saving your selection	p. 37
Refining the edge of the selection	p. 37
Creating a layer mask	p. 41
Creating a vector shape	p. 43
Adding artwork from Adobe Illustrator	p. 45
Placing artwork	p. 45
Applying layer effects to the artwork	p. 48
Adding a text layer	p. 49
Using the new Zoomify feature	p. 50
Getting to Know the Workspace
Starting up	p. 53
Opening an existing document in Adobe Bridge	p. 54
Discovering the Toolbar	p. 55
Hidden tools	p. 57
Getting around your image	p. 59
Using the Zoom tool	p. 59
Using the Hand tool	p. 61
Maximizing productivity with Screen Modes	p. 61
Using palettes	p. 65
Putting the new palette system to use	p. 66
Choosing other palettes	p. 68
Expanding your palettes	p. 69
Customizing your palettes	p. 69
Self study	p. 72
Review	p. 72
Using Adobe Bridge
Starting up	p. 73
What is Adobe Bridge?	p. 74
Navigating through Bridge	p. 74
Using folders in Adobe Bridge	p. 76
Making a Favorite	p. 78
Creating and locating metadata	p. 79
Using keywords	p. 80
Opening a file from Adobe Bridge	p. 82
Automation tools in Adobe Bridge	p. 82
Changing the view	p. 88
Other Bridge features worth investigating	p. 88
Self study	p. 90
Review	p. 90
The Basics of Photoshop CS3
Starting up	p. 91
Understanding Document Settings	p. 93
Combining images	p. 95
Using Copy and Paste	p. 95
Dragging and dropping to copy an image	p. 96
Transforming and editing combined images	p. 98
Changing the size of a placed image	p. 98
Removing a background	p. 100
Understanding the stacking order of layers	p. 101
Adding text	p. 103
Saving files	p. 104
Understanding file formats	p. 104
Choosing a file format	p. 106
Saving a JPEG file	p. 106
Saving for print	p. 107
Adjusting image size	p. 108
Saving a Photoshop PDF file	p. 110
Self study	p. 111
Review	p. 111
Creating a Good Image
Starting up	p. 113
Choosing your color settings	p. 114
Why you should work in RGB	p. 116
Finding the highlight and shadow	p. 118
Defining the highlight and shadow	p. 119
Defining the white and black point values	p. 120
Adjusting the midtones	p. 123
Setting the neutral	p. 126
Sharpening your image	p. 128
Comparing your image with the original	p. 131
Using the Camera Raw plug-in	p. 132
Using Camera Raw controls	p. 136
Saving a DNG file	p. 138
Reopening a DNG file	p. 139
Self study	p. 140
Review	p. 141
Making the Best Selections
Starting up	p. 143
The importance of a good selection	p. 144
Using the Marquee tools	p. 144
Creating a square selection	p. 148
Creating a selection from a center point	p. 150
Changing a selection into a layer	p. 153
The Lasso tool	p. 154
Adding to and subtracting from selections	p. 155
Using the Quick Selection tool	p. 156
Understanding the Refine Selection Edge feature	p. 157
Working with the Magic Wand tool	p. 158
Using Quick Mask	p. 161
Saving selections	p. 163
Using the Pen tool for selections	p. 165
Converting a path to a selection	p. 172
Self study	p. 173
Review	p. 173
Painting and Retouching
Starting up	p. 175
Setting up your color settings for this lesson	p. 176
Color primer	p. 176
Understanding color gamut	p. 176
The RGB color model	p. 177
The CMYK color model	p. 177
Why you will work in the RGB mode	p. 178
Editing color settings	p. 179
Selecting colors	p. 182
Starting to paint	p. 184
Using the Color palette	p. 184
Using the Brush tool	p. 185
Changing opacity	p. 188
Save time-learn the shortcuts	p. 189
Applying color to an image	p. 189
Changing blending modes	p. 191
The Eyedropper tool	p. 193
Retouching images	p. 195
Using the Clone Stamp tool	p. 196
Repairing fold lines	p. 197
The History palette	p. 198
The Spot Healing brush	p. 199
The Healing brush	p. 200
Using the Patch tool	p. 202
Using the new Clone Source palette	p. 203
Cloning from another source	p. 206
Self study	p. 208
Review	p. 208
Getting to Know Layers
Starting up	p. 209
Discovering layers	p. 210
The Layers palette	p. 210
Getting a handle on layers	p. 210
Selecting layers	p. 215
Moving layers	p. 217
Changing the visibility of a layer	p. 218
Using masks in a layer	p. 218
Preserve transparency	p. 220
Creating a composition	p. 223
Moving images in from other documents	p. 224
Creating a layer mask	p. 226
Cloning layers	p. 230
Aligning and distributing layers	p. 231
Applying filters to layers	p. 232
Creating a type layer	p. 233
Applying a Layer Style	p. 235
Creating a clipping mask	p. 236
Self study	p. 239
Review	p. 239
Taking Layers to the Max
Starting up	p. 241
Making color changes using adjustment layers	p. 242
Adjusting the Hue/Saturation layer	p. 247
Adding a Pattern Fill layer	p. 248
Defining the pattern	p. 248
Applying the pattern	p. 249
Using the new Black & White adjustment layer	p. 251
Adding a tint	p. 254
Applying a gradient to the adjustment layer	p. 255
Layer Styles	p. 256
Creating the text layer	p. 256
Applying the Outer Glow layer style	p. 257
Applying the Bevel and Emboss layer style	p. 260
Changing the shading	p. 261
Changing the fill opacity	p. 262
Saving the style	p. 262
Accessing the style	p. 263
Self study	p. 264
Review	p. 264
Using Smart Objects
Starting up	p. 265
Creating a composition using Smart Objects	p. 266
Opening an image as a Smart Object	p. 266
Converting a layer to a Smart Object	p. 269
Placing a Smart Object from Adobe Bridge	p. 270
Editing a Smart Object	p. 271
Editing the contents of a Smart Object	p. 274
Modifying multiple Smart Object layers	p. 277
Replacing the contents of a Smart Object layer	p. 278
Working with Smart Filters	p. 280
Modifying a Smart Filter	p. 283
Self study	p. 285
Review	p. 286
Using Adobe Photoshop Filters
Starting up	p. 287
Filter Basics	p. 288
Starting to use filters	p. 288
Using the Clouds filter	p. 289
Fading your filter	p. 290
Using the Filter Gallery	p. 291
Applying filters in the Gallery	p. 293
Taking advantage of Smart Filters	p. 297
Applying a Smart Filter	p. 297
Smart Filter options	p. 300
Enabling and disabling effects	p. 301
Using a filter effects mask	p. 301
Using the Vanishing Pointfilter	p. 305
Building perspective planes	p. 307
Building an attached plane	p. 308
Self study	p. 310
Review	p. 311
Creating Images for Web and Video
Starting Up	p. 313
Viewing the completed file	p. 314
Creating a preset for the Web	p. 315
Changing your units of measurement	p. 317
Creating the navigational banner	p. 318
Using the Crop tool to start the banner	p. 318
Adding a logo	p. 320
Adding additional text buttons	p. 320
Cloning your text layer	p. 321
Distributing the layers evenly	p. 322
Creating slices	p. 323
Selecting and combining slices	p. 324
Applying attributes to your slices	p. 325
Using Save For Web & Devices	p. 327
Saving files for video	p. 331
Creating animation	p. 333
Working in Frame mode	p. 333
Saving an animated GIF	p. 336
Creating animation for video	p. 336
Working in Timeline mode	p. 336
Self study	p. 342
Review	p. 342
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