Photoshop CS5 Digital Classroom

✍ Scribed by Jennifer Smith, AGI Creative Team

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 419
• Edition: Pap/Dvdr
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A complete Photoshop training package with book and DVD

Photoshop is the world’s most popular image-editing software, with more than four million users worldwide. This full-color book and DVD work together to create an entire Photoshop training class that photographers, Web designers, and graphic designers can complete at their own pace. Thirteen lessons cover the features and capabilities of the newest version of Photoshop while teaching all the essential skills.

• Photoshop is the image-editing software preferred by professional photographers and designers around the world; the latest version includes new functionality and enhanced tools
• Each of the 13 lessons developed by Adobe certified instructors includes step-by-step instructions, lesson files, and video tutorials on the DVD
• Covers Adobe Bridge, Camera RAW, masks and layers, painting and retouching, selections and layers, and more, taking you from the basics through intermediate-level skills

Photoshop Digital Classroom allows you to learn Photoshop from the experts who create official Adobe training materials, and do it at your own speed.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

✦ Table of Contents

Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 Digital Classroom......Page 5
About the Authors......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Credits......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Prerequisites......Page 21
Starting Adobe Photoshop CS5......Page 22
Resetting Adobe Photoshop CS5 preferences......Page 23
A note about color warnings......Page 24
Loading lesson files......Page 25
Working with the video tutorials......Page 26
Additional resources......Page 28
Starting up......Page 29
Taking a look at the final project......Page 30
Creating a panorama from three images......Page 31
Using the new Content-Aware feature......Page 37
Using the improved selection features......Page 38
Adding a Type layer......Page 43
Making some waves using the Puppet Warp feature......Page 44
Starting up......Page 47
Discovering the Tools panel......Page 49
Navigating the image area......Page 56
Using panels......Page 65
Self study......Page 71
Review......Page 72
Starting up......Page 73
What is Adobe Bridge?......Page 74
Creating and locating metadata......Page 79
Creating a Metadata Template......Page 83
Opening a file from Adobe Bridge......Page 85
Searching by name or keyword......Page 86
Using the Filter panel......Page 87
Saving a Collection......Page 88
Automation tools in Adobe Bridge......Page 89
Changing the view......Page 95
Review......Page 97
Starting up......Page 99
Understanding document settings......Page 101
Combining the images......Page 103
Transforming and editing combined images......Page 106
Removing a background......Page 108
Adding text......Page 111
Saving files......Page 112
Choosing a file format......Page 114
Self study......Page 118
Review......Page 119
Starting up......Page 121
Using the Marquee tools......Page 122
Creating a square selection......Page 126
Creating a selection from a center point......Page 128
Changing a selection into a layer......Page 130
Working with the Magic Wand tool......Page 131
The Lasso tool......Page 134
Using the Quick Selection tool......Page 136
Understanding the Refine Selection Edge feature......Page 137
Making difficult selections with the Refine Edge feature......Page 140
Using the Pen tool for selections......Page 147
Review......Page 157
Starting up......Page 159
Color primer......Page 160
Selecting colors......Page 166
Starting to paint......Page 168
Retouching images......Page 185
Repairing fold lines......Page 187
Review......Page 198
Starting up......Page 199
Choosing your color settings......Page 200
Reading a histogram......Page 202
Defining the highlight and shadow......Page 207
Adjusting the midtones......Page 214
Setting the neutral......Page 217
Sharpening your image......Page 220
Using the Camera Raw plug-in......Page 225
Using Camera Raw controls......Page 230
Saving a DNG file......Page 232
Self study......Page 234
Review......Page 235
Starting up......Page 237
Discovering layers......Page 238
Selecting layers......Page 243
Moving layers......Page 245
Changing the visibility of a layer......Page 246
Using masks in a layer......Page 247
Preserve transparency......Page 248
Creating a composition......Page 251
Applying a layer style......Page 264
Creating a clipping mask......Page 265
Review......Page 268
Starting up......Page 269
Making color changes using adjustment layers......Page 270
Adding a pattern fill layer......Page 277
Using the new Black & White adjustment layer......Page 280
Layer styles......Page 286
Review......Page 296
Starting up......Page 297
Creating a composition using Smart Objects......Page 298
Self study......Page 317
Review......Page 318
Starting up......Page 319
Starting to use filters......Page 320
Fading your filter......Page 323
Using the Filter Gallery......Page 324
Taking advantage of Smart Filters......Page 328
Using the Vanishing Point filter......Page 337
Review......Page 342
Starting up......Page 343
Changing your units of measurement......Page 347
Creating the web page......Page 348
Creating the text for the links......Page 351
Slicing it up......Page 355
Using Save For Web & Devices......Page 358
Optimizing the image slices......Page 362
Saving files for video......Page 363
Creating animation......Page 366
Creating animation for video......Page 370
Review......Page 375
Starting up......Page 377
Creating a 3D object......Page 378
Adjusting the lighting......Page 382
Animating the soda can......Page 383
Testing your animation......Page 384
Self study......Page 390
Review......Page 391
Mini Bridge......Page 393
Puppet Warp......Page 396
Turn 2D objects into 3D using Repoussé......Page 397
Selections made easier......Page 398
Index......Page 399