Adobe Photoshop CS5 Illustrated

236 Pages·2010·42.883 MB·English

by  Chris Botello

Adobe® Photoshop® CS5
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• Coverage—Eight units cover essential skills for working • Focused Lessons—Each two-page spread focuses on a
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Brief Contents
Preface ..................................................................................................................................... x
Photoshop CS5
Unit A: Getting Started with Photoshop CS5 ..................................................................Photoshop 1
Unit B: Selecting Pixels .............................................................................................. Photoshop 31
Unit C: Working with Layers ....................................................................................... Photoshop 57
Unit D: Working with Type and Gradients .................................................................... Photoshop 83
Unit E: Improving Images with Adjustment Layers ........................................................Photoshop 111
Unit F: Working with Brushes and Color Effects ............................................................Photoshop 135
Unit G: Creating Special Effects ..................................................................................Photoshop 159
Unit H: Improving Productivity ..................................................................................Photoshop 183
Glossary ....................................................................................................................Glossary 207
Index .............................................................................................................................Index 209

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Contents
Preface ...............................................................................................................................................x
Photoshop CS5
Unit A: Getting Started with Photoshop CS4 .....................................................................Photoshop 1
Defining Photo Editing Software ...................................................................................Photoshop 2
Understanding graphics programs
Starting Photoshop and Viewing the Workspace ..........................................................Photoshop 4
Getting help in Photoshop CS4
Managing the workspace
Using the Zoom Tool and the Hand Tool ......................................................................Photoshop 6
Accessing the Zoom and Hand tools
Saving a Document and Understanding File Formats ...................................................Photoshop 8
Choosing the right file format
Understanding and Changing Resolution ...................................................................Photoshop 10
Understanding the difference between image size and file size
Changing Image Size ....................................................................................................Photoshop 12
What is “high-res” exactly?
Creating a New Document ...........................................................................................Photoshop 14
Using the Revert command
Introducing color models and color modes
Transforming the Canvas .............................................................................................Photoshop 16
“Res-ing up” when you have no choice
Cropping an Image ......................................................................................................Photoshop 18
Setting opacity for the Crop tool
Cropping an Image to a Specific Size ...........................................................................Photoshop 20
Cropping, resolution, and image size
Moving the crop marquee
Practice .........................................................................................................................Photoshop 22
Unit B: Selecting Pixels ......................................................................................................Photoshop 31
Using the Marquee Tools .............................................................................................Photoshop 32
The Shift key: Doing double duty
Using the Lasso Tools ...................................................................................................Photoshop 34
Using the Magic Wand Tool .........................................................................................Photoshop 36
Understanding tolerance
Saving and Loading Selections .....................................................................................Photoshop 38
Saving color swatches
Working with and Saving Alpha Channels .................................................................Photoshop 40
Working with the foreground and background colors
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