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photoshop cs5 the missing manual ® lesa snider beijing ·cambridge ·farnham ·köln ·sebastopol ·taipei ·tokyo

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photoshop cs5 the missing manual by lesa snider copyright © 2010 lesa snider all rights reserved printed in canada published by o reilly media inc 1005 gravenstein highway north sebastopol ca 95472 o reilly media books may be purchased for educational business or sales promotional use online editions are also available for most titles safari.oreilly.com for more information contact our corporate/institutional sales department 800-998-9938 or corporate@oreilly.com may 2010 first edition the missing manual is a registered trademark of o reilly media inc the missing manual logo and the book that should have been in the box are trademarks of o reilly media inc many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks where those designations appear in this book and o reilly media is aware of a trademark claim the designations are capitalized while every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained in it this book uses a durable and flexible lay-flat binding isbn 9781449381684 [ti]

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table of contents the missing credits xiv foreword xvii introduction 1 part one the basics chapter 1 photoshop cs5 guided tour 13 meet the application frame the application bar the almighty options bar swapping screen modes customizing your workspace working with panels using the tools panel colors swatches styles adjustments masks layers channels paths navigator histogram info the power of undo changing how far back you can go turning back time with the history panel the history brush revert command tweaking photoshop s preferences general interface file handling performance cursors transparency gamut units rulers 13 14 15 16 18 19 22 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 29 31 31 32 33 33 34 35 35 36 iii

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guides grid slices plug-ins type the preset manager sharing presets 37 37 38 38 38 41 42 44 46 47 48 49 50 51 53 54 55 56 56 57 59 60 60 64 65 65 66 68 69 71 chapter 2 opening viewing and saving files 41 creating a new document photoshop s ready-made documents setting size and resolution choosing a color mode choosing your background advanced options saving files file formats opening an existing document the open dialog box opening files as smart objects opening recent files working with pdfs working with scanned images working with raw files duplicating files changing your image view zooming in and out moving around in your image zooming with the navigator panel rotating your canvas arranging open images guides grids and rulers rulers and guiding lines the ruler tool layer basics the layers panel selecting layers adding new layers hiding and showing layers restacking layers duplicating and deleting layers copying and pasting layers filling a layer with color tweaking a layer s opacity and fill resizing and rotating layers moving and aligning layers chapter 3 layers the key to nondestructive editing 75 76 77 79 81 82 83 87 90 91 92 95 96 iv table of contents

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managing layers naming and color-coding layers linking and locking layers grouping layers into folders layer comps capturing different document versions rasterizing layers merging layers layer blending layer masks digital masking tape adding layer masks using layer masks editing a mask using smart objects creating smart objects managing smart objects layer styles managing layer styles using the styles panel selection basics meet the marching ants selecting by shape the rectangular and elliptical marquee tools the single row and column marquee tools the vector shape tools selecting by color the quick selection tool the magic wand the color range command the background and magic erasers selecting irregular areas using the lasso tools selecting with the pen tool creating selections with channels using the tools together modifying selections refining edges fixing edge halos creating a border selection transforming a selection using quick mask mode moving selections saving a selection filling a selection with color stroking outlining a selection 101 102 103 105 107 110 111 112 113 114 115 120 123 124 126 128 131 132 135 136 138 139 144 146 149 149 151 154 157 161 162 165 166 166 166 166 172 173 174 176 177 180 181 183 chapter 4 selections choosing what to edit 135 table of contents v

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chapter 5 controlling color with channels 185 how color works rgb mode vs cmyk mode the channels panel and you meet the color channels rgb channels cmyk channels spot channels lab channels multichannel mode single-channel modes the mighty alpha channel creating an alpha channel editing alpha channels loading an alpha channel as a selection deleting alpha channels basic channel stunts selecting objects with channels creating a silhouette effect lightening and darkening channels combining channels sharpening individual channels 186 187 188 193 193 195 197 198 198 200 200 201 202 204 205 205 205 209 213 214 214 part two editing images chapter 6 cropping resizing and rotating 219 cropping images the rule of thirds creative cropping the crop tool cropping with selection tools trimming photos down to size cropping and straightening photos cropping and straightening in camera raw resizing images pixels and resolution the mighty image size dialog box resizing images for print resizing for email and the web resizing web images for print resizing images for presentations resizing smart objects automated resizing with the image processor resizing the canvas the content-aware scale tool vi 219 220 221 222 231 231 232 233 236 238 239 244 247 250 253 254 255 257 258 table of contents

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rotating distorting and other creative madness simple rotations the transformers puppet warp cut it out pasting into a selection sky swapping fading images together soft erasers soft brushes and layer masks gradient masks layer blend modes normal and dissolve blend modes darken blend modes lighten blend modes lighting blend modes comparative blend modes hue blend modes zapping backgrounds with blending sliders auto-aligning layers and photomerge building panoramas with photomerge auto-blending layers cloning between documents combining vectors and rasters mapping one image onto another draining color black white adjustment layers channel mixer adjustment layers the lightness channel going grayscale in camera raw partial color effect fading color to black and white high-contrast black and white the high-key effect delicious duotones changing color hue/saturation adjustment layers hue blend mode replacing color selective color adjustment layers matching colors photo filter adjustment layers 262 262 263 270 275 278 282 284 284 285 287 289 291 292 295 298 301 301 303 305 308 309 311 315 319 323 324 328 329 329 331 334 336 339 339 342 342 348 349 349 351 352 chapter 7 combining images 275 chapter 8 draining changing and adding color 323 table of contents vii

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posterizing your ticket to cartoon art inverting colors adding color variations color balance adjustment layers colorizing images adding solid blocks of color gradient map adjustment layers quick fixer-uppers setting target colors fixing color fixing lighting correcting images in camera raw changing white balance fixing exposure making colors pop camera raw s adjustment brush camera raw s graduated filters more fun with camera raw using levels histograms mountains of information the levels sliders the levels eyedroppers correcting by the numbers color-correcting skin working with curves changing contrast creating high dynamic range images using merge to hdr pro making colors pop intensifying colors adjusting hue/saturation adding lab pop rescuing the unfixables the great healers the spot healing brush the healing brush the patch tool zapping shines and shadows whitening teeth super slimmers fixing flabby chins liquifying bulges viii 353 355 355 355 357 358 360 363 367 368 371 374 381 383 385 387 388 389 389 390 390 394 397 401 405 406 411 414 414 418 418 419 420 421 424 425 427 431 434 436 438 438 438 chapter 9 correcting color and lighting 367 chapter 10 the beauty salon photoshopping people 423 table of contents

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slimming with the free transform skin softeners selective blur easy glamour glow softening wrinkles with faux dodge and burn show-stopping eyes enhancing eyes fixing red eye fixing animal white eye what is sharpening basic sharpening sharpening with the unsharp mask the smart sharpen filter sharpening layered files sharpening part of an image advanced sharpening techniques creating an edge mask sharpening with the high pass filter sharpening in camera raw global sharpening selective sharpening in camera raw 442 445 445 447 447 450 450 452 456 460 461 463 466 470 472 475 475 478 480 481 484 chapter 11 the art of sharpening 459 part three the artistic side of photoshop chapter 12 painting in photoshop 485 color theory the basics selecting a color scheme using a color wheel using the kuler panel other color scheme generating tools choosing individual colors the color picker the eyedropper tool loading color libraries the swatches panel the color panel reintroducing the brush tool controlling the brush cursor s appearance meet the mixer brush painting from scratch loading more built-in brushes customizing brushes brush tip shape shape dynamics 486 488 488 490 492 493 493 495 495 496 498 499 501 502 506 514 518 521 522 ix table of contents

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scattering texture dual brush color dynamics transfer noise wet edges airbrush smoothing protect texture suggested brush customizations defining a new brush installing new brushes 523 524 526 527 528 529 529 529 529 529 529 531 534 539 541 542 544 545 548 550 551 553 555 556 557 557 558 560 562 564 566 568 568 572 575 578 583 584 585 586 588 589 594 chapter 13 drawing with the vector tools 537 photoshop s drawing modes drawing paths with the pen tool drawing straight paths drawing curved paths converting anchor points path drawing tips saving paths drawing with the shape tools using the shape tools drawing multiple shapes on one layer using custom shapes editing paths adding deleting and converting points selecting and moving paths making paths intersect adding a stroke to a path filling a path making selections and masks with paths making a path from a selection making a clipping path using vector masks typography 101 the face of type creating and editing text point text vs paragraph text moving text selecting text resizing text creating a hollow text selection creating type on a path x chapter 14 creating artistic text 575 table of contents

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filling a shape with text warping text using find and replace formatting text formatting with the options bar the character panel the paragraph panel special text effects stroked text texturizing type placing a photo inside text converting type to a shape or path more typographic resources the joy of smart filters a filters tour artistic blur brush strokes distort noise pixelate render sketch stylize texture video other digimarc browse filters online lens correction vanishing point 596 597 599 600 600 603 614 620 621 624 629 631 631 634 636 637 638 642 644 644 644 645 648 650 654 655 655 655 655 655 657 chapter 15 the wide world of filters 633 part four printing and the web chapter 16 photoshop and print 665 the challenge of wysiwyg printing understanding color gamuts and profiles calibrating your monitor printer-friendly resizing and file formats resizing and saving as a tiff resizing and saving as a pdf file printing on an inkjet printer printing on a commercial offset press 665 666 667 669 670 672 676 684 table of contents xi

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converting rgb images to cmyk using built-in profiles custom rgb to cmyk profile conversions using spot color printing duotone multitonal images proofing images onscreen printing color separations printing proofs printing on a digital press printing rgb images on a digital press printing cmyk images on a digital press printing spot colors on a digital press printing several images on a page using picture package and contact sheet recap stress-free printing tips creating web and email-friendly images resizing your image choosing the best file format saving and compressing your file animating a gif editing your animation saving your animation designing a website favicon creating web-page mockups and image maps slicing an existing image modifying slices saving slices protecting your images online embedding copyright info watermarking images building online photo galleries 685 687 688 697 700 702 703 705 705 706 706 706 707 707 712 712 715 718 725 727 729 729 731 732 734 738 739 739 740 743 chapter 17 photoshop and the web 711 part five photoshop power chapter 18 working smarter with actions 749 the actions panel using actions creating actions running actions on a folder managing actions editing actions creating droplets sharing actions loading actions saving your actions xii 750 752 754 757 761 762 763 763 764 765 table of contents

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chapter 19 beyond photoshop plug-ins 767 adding and removing plug-ins managing plug-ins noise reducers noiseware dfine noise ninja making selections and masking fluid mask mask pro color correction and enhancement viveza color efex pro phototune phototools miscellaneous plug-ins lucisart silver efex pro genuine fractals focalpoint sharpener pro eye candy sitegrinder 767 769 770 771 771 772 772 772 773 774 774 774 775 778 778 778 779 780 781 781 782 782 note head to www.missingmanuals.com and click the missing cd link to download five appendixes part six appendixes appendix a installing photoshop see www.missingmanuals.com/cds appendix b troubleshooting and getting help see www.missingmanuals.com/cds appendix c using adobe bridge see www.missingmanuals.com/cds appendix d photoshop s tools panel see www.missingmanuals.com/cds appendix e photoshop menu by menu see www.missingmanuals.com/cds index 783 table of contents xiii

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