Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS3 in 24 Hours: 24 Proven One-Hour Lessons PDF
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Carla Rose Kate Binder SamsTeachYourself Adobe ® Photoshop ® CS3 24 in Hours 800 East 96th Street,Indianapolis,Indiana,46240 USA Sams Teach Yourself Adobe®Photoshop®CS3 in 24 Acquisitions Editor Hours Betsy Brown Copyright © 2007 by Sams Publishing Development Editor All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval Songlin Qiu system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. No Managing Editor patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained Patrick Kanouse herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Project Editor Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the informa- tion contained herein. Seth Kerney ISBN-10: 0-672-32935-2 Copy Editor ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32935-7 Margaret Berson Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is on file. Indexer Printed in the United States of America Ken Johnson First Printing: April 2007 10 09 08 07 4 3 2 1 Proofreader Sarah Kearns Trademarks All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service Technical Editor marks have been appropriately capitalized. Sams Publishing cannot attest to the Doug Nelson accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark. Publishing Coordinator Vanessa Evans Warning and Disclaimer Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as Book Designer possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied. The information provided is on Gary Adair an “as is” basis. 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For more information, please contact U.S. Corporate and Government Sales 1-800-382-3419 [email protected] For sales outside of the U.S., please contact International Sales [email protected] Contents at a Glance Introduction................................................................................1 Part I: Getting Started HOUR 1 Exploring Photoshop Basics...........................................................7 2 Opening and Saving Files............................................................29 3 Making Selections......................................................................45 4 Specifying Color Modes and Color Models......................................69 5 Adjusting Color .........................................................................87 Part II: Painting with Pixels HOUR 6 Painting with Brushes...............................................................113 7 Digital Painting.......................................................................133 8 Moving Paint...........................................................................151 9 Advanced Painting Techniques...................................................165 Part III: Photoshop Power Tools HOUR 10 Using Transformations..............................................................187 11 Using Layers............................................................................205 12 Using Masks............................................................................225 13 Using Paths.............................................................................241 Part IV: Fantastic Filters HOUR 14 Getting Started with Filters.........................................................265 15 Applying Filters That Improve Your Picture...................................279 16 Applying Filters to Turn Your Picture into Art................................295 17 Applying Filters to Make Your Picture Funky.................................321 Part V: Using Text and Special Effects HOUR 18 Adding Type to Pictures.............................................................343 19 Taking Advantage of Useful Tricks...............................................369 Part VI: Repairing and Enhancing Your Photos HOUR 20 Compositing Images.................................................................393 21 Repairing Black-and-White Photos..............................................419 22 Repairing Color Photos..............................................................443 Part VII: Publishing Your Pictures HOUR 23 Printing and Publishing Your Images...........................................461 24 Going Online with Photoshop....................................................483 Part VIII: Appendixes A Photoshop CS3 Palette Quick Reference........................................509 B A Quick Walk on the Extended Side.............................................521 Index.....................................................................................523 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Downloading the Book’s Source Images....................................................2 Conventions Used in This Book................................................................2 Part I: Getting Started HOUR 1: Exploring Photoshop Basics 7 Finding Your Way Around ......................................................................7 The Toolbox........................................................................................10 The Tool Options Bar............................................................................17 What’s on the Menus?..........................................................................17 Setting Preferences ..............................................................................25 Summary ..........................................................................................26 Workshop ..........................................................................................26 HOUR 2: Opening and Saving Files 29 Working with Files ..............................................................................29 Saving Your Work................................................................................36 Undoing and Redoing ..........................................................................40 Using Version Cue................................................................................41 Summary ..........................................................................................42 Workshop ..........................................................................................43 HOUR 3: Making Selections 45 The Selection Tools ..............................................................................45 The Select Menu..................................................................................54 Selecting Large Areas ..........................................................................57 Advanced Selection Techniques..............................................................59 Cutting and Copying............................................................................61 Cropping............................................................................................62 Summary ..........................................................................................65 Workshop ..........................................................................................66 HOUR 4: Specifying Color Modes and Color Models 69 Color Models ......................................................................................70 From Models to Modes..........................................................................74 Color Bit Depth and Why It Matters........................................................82 Summary ..........................................................................................83 Workshop ..........................................................................................84 vi Sams Teach Yourself Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 in 24 Hours HOUR 5: Adjusting Color 87 Evaluating Your Color Adjustment Needs ................................................88 Adjusting by Eye with Variations............................................................89 Making Other Adjustments ..................................................................93 Preserving the Original with Adjustment Layers......................................105 Understanding Channels ....................................................................106 Summary..........................................................................................107 Workshop ........................................................................................108 Part II: Painting with Pixels HOUR 6: Painting with Brushes 113 Making the Most of Brushes ................................................................114 Using Other Painting Tools..................................................................119 The Color Replacement Tool................................................................124 Summary..........................................................................................129 Workshop ........................................................................................129 HOUR 7: Digital Painting 133 Foreground and Background Colors......................................................133 Selecting Colors ................................................................................134 Blending Modes ................................................................................143 Summary..........................................................................................147 Workshop ........................................................................................148 HOUR 8: Moving Paint 151 Smudges ..........................................................................................151 The Focus Tools..................................................................................154 The Toning Tools................................................................................159 Summary..........................................................................................162 Workshop ........................................................................................163 HOUR 9: Advanced Painting Techniques 165 Simulating Different Media..................................................................166 Summary..........................................................................................181 Workshop ........................................................................................181 Part III: Photoshop Power Tools HOUR 10: Using Transformations 187 Resizing............................................................................................187 Rotating ..........................................................................................190 Flipping............................................................................................196 vii Contents Transforming Parts of an Image ..........................................................198 Warp and Liquify ..............................................................................201 Summary..........................................................................................202 Workshop ........................................................................................203 HOUR 11: Using Layers 205 Using the Layers Palette......................................................................206 Working with Multiple Layers..............................................................213 Summary..........................................................................................221 Workshop ........................................................................................222 HOUR 12: Using Masks 225 Applying Masks ................................................................................226 Using Quick Mask..............................................................................227 Layer Masks......................................................................................230 Summary..........................................................................................237 Workshop ........................................................................................238 HOUR 13: Using Paths 241 Creating Paths ..................................................................................242 Editing Paths ....................................................................................252 Using Paths ......................................................................................254 Summary..........................................................................................260 Workshop ........................................................................................260 Part IV: Fantastic Filters HOUR 14: Getting Started with Filters 265 The Filter Gallery ..............................................................................265 Applying and Editing Smart Filters........................................................267 Combining and Fading Filters..............................................................270 Summary..........................................................................................275 Workshop ........................................................................................275 HOUR 15: Applying Filters That Improve Your Picture 279 Sharpen Filters ..................................................................................279 Blur Filters........................................................................................285 Summary..........................................................................................293 Workshop ........................................................................................293 HOUR 16: Applying Filters to Turn Your Picture into Art 295 Artistic Filters....................................................................................296 Brush Strokes Filters............................................................................308 viii Sams Teach Yourself Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 in 24 Hours Sketch Filters ....................................................................................313 Summary..........................................................................................318 Workshop ........................................................................................319 HOUR 17: Applying Filters to Make Your Picture Funky 321 Distort Filters ....................................................................................321 Pixelate Filters ..................................................................................329 Stylize Filters ....................................................................................332 Summary..........................................................................................337 Workshop ........................................................................................337 Part V: Using Text and Special Effects HOUR 18: Adding Type to Pictures 343 The Type Tools ..................................................................................344 Setting Type......................................................................................348 Creating Drop Shadows ......................................................................351 Cutting and Filling Type......................................................................357 Adding Glows....................................................................................359 Creating Bevel and Emboss Effects........................................................361 Warping Text ....................................................................................361 Setting Type on a Path........................................................................363 Checking Your Spelling ......................................................................364 Summary..........................................................................................365 Workshop ........................................................................................365 HOUR 19: Taking Advantage of Useful Tricks 369 Glows ..............................................................................................370 Lighting Effects..................................................................................372 Reflections........................................................................................375 Extracting Selections ..........................................................................381 Notes ..............................................................................................382 Contact Sheets and Picture Packages ....................................................382 Working Efficiently ............................................................................386 Summary..........................................................................................388 Workshop ........................................................................................388 Part VI: Repairing and Enhancing Your Photos HOUR 20: Compositing Images 393 Image Sources ..................................................................................393 Making One Picture from Two..............................................................395 ix Contents Realistic Composites ..........................................................................398 Replacing a Background ....................................................................402 Making Composites from Nothing........................................................407 Putting the Pieces Together with Photomerge..........................................410 Summary..........................................................................................415 Workshop ........................................................................................415 HOUR 21: Repairing Black-and-White Photos 419 Easy Fixes ........................................................................................419 Using the Eyedropper..........................................................................424 Using the Clone Stamp ......................................................................425 Using the Healing Brush and Patch Tools ..............................................426 Cleaning Up a Picture, Step by Step ......................................................428 Applying Tints ..................................................................................434 Vignetting ........................................................................................438 Summary..........................................................................................438 Workshop ........................................................................................439 HOUR 22: Repairing Color Photos 443 Color Retouching ..............................................................................443 Removing Objects..............................................................................453 Summary..........................................................................................457 Workshop ........................................................................................457 Part VII: Publishing Your Pictures HOUR 23: Printing and Publishing Your Images 461 Choosing a Printer ............................................................................462 Preparing to Print ..............................................................................464 Printing the Page ..............................................................................470 Preparing the Image ..........................................................................473 Picking the Paper ..............................................................................477 Placing Photoshop Images in Other Programs ........................................478 Summary..........................................................................................480 Workshop ........................................................................................481 HOUR 24: Going Online with Photoshop 483 File Formats and File Size....................................................................484 Preparing Backgrounds ......................................................................489 Building Animations..........................................................................492 Making a Web Photo Gallery ..............................................................495 Creating Slices ..................................................................................498
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