Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks E-Book

Lynette Kent

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Serie: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 373

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2012

Beschreibung

Take your Photoshop skills to the next level Users who already know Photoshop basics will love this colorful, step-by-step guide to new tricks and techniques. Filled with beyond-the-essentials techniques that show how to take your Photoshop skills to the next level, it is lavishly illustrated with beautiful photos that inspire you to experiment. Numbered, step-by-step instructions make the techniques easy to learn, and this edition delves into all the capabilities of Photoshop CS6. Learn to get your images noticed. * Users who are already familiar with Photoshop basics can expand their skills with these creative, original techniques * Features numbered, step-by-step instructions illustrated with full-color screen shots and beautiful photos * Helps you take your skills to the next level and add "wow" to your images * Veteran author is a well-traveled photographer and skilled Photoshop technician who has served as a demo artist for computer graphics software Photoshop CS 6 Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks helps you expand your skills and enhance your photos.

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Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks Photoshop® CS6

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Make Photoshop Work for You

#1 SELECT THE COLOR SETTINGS for your projects

#2 CHOOSE YOUR PREFERRED COLOR for the interface and screen modes

#3 SET THE PREFERENCES for the way you work

#4 Create your own CUSTOMIZED WORKSPACE

#5 Change your WINDOW VIEWS

#6 CUSTOMIZE YOUR VIEW of Bridge

#7 SAVE TIME FINDING YOUR IMAGES with the Mini Bridge

#8 ADD A KEYBOARD SHORTCUT for a favorite filter

#9 CREATE A CUSTOM ACTION to increase your efficiency

#10 DESIGN A CUSTOM BRUSH with your settings

#11 LOAD OPTIONAL BRUSH SETS for better painting

#12 CUSTOMIZE A GRADIENT to suit your design

#13 Make Photoshop TAKE NOTES FOR YOU

Activate the History Log

Activate the Notes Tool

#14 CALIBRATE AND PROFILE your monitor for accurate editing

#15 Turn on the full power of Photoshop with a PEN TABLET

Chapter 2: Work with Layers, Selections, and Masks

#16 Edit an image with ADDED LAYERS AND BLENDING MODES

#17 ORGANIZE THE LAYERS PANEL with names and colors

Close Tab Groups

Rename Layers

Color-Code Layers

#18 USE LAYER FILTERS to quickly find the layer you need

#19 Modify a photo with an ON-IMAGE ADJUSTMENT TOOL

#20 ADD LAYERS AS SMART OBJECTS for flexible changes

Open an Image as a Smart Object

Convert an Open Image Layer to a Smart Object Layer

Open an Image as a Smart Object and Copy It to another Document

#21 APPLY FILTERS AS SMART FILTERS for dynamic adjustments

#22 Make a selection with the QUICK SELECTION TOOL

#23 PAINT A QUICK MASK to make a detailed selection

#24 SELECT JUST SKIN TONES and adjust only the faces

#25 ADJUST A SELECTION with the Refine Edge tool

#26 BLEND TWO PHOTOS TOGETHER with an automatic layer mask

#27 USE A GRADIENT FILL LAYER to improve your image

#28 USE AUTO-ALIGN AND AUTO-BLEND LAYERS to combine photos

#29 Create photographic designs with VECTOR LAYERS

Chapter 3: Straighten, Crop, and Resize

#30 CROP YOUR IMAGES USING GUIDES to improve composition

#31 Easily level a CROOKED HORIZON

#32 Expand the canvas with a REVERSE CROP

#33 CROP CREATIVELY for a diptych, triptych, or quadriptych

#34 CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE with the Crop tool

#35 CORRECT GEOMETRIC DISTORTION with the Lens Correction filter

Use the Automatic Correction

Use the Custom Correction

#36 IMPROVE THE FIELD OF VIEW with the Adaptive Wide Angle filter

#37 Assemble a panorama using PHOTOMERGE AUTOMATION

#38 RESIZE YOUR IMAGE with minimal visible loss

Chapter 4: Retouch Portraits

#39 IMPROVE THE SKIN with the Spot Healing brush and layers

#40 REDUCE WRINKLES for a more youthful appearance

#41 SOFTEN THE SKIN naturally

#42 REMOVE THE GLARE from eyeglasses

#43 CHANGE EYE COLOR digitally

#44 LIGHTEN THE IRISES with a gradient layer

#45 BRIGHTEN THE EYES by lightening the whites

#46 ADD DEPTH TO THE EYES AND LIPS to enhance them

#47 Make the eyes come alive with a DIGITAL CATCHLIGHT

#48 SELECTIVELY SHARPEN JUST THE EYES to add focus

#49 Improve a smile by WHITENING TEETH

Chapter 5: Enhance Colors, Tone, and Sharpness in Photos

#50 IMPROVE A PHOTO with an auto setting

#51 IMPROVE AN OVEREXPOSED PHOTO in three steps

#52 Improve contrast with a CURVES ADJUSTMENT LAYER

#53 REMOVE A COLORCAST to improve the overall color

#54 HAND-TINT a black-and-white photograph

#55 CONVERT A COLOR PHOTO to a black-and-white photo

Convert with a Black & White Adjustment Layer

Convert with a Channel Mixer Adjustment Layer

#56 ADD A TOUCH OF COLOR to a black-and-white conversion

#57 Improve exposure with a DODGE AND BURN LAYER

Use a Layer in the Soft Light Blend Mode

Use a Layer in the Overlay Blend Mode

#58 Increase saturation subtly using a VIBRANCE ADJUSTMENT LAYER

#59 CHANGE THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SHADOWS nondestructively

#60 SHARPEN THE PHOTO to correct digital softening

#61 APPLY HIGH PASS SHARPENING to increase edge sharpness

#62 ALTER DEPTH OF FIELD with a digital blur

Chapter 6: Process Photos in Camera Raw

#63 Set the preferences to OPEN ANY IMAGE IN CAMERA RAW

#64 OPEN CAMERA RAW FILES AS SMART OBJECTS automatically

#65 RECOVER BLOWN HIGHLIGHTS with Camera Raw

#66 SYNCHRONIZE THE WHITE BALANCE for a group of images

#67 VISUALLY ADJUST THE TONE CURVE with the Targeted Adjustment tool

#68 IMPROVE A SKY with the Camera Raw graduated filter

#69 CREATE A SPLIT TONE in Camera Raw for a special effect

#70 ADD CREATIVE ADJUSTMENTS with Camera Raw

Chapter 7: Make Magic with Digital Special Effects

#71 APPLY A PHOTO FILTER for dynamic adjustments

#72 Add a vignette effect to FOCUS ON THE SUBJECT

#73 Remove unwanted elements with a CONTENT-AWARE BRUSH STROKE

#74 Use the Patch Tool to CLONE CONTENTS TO A NEW AREA

#75 RECOMPOSE A PHOTO with the Content-Aware Move tool

#76 SCALE AN IMAGE without distorting the subject

#77 BLEND SEPARATE PHOTOS for the best group shot

#78 MERGE MULTIPLE PHOTOS into an image with high dynamic range

#79 USE A PUPPET WARP to alter perspective

#80 APPLY HDR TONING to just one photograph

#81 INCREASE DEPTH OF FIELD with the Auto Blend tool

#82 MAINTAIN PERSPECTIVE when adding text to an image

#83 ERASE ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES with the Vanishing Point filter

#84 Use the Clone Stamp tool to SIMULATE A REFLECTION

#85 Apply a shape to a wrinkled surface with a DISPLACEMENT MAP

Chapter 8: Design with Text Effects

#86 CREATE A CUSTOM WATERMARK to protect your images

#87 MAKE TEXT WRAP around a subject

#88 WARP TEXT for a fun effect

#89 ADD PERSPECTIVE TO TEXT and keep it sharp

#90 Create a PHOTO-FILLED TITLE

#91 Create a realistic COLORED SHADOW

#92 Design with TEXT AND GRAPHICS

#93 Format text with YOUR OWN PARAGRAPH STYLE

Chapter 9: Create Digital Artwork from Photographs

#94 Make any photo appear SKETCHED ON THE PAPER

#95 ADD YOUR OWN SIGNATURE to any artwork

#96 SIMULATE A PAINTED EFFECT with a filter

#97 CONVERT A PHOTO to a high-contrast stylized image

#98 Control the colors to POSTERIZE A PHOTO

#99 SET UP THE BRUSHES AND HUD for your art projects

#100 SKETCH TRADITIONALLY with digital brushes

Create the Digitized Sketch

Sketch with a Hand-Drawn Look

#101 Create a digital PEN-AND-INK DRAWING

#102 CREATE A PASTEL DRAWING from a photograph

#103 Change a photograph into a PEN-AND-COLORED-WASH DRAWING

#104 Turn a photo into a HAND-PAINTED OIL PAINTING

#105 Paint a DIGITAL WATERCOLOR

Chapter 10: Give Your Images a Professional Presentation

#106 Add a quick matte to a photo with a FRAME ACTION

#107 MAKE A SIMPLE LINE FRAME from within a photo

#108 Apply a filter to give a photo an ARTISTIC EDGE

#109 CREATE A REALISTIC MATTE to frame your art

#110 Make a photo look like a GALLERY PRINT

#111 MAKE A CONTACT SHEET of your photos

#112 CREATE A SLIDE SHOW presentation

#113 Create a WEB PHOTO GALLERY

Create a Web Gallery

Upload Your Web Gallery to an FTP Site

Chapter 11: Plug In to Photoshop

#114 Enhance colors and light selectively with NIK VIVEZA

#115 Colorize a black-and-white photo with AKVIS COLORIAGE

#116 Convert a photo to a pencil sketch with AKVIS SKETCH

#117 Create a gold logo with ALIEN SKIN EYE CANDY 6

TOP 100

Tips & Tricks

Photoshop® CS6

by Lynette Kent

Photoshop® CS6: Top 100 Simplified® Tips & Tricks

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About the Author

Lynette Kent (Huntington Beach, CA) studied art and French at Stanford University, where she received a master’s degree. She taught at the high school and community college level before becoming an unconventional computer guru when she adopted the Mac in 1987. Lynette now writes books for John Wiley & Sons, articles on digital imaging and photography for ShootSmarter.com, and reviews for Design Tools Monthly. She also teaches and presents graphics-related hardware and software for technology companies, including Wacom, Adobe, G-Technology, and Digital Foci. Both a photographer and artist, Lynette enjoys traditional and digital painting and often blends these techniques with her photographs to create images. Lynette has written the Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks titles for Photoshop CS2, CS3, CS4, and CS5; Teach Yourself VISUALLY Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2; Teach Yourself VISUALLY Mac OS X Leopard; and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Digital Photography, 3rd Edition. In her nonexistent spare time, Lynette helps run the Adobe Technology Exchange of Southern California, a professional organization for photographers, graphic designers, and fine artists.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks go out to project editor Sarah Hellert for her literal and meticulous unscrambling of chapters and tireless attention to detail; to copy editor Scott Tullis for making sure the text was understandable and legible; to tech editor Dennis Cohen for overseeing the accuracy of the steps and technical terminology. Thank you to graphics technicians Ronda David-Burroughs, Sennett Vaughan Johnson, Jill Proll, and Sarah Wright, and to the project coordinator, Sheree Montgomery. And thank you, Stephanie McComb, acquisitions editor at John Wiley & Sons, for asking me to write this book.

I also want to thank John Derry for his time-consuming and thoughtful answers to all my questions on mixer brushes. Many thanks also go to Val Gelineau of Photospin.com for allowing me to use some great Photospin images to illustrate several tasks. And of course thanks go to the Adobe team for always being so responsive to all the questions from the beta testers.

How to Use This Book

Who This Book Is For

This book is for readers who know the basics and want to expand their knowledge of this particular technology or software application.

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Steps

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Notes

Notes give additional information — special conditions that may occur during an operation, a situation that you want to avoid, or a cross reference to a related area of the book.

Icons and Buttons

Icons and buttons show you exactly what you need to click to perform a step.

Tips

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Demonstrates a new spin on a common task

Difficulty Level:

Introduces a new skill or a new task

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Combines multiple skills requiring in-depth knowledge

Difficulty Level:

Requires extensive skill and may involve other technologies

Chapter 1

Make Photoshop Work for You

Photoshop can be used for different types of projects from graphic design to digital photography, from basic photo editing to fine art painting. With each new version, Photoshop becomes more powerful and includes more tools. The key to using Photoshop is learning where the tools are located, how they can be customized, and how to set up Photoshop’s interface to suit you.

With so many tools and panels, your screen can become cluttered. You may prefer to see only some panels and not others. You may also prefer certain tool settings to others. Customizing Photoshop’s menus and tools to work for you makes the program more useful and fun.

Photoshop CS6 adds new options for customizing the interface. You can now select the color of the background for viewing your projects. You can simplify your screen and keep only the tools you need available. You can make your own gradients, set up your own shortcuts, and load and save your own brushes. You can set up your workspace with only the panels and the tools you want for one project. You can also set up multiple workspaces, each with different tools for different projects, and then switch between workspaces.

By learning to customize the interface, setting your monitor to reflect more accurate colors, and exploring the range of tools in Photoshop, you not only gain familiarity with the application, you also become more productive as you work through different projects.

#1Select the Color Settings for Your Projects

Difficulty Level:

#2Choose Your Preferred Color for the Interface and Screen Modes

Difficulty Level:

#3Set the Preferences for the Way You Work

Difficulty Level:

#4Create Your Own Customized Workspace

Difficulty Level:

#5Change Your Window Views

Difficulty Level:

#6Customize Your View of Bridge

Difficulty Level:

#7Save Time Finding Your Images with the Mini Bridge

Difficulty Level:

#8Add a Keyboard Shortcut for a Favorite Filter

Difficulty Level:

#9Create a Custom Action to Increase Your Efficiency

Difficulty Level:

#10Design a Custom Brush with Your Settings

Difficulty Level:

#11Load Optional Brush Sets for Better Painting

Difficulty Level:

#12Customize a Gradient to Suit Your Design

Difficulty Level:

#13Make Photoshop Take Notes for You