Teach Yourself VISUALLY Adobe Photoshop CS6 E-Book

Mike Wooldridge

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Serie: Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech)
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 290

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2012

Beschreibung

Gets visual learners up to speed on the newest enhancements in Photoshop Photoshop is constantly evolving, and the newest version offers great new tools for photographers. This popular guide gets visual learners up to speed quickly; previous editions have sold more than 150,000 copies. With colorful screen shots illustrating the step-by-step instructions, this book is perfect for Photoshop newcomers and for visual learners who are upgrading from an earlier version. It covers setting up the software, importing images from the camera, using all the tools, creating an online gallery, and more. * Covers the most important features of Photoshop CS6, including importing photos from a digital camera, retouching and repairing damaged photos, enhancing digital images, and adding custom 3-D effects * Explains how to edit images for the web, create an online photo gallery, and incorporate graphics into desktop publishing programs * Explores color management, using palettes, compositing, using layers, applying gradients, setting type, and working with filters * Features step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations designed for those who learn best when they see how things are done Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop CS6 gets visual learners ready to take advantage of everything the newest version has to offer.

Leseprobe

Photoshop® CS6

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Work with Images

Understanding Photoshop

Start Photoshop on a PC

Start Photoshop on a Mac

The Photoshop Workspace

Find Images for Your Projects

Set Preferences

Save a Workspace

Open an Image

Browse for an Image in Bridge

Sort and Filter Images in Bridge

Display a Slide Show in Bridge

Import Images from a Camera in Bridge

Create a New Image

Exit Photoshop

Understanding Photoshop Basics

Introducing the Photoshop Toolbox

Work with Toolbox Tools

Magnify with the Zoom Tool

Adjust Views

Change Screen Modes

Using Rulers and Guides

Undo Commands

Revert an Image

Manage Image Windows

Changing the Size of an Image

Change the On-Screen Size of an Image

Change the Print Size of an Image

Change the Resolution of an Image

Crop an Image

Crop and Straighten Photos

Trim an Image

Change the Canvas Size of an Image

Making Selections

Select with the Marquee Tools

Select with the Lasso Tool

Select with the Magnetic Lasso Tool

Select with the Quick Selection Tool

Select with the Magic Wand Tool

Select with the Color Range Command

Select All the Pixels in an Image

Move a Selection Border

Add to or Subtract from a Selection

Invert a Selection

Grow a Selection

Create Slices

Manipulating Selections

Move a Selection

Copy and Paste a Selection

Delete a Selection

Rotate a Selection

Scale a Selection

Skew or Distort a Selection

Perform Content-Aware Scaling

Refine a Selection Edge

Feather the Border of a Selection

Create Vanishing Point Planes

Copy between Vanishing Point Planes

Using the Content-Aware Move Tool

Painting and Drawing with Color

Select the Foreground and Background Colors

Select a Color with the Eyedropper Tool

Select a Color with the Swatches Panel

Using the Brush Tool

Change Brush Styles

Create a Custom Brush

Using the Mixer Brush

Apply a Gradient

Fill a Selection

Using Content-Aware Fill

Stroke a Selection

Using the Clone Stamp

Using the Pattern Stamp

Using the Spot Healing Brush

Using the Healing Brush

Using the Patch Tool

Using the History Brush

Using the Eraser

Replace a Color

Fix Red Eye in a Photo

Adjusting Lighting and Colors

Change Brightness and Contrast

Using the Dodge and Burn Tools

Using the Blur and Sharpen Tools

Adjust Levels

Adjust Curves

Adjust Hue and Saturation

Using the Sponge Tool

Adjust Color Balance

Using the Variations Command

Match Colors between Images

Correct Shadows and Highlights

Create a Duotone

Convert to Black and White

Adjust Vibrance

Working with Layers

What Are Layers?

Create and Add to a Layer

Hide a Layer

Move a Layer

Duplicate a Layer

Delete a Layer

Reorder Layers

Change the Opacity of a Layer

Merge Layers

Rename a Layer

Transform a Layer

Create a Solid Fill Layer

Create an Adjustment Layer

Edit an Adjustment Layer

Apply an Adjustment-Layer Preset

Link Layers

Blend Layers

Work with Smart Objects

Create a Layer Group

Filter Layers

Add a Layer Mask

Edit a Layer Mask

Applying Layer Styles

Apply a Drop Shadow

Apply an Outer Glow

Apply Beveling and Embossing

Apply Multiple Styles to a Layer

Edit a Layer Style

Using the Styles Panel

Applying Filters

Turn an Image into a Painting

Blur an Image

Sharpen an Image

Distort an Image

Add Noise to an Image

Turn an Image into Shapes

Turn an Image into a Charcoal Sketch

Apply Glowing Edges to an Image

Add Texture to an Image

Offset an Image

Using the Liquify Filter

Apply Multiple Filters

Using Smart Filters

Drawing Shapes

Draw a Shape

Draw a Custom Shape

Draw a Straight Line

Draw a Shape with the Pen

Edit a Shape

Adding and Manipulating Type

Add Type to an Image

Add Type in a Bounding Box

Change the Formatting of Type

Change the Color of Type

Warp Type

Automating Your Work

Record an Action

Play an Action

Batch Process by Using an Action

Create a PDF of Images

Create a Web Photo Gallery

Create a Panoramic Image

Create an HDR Image

Convert File Types

Batch Rename Images

Using Tool Presets

Saving and Printing Images

Save in the Photoshop Format

Save an Image for Use in Another Application

Save a JPEG for the Web

Save a GIF for the Web

Save a PNG for the Web

Add Descriptive and Copyright Information

Save a Sliced Image

Print by Using a PC

Print by Using a Mac

Photoshop® CS6

Mike Wooldridge and Brianna Stuart

Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ Photoshop® CS6

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About the Authors

Mike Wooldridge is a writer and web developer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has authored dozens of books for the Visual series. For more information about him and his books, visit www.wooldridge.net.

Brianna Stuart is an author and busy mom based in the Seattle area. She is also the author of Teach Yourself Visually Photoshop Elements 10 and Creating Web Pages Simplified.

Authors’ Acknowledgments

Mike and Brianna thank Terri Edwards, Scott Tullis, Dennis Cohen, and everyone else at Wiley for their help on this book. Mike dedicates this book to his wonderful wife and son, who also love digital photography. Brianna thanks her wonderful extended work family for their support and good humor, even when they are repeatedly subjected to her silly image editing hijinks. She dedicates this book, with lots of love and giggles, to the goofiest twins in the world: Beckett and Owain.

How to Use This Book

Who This Book Is For

This book is for the reader who has never used this particular technology or software application. It is also for readers who want to expand their knowledge.

The Conventions in This Book

Steps

This book uses a step-by-step format to guide you easily through each task. Numbered steps are actions you must do; bulleted steps clarify a point, step, or optional feature; and indented steps give you the result.

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

Tips offer additional information, including warnings and shortcuts.

Bold

Bold type shows command names or options that you must click or text or numbers you must type.

Italics

Italic type introduces and defines a new term.

Chapter 1

Getting Started

Are you interested in creating, modifying, combining, and/or optimizing digital images on your computer? This chapter introduces you to Adobe Photoshop CS6, a popular software application for working with digital images.

Work with Images

Understanding Photoshop

Start Photoshop on a PC

Start Photoshop on a Mac

The Photoshop Workspace

Find Images for Your Projects

Set Preferences

Save a Workspace

Open an Image

Browse for an Image in Bridge

Sort and Filter Images in Bridge

Display a Slide Show in Bridge

Import Images from a Camera in Bridge

Create a New Image

Exit Photoshop

Work with Images

Photoshop is a popular photo-editing program you can use to modify, optimize, and organize digital images. You can use the program to make imperfect snapshots clearer and more colorful, as well as retouch and restore older photos. With layers, you can isolate objects in your images and apply special effects just to those objects, or combine multiple images into a collage. After you are finished editing your photos, you can save the images to print, share via e-mail, publish online, or view on a mobile device or tablet.

Manipulate Photos

As its name suggests, Photoshop excels at editing digital photographs. The program includes numerous image-editing tools and commands you can apply to manipulate the look of your photos. Whether you import photos from a digital camera or a scanner, you can apply a wide variety of editing techniques to your images, from subtle adjustments in color to elaborate filters that make your snapshots look like paintings. See Chapter 7 for more on adjusting color and Chapter 10 for more on filters.

Paint Pictures

Photoshop’s painting features make it a formidable illustration tool as well as a photo editor. You can apply colors or patterns to your images with a variety of brush styles. See Chapter 6 for more on applying color. In addition, you can use the program’s typographic tools to integrate stylized letters and words into your images. See Chapter 12 for more on type. You can also create geometric shapes, which are covered in Chapter 11.

Create a Digital Collage

You can combine different image elements in Photoshop. Your compositions can include photos, scanned art, text, and anything else you can save on your computer as a digital image. By placing elements in Photoshop onto separate layers, you can move, transform, and customize them independently of one another. See Chapter 8 for more on layers. You can also merge several side-by-side scenes into a seamless panorama, which is covered in Chapter 13.