How to Do Everything with Photoshop (R) 7

by Laurie McCanna

Overview

Photoshop is the world's most popular image editing tool. This guide breaks down the features of the programme and instructs the reader with step-by-step tasks for scanning, retouching, creating graphics for Web pages and creating special effects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072195545
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
Publication date:	05/28/2002
Series:	How to Do Everything Series
Pages:	341
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.14(h) x 0.95(d)

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	xiii
	Introduction	xv
Chapter 1	Understanding the Photoshop Interface	1
	Learning the Photoshop Interface	2
	The Status Bar	2
	Cues from Cursors	4
	Tool Tips for Identification	4
	Context-Sensitive Menus	4
	Learning the Toolbox	5
	Choosing Colors	6
	Other Toolbox Options	8
	Learning the Options Bar	9
	Drop-Down Menus	10
	Using Palettes	10
	Minimizing and Closing Palettes	10
	Drop-Down Menus	11
	Dragging, Dropping, and Grouping Palettes	11
	The Palette Well	11
	Learning the File Browser	12
	The Power of the File Browser	13
	Changing Your View	16
Chapter 2	Creating a Layered Image	19
	Learning Layers	20
	The Layers Palette	20
	Changing the Layer Preview	22
	Creating a New File	22
	Creating a New Layer	24
	Creating a New Empty Layer	24
	Creating a New Layer by Copying	25
	Creating a New Layer by Duplicating	26
	Working with Layers	27
	Naming a Layer	27
	Filling a Layer	28
	Moving Layer Contents	29
	Changing the Opacity of a Layer	30
	Hiding a Layer	30
	Deleting a Layer	32
	Changing the Order of Layers	32
	Dragging Layers Between Images	32
	Exploring Blending Modes	33
	Locking the Transparency of a Layer	36
	Changing the Color of a Layer by Locking Pixels	37
	Creating Linked Layers	37
	Aligning Linked Layer Contents	39
	Organizing with Layer Sets	39
	Creating a Layer Set	40
	Adding Layers to the Layer Set	40
	Renaming and Color Coding Layer Sets	41
	Collapsing and Expanding Layer Sets	41
	Using Layer Sets	41
	Working with a Single Layer Within a Layer Set	42
	Merging Layers	42
	Merging Some, but Not All Layers	42
	Merging All Layers	43
	Saving a File	43
	Saving a File for the Web	45
	Saving a File for Print	46
Chapter 3	Setting Your Preferences	49
	Setting Up General Preferences in Photoshop	50
	Setting Preferences for File Handling	53
	Setting Preferences for Display and Cursors	54
	Setting Preferences for Transparency and Gamut	56
	Setting Preferences for Units and Rulers	57
	Setting Preferences for Guides and Grids	58
	Setting Preferences for Plug-Ins and Scratch Disks	61
	Setting Preferences for Memory and Image Cache	62
	Establishing a Working Color Space in Photoshop	63
	Saving Your Workspace	64
	Saving a Workspace	64
	Loading a Workspace	64
Chapter 4	Creating Selections	65
	Learning the Photoshop Selection Tools	66
	The Marquee Tools	67
	The Lasso Tools	68
	The Magic Wand Tool	70
	Learning Basic Selection Commands	71
	Modifying a Selection Using the Options Bar	72
	Options for the Marquee Tools	72
	Options for the Lasso Tools	75
	Options for the Magic Wand Tool	75
	Filling a Selection	76
	Stroking a Selection	76
	Moving a Selection	77
	Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Selections	78
	Cutting a Selection	78
	Copying a Selection	78
	Copying a Merged Selection	78
	Pasting a Selection	78
	Pasting into a Selection	78
	Cropping a Selection	78
	Modifying a Selection	79
	Selecting Color Range	81
	Growing a Selection	82
	Selecting Similar Areas	82
	Saving a Selection	83
	Loading a Selection	83
	Selecting Everything on a Layer	84
	Transforming a Selection	84
	Scaling a Selection	85
	Rotating a Selection	86
	Using the Transformation Option Bar	87
	Creating Additional Types of Transformations	87
	Skewing a Selection	88
	Distorting a Selection	88
	Adding Perspective to a Selection	89
Chapter 5	Acquiring Images	91
	Targeting your Image Size and Resolution	92
	Selecting an Image Size for the Web	92
	Selecting an Image Size for Video	93
	Selecting an Image Size for Print from the Desktop	93
	Selecting an Image Size for Commercial Printing	94
	Scanning an Image into Photoshop	95
	Resizing an Image	97
	Changing the Size of an Image	97
	Changing the Resolution of the Image	98
	Cropping a Scanned Image	98
	Cropping Using the Crop Tool	99
	Cropping Using a Selection	100
	Straightening a Crooked Scan	100
	Retouching a Photograph Using Tools	100
	Using the Clone Tool	102
	Using the Healing Brush Tool	104
	Using the Patch Tool	104
	Using the Dodge Tool to Lighten	104
	Using the Burn Tool to Darken	105
	Using the Sponge Tool to Intensify or Desaturate Colors	105
	Using the Smudge Tool to Blend	105
	Using the Sharpen Tool	106
	Using the Blur Tool	106
	Retouching a Photograph Using Filters and Commands	107
	One Hit Wonders--Auto Levels, Contrast, and Auto Color	107
	Applying the Unsharp Mask Filter	108
	Applying the Dust and Scratches Filter	110
	Adjusting Contrast and Color in a Photograph	110
	Adjusting Contrast in a Photograph Using Levels	110
	Adjusting Contrast in an Image with Layer Modes	112
	Adjusting Color and Saturation in a Photograph Using Variations	113
	Correcting Red Eye	114
	Colorizing a Black-and-White Photograph	114
Chapter 6	Using the Paint and Fill Tools	117
	Using the Paint and Eraser Tools	118
	Using the Paintbrush Tool	119
	Using the Pencil Tool	120
	Using the Eraser Tool	121
	Using the Background Eraser Tool	121
	Using the Magic Eraser Tool	121
	Selecting Options for the Paint Tools	121
	Using the Brush Preset Picker	122
	Adjusting Brush Presets	125
	Adjusting Options for Eraser Tools	130
	Options for the Eraser Tool	131
	Options for the Background Eraser Tool	132
	Options for the Magic Eraser Tool	133
	Learning the Liquify Tool	133
	Creating Gradients	134
	The Gradient Editor	135
	Creating a Custom Gradient	136
	Applying a Gradient	138
	Loading New Gradient Sets	138
	Gradient Options	138
	Creating Custom Pattern Fills	141
	Using the History Palette	141
	Going Back in Time with the History Palette	142
	Deleting a Single History State	143
Chapter 7	Adding Type	145
	Editing Type	146
	Type Options Bar	147
	Editing Existing Type	151
	Using the Character Palette	151
	Creating a Type Mask	154
	Creating Paragraph Text	155
	The Paragraph Palette	156
	Copying and Pasting Type from Another Application	157
	Finding and Replacing Text	158
	Spell Checking Text	158
	Rasterizing Type	159
	Rotating Type	159
	Changing the Opacity and Blending Mode of Type	160
	Sharing Files that Contain Editable Type	160
Chapter 8	Creating Wow with Layer Effects	163
	Creating Layer Effects	164
	Managing Layer Effects	175
	Hiding Layer Effects	175
	Copying Layer Effects	176
	Deleting Layer Effects	176
	Applying a Layer Style	176
	Creating a Layer Style	177
	Deleting a Layer Style	178
	Saving a Layer Style	178
	Loading Layer Styles	178
Chapter 9	Creating Special Effects with Filters	179
	Adding Artistic Effects	180
	Altering a Filter Effect	185
	Going Wild with Filters	186
	Creating Three Dimensional Effects	186
	Create 3-D Figures in Space	188
	Using Lighting Effects	190
	Creating Edge Effects	193
Chapter 10	Creating Graphics for the Web	195
	Understanding Goals for Web Graphics	196
	GIF vs. JPEG	197
	Creating a GIF File	197
	Getting Really Small with GIFs	202
	Creating a JPEG File	202
	Previewing Web Graphics	204
	Legibility and Web Graphics	204
	Creating a Transparent GIF	205
	Creating an Image Map	207
	Using the Image Map Tools	207
	Creating an Image Map from Slices	209
	Making Rollover Buttons	210
	Creating Simple Rollover Buttons	210
	Creating Secondary Rollovers	211
	Rollover States	213
	Creating an Animation	213
	Creating a Simple Animation	214
	Creating a Web Page Background	215
	Using the Pattern Maker in Photoshop	217
	Creating a Seamless Background by Hand	219
	Creating Simple Geometric Backgrounds	220
	Using Seamless Patterns	222
Chapter 11	Using the Shape and Pen Tools	225
	Using the Shape Tools	226
	Shape Layers	228
	Changing a Shape Layer to a Regular Layer	229
	Editing Shapes	230
	Combining Shapes	232
	Creating Shapes as Paths	232
	Creating Shapes as Bitmaps	235
	Creating a Custom Shape	236
	Creating a Custom Shape from Artwork	236
	Creating a Custom Shape from Type	236
	Using the Pen Tool	237
Chapter 12	Using Productivity Tools	243
	Creating Tool Presets	244
	Creating a Type Tool Preset	245
	Creating a Brush Tool Preset	246
	Cropping to a Set Size	246
	Saving and Loading Tool Presets	249
	Using the Preset Manager	250
	Deleting and Renaming Presets	250
	Changing the View for Presets	252
	Saving Subsets of Libraries	252
	Creating a Custom Document Size	253
	Using Annotations	255
	Adding a Text Note	255
	Recording an Action	257
	Creating a Simple Action	257
	Playing, Loading, and Editing Actions	259
	Using the Batch Command	262
	Creating a Droplet	263
	Creating a Web Gallery	264
	Creating a Contact Sheet	266
Chapter 13	Moving Between Applications	271
	Working with Adobe Illustrator	272
	Working with Linked Files	272
	Working with Photoshop Files in Illustrator	273
	Working with Illustrator Files in Photoshop	276
	Using Illustrator Artwork to Make a Custom Photoshop Shape	279
	Working with Adobe After Effects	281
	Importing a Photoshop File as a Composition	282
	Importing Photoshop Files as Footage	282
	Editing an Imported Photoshop File	284
	Working with Adobe LiveMotion	284
	Importing a Photoshop File into LiveMotion	285
	Working with Macromedia Flash	285
	Working with Microsoft Word	287
	Saving Graphics for Microsoft Word	287
	Importing Graphics into Microsoft Word	289
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