Photoshop CS5 : top 100 simplified tips & tricks / by Lynette Kent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kent, Lynette E.

Series:

Visual read less, learn more.

Visual read less, learn more

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adobe Photoshop.

Computer graphics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Computer graphics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Adobe Photoshop CS5

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley Pub., Inc., 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Intermediate-level users learn to coax much more from Photoshop Photoshop is the preferred image-editing software, with more than four million users worldwide. Professional photographers, Web designers, graphic designers, and serious photo hobbyists who already know earlier versions of Photoshop will expand their skills by mastering these techniques. Fully revised for the newest Photoshop release, this guide uses step-by-step instructions and full-color screen shots to make comprehension quick and easy for the visual learner.Photoshop is the image-editing software preferred by

Contents:

Photoshop® CS5: Top 100 Simplified® Tips & Tricks; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Customize Photoshop for Your Projects; SELECT THE COLOR SETTINGS for your projects; SET THE PREFERENCES for the way you work; Set up and save your own CUSTOMIZED WORKSPACE; SWITCH YOUR WORKSPACES to work more efficiently; Change your WINDOW VIEWS; CUSTOMIZE YOUR VIEW of Bridge; TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MINI BRIDGE to find your files; ADD A KEYBOARD SHORTCUT for a favorite filter; CREATE A CUSTOM ACTION to increase your efficiency; DESIGN A CUSTOMIZED BRUSH with your settings; Load OPTIONAL BRUSH SETS

MAKE A SPECIAL GRADIENT to suit your designCALIBRATE AND PROFILE your monitor for better editing; Turn on the full power of Photoshop with a PEN TABLET; Chapter 2: Work with Layers, Selections, and Masks; NAME AND COLOR-CODE LAYERS to organize the Layers panel; DUPLICATE AND CHANGE the Background layer for more options; Adjust a photo with an ADJUSTMENT LAYER; BLEND TWO PHOTOS TOGETHER with an automatic layer mask; Add a design with a CUSTOM SHAPE LAYER; ACCENTUATE A SKY with a gradient fill layer; Make a selection with the QUICK SELECTION TOOL; USE REFINE EDGE to improve any selection

PAINT A QUICK MASK to make a detailed selectionADD LAYERS as Smart Objects for flexible changes; APPLY FILTERS AS SMART FILTERS for dynamic adjustments; AUTOMATICALLY BLEND multiple images to get the best color; Chapter 3: Straighten, Crop, and Resize; CROP YOUR IMAGES to improve composition; Easily level a CROOKED HORIZON; Expand the canvas with a REVERSE CROP; STRAIGHTEN CROOKED SCANS quickly; CROP CREATIVELY for a diptych, triptych, or quadriptych; CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE with the Crop tool; Correct geometric distortion with the LENS CORRECTION FILTER; Use Photomerge to ASSEMBLE A PANORAMA

RESIZE YOUR IMAGE with minimal visible lossChapter 4: Retouch Portraits; REMOVE BLEMISHES and improve the skin; REDUCE WRINKLES with a soft touch; REMOVE RED EYE to quickly improve any photo; CHANGE EYE COLOR digitally; Add a gradient layer to LIGHTEN THE IRISES; BRIGHTEN THE EYES by lightening the whites; ADD DEPTH TO THE EYES to emphasize them; ADD A CATCHLIGHT to make the eyes come alive; SELECTIVELY SHARPEN JUST THE EYES to add focus; WHITEN TEETH to improve a smile; Chapter 5: Enhance Colors, Tone, and Sharpness in Photos; Improve an underexposed photo in TWO STEPS

Improve an overexposed photo in THREE STEPSREMOVE A COLORCAST to improve the overall color; COLORIZE a black-and-white photograph; Change a color photo into a CUSTOM GRAYSCALE PHOTO; ADD A CREATIVE TOUCH with a little color; DODGE AND BURN with a special layer; Increase saturation subtly using a VIBRANCE ADJUSTMENT LAYER; SHARPEN THE PHOTO to correct digital softening; APPLY HIGH PASS SHARPENING to increase edge sharpness; Chapter 6: Process Photos in Camera Raw; SET THE PREFERENCES to open any image in Camera Raw; CROP AND STRAIGHTEN in Camera Raw; RECOVER HIGHLIGHTS with Camera Raw

CHANGE THE WHITE BALANCE to a group of images in Camera Raw

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613138767

9781283138765

128313876X

9780470905005

047090500X

OCLC:

646788436