The Adobe Photoshop CS4 layers book : harnessing Photoshop's most powerful tool / Richard Lynch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lynch, Richard (Richard A.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adobe Photoshop.

Photography--Digital techniques.

Image processing--Digital techniques.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Harnessing Photoshop's most powerful tool

Photoshop's most powerful tool

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

MasterPhotoshop CS4 with this visual, hands-on guide to using layers, under the expert guidance of digital imaging specialist Richard Lynch. Layers, Photoshop's most powerful feature, is the core of a nondestructive image-editing workflow.Step-by-step instructions and practical examples illustrate how to. * Polish: correct and enhance color, fix composition problems, and repair damage or flaws * Manipulate: isolate image areas for changes, adjustments and experimental concepts* Understand: use all f

Contents:

Cover; The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Layers Book: Harnessing Photoshop's most powerful tool; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 The Basics of Layers: Layer Functions and Creation; What Is a Layer?; Layer Palettes and Menus; Types of Layers; Layer Viewing Preferences; Getting Started Creating Layers; Exercise; Summary; CHAPTER 2 Layer Management: Concepts of a Layer-Based Work Flow; The Outline for Image Editing; Setup; Capture; Evaluation; Editing and Correction; Purposing and Output; The Logic of Layers; When to Create a New Layer; Naming Layers; Grouping Layers

Merging LayersMoving and Activating Layers; Clipping Layers; Linked Layers; Smart Objects; Summary; CHAPTER 3 Object and Image Area Isolation in Layers; Isolating Correction in Adjustment Layers; Detailing the Levels Slider Changes; Applying Levels for Color Correction; Isolating Image Objects; Adding Layers for a Change; Simple Layer Repair Example; The Art of Color Balance; Summary; CHAPTER 4 Masking: Enhanced Area Isolation; Expanding on Process; Clean Up; Reducing Image Noise; Enhancing Natural Color and Tone; Add Soft Focus; Color Enhancements; Sharpen and Enhance Contrast

Additional Manual SharpeningSummary; CHAPTER 5 Applying Layer Effects; The Basics of Effects and Styles; Saving Styles; Managing Styles; Manual Effects; Automated Manual Effects Tools; Combining Manual Effects and Styles; Summary; CHAPTER 6 Exploring Layer Modes; Layer Mode Behavior; Normal; Dissolve; Darken; Multiply; Color Burn; Linear Burn; Darker Color; Lighten; Screen; Color Dodge; Linear Dodge; Lighter Color; Overlay; Soft Light; Hard Light; Vivid Light; Linear Light; Pin Light; Hard Mix; Difference; Exclusion; Hue; Saturation; Color; Luminosity; Separating Color and Tone

Sharpening CalculationSummary; CHAPTER 7 Advanced Blending with Blend If; Blend If: An Overview; Knockouts; Blend If in Compositing; Blend If as a Mask; Creating a Color-Based Mask with Blend If; Summary; CHAPTER 8 Breaking Out Components; A Historic Interlude; Creating Color from Black and White; An Alternative: Creating Filtered Color; Separating a Color Image into RGB Components; Using Separations; Summary; CHAPTER 9 Taking an Image through the Process; The Image; General Image Editing Steps: A Review; Applying the Image Editing Checklist; Summary

CHAPTER 10 Making a Layered Collage or Composite ImageWhat Is a Collage?; Guidelines for Collage; An Example Collage; Creating a Panorama; Working with HDR Images; Making an HDR Image; Create an HDR Image in Photoshop; Automated HDR Conversions; Manual HDR Conversions; Summary; PHOTOSHOP'S ESSENTIAL TOOLS LIST; Exploring New Tools; External Applications; Commands; Functions; Freehand Tools; Filters; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612737244

9781136098932

1136098933

9781136098949

1136098941

9781282737242

1282737244

9780080887753

0080887759

OCLC:

373508495