Accurate layer selections using Photoshop's selection tools : use Photoshop and Illustrator to refine your artwork / Jennifer Harder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harder, Jennifer, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer graphics.

Adobe Photoshop.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (941 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Apress, [2022]

Summary:

Take your hand-drawn illustrations to the next level by using various selection tools in Photoshop to clean up the artwork, and Illustrator for final refinement. Also, learn to save your artwork as vector images to be used for web, print, or even stills for character animation. Author Jennifer Harder begins by showing you how to use basic tools in Photoshop to clean up your artwork, followed by Marquee tools and more. Next, you will see how to use more advanced tools such as Lasso, Magic Wand, the Object Selection tool, and so on. You'll then get a demonstration of how to control the type of selection using the selection main menu, how to copy selections to another layer, and how to use the focus area. This is followed by a chapter that covers paths, channels, and layer masks that you will master to clean up your artwork. To round things out, you will learn how to use Illustrator's different features to further enhance your work. On completing the book, you will have mastered how to make your artwork and illustrations portfolio-ready. What You Will Learn Master each selection tool found in Photoshop Choose the right tools for cleaning and refining artwork Save selections for other projects Make your artwork scalable in Illustrator using various methods Who Is This Book For Readers with little-to-intermediate-level experience with Photoshop.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction and Pre-Photoshop Tools

Chapter 2: Basic Tools to Know in Photoshop

Chapter 3: Basic Marquee Tools

Chapter 4: Using Crop Tools to Make Selections

Chapter 5: Lasso Selection Tools

Chapter 6: Selections Magic Wand, Quick Mask Mode, and Type Mask Tools

Chapter 7: Quick Selection and Object Selection Tools

Chapter 8: Using Select Color Range and Sky

Chapter 9: Working with Focus Area and Select and Mask Properties

Chapter 10: Shape Tools, Pen Tool, and Creating Paths

Chapter 11: Channel Selections from Paths

Chapter 12: Save a Selection as a Layer Mask

Chapter 13: Placing Your Artwork into Illustrator

Chapter 14: Image Trace

Chapter 15: Working with the Pen Tools

Chapter 16: Illustrator Tools

Chapter 17: Adjusting Colors and Saving Artwork

Chapter 18: Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781484274934

1484274938

OCLC:

1291314029

Publisher Number:

9781484274927

9781484274934