Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom is like having a personal instructor guiding readers through each lesson, while they work at their own pace. This book includes 13 self-paced lessons that let readers discover essential skills and explore new features and capabilities of Adobe Photoshop. Every lesson is presented in full color with step-by-step instructions. Learning is reinforced with video tutorials and lesson files on a companion DVD that were developed by the same team of Adobe Certified Instructors and Flash experts who have created many of the official training titles for Adobe Systems. Each video tutorial is approximately five minutes long and demonstrates and explains the concepts and features covered in the lesson. Coverage includes information on Adobe Bridge, Camera RAW, masks and layers, painting and retouching, and selections and layers. Jam-packed with information, this book and DVD takes users from the basics through intermediate level topics and helps readers find the information they need in a clear, approachable manner.Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Author(s): Jennifer Smith, Aquent Creative Team
Edition: 1
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 384
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digita; Classroom: A Complete Training Package......Page 1
About the Authors......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Credits......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Prerequisites......Page 21
Starting Adobe Photoshop CS4......Page 22
Resetting Adobe Photoshop CS4 preferences......Page 23
A note about color warnings......Page 24
Loading lesson files......Page 25
Working with the video tutorials......Page 26
Additional resources......Page 28
Starting up......Page 29
Taking a look at the final project......Page 30
Starting the composition......Page 31
Using the new Mask panel......Page 33
Adding a graphic image with the Clone tool......Page 36
Adding an adjustment layer to the composition......Page 38
Adding a text layer......Page 40
Turning your image into a 3D texture......Page 42
Starting up......Page 45
Discovering the Tools panel......Page 47
Navigating the image area......Page 50
Using panels......Page 60
Self study......Page 65
Review......Page 66
Starting up......Page 67
What is Adobe Bridge?......Page 68
Creating and locating metadata......Page 73
Searching for Files Using Adobe Bridge......Page 77
Searching by name or keyword......Page 78
Automation tools in Adobe Bridge......Page 79
Changing the view......Page 84
Review......Page 86
Starting up......Page 87
Understanding document settings......Page 89
Combining the images......Page 91
Transforming and editing combined images......Page 94
Removing a background......Page 96
Adding text......Page 99
Saving files......Page 100
Choosing a file format......Page 102
Review......Page 106
Starting up......Page 107
Using the Marquee tools......Page 108
Creating a square selection......Page 112
Creating a selection from a center point......Page 114
Changing a selection into a layer......Page 116
Working with the Magic Wand tool......Page 117
The Lasso tool......Page 120
Using the Quick Selection tool......Page 122
Understanding the Refine Selection Edge feature......Page 123
Using the Pen tool for selections......Page 129
Self study......Page 138
Review......Page 139
Starting up......Page 141
Color primer......Page 142
Selecting colors......Page 148
Starting to paint......Page 150
Retouching images......Page 161
Repairing fold lines......Page 163
Review......Page 174
Starting up......Page 175
Choosing your color settings......Page 176
Reading a histogram......Page 178
Defining the highlight and shadow......Page 182
Adjusting the midtones......Page 187
Setting the neutral......Page 190
Sharpening your image......Page 192
Using the Camera Raw plug-in......Page 196
Using Camera Raw controls......Page 200
Saving a DNG file......Page 202
Self study......Page 204
Review......Page 205
Starting up......Page 207
Discovering layers......Page 208
Selecting layers......Page 213
Moving layers......Page 215
Changing the visibility of a layer......Page 216
Using masks in a layer......Page 217
Preserve transparency......Page 218
Creating a composition......Page 221
Applying a layer style......Page 234
Creating a clipping mask......Page 235
Review......Page 238
Starting up......Page 239
Adding a pattern fill layer......Page 247
Using the new Black & White adjustment layer......Page 249
Layer styles......Page 254
Self study......Page 263
Review......Page 264
Starting up......Page 265
Creating a composition using Smart Objects......Page 266
Self study......Page 285
Review......Page 286
Starting up......Page 287
Starting to use filters......Page 288
Fading your filter......Page 291
Using the Filter Gallery......Page 292
Taking advantage of Smart Filters......Page 296
Using the Vanishing Point filter......Page 306
Review......Page 312
Starting up......Page 313
Changing your units of measurement......Page 317
Creating the web page......Page 318
Creating the text for the links......Page 321
Slicing it up......Page 325
Using Save For Web & Devices......Page 328
Optimizing the image slices......Page 332
Saving files for video......Page 333
Creating animation......Page 336
Creating animation for video......Page 340
Review......Page 345
Starting up......Page 347
Creating a 3D object......Page 348
Adjusting the lighting......Page 352
Animating the soda can......Page 353
Testing your animation......Page 354
Self study......Page 356
Review......Page 357
64-bit version......Page 359
Workspace improvements......Page 360
New panels......Page 361
Improved cloning......Page 362
Improved Save for Web and Devices......Page 363
New and very much improved 3D features......Page 364
Index......Page 365
