Photoshop CS4 top 100 simplified tips & tricks
Beyond-the-basic techniques show you how to take your Photoshop CS4 skills to the next levelWith more than 4 million users worldwide, Photoshop is the world-standard image-editing solution for print and the Web and the CS4 release promises exciting new creative possibilities for adventurous Photosho...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Indianapolis, IN :
Wiley Pub
c2009.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Visual read less, learn more.
Top 100 simplified tips & tricks. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627713506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Photoshop CS4: Simplified Tips & Tricks; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Customizing Photoshop for Your Projects; SELECT THE COLOR SETTINGS for your projects; SET THE PREFERENCES for the way you work; Move the panels and tools to CUSTOMIZE YOUR WORKSPACE; PERSONALIZE YOUR VIEW of Bridge; ADD A KEYBOARD SHORTCUT for a favorite filter; CREATE A CUSTOM ACTION to increase your efficiency; DESIGN A CUSTOMIZED BRUSH with your settings; MAKE A SPECIAL GRADIENT to suit your design; CALIBRATE AND PROFILE your monitor for better editing; Turn on the full power of Photoshop with a PEN TABLET
- Change your WINDOW VIEWSChapter 2: Working 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 a 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 make all selections better; PAINT A QUICK MASK to make a detailed selection; ADD LAYERS AS SMART OBJECTS for flexible changes
- APPLY FILTERSAS SMART FILTERS for dynamic adjustmentsChapter 3: Straightening, Cropping, and Resizing; CROP YOUR IMAGES to improve composition with photographers' rules; Create a LEVEL HORIZON; Expand the canvas with a REVERSE CROP; CROP AND STRAIGHTEN in Camera Raw; STRAIGHTEN CROOKED SCANS quickly; CREATE MULTIPLE IMAGES from one original; CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE with the Crop tool; STRAIGHTEN BUILDINGS with one filter; CREATE A PANORAMA from multiple photos; RESIZE YOUR IMAGE with minimal visible loss; Chapter 4: Retouching Portraits; REMOVE BLEMISHES and improve the skin
- REDUCE WRINKLES with a soft touchREMOVE 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 EYES to emphasize them; ADD A CATCH LIGHT to make the eyes come alive; SHARPEN JUST THE EYES to add focus; WHITEN TEETH to improve a smile; Add a soft-focus effect to MAKE A PORTRAIT GLOW; Chapter 5: Changing and Enhancing Colors and Tone; IMPROVE AN UNDEREXPOSED PHOTO in two steps; IMPROVE AN OVEREXPOSED PHOTO in three steps; REMOVE A COLORCAST to improve the overall color
- COLORIZE a black-and-white photographChange 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; USE CAMERA RAW to visually adjust any photo; RECOVER HIGHLIGHTS with Camera Raw; IMPROVE A SKY with the Camera Raw graduated filter; CREATE A SPLIT TONE for a special effect in Camera Raw; Chapter 6: Making Magic with Digital Special Effects; APPLY A PHOTO FILTER for dynamic adjustments; Add a quick dark vignette effect to FOCUS ON THE SUBJECT
- Add action with a SIMULATED MOTION BLUR
