Page 8 - Adobe Photoshop 2021

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Acknowledgements iii Stage 3 / Creating Complex Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Create and Refine a Color-Based Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Walk-Through iv Automatically Selecting and Replacing the Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Understanding Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Edit Layer Mask Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Projects at a Glance vi
Arrange Layer Position and Stacking Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Filtering Photoshop Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Getting Started xii
Stage 4 / Saving Files for Multiple Media . . . . . . . . . . 80
Save a Flattened TIFF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
The Photoshop User Interface 1 Reduce the Physical File Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Explore the Photoshop Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Save a JPEG File for Digital Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Understanding the Application Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Explore the Arrangement of Photoshop Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Portfolio Builder Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Customizing the Tools Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Accessing Photoshop Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Project 2
Create a Saved Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Car Magazine Cover
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 91
Explore the Photoshop Document Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Stage 1 / Enlarging Source Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Summing Up the Photoshop View Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Resize and Resample the Existing Source Image . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Explore the Arrangement of Multiple Documents . . . . . . . . . . 22 Sharpen the Enlarged Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Edit the Canvas Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Project 1 Stage 2 / Working with Vector Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Music CD Artwork 25 Use the Freeform Pen Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

More about Working with the Paths Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Stage 1 / Compositing Images and Artwork . . . . . . . . 27
Understanding Anchor Points and Handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Open and Resize an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Add to an Existing Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Crop the Canvas and Place Ruler Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Edit Vector Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Understanding File Saving Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Create a Vector-Based Layer Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
The Crop Tools in Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Drawing with the Curvature Pen Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Copy and Paste Selected Pixels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Create a Vector Shape Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Create a Feathered Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Understanding On-Screen Controls for Vector Shapes . . . . . . 116
Understanding the Lasso Tool Variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
More about Vector Shape Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rasterize a Vector File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Understanding Vector Path Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Place Files as Smart Object Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Clone and Align Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Working with Embedded and Linked Smart Objects . . . . . . . . 51
Selecting and Modifying Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Stage 2 / Managing Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Auto-Select Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Name Layers and Layer Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Create Clipping Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Move and Transform a Smart Object Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Understanding Smart Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Move and Transform Regular Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Transform the Background Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Navigating the Photoshop File History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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