Page 10 - Adobe Photoshop 2022

CONTENTS

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
Getting Started vi Edit Layer Mask Properties........................... 75
Arrange Layer Position and Stacking Order............... 78
Online Resources vii Filtering Photoshop Layers ........................... 79
Stage 4 / Saving Files for Multiple Media . . . . . . . . . . 81
Projects at a Glance viii Save a Flattened TIFF File............................ 81
Reduce the Physical File Size ......................... 83
The Photoshop User Interface 1 Save a JPEG File for Digital Media ..................... 86

Explore the Photoshop Interface........................ 1 Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Understanding the Application Frame ................... 3 Portfolio Builder Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Explore the Arrangement of Photoshop Panels............. 6
Customizing the Tools Panel.......................... 11 Project 2
Accessing Photoshop Tools........................... 12 Car Magazine Cover 91
Create a Saved Workspace........................... 13
Stage 1 / Enlarging Source Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus ............. 14
Resize and Resample the Existing Source Image ........... 93
Explore the Photoshop Document Views ................ 15
Sharpen the Enlarged Image ......................... 96
Summing Up the Photoshop View Options ............... 21
Edit the Canvas Size................................ 97
Explore the Arrangement of Multiple Documents .......... 22
Stage 2 / Working with Vector Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Project 1 Use the Freeform Pen Tool .......................... 102
New Music Artwork 25 More about Working with the Paths Panel .............. 105
Understanding Anchor Points and Handles.............. 106
Stage 1 / Compositing Images and Artwork . . . . . . . . 27
Add to an Existing Path ............................ 107
Open and Resize an Image........................... 28
Edit Vector Paths ..................................111
Understanding File Saving Preferences .................. 33
Create a Vector-Based Layer Mask .....................113
Crop the Canvas and Place Ruler Guides ................ 34
Drawing with the Curvature Pen Tool...................114
The Crop Tools in Depth............................. 36
Create a Vector Shape Layer..........................115
Copy and Paste Selected Pixels........................ 42
Understanding On-Screen Controls for Vector Shapes.......117
Create a Feathered Selection ......................... 45
More about Vector Shape Options .................... 122
Understanding the Lasso Tool Variations ................ 47
Understanding Vector Path Operations................. 123
Rasterize a Vector File .............................. 48
Selecting and Modifying Paths....................... 124
Place Files as Smart Object Layers ..................... 50
Clone and Align Layers............................. 124
Working with Embedded and Linked Smart Objects ........ 51
Auto-Select Layers ................................ 128
Stage 2 / Managing Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Create Clipping Masks ............................. 130
Name Layers and Layer Groups ....................... 52
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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