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Project 4 city proMotion cArds 211
Stage 1 Creating New Files .............................................................. 213
Create a New Color-Managed File ................................................... 213
Control the Background Layer ..................................................... 216
Control Missing and Mismatched Profiles ............................................. 218
Stage 2 Manipulating Pixels ............................................................. 220
Apply Content-Aware Scaling ...................................................... 220
More about Content-Aware Scaling .................................................. 222
Use the Content-Aware Move Tool .................................................. 222
More about the Content-Aware Move Tool ............................................ 224
Apply a Tilt-Shift Blur Effect ....................................................... 225
The Field Blur Filter ............................................................. 227
Apply an Iris Blur Effect .......................................................... 228
More about the Blur Gallery ....................................................... 230
Stage 3 Working with Type ............................................................. 231
Place and Format Point Type ....................................................... 232
The Character Panel in Depth ...................................................... 236
Use the Move Tool with Type Layers ................................................. 236
Create Vertically Oriented Type ..................................................... 238
The Paragraph Panel in Depth ...................................................... 241
Create and Control Area Type ...................................................... 243
Create Paragraph Styles ........................................................... 245
Load Paragraph Styles from Another File .............................................. 247
More about Working with Type ..................................................... 249
Stage 4 Creating Style with Layers ........................................................ 250
Create a Solid-Color Fill Layer ..................................................... 250
Apply Layer Effects .............................................................. 253
Layer Styles in Depth ............................................................ 257
Stage 5 Working in 3D ................................................................. 260
Create a 3D Postcard ............................................................. 261
Move an Object in 3D ........................................................... 264
Create a 3D Sphere .............................................................. 268
Understanding 3D Materials Properties ............................................... 269
Create Layer Comps ............................................................. 274
Project Review ................................................................. 277
Portfolio Builder Project .......................................................... 278

Project 5 cAtAlog cover 281
Stage 1 Creating a Complex Selection ..................................................... 283
Evaluate and Duplicate an Existing Image Channel ...................................... 283
Find and Isolate Edges in the Alpha Channel .......................................... 286
“Other” Filters .................................................................. 288
Remove Shading from the Alpha Channel ............................................. 289
Special Effects Adjustments ........................................................ 290
Erase and Paint the Alpha Channel .................................................. 291

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