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Stage 3 Creating the Finished Poster . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Project 4
Manage Artwork with Sublayers..................... 130 Composite Movie Ad 195
Lock and Hide Artwork ........................... 133
Create Shapes with the Blob Brush Tool ............... 135 Stage 1 Compositing Images and Artwork ....... 197
Combine Shapes with the Pathfinder.................. 137 Open and Resize an Image......................... 198
The Pathfinder Panel in Depth ...................... 139 Crop the Canvas and Place Ruler Guides ...............202
Understanding File Saving Preferences ................203
Save the File as PDF .............................140
The Crop Tools in Depth...........................209
Project Review ............................... 142
Drag a File to Composite Images .................... 211
Portfolio Builder Project........................ 143
Copy and Paste Selected Pixels...................... 213
Understanding Smart Guides ....................... 216
Project 3 Rasterize a Vector File ............................ 217
Identity Package 145 Place Files as Smart Object Layers.................... 218
Stage 1 Working with Gradient Meshes . . . . . . . . . .147 Working with Embedded and Linked Smart Objects . . . . . . . 221
Set up the Workspace ............................ 147 Working with CC Libraries .........................222
Create a Gradient Mesh........................... 149 Stage 2 Managing Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Understanding Gradient Mesh Options ................ 150 Name Layers and Layer Groups......................225
Work in Outline Mode ............................ 150 Move and Transform Smart Object Layers ..............227
Edit the Gradient Mesh Lines ....................... 153 Transform a Regular Layer .........................230
Stage 2 Working with Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155 Transform the Background Layer.....................232
Create Point-Type Objects ......................... 155 Navigating the History............................235
Working with Adobe Typekit ....................... 156 Stage 3 Creating Complex Selections . . . . . . . . . . 236
The Character Panel in Depth....................... 161 Make a Feathered Selection in a Smart Object...........236
Point Type vs. Area Type .......................... 163 Understanding the Lasso Tools......................238
Manipulate Type Objects .......................... 165 Understanding Channels ..........................240
Convert Type to Outlines .......................... 167 Select a Color Range and Create a Layer Mask........... 241
Create Custom Graphics from Letter Shapes ............ 170 More on Selecting a Color Range .................... 243
Stage 3 Working with Multiple Artboards . . . . . . . .172 Edit a Layer Mask ...............................248
Adjust the Default Artboard ........................ 172 Make and Refine a Quick Selection................... 252
Managing Artboard Options........................ 173 Arrange Layer Position and Stacking Order .............256
Use the Layers Panel to Organize Artwork.............. 175 Stage 4 Saving Photoshop Files for Print . . . . . . . . 257
Copy the Artboard and Artwork ..................... 176 Filtering Layers .................................258
Convert Mesh Objects to Regular Paths................ 178 Save a Layered TIFF File ........................... 259
The Appearance Panel in Depth ..................... 179 Save a Flattened TIFF File..........................260
Add Spot Color to the Two-Color Logo ................180 Project Review ...............................262
Stage 4 Combining Text and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . 182 Portfolio Builder Project........................263
Work with Placed Graphics ........................ 182
Create the Envelope Layout ........................ 187
Print Desktop Proofs of Multiple Artboards ............. 189
Project Review ............................... 192
Portfolio Builder Project........................ 193

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