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o Creating the Finished Poster ............ 128 Project 4
Manage Artwork with Sublayers..................... 128 Music CD Artwork 195
Lock and Hide Artwork ........................... 131
o Compositing Images and Artwork ....... 197
Create Shapes with the Blob Brush Tool ............... 133
Open and Resize an Image......................... 198
Combine Shapes with the Pathfinder.................. 135
The Pathfinder Panel in Depth ...................... 137 Crop the Canvas and Place Ruler Guides ...............202
Save the File as PDF ............................. 138 Understanding File Saving Preferences ................203
The Crop Tools in Depth...........................209
Project Review ...............................140
Copy and Paste Selected Pixels...................... 211
Portfolio Builder Project........................ 141 Create a Feathered Selection ....................... 214
Understanding the Lasso Tool Variations............... 216
Project 3 Rasterize a Vector File ............................ 217
Identity Package 143 Place Files as Smart Object Layers.................... 219
o Working with Gradient Meshes.......... 145 Working with Embedded and Linked Smart Objects . . . . . . .220
Set up the Workspace ............................ 145 Working with CC Libraries ......................... 221
Create a Gradient Mesh........................... 147 o Managing Layers ..................... 224
Understanding Gradient Mesh Options ................148 Name Layers and Layer Groups...................... 224
Work in Outline Mode ............................148 Move and Transform a Smart Object Layer..............226
Edit the Gradient Mesh Lines ....................... 151 Understanding Smart Guides ....................... 227
o Working with Type ................... 153 Move and Transform Regular Layers ..................230
Create Point-Type Objects ......................... 153 Transform the Background Layer.....................232
Working with Adobe Typekit ....................... 154 Navigating the History............................235
The Character Panel in Depth....................... 159 o Creating Complex Selections............236
Point Type vs. Area Type .......................... 161 Create and Refine a Color-Based Selection .............238
Manipulate Type Objects .......................... 163 Understanding Channels ..........................244
Convert Type to Outlines .......................... 165 Edit a Layer Mask ............................... 245
Create Custom Graphics from Letter Shapes ............168 Edit Layer Mask Properties......................... 247
o Working with Multiple Artboards........ 170 Arrange Layer Position and Stacking Order ............. 249
Adjust the Default Artboard ........................ 170 Filtering Layers ................................. 251
Managing Artboard Options........................ 172 o Saving Files for Multiple Media ......... 252
Use the Layers Panel to Organize Artwork.............. 173 Save a Flattened TIFF File.......................... 252
Copy the Artboard and Artwork ..................... 174 Reduce the Physical File Size........................254
Convert Mesh Objects to Regular Paths................ 176 Save a JPEG File for Digital Media.................... 257
The Appearance Panel in Depth ..................... 177 Project Review ............................... 259
Add Spot Color to the Two-Color Logo ................ 178
Portfolio Builder Project........................260
o Combining Text and Graphics ...........180
Work with Placed Graphics ........................180
Create the Envelope Layout ........................ 185
Print Desktop Proofs of Multiple Artboards .............188
Project Review ............................... 191
Portfolio Builder Project........................ 192

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