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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements iii Stage 3 / Creating Complex Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Make a Feathered Selection in a Smart Object ............. 65
Walk-Through iv Understanding the Lasso Tool Variations ................. 68
Understanding Channels ............................. 69
Getting Started vi Select a Color Range and Create a Layer Mask............. 70
More on Selecting a Color Range ....................... 74
Online Resources vii Edit a Layer Mask................................... 77
Make and Refine a Quick Selection ..................... 82
The Photoshop User Interface 1 Arrange Layer Position and Stacking Order................ 86
Explore the Photoshop Interface......................... 1 Stage 4 / Saving Files for Multiple Media . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Understanding the Application Frame .................... 3 Save a Flat TIFF File ................................. 88
Explore the Arrangement of Photoshop Panels.............. 6 Save a JPEG File for Digital Media ...................... 90
Customizing the Tools Panel........................... 11 Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Accessing Photoshop Tools............................ 12 Portfolio Builder Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Create a Saved Workspace............................ 13
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus .............. 14 Project 2
Explore the Photoshop Document Views ................. 15 Car Magazine Cover 95
Summing Up the Photoshop View Options ................ 21
Stage 1 / Enlarging Source Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Explore the Arrangement of Multiple Documents ........... 22
Resize and Resample the Existing Source Image ............ 97
Project 1 Sharpen the Enlarged Image ......................... 100
Composite Movie Ad 25 Edit the Canvas Size................................ 101
Stage 2 / Working with Vector Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Stage 1 / Compositing Images and Artwork . . . . . . . . . 27
Use the Freeform Pen Tool ........................... 106
Open and Resize an Image............................ 28
More about Working with the Paths Panel ............... 109
Understanding File Saving Preferences ................... 33
Understanding Anchor Points and Handles............... 110
Crop the Canvas and Place Ruler Guides ................. 34
Add to an Existing Path ............................. 111
The Crop Tools In Depth.............................. 39
Edit Vector Paths .................................. 115
Drag a File to Composite Images ....................... 41
Create a Vector-Based Layer Mask ..................... 117
Understanding Smart Guides .......................... 44
Drawing with the Curvature Pen Tool................... 118
Copy and Paste Selected Pixels......................... 45
Create a Vector Shape Layer.......................... 119
Rasterize a Vector File ............................... 48
Understanding On-Screen Controls for Vector Shapes....... 121
Place Files as Smart Object Layers ...................... 50
More about Vector Shape Options ..................... 126
Working with Embedded and Linked Smart Objects ......... 53
Understanding Vector Path Operations.................. 127
Stage 2 / Managing Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Selecting and Modifying Paths........................ 128
Name Layers and Layer Groups ........................ 54 Clone and Align Layers.............................. 128
Move and Transform Smart Object Layers................. 56 Auto-Select Layers ................................. 132
Transform a Regular Layer ............................ 59 Create Clipping Masks .............................. 134
Transform the Background Layer ....................... 61
Navigating the Photoshop File History ................... 64

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