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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements iii Stage 3 / Creating Complex Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Make a Feathered Selection in a Smart Object ............ 62

Walk-Through iv Understanding the Lasso Tool Variations ................ 65
Understanding Channels ............................ 66
Select a Color Range and Create a Layer Mask............ 67
Projects at a Glance vi
More on Selecting a Color Range ...................... 69
Edit a Layer Mask.................................. 74
Getting Started xii Make and Refine a Quick Selection .................... 78
Arrange Layer Position and Stacking Order............... 82
The Photoshop User Interface 1 Stage 4 / Saving Files for Multiple Media . . . . . . . . . . 83
Explore the Photoshop Interface........................ 1 Save a Flat TIFF File ................................ 83
Understanding the Application Frame ................... 3 Save a JPEG File for Digital Media ..................... 85
Explore the Arrangement of Photoshop Panels............. 6 Project Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Customizing the Tools Panel.......................... 11
Portfolio Builder Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Accessing Photoshop Tools........................... 12
Create a Saved Workspace........................... 13 Project 2
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus ............. 14 Car Magazine Cover 91
Explore the Photoshop Document Views ................ 15
Summing Up the Photoshop View Options ............... 20 Stage 1 / Enlarging Source Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Explore the Arrangement of Multiple Documents .......... 21 Resize and Resample the Existing Source Image ........... 93
Sharpen the Enlarged Image ......................... 96
Project 1 Edit the Canvas Size................................ 97
Composite Movie Ad 25 Stage 2 / Working with Vector Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Use the Freeform Pen Tool .......................... 101
Stage 1 / Compositing Images and Artwork . . . . . . . . 27
More about Working with the Paths Panel .............. 104
Open and Resize an Image........................... 27
Understanding Anchor Points and Handles.............. 105
Crop the Canvas and Place Ruler Guides ................ 31
Add to an Existing Path ............................ 106
Understanding File Saving Preferences .................. 32
Edit Vector Paths ................................. 110
The Crop Tools In Depth............................. 38
Create a Vector-Based Layer Mask .....................112
Drag a File to Composite Images ...................... 40
Drawing with the Curvature Pen Tool...................113
Copy and Paste Selected Pixels........................ 42
Create a Vector Shape Layer..........................114
Understanding Smart Guides ......................... 45
More about Vector Shape Options .....................118
Rasterize a Vector File .............................. 46
Understanding Vector Path Operations..................119
Place Files as Smart Object Layers ..................... 48
Selecting and Modifying Paths....................... 121
Working with Embedded and Linked Smart Objects ........ 50
Clone and Align Layers............................. 122
Stage 2 / Managing Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Auto-Select Layers ................................ 124
Name Layers and Layer Groups ....................... 51
Create Clipping Masks ............................. 126
Move and Transform Smart Object Layers................ 53
Transform a Regular Layer ........................... 56
Transform the Background Layer ...................... 58
Navigating the Photoshop File History .................. 61

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