Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 On Demand

Que Publishing, 800 East 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240 USA

Steve Johnson

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Adobe®

Photoshop® CS5

Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 On Demand

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About The AuthorSteve Johnson has written more than 50 books on a variety of computer software,including Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Flash CS4, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4,Adobe InDesign CS4, Adobe Illustrator CS4, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office2007, Microsoft Office 2008 for the Macintosh, and Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard.In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspec-tion, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying uplate writing, he enjoys playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife,Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. Steve and his family live inPleasanton, California, but can also be found visiting family all over the westernUnited States.

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Getting Started with Photoshop CS5 1

Installing Photoshop 2 New!

Starting Photoshop 4Viewing the Photoshop Window 6Showing and Hiding Panels 7Working with Panels 8Working with Photoshop Tools 10 New!

Creating a New Document 12Selecting Color Modes and Resolution 13Creating a New Document Using Presets 14Working with Non-Square Pixels 15Opening Images 16 New!

Inserting Images in a Document 17Importing Raw Data from a Digital Camera 18 New!

Working with Smart Objects 20Changing Image Size and Resolution 22Checking for Updates and Patches 24 New!

Getting Help While You Work 26 New!

Saving a Document 28 New!

Using the Status Bar 30Closing a Document 31 New!

Finishing Up 32

Understanding Navigation and Measurement Systems 33

Changing the View Size with the Navigator Panel 34Changing the View Area with the Navigator Panel 35Changing the Color of the Navigator Panel View Box 36Changing the Screen Display Mode 37Changing the View with the Zoom Tool 38Increasing or Decreasing Magnification 40 New!

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Moving Images in the Document Window 41Working with Multiple Documents 42Working with One Image in Multiple Windows 43Moving Layers Between Two Open Documents 44Creating Notes 45Working with the Info Panel 46Changing How the Info Panel Measures Color 47Working with Rulers 48 New!

Creating Tool Presets 50

Customizing the Way You Work 51

Optimizing Photoshop 52 New!

Setting General Preferences 54 New!

Modifying File Handling Preferences 56 New!

Working with Interface Preferences 58 New!

Working with Cursors Preferences 59 New!

Controlling Transparency & Gamut Preferences 60Working with Units & Rulers 62Working with Guides, Grid & Slices 64Selecting Plug-Ins 66Selecting Scratch Disks 67Allocating Memory & Image Cache 68 New!

Working with Type 70Managing Libraries with the Preset Manager 71Using and Customizing Workspaces 72 New!

Building Specialized Workspaces 74 New!

Creating a Customized User Interface 75Defining Shortcut Keys 76

Mastering the Art of Selection 77

Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool 78Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool 79Using the Single Row and Single Column Marquee Tools 80Using the Lasso Marquee Tool 81Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool 82Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool 84Using the Quick Selection Tool 85Using the Magic Wand Tool 86 Selecting by Color Range 87Refining a Selection Edge 88 New!

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Adding and Subtracting a Selection 90Cropping a Selection 91 New!

Using Channels to Create and Store Selections 92Modifying an Existing Selection 94Copying and Pasting a Selection 95 New!

Using Free Transform and Transform 96Using the Puppet Warp 98 New!

Using Content-Aware Scaling 99Using Content-Aware Fill 100 New!

Working with Layers 103

Understanding the Layers Panel 104Defining Layer Designations and Attributes 105Creating a New Layer 106 New!

Selecting Layers 108Creating a Layer Group 109 New!

Creating a Selection from a Layer 110 New!

Creating a Layer from a Selection 111 New!

Converting a Background into a Layer 112Controlling Image Information Using the Layers Panel 114Moving Layers Between Documents 115Using Merge Layer Options 116Linking and Unlinking Layers 117Working with Layer Blending Modes 118Setting Layer Opacity 119 New!

Duplicating a Layer 120Deleting Layers 121 New!

Changing Layer Properties 122Working with the Layer Comps Panel 123Exporting Layers as Files 124Setting Layers Panel Options 125 New!

Using Smart Guides 126

Working with the History Panel 127

Setting History Panel Options 128Working with Linear and Non-Linear History 130Controlling the Creative Process with Snapshots 132Duplicating a History State in Another Document 133Saving the History State of a Document 134Reviewing the History State Text File 135

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Combining the History Brush with a History State 136 New!

Using the Art History Brush 138 New!

Changing the Eraser Tool into the History Brush 139Controlling History States 140

Working with Adjustment Layers, Filters, and Tools 141

Creating an Adjustment Layer 142 New!

Modifying an Adjustment Layer 143Merging Adjustment Layers 144Creating a Temporary Composite Image 145Controlling Adjustment Layers with Clipping Groups 146Deleting an Adjustment Layer 147Using Blending Modes and Opacity with Layers 148 New!

Using Masks with Adjustment Layers 150Creating Masks with Selections 151Using the Add Noise Filter 152Using the Reduce Noise Filter 153Keeping Proper Perspective with Vanishing Point 154Working with the Lens Correction Filter 156 New!

Using the Box, Surface, and Shape Blur Filters 158Using the Gaussian Blur and Despeckle Filters 160Using the Unsharp Mask Filter 161Using the Smart Sharpen Filter 162 New!

Using Sharpen, Blur and Smudge Tools 164 New!

Setting Up Multiple Clone Sources 165 New!

Using the Clone Stamp Tool 166Using the Dodge and Burn Tools 167Using the Healing Brush and Patch Tools 168Working with the Spot Healing Brush 170Working with the Red Eye Tool 171Controlling Tonal Range 172Working with the Histogram Panel 174

Understanding Colors and Channels 175

Working with 8-, 16-, and 32-Bit Images 176Working with the Channels Panel 178Working with Color Modes 179Understanding the RGB Color Mode 180Understanding the CMYK Color Mode 181Understanding the Grayscale Color Mode 182

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Understanding the Bitmap Color Mode 183Understanding the Indexed Color Mode 184Understanding the Lab Color Mode 186Understanding the Duotone Color Mode 187Using the Multichannel Color Mode 188Using the Replace Color Adjustment 189Working with the Color Panel 190Working with the Swatches Panel 192Using the Stroke and Fill Commands 194 New!

Creating Spot Color Channels 196Using the Auto Contrast and Auto Color Commands 197Using Levels Adjustment Commands 198Using the Exposure Adjustment 199Using Curves and Color Adjustments 200Adjusting Hue and Saturation 202Using the Match Color Adjustment 203Using the Selective Color Adjustment 204Using the Channel Mixer Adjustment 205Using the Gradient Map Adjustment 206Using the Photo Filter Adjustment 207Using the Invert and Equalize Commands 208Using the Threshold and Posterize Adjustments 209Using the HDR Toning Adjustment 210 New!

Using the Shadows/Highlights Adjustment 212Using the Black & White Adjustment 213

Using the Paint, Shape Drawing, and Eraser Tools 215

Understanding Foreground and Background Colors 216Using the Brush and Brush Presets Panel 218 New!

Modifying the Brush Presets Panel 219 New!

Selecting Brush Tip Sets 220 New!

Adjusting Brush Tips 221Adjusting Bristle Brush Tips 222 New!

Creating Customized Brush Tips 223Saving Customized Brush Tips 224Working with the Brush and Airbrush Tools 225Working with the Brush Mixed Tool 226 New!

Working with the Pencil Tool 227Working with Auto Erase 228Working with the Line Tool 229

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Using the Standard Shape Tool 230Working with the Custom Shape Tool 232Creating a Custom Shape 233Saving Custom Shape Sets 234Using the Paint Bucket Tool 235Working with the Eraser Tools 236Working with the Magic Eraser Tool 238Creating and Applying Gradients 239 New!

Creating and Saving Customized Gradients 240 New!

Using the Color Replacement Tool 242

Creating Masks 243

Understanding Layer and Vector Masks 244Creating a Layer Mask 245Using Paint Tools with Layer Masks 246 New!

Using Selections to Generate Complex Layer Masks 247Using Layer Masks to Generate Soft Transparency 248Creating Unique Layer Mask Effects 249Creating a Vector Mask 250Modifying Layer and Vector Masks 251Creating Channel Masks 252Creating Channel Masks from Scratch 253Modifying Channel Mask Options 254Creating Channel Masks from Selections 255Making Channel Masks from Native Color Channels 256Loading Channel Masks 258Moving Channel Masks Between Documents 260Combining Channel Masks 261Using the Quick Mask Mode 262Working with Quick Mask Options 263Modifying Selections with Quick Mask Mode 264

Using the Paths Panel 265

Understanding Vector and Raster Images 266Converting a Selection into a Path 267Working with Pen Tools 268Creating Paths Using the Freeform Pen Tool 270Using the Magnetic Option with the Freeform Pen Tool 271Adding and Deleting Anchor Points 272Modifying Anchor Points 274Modifying Existing Direction Lines 276

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Converting Straight Points and Curved Points 277Working with Clipping Paths 278Filling an Area of an Image Using Paths 280Stroking an Area of an Image Using Paths 281Creating Shapes as Paths 282Exporting Paths to Adobe Illustrator 283Exporting Paths Using the Export Method 284

Working with Layer Styles 285

Understanding Layer Styles 286Adding a Layer Style 287 New!

Creating and Modifying a Drop Shadow 288Working with Bevel and Emboss 290 New!

Working with Contour and Texture 292Applying a Color Overlay 294 New!

Using the Stroke Layer Style 295 New!

Using Pattern Overlays 296 New!

Working with Outer Glow and Inner Shadow 298 New!

Applying an Inner Glow Style 300 New!

Creating Customized Layer Styles 302Creating Customized Styles Using the Styles Panel 304Moving Existing Layer Styles 306

Getting Creative with Type 307

Using Standard Type Tools 308Working with Type Options 310Working with the Character Panel 312Working with the Paragraph Panel 314Setting Anti-aliasing Options 315Using the Warp Text Option 316Using Spell Check 318Finding and Replacing Text 319Using the Rasterize Type Command 320Creating Work Paths and Shapes from Type Layers 321Creating Shape Layers 322Creating a Type Mask 323Isolating Image Pixels Using a Type Mask 324Creating Chiseled Type with a Type Mask 326Using Masks to Generate Special Effects 328Creating and Modifying Text on a Path 330

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Manipulating Images with Filters 331

Working with the Filter Gallery 332Creating and Working with Smart Filters 334Applying Multiple Filters to an Image 335Modifying Images with Liquify 336Working with Liquify Tool Options 338Working with Liquify Mask Options 340Working with Liquify View Options 341Creating a Liquify Mesh 342Applying a Liquify Mesh 343Using the Lens Blur Filter 344Working with Photo Filters 346Blending Modes and Filter Effects 347Building Custom Patterns 348Using the Fade Command 350Controlling Filters Using Selections 351Using a Channel Mask to Control Filter Effects 352Protecting Images with Watermarks 354Viewing Various Filter Effects 356

Automating Your Work with Actions 359

Examining the Actions Panel 360 New!

Building a New Action 362Recording an Action 363Adding a Stop to an Action 364Controlling the Playback of a Command 365Adding a Command to an Action 366Deleting a Command from an Action 367Working with Modal Controls in an Action 368Changing the Order of Commands in an Action 369Copying an Action 370Running an Action Inside an Action 371Saving Actions into Sets 372Saving Actions as Files 373Moving and Copying Actions Between Sets 374Inserting a Non-Recordable Command into an Action 375Using Enhanced Scripting 376Enhancing the Process with Droplets 378Using a Droplet 380

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Controlling Image Output 381

Setting Document Print Options 382 New!

Setting Print Output Options 384Printing a Document in Macintosh 386Printing a Document in Windows 388Changing Printer Settings 389 New!

Printing One Copy 390 New!

Understanding File Formats 391Saving a Document with a Different File Format 392Inserting File Information into a Document 394Understanding File Compression 396Preparing Clip Art for the Web 398Preparing a Photograph for the Web 400 New!

Preparing an Image for the Press 402Preparing an Image for an Inkjet or Laser Printer 404Understanding Monitor, Image, and Device Resolution 406

Working with Automate Commands 407

Working with Batch File Processing 408Working with Conditional Mode Change 410Using the Crop and Straighten Photos Command 411Converting a Multi-Page PDF to PSD 412Creating a PDF Document 414Using Photomerge 416Merging Images to HDR 418 New!

Processing Multiple Image Files 420Using the Fit Image Command 422

Managing Color from Monitor to Print 423

Producing Consistent Color 424Calibrating Using Hardware and Software 425Setting Up Soft-Proof Colors 426Changing from Additive (RGB) to Subtractive (CMYK) 428Working with Rendering Intents 429Printing a Hard Proof 430 New!

Working with Color Management 432Embedding ICC Color Profiles 434Assigning a Different Profile to a Document 435Converting the Color Space to Another Profile 436

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Using Hue/Saturation for Out-Of-Gamut Colors 438Using the Sponge Tool for Out-Of-Gamut Colors 440Working with the Out-Of-Gamut Warning 442

Designing for the Web and Devices 443

Saving for the Web 444Working with Save For Web Options 446Optimizing an Image to File Size 447Working with Web File Formats 448Optimizing a JPEG Document 450Optimizing a GIF Document 452Optimizing a PNG-8 Document 454Optimizing a PNG-24 Document 456Optimizing a WBMP Document 457Creating an Animated GIF 458 Working with Animation 460Slicing Images the Easy Way 462Working with Slices 464Arranging Slices 466Saving a Sliced Image for the Web 468Adding HTML Text or an URL Link to a Slice 470Defining and Editing Web Data Variables 472Exporting Directly to Video 474Exporting an Image to Zoomify 476

Extending Photoshop 477

Counting Objects in an Image 478Taking Measurements in an Image 480Aligning and Combining Layers 482Opening Video Files and Image Sequences 484Creating a Video Layer 485Modifying a Video Layer 486Splitting a Video Layer 488Cloning Video Layer Content 489Setting 3D Preferences 490 New!

Creating 3D Models 492 New!

Creating 3D Models Using Repoussé 494 New!

Creating 3D Models Using Preset Shapes 496Changing Render Settings 497

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Modifying 3D Models 498 New!

Browsing 3D Content 500 New!

Working Together with Adobe Programs 501

Exploring Adobe Programs 502 New!

Exploring Adobe Bridge 503Getting Started with Adobe Bridge 504Getting Photos from a Digital Camera 505Working with Raw Images from a Digital Camera 506 New!

Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge 508Applying Image Adjustments 510Creating a Web Photo Gallery 511Automating Tasks in Adobe Bridge 512Using Mini Bridge 513 New!

Exploring CS Live Services 514 New!

Sharing My Screen 515 New!

Reviewing CS Documents 516 New!

Exploring Adobe Device Central 518Checking Content Using Adobe Device Central 519Using Adobe Extension Manager 520

New Features 521 New!

Adobe Certified Expert 525Index 531

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Introduction

Welcome to Adobe Photoshop CS5 On Demand, a visualquick reference book that shows you how to work efficientlywith Photoshop. This book provides complete coverage ofbasic to advanced Photoshop skills.

How This Book WorksYou don’t have to read this book in any particular order.We’ve designed the book so that you can jump in, get theinformation you need, and jump out. However, the book doesfollow a logical progression from simple tasks to more com-plex ones. Each task is presented on no more than two facingpages, which lets you focus on a single task without havingto turn the page. To find the information that you need, justlook up the task in the table of contents or index, and turn tothe page listed. Read the task introduction, follow the step-by-step instructions in the left column along with screen illus-trations in the right column, and you’re done.

What’s NewIf you’re searching for what’s new in Photoshop CS5, just lookfor the icon: New!. The new icon appears in the table of contents and throughout this book so you can quickly andeasily identify a new or improved feature in Photoshop. Acomplete description of each new feature appears in the NewFeatures guide in the back of this book.

Keyboard ShortcutsMost menu commands have a keyboard equivalent, such asCtrl+P (Win) or A+P (Mac), as a quicker alternative to usingthe mouse. A complete list of keyboard shortcuts is availableon the Web at www.perspection.com.

How You’ll Learn

How This Book Works

What’s New

Keyboard Shortcuts

Step-by-Step Instructions

Real World Examples

Workshops

Adobe Certified Expert

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Step-by-StepInstructionsThis book provides concise step-by-step instructions that show you“how” to accomplish a task. Eachset of instructions includes illus-trations that directly correspond tothe easy-to-read steps. Alsoincluded in the text are time-savers, tables, and sidebars tohelp you work more efficiently orto teach you more in-depth infor-mation. A “Did You Know?” pro-vides tips and techniques to helpyou work smarter, while a “SeeAlso” leads you to other parts ofthe book containing related infor-mation about the task.

Real World ExamplesThis book uses real world exam-ples files to give you a context inwhich to use the task. By usingthe example files, you won’t wastetime looking for or creating sam-ple files. You get a start file and aresult file, so you can compareyour work. Not every topic needsan example file, such as changingoptions, so we provide a completelist of the example files usedthrough out the book. The exam-ple files that you need for projecttasks along with a complete filelist are available on the Web atwww.perspection.com.

Real worldexamples helpyou apply whatyou’ve learnedto other tasks.

Illustrationsmatch thenumberedsteps.

Numberedsteps guideyou througheach task.

Did You Know? alertsyou to tips, techniquesand related information.

See Also points you torelated information inthe book.

Easy-to-followintroductionsfocus on asingle concept.

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The Workshopswalk you throughin-depth projectsto help you putPhotoshop towork.

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WorkshopsThis book shows you how to puttogether the individual step-by-step tasks into in-depth projectswith the Workshop. You start eachproject with a sample file, workthrough the steps, and then com-pare your results with projectresults file at the end. The Work-shop projects and associated filesare available on the Web atwww.perspection.com.

Adobe Certified ExpertThis book prepares you fully forthe Adobe Certified Expert (ACE)exam for Adobe Photoshop CS5.Each Adobe Certified Expert certifi-cation level has a set of objec-tives, which are organized intobroader skill sets. To prepare forthe certification exam, you shouldreview and perform each taskidentified with an ACE objective toconfirm that you can meet therequirements for the exam. Infor-mation about the ACE program isavailable in the back of this book.The Adobe Certified Expert objec-tives and the specific pages thatcover them are available on theWeb at www.perspection.com.

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Get More on the WebIn addition to the information inthis book, you can also get moreinformation on the Web to helpyou get up to speed faster withPhotoshop CS5. Some of theinformation includes:

Transition Helpers◆ Only New Features.

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Productivity Tools◆ Keyboard Shortcuts.

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Using the Paint, ShapeDrawing, and Eraser Tools

Introduction

Adobe Photoshop supplies you with all types of adjustmentand manipulation tools. In addition to image enhancement,Photoshop can also be a powerful application for designingfrom scratch. With the vast array of supplied brushes, tips,and shape drawing tools, Photoshop helps you produce anyimages, either enhanced or developed from scratch, that youmight need for virtually any conceivable project.

Brushes come in all sizes and shapes, and can be con-trolled with a mouse or drawing tablet. Since the shape ofthe tip controls brush strokes, Photoshop gives you access toseveral sets of predefined brush tip shapes, or you can createyour own customized sets. As for shape drawing tools,Photoshop doesn't limit your creativity to just drawing circlesand squares; it gives you instant access to dozens of prede-fined shapes. You can even create and save your own customshapes. When it comes to Photoshop's paint and drawingtools, your choices are limitless, based only on your knowl-edge of the available tools, and a creative imagination—themore you know, the more you can do with Photoshop.

And, when all the drawing is said and done, there will bea need for cleaning up. With the various Eraser tools thatPhotoshop provides, you can make quick work of touching upthose small problem areas. Photoshop provides regulareraser tools, eraser tools that erase to a definable edge, andeven eraser tools that target specific color values.

When enhancing an image, you might want to apply agradient. Gradients can be something as simple as black andwhite, or as complex as one that contains the colors of therainbow. Gradients can be applied to an image by completelycovering the original image information, or they can be con-trolled through targeted selection, and creative uses of blend-ing modes.

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Understand Foreground andBackground Colors

Use the Brush and Brush Presets Panel

Modify the Brush Presets Panel

Select Brush Tip Sets

Adjust Brush Tips

Create and Save Customized Brush Tips

Work with the Brush, Airbrush, MixedBrush, and Pencil Tools

Work with Auto Erase

Work with the Line and Standard Shape Tools

Work with the Custom Shape Tool

Create and Save Custom Shape Sets

Use the Paint Bucket Tool

Work with the Eraser Tools

Work with the Magic Eraser Tool

Create and Apply Gradients

Create and Save Customized Gradients

Use the Color Replacement Tool

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The Foreground and Background colors, located near the bottom of thetoolbox, are Photoshop's way of identifying your primary painting color,as well as the color Photoshop uses in conjunction with theBackground layer. When you select any of Photoshop's painting ordrawing tools, the color applied to the document will be the foregroundcolor—that's its purpose. Hence, it's sometimes referred to asPhotoshop's active color. The Background color serves several func-tions—its primary purpose is to instruct Photoshop how to handle eras-ing on the Background layer. When you use an eraser tool on aPhotoshop layer, by default, the pixels are converted to transparency.However, when you use an eraser tool on the Background, somethingdifferent happens. Since the Background does not support trans-parency, it replaces the erased pixels with the current backgroundcolor.

UnderstandingForeground andBackground Colors

Change the Active Foregroundand Background Colors

Use any of the following methods tochange the active foreground orbackground colors:

◆ Select the Eyedropper tool on thetoolbox, and then click anywherein the active document to changethe foreground color.

Hold down the Alt (Win) or Option(Mac) key, and then click tochange the background color.

◆ Click on a color swatch in theSwatches panel to change theforeground color.

Hold down the Ctrl (Win) or A(Mac) key, and then click tochange the background color.

◆ Click the Foreground orBackground thumbnail to choosethe color's destination. Create acolor in the Color panel.

◆ Click the Foreground orBackground Color box to open theColor Picker dialog box, select acolor or enter color values, andthen click OK.

Eyedroppertool

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Swatches panel

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Use Default and Switch theForeground and Background Colors

Click the Default Foreground andBackground Colors button torevert the foreground andbackground colors to their defaultvalues of black and white.

Click the Switch Foreground andBackground Colors button toswitch current colors.

TIMESAVER Press D tochange the foreground andbackground colors to their defaultvalues of black and white, andpress X to switch the currentcolors.

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Did You Know?You can add colors from the ColorPicker to the Swatches panel. Openthe Color Picker dialog box, select thecolor you want to add to the Swatchespanel, click Add To Swatches, type aname for the color, and then click OK.

Selecting Colors

In Windows, you can use the Color dialog box, which displays basicand custom color squares and a color matrix with the full range ofcolors in the color spectrum, to help you select a color. You can enterRGB values for hue, saturation, and luminosity (also known as bright-ness) to specify a color. Hue is a pure color (one without tint orshade); the name of the color (red, green, etc.) is measured by itslocation on the color wheel. Saturation is a measure of how muchwhite is mixed in with the color. A fully saturated color has vividtones; a less saturated color is more of a washed-out pastel.Luminosity is a measure of how much black is mixed with the color. A very bright color contains little or no black. You can also changethe hue by moving the pointer in the color matrix box horizontally; youcan change the saturation by moving the pointer vertically, and theluminosity by adjusting the slider to the right of the color matrix box.On the Macintosh, you click one of the color modes and select acolor, using its controls. You can select RGB values by selecting thecolor sliders at the top of the dialog box, then choosing RGB Slidersfrom the pop-up menu, and dragging the Red, Green, and Blue slid-ers. Or, you can enter values (color numbers) to select a color. Youcan select hue, saturation, and brightness (or luminosity) values byselecting Color Sliders, choosing HSB Sliders, then dragging the slid-ers or entering your own values.

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Photoshop's Brushes Panel in CS4 has beensplit into two panels (New!)—Brush and BrushPresets—in CS5. The Brush panel allows youto create and select individual brushes, whilethe Brush Presets panel allows you to selectand use predefined or custom brush tip setsor individual brushes. In the Brush panel, thecurrent painting engine configuration, withoptions such as Shape Dynamics, Scattering,Texture, Dual Brush, and Color Dynamics,gives you control over brushes in ways thatonce were only available in programs likeAdobe Illustrator.

To use the Brush or Brush Presets panel,you first need to select a brush tool, or a toolthat requires the use of a brush, such as theEraser tool, chosen from the toolbox, andthen display the Brush or Brush Presets panel.You can click the Window menu, and thenchoose Brush or Brush Presets to display thepanel. You can also click Brush Panel button(New!) on the Control panel (with a brush toolselected) or Brush Presets panel, or click theBrush Presets button on the Brush panel. Thebrush engine has been improved for quickerresponse, especially with a graphics tablet.

Using the Brush and Brush Presets Panels

Brush panel

Selected brushPainting engineoptions

Brush tip thumbnails Brush Options button

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Preset brush tips

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The Brush Presets panel (New!) comes in many forms; you can viewbrushes as strokes, or you can choose thumbnails, or even textdescriptions. The form of the Brush Presets panel does not impact itsperformance, only how you view the available brush tips. Choose theversion that best suits your current design needs, and then change theview as needed. When you select a brush, it becomes the default forthat tool only. This gives you the ability to choose a default brush foreach of the brush-specific tools.

Modifying the BrushPresets Panel

Change the Brush Presets Panel View

Select a Brush tool on the toolbox,and then select the Brush Presetspanel.

Click the Brush Presets Optionsbutton, and then select from theavailable View options:

◆ Expanded View. Select to gainaccess to painting engineoptions: Brush Tips, ShapeDynamics, Scattering, Texture,Dual Brush, Color Dynamics,and Other Dynamics.

◆ Text Only. Select to display allbrush tips by their names.

◆ Small Thumbnail. Select todisplay all brush tips using asmall thumbnail.

◆ Large Thumbnail. Select todisplay all brush tips using alarge thumbnail.

◆ Small List. Select to display allbrush tips by their names andsmall thumbnail.

◆ Large List. Select to display allbrush tips by their names andlarge thumbnail.

◆ Stroke Thumbnail. Select todisplay all brush tips with astroke. (This is useful indetermining how the brush willlook when applied in thedocument.)

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The Brush Preset panel (New!) comes with a wide variety of prede-fined brush tip sets, including natural bristle (New!), faux finish, andspecial effect brushes. Each set organizes specific brush tips by name.Since other Photoshop tools also use brush tips, it's important to havethe right tool (brush tip) for the right job. Using or making do with thewrong brush tip is akin to digging a swimming pool with a teaspoon.You wouldn't paint a portrait with a house-painting brush, so don't set-tle for anything less than the exact brush tip you need to get the jobdone.

Selecting Brush Tip Sets

Select Brush Tip Sets


Click the Brush Presets Optionsbutton.

Click any of the predefined brushsets.

Click OK.

This replaces the current brushtips with the selected set, or youcan click Append to add them tothe current set.

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The left pane of the Brush panel provides a series of controls that letyou define how a brush tip is applied to the active image. Features suchas Brush Tip Shape, Scattering and Color Dynamics let you further cus-tomize your brush tips so you can create that specialized brush for allyour image enhancement needs.

Adjusting Brush Tips

Adjust a Brush Tip

Select a Brush tool on the toolbox,and then select the Brush panel.

Click the Brush Options button,and then click Expanded View.

Click to select a specific brush tip.

Select from the various PaintingEngine options:

◆ Brush Tip Shape. Lets youmodify the size, angle,roundness, hardness, andspacing of the brush tip. Inaddition, you can flip the brushshape along its x (left to right),or y (top to bottom) axis.

◆ Shape Dynamics. Lets yourandomly (jitter) generatedifferent sizes, angles, androundness for the brush tip.

◆ Scattering. Lets you randomlyscatter the shape. Optionsinclude the ability to distribute(Scatter) the shape, as youdraw, choose how many to use(Count), and randomly changethe number (Count Jitter), asyou draw.

◆ Texture. Lets you select apredefined or custom texture,in place of a solid color.

◆ Dual Brush. Lets you select asecond brush.

◆ Color Dynamics. Lets you keyoff of the active foreground andbackground colors.

◆ Other Dynamics. See Table.

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Noise Generates random noise in the brush tipas you draw.

Wet Edges Fades the edges of the drawn shape, similar to running a watercolor brush over a wet canvas.

Airbrush Changes the Brush tool into an Airbrush.

Smoothing Applies anti-aliasing to the drawn shapes, creating a smoother shape.

Protect Texture Preserves texture pattern when apply-ing brush presets.

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Adjust a Bristle Brush Tip

Select a Brush tool on the toolbox,and then select the Brush panel.

Click to select a bristle brush tip.

To show or hide the bristle brushpreview, click the Toggle theBristle Brush Preview button onthe panel.

Select from the various bristleoptions:

◆ Shape. Lets you select a bristlebrush shape, such as Round orFlat (Point, Blunt, Curve, Angle,or Fan).

◆ Bristles. Lets you modify thedensity of the bristle between1% and 100%. The density isthe number of bristles in aspecified area of the brushneck.

◆ Length. Lets you modify thelength of the bristle between25% and 500%.

◆ Thickness. Lets you modify thethickness of the bristle fromfine to coarse between 1% and200%.

◆ Stiffness. Specify the rigidnessof the bristle between 1% to100%. A lower value createsflexible bristles, while a highervalue creates stiffer bristles.

◆ Angle. Lets you modify theangle of the brush.

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Creating CustomizedBrush Tips

Create a New Brush Tip

Open an image, scan an item, orselect any of Photoshop's paintingtools and create a shape for a newbrush tip.

IMPORTANT Since the color ofa brush is determined when thebrush tip is selected, create thebrush tip using black or shades ofgray.

Select the brush tip using any ofPhotoshop's selection tools.

IMPORTANT Photoshop picksup any pixel information in theunderlying layers, even white. Ifyou want the brush to have atransparent background, makesure the areas surrounding theimage are transparent.

Click the Edit menu, and then clickDefine Brush Preset.

Enter a name for the new brushpreset.

Click OK.

Open the Brush panel, and thenscroll to the bottom of the list toaccess your newly created brushtip.

Since the Define Brush Presetbutton picks up any backgroundcolors within the selection area, italways creates the brush tip in ablank layer.

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Once a brush tip is created, it becomes part of the current set.However, the brush has not yet been permanently saved in Photoshop.Although the new brush tip will reappear every time you access theBrush panel, if you choose the option to reset the panel, the new brushwill be lost. To keep brushes you must save them into customized sets;choose the default Brushes folder, so Photoshop can use them.

Saving CustomizedBrush Tips

Save a Customized Brush Tip


Create a set of customizedbrushes.

Click the Brush Presets Optionsbutton, and then click SaveBrushes.

Type the name of the set (with aABR extension).

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Photoshop's Brush and Airbrush tools were designed to reproduce thevisual effect of applying paint to a canvas. You have full control over thebrush tip, color, size, opacity, and even the brush's blending mode.Control over the image is achieved by using additional layers to hold thebrush strokes—but remember, adding additional layers increases thefile size of a Photoshop document. Since layers have their own individ-ual options, such as opacity, fill, and blending modes, you achieve evengreater control over the final design by giving brush strokes their ownlayers. Once the brush stroke is to your liking, you can always mergethe brush-stroke layer into the image to conserve file size.

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Work with the Brush andAirbrush Tools

Select the Brush tool on thetoolbox.

Select a brush tip on the Optionsbar or from the Brush panel.

Specify Paint Engine options forthe brush from the Brush panel.

Select from the following Brushoptions on the Options bar:

◆ Mode. Click the list arrow tochoose from the availableblending modes. The blendingmodes controls how the activebrush color blends with thecolors in the active image.

◆ Opacity. Enter an opacitypercent (1% to 100%), or clickthe list arrow, and then dragthe slider left or right.

◆ Flow. Enter a flow percentage(1% to 100%), or click the listarrow, and then drag the sliderleft or right. When you applythe brush, Flow controls theamount of ink supplied to thebrush.

◆ Airbrush. Click the button tochange the Brush into anAirbrush.

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With the Mixed Brush tool (New!), you can define multiple colors on asingle brush tip, and then mix and blend them together with the underly-ing hues on your canvas. With a photo, you can use a dry, empty brushto blend the existing colors while at the same time adding a paintingeffect to the image. Mixer Brush options on the Control panel allow youto control the wetness of the brush, the load rate to add paint to thebrush, the mixing rate between the brush and canvas color, andwhether the brush is refilled, cleaned, or both after each painting stroke.

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Work with the Mixed Brush Tool

Select the Mixed Brush tool on thetoolbox.

Select a brush tip on the Optionsbar or from the Brush panel.

Select a mixing color.

Click the Current Brush Load listarrow, and then select Load Brush,Clean Brush, or Load Solid ColorsOnly.

Click the Load the Brush AfterEach Stroke or Clear the BrushAfter Each Stroke button.

Click the Blending Combinationslist arrow, and then select apreset.

Specify a percentage (1% to100%), or click the list arrow, andthen drag the slider for any of thefollowing Mixed Brush options onthe Options bar:

◆ Wet. Controls the wetness ofthe brush.

◆ Load. Controls the load rate toadd paint to the brush.

◆ Mix. Controls the mix ratebetween the brush and canvascolor.

◆ Flow. Controls the amount ofink supplied to the brush.

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The Pencil tool is exactly what its name implies…a pencil. The Penciltool is limited to hard brush tips of any size or shape, and createsfreeform lines using the current foreground color. In fact, the major dif-ference between the Pencil and Brush tools is the Pencil tool's inabilityto draw anything but a hard-edged line. A unique feature of the Penciltool is its ability to switch between the current foreground and back-ground colors using the Auto Erase feature.

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Work with the Pencil Tool

Select the Pencil tool on thetoolbox.

Click the Brush Preset Picker listarrow, and then click a brush tip.

Click the Mode list arrow, and thenselect a blending mode.

Enter an Opacity percentage value(1% to 100%).

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You can use the Pencil tool to createcalligraphy lettering. Select the Penciltool, click black as your painting color,and then click one of the oblong brushtips on the Options bar. If you own adrawing tablet, use the tablet with thePencil tool to create beautifully formedcalligraphy letters.

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The Auto Erase feature lets you automatically switch the Pencil tool'spainting color using the current foreground and background colorswatches. The trick is where you start drawing the line. If you startdragging the brush tip from a new location in the document, the Penciltool creates a line in the active foreground color. If you then place thebrush tip on a previously drawn line and drag, the Pencil tool creates anew line in the active background color. Since the Auto Erase featuredoesn't really erase anything, it will perform exactly the same way on atransparent layer as it does on the background layer.

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Work with Auto Erase

Select the Pencil tool on thetoolbox.

Select the Auto Erase check boxon the Options bar.

Drag the Pencil tool across theactive document to create a line inthe active foreground color.

Click anywhere in the backgroundand the Pencil tool will use theforeground color.

Move the brush tip over one of theprevious lines, and then drag tocreate a line in the activebackground color.

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The Line tool lets you draw lines by dragging from one point in theactive document and releasing in another. You can draw lines at pre-cise 45- or 90-degree angles by holding down the Shift key as you drag.Select the Line tool, or if you already have another drawing toolselected, you can choose the Line tool from the toolbox. Then configurethe Line tool using the Options bar. It's also a good idea to create thelines in a separate layer. That way, once the lines have been drawn, it'sas easy as selecting the Move tool and repositioning them where youwant them.

Working with the Line Tool

Work with the Line Tool

Select the Line tool on the toolbox.

Click the Fill Pixels button tocreate raster shapes in the activeforeground color.

Click the Geometry options listarrow, and then select from thefollowing options:

◆ Arrowheads. Select the Startand/or End check boxes tocreate arrowheads on the line.

◆ Width. Enter a percentage (10 to 1,000), to determine thewidth of the arrowhead inrelation to the width of the line.

◆ Length. Enter a percentage (10 to 5,000), to determine thelength of the arrowhead.

◆ Concavity. Enter a percentage(-50 to +50) to determine theconcavity of the arrowhead.

Enter a value (1 to 1,000 pixels) todetermine the weight of the line.



Select the Anti-alias check box tocreate a visually smoother line.

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Creating standard shapes, such as polygons or rectangles withrounded corners, used to be a hassle. That is, until Photoshop releasedits Standard Shape drawing tools. Now, it's a simple matter of selectingthe correct tool, choosing a color, and then drawing the shape. As withany of Photoshop's drawing functions, control is maintained with theuse of additional layers. Photoshop's standard shapes include rectan-gles, rounded rectangles, ellipses, and polygons. Each one of the shapetools comes with additional options to control exactly how the shapeappears when drawn.

Using the StandardShape Tool

Work with the Standard Shape Tool

Select the Rectangle, RoundedRectangle, Ellipse, or Polygon toolon the toolbox.

Click the Fill Pixels button tocreate raster shapes in the activeforeground color.

To switch tools, click theRectangle, Rounded Rectangle,Ellipse, or Polygon tool buttons.

Click the Geometry options listarrow, and then select from thefollowing drawing options orcheck boxes:

◆ Unconstrained. (Rectangle,Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse)

◆ Square. (Rectangle, RoundedRectangle)

◆ Circle. (Ellipse)

◆ Fixed Size. (Rectangle,Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse)

◆ Proportional. (Rectangle,Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse)

◆ From Center. (Rectangle,Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse)

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◆ Smooth Corners. (Polygon)

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◆ Indent Sides By. (Polygon)

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Select the Anti-alias check box tocreate a visually smoother image.

Useful when drawing shapes withcurved edges.

Drag in the document window tocreate the shape.

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Having the ability to draw a perfect polygon or rounded-corner rectan-gle is nice; however, Photoshop went way beyond standard shapeswhen it introduced the Custom Shape tool. Photoshop now comespackaged with dozens of predesigned shapes, or you can even createyour own. User-defined shapes can be made from literally any vectorobject. For example, a company logo can be converted to a customshape. Custom shapes have many time-saving applications. As previ-ously mentioned, a company logo, if used frequently, is only a mouseclick away. Any vector form, outline, or shape used on a recurringbasis, can be converted to a custom shape and saved for future use.Select the Custom Shape tool or, if you have any shape drawing toolselected, click the Custom Shape button from the Options bar, and thenconfigure the shape using choices from the Options bar.

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Work with the Custom Shape Tool

Select the Custom Shape tool onthe toolbox.

Click the Fill Pixels button tocreate raster shapes, using theactive foreground color.

Click the Geometry options listarrow, and then select from theavailable options: Unconstrained,Defined Proportions, Defined Size,Fixed Size, or From Center.

Click the Shape list arrow, andthen select a shape from theavailable options.




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Creating a CustomShape

Create a Custom Shape

Open a document that containsthe vector image you want toconvert into a shape, or create ashape using any of Photoshop'svector drawing tools.

Click the Edit menu, and then clickDefine Custom Shape.

Enter a name for the new shape.

Click OK.

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Creating customized sets of shapes is an excellent way to get organ-ized. The next time you need a specific shape all you have to do isselect the shape from your organized sets. Organization can save youtime, but it also lends a sense of consistency to designs. Using thesame customized shapes repeatedly helps to tie the elements of adesign together, and Photoshop gives you the perfect way to maintainthat consistency with customized shape sets.

Saving Custom Shape Sets

Save Custom Shape Sets

Select the Custom Shape tool onthe toolbox.

Click the Shape list arrow to see alist of the current shapes.

Create new shapes, and then addthem to the current list.

IMPORTANT As you createnew shapes, if there are some youdon’t like, delete them. Right-clickthe shape, and then click DeleteShape.

To add preexisting shapes, clickthe Options button, and then clickLoad Shapes, or choose from theavailable predefined shape lists.

Click the Options button, and thenclick Save Shapes.

Enter a descriptive name for thenew set in the File Name (Win) orthe Save As (Mac) box.

Click the Save In (Win) list arrowor Where (Mac) popup, and thenselect a location to save the newset.

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The Paint Bucket tool is not new; in fact, it's been around almost aslong as Photoshop. The Paint Bucket's primary function is to fill an areawith the active foreground color, but that's not all it's capable of doing.The Paint Bucket tool can fill areas with a selected pattern and, muchthe same way that the Magic Wand tool selects image information, thefill area can be controlled by the shift in brightness of image pixels.Combine those features with the ability to change the Paint Bucket'sblending mode or opacity, and you have a tool with a lot of horsepower.

Using the Paint Bucket Tool

Use the Paint Bucket Tool

Select the Paint Bucket tool on thetoolbox.

Click the Fill list arrow, and thenselect an option:

◆ Foreground. Fills a selected area with the currentforeground color.

◆ Pattern. Fills a selected areawith a pattern.

Click the Pattern list arrow, andthen select a predefined fillpattern. This option is available ifyou select Pattern as a fill option.



Select a Tolerance value (0 to 255).The Tolerance value influences therange that the Paint Bucket usesto fill a given area.


Select the Contiguous check boxto restrict the fill to the selectedarea.

Select the All Layers check box tofill the color range informationfrom all the image’s layers.

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Photoshop's basic Eraser tool converts image pixels in a layer to trans-parent pixels. While the primary function of the Eraser tool has notchanged, the tool itself has been greatly improved. For example, youcan use the Eraser tool to remove a specific color or to erase aroundthe edge of an object. You can instruct the Eraser tool to remove a spe-cific color while protecting another color and at the same time,increase or decrease the tool's tolerance (the range of selection). Ifyou use the Eraser tool on a layered document, the tool will erase totransparency. If the Eraser tool is used on a flattened document (flat-tened documents do not support transparency), the Eraser tool will usethe active background color to perform the erasure. As you can see,the eraser tools do more than blindly erase image information. As youmaster the eraser tools, you just may find those complicated eraserjobs becoming easier and easier. The Background Eraser tool lets youselect specific colors within an image and erase just those colors.

Working with theEraser Tools

Use the Basic Eraser Tool

Select the Eraser tool on thetoolbox.

Click the Brush list arrow, and thenselect a brush tip.


Enter an Opacity percentage value(1% to 100%) to determine howmuch the eraser removes from theimage.

Enter a Flow percentage value (1% to 100%) to determine thelength of the eraser stroke.

Click the Airbrush button tochange the solid eraser stroke ofthe eraser to that of an airbrush.

Select the Erase To History checkbox to temporarily turn the Eraserinto a History Brush.

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Select the Background Eraser toolon the toolbox.

Click the Brush list arrow, and thenselect a brush tip.

Click one of the Sampling buttons(determines how the BackgroundEraser selects the color range):

◆ Continuous. Continually selectsa color range as you drag theEraser tool across the image.

◆ Once. Samples a color rangewhen you first click yourmouse.

◆ Background Swatch. Onlyerases the active backgroundcolor.

Click the Limits list arrow, andthen click how far you want theerasing to spread:

◆ Discontiguous. Lets the Erasertool work with all similar colorrange pixels throughout theimage.

◆ Contiguous. Restricts theEraser tool to the selectedcolor range, without movingoutside the originally sampledarea.

◆ Find Edges. Looks for a shift incolor range and attempts toerase to the visual edge of theimage.

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The Magic Eraser tool functions the same way as the Magic Wandselection tool, except that instead of selecting an area, it erases it. TheMagic Eraser tool works on any traditional Photoshop layer, as well asthe Background layer. Clicking with the Magic Eraser tool convertsimage pixels into transparent pixels. Since the Background layer doesnot support transparency, using the Magic Eraser tool causesPhotoshop to convert the Background into a traditional layer.

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Work with the Magic Eraser Tool

Select the Magic Eraser tool onthe toolbox.

Enter a Tolerance value (0 to 255).The higher the value, the greaterthe range the Magic Erasererases.

Select the Anti-alias check box tocreate a visually softer eraser(useful when dealing withintensely rounded or curvedselections).

Select the Contiguous check boxto select adjacent pixels within theactive document.

Select the Sample All Layerscheck box to sample imageinformation from all layers(Photoshop then treats the visualimage as a composite).

Click within the active document.

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Creating and ApplyingGradients

Create a Standard Gradient

Select the Gradient tool on thetoolbox.

Click the Gradient list arrow, andthen select from the availablegradients.

◆ The preset gradients includeForeground to Transparent,Chrome, Spectrum, TransparentRainbow, Transparent Stripes,and Neutral Density (New!).

Select one of the followinggradient types from the five icons:

◆ Linear, Radial, Angle, Reflectedor Diamond.



Select the Reverse check box toreverse the color order of theselected gradient.

Select the Dither check box tovisually create a smoothertransition between gradient colors.

Select the Transparency checkbox to create gradients using agradient mask (allows fortransparency in the gradient).

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Adding Predefined GradientsTo add a predefined gradient, you must first select the Gradient tool.Click the Gradient Picker button, located on the Options bar, to useone of the available gradient sets. Choose to append the new gradi-ents to the existing list, or click OK to replace the existing gradientswith the new ones.


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Customized gradients are easy to create and essential when you justcan't find what you want in Photoshop's predefined sets. It doesn'tmatter how many gradients Photoshop provides for you, there willalways be that one instance where they just don't do the required job.With just a few clicks of your mouse, you can create your own cus-tomized gradients. You can start with one of Photoshop's gradients andmodify it to your needs. You can also start completely from scratch; thechoice is yours, and so are the rewards of creating that one-of-a-kindstunning gradient you can use for your current and future projects.

Creating and SavingCustomized Gradients

Create and Save a CustomizedGradient

Select the Gradient tool on thetoolbox.

Click the thumbnail of the activegradient on the Options bar toopen the Gradient dialog box.

Select a gradient from theavailable options that is close towhat you want to create.

◆ The preset gradients includeForeground to Transparent,Chrome, Spectrum, TransparentRainbow, Transparent Stripes,and Neutral Density (New!).

Enter a name for the new gradient.

Click New.

A thumbnail (copy of the selectedgradient) appears at the bottom ofthe list.

Click the Gradient Type list arrow,and then select one of thefollowing:

◆ Solid. Uses solid colors for thegradient.

◆ Noise. Uses noise to distributethe colors.

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◆ Smoothness. A percentagevalue (0% to 100%) thatdetermines how smoothly thecolors of the gradient blendtogether (available when theSolid option is selected).

◆ Roughness. A percentage value(0% to 100%) that determineshow much noise to introduceinto the gradient colors(available when the Noiseoption is selected).

To add Opacity Stops, click abovethe gradient line; to removeOpacity Stops, drag the stop awayfrom the line.

To add Color Stops, click below thegradient line; to remove ColorStops, drag the stop away from theline.

Click on an Opacity Stop, and thenenter an Opacity percentage (0%to 100%), and a Locationpercentage (0% to 100%) for thestop to place it on the line.

Click on a Color stop, and thenselect a color, and a Locationpercentage (0% to 100%) for thestop to place it on the line.

Click Delete to delete the selectedopacity or color stop.

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The Color Replacement tool lets you replace a specific color in yourimage. For best results use soft brushes with this tool to help blend thecolors into the original image. Have you ever captured that perfect pic-ture of a family member or friend, only to find they have red eyes? Ormaybe there's a part of your image where the color draws attentionaway from the focal point. Either way, the Color Replacement tool is agreat feature that allows you to take control of the final image.

Using the ColorReplacement Tool

Use the Color Replacement Tool

Select the Color Replacement toolon the toolbox.

Select a Brush tip on the Optionsbar.

Select from the available Samplingoptions:

◆ Continuous. Samples colorscontinuously as you drag.

◆ Once. Replaces the targetedcolor only where you click.

◆ Background Swatch. Erasesareas matching the background.

Select from the available Limitsoptions:

◆ Discontiguous. Replaces thesampled color under the pointer.

◆ Contiguous. Replacesconnected areas containing thesampled color and preservesthe sharpness of shape edges.

◆ Find edges. Limits painting ofthe replacement color within anobject as defined by its edges.

Enter a Tolerance percentage value(0% to 255%).

Select the Anti-alias check box fora smoother edge on areas youcorrect.

Select a foreground color to use toreplace the unwanted color.

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Aabsolute colorimetric rendering intent, 429accented edges filter effect, 357Acrobat 4 color system, 432Acrobat ConnectNow, 515actions, 359-380. See also droplets

adding command to action, 366buttons, converting to, 361Conditional Mode Change command,

410copying, 370

sets, copying between, 374deleting command from action, 367enhanced scripting of, 376-377files, saving actions as, 373modal controls, working with, 368moving actions between sets, 374multiple sources, calling actions from,

371names for action sets, 374new action, building, 362non-recordable commands, inserting,

375order of commands, changing, 369pauses in, 368play options, 378playback of command, controlling, 365recording actions, 363running actions inside actions, 371saving, 359

files, saving actions as, 373sets, saving actions into, 372

setscreating, 372files, saving actions as, 373moving and copying between, 374names for, 374

speed of executing, 369

stop to action, adding, 364Actions dialog box, 373Actions panel, 359-361. See also

actions; dropletsAdd Layer Mask button, 245, 247

with type masks, 329Add Layer Styles button, 247, 287, 302Add New Layer button, 107Add Noise filter, 152Additional Plug-Ins Folder, 66Additive RGB, 180adjustment layers, 105

advantages of, 141blending modes with, 148composite layers, creating, 145creating, 142deleting, 147file formats for, 142filters on masks, 151grouping, 146HDR Toning, 210-211Levels adjustment for, 172-173linking layers in, 117, 145masks with, 150-151merging, 144-145modifying, 143opacity, working with, 148pain on adjustment masks, 150regular layer, converting to, 147temporary composite images, creating,

145Adobe (ACE) color management, 436Adobe Acrobat Connect, 502, 511Adobe Acrobat Reader, 4Adobe Bridge. See BridgeAdobe Creative Suite, 1, 502

Bridge with, 13Adobe CS Live, 502, 514, 516-517

532

Adobe Device Central, 502, 518-519Adobe Extension Manager, 502, 520Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit 502Adobe Flash. See SWF filesAdobe Gamma utility, 424Adobe Help Center, 4, 26-27Adobe Illustrator. See IllustratorAdobe Ray Tracer, 490Adobe Updater Preferences dialog box, 4,

24-25Airbrush, 167, 221, 225align layers, Auto, 482-483alpha channels

different file formats, saving as, 393saving, 28

altitude values for Bevel and Emboss style, 291

anchor points. See also pathswith Magnetic Lasso tool, 83

angle valuesfor Bevel and Emboss style, 291for Drop Shadow style, 288with Smart Sharpen filter, 162

animations, work with, 460-461animated GIFs

creating, 458-459annotations. See notesanti-aliasing, 221

for Bevel and Emboss style, 292Character panel selections, 313Column Marquee tools and, 80with Custom Shapes tool, 232for Drop Shadow style, 289for Inner Glow style, 301with Line tool, 229and Magic Eraser tool, 238multi-page PDFs to PSDs, converting,

413for Outer Glow style, 299with Paint Bucket tool, 235for paths with fill, 280setting options for, 315with Type tool, 309, 311

Apple Computers. See also MacintoshArc and Arch styles of warped text, 316arrange

multiple documents, 42arrowheads with Line tool, 229

Art History brush, 127, 138artistic filters, 332

for layer mask borders, 249Asian text options, 70Auto-Align, 482-483Auto-Blend, 482-483Auto Color command, 197Auto Contrast and Color command, 175Auto Contrast command, 197Auto Erase, 228Auto levels command, 198Automate commands, 407-422

BBackground Eraser tool, 236-237backgrounds, 105, 216-217

converting into layers, 112-113default and switching of colors, 217Foreground and Background colors,

216-217Merge Visible option, 113multi-layered documents into back-

grounds, converting, 113Screen Mode determining, 37

Barrel distortion, 156-157baseline shift, 307

Character panel selections, 313batch commands with Bridge, 420-421Batch File Processing, 408-409BBEdit, 376Bevel and Emboss style

contours, working with, 291-292with layer masks, 247Texture option for, 292-293with type masks, 326-327working with, 290-291

Bicubic Sharper method, 54Bird’s Eye view, 38-39bit depth, 176bitmap color modes, 179, 183bitmapped fonts, 311black and white. See also Grayscale

color modeThreshold adjustment for, 209Black & White adjustment, 213

Black Point Compensationfor converting color space, 437

Index 533

for soft-proof colors, 426blade curvature with Lens Blur filter

option, 345blend modes, 09

with adjustment layers, 148Color Overlay style with, 294for Drop Shadow style, 288Fill blending mode, 195for Inner Shadow style, 300with layer masks, 249with layers, 118for Outer Glow style, 298with Pattern Overlays, 296for Stroke layer style, 295

blend layers, Auto, 482-483bloating with Liquify, 336Blur filters. See also Lens Blur filter

Box Blur filter, 158channel masks, softening effects of, 259in Quick Mask Mode, 263Shape Blur filter, 158-159Surface Blur filter, 158-159

Blur tool, 164BMP files, 391

layers exported as, 124borders

Auto Color command with, 197channel mask borders, moving, 260layer mask borders, creating, 249paths, creating shapes as, 282

boundaries, proportional transform, 96bounding boxes, 249

clipping paths and, 278in Print dialog box with preview, 383Show Bounding Box check box, 382

Box Blur filter, 158Bridge, 1, 4

automating, tasks, 512camera raw, 506-507closing documents and opening, 31exploring, 503images, working with, 508-509Mini Bridge, 513opening files with, 16photos, getting, 505preferences, 510-511starting, 504with Adobe Creative Suite 2, 13, 433

brightness. See also HSB (hue, saturation, brightness)

with Lens Blur filter, 345Brightness/Contrast adjustment, 175, 200Brush font, 298brush strokes filters, 332

in Quick Mask Mode, 263brush tips, 220

cursor options, 60customized brush tips, creating, 223saving, 224

brushes, 215. See also specific toolswith Color Replacement tool, 242Liquify tool option, 338in Quick Mask Mode, 262with Vanishing Point tool, 154

Brush Options menu, 224Brush panel, 218

pre-defined sets in, 220Brush Presets panel, 218

modifying, 219built-in scripts, 377Bulge style of warped text, 316Burn tool, 167

Ccache preferences, 53

setting levels, 68calibrating colors. See color managementcalligraphy lettering, Pencil tool for, 227Camera Data 1 and 2, 394Camera Raw

dialog box, 18-19, 506-507preferences in Bridge, 506preferences in Photoshop, 57

center justification, 311chain button with layer masks, 245channel masks, 243. See also Quick

Mask Modecombining, 261deleting, 258-259filter effects, controlling, 352-353Gaussian Blur filter with, 259, 261loading, 258-259modifying options, 254moving masks between documents, 260from native color channels, 256-257

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channel masks (continued)pre-existing channels, options, 254saving, 258-259from scratch, 253from selections, 255showing/hiding, 253softening effects of, 259working with, 252

Channel Mixer adjustment, 205channels, 175. See also channel masks

Channel Mixer adjustment, 2058-bit channels, 176-177Spot color channels, 196

Channels panel. See also channel masksselections, creating, 92working with, 178

Character panel, 72-73, 307showing/hiding, 311

Character panelworking with, 312-313

Chisel Hard Technique for bevel, 290chiseled text

creating, 300with type mask, 326-327

choke value for Inner Glow style, 301chromatic aberration, 156Cineon files, 391circles with Standard Shape tool, 230clipart for Web, preparing, 398-399clipboard

with Pattern Maker filter, 348preferences for, 55

clipping. See also pathsmasks, creating, 107

Clone Stamp tool, 166, 489Clone Source panel, 165, 168, 170, 489closing documents, 31CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) color,

13, 47, 179. See also color manage-ment; out-of-gamut

Color Slider, 190converting images to, 181Multi-Channel color mode, converting

images to, 188patterns, generation of, 349press, preparing images for, 402-403RGB (red, green, blue) color and, 179,

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soft-proof colors, setting up, 426-427Spectrums or Ramps, 191

Color Balance command, 175, 199-200Color Dynamics, 218, 221Color Intensity with Match Color

adjustment, 203color lookup table (CLUT), 184-185color management, 423-441. See also ICC

Profile; out-of-gamut; rendering intentconverting color space to profile,

436-437different profiles to document,

assigning, 435defaults, 432-433hardware, calibrating with, 425monitors, calibrating, 424RGB to CMYK, changing from, 428soft-proof colors, setting up, 426-427software, calibrating with, 425working with, 432-433

Color Management button, 384color markers, creating, 46color modes, 13, 179

bitmap color modes, 183changing, 179Replace Color command, 189selecting, 13

Color Overlay, 285applying, 294

Color panel, 190-191for PNG-8 documents, 454

Color Pickerselecting colors from, 65text color, changing, 309

Color Replacement tool, 242color sliders, 190

preferences for, 55Color Swatch button, 311colors, 175. See also channels; CMYK (cyan,

magenta, yellow, black) color; colormanagement; Info panel; RGB (red,green, blue) color; spot colors; tonal values; unified color table

Auto Color command, 197Auto Contrast command, 197Auto levels command, 198Background colors, 216-217Background Eraser tool, 236-237

of brush tips, 223

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Black & White adjustment, 213Channel Mixer adjustment, 205clipart for Web, preparing, 398Color Balance adjustment, 199-200Color Replacement tool, 242Curves adjustment, 200deleting on Swatches panel, 192Desaturate command, 202for Drop Shadow style, 288Equalize command, 208Eraser tools with, 236-237fill colors, changing, 322Fill command, 194-195Foreground colors, 216-217for GIF documents, 452Gradient Map adjustment, 206Grid options, 64-65Guides option, 64-65for Inner Glow style, 300Invert command for, 208levels adjustment, 198Macintosh, printing in, 387Match Color adjustment, 203Navigator panel view box color, 36of notes, 45for Outer Glow style, 298Photo Filter option, 207, 346for PNG-8 documents, 454Posterize adjustment for, 209in Quick Mask Mode, 263Replace Color command, 189selection by color range, 87Selective Color adjustment, 204Slice option, 64-65Stroke command, 194Swatches panel, 192-193text color, changing, 309for transparency grid, 61

ColorSync, 424, 436workflow, setting, 432

color settings, 432with Creative Suite, 433

columns and rowsruler options, 63Single Row/Column Marquee tools, 80

combine layers, Auto, 482-483combining channel masks, 261

commands. See also specific commandsenhanced scripting of, 376-377

compression. See file compressioncomps, layer, 123concavity with Line tool, 229Conditional Mode Change command, 410Content-Aware fill, 100-101Content-Aware scaling, 99contours

for Bevel and Emboss style, 291for Outer Glow style, 299working with, 292

Convert Point tool, 277Convert To Mask button, 252Convert To Profile command, 436copies

different file formats, save as, 393file copies, saving, 28printing, 386, 388

copying. See also actions; layersdo not copy watermarks, 355History states, 128, 133selection, 95with Vanishing Point tool, 154-155

copyrights, watermarks protecting, 331, 354-355

contoursfor Drop Shadow style, 289for Inner Glow style, 301

Count toolcounting, 478-479preferences, 64-65

crawling marquee, 266Create New Action button, Actions panel,

360-361, 362Create New Channel button, 252Create New Layer button, 249

duplicating layers with, 120Create New Set button, Actions panel, 361Create Plane tool, 154Crop and Straighten Photos command,

407, 411Crop command, 407cropping selections, 91CS Live, 502, 514, 516-517cursors

painting cursor options, 60preferences, 60

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Curves adjustment, 175, 200with channel masks, 257

custom preset document, creating, 12Custom Shapes tool, 232-234

creating custom shapes, 233saving shape sets, 234

customizing, 51. See also layer stylesbrush tips, 223color settings, 432-433Swatches panels, 193user interface, 74-75workspace, 72-73

cutout filter effect, 356

Ddata driven graphics, 472DCS files, 391

press, preparing images for, 402-403defaults for panels, 7-9Delete button, Actions panel, 361deleting. See also layers

actions, commands from, 367adjustment layers, 147anchor points in paths, 272-273with Bridge, 508-509channel masks, 258-259customized workspace, 72-73linked layers, 121notes, 45panels, 7-9pixels, 44presets, items in, 71ruler guides, 49Swatches panel, colors on, 192text, 309

density option, 387, 356depth values

for Bevel and Emboss style, 290Lens Blur filter option, 345for texture, 293

Desaturate command, 202Despeckle filter, 160destination for droplets, 379Device Central, 518-519DICOM files, 391Difference Blending Mode, 148diffuse glow filter effect, 357

digital camerascalibrating, 425importing raw data from, 18-19noise from, 153

digital watermarks, embedding, 331, 354-355

Direct Selection tool, 275curve of segment line, changing, 277type path, reshaping, 330

direction for Bevel and Emboss style, 290Display preferences. See also interfacedistance values

for Drop Shadow style, 289Lens Blur filter option, 345

distortion, 332with Free Transform command, 96for layer mask borders, 249Lens Correction filter and, 156-157in Quick Mask Mode, 263Transform command selection, 97

distribution option with Add Noise filter,152

ditheringclipart for Web, preparing, 398for GIF documents, 453for gradients, 239for Indexed color mode, 184for PNG-8 documents, 455for WBMP documents, 429

DNG filesinformation on, 507raw images saved as, 18-19, 506-507

do not copy watermarks, 355Dock, painting engine in, 218docking, 6

document windows, 42document dimensions, 30document window, 6

moving images in, 41Vanishing point tool, working with, 154-

155documents. See also layers; new docu-

mentsall documents, closing, 31backgrounds, converting multi-layered

documents into, 113closing, 31custom preset document, creating, 12

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dragging layer thumbnails into documents, 44

inserting, images, 17file information into, 394-395

New Document Preset Resolutions, 62-63

multiple, arrange, 42organizing documents, 393profiles, 30saving, 28-29sizes, 30

Dodge tool, 167downloading

DNG converters, 19layer styles, 304patches, 24-25updates, 24-25

dragging layer thumbnails into documents,44

drawing tablets, 120Drawing tool, 215Drop Shadow, 286

creating, 288-289with layer masks, 247modifying, 288-289

droplets, 359creating, 378-379naming options, 379using, 380

dry brush filter effect, 356DSC 2.0 color plates, 196Dual Brush, 218, 221Duotone color mode, 179

converting images to, 187duplicating. See copyingDust and Scratches filter, 152dynamic range, 176-177. See also High

Dynamic Range (HDR) images

EEdit Plane tool, 270editing

animated GIFs, 463inserted documents, 17nondestructively, 21selections, 94

8-bit channels, 176-177Exposure adjustment with, 199

ellipsesfor layer mask borders, 249with Standard Shape tool, 230

Elliptical Marquee tool, 79Embed Color Profile, Macintosh, 393embedding

ICC color profiles, 434proof profile information, 29

Emboss style. See Bevel and Emboss styleemulating color systems, 432encoding images for press, 403EPS files, 391

inserting images in, 17metadata information, adding, 395text saved as, 309

Equalize command, 208Eraser tools, 215, 236-237

Background Eraser tool, 236-237basic Eraser tool, 236with Foreground and Background

colors, 216to History brush, 139Magic Eraser tool, 238

exact colors for Indexed color mode, 184Exclusion Blending Mode, 148EXIF profile tag, ignoring, 57exiting Photoshop, 32Export Layers To Files command, 124exporting. See importing and exportingexposure

controlling, 30Exposure adjustment, 199

Extension Manager, 520Extract, 331eyedroppers, 87

for Background colors, 216-217for Foreground colors, 216-217with Save For Web command, 446with Vanishing Point tool, 155

FF-Stop information, 394fades, 331

with Match Color adjustment, 203with Smart Sharpen filter, 163working with, 350

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File Compatibility options, 28-29, 57file compression

lossy/lossless compression, 396-397understanding, 396-397

file extensionsfor droplets, 379lowercase, saving as, 29

file formats. See also specific typesdifferent file formats, saving documents

with, 392-393list of, 391understanding types of, 391

File Handling preferences, 51, 56-57files. See also droplets; importing

and exporting3D, 490-500actions as files, saving, 373File Handling preferences, 56-57

Fill command, 194-195Content-Aware fill, 100-101for paths, 265with paths, 280

fillscolors, changing, 322Layers panel option, 104with Paint Bucket tool, 235for Stroke layer style, 295

Filter Controls, Image Gallery dialog box,332

Filter Gallery, 332-333multiple filters, applying, 335

Filter Selection, Image Gallery dialog box,332

filters, 331-358. See also specific typeson adjustment layer masks, 151categories of, 332channel masks controlling effects,

352-353Fade command with, 350gradient masks with, 352-353for layer mask borders, 249Lens Correction filter, 156-157multiple filters, applying, 335order for applying, 335Photo Filters, 207, 346

in Quick Mask Mode, 263selections, controlling filters with, 351shortcut for reapplying, 333various filter effects, 356-358watermarks, embedding, 331, 354-355

Find and Replace, 307, 319with Bridge, 508-509

Find Edges filter, 350FireWire

Scratch Disks with, 53video preview option, 14

Fish style of warped text, 316Fisheye style of warped text, 316Fit Image command, 422Fixed Aspect Ratio

with Elliptical Marquee tool, 79with Rectangular Marquee tool, 78

Flag style of warped text, 316Flash. See SWF filesflow

for Airbrush tool, 225for Paintbrush tool, 225

fontsCharacter panel selections, 312-313neon effects for, 298of notes, 45preferences, 54types of, 311Type preferences for, 70Type tool, working with, 310

foregrounds, 216-217default and switching of, 217with Paint Bucket tool, 235

freeform bounding box, 17Free Transform command, 96Freeform Pen tool, 270-271FreeHand, moving shapes to, 233freezing with Liquify, 337fresco filter effect, 356Full Screen Mode, 37Fuzziness slider, 87

Ggamut. See also out-of-gamut

preferences, 61Gamut Warning, 181, 382, 442

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Gaussian Blur filter, 160on adjustment masks, 151with channel masks, 259, 261with layer masks, 248, 249Smart Sharpen filter with, 162

General preferences, setting, 54-55geometry

with Custom Shapes tool, 232with Line tool, 229paths, complexity of, 270with Standard Shape tool, 230

GIF files, 381, 448. See also animated GIFscreating, 458-459clipart for Web, preparing, 398-399compression of, 396-397metadata information, adding, 395opening images, 16optimizing GIF documents, 452-453Save For Web command with, 444saving documents as, 28for Web images, 443

glass filter effect, 357Global Light option

for Bevel and Emboss style, 291with Drop Shadow style, 288

Gloss Contours for Bevel and Emboss style, 291

glowing edges filter effect, 357Gradient Map adjustment, 206Gradient Overlay, 285Gradient tool, 11gradients, 215

creating, 239customized gradients, 240-241with filters, 352-353for Inner Glow style, 301for Outer Glow style, 299pre-defined gradients, adding, 239with Stroke layer style, 295

grain filter effect, 358graphic pen filter effect, 358gray. See also Grayscale color mode

with layer masks, 244, 246Grayscale color mode, 13, 179

Channel Mixer adjustment with, 205Color Slider, 190converting images to, 182

Duotone color mode and, 187patterns, generation of, 349Spectrums or Ramps, 191working with, 182

grid size, 64-65transparency grid size, 61

groupsadjustment layers, grouping, 146nested layer group, creating, 109

Guides, Grids & Slices options, 64-65guides for 45 degree angles, 80

Hhalftone screens for press images, 403Hand tool

with Lens Correction filter, 156with Liquify, 337monitor, fitting image to, 40moving images, document window, 41with Save For Web command, 446with Vanishing Point tool, 155

Hard Mix Blending Mode, 148hard proofs, printing, 430-431hardware color calibration, 425HDV Anamorphic Pixel Aspect Ratio, 15Healing Brush tool, 168

with Reduce Noise filter, 153, 168height values

Fit Image command, 422with Pattern Maker filter, 349print size option, 383

Help menuupdates, checking for, 25using, 26-27

hiding. See showing/hidingHigh Dynamic Range (HDR) images, 176-

177, 210-211Exposure adjustment with, 199Merge images to, 418-419

highlightsfor Bevel and Emboss style, 291with Dodge and Burn tools, 167Shadow/Highlight adjustment, 212tonal range, controlling, 172-173

Histogram panel, 174for levels, 173

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History brush, 127combining with History states, 136correcting mistakes with, 136Eraser tool to, 139layers with, 139snapshots, working with, 137

History panel, 127-139. See also snapshotslinear history, 127, 130

resetting to, 140multiple undo commands, 128non-linear state of, 127, 130-131purging RAM, 140saving RAM, 133setting options in, 128-129

History states, 52, 68controlling, 140duplicating, 128, 133History brush combined with, 136number, setting, 128purging, 131, 140reviewing text file, 135saving, 134

Horizontal Type Mask tool, 323Hot keys. See shortcut keysHSB (hue, saturation, brightness)

Brightness/Contrast adjustment, 175, 200Color Slider, 190Hue/Saturation adjustment, 202opacity of, 148Replace Color command and, 189

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) filesgenerating, 449

hue. See HSB (hue, saturation, brightness)Hue/Saturation adjustment, 202

for out-of-gamut colors, 438-439hyphenation

Character panel selections, 313Paragraph panel selections, 314

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embedding ICC color profiles, 434information, embedding, 29for JPEG images, 451Windows, 393

Illustrator, 218inserting images in, 17

paths, exporting, 265, 283-284Pen tools in, 269scripts, using, 376-377shapes to Illustrator, moving, 233

image cache, 51preferences, 53

image compression, 381Image Gallery dialog box, 332Image menu, Adjustments option, 141Image Preview, Image Gallery dialog box,

332Image Processor, 420-421image pyramid, saving, 405images, with bit depth (8, 30, and 32),

176-177importing and exporting. See also paths;

SWF filesdigital camera, raw data from, 18-19layers to files, exporting, 124shapes to vector, exporting, 233video, 474-475Zoomify, 476

inches as measurement system, 33Include All Subfolders command, 378indents

Paragraph panel selections, 314with Standard Shape tool, 231

InDesign, 70adjustment layers, opening, 142clipping paths in, 265EPS documents, type information in, 309

indexed color mode, 179converting image to, 184-185

Inflate style of warped text, 316Info panel, 46

changing measurement of colors in, 47color markers, creating, 46displaying information in, 47specific size object, creating, 46

ink density. See densityinkjet printers

getting the best results for, 404-405resolution, understanding, 406

Inner Glow style, 300-301Inner Shadow style, 298-299Insert Menu command with actions, 375inserting images in documents, 17installing Photoshop, 2-3

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intellectual property, protecting, 331, 354-355

interfacepreferences, 58-59

interlacingfor GIF images, 453for PNG-8 documents, 455for PNG-24 documents, 456

Internet. See also Web design; Web images; Web sites

help on, 26-27saving files for, 28updates, checking for, 24

interpolation, 22-23, 54, 266press, images for, 403

invertingcommand, 208Lens Blur filter option, 345textures, 293

IPTC Contract, 394

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for Inner Glow style, 301Liquify tool option, 338for Outer Glow style, 299

JPEG files, 381, 391, 448compression of, 396-397JPEG 2120 format, 401layers exported as, 124metadata information, adding, 395opening images, 16optimizing JPEG documents, 450-451photographs for Web, preparing, 400-401printers, preparing images for, 405raw images saved as, 18Save For Web command with, 444saving documents as, 28transparency, support for, 61for Web images, 443

justificationParagraph panel selections, 314of text, 309, 311

Kkerning, 312keyboard. See also shortcut keys

paths, moving, 274Kuler panel, 66

LLab color mode, 13, 179

Color Slider, 190converting image to, 186patterns, generation of, 349

landscape orientation, 382large files, saving, 22, 57laser printers, preparing images for,

404-405Lasso Marquee tool, 81Lasso tools. See also specific tools

Lasso Marquee tool, 81for layer mask borders, 249Magnetic Lasso tool, 82-83Polygonal Lasso tool, 81-84

launching Photoshop, 4-5Layer Comps panel, 123layer masks, 104, 243

borders, creating, 249creating, 245modify, 251Paint tools with, 246role of, 244selections generating, 247soft transparency, generating, 248type masks, combining with, 328-329as white, 246

Layer Properties dialog box, 122Layer Style dialog box, 287

customized styles with, 302-303layer styles, 285-306. See also specific

stylesadding, 287combining layer style elements, 302customized styles

with Layer Style dialog box, 302-303with Styles panel, 304-305

to masked images, 247modifying existing layer style, 287moving existing layer styles, 306names for, 303, 305saving customized styles, 304sharing, 305showing/hiding, 287

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layer styles (continued)single layer styles, moving, 306understanding, 286

layers, 103-125. See also adjustment layers;backgrounds; layer masks; layerstyles; linked layers; opacity; Typetool

active document, adding layers to, 106blending modes, 118comps, creating, 123copying, 95, 120

elements in layers, 111deleting, 104, 121

linked layers, 121designation of, 105different file formats, saving documents

as, 393dragging layer thumbnails into

documents, 44Eraser tools with layered documents,

236exporting as files, 124History brush, multiple layers with, 139locking, 114Magic Eraser tool with, 238Merge options with, 116moving, 106

documents, layers between, 115two open documents, moving layers

between, 44names for, 114, 122nested layer group, creating, 109new layers, creating, 106-107opacity, 119pasting, 95properties, changing, 122saving, 28selecting layer options, 107selecting methods, 108selections from layers, creating, 110-111showing/hiding, 114Smart Objects, converting, 21stacking order, changing, 114two open documents, moving layers

between, 44updating layer comps, 123

Layers panel, 104. See also layerscontrolling image information with, 114setting options, 125

thumbnail size, changing, 125tonal range, controlling, 172-173

leading Character panel selection, 313left justification, 311length with Line tool, 229Lens Blur filter

brightness with, 155, 345Smart Sharpen filter with, 162working with, 344-345

Lens Correction filter, 156-157Levels adjustment, 172-173

for actions, 364with channel masks, 257with type masks, 325working with, 198

libraries, Preset Manager for, 71Line tool, 229

45 and 90 degree angles, 229linear history. See History panellines. See straight linesLink Layers option, Layers panel option, 104linked layers, 114

with composite adjustment layers, 145creating, 114, 117deleting, 121with Pattern Overlays, 297textures, linking, 293unlinking, 117

Liquify, 331mask options, 340meshes

applying, 343creating, 342modifying loaded meshes, 343Show Mesh option, 341, 342

modifying images with, 336options, working with, 338-339saving meshes, 343Show Mesh option, 341, 342view options, 341

Load Mesh button, 342loading

channel masks, 258-259meshes, 342

localized color cluster, 87, 189locking layers, 114

Layers panel option, 104

Index 543

locking ruler guides, 49lossless compression, 396-397

printers, preparing images for, 404-405lossy compression, 396-397

for GIF images, 453luminosity

with Match Color adjustment, 203Photo Filter option, 346

LZW filescompression of, 397printers, preparing images for, 405

MMacintosh

color calibrator in, 424Embed Color Profile option, 393Print Settings in, 389printers, preparing images for, 405printing documents in, 386-387

Magic Eraser tool, 238Magic Wand tool, 86

channel masks, creating, 255Magnetic Lasso tool, 82-83

with paths, 271Make Work Path button, 267marching ant marquee, 264margins

in Macintosh Page Print Settings, 389Paragraph panel selections, 314in Windows, 389

Marquee tools, 77. See also EllipticalMarquee tool; Rectangular Marqueetool

Lasso Marquee tool, 81Single Row/Column Marquee tools, 80type masks, creating, 323with Vanishing Point tool, 154

masks, 104. See also channel masks; layermasks; Quick Mask Mode; selections;Type tool

with adjustment layers, 150-151clipping masks, creating, 107Liquify mask options, 340Standard Mask Mode, 262Match color adjustments, 175, 203modify, 251vector masks, 244, 250, 251

Mask Edge button, 248

match prints, printing, 430-431matte option

clipart for Web, preparing, 398for GIF documents, 453for indexed color mode, 184for JPEG images, 451photographs for Web, preparing, 400for PNG-8 documents, 455for PNG-24 documents, 456for Web design, 445

maximize compatibility, saving, 28-29, 57measurements

Rulers, 48-49system for, 33

Measurement Log panelcounting, 478-479taking measurements, 480-481

memory. See also RAM (random access memory)

100 percent Memory Usage option, 69preferences, setting, 68-69

Memory & Image Cache preferences, 68-69menus

color preferences for, 55customizing, 74-75original settings, restoring, 74

Merge Down option, 116Merge Image to HDR Pro, 210-211, 418-419Merge Visible option, 113, 116merging. See also adjustment layers

Merge Down option, 116Merge Visible option, 113, 116Photomerge, 416-417

meshes. See Liquifymetadata, 13

adding to files, 395with Bridge, 509

matte optionfor GIF images, 453for JPEG images, 451for PNG-8 documents, 455for PNG-24 documents, 456

metadata, 509Microsoft ICM color management, 436midtones

with Dodge and Burn tools, 167Shadow/Highlight adjustment for, 212tonal range, controlling, 172-173

544

Mini Bridge, 513mirroring with Liquify, 337Mixed Brush tool, 226mode

for Airbrush tool, 225color, 13, 179Conditional Mode Change command,

410with Custom Shapes tool, 232for gradients, 239with Line tool, 229for Paint Bucket tool, 235for Paintbrush tool, 225for Pencil tool, 227

monitors. See also color managementautomatically fitting image to, 40calibrating, 425resolution, understanding, 406selecting areas for, 78soft-proof colors, setting up, 426-427

monochromatic optionwith Add Noise filter, 152with Lens Blur filter, 345

mosaic tiles filter effect, 358Motion Blur filter

Add Noise filter with, 152Smart Sharpen filter with, 162

mouse movements in actions, 375Move Grid tool, 156Move tool, 11

with Vanishing Point tool, 154moving. See also layers; paths

adjustment layers, 143anchor points in paths, 272with Bridge, 508-509channel masks between documents, 260Document window, moving images in,

41layer styles, 306with Vanishing Point tool, 154-155

Multi-Channel color mode, 179, 188multi-layered documents into backgrounds,

converting, 113Multiply blending mode

with layers, 118, 148with Pattern Overlays, 296

Nnames. See also renaming

for action sets, 374for custom preset document, 12of data driven graphics, 474droplets, naming options for, 379for gradients, 240for layer styles, 303, 305for layers, 114, 122

native color channels, channel masks from,256-257

native formats, 452Navigator panel. See also zooming

area of view, changing, 35color of view box, changing, 36shortcuts, 34size of view, changing, 34thumbnails, sizing and zooming, 35-36

Nearest Neighbor method, 54neon effects, 298nested layer group, creating, 109New Document Preset Resolutions, 62-63new documents

creating, 12preset resolutions, 62-63with presets, 14

New Layer dialog box, 107New Layer Effect button, 335noise

Add Noise filter, 152with brush tips, 221for Drop Shadow style, 289for Inner Glow style, 300for Outer Glow style, 298Reduce Noise filter, 153

nondestructive editing, 21non-linear state of History panel, 127, 130-

131non-squared pixels, 15note paper filter effect, 357notes, 45

different file formats, save as, 393saving, 28, 45

Ooffset with Pattern Maker filter, 349on-image controls, 213, 517-520

Index 545

opacity, 61with adjustment layers, 148-149for Airbrush tool, 225with Art History brush, 138for Bevel and Emboss style, 291for Color Overlay style, 294with Custom Shapes tool, 232for Drop Shadow style, 288of gradients, 241for Inner Glow style, 300Layers panel option, 104Liquify view option, 341for Outer Glow style, 298for Paintbrush tool, 225with Pattern Overlays, 296for Pencil tool, 227setting, 107, 119for Stroke layer style, 295

OpenEXR files, 391OpenGL, 68-69, 490Open As command, 16opening images, 16Optimize To File Size option, 447optimizing

image to file size, 447Photoshop, 52-53

Options bar, 6, 11organizing documents, 393outline font, 311output options, printing, 384-385out-of-gamut, 61, 181

command, test, 442Hue/Saturation Adjustment for, 438-439Sponge tool, working with, 440-441

Out of Scratch Disk Space error, 53Outer Glow style, 286

working with, 298-299output options, setting

setting, 468-469saving, 468-469

Overlay blending mode with Pattern Overlays, 296

Override Action "Open" commands, 378

PPage Setup, in Print Settings, 389Paint Brush tool, 77

Paint Bucket tool, 11, 235Paint tools, 10, 215

with layer masks, 246Paintbrush, 225

with layer masks, 246as Stroke tool, 281

painting. See also gradientsadjustment layers, opening, 142on adjustment masks, 150cursor options, 60

painting engine. See Brush panelpanel knife filter effect, 356panels, 6. See also specific types

adding panels, 7-9customizing, 72-73preferences for, 55showing/hiding, 7-9, 37subtracting panels, 7-9working with, 7-9workspaces, 72-73

panoramic photographs, creating, 416-417Pantone Color Matching System, 423paper options, 389, 387Paragraph panel, 72-73

showing/hiding, 311working with, 313, 314

Paste, preferences for resizing, 55pasting, selection, 95Patch tool, 168-169

with Reduce Noise filter, 153patches, checking for, 24-25Path Selection tool, 274

type path, reshaping, 330paths, 284. See alsoType tool

anchor pointsadding, 272curved to straight points, converting,

277deleting, 272-273direction lines, modifying, 276with Magnetic option of Freeform Pen

tool, 271modifying, 274moving, 272straight to curved points, converting,

277clipping paths, 265

working with, 278-279

546

paths (continued)complexity of path, controlling, 270curved to straight points, converting, 277deleting anchor points, 272-273direction lines, modifying, 276Fill command with, 265, 280Freeform Pen tool, 270-271

Magnetic option, using, 271Illustrator, exporting paths to, 283-284keyboard, moving path with, 274Magnetic option of Freeform Pen tool,

using, 271moving

anchor points, 272keyboard, moving path with, 274

Paths To Illustrator command, exportingpaths with, 284

Pen tools with, 265, 268-269Save As, exporting paths with, 283selections into paths, converting, 267shapes as paths, creating, 282straight to curved points, converting, 277Stroke command with, 265, 281

Paths panel, 265Paths To Illustrator command, 284Pattern Maker, 331, 348-349Pattern Overlays, 285

repositioning, 297working with, 296-297

patternswith Paint Bucket tool, 235for Stroke layer style, 295for texture, 293

pauses in actions, 368PBM files, 391PCX files, 391PDAs (personal digital assistants), 180

RGB (red, green, blue) color with, 428PDF files, 391, 407

creating, saving, 414-415format, 415inserting images in, 17layers exported as, 124metadata information, adding, 395multi-page PDFs to PSDs, converting,

412-413PSD file, converting to, 412-413types of, 414

PDF presentations, 391, 407creating, 414-415

PDF presetscreating, working, 415

Pen toolsin Illustrator, 269with paths, 265, 268-269

Pencil tool, 227Auto Erase and, 228for calligraphy lettering, 227

perceptual rendering intent, 429Performance, 52-53, 68-69, 490-491Perspection Web site, 11perspective of Transform command

selection, 97Photo Filters, 207, 346photographic manipulation, 166photographic restoration, 152photographs for Web, preparing, 400-401Photomerge, 416-417

command, 407Photoshop Extended

3D files, 490-500Align layers, Auto, 482-483Angle, Vanishing Point, 154Blend layers, Auto, 482-483Count tool, 478-479Count tool, preferences, 64-65Enable 3D Acceleration, 69Measurement feature, 154, 478-481MPEG-4 video, 474Timeline view (mode), 460video layer

cloning, 489creating, 485modifying, 486-487splitting, 488

picas as measurement system, 33PICT files, 391Pincushion distortion, 156-157Pixar files, 391Pixel Aspect Ratio Correction, 15pixelization, 13pixels, 13. See also adjustment layers;

raster dataAdd Noise filter, working with, 152of data driven graphics, 474of data sets, 473

Index 547

Equalize command, 208with Eraser tool, 216excess pixels, deleting, 44Histogram panel, information in, 174image interpolation, 54large files, saving, 22Magic Eraser tool with, 238as measurement system, 33non-squared pixels, 15resolution, understanding, 406with RGB (red, green, blue) color, 428Smart Sharpen filter, 162-163Unsharp Mask filter, 161

Place commandinserting images in documents with, 17preferences for resizing, 55

plastic wrap filter effect, 358Play button, Actions panel, 361play options, 378playback of command, controlling, 365plug-ins, 66-67

organizing, 66Plug-Ins and Scratch Disks preferences, 66-

67PNG-8 files

information on, 397optimizing PNG-8 documents, 454-455saving for the Web, 444-445

PNG-24 filesinformation on, 397optimizing PNG-24 documents, 456saving for the Web, 444-445

PNG files, 391clipart for Web, preparing, 398-399compression of, 396-397layers exported as, 124metadata information, adding, 395opening images, 16Save For Web command with, 444-445saving documents as, 28for Web images, 443

Polygonal Lasso tool, 81-84polygons

Polygonal Lasso tool, 81-84with Standard Shape tool, 230

portrait orientation, 382position for Stroke layer style, 295Posterize adjustment, 209

PostScript type size, 48, 70precise cursor options, 60preferences, 51

cursors preferences, 60File Compatibility options, 28-29, 57File Handling preferences, 56-57gamut preferences, 61General preferences, 54-55Guides, Grid & Slices preferences, 64-65interface preferences, 58-59Memory & Image Cache preferences,

68-69Performance, 52-53, 68-69, 490-491plug-ins preferences, 66scratch disks preferences, 673D preferences, 490-491transparency preferences, 61Type preferences, 70Units & Rulers preferences, 62-63

Preset Manager for libraries, 71presets

new documents with, 14Preset Manager, 71saving items and, 71tools, 50

press, preparing images for, 402-403previewing

fonts, 70, 310-311Lens Blur filter option, 345non-squared pixels, 15press, images for, 403with Save For Web command, 446transparency settings, 61with Unsharp Mask filter, 161video preview option, 14

Print One Copy command, 390Print dialog box with preview, 382-383printers. See also Windows

calibrating, 425converting color space to another

profile, 436preparing images for, 404-405

printingGamut Warning, 382hard proofs, 430-431larger images, 390Macintosh, documents in, 386-387one copy of document, 390

548

printing (continued)output options, 384-385Print dialog box with preview, 382-383Show Paper White, 382Windows, documents in, 386

problems, reporting, 25progressive option

for JPEG images, 451photographs for Web, preparing, 401

proof profile information, embedding, 29Proof Setup, Windows, 393Protect Texture option, 221Protect Tones, 167, 440PSB files, 391

opening images, 16PSD files, 391

adjustment layers as, 142creating, 414-415

as a presentation, 415large files, saving, 22layers exported as, 124metadata information, adding, 395multi-page PDFs to PSDs, converting,

412-413opening images, 16PDF files, converting, 412-413preferences for saving, 57raw images saved as, 18

puckering with Liquify, 336Puppet Warp tool, 98purging RAM, 131, 140pushing left with Liquify, 336

QQuarkXpress, 278

EPS documents, type information in, 309Quick Mask Mode, 264, 262

filters in, 263options, working with, 263saving selections, 263

Quick Selection tool, 85

RRadiance files, 391radius option, 158-159, 161-163, 231, 345RAM (random access memory), 51. See

also History panel; History states

adjusting options, 68-69optimizing, 53purging RAM, 131, 140

ramps, 191range values

for Bevel and Emboss style, 292for Inner Glow style, 301for Outer Glow style, 299

raster data, 406. See also Layers panelchange and, 381documents, 13interpolation and, 266Smart Objects with, 21understanding raster images, 266

Rasterize Type command, 320raw digital camera data, importing, 18-19RAW files, 18-19, 391

large files, saving, 22reconstructing with Liquify, 336, 339Record button, Actions panel, 361recording actions, 363Rectangle tool for layer mask borders, 249rectangles

with Rectangle tool, 249with Standard Shape tool, 230

Rectangular Marquee tool, 78with Pattern Maker filter, 348

RedEye tool, 171Reduce Noise filter, 153

with Healing Brush tool, 153, 168reduction

for GIF documents, 452for PNG-8 documents, 454

Refine Edgeselection, 88-89with Layer Masks, 248

relative colorimetric rendering intent, 429remove option with Smart Sharpen filter,

162renaming

with Bridge, 512presets, 71

rendering intentfor hard proofs, 431for soft-proof colors, 426working with, 429

reopening notes, 45repeating Transform command selection, 97

Index 549

Replace Color command, 189Repoussé, 3D models, 492, 494-495Resample Image option, 22resizing. See sizeresolution

changing, 22-23selecting, 13understanding, 406

retouching images, 166RGB (red, green, blue) color, 13, 47, 179.

See also color management; out-of-gamut

CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black)color and, 179, 428

Color Slider, 190converting image to, 180with 8-bit channels, 176-177Gamut Warning mask, 61Lab color mode for archiving images,

186Multi-Channel color mode, converting

images to, 188patterns, generation of, 349press, preparing images for, 402-403Spectrums or Ramps, 191

right justification, 311Rise style of warped text, 316RLE (Run Length Encoding) scheme, 398Rotate View tool, 41rotating

with Bridge, 508-509with Lens Blur filter, 345Smart Objects, 21Transform command selection, 97

roughness of gradients, 241rows. See columns and rowsrulers, 48-49, 51

guides, working with, 48-49options for, 62-63switching between measurements, 62

SSaturate and Desaturate command, 175saturation. See also HSB (hue,

saturation, brightness)rendering intent, 429Saturate and Desaturate command, 175

Save As command, 29

paths exported with, 283with text, 311

Save commands. understanding, 29

Save For Web command, 444-445Save for Web dialog box, 447Save Mesh button, 342Save Optimized As command, 449saving. See also actions; layer styles

alpha channels, 28brush tips, 224channel masks, 258-259custom shape sets, 234documents, 28-29file formats, files with different, 392-393File Saving options, selecting, 56gradients, 240-241History states, 134image pyramid, 405inserting file information into docu-

ments, 394-395large files, 22, 57layer styles, 304layers, 28Liquify meshes, 343maximize compatibility, saving, 28-29, 57notes, 28, 45presets, items as, 71Quick Mask selections, 263spot colors, 28Swatches panels, 193thumbnail data, 29understanding Save commands, 29for Web, 444-446

scalingContent-Aware scaling, 99Character panel selections, 313with Pattern Overlays, 297in Print dialog box with preview, 383Smart Objects, 21for texture, 293Transform command selection, 97

scannerscalibrating, 425noise from, 153photographs for Web, preparing, 401Photoshop, scanning images into, 17

Scattering, 218, 221

550

Scratch Disks, 51, 53, 66-67scratch sizes, 30

Info panel displaying, 47Screen blending mode, 148

with Pattern Overlays, 296Screen Mode for display, 37scripts

built-in scripts, 377enhanced scripting, 376-377

scroll wheel preferences, 55SCT files, 391searching. See Find and ReplaceSelect menu options, 94selection marquees, hiding, 441selection masks, 92-93selections, 10, 77-101. See also specific tools

adding to, 90Brightness/Contrast adjustment with, 199channel masks from, 255channels, creating with, 92by color range, 87cropping selections, 91filters, controlling, 351with Free Transform command, 96layers, 108layer masks, generation of, 247layer options, selecting, 107masks, 92-93, 151

layer masks, generation of, 247modifying existing selection, 94paths, converting to, 267Quick Mask option, 264Quick Selection tool, 85Refine Edge, 88-89subtracting from, 90with Transform command, 96-97

Selective Color adjustments, 175, 204sepia color, Fill blending with, 195sets. See actionsShadow Angles option with Drop Shadow

style, 288Shadow/Highlight adjustment, 212shadows

for Bevel and Emboss style, 291with Dodge and Burn tools, 167Shadow/Highlight adjustment, 212tonal range, controlling, 172-173

Shape Blur filter, 158-159

Shape Dynamics, 218, 221shape layers, 105

drawing option, 282Shape Marquee tools, 11Shape tool, 215shapes

Custom Shapes tool, 232-234Lens Blur filter option, 345paths, creating shapes as, 282with Standard Shape tool, 230-231Type tool, creating shape layers with,

322Share My Screen, 502, 515sharing

actions, 373layer styles, 305

Sharpen tool, 164Shell Lower/Upper style of warped text, 316Shift key for tools, 11shortcut keys, 3, 4

defining new, 76filters, reapplying, 333list of, xixwith Navigator panel, 34for tools, 11working with, 76zooming with, 39

Show Bounding Box check box, 382Show Paper White, 382showing/hiding

channel masks, 253Character panel, 311layer styles, 287layers, 114Navigator panel, 35panels, 7-9, 37Paragraph panel, 311selection marquees, 441toolbox, 37

shutter speed information, 394Single Row/Column Marquee tools, 80size

adjustment layers and, 141for Bevel and Emboss style, 290of CMYK document, 179of documents, 30for Drop Shadow style, 289image size, changing, 22-23

Index 551

Info panel, information in, 46, 47for Inner Glow style, 301for Outer Glow style, 299photographs for Web, preparing, 401preferences for resizing, 55for Stroke layer style, 295view size, changing, 34

sketch filters, 332skewing Transform command selection, 97Slice Selection tool

with Save For Web command, 446slicing images, 462-463

arranging, 466-467distributing, 466-467HTML text, add, 470-471saving for the Web, 468-469setting output options, 468-469stacking, 466-467URL, add Web address, 470-471working with, 64-65, 464-465

slide shows, 414-415sliders, changing text boxes to, 74Smart Filters

Creating, 334Smart Objects, from, 20-21Working with, 334

Smart Guides, 126Smart Objects, 20-21

converting 3D layer to, 21Smart Sharpen filter, 162-163smoothness

of gradients, 241with painting engine, Brush panel, 221

Smudge tool, 164snapshots, 128

creating, 132with History brush, 137

softnessfor Bevel and Emboss style, 290channel masks, 259layer masks generating soft

transparency, 248soft-proof colors, setting up, 426-427

software color calibration, 425sounds, preferences for, 55source option for Inner Glow style, 301spacing Paragraph panel selections, 314

Spatter filter, 358for layer mask borders, 249

specific size object, creating, 43spectrums, 191speed of Photoshop, adjusting, 68-69Spell Check, 307

Character panel selections, 313working with, 318

Sponge tool, 167desaturating areas of image with, 202for out-of-gamut colors, 440-441

spot colors, 196different file formats, saving documents

as, 393saving, 28

Spot Healing Brush tool, 170Content-Aware fill, 100-101

spread valuesfor Drop Shadow style, 289for Outer Glow style, 299

squares with Standard Shape tool, 230Squeeze style of warped text, 316stacking images, 482stacking order of layers, 114stained glass filter effect, 358stamp filter effect, 357Stamp tool

Clone Stamp tool, 166with Vanishing Point tool, 154

Standard Mask Mode, 262Standard Pen tool with paths, 268Standard Screen Mode, 37Standard Shape tool, 230-231

Options bar, 11stars with Standard Shape tool, 231Status bar, 30Stop button, Actions panel, 361straight lines

drawing, 220Line tool for, 229Pencil tool for, 228

Straighten tool, 156Stroke command, 194

for paths, 265with paths, 281

Stroke layer style, 295Stroke Path option, 281

552

styles. See also layer stylesfor Art History brush, 138for Bevel and Emboss style, 290

Styles button for warping text, 316Styles panel, 285

layer styles, creating, 304-305stylize filters, 332subfolders

in Batch File Processing, 405Include All Subfolders command, 378

subtracting from selection, 90Suppress Color Profile Warnings, 378Suppress File Open Options Dialogs, 378Surface Blur filter, 158-159Swatches panel, 192-193

customizing, 193saving, 193

system requirements, 3

Ttablecloth, 61Targa files, 391

layers exported as, 124technique

for Bevel and Emboss style, 290for Inner Glow style, 301for Outer Glow style, 299

text, 33. See also anti-aliasing; notes; SpellCheck; Type tool; warping

Asian text options, 70chiseled text, creating, 300of data sets, 473History state text files, reviewing, 135Rasterize Type command, 320workspace for, 72-73

text boxes to sliders, changing, 74textures, 218, 221

with Bevel and Emboss style, 292-293filters, 332Protect Texture option, 221

thawing with Liquify, 33732-bit images, See also High Dynamic

Range (HDR) images3D effects, Bevel and Emboss style for, 2903D model files

adding to a 2D model, 492-495browsing for 3D content, 500

converting 3D layer to Smart Object, 21creating

from a 2D image, 492from a grayscale image, 492from a multi-frame file (3D Volume),

492using repoussé, 492, 494-495from a shape preset, 496

editing a model, 498-499preferences, 490-491render settings, 497repoussé, editing, 494-495

threshold, 209with Lens Blur filter, 345with Surface Blur filter, 158-159with Unsharp Mask filter, 161

thumbnails. See also Navigator panelwith Bridge, 13in Brush Presets panel, 219dragging layer thumbnails, 44file saving options, 56Layers panel thumbnail size, changing,

125with Save For Web command, 446saving thumbnail data, 29

TIFF files, 391adjustment layers as, 142large files, saving, 22layers exported as, 124metadata information, adding, 13, 395opening images, 16photographs for Web, preparing, 400-401preferences for saving, 57printers, preparing images for, 404-405raw images saved as, 18

tile boundaries with Pattern Maker filter,349

tolerancefor Art History brush, 138with Paint Bucket tool, 235for paths, 267

tonal valuescontrolling, 172-173Histogram panel and, 174Invert command for, 208with Smart Sharpen filter, 163with Surface Blur filter, 158-159

tool tip preferences, 55

Index 553

toolbox, 6showing/hiding, 37

tools. See also specific toolsmultiple tools, accessing, 10working with, 10-11

tracking Character panel selections, 313Traditional type size, 48transfer functions for press images, 403Transform command, 96-97

with Vanishing Point tool, 154transparency. See also layer masks

clipart for Web, preparing, 398clipping paths and, 278-279for GIF documents, 453for gradients, 239gray creating, 244, 246with History brush, 139for JPEG images, 451layer styles requiring, 286for PNG-8 documents, 455for PNG-24 documents, 456preferences, 61printer, preparing images for, 405soft transparency, generating, 248for Web design, 445

turbulence with Liquify, 337turning on/off Smart Guides, 126twirling with Liquify, 336Twist style of warped text, 316Type preferences, 70Type tool, 10, 307-330

chiseled type, creating, 326-327editing type on path, 309fonts, working with, 310-311horizontal and vertical type, toggling

between, 310layers, creating, 105, 322maskschiseled type, creating, 326-327creating type masks, 323layer masks, combining with, 328-329pixels, isolating, 324-325special effects, generating, 328-329moving type mask, 324options, working with, 310paths, 308-309, 321

text on path, creating, 330

work paths, creating, 321preferences for, 70Rasterize Type command, 320

Type toolshape layers, creating, 322special effects, generating, 328-329standard typing tools, 308-309

Uundos, 52. See also History panel

multiple undo commands, performing,128

unified color tablefor GIF images, 453for PNG-8 documents, 455

units, 51. See also rulersoptions for, 62-63

Unsharp Mask filter, 161Updater, 24-25updates

checking for, 24-25from Internet, 24layer comps, updating, 123options, setting, 4for versions of Photoshop, 2

user interface, customized, 74-75

VVanishing Point tool, 154-155vector data

interpolation and, 266Paths panel and, 265press, images for, 403Smart Objects with, 20-21understanding vector images, 266

vector masks, 244, 250, 251Vertical Type Mask tool, 323vibrance, 177, 202video

exporting, 474-475layers, cloning, 489layers, creating and modifying, 485-486layers, splitting, 488new documents with video presets, 14opening, formats, 484preview option, 14

554

views and viewing. See also Navigatorpanel

Bird’s Eye view, 38-39with Bridge, 504, 508-509for Brush Presets panel, 219Liquify view options, 341Photoshop window, 6RGB color mode, 13, 179size of view, changing, 34two views, working on one image in, 43Zoom tool, changing view with, 38-39

vignettesLens Correction filter, vignetting and, 156

visibilityof data driven graphics, 474of data sets, 473

WWarped Text button, 311warping

with Liquify, 336Smart Objects, 20-21text, 311, 316-317Transform command selection, 97

watermarksembedding, 331, 354-355restricted, 355

Wave style of warped text, 316WBMP files

optimizing WBMP documents, 457Save For Web command with, 444-445for Web images, 443

Web Content panel, 469Web design, 443-478.

file formats, working with, 454-449optimizing image to file size, 447saving documents for, 444-446

Web imagesclipart, preparing, 398-399Color Slider, 190lossy/lossless compression, 396-397photographs for Web, preparing, 400-401preparing, 381

Web snapfor GIF documents, 452for PNG-8 documents, 454

Wet Edges, 221

width valuesFit Image command, 422with Line tool, 229with Pattern Maker filter, 349print size option, 383

Windowscolor calibrator in, 424ICC Profile, 393Microsoft ICM color management, 436Printer Settings in, 389printers

preparing images for, 404-405setting up, 389

printing documents in, 388Proof Setup, 393

workspace, using and customizing, 72-73WYSIWYG type, 70

XXMP files, 13

inserting file information into documents, 394-395

XMP Software Development Kit, 395

ZZIP files

compression of, 397printers, preparing images for, 405

Zoom tool, 33with Lens Correction filter, 156with Save For Web command, 446two views, working on one image in, 43with Vanishing Point tool, 155view of image, changing, 38-39

Zoomify, export, 476zooming, 6. See also Zoom tool

area of view, changing, 35with Liquify, 337monitor, automatically fitting image to,

40on multiple documents, 40with Navigator panel, 34-35100%, automatically zooming to, 40preferences for, 55with shortcut keys, 39