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1. Copenhagen Master of Excellence ee eerie are two year master degrees taught uN in English at one of Europe s leading universities RELIGIOUS STUDIES Come to Copenhagen and aspire Apply now at www come ku dk SOCIAL SCIENCES HUMANITIES Download free ebooks at bookboon com 68 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop History Fill m Contents Use History E Blending Mode Normal Opacity Preserve Transparency Fig 9 8 the Fill dialogue box HISTORY T LAYERS 7 Be Edale_161011_0131 psd i Normal Y pacity 100 a E i Open i E Fill m Quick Selection a ee ee ee ee ee a eo a a Fig 9 9 the selection has been filled with the Snapshot History State in a new layer Download free ebooks at bookboon com 69 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Cropping 10 Cropping There are two main ways in which we can crop a document in Photoshop The first and most commonly used method Fig 10 1 the Crop tool located in the Tools panel is to use the Crop tool fig10 1 The Options panel that is associated with the Crop tool is unusual in that before the crop area is drawn there are one set
2. I joined MITAS because The Graduate Programme for Engineers and Geoscientists I wanted real responsibility Maersk com Mitas v4 J 22 aana we a eee ee aT ee APF ow a ae ae fh 07 eee Pe om aE x Te p gt he F b aie hm fy tte ce n rA I was a construction supervisor in the North Sea advising and aaq helping foremen i solve problems MAERSK Download free ebooks at bookboon com 22 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Navigating and Zooming Useful Keyboard Shortcuts Experienced Photoshop users will often use keyboard shortcuts for navigating and zooming I recommend that you try to learn the following shortcuts as it will speed up your workflow and productivity It will also ultimately make using Photoshop a more pleasant and rewarding experience Keyboard Mouse Shortcut Ctrl Alt Option PC Mac 0 Ctri 0 Ctrl Spacebar Ctrl Alt Option PC Mac Spacebar Spacebar Tab Shift Tab Page Up or Page Down Shift Page Up or Page Down Double Click on the Zoom tool icon Double Click on the Hand tool icon Action 100 Magnification Fit Screen Temporarily select the Zoom tool Zoom in Temporarily select the Zoom tool Zoom out Temporarily select the Hand tool Hide the Tool bar and Panels Hide the Panels but keep the Tools Scroll Up or Scroll Down the area contained within the screen Scroll Up or Scroll Down in 10 units 100 Magnification Fit Scr
3. 0 20 7000 7573 For more information visit www london edu mim Email mim london edu email mim london edu or call 44 0 20 7000 7573 www london edu mim Applications are now open for entry in September 2011 Download free ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop About the Author About the Author After leaving school in Shefheld UK Steve worked in the print industry for 10 years before being made redundant He decided to return to education and completed courses in many subjects including Information Technology Business and Finance Sound Engineering and Music Production Science and a BSc in Biomedical Science After graduating Steve had several jobs in various scientific fields including immunology and developmental genetics during which time he developed a keen interest in digital imaging which progressed into an interest in creative Photography After his current contract had expired he undertook a course in Photoshop Artistry at the University of Shefheld He soon realised that he had already amassed a great deal of knowledge in this field and knew more about image editing and processing than the lecturer The lecturer asked if Steve would take over in teaching the course as he was leaving for another position He contacted the University and was given a position as an associate lecturer teaching Photoshop Artistry Computer Graphics and Advanced Digital Imaging Steve taught at the University of Sh
4. Fig 2 7 the New dialogue box and Preset options RURANCE HANGE 3 WORLD 19 ericsson com Shaping tomorrow s world today Our business is at the heart of a connected world a world where communication is empowering people business and society Our networks telecom services and multimedia solutions are shaping tomorrow And this might just be your chance to shape your own future It s a people thing We are looking for high caliber people who can see the opportunities people who can bring knowledge energy and vision to our organization In return we offer the chance to work with cutting edge technology personal and professional development and the opportunity to make a difference in a truly global company We are currently recruiting both new graduates and experienced professionals in four areas Software Hardware Systems and Integration amp Verification Are you ready to shape your future Begin by exploring a career with Ericsson Visit www ericsson com join ericsson ERICSSON Download free ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Name Untitled 1 M Preset International Paper Size A4 Width AG Height p Resolution B5 Color Mode B4 B3 Background Contents 2 Advanced Color Profile Pixel Aspect Ratio Square Pixels Cancel Delete Preset Name Preset Web Basic Operations Untitled 1 Size 640 x 480 u Width 640 x 480
5. Layers are simply stacks of images objects or text Layers are very powerful because they allow us to edit and move individual image components without affecting other elements within the scene Let s look at an example of a layered document fig 5 1 a gt Fig 5 1 a layered Photoshop document and the corresponding Layers panel In the image of the Layers panel fig 5 1 we can see that there are a total of 5 layers From the bottom upwards there is a Background layer an image of the Sky a layer containing a Square a layer containing a Circle and a Text layer which contains the word LAYERS We can see 4 of the 5 layers the background layer is completely covered up by the Sky layer The two shape layers and the Text layer do not completely cover the Sky layer because they are surrounded by transparency which allows the underlying layers to show through Transparency is represented in the Layers panel as a chequer board pattern and is apparent in this example in the Square and Circle layers Finally the Text layer is a special kind of layer and although text is always surrounded by transparency it does not show in the Layers panel Download free ebooks at bookboon com 32 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Layers Aligning and Moving Layers To move the contents of a layer select the Move tool which is located at the top of the Tools panel fig 5 2 You must then highlight the layer you wish to move by
6. Open Recent Fig 2 1 opening a file from the file menu Once you ve selected to open a file the Open dialogue box will appear From here you can navigate to your files and images fig 2 2 EB Open Lookin J Nov 2011 Uploads reo r a E mig AES lt a ana Erd x sears _7043116 jpg 05Jul2009_0015 jpg 05Jul2009_0063 jpg 05Jul2009_0132 jpg 082710_Foxhous 140709_Foxhous Libraries a j gt gt Pa peny 7 Hid vr a 140709 _Foxhous 150709 Tideswell Ashford_241010_ Beresford_06061 Bolsover_160610 Bolsover_160610 Network File name _ 7043116 jpa Files of type All Formats E Image Sequence Fig 2 2 the Open dialogue box Download free ebooks at bookboon com 13 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Basic Operations Open As In addition to the standard Open option in the File menu there is also choice to Open As The Open As dialogue box is almost identical to the Open dialogue box except that it allows you open an image in one format and have it appear in Photoshop as a different format Fig 2 3 Lookin jb Nov 2011 Uploads v 6 2 A i Y my Recent Places Desktop _7043116 jpg 05Jul2009_0015 jpg 05Jul2009_0063 jpg 05Jul2009_0132 jpg 082710_Foxhous 140709_Foxhous Libraries ly Computer Te 140709_Foxhous Network Bolsover_160610 File name Open As Photoshop PSD PDD Photoshop PSD PDD Larg
7. Marketing DBA in International Business International Management MA in International Education MA in Cross Cultural Communication MA in Foreign Languages Innovative Practical Flexible Affordable Visit www HorizonsUniversity org Write Admissions horizonsuniversity org Call 01 42 77 20 66 www HorizonsUniversity org Download free ebooks at bookboon com 66 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop History An alternative to working with Snapshots is to create an entirely new document from a History state You can do this by clicking on the icon shown in fig 9 4 Fig 9 4 create a new document from the current History state A new document created from a History state will have that state as its opening Snapshot and the History for that document will be empty Keyboard shortcuts Action Keyboard Shortcut Mac and PC Undo Cmd Ctrl Z Mac PC Redo Cmd Ctrl Z Mac PC Step Backward in History states Cmd Option Ctrl Alt Z Mac PC Step Forward in History states Cmd Shift Ctrl Shift Z Mac PC The History Brush amp Fill History You can apply any History state to a specific area in two different ways Firstly you can select the History Brush tool from the tools panel fig 9 5 You then select the History State that you wish to paint with by clicking in the left hand box corresponding to that History states position in the History panel fig 9 6 Adjust the brushes properties from the Option pane
8. left to reduce the value and to the right to increase it Fig 5 5 the Opacity of the Circle layer has been lowered to 40 When we reduce the Opacity of a layer it allows any layers that may be below the altered layer to be partially visible fig 5 6 Fig 5 6 the reduced Opacity of the Circle layer allows the underlying layers to show through Download free ebooks at bookboon com 36 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Layers Blend Modes Layer can also interact with one another by using Blend Modes They allow one layer to affect underlying layers in a number of different ways We will be taking a look at the Blend Modes in more detail in the second book in this series However to help you to understand in broad terms what their function is similar modes are grouped together fig 5 7 You can alter a layers blend mode by clicking on the down arrow next to the word Normal in the Layers panel LAYERS Normal Morral _ Dissolve Normal Modes Darken Multiphy Color Burn Linear Burn Darker Color Darkening Modes Lighten Screen Color Dodge Linear Dodge Add Lighter Color Lightening Modes Overlay Soft Light Hard Light Vivid Light Linear Light Pin Light Hard Mix Contrast Modes Difference Exclusion Subtract Divide Inversion Modes j Hue Saturation Color Luminosity Component Modes Fig 5 7 the Blend Mode groupings that can be found in the Layers panel Naming Laye
9. of options After the crop area has been selected a second set of options will appear fig 10 2 wa Zech eme pen gt Fomine cor a Delete Hide Crop Guide Overlay Rule of Thirds w shield Color J Opacity 75 gt Perspective Fig 10 2 two sets of Crop option The top one will appear before the crop is drawn The lower set of options will appear after the Crop is drawn The first set of Crop tool options are to enter specific dimensions and resolution for the document This is very useful if you need the document output to specific criteria to fit a certain print size or if the image has to be placed inside a design or web page layout The second set of options pertain to the shield that is drawn with the Crop tool and defines the crop area You can change the colour and opacity of the shield and you can also use the small drop down menu to determine which type of grid overlay is visible fig10 3 Fig 10 3 a cropped area showing the shield and grid overlay Download free ebooks at bookboon com 70 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Cropping You are not restricted to the original crop boundaries The edges of the crop area can be dragged until desired effect is achieved Please note that if a specific size has been entered in the first Options panel the aspect ratio of the crop cannot be changed However you can drag the corner points of the crop area
10. panel Download free ebooks at bookboon com 34 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Align top edges af Align vertical centers Yo Align bottom edges Align left edges Align horizontal centers Oe Align right edges Distribute top edges Distribute vertical centers bp he odd Distribute bottom edges lip Distribute left edges P4 Distribute horizontal centers J44 Distribute right edges Layers THE BEST MASTER IN THE NETHERLANDS Kickstart your career Start your MSc in Management in September graduate within 16 months and join 15 000 alumni from more than 80 countries E NYENRODE BUSINESS UNIVERSITEIT Are you ready to take the challenge Register for our Online Business Game and compete to win a full tuition scholarship worth 24 000 Keuzegids Higher Education Masters 2011 in the category of business administration Download free ebooks at bookboon com 35 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Layers Layer Interactions The manner in which the individual layers in a document may interact with each other is editable in a number of ways The most basic interaction is Opacity By default the Opacity of a layer is 100 but this can be adjusted by moving the slider that appears when you click on the right pointing arrow at the side of the Opacity value fig 5 5 Alternatively you can just position your cursor over the word Opacity and drag to the
11. the first selected icon from the left in fig 5 9 SIMPLY CLEVER i l We will turn your CV into an opportunity of a lifetime F Yade F f 25 n g F E f ME MYL MH SGP TAL 5 Do you like cars Would you like to be a part of a successful brand We will appreciate and reward both your enthusiasm and talent Send us your CV You will be surprised where it can take you Send us your CV on www employerforlife com y Download free ebooks at bookboon com 38 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Layers Fig 5 8 the various Shape tools available azo 2 pme eey A arag sve N coor yy Fig 5 9 the default Shape options to create Shape Layers Shape layers consist of a solid colour layer with a vector mask fig 5 10 A vector mask is like a stencil only allowing the colour to be seen where the shape has been drawn The colour of a shape can be changed at a time by double clicking on the coloured thumbnail icon in the layers panel The icon will reflect the currently chosen colour As you double click the Colour Picker dialogue box will appear fig 5 11 allowing you to choose any colour you wish LAYERS Normal Background Fig 5 10 Shape layers created using the shape tools Download free ebooks at bookboon com 39 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Layers Pick a solid color Fig 5 11 the Colour Picker use the slider on the right to choose a c
12. then use the Paint Bucket tool fig 8 4 grouped with the Gradient tool to click on the background layer to apply the colour It can be returned to white or whatever colour you like by repeating the process once your guides are in place Untitied 1 23 1 Background RGB 8 x _ BS RAR PPPS tse PO Cece Ee ie RET ics TPP red POE PEN Hr ME ro EL ic ire 0 ont o oon oor 1 ae Fig 8 3 temporarily darken your background to better judge your guide placement Download free ebooks at bookboon com 60 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Guides and Rulers pene s m gjy Paint Bucket Tool G Fig 8 4 the Paint Bucket tool If you wish to change the units displayed on the Rulers you change the Units and Rulers setting in the Preferences Alternatively you can right click in the ruler and select you alternative units from the box that appears fig 8 5 Centimeters Milimeters Points Picas Percent Fig 8 5 changing the units by right clicking on the ruler Destination MMU MMU is proud to be one of the most popular universities in the UK Manchester Metropolitan some 34 000 students from all parts of the globe select from its University curricula of over 1 000 courses and qualifications We are based in the dynamic yet conveniently compact city of Manchester located at the heart of a sophisticated transport network inc
13. this This will save you ink in the long run as you will probably have to make some adjustments to you document and make a few prints before you are happy with the results Prints are almost always darker than their on screen versions so it s a good idea to make a Levels Adjustment Layer see Chapter 4 and brighten the image slightly before you print Once you have made a print that you are happy with you can turn off or discard the Levels Adjustment Layer 75
14. to scale the crop area The final document will then be interpolated to match the required output size Once the final crop area has been decided upon you must click on the Tick in the Options panel to accept the changes fig 10 2 Another way to crop an image is to use any of the selection techniques mentioned in Chapter 6 and make a selection You may then go to the Image menu and choose Crop The image will then be cropped to encompass the selected area y Get qualified without leaving your desk At EIT we offer live interactive online distance learning on a large range of engineering areas such as electrical mechanical electronic and industrial automation to name a few If you re looking for a qualification to back up your years of experience which is flexible and cutting edge with expertinstructors then look no further We offer 3 month Professional Certificate of Competency courses and 18 month Advanced Diplomas in various areas of engineering as well as a Masters qualification in Industrial Automation Qur Advanced Diploma courses are Ne accredited recognised qualifications Our expert instructors have a considerable amount of practical experience in real world situations and will help you to apply what you learn to your workplace With flexible payment plans technical eBooks and ongoing support from a dedicated course coordinator and your instructors our Advanced Diplomas are a great way to achieve a qualification without ta
15. which Photoshop can use to display and print you documents accurately A good calibration device can be expensive so let s look at how we can be better results from Photoshop if we don t have access to one e Go your printer manufacturer website Download and install the latest drivers for your printer e Make sure that you are viewing your monitor in a colour neutral environment Colours that are around us strongly influence how we see colours on the screen If you have strong colours in the room that you are working in try working in the dark e Check your document for out of gamut colours colours that your printer is unable to reproduce such as strong heavily saturated colours e If you are working with images make sure that you adjust your image so that there is good detail in both the highlight and shadow areas e Let Photoshop handle the printing Turn off your printers colour management options e Ifyou are making high quality photo or fine art prints on high quality paper check the manufacturer s website to see if they have produced a custom profile for the particular paper stock that you are using The Photoshop Print Dialogue Box When you wish to make a print go to the File menu and choose the Print option fig 11 1 Download free ebooks at bookboon com 72 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Browse in Bridge Browse in Mini Bridge Open As Open As Smart Object Open Recent Share My Screen
16. Busimess Anes Asa Download free ebooks at bookboon com 50 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Selections Layer i Fig 6 15 the bird has been selected and copied to a new layer as indicated by the layers panel on the right There are a number of ways to copy an item to a new layer Once youve made your selection go to Layer menu and choose New gt Layer Via Copy Alternatively you can use one of the most useful keyboard shortcuts in Photo shop to do the same task Ctrl J When you make the new layer it will appear as if nothing has changed this is because the duplicate item will be in perfect register with the original image below Select the Move tool the first tool in the tool bar and reposition the item as required If you are using an image as in fig 6 15 a large feathered selection will help the new layer blend more effectively with the one below for a more seamless result It is often the case that you will wish the copies item to be of a different size or orientation to the original fig 6 16 This can be achieved by going to the Edit menu and choosing one of the Transform commands covered in depth in book 2 of this series In fig 6 16 the item has been scaled down slightly and flipped horizontally so that it appears to be a little further away and swimming in the opposite direction Once you ve made your Transform edits you must click on the tick in the Options bar in order to accept the changes if you don t like w
17. Create New Review Device Central Close Close All Close and Go To Bridge Save Check In Save for Web amp Devices Revert Place Import Export Automate Scripts File Info Print One Copy Exit Select Filter Ctrl N Ctri 0 Alt Ctrl 0 Alt Shitt Ctrl 0 Ctrl W Alt Ctrl W Shift Ctrl W Ctrl Shift Ctrl 5 Alt Shitt Ctrl Fl2 Alt Shift Ctrl I Alt Shitt Ctril P Ctrl Q Basic Printing Analy Print Ctrl P Fig 11 1 the Print option found in the File menu Once the Print option is chosen the Print Dialogue box will be displayed as shown in fig 11 2 73 Download free ebooks at bookboon com Please click the advert Color Management wv Printer EPSON Stylus Photo R240 v Document Profile ProPhoto RGB Copies 1 Proof Print Settings a E Color Handling 29 67 cm x 20 99 cm Photoshop Manages Colors Remember to disable the printer s color management in the print settings dialog box Printer Profile Scaled Print Sze StylusPhotoR240 R250 Series J Scale to Fit Media Rendering Intent Scale 64 13 Relative Colorimetric i Black Point Compensation Height 19 33 Proof Setup Width 29 1 Print Resolution 374 PPI V Bounding Box Simulate Black Ink Units is To preserve appearance Photoshop will perform any necessary conversions to color numbers appropriate Match Print Colors for your selected
18. Delete Preset 800 x 600 Height Resolution Color Mode Background Contents a Advanced Color Profile Pixel Aspect Ratio 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 Medium Rectangle 300 x 250 Rectangle 180 x 50 Leaderboard 728 x 90 Wide Skyscraper 160 x 600 Working RGB sRGB IEC61966 2 1 Square Pixels v Fig 2 8 International Paper and Web size options There are other options in the New dialogue box that also need to be determined e Colour Mode For example RGB for web design and photography and CMYK for commercial print e Bit Depth 8 bit is generally fine unless you are intending to perform some major image editing or have a lot of gradients in a design in which case it would be better to work in 16 bit mode and then convert to 8 bit once the editing process is completed Web graphics must be 8 bit e Background Contents This determines the colour of your background layer Under the Advanced section of the dialogue box there are two options e Colour Profile you should leave the colour profile set to sRGB except for those wishing to do advanced photographic work in which case you may wish to use Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RBG e Pixel Aspect Ratio in almost all cases this should be set to Square Pixels Rectangular pixels are only generally used to correctly display widescreen video content When you click OK you will have a new empty document with a s
19. K Merge Down Ctrl E aye File Menu assign Profile Merge Viste Shit Cuist Bridge Mini Bridge Conyert to Profit Flatten Image Keyboerd Shortcuts A Shaft gt Cirle K Matting Merys Alte Shift Cirie M Preferences Layer Menu Edit Menu ee aii 3D View Wedo MEE Window Help E Arrange gt 100 ast rRe Strie Proof Setup b Workspace b Photoshop Help F Jo Proof Colors ay B d Photoshop Support Center 7 Convert for Senact Fitters Garnut Warning Shite Chie Y Extensions About Phot Show Guides 25 Filter Galery Pinel Aspect Ratio d Btn 3D About Plug In Lens Correction Shift Ctrl R Prel Aspect Rado Correction Actions Ak F9 Legal Notices Show Grids 50 Liquity Shift Cirle X 32 bit Preview Optows Adjustments Vanishing Point ARC anh EF para System Jnfo Show Rulers v 100 oom oe Brush F5 Product Registration 200 Artistic gt _Zocen Que Ctrle ah gt estou culo scat Desctate Show Guides Brush Strokes gt Actual Pirets Ctrie1 a sa Zoom peon T iSe See GPU Lonel sce kee q Coler m Photoshop Ondine Render gt v Extras CuteH E Adobe Product Improvement Program san eS Info F8 Satch a Oten a Help Menu Srylize gt Layer Comps Teture gt v Soap Shifts Cirle Fee id v Standard Screen Mode oe f Snap Jo EE Full Screen Mode With Menu Bar Lock Guides Alt Ctrl Navigator rae a earn sees Full Screen Mode Nik Software New Guide Paragraph Phetomatec d Paths Pin Screen
20. L Inverse Shift Ctrfe Open As Alte Shift Ctri O dem Simite Auto Contrast Alte Shitt Ctrl L en gt AllLayers Alte CtrteA Auto Color Shift Ctri B aye z n Open As Smart Object S rate irrist IRE AT Deselect Layers Open Recent mop wee ages Alte Ctrtel Similar Layers mantis bacaat Copy Merged Shift Ctrl C SES Alte CtrleC New Fal Layer E i Cite ae olor Range ee eae ATE Speci i b mage Rotation onae eae Device Central ne ete Crop S Refine Mask Alte CtrleR E Teen Layer Mask Modify ah miu Cop rca cr E Close and Go To Bridge Shit CtrleW beslaan Duplicate Creste Clipping Mask AReCUeG Similar Seve CtrleS Fi Shite FS Apply Image Smart Objects a Tamon silini Save As Shitt Ctrl S Broke Calculations Video Layers gt Check jn Type gt Edit in Quack Maik Mode Contert Aware Scale Alte Shift Ctrl C Variables 3 Save for Web amp Devices ericson p Warp Apply Data Set Rastenge Load Selection Reret Free Transform CurteT 7 New Layer Based Sice Saye Selection Place Traeatorm lt Auto Ag se t Select Menu Auto Algn Layers Cts G Import ate Tal Image Menu Ungroup Lyen itt Cts z Define Brush Preset x Anema i Define Pattern __ Arrange Scripts Define Custom Shape Alon Layers To Selection b Pr st Cirie P Lock AJl Layers im Group Print One Copy Alte Shift Ctrl P e A Tore Ext Ctrl Q Remote Connections otiect Linked Layers Launch Launch i Color Settings Shift Otrie
21. Modes Topaz Labs b a Swatches seca aia View Menu v Options v Took Filter Menu So Wi d Float All in Windows IngdoW New Window Menu Actual Pixels Fit On Screen Match Zoom Match Location Match Zoom and Location Arrange Documents Fig 1 8 all of the menus and items located in the menu bar of the Photoshop standard edition The menu bar contains many menu items and many sub menu items The most important functions in the menu bar have been assigned keyboard shortcuts which are customisable from the Keyboard Shortcuts section of the Edit menu Many of the functions in these menus are accessible from the Fly out menus in the various panels The option to work with keyboard shortcuts the menu bar or the fly out menus is one of personal choice and is down to your particular workflow or may be determined by the type of input device you are using mouse graphics tablet or track pad etc We will cover many of the menu items in detail in subsequent chapters and some of the more advanced menus in subsequent books Download free ebooks at bookboon com 12 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Basic Operations 2 Basic Operations Opening Files Open As with most programs the option to open a file can be found in the File menu fig 2 1 This operation also has a keyboard shortcut Ctrl O Cmd O PC Mac Browse in Bridge Alt Ctrl 0 Browse in Mini Bridge Open As Alt Shitt Ctrl 0 Open As Smart Object
22. Selective Color Fig 4 2 the list of Adjustment Layers available from the Layer menu You will notice that this time there are only 15 adjustments instead of the 22 we saw previously However with the exception of Shadows Highlights we have all of the important adjustments available to us Download free ebooks at bookboon com 25 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Global Adjustments ADJUSTMENTS Levels Default ADJUSTMENTS Levels i lai EE d YEAr aS a Bx Fig 4 3 an Adjustment Layer in the Layers Panel and the Adjustment Panel Once you ve added the adjustment layer it will be visible as a new layer above your image in the Layers panel fig 4 3 The dialogue box for the adjustment will also appear in the Adjustments panel if you can t see the Adjustments panel select it from the Windows menu There are many different adjustments but the most useful adjustments for beginners to start with are e Levels e Hue Saturation Download free ebooks at bookboon com 26 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Global Adjustments Levels Levels is an extremely powerful tool for adjusting exposure problems and can also be used to colour correct an image ADJUSTMENTS Levels Defsur Channel iii RGB f Sample Point Selectors Black Point i l Presets Histogram White Point 0 1 00 255 Ca Output Levels Output Levels 9 255 Return to Adjustment list Expanded
23. View Delete Clip to Layer Below Restore Defaults Toggle Layer Visibility Previous State Fig 4 4 the Levels Adjustment When you apply a Levels correction you will notice that there is a histogram this is a representation of all of the tonal values in the image The black point slider on the left is set at 0 which is pure black and the white point slider on the right is set at 255 which is pure white This gives us a complete range of 256 possible values The middle Gamma slider works differently to the black and white sliders If the Gamma is adjusted to the left towards the black end of the scale the image will get lighter in the mid tones and the opposite will happen if you move it to the right the image will get darker in the mid tones Download free ebooks at bookboon com 27 Please click the advert LTTE 0 1 00 255 Fig 4 5 the Levels histogram showing values from 0 black to 255 white In this Histogram we can see that the dark values don t go all the way to the black point on the left and the white values dont go all the way to the white point on the right This means that there are no true blacks or whites in the image and this may result in the image lacking in contrast We can adjust this histogram by moving the black and white point inwards to meet the beginning and end of the pixel values OTTI 14 1 00 238 Fig 4 6 the black point and white point have been adjusted to give a full range of tones from black t
24. as you read the more advanced books in this series on Adobe Photoshop As you begin the process of learning Adobe Photoshop you will quickly come to realise that there are often multiple way of accomplishing the same task It is not necessary for you to learn the 5 or 6 different ways there are in Photoshop for creating a new layer You only need to remember the one method that fits with the way you prefer to work This may be a keyboard shortcut right clicking menus or icons it s completely up to you how utilise the tools that are available to you Download free ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Photoshop Panels and Tools 1 Photoshop Panels and Tools Photoshop is modular in it is layout and it is infinitely customizable In the default configuration the panels are located on the right hand side the tools are on the left and the options bar which displays the most useful parameters for a selected tool is across the top of the work area There is also a standard menu bar at the very top of the application Workspaces All of the program elements with the exception of the menu bar can be dragged around and docked with other panels to create your own custom work area called a workspace There are a number of pre set workspaces that can be selected from the right hand side of the menu bar the default workspace is called Essentials and can be recalled at any time by clicking on the button This is very use
25. boookbooncom An introduction to Adobe Photoshop Steve Bark Vinin i LY ipa titli iN mi ya gatai With l poy TM E mo o oe ii ni sat eon a ible EE Later mF Download free books at om Steve Bark An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Download free ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop 2012 Steve Bark amp Ventus Publishing ApS ISBN 978 87 403 0016 1 Download free ebooks at bookboon com Please click the advert Contents An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop 6 1 Photoshop Panels and Tools 7 2 Basic Operations 13 3 Navigating and Zooming 21 4 Simple Global Adjustments 24 5 Layers 32 6 Simple Selections 41 7 Choosing Colours 53 8 Guides and Rulers 59 9 History 64 10 Cropping 70 11 Basic Printing 72 ast track our Carel Masters in Management Stand out from the crowd Designed for graduates with less than one year of full time postgraduate work experience London Business School s Masters in Management will expand your thinking and provide you with the foundations for a successful career in business The programme is developed in consultation with recruiters to provide you with the key skills that top employers demand Through 11 months of full time study you will gain the business knowledge and capabilities to increase your career choices and stand out from the crowd London Business School Regent s Park London NW1 4SA United Kingdom ia i Tel 44
26. ciated with the Magic Wand tool play an important role in its functionality fig 6 1 e Tolerance determines how much of the image is selected when you click on a particular part of your image A value of 10 indicates that 5 darker values and 5 lighter values will be chosen based on the position where you Clicked fig 6 2 e Anti alias make selection edges smoother e Contiguous when this option is selected only neighbouring pixels are selected fig 6 2 When unchecked all pixels of the chosen Tolerance value will be selected fig 6 3 e Sample All Layers if chosen will take all layers into consideration and not just the highlighted layer or Tolerance 10 oe Fig 6 1 the Magic Wand tool options Fig 6 2 a Contiguous selection with a Tolerance of 10 Download free ebooks at bookboon com 41 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Selections 1 I k j t J 1 1 l 1 eom i O O Fig 6 3 a Non Contiguous selection the same values are select in both gradients There are other icons in the Magic Wands Options that allow us to make more accurate selections Create a new selection Ry Add to an existing selection P Subtract from an existing selection j Select the intersection between two selections In the following example we will look at making a selective edit to an image In fig 6 4 the orange poppy was selected with the magic wand tool so that we can change the colour of the flower without a
27. clicking on it in the Layers panel Once the layer is selected it will appear blue fig 5 3 With a layer selected you can use the Move to click and drag the layer into a new position Fig 5 2 the Move tool Fig 5 3 the Circle layer is selected as indicated by the blue highlight Multiple layers can be selected by choosing a layer and then holding down the Shift key and clicking on different layer All of the layers between the two selected layers will be highlighted in blue fig 5 4 Non adjacent layer can be selected by Ctrl Cmd Click PC Mac on the required layers Download free ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Layers LAYERS Lock LJ y a Fals 100 a Fig 5 4 by clicking on the Text layer and Shift clicking on the Square layer all layers in between the two selected points have been selected With several layers highlighted multiple layers can be moved simultaneously However they will maintain their relative positions to one another If you wish to change the position of the layers so that they are aligned with one another you can use the Alignment tools that are present in the Options bar once the Move tool is selected fig 5 5 Dp l uto Sdect Group Show Transom Contos Taie da B S SSA bb sad A Fig 5 5 the Align and Distribute functions are available once the Move tool is chosen in the Tools panel and multiple layers are highlighted in the Layers
28. e Document Format PSB a 3D Studio 3DS BMP BMP RLE DIB Camera Raw TIF CRW NEF RAF ORF MRW DCR MOS RAW PEF SRF DNG X3F CR2 ERF SR2 KDC MFW MEF ARW NRW RW2 RWL 1IQ 3FR FFF SR Cineon CIN SDPX DPX FIDO Collada DAE CompuServe GIF GIF Dicom DCM DC3 DIC Photoshop EPS EPS Photoshop DCS 1 0 EPS Photoshop DCS 2 0 EPS __ EPS TIFF Preview EPS Generic EPS Al3 Al4 Al5 Al6 Al7 Al8 PS EPS Al EPSF EPSP Google Earth 4 KMZ IFF Format IFF TDI JPEG JPG JPEG JPE JPEG 2000 JPF JPX JP2 J2C J2K JPC OpenEXR EXR PCX PCX Photoshop PDF PDF PDP Photoshop Raw RAW PICT File PCT PICT Pixar PXR PNG PNG Portable Bit Map PBM PGM PPM PNM PFM PAM QuickTime Movie MOV AVI MPG MPEG MP4 M4V Radiance HDR RGBE XYZE Scitex CT SCT Targa TGA VDA ICB VST Fig 2 3 the Open As dialogue box showing some of the many available file formats A useful application of the Open As command is that you can open most single layered file formats as a Camera Raw document This will open the image into the Camera Raw plugin fig 2 4 that is part of Abobe Photoshop From here you can quickly and easily make simple adjustments to your image without having to get into complex editing t
29. e Options JPEG JPG JPEG JPE LAs a Copy Notes JPEG 2000 C JPF JPX UPS JAC JK IPC Alpha Channels Spot Colors PCX PCX Photoshop PDF PDF PDP Use Proof Setup Working CMYK Photoshop Raw RAW V ICC Profile ProPhoto RGB Picar FXR PNG C PNG Thumbnail Use Lower Case Extension Portable Bt Map PBM gt PGM PPM PNM PFM PAM Scitex CT SCT Targa TGA VDASICB VST TIFF C TIF TIFF Fig 2 6 the Save As dialogue box and file formats Popular and Useful File Formats PSD This is Photoshop s native file format and if you only use Photoshop as you image editor it s the one that will give you the most flexibility It will retain all layers adjustments and effects that you have applied to your image This format also Download free ebooks at bookboon com 17 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Basic Operations supports high bit depth filed up to 32bits The file sizes for high bit depth files can be extremely large so think carefully before you consider saving your image in anything other than 8bits TIFF Tagged Image File Format TIFF TIF has most of the same attributes as the PSD format when opened in Photoshop This format is useful for its compatibility with almost all software that will open image data It also allows the use of several different compression methods to reduce the size of your file JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG JPG format is mostly used for images that
30. e foreground and background colour chips the switch foreground and background icon and the default colours icon The black and white icon in fig 7 1 will return the colours to their default setting of black as the foreground and white as the background Changing the Colours You can change the selected colours by simply clicking on either the foreground or background colour chips at the bottom of the Tools panel This will result in the Color Picker dialogue box appearing fig 7 2 Download free ebooks at bookboon com 53 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Choosing Colours Out of gamut for print warning Click here to choose a colour Out of gamut for web warning Color Libraries 63 i g h t n 5 5 El Only Web Colors 0af Display only web safe colours Fig 7 2 the Color Picker Click in the multi coloured area to choose your colour The brightness of the colour can be adjusted by clicking higher or lower in the large area on the left dialogue box which represents variations of the chosen colour with respect to brightness and saturation Saturation of the colour is increased by clicking further to the right of this area If your color picker dialogue box does not look like the one in fig 7 2 there could be reasons for this Firstly the operating system colour picker has selected in the General Preferences found in the Edit menu If this is the case you can change it to the Adobe version if you wish The co
31. e from this menu However if you apply an adjustment to your image and save it the adjustment is permanent and destructive The second method for applying an adjustment is non destructive and utilizes a special type of layer called an Adjustment layer Download free ebooks at bookboon com 24 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Global Adjustments You can apply an adjustment layer by clicking on the icon at the bottom of the layers panel if you can t see your layers panel press the F7 key to open it Alternatively you can create an adjustment layer from the Layers menu by choosing New Adjustment layer You can also apply an adjustment layer by clicking on the appropriate icon in the Adjustment list The Adjustment list is visible in the Adjustments panel if no adjustment layer is highlighted in the Layers panel Select Filter Analysis 3D View Window Help New ef Duplicate Layer dabei eat Delete Layer Properties Layer Style Smart Filter d New Fill Layer New Adjustment Layer Brightness Contrast Layer Content Options Levels Curves Layer Mask Vector Mask b sii Create Clipping Mask Alt Ctrl G Vibrance PR a l Color Balance ie s Black amp White wee Photo Filter Rasterize Channel Mixer New Layer Based Slice Group Layers Ctrl G Posterize Ungroup Layers Shitt Ctrl G Threshold Hide Layers Gradient Map fiver
32. e to zoom in predefined increments e Click and drag to define a particular area that you wish to zoom in on Download free ebooks at bookboon com 21 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Navigating and Zooming When you wish to zoom back out you can either click on the icon with the magnifying glass containing the minus symbol fig 3 2 or Alt Option PC Mac Click to temporarily change the tool The second method is preferable because unless you remember to click on the zoom in icon the one with the plus you may zoom out when you want to zoom in the next time that you come to use the tool QBS Cree wedoneroR zeon Andes seubby Zeon Fig 3 2 the Options associated with the Zoom tool If you have the Scrubby Zoom option selected fig 3 2 you can quickly zoom in to your image by clicking and dragging to the right You can then zoom back out by clicking and dragging to the left There are four buttons in the Zoom options that can help you navigate your image e Actual Pixels shows your image at 100 magnification e Fit Screen zooms your image to fit the available work area respecting the panels and tool bar e Fill Screen zoom s you image to fill all the available work area without respect the position of any open panels e Print Size show the image at the size it will be printed based on the documents resolution setting The above four options are also available from the View menu
33. echniques in Photoshop Editing in Camera Raw will be covered in the second book in this series Download free ebooks at bookboon com 14 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Basic Operations zamera Raw 6 5 lee AV oW AaA Ls a V Preview ProPhoto RGB 16 bit 928 by 1401 1 3MP 240 ppi Fig 2 4 Camera Raw Open As Smart Object The third option is to use Open As Smart Object A Smart Object allows non destructive editing of your image and is useful if you are planning on making extreme edits or multiple transformations such as scaling to your image Smart objects appear in the Layers panel with a small icon in the bottom right hand corner and if you apply a filter to them they will display the filter below the layer fig 2 5 The application of a filter to a Smart Object is not permanent and the settings can be changed at any time by double clicking on the filter name in Layers panel Download free ebooks at bookboon com 15 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Basic Operations Fig 2 5 a Smart Object There are several other ways of getting an image into Photoshop including simply dragging an image onto the work area You can also use one of the two file browsing options Bridge and Mini Bridge Adobe Bridge and Mini Bridge will be covered in detail in the second book in this series gjor A a SUEIEAS WOM Jul It s only an opportunity if you act on It IKEA SE STUDENT Dow
34. ed neutral values so they will remove any colour cast that your image may have a Fig 4 7 the black point gamma and white point eyedroppers Hue Saturation The Hue Saturation adjustment allows us to manipulate the colours in an image either globally or independently ADJUSTMENTS MASKS ACTIONS l Hue Saturation Custom Preset Default ah Master ka Hue D Aaaa Saturation D eee ey e cuss FoR Fig 4 8 Hue Saturation in the Adjustments Panel left and as a free floating dialogue box right Download free ebooks at bookboon com 29 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Global Adjustments As with the Levels adjustment I recommend that you apply it as an Adjustment layer In the Hue Saturation dialogue box we have three main sliders e Hue affects the colour value When you move it the spectrum of colours is shifted This is not useful as a global adjustment but can be very useful when applied to a specific colour e Saturation represent the intensity of the colour Moving the sliders value to the right will make the colours in your image appear stronger Moving the slider to the left will decrease the intensity of the colours and if you move it all the way to the left will result in a grayscale image For the best and most natural looking results you should do this on a per colour basis e Lightness as the name implies will affect the lightness of the image and unle
35. ee ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Photoshop Panels and Tools BXSh amp an k aC k Fig 1 5 an example of multiple tools available from a single tool icon The tools in the tool bar are loosely grouped according to their functionality You may notice that there are small lines or spacers separating the groups of tools The first group of tools are used for creating selections the second group are the pixel editing tools the third group are the vector editing tools and the final group are the navigation tools At the bottom of the tool bar there is colour picker and very bottom is an icon that allows you to enter the quick mask mode for creating and editing selections S 2CMRSERR k ke Selection tools Pixel editing tools Text and Vector editing tools Navigation tools Colour picker Quick Mask mode PGB Le Fig 1 6 tool groupings Download free ebooks at bookboon com 10 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Photoshop Panels and Tools The Options Bar The options bar is a context sensitive panel Which is to say that it changes depending on which tool is selected in the tool bar It provides access the most important configuration settings for a particular tool For example in fig 1 7 the options bar has changed to provide the attributes associated with the Move tool We have the show transform controls and a range of alignment optio
36. een Download free ebooks at bookboon com 23 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Global Adjustments 4 Simple Global Adjustments In this section we are going to take a look at Global Adjustments This means adjusting the whole image to correct colour contrast or exposure of an image It can also be used a special effect to create a specific look There are two different way in which you can apply an adjustment to and image The first is to go to the Image menu and choose Adjustments Image Layer Select Filter Analysis 3D View Window Help Br Mode d ance Refine Edge Brightness Contrast Levels Ctrl L Adjustments J Auto Tone Shift Ctrl L E mee Auto Contrast Alt Shift Ctrl L ae Auto Color Shitt Ctrl B Exposure Vibrance Image Size Alt Ctrl I ra ae a Canvas Size Alte Ctrlec ue a THOM ses Image Rotat b Color Balance Ctrl B C i Black amp White Alt Shift Ctrl B Cro a i Fhoto Filter Trim Reveal A S L S Ti o Invert Duplicate nwel Apply Image Posterize ele esate Threshold Gradient Map Variables d Selective Color Apply Data Set Shadows Highlights HDR Toning Variations Trap Desaturate Match Color Replace Color Equalize Shift Ctrl U Fig 4 1 the list of Adjustments available under the Image menu There are 22 different adjustment that you can apply to you imag
37. effield for three years and then decided to pursue a career in providing bespoke training and consultancy in Photoshop and Digital Photography He has continued in this role for the past seven years Steve remains an avid consumer of knowledge and education and has completed over thirty online courses and has become an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop and a respected Photographer in his own right Download free ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Introduction An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Foreword When Photoshop was first introduced back in February of 1990 it caused quite a stir amongst the creative community For the first time designers and photographers were able to perform image editing tasks without resorting to high end equipment that cost double the amount It started a revolution that continues to this day Over the years there have been many other programs that perform similar functions to Photoshop However Adobe s image editing software has seen off all comers and after 21 years it is still the industry standard program in its field Introduction Adobe Photoshop is a massive program and it would take a volume of several thousand pages to cover every parameter of every function In this publication I aim to provide a tour of the Photoshop user interface and cover some of the basic functions of Adobe Photoshop in the form of a general overview This will provide a good foundation to build on
38. ening snapshot Ej Wbrance 1 Layer B Modify Vibrance Layer the current history state create a new document from the current state create a new snapshot delete the curent history state Fig 9 1 the History panel The default number of History states is 20 fig 9 2 The minimum value for History states is 1 and the maximum value is 1000 It is very tempting to set a high number of History states However this will have serious consequences with respect to performance of your computer as Photoshop has to remember the exact configuration of your document in each of the History states I recommend 20 30 History states for a beginner When you become more experienced at using Photoshop try reducing the number of History states to 8 12 This will free up some of your computer resources so that it performs other functions faster I also recommend setting the History states to a low value if you are trying to run Photoshop on a minimum specification machine Download free ebooks at bookboon com 64 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop History History amp Cache Available RAM 3435 MB Optimize Cache Levels and Tile Size for documents that are Ideal Range 1889 2473 MB Default Let Photoshop Use 1889 MB 55 Cache Tile Sze 128K Set Cache Levels to 2 or higher for optimum GPU GPU Settings Detected Video Card GeForce 8800 GT PCI SSE2 Enable OpenGL Drawing Fig 9 2 set the number of History state
39. ffect the rest of the image The poppy contains a surprising amount of different tones so it s very difficult to make an accurate selection If you keep increasing the tolerance value you will get to a point where areas outside of the poppy start to become selected We don t want this so a better solution for an image like this is to keep the tolerance value relatively low in this example I used a value of 20 and chose the Add to Selection icon in the Options bar You can then keep clicking various parts of the flower until you are happy with the selection If you still manage to have unwanted selection areas appear click on the Subtract from Selection icon to remove those values from the selection note take care not to leave this icon selected once you ve removed the unwanted selection areas Download free ebooks at bookboon com 42 Please click the advert Plug into The Power of Knowl Visit us at www skf com knowl Fig 6 4 selecting the flower for editing Igineering By 2020 wind could provide one tenth of our planet s electricity needs Already today SKF s innovative know how is crucial to running a large proportion of the world s wind turbines Up to 25 of the generating costs relate to mainte nance These can be reduced dramatically thanks to our stems for on line condition monitoring and automatic industries caMDOost performance beyond expectations Therefore we need the best employees who can eet this c
40. ful because beginners will often accidently close or collapse panels and can t remember how to restore them Ps File Edit Image Layer Select Filter Analysis 3D View Window Help E iy 0 My ele EEN osen rane Of csie ola imeem 2 Ozo 20u00 Oe 2a N Untitied 1 100 Shape 1 RGB 8 X SUED TEER bn OR E PO CP WHA a l Se O os Me SOU EnO The Menu Bar MEELES Ite AAE Selection tools Fhe Options Bar Panel Menu Pixel drawing and editing tools Vector drawing and editing tools 3D tools extended version only Layers and Channels Panels Pengel Navigation tools Opticens Fig 1 1 the default Photoshop workspace layout ESSENTIALS DESIGN PAINTING PHOTOGRAPHY 3D MOTION NEW IN C55 Fig 1 2 a close up of the workspaces available from the top right corner of the menu bar Download free ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Photoshop Panels and Tools If you cannot see all of the workspace options shown in fig 1 2 they can be accessed by clicking on the gt gt icon Alternatively they can be accessed from the Window menu gt Workspace Each open panel has its own fly out menu that contains commonly used functions The menu can be accessed by clicking on the icon at the top right of the respective panel New Layer Shitt Ctrl N Duplicate Layer Delete Layer Delete Hidden Layers New Group New Group from Layers Lock All Layers i
41. hallenge Ls Power of Knowledge Engineering ta q A Download free ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Selections Once the selection is complete you can go to the Image menu gt Adjustments gt Hue Saturation The values that I chose to use can be seen in fig 6 5 Preset Custom Cancel Master Hue Colorize v Preview Fig 6 5 the Hue Saturation adjustments are only applied to the selected area Not only can you apply Adjustments to selected areas you can also apply filters from the Filter Menu In fig 6 6 you can see that the Filters gt Artistic gt Plastic Wrap filter has been applied to the same selection Fig 6 6 the selection was used to apply the Plastic Wrap filter Download free ebooks at bookboon com 44 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Selections Selections can be saved and loaded from the Select menu fig 6 7 If you ve taken the time to make a selection it is a good idea to save it in case you decide to make further edits Once you ve finished with your selection you can remove it by choosing Deselect from the Select menu Filter Analysis 3D Vie All Ctrl A Deselect Ctrl D Reselect Shift Ctrl D Inverse Shift Ctrl I All Layers Alt Ctrl A Deselect Layers Similar Layers Color Range Refine Edge Alt Ctrl R Grow Similar Transform Selection Edit in Quick Mask Mode Load Selection Save Selection Fig 6 7 the Select men
42. hat you ve done click on the X to cancel the edits Download free ebooks at bookboon com 51 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Selections Fig 6 16 the bird has been edited using the transform commands found in the edit menu Try this BP i Options The sequence 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Is the SOG LENCE of 2vyen Whole Numbecs The 1S the nunber 00th place in hiss Sequence 3 Challenging Not challenging Try more gt gt www alloptions nl life Download free ebooks at bookboon com 52 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Choosing Colours 7 Choosing Colours The Foreground and Background colours At the bottom of the Tools panel there are two colour chips that represent the colours that are currently selected There are commonly known as the foreground and background colours The foreground colour is the colour currently in use by a specific tool and is represented as the top colour chip in the tools panel In fig 7 1 we can see that the foreground colour is set to blue and the background colour is set to red The reason for having a background colour is that it can be switched for the foreground colour very quickly by clicking on the double headed arrow icon fig 7 1 The background colour can also be used in gradients in this case drawing a gradient with the gradient tool will result in a blue to red gradient being drawn using the default gradient settings E Fig 7 1 th
43. ing a layout it is useful to utilise the Snap setting in the View menu fig 8 1 This will cause the drawing tools to snap precisely to the guides as you are dragging out the shapes Once your design is complete you may wish to view it without the guides However if you use the Clear Guides option from the View menu the guides will be gone for good A better way to work is to Hide the guides This can be done from the Show options in the View menu or by simply pressing Cmd Ctrl Mac PC to toggle the guides on and off Your guides will be saved with your document but they will not appear in a print or an exported web slice THIS ebook ts PRonucen with iText Download free ebooks at bookboon com 63 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop History 9 History If you make a mistake in Photoshop you can undo that mistake by going to the edit menu and choosing either Undo or Step Backward Clicking Undo will take you back a single step the command will then change to Redo followed by the name of the action that you have just performed Selecting the Step Backward option take you once set backwards in the History panel fig 9 1 The History panel can be opened from the Window menu and contains a record of operations performed up to a finite number The number of steps visible in the History panel are set in the Performance section of the Preferences fig 9 2 The Preferences are found in the Edit menu source for the history brush the op
44. ingle layer 20 Download free ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Navigating and Zooming 3 Navigating and Zooming The Navigator Panel When you are zoomed in to and image in Photoshop it is easy to lose where you are By quickly checking the Navigator panel the red square fig 3 1 will indicate the zoomed area Navigation can also be undertaken by dragging the red square to a new position S File Edit Image Layer Select Filter Analysis 3D View Window Help Eq 200 ly v sew BY O csie ola Me C AutoSeledt Group v Show Transform Contos Pads h 44 SSS bjdd a Ta S amp F TE Millstone Edge_040108_0148 jpg 200 RGB 8 X mema i 2 gt RTRS he Mask Edge Color Range Fig 3 1 the Navigator Panel The Hand Tool W Ihe Hand tool is used for moving the image around whist zoomed in In CS5 flick panning is possible and can be enabled or disabled in the general preferences dialogue box which is found in the Edit menu on the PC or the Photoshop menu on the Mac If you are performing some close up editing and need to quickly access the Hand tool holding down the Space Bar will temporarily select the tool your original too will be reinstated once the Space Bar is released The Zoom Tool Q When the zoom tool is selected the default setting is to enable you to zoom in to an image in two ways e Click on the desired portion of the imag
45. ion to Adobe Photoshop Simple Selections Fig 6 14 the Lasso tools The Lasso tools comprise of e The Lasso tool a completely hand drawn selection e The Polygonal Lasso tool draws straight lines between clicked points e The Magnetic Lasso tool used for drawing selections around image contents by detecting contrast changes around the edge of the subject Copying a Selected Item to a New Layer The act of copying a selected item to a new layer is a crucial editing technique in Photoshop It allows you to work non destructively by applying edits to a new layer instead of the original pixels that are located in the Background layer It also allows you to duplicate items to create composite images fig 6 15 or complex designs do y ou want to d o No matter what you want out of your future ser an_employer with a broad range of operations in a load of countries will always be the ticket Working within the Volvo Group means more than 100 000 friends and Stteagues in more than 185 countries all over the world We offer graduates great Career opportunities check out the Career section at our Ve www volvogroup com We look ward to getting to know you Vooro Tauces Rexauct Teeces Mace Trucks Vowo Buses Wowo Goxstevcriow Eourwest Wowo Pena Vowo Aero Wowo IT AB Volo publ WAOE OT Wowo Fimawca Seances 1 Vowo 3P Vowo Powenmmam Wowo Peers Vowo Techeouoer Vowo Loasmcs
46. ions Color Settings Shift Ctrl k Assign Profile Convert to Profile Keyboard Shortcuts Alt Shift Ctrl k Menus Alt Shift Ctrl M Preferences d Fig 6 12 the Fill and Stroke commands in the Edit menu Marquee Selection Modifier Keys When drawing a selection using the Marquee tools there are a number of keys on the keyboard that will alter how the selection is drawn e Shift key constrains the Rectangular and Ellipical Marquee tools to a perfect square or circle respectively e Alt key draws a selection from the centre instead of the edge e Space bar allows the selection to be moved during the drawing process Download free ebooks at bookboon com 48 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Selections e Shift key after the selection is drawn temporarily chooses the Add to Section option e Alt key after the selection is drawn temporarily chooses the Subtract from Section option e Shift and Alt temporarily chooses the Intersect with Section option Fig 6 13 the Add to Selection and Subtract from Selection options have been used create a more complex selection shape The selection was then filled with a gradient using the Gradient tool The Lasso Tools Another set of selection tools are the Lasso tools fig 6 14 These tools are used to create more of a free hand drawn selection Download free ebooks at bookboon com 49 Please click the advert An Introduct
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48. l fig 9 7 and paint on the document It is best create a new blank layer at the top of the layer stack to paint the History state on This way you will be working in a good non destructive workflow and you can always discard the layer is you don t like the changes E Fig 9 5 the History Brush tool located in the Tools panel gE E Vibrance 1 Layer Modify Vibrance Layer H Blending Change Fip Hue Saturation 1 Layer z E m Fig 9 6 the History Brush icon appears when you click in the box to the left of the desired History state in this case Hue Saturation Download free ebooks at bookboon com 67 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop History ae v S BB Mode norma Opacity 100 GH Fow 100 Ef amp Fig 9 7 the Options panel associated with the History Brush Tool Another way of applying a History state to a specific area is to make a selection using any of the methods described in Chapter 6 Click in the left hand box at the appropriate History State in the History panel Create a new empty layer at the top of the Layer stack go the Edit menu and choose Fill In the dialogue box that appears fig 9 8 use the drop down menu next to the word Use to select History then click OK The selection will be filled with selected History State fig 9 9 UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN lhe difference is your ambition PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
49. lours represented in the Adobe Color Picker may also appear different The Only Web Colors box may be ticked or an alternative colour mode chosen To have the dialogue box appear as in fig 7 2 make sure that the Only Web Colors box is not checked and that the HSB Hue Saturation Brightness colour option is selected There are two small warning boxes that may appear to the right of the new current box The top one indicates an out of gamut for printing warning which means that its outside the range of colours that the printer can reproduce correctly The lower one is warning that the colour may not be displayed correctly if viewed in a web browser If you click on either one of warning icons it will alter chosen colour to make it print and or web safe Download free ebooks at bookboon com 54 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Choosing Colours The Swatches Panel The Swatches panel contains a number of useful preset colours fig 7 3 If your Swatches panel is not visible in your current workspace you can access it by choosing Swatches in the Window menu Jo T EF as f a E Tar F Fig 7 3 the Swatches panel Additional swatches are available from the flyout menu in the top right hand corner of the panel fig 7 4 You can also create your own swatches by e Click on the turning page icon at the bottom of the Swatches panel to add the current foreground colour to the list e Click on the Add to Swatches butto
50. luding a major international airport on the outskirts Parts of the campus are acclaimed for their architectural style and date back over 150 years in direct contrast to our teaching style which is thoroughly modern innovative and forward thinking MMU offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the following subject areas Art Design amp Performance ra Computing Engineering amp Technology ar a a Business amp Management For more details or an application form science Environmental Studies amp Geography please contact MMU International Law Education amp Psychology email international mmu ac uk Food Hospitality Tourism amp Leisure Studies telephone 44 0 161 247 1022 Humanities amp Social Science www mmu ac uk international Download free ebooks at bookboon com 61 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Guides and Rulers You can create a layout mock up by using the Vector Shape tools fig 8 6 to draw shapes to represent where specific items will appear in your layout fig 8 7 Drawing with Vector Shapes has many similarities to using the Selection Marquee tools The modifier keys for adding and subtracting from shapes are the same as for creating selections Shift to add Alt Option to subtract Oe ee ee ya Fig 8 7 layout items represented by Vector Shapes Download free ebooks at bookboon com 62 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Guides and Rulers Whist draw
51. n Group Convert to Smart Object Edit Contents Layer Properties Blending Options Edit Adjustment Create Clipping Mask Alt Ctrl 6 Link Layers Select Linked Layers Merge Down Ctri E Merge Visible Shift Ctrl E Flatten Image Animation Options d Panel Options Close Close Tab Group Fig 1 3 an example of a fly out menu in this case accessed from the layers panel Some panels are often represented by a strip of icons docked on the left hand side of the open panels The full panel can be revealed by simple clicking on the icon However it is not always clear to beginners what these icons mean The solution to this is to left click with you mouse and drag on the left hand side of the icon strip This will expand the icon strip to reveal the name of the function associated with that icon Download free ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Photoshop Panels and Tools Fig 1 4 panel icons The Tool Bar The tool bar or tool panel is located by default on the left hand side of the work area It contains mouse based tools that are used for editing and navigation in Photoshop Most of the tool icons have a small black down pointing arrowhead in the bottom right hand corner This indicates that these are more tools that can be accessed by clicking and holding down the mouse button Once the extended tools have appeared you may release the mouse button and the tools will remain Download fr
52. n in the Color Picker dialogue box e Click on an empty space in the Swatches panel to add the current foreground colour to the list Swatches are extremely useful for graphic and web designers because you can create your own set of custom colours from a layout or web page You can then save that set of colours from the Swatches panel flyout menu fig 7 4 They be quickly loaded from the flyout menu the next time that you are required to create a design for a particular client and need the colour palette that was used in a previous design Download free ebooks at bookboon com 55 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop New Swatch Small Thumbnail Large Thumbnail Small List Large List Preset Manager Reset Swatches Load Swatches Save Swatches Save Swatches for Exchange Replace Swatches ANPA Colors DIC Color Guide FOCOLTOWNE Colors HES E Process HES E HES K Process HES K HES N Process HES M HES Process HKS Z Mac 05 Paint Color Swatches PANTONE color bridge CMYK EC PANTONE color bridge CMYK PC PANTONE color bridge CMYK UP PANTONE metallic coated PANTONE pastel coated PANTONE pastel uncoated PANTONE process coated PANTONE process uncoated PANTONE solid coated PANTONE solid matte PANTONE solid to process EURO PANTONE solid to process PANTONE solid uncoated Photo Filter Colors TOYO 94 COLOR FINDER TOYO COLOR FINDER TRUMATCH Colors VisiBone VisiBonez Web Hues Web Safe C
53. nload free ebooks at bookboon com 16 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Basic Operations Saving Your Work When you need to save your work you will go to the File menu and choose Save or Save As Save If the file has been saved previously the file will be updated If the document has not been previously saved you will see the same dialogue box as if you had pressed Save As Save As This command brings up a dialogue box fig 2 6 where you can name the file choose the properties that you wish to be included in the file and also choose the file format File Formats When you click on the Format drop down menu in the Save As dialogue box fig 2 6 you will notice that Photoshop allows you to save your file in many different formats Some of these formats are now redundant and are only there to provide backwards compatibility Others are specialist formats used in areas such as medical imaging In reality you only need to know a few of these formats the number depends on the type of work you are doing Save in J New folder 2 0 8 P a t Name Date modified ma i f Recent Places No items match your search Desktop W e Libraries IPhotoshop C PSD POD iu Large Document Format PSB Pisa BMP BMP RLE DIB CompuServe GIF GIF Dicom DCM DC3 DIC i i t Photoshop EPS EPS emearen See f Photoshop DCS 1 0 EPS Photoshop DCS 2 0 EPS IFF Format 1FF TDI Sav
54. ns which are faded in appearance because in this case no layer was highlighted in the layers panel T Auto Select Group Show Transform Contos Jab da B 4 SSH pb add da Fig 1 7 the options associated with the move tool You re full of energy and ideas And that s just what we are looking for UBS 2010 All rights reserved Looking for a career where your ideas could really make a difference UBS s Graduate Programme and internships are a chance for you to experience for yourself what it s like to be part of a global team that rewards your input and believes in succeeding together Wherever you are in your academic career make your future a part of ours by visiting www ubs com graduates www ubs com graduates ox UB S Download free ebooks at bookboon com 11 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Photoshop Panels and Tools The Menu Bar E E v Fitter Analysis 30 Vi DS Fie Edit Image Layer Select Filter Analysis 3D View Window Help Br 50 v 7 DBE Edit image Layer Select Fiter AnslyfJBGIE Image Layer Select Fiter Analysis jage Layer Select Filter Anahys E Select Fiter Analysis 30 New Ctrie N Undo Move CtieZ Mode gt New gt All CtrteA Open Cti O Step Forward Shift Cirle 2 Duplicate Layer Deselect ti D Browse in Bridge Alt Cti O Step Backward At Ctrie Z 2m Delete Reselect Shift Ctrl D Browse in Mini Bridge STO Auto Tone ShifteCtrle
55. o white STUDY FOR YOUR MASTER S DEGREE Chalmers University of Technology conducts research and education in engineer ing and natural sciences architecture technology related mathematical sciences and nautical sciences Behind all that Chalmers accomplishes the aim persists for contributing to a sustainable future both nationally and globally Visit us on Chalmers se or Next Stop Chalmers on facebook CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY go a ae Ssi IA ga p AA yy mw Download free ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Global Adjustments The black and white values have been changed and in the left hand box the input value now reads 14 This means that any pixel values of 14 or less will be mapped to 0 black Similarly the right hand input box now reads 238 This means that any pixel values in the image of 238 or greater will be mapped to 255 white By moving these sliders inwards to meet where the pixel values begin and end we now have an image that contains a full range of values from pure black to pure white This results in an increase in contrast within the image If you are confident as to where your black points and white point should be in your image you can select the appropriate sample point selectors commonly known as the eyedropper tools fig 4 7 in the Levels dialogue box and click directly in your image to set the value The eyedroppers will also attempt to creat
56. olors Web Spectrum Windows Close Close Tab Group Fig 7 4 the Swatches Flyout menu 56 Choosing Colours Download free ebooks at bookboon com Please click the advert The Color Panel You can create a foreground or background colour from the Color panel fig 7 5 Grayscale Slider RGB Sliders HSB Sliders CMYK Sliders Lab Sliders Web Color Sliders Copy Color as HTML Copy Color s Hex Code RGB Spectrum CMYK Spectrum Grayscale Ramp Current Colors Make Ramp Web Safe Close Close Tab Group Fig 7 5 the Color panel HSB and RGB sliders and the flyout menu CHAL YOUR WWW STUDYINSWED Today s job market values ambitious innovative perceptive team players Swedish universities foster these qualities through a forward thinking culture where you re close to the latest ideas and global trends Whatever your career goals may be studying in Sweden will give you valuable skills and a competitive advantage for your future www studyinsweden se Si Swedish Institute GE N SE Download free ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Choosing Colours The colours are changed by either moving the sliders or by clicking directly on the spectrum Both the sliders and the spectrum are configurable to accommodate working in the most popular colour spaces The most useful setup for this panel is to have the sliders set to HSB and the colour spectrum set to RGB If you create a colour
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58. printer Gamut Warning J Show Paper White C Pit _ _ Fig 11 2 the Photoshop print dialogue box Fast trac your carcera Masters in Management Stand out from the crowd Designed for graduates with less than one year of full time postgraduate work experience London Business School s Masters in Management will expand your thinking and provide you with the foundations for a successful career in business The programme is developed in consultation with recruiters to provide you with the key skills that top employers demand Through 11 months of full time study you will gain the business knowledge and capabilities to increase your career choices and stand out from the crowd London Business School Regent s Park London NW1 4SA United Kingdom ia i Tel 44 0 20 7000 7573 For more information visit www london edu mim Email mim london edu email mim london edu or call 44 0 20 7000 7573 www london edu mim Applications are now open for entry in September 2011 Download free ebooks at bookboon com An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Basic Printing Make sure that the following settings are made e Select your printer from the drop down list at the top of the dialogue box e Set Photoshop Manages Colors from the Color Handling drop down list e Inthe Printer Profile section have this set to either your printer or any custom that you may wish to use e For photographic documents ha
59. rs It can be very easy to lose track of which layer is which if you have a many layered document It is a good idea to get into the habit of naming your layers as you create them To rename a layer simply double click on the mane of the layer in the Layers panel and type in the new name Download free ebooks at bookboon com 37 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Layers Text Layers Adding a text to an image is very simple and can be done in two ways e Select the Type tool from the Tool panel and click in the image where you would like the type to appear A flashing cursor will appear and you can commence typing e If with to create a column of text for a magazine layout choose the Type tool but instead of just clicking click and drag to create the text box Now when you type it will be contained within the box You will notice that when you type a new type layer appears in the Layers panel so there is no need to manually create a new layer when you wish to add text We will take a look at more advanced text functions and formatting in subsequent books Shape Layers When you choose one of the Shape tools fig 5 8 the default setting in the associated Options bar is to create what is known as a Shape layer In the same manner as the Type tool Shapes layers are created automatically when you start to draw with one of the tools provided that the Create Shape Layer icon is selected in the Options bar
60. s in the Performance section of the Preferences Snapshots When you create or open a document an initial Snapshot is created This Snapshot appears at the top of the History panel and is the default source for the History brush fig 9 1 If you make many edits to your document and make a mess of things you can always return the document to its original state by clicking on this Snapshot Download free ebooks at bookboon com 65 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop History HISTORY Fig 9 3 create a new Snapshot by clicking on the camera icon at the bottom of the History panel If you are making several edits to your document and are about to run out of History states you can click on the camera shaped icon at the bottom of the History panel in order to create another Snapshot The new Snapshot will remember all of the edits that you have created to that point fig 9 3 You can then proceed with your edits knowing that if you make a mistake you can click on the new snapshot and dont have to start all the way from the beginning again Its a good idea to rename any new Snapshots that you make by assigning them a descriptive name To rename a Snapshot double click on Snapshot name and type in the new name HORIZONS UNIVERSITY In Paris or Online International programs taught by professors and professionals from all over the world BBA in Global Business MBA in International Management International
61. ss used with care can result in loss of contrast The default setting is to affect all of the colours in the image as indicated by Master in the drop down menu However individual colours can be affected independently by either selecting the appropriate colour from the drop down menu fig 4 8 right or by using the small icon that depicts a finger on a left and right pointing arrow to click directly on the image Clicking and dragging to the right will increase the saturation of the selected colour and clicking and dragging to the left will desaturate the selected colour Near the bottom of the panel is a check box called Colorize fig 4 8 If you click in this box your entire image will be tinted with one specific colour The Hue slider will allow you to change the colour and the Saturation slider will adjust the intensity Download free ebooks at bookboon com UJ An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Global Adjustments Fig 4 9 the effect of clicking in the Colorize check box Download free ebooks at bookboon com 31 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Layers 5 Layers Layers Beginners to Photoshop often have a problem with the concept of layers and how they can be made to interact with one another They can be partially hidden using layer masks they can be blended together in several different ways they can be re ordered renamed linked grouped clipped duplicated and flattened So what are layers
62. ter information and Photoshop editing if selected Creating a New Document You can create a new document by selecting New from the File menu or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl N Cmd N PC Mac The New dialogue box allows you set all of the parameters for your new document and has a number of presets to get you started fig 2 7 and fig 2 8 It is important to set up your document correctly For example you need it to be at the correct size and resolution for its intended purpose If you select a paper size preset it will automatically set the resolution for print Likewise if a web preset is selected the resolution will be set accordingly Download free ebooks at bookboon com 18 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Basic Operations Name Untitled 1 Name fpaa tB Preset International Paper Please click the advert Resolution Color Mode Background Contents 210 297 RGB Color A4 mm mm 300 pixels inch 8bt White 2 Advanced Color Profile Pixel Aspect Ratio Working RGB sRGB IEC61966 2 1 v Square Pixels h Delete Preset Device Central Preset Custom z CE Clipboard Default Photoshop Size Delete Preset Demo 1000 px X 1000 px U S Paper International Paper Photo Device Central Web Backgrou Mobile amp Devices Fim amp Video a Advi 05Jul2009_0132 jpg Image Size 1010 4K Pixel Aspect Ratio Square Pixels
63. that is out of the gamut for you printer a warning icon will appear fig 7 6 If you click on the icon the colour will automatically be change to the nearest in gamut colour COLOR Ta i00 o Fig 7 6 the Color panel showing an out of print gamut warning If you are a web designer you can choose the Web Color Sliders and Make Ramp Web Safe options from the flyout menu fig7 5 The Color panel will then appear as in fig 7 7 and the out of print gamut warning will become a non web safe colour warning COLOR 1 om mmie Fig 7 7 the Color panel set up for web design Download free ebooks at bookboon com 58 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Guides and Rulers 8 Guides and Rulers Designers of all types will find using guides and rulers a great help in laying out pages for the web or for print The options for turning on and off ruler and guide functions can be found in the View menu fig 8 1 View Window Help Proof Setup d Proof Colors Ctrl Gamut Warning Shift Ctrl Pixel Aspect Ratio Pixel Aspect Ratio Correction 32 bit Preview Options Zoom In Ctrl Zoom Out Ctrl Fit on Screen Ctrl 0 Actual Pixels Ctrl 1 Print Size Screen Mode w Extras Ctrl H Show d w Rulers Ctrl R Snap Shift Ctrl Snap To d Lock Guides Alt Ctri Clear Guides New Guide Lock Slices Clear Slices Fig 8 1 the View menu To have the Rulers appear around the outside of yo
64. u The Marquee Tools The Marquee tools allow us to draw basic shapes with selections fig 6 8 As with the Magic Wand tool the selection can then be used to edit the image Fig 6 8 the Marquee selection tools Download free ebooks at bookboon com 45 Please click the advert An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Selections The Options bar for the Marquee tools is very similar in appearance to that of the Magic Wand tool However you will notice that you also have an option called Feather By default the Marquee tools will define a hard edged selection However by entering a pixel value in to the Feather option we can create a selection that will have a soft edge Soft feathered selections can be very useful as they allow us to blend edits with underlying layers fig 6 9 Fig 6 9 a hard edged selection and a feathered selection filled with the foreground colour IIHI We have ambitions Also for you SimCorp is a global leader in financial software At SimCorp you will be part of a large network of competent and skilled colleagues who all aspire to reach common goals with dedication and team spirit We invest in our employees to ensure that you can meet your ambitions on a personal as well as on a professional level SimCorp employs the best qualified people within economics finance and IT and the majority of our colleagues have a university or business degree within these fields Ambitious Look for opportunities at w
65. u work area select Rulers from the View menu or use the keyboard shortcut the keyboard shortcut for commonly used functions are indicated to the right of the menu item Cmd Ctr R Mac PC You can create guides by clicking on the New Guide option in the View menu However it is far quicker and easier to simply click and drag from inside one of the rulers to create a guide Clicking and dragging from the vertical ruler will create a new vertical guide and performing the same procedure from the horizontal ruler will result in a horizontal guide Download free ebooks at bookboon com 59 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Guides and Rulers Once your guides have been created you can change or refine your layout by selecting the move tool and repositioning the guides To do this you must select the move tool and place the cursor over the guide that you wish to move When he the cursor changes you can then move the guide Fig 8 2 the Move tool You will notice that the guides are cyan in colour by default This can be changed if you wish by changing the colour setting in the Preferences The Preferences are found in the Edit menu and the guide settings are found in the sub category Guides Grid amp Slices I find it easier to fill my background layer with a dark neutral colour to that I can see the guides more clearly when preparing a layout fig 8 3 You can do this by selecting the required colour as your foreground colour and
66. ve the Rendering Intent drop down menu set to either Perceptual or Relative Colorimetric and make sure that the Black Point Compensation Check box is ticked e For documents containing graphics or charts you may use any of the Rendering Intents but you may be able to reproduce stronger colours if you use the Saturation option e Click on Print Settings to open up you printers settings this will be different for every printer refer to your user manual for how to make the required settings Select the resolution paper size and paper type that you wish to use Find the Colour Management settings for your printer and turn them off fig 11 3 EPSON Stylus Photo R240 Senes Properties Paper amp Quality Options Color Management Borderless Color Controls Epson Matte i bret eel te ia ICM Super Fine adding 297 com Off No Color Adjustment Orientation C Portrait Landscape Print Options Reverse Order High Speed Black Ink Only Edge Smoothing Print Preview Custom Settings ha Save Sething Aa e Reset Defaults Pees Support Basic Fig 11 3 a typical Printer settings dialogue box Turn off the printers colour management options If you want to produce a high quality print it is often a good idea to use the Scaled Print Size option to make a smaller test print Enter a percentage value in the Scale box make sure that the Scale to Fit Media check box is unchecked or you will not be able to do
67. will be displayed on screen or the web This file format uses Lossy compression which is to say that data is lost during the compression process resulting in a much smaller file but may also compromise image quality If your camera only takes JPEG images I recommend that you save the image as a PSD during the editing process as repeatedly opening and saving JPEG images causes recompression of the images and can severely degrade the data resulting in very noticeable compression artefacts GIF Graphics Interchange Format GIF is used to display indexed colour mode graphics This file format may only contain 256 colours so it is not commonly used for photographs However it has several characteristics that have made it very popular in web graphics e Small file size e Supports transparency e Supports animation PNG Like the GIF format this format is commonly used for web graphics The PNG format is a lot more flexible in its support for 24bit photographic images and alternative colour modes than the GIF format However it is not as widely supported in web browsers We will look at the JPEG GIF and PNG formats in more detail when we cover saving images for the web in book three of this series PDF The Portable Document Format PDF is very useful for displaying files across multiple platforms and applications It has the benefit of supporting compression 16bit format and common colour modes whilst retaining font vector ras
68. ww simcorp com careers SimCorp Wwww simcorp com Download free ebooks at bookboon com 46 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Selections As well as being able to edit the content of a selection on a layer that contains an image or design we can also create a new empty layer and use the active selection to e Fill with a colour fig 6 10 e Stroke with an outline fig 6 10 e Paint or Clone inside fig 6 10 e Apply an Adjustment or Filter to the selected area as was saw with the Magic Wand tool fig 6 6 and 6 7 The Fill and Stroke commands can be found in the Edit menu fig 6 12 Fig 6 10 the square selection has had a red Fill and a black Stroke applied and the circular selection has been used to contain brush strokes created using the Brush tool Download free ebooks at bookboon com 47 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Simple Selections Edit Image Layer Select Filter Analysis Undo Elliptical Marquee Ctr Z Step Forward Shift Ctrl Z Step Backward Alt Ctrl 7 Fade Shitt Ctrl F Cut Ctrl x Copy Ctrl C Copy Merged Shift Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Paste Special d Clear Check Spelling Find and Replace Text Shift F5 Stroke Content Aware Scale Alt Shitt Ctrl C Puppet Warp Free Transform Ctrl T Transform d Auto Align Layers Auto Blend Layers Define Brush Preset Define Pattern Define Custom Shape Purge Adobe PDF Presets Preset Manager Remote Connect

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