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Index
Cover
Contents
Titlepage
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1: Design Basics
Understanding the Design Process
Understanding Project Fundamentals
Collaborating with Others
Presenting Images
Participating in the Design Process
Learning Composition Principles
Framing Compositions
Employing Composition Themes
Understanding Your Rights to Use Images
Using Your Own Images
Using Others’ Images
Photography and Scanning Primer
Understanding Pixels
Selecting a Digital Camera
Lens Focal Length
Lens Aperture
Adjusting Exposure
Focusing
Selecting Light Sensitivity
Scanning Tips
Chapter 2: Getting Acquainted with Photoshop’s User Interface
User Interface Overview
Setting Application Preferences
Accessing Commands
Working with Documents
Using Tools
Understanding Tool Groups and Flyout Menus
Selecting Tool Options and Entering Numerical Values
Creating Tool Presets
Arranging Panels
Recalling Workspaces
Chapter 3: Digital Imaging Fundamentals
Working with Pixels
Maximizing Megapixels
Selecting the Pixel Aspect Ratio
Dealing with Aliasing
Navigating Pixels
Understanding Color
Using Primary Colors
Storing Color in Channels
Selecting Image Modes
Picking Color
Storing Data
Bits and Bit Depth
Data versus Detail
Compressing Data
Setting Document Size and Resolution
Setting Resolution
Resampling Images
Changing the Canvas Size and Trimming
Cropping
Chapter 4: Painting
Creating Gradients
Selecting Paint Colors
Using Painting Tools
Sketching with a Pencil
Painting with a Brush
Pouring Paint from a Bucket
Using Eraser Tools
Exploring Brushes
Opacity and Flow
Brush Panel
Painting With a Tablet
Taking Advantage of Pressure Sensitivity
Controlling Bristle Tip Brushes with Tilt Sensitivity
Painting from History
Understanding the History Panel
Using the History Brush
Painting with the Art History Brush
Using the Mixer Brush
Chapter 5: Drawing
Comparing Vector with Raster Data
Drawing with Vector Tools
Manipulating Shapes
Working With Drawing Tool Modes
Shape Tool Mode
Path Tool Mode
Pixels Tool Mode
Chapter 6: Writing
Typography Primer
Creating Point Text
Creating Mask Text
Fine-Tuning Type
Creating Paragraph Text
Chapter 7: Selecting Pixels
Selecting with Marquees
Using the Rectangular Marquee
Using the Elliptical Marquee
Selecting with Lassos
Using the Lasso
Using the Polygonal Lasso
Using the Magnetic Lasso
Drawing Selections
Painting Selections
Selecting by Color
Quick Selecting and Refining
Chapter 8: Working with Layers and Masks
Understanding Layers
Managing Layers
Blending Layers
Using Masks
Chapter 9: Using Layer Styles and Comps
Applying Layer Effects
Octagram Layer
Rays Layer
Outer and Circle Layers
Circled Dot Layer Group
Dividers Layer
Working with Layer Styles
Using Layer Comps
Chapter 10: Transforming Paths, Layers, and Smart Objects
Using Rulers and Guides
Moving, Aligning, and Distributing
Free Transforming
Deforming
Transforming Smart Objects
Chapter 11: Adjusting and Filtering
Applying Adjustments and Filters
Working with Smart Filters
Creating Fill and Adjustment Layers
Chapter 12: Developing Photos
Using Adobe Bridge
Making Development Decisions in ACR
Basic Parameters
Advanced Parameters
Making Local Adjustments in ACR
Chapter 13: Retouching Photos
Using Retouching Tools
Developing the Photo
Removing the Telephone Pole and Wires
Replacing Textures In Perspective
Mapping Perspective Grids
Copying a Texture onto Surfaces in Perspective
Changing Focus
Chapter 14: Merging Photos
Making High Dynamic Range Imagery
Using Merge to HDR Pro
Applying HDR Toning To A Single Image
Working with Panoramas
Using Photomerge
Making A Seamless 360-Degree Panorama
Processing Images in Stacks
Chapter 15: Working with Color
Managing Color
Configuring Color Settings
Assigning and Converting Color Profiles
Correcting Color
Using Curves to Set Black, Gray, and White Points
Creating a Color Cast with the Photo Filter
Adjusting Color
Proofing Color
Chapter 16: Creating Output
Printing
Saving for the Web
Rendering Images to Video
Appendix: Adobe Visual Communication Using Photoshop CS6 Objectives
Index
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