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Scott Onstott is a consultant, former university lecturer, author, and independent video producer with more than 14 years of experience teaching and writing about design visualization and image-manipulation software. He is the author of eight books, including Enhancing CAD Drawings with Photoshop and Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 and AutoCAD LT 2013 Essentials. In addition, Scott has been writing a column in Photoshop User magazine for the past six years.
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Chapter 1 Design Basics 1
Understanding the Design Process 1
Understanding Project Fundamentals 1
Collaborating with Others 3
Presenting Images 3
Participating in the Design Process 4
Learning Composition Principles 4
Framing Compositions 5
Employing Composition Themes 7
Understanding Your Rights to Use Images 18
Using Your Own Images 18
Using Others’ Images 19
Photography and Scanning Primer 21
Understanding Pixels 21
Selecting a Digital Camera 22
Lens Focal Length 24
Lens Aperture 25
Adjusting Exposure 26
Focusing 28
Selecting Light Sensitivity 29
Scanning Tips 30
The Essentials and Beyond 32
Chapter 2 Get ting Acquainted with Photoshop’s User Interface 33
User Interface Overview 33
Setting Application Preferences 36
Accessing Commands 38
Working with Documents 40
Using Tools 42
Understanding Tool Groups and Flyout Menus 42
Selecting Tool Options and Entering Numerical Values 45
Creating Tool Presets 46
Arranging Panels 48
Recalling Workspaces 52
The Essentials and Beyond 54
Chapter 3 Digital Imaging Fundamentals 55
Working with Pixels 55
Maximizing Megapixels 55
Selecting the Pixel Aspect Ratio 57
Dealing with Aliasing 58
Navigating Pixels 59
Understanding Color 60
Using Primary Colors 60
Storing Color in Channels 63
Selecting Image Modes 65
Picking Color 68
Storing Data 73
Bits and Bit Depth 73
Data versus Detail 74
Compressing Data 75
Setting Document Size and Resolution 76
Setting Resolution 77
Resampling Images 78
Changing the Canvas Size and Trimming 79
Cropping 81
The Essentials and Beyond 82
Chapter 4 Painting 83
Creating Gradients 83
Selecting Paint Colors 87
Using Painting Tools 90
Sketching with a Pencil 90
Painting with a Brush 92
Pouring Paint from a Bucket 94
Using Eraser Tools 95
Exploring Brushes 98
Opacity and Flow 99
Brush Panel 100
Painting With a Tablet 102
Taking Advantage of Pressure Sensitivity 103
Controlling Bristle Tip Brushes with Tilt Sensitivity 104
Painting from History 105
Understanding the History Panel 105
Using the History Brush 106
Painting with the Art History Brush 108
Using the Mixer Brush 110
The Essentials and Beyond 112
Chapter 5 Drawing 113
Comparing Vector with Raster Data 113
Drawing with Vector Tools 116
Manipulating Shapes 119
Working With Drawing Tool Modes 123
Shape Tool Mode 123
Path Tool Mode 126
Pixels Tool Mode 129
The Essentials and Beyond 131
Chapter 6 Writing 133
Typography Primer 133
Creating Point Text 136
Creating Mask Text 138
Fine-Tuning Type 142
Creating Paragraph Text 146
The Essentials and Beyond 149
Chapter 7 Selecting Pixels 151
Selecting with Marquees 151
Using the Rectangular Marquee 151
Using the Elliptical Marquee 153
Selecting with Lassos 156
Using the Lasso 156
Using the Polygonal Lasso 158
Using the Magnetic Lasso 160
Drawing Selections 162
Painting Selections 165
Selecting by Color 167
Quick Selecting and Refining 171
The Essentials and Beyond 175
Chapter 8 Working with Layers and Masks 177
Understanding Layers 177
Managing Layers 181
Blending Layers 184
Using Masks 191
The Essentials and Beyond 195
Chapter 9 Using Layer Styles and Comps 197
Applying Layer Effects 197
Octagram Layer 198
Rays Layer 202
Outer and Circle Layers 205
Circled Dot Layer Group 208
Dividers Layer 212
Working with Layer Styles 216
Using Layer Comps 218
The Essentials and Beyond 219
Chapter 10 Transforming Paths, Layers, and Smart Objects 221
Using Rulers and Guides 221
Moving, Aligning, and Distributing 224
Free Transforming 227
Deforming 231
Transforming Smart Objects 234
The Essentials and Beyond 237
Chapter 11 Adjusting and Filtering 239
Applying Adjustments and Filters 239
Working with Smart Filters 243
Creating Fill and Adjustment Layers 247
The Essentials and Beyond 252
Chapter 12 Developing Photos 253
Using Adobe Bridge 253
Making Development Decisions in ACR 255
Basic Parameters 256
Advanced Parameters 260
Making Local Adjustments in ACR 266
The Essentials and Beyond 270
Chapter 13 Retouching Photos 271
Using Retouching Tools 271
Developing the Photo 271
Removing the Telephone Pole and Wires 273
Replacing Textures In Perspective 278
Mapping Perspective Grids 278
Copying a Texture onto Surfaces in Perspective 282
Changing Focus 286
The Essentials and Beyond 289
Chapter 14 Merging Photos 291
Making High Dynamic Range Imagery 291
Using Merge to HDR Pro 291
Applying HDR Toning To A Single Image 295
Working with Panoramas 297
Using Photomerge 297
Making A Seamless 360-Degree Panorama 300
Processing Images in Stacks 304
The Essentials and Beyond 308
Chapter 15 Working with Color 309
Managing Color 309
Configuring Color Settings 312
Assigning and Converting Color Profiles 315
Correcting Color 318
Using Curves to Set Black, Gray, and White Points 318
Creating a Color Cast with the Photo Filter 321
Adjusting Color 323
Proofing Color 326
The Essentials and Beyond 328
Chapter 16 Creating Output 329
Printing 329
Saving for the Web 333
Rendering Images to Video 337
The Essentials and Beyond 339
Appendix Adobe Visual Communication Using Photoshop CS6
Objectives 341
Index 345
