PHOTOSHOP CS5 MISSING MANUAL PERSONAL INDEX

Overview of the tools panel: Appendix D Use “x” as a shortcut to switch the background and foreground colors and “D” to

reset to b&w. History Brush on p29-31 is interesting, also “Erase

to History” tool: Turn on/off Mac trackpad gestures in photshop

p33 & 62. Activate an external hard-drive as a scratch-disk

p34-35 (buy 7200 rpm’s or faster)

Ch. 2 Opening, Viewing, and Saving Files

Use clipboard as a new document preset when copying all or part of an image p 43.

Save documents larger than 2gb as .PSB files p 50. Options for taskbar (at the bottom) explained p 63 Quick “birds-eye view” of a zoomed in image hold “h” and click mouse. Delete guides by dragging it back into the ruler p 70 Straighten an image using the ruler tool (in the eye-

dropper tool panel) p 72, 232.

Ch. 3 Layers

Type of layer explained (image, type, shape, fill, adjustments, smart object, 3D, and video) p 77

Command-click the “new layer” icon to create a layer below the active layer p 82

To make background editable, double-click its thumbnail in layers and rename p 84

Jpeg, Gif, and PNG explained p 50 & 715 Duplicate a selection into a new layer: command-J, to

“cut” the selection from layer: shift, command, J p 89. Opacity controls the entire layers opacity, Fill (below opacity)

controls the fill of the objects p 93 To see “free transform” bounding box all the time select move tool

and in options menu select the “show transform controls” check box p 96

Alignment tool (layer – align or Options menu under move tool) demonstration p 98:

Copy layer into new document by dragging the thumbnail in layers panel p 100:

Saving a bunch of layers as separate files (file – script – Export layers to files) p 100.

Figure 1: pg 29

Figure 2: pg 98

Dbl-click in a blank space of layer panel= layer style, Dbl-click name=rename, Ctrl-click=layer menu.

Link multiple layers to move them together by selecting and clicking link icon at the bottom of layers panel.

Lock buttons explained p 104 Lock group (layers-lock all layers in group) p105

Grouping layers (use folder button in layers panel, select layers and command-G, option-drag to icon) p 106

Save different versions of projects using layer comps p 107. Also history panel-snapshot p 27:

Layer Masks p 114-115, Fixing over/under exposed images w. layer masks p 118. The New masks panel p 120-121, Mask panel menu p 122. Convert several layers into single smart object nondestructively vs. merging layers p

124, editing them p 127. Smart Objects: When, How, and managing 123-127 Swapping content to take on attributes of the another p 125 Chart of layer-style FX p128 * issue w/ applying styles to smart objects p 129: Create new style 133 (figure 3-34): loading styles 133

Ch. 4 Selections: Choosing What To Edit

Single-out an object on a layer to add effects “load layer as selection” pg 137

Move a selection while you’re creating it by pressing the spacebar p 139

Leave anti-alias on when drawing out a selection p 141

Press command-J to send a selection to a new layer automatically p 146.

To create a mask using a vector shape command-click the “add a mask” button at the bottom of layers panel p 147

Use quick selection tool (under magic wand) to select pixels of similar color 149-151

Use Magic Wand tool to select large swaths of color at once

Go to Select – Grow or –Similar to capture similar colored pixels after making a selection p 154:

Figure 3: pg 100

Figure 5: pg 104

Figure 6: pg 107

Figure 4: pg 107

Figure 7: pg 128

Use color range to select an area with lots of detail (select – color range) p 155

To use the background eraser tool “non-destructively” duplicate layer, use tool, than load as mask p 158:

Fixing edge halos (bits of background) p 172: Making a boarder/Frame/Ring p 173

Figure 8: p 155

Hold down the option key while drawing with the regular lasso tool to make a straight line p 162

Magnetic Lasso tool tries to guess what you want to select p164-165

Use refine edge for selections w/ hair, fur p 166-172

You can use the transform tool on your active selections p 174:

Figure 9: p 172

Use the quick mask tool to “paint” a selection with a brush and more p 176:

Moving Selections 177-179, Adding a stroke around an image 183 or 181:

Making a channel lighter or darker for easier selections p 213:

Ch. 5 Coloring Color w/Channels

Use RGB Mode for screen and ink-jet printer p 187

Using Channels to make selections in images w/ decent contrast p205-208

Touching-up alpha channels p 211

Figure 10: p 176

Figure 11: p 213

Combining channels to select objects that are darker in different channels p 214:

Sharpening an image without making noise any worse p 216 or 475:

Ch. 6 Cropping, Resizing, and Rotating

Cropping an image non-destructively p 224, Cropping w/perspective p 225

Tightly crop hard to see edges w/Trim p231

Save for Web & Devices dialog box p 248

Resizing Web images for print p 250 Resizing for Powerpoint p 255

Saving a group of files or a folder in new format and resizing using Image Processor p 255

Use Crop tool to resize canvas or Image – Canvas size *also for changing landscape orientation p 258

Use Content Aware Scale to squeeze objects in an image closer or farther by intelligently adjusting the background p 258

Chart of free transform tools p 265, to change reference point see tip on p 266:

Adding a reflection to an image p 268:

Ch. 7 Combining Images

If a layer mask hides the opposite of what you wanted open masks panel and click invert p 282

Use Puppet Warp to reposition or distort an object in an image without changing the background p 270:

Use Paste Special menu to combine two images without deleting selection p 278:

Chart of blend modes p 290, eliminating a white background using Darken p 292:

Multiply for tattoo efect 292, Color burn to intensify dull colors 294, linear burn for grunge 294

Lighten for removing a black background 295, Color dodge to lighten image or fur/hair highlights 296

Linear light for adding texture 299, Hard Mix for reducing the # of colors (posterizing) 300:

Use Hue Blend modes to change,

add, or intensify colors in an image 301

Blend modes trickle down to layers sitting underneath, to change select layer and choose normal blend 302

Use blending options (layer-layer style-blending options) to knock-out black or white backgrounds and colors 303:

Figure 12: adding texture p 299

Auto-Align (Edit-Auto Align-layers) for perfecting group shots or stitch together panoramas 308:

Use Clone stamp to paint part of an image into another image document 312-315

Command-click vector thumbnail to select it 317

Wrapping one image around the contours of another using a displacement map 319:

Photomerge (File-Automate-Photomerge) to combine multiple images into a panorama 308

Create an interesting motion collage using Auto Blend 310-311:

Ch. 8 Draining, Changing and Adding Color

Making an image a hi-quality b&w 325, Preparing b&w image for press 330

Making a high-contrast (b&w only) image using threshold adjustment and making fixes w/ burn tool 337:

Creating duotone b&w images p 340

Changing a specific color in an image using Adjustment layer 342, choose range of colors to adjust 345

Using the Blend Mode to replace color 348

Use Image-Adjustments-Replace Color to instantly

change large block of color 349 Making a single color brighter or darker w/selective color adjustment 349 Matching colors/tints between images for consistency 351, save color presets 352 Use Photo Filter adjustment layer to subtly adjust colors 352 Adjustment layer or Blend Mode 354 Using Variations to quickly add color tint 355 Use Select-Similar to quickly select similar colors etc 361

Ch. 9 Correcting Color and Lighting

Workflow for adjusting images 368 Fixing lighting w/blend modes and layer mask 381 Camera Raw Instructions locations 382, Camera Raw Brush 388 Using Camera Raw’s Graduated Filters 389 The histogram explained 392, Using eye-dropper’s in levels to adjust darks and light

397 Finding neutral gray area for levels histogram adjustment 400 Skin color targets 405, Curves explained 408-413 When color is perfect in curves but lighting is off: apply Luminosity blend mode 412

Using merge to HDR Pro to combine several shots of an image at different exposures 414

Saturation, hue, and vibrance adjustment layers 418, Color rescue tips 421 Processing multiple files to save time 422

Ch. 10 The Beauty Salon: Phoshopping People

Spot healing brush for moles and marks on a solid background 425, Fixing spots in Camera Raw 428

Using healing brush non-destructively 430, Patch tool explained 431, to fade: edit-fade path selection 433

The clone stamp tool for reducing shine spots and shadows 434, Whitening teeth 437

Fixing Flabby chin 438, Chart of available options in liquefy dialog box 441:

Selective slimming using the free transform tool 444

smoothing skin using Gaussian blur and layer mask 445, Glamour Glow 447

lightening and darkening parts of an image nondestructively using brush 449

Enhancing eyes using screen mode 450, when the red-eye tool doesn’t work 453-455

Ch. 11 The Art of Sharpening

Reduce noise before sharpening 462, Sharpening preliminary guidelines 462

Unsharp Mask filter is popular for sharpening 464, Effective values 466

You have one-shot to change opacity/fade of a filter 433/467

Smart Sharpen is more powerful/difficult to use, good for motion blur/lens blur 468

Merge all relevant images in order to sharpen together 470

Selective sharpening using layer mask 472, Sharpening a flat image 478-479

Advanced sharpening that targets only the details of an image 475-478

Sharpen in Camera Raw only if you’re not editing it in Photoshop later, turn off auto mode 481

Figure 13: pg 475-478 (2 bullets down)

Ch. 12 Painting in Photoshop

Open kuler panel: Window-Extensions-Kuler 491 Option-click when using eyedropper to set background color 495, also when

selecting in swatches command-click Use mixer brush or spot healing brush to blend colors while painting 511 Learn more digital techniques at imaginefx.com, cgsociety.com, conceptart.org Creating textured border around an image

514, Isolating a scanned sketch 514: Brush panel tools 519-529 (tip shape,

shape dynamic, scattering, texture, dual brush, color dynamics)

Break a photo into pieces using a scatter brush 523:

Suggested brush customization 530, Creating a new brush 531 Download brushes at Adobe Studio Exchange 534

Ch. 13 Drawing w/the Vector Tools

Shape layer, paths, and fill pixels drawing modes explained 540, Saving paths 551

Adding a brush stroke to a path 562, Adding a fill to a path 564:

Making selections using the Pen tool for complex and lo-contrast images 566

Turning a selection into a path to make manual edits 568

Making clipping paths to isolate an object from its background (for older software) 568

Makign Vector Masks with shape layers or path outlines 572-574:

Ch. 14 Creating Artistic Text

Using hyphens, en dashes, and em dashes correctly, using (…) correctly 576

Font Management software 580, scrolling through fonts in PS 582

Changing text flow from L to R or T to B: click text orientation in options bar 583

When you are finished inputting text click enter on numeric keypad or black checkmark in options bar

Convert a single line of text to a text area or vice versa layer-type-Convert to point/paragraph 585.

To move text: command-click inside its boundaries or move cursor 1” away from area and drag.

Manually resizing text on the fly-select the type and press and hold command to view box handles.

Using the Type Mask tool to create text-shaped layer masks 590-593:

Creating/attaching type to a path 594, Filling a shape w text 596:

Anti-aliasing : use none on really small text and strong or smooth for large text when printing

Alternate ligatures and flourishes to spruce up type (opentype only) 611:

Adding a stroke to text without rasterizing 621, Texturizing type 624-630:

Convert type to path in order to edit it even further 631

Ch. 15 The Wide World of Filters

Convert layer to smart object before applying filters if you are able to 634

Filter dialog box 636, Use Gaussian blur filter to eliminate color fringes/haze 638:

Using lens-blur filter to blur a background 639, Using spatter –sprayed stroke filter for fun borders 642

Newspaper photo (tiny dots) look using the pixelate-halftone filter 644

Use render-lighting effects to try to correct an images lighting 645

Use Stylize-Find Edges filter to convert an image to a pencil sketch 651:

Use emboss filter to fix blurry images 652, Texture filters are great for adding interest to backgrounds 654

Maximum and minimum filters are great for exposing or hiding more of a layer mask 655

Create an interesting darkened-edge vignette using Lens Correction filter 656:

Use vanishing point filter to align an image to another in correct perspective 658

Ch. 16 Photoshop and Print

Color profiles and monitor calibration 667-668, document type color profile 669

Resizing and saving an image as a TIFF for a hi-quality print 670, as pdf 672

Ch. 17 Photoshop and the Web

Common image dimensions for the web 713, Visually resizing images with zoom tool 713

Choosing the best file formats for the web 715-717, Save for Web & Devices dialog box 718

Animating a gif 725, Working w/slices 732, Saving slices 738 Embedding copyright info. 739, Adding a watermark 740, Save Action Use File-Export-Zoomify to post large files on the web and protect from thieves 743

Ch. 18 Working Smarter w/Actions

The actions panel 750, Creating an action 754 Creating droplets (Actions saved as mini apps that can be displayed on a desktop)

763

Ch. 19 Beyond Photoshop: Plug-Ins