Lynda.COM Photoshop CS4 One-on-One: Advanced

Deke McClelland

Software works on:

Mac and Windows

Topics include:

• Using blend modes, adjustment layers, and layer styles
• Organizing a layered composition so it is fluid and editable
• Creating and editing type in Photoshop
• Using blur effectively
• Using adjustment layers to add color
• Combining layers into a clipping mask
• Working with Camera Raw

Introduction
Welcome to Photoshop CS4 One-on-One Advanced           01:43
Installing the DekeKeys keyboard shortcuts           06:17
Resetting the function keys on a Mac           03:51
Installing the CS4 color settings           04:37
Setting up the CS4 color settings           06:04
02:43:57 13. Levels and Curves
Highlights, shadows, and midtones           00:49
Low contrast, bad meter           05:57
Auto tone, contrast, and color           08:01
Cache levels and the Histogram palette           07:16
How the auto commands work           10:15
A first look at Levels           06:11
Target colors and clipping           09:06
Modifying input levels           09:44
Adjusting the gamma value           07:34
Previewing clipping           07:17
The futility of output levels           04:56
Channel-by-channel edits           11:54
When levels fail           04:34
A first look at Curves           08:46
Static Curves layer tricks           07:45
Dynamic Curves layer tricks           07:25
Correcting the composite image           08:30
Neutralizing a color cast           06:52
The Target Adjustment tool in Curves           08:29
Correcting an image in Lab           10:07
The Shadows/Highlights filter           04:18
Radius and tonal width           08:11
01:48:18 14. Sharpening Details
Edge-enhancement tricks           01:13
How sharpening works           03:48
The single-shot sharpeners           04:29
The Unsharp Mask filter           07:57
Understanding the Radius value           06:25
Gauging the best settings           07:47
Previewing how sharpening will print           03:37
Measuring and setting screen resolution           06:56
Tweaking the screen resolution           04:28
Sharpening the luminance data           08:23
USM vs. Smart Sharpen           04:23
Smart Sharpen's Remove settings           05:50
High-resolution sharpening           06:16
When to leave More Accurate off           03:48
When to turn More Accurate on           04:23
The advanced options           07:57
Saving Smart Sharpen settings           04:23
Accounting for camera shake           07:07
Sharpening with the High Pass filter           09:08
02:16:42 15. Blurring and Averaging
Why would you blur?           01:08
Fading after an undo           03:27
The "bell-shaped" Gaussian Blur           05:43
The linear Box Blur           03:06
Add Noise vs. Median           04:50
Despeckle vs. Dust & Scratches           06:31
Smart Blur vs. Surface Blur           08:13
The Motion Blur filter           04:33
Radial Blur's Spin and Zoom variations           05:48
Mixing filtered effects           03:56
The "Captain Kirk in Love" effect           05:04
Diffusing focus with Blur and Overlay           08:50
Simulating Vaseline and film grain           08:02
Filling a layer with a neutral color           02:55
Old-school contrast reduction           03:39
Three steps to diffused focus           07:36
Averaging skin tones           09:45
Addressing the stubborn patches           05:26
Combining Gaussian Blur and Average           06:01
Blurring surface details           03:02
Smoothing blemishes while matching noise           08:06
Reducing digital noise           08:47
Striking a smooth/sharpen compromise           04:36
Smoothing over JPEG artifacts           07:38
02:31:00 16. Adjustment Layers
Independent layers of color adjustment           01:07
Undersea color channels           04:02
Inventing a Red channel with Lab           08:20
Mixing color channels           06:55
Making shadows with Levels           07:05
Applying small color adjustments           06:00
Further modifying Levels in Lab           08:50
Creating a dynamic fill layer           04:38
Brushing and blending color           04:42
Working with "found masks"           07:31
Saturation, sharpen, and crop           08:09
Mixing a monochromatic image           07:02
Masking an adjustment layer           04:45
Working with Opacity and blend modes           03:39
Adding a black-and-white adjustment           05:53
The Target Adjustment tool in black and white           06:12
Tinting a monochrome photo           03:19
Introducing Gradient Map           04:17
Adjusting both color and luminance           05:44
Infusing elements with different colors           06:22
Adjustment layers as creative tools           04:33
Inverting and brightening the background           05:14
Blurring live, editable type           05:43
Hue, saturation, and darkness           06:51
Filling type with a color adjustment           03:24
Using one adjustment to modify another           03:21
Breathing color into the title           03:38
The Hue/Saturation humanoid           03:44
01:48:48 17. Opacity and Blend Modes
Parametric operations           01:23
The power of blend modes           06:16
Changing the Opacity value           05:46
Opacity vs. Fill Opacity           04:37
Meet the blend modes           06:04
Blend mode shortcuts           07:08
Darken, Multiply, and the Burn modes           06:33
Tempering a Burn effect with Fill           04:43
Saving a blended state           04:18
Lighten, Screen, and the Dodge modes           08:22
Linear Burn = Add minus white           05:31
Overlay and the contrast modes           06:52
Fill Opacity takes priority           06:19
Difference and exclusion           05:21
Using difference for golden highlights           04:02
The composite (HSL) modes           06:08
The brush-only modes: Behind and Clear           10:31
Layer groups and the Pass Through mode           08:54
01:53:14 18. Advanced Layer Techniques
It's all about the presentation           00:58
Moving a layer a specific number of pixels           06:59
Adding a pixel mask to a layer           05:48
Editing a layer mask           07:19
Combining layers into a clipping mask           06:19
Introducing the Advanced Blending options           04:45
Using the luminance blending sliders           07:26
Forcing through underlying luminance           04:32
Masking with a path outline           05:45
Refining a mask from the Masks palette           07:18
Creating and modifying a layer group           03:29
Establishing a knockout group           05:29
Fixing last-minute problems           06:23
Introducing layer comps           06:40
Exploring layered states           06:43
Deleting layers and updating comps           06:18
Saving a basic composition           06:21
Assigning and saving appearance attributes           07:15
Layer comps dos and don'ts           07:27
01:56:09 19. Creating and Editing Type
Type: The great imaging exception           00:56
Establishing default formatting attributes           04:05
Saving formatting attributes as a preset           08:05
Making a point text layer           06:18
Editing size and leading           06:44
Working with vector-based text           06:12
Formatting area text           04:16
Creating a layer of area text           03:20
Resizing the text frame           04:34
Changing the anti-aliasing setting           03:58
Obscure but important formatting options           06:31
Text editing tricks and shortcuts           08:44
Creating a cast shadow           06:01
Blurred shadows and beveled text           07:16
Drawing a path outline           04:51
Creating type on a path           06:39
Flipping text across a circle           03:18
Vertical alignment with baseline shift           04:16
Warping text           04:57
Scaling your text to taste           03:33
Applying a custom warp           06:24
Creating an engraved text effect           05:11
02:17:08 20. Transform, Warp, and Liquify
Bending an image to fit your needs           00:53
Creating a canvas texture           06:48
Masking objects against a white background           05:42
Scaling an image to fit a composition           08:09
Aligning one layer to fit another           03:51
Changing the Image Interpolation           08:10
Merging faces           05:32
Rotating the first clock hand           07:17
Adding hands and pasting styles           06:40
Series duplication in Photoshop           04:35
Masking objects against a black background           06:34
Skews and perspective distortions           07:57
Envelope-style warps           09:02
Old-school distortion filters           08:50
Introducing the Liquify filter           04:09
Reconstructing an image           06:55
Using the Warp tool           05:16
The Pucker and Bloat tools           05:53
Push, Turbulence, and Twirl           06:41
The Freeze and Thaw mask tools           05:45
Saving and loading a mesh file           03:59
Creating and applying a texture layer           08:30
01:28:21 21. Mastering Layer Styles
Effects vs. styles           01:11
Of layer styles and masks           04:37
Everything about drop shadow           08:02
Adding a directional glow           04:39
Colorizing with Color Overlay           05:18
Stroke and fill opacity           05:48
Creating a multicolor Outer Glow           09:22
Introducing Bevel and Emboss           07:48
Contour and Texture           04:35
Simulating liquid reflections           06:28
Saving layer styles           06:18
Applying and appending styles           04:36
Saving and swapping style presets           03:16
The five effect helpers           03:47
Blending the effect before the layer           05:01
Colorizing a signature           03:30
Clipping an effect with a mask           04:05
01:50:37 22. Working with Camera Raw
Welcome to the digital darkroom           01:46
Opening Camera Raw in the Bridge           05:44
The Camera Raw 5 interface           04:39
Adjusting the white balance           05:00
Finessing and saving changes           07:55
Using the White Balance tool           02:43
Working with the Exposure controls           07:34
Straightening and cropping a raw image           05:53
Applying automatic exposure adjustments           06:06
Exposure warnings           05:44
Clarity, Vibrance, and Saturation           04:47
Using the Graduated Filter tool           03:33
Dodging with the Adjustment brush           09:24
Tone Curve adjustments           06:54
Using the Spot Removal tool           02:48
Removing noise and sharpening detail           04:05
Adjusting HSL values           04:18
Adjusting luminance, color by color           04:14
Black and white and split toning           05:16
Camera Raw tips and tricks           07:32
Correcting JPEG and TIFF images           04:42
00:57 Still to Come
Until next time           00:57