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

Deke McClelland

Software works on:

Mac and Windows

Topics include:

• Previewing a selection with Quick Mask
• Feathering a vector-based vignette
• Creating a Flash-based web gallery
• Understanding image size and the Image Size command
• Refining color range and adjusting hues

1. What Photoshop Can Do
Welcome to One-on-One           01:50
Introducing Photoshop           03:47
Combining one image with another           04:24
Adjusting brightness and contrast           02:35
Adjusting color and tone           04:14
Cloning away unwanted details           08:05
Adding an entire composition           03:55
Creating a dark and stormy sky           04:03
Reducing the noise in the sky           05:03
Sharpening the detail           02:37
Cropping the artwork           01:48
Working with text layers           05:23
01:37:47 2. Open and Organize
The Adobe Bridge           01:19
Opening an image           04:03
Opening multiple images           04:36
Adding file information           06:19
Introducing Bridge           03:21
A whirlwind tour of Bridge CS4           07:06
Adjusting the interface and thumbnails           07:48
Full-screen preview and rotating           10:52
Ratings and labels           06:09
Filtering thumbnails in the Contents panel           06:00
Moving, copying, and deleting files           04:46
Creating and assigning keywords           04:37
Searches and collections           05:30
Batch renaming           04:40
Grouping images into stacks           05:32
Comparing images in Review mode           05:59
Playing images in a slideshow           03:40
Customizing and saving the workspace           05:30
46:32 3. Setting Up 'Shop'
Preferences, color settings, and shortcuts           00:35
Setting general preferences           05:10
Setting interface preferences           04:44
Changing the color of the pasteboard           04:06
Other preferences           05:44
Installing the CS4 color settings           05:04
Applying color settings in Photoshop and CS4           04:02
Installing the dekeKeys keyboard shortcuts           04:49
Organizing the palettes           06:51
Saving your workspace           05:27
58:26 4. Navigation
Getting around with OpenGL           00:51
The tabbed-window interface           04:20
Arranging image windows           05:31
Scrolling (aka panning) images           04:50
Common ways to zoom           03:38
The smooth, continuous Zoom tool           06:21
Zooming inside free-floating windows           04:16
Viewing the image at print size           04:54
Contextualized (bird's-eye) scrolling           03:56
Nudging the screen image           02:07
Scroll wheel tricks           02:23
Using the numerical zoom value           04:06
The new Rotate View tool           06:12
Cycling between screen modes           05:01
01:27:12 5. Basic Color Correction
Making drab colors look better           01:20
Brightness and contrast           05:45
Adjusting numerical values in Photoshop           03:49
Introducing adjustment layers           03:51
Editing and saving adjustment layers           04:34
Introducing the Histogram           05:17
Using the Histogram palette           05:21
Restoring details with the History brush           03:52
Using the Color Balance feature           04:38
Introducing the Variations command           03:53
Color primaries and complements           04:27
Correcting the color cast           06:12
Fading a static adjustment           05:42
Revert and Undo (for before and after)           02:21
Hue and saturation           05:18
Changing the color of paint           04:29
Adjusting hues selectively           03:23
Refining your color range           04:04
Enhancing a low-saturation image           01:59
The new Target Adjustment tool           03:45
Boosting colors with Vibrance           03:12
45:35 6. Image Size and Resolution
Imaging fundamentals           01:04
What is image size?           06:16
The Image Size command           05:20
Selecting an interpolation option           03:43
Upsampling vs. "real" pixels           04:22
Changing the print resolution           06:07
Downsampling your artwork           04:34
The mythology of upsampling           07:40
Better ways to make an image big           06:29
44:51 7. Cropping and Straightening
Frame wide, crop tight           01:04
Using the Crop tool           06:07
Crop tool presets           04:53
Previewing the crop angle           04:32
The Crop command           04:57
Auto Crop & Straighten           03:43
Straightening an image with the Ruler tool           05:40
Precisely cropping the "wedges"           05:04
Crop without cropping           04:46
Perspective cropping           04:05
01:27:32 8. Making Selections
Photoshop versus the real world           01:18
Meet the Selection tools           05:14
Drawing a geometric selection outline           04:34
Blurring a selection outline with Feather           03:38
Dragging and dropping a selection           03:36
Creating a graduated selection           02:42
Aligning one image to another           02:40
Inverting and matching colors           03:23
Matching colors with more control           04:54
Filling and fading a selection           05:06
The fantastical image rotation trick           02:25
The Magic Wand tool           03:29
Tolerance and other options           06:58
Grow, Similar, and Inverse           04:17
The Quick Selection tool           08:14
Deselect and intersect           02:57
Previewing a selection in Quick Mask mode           05:58
Using the Refine Edge command           05:21
The Polygonal Lasso tool           02:47
Saving a selection           03:34
Accessing the Move tool on the fly           04:27
02:45:00 9. Paint, Retouch, and Heal
The benefits of brushing           01:04
Don't be a slave to the brush           07:22
Changing size and hardness           03:59
CS4's size-and-hardness preview trick           05:11
Adjusting roundness and angle           05:01
Brush shape, jitter, and other dynamics           04:39
Miscellaneous Brush palette settings           02:27
Opacity, flow, and the Airbrush option           05:25
Switching blend modes           06:54
Painting with the help of the Rotate view           05:03
Painting with imagery           05:20
Creating photographic artwork           07:15
The new and improved Dodge tool           04:56
Dodging (brightening) shadow detail           03:12
Erasing with the History brush           06:27
The new and improved Burn tool           05:14
Erasing to a snapshot           03:17
Balancing saturation with the Sponge tool           04:25
Brightening yellow or dingy teeth           04:42
Recoloring inaccurate hues           04:52
Why red-eye happens           03:58
Using the Red Eye tool           04:35
Copying areas with the Clone Stamp tool           04:07
Meet the Healing brush tools           05:29
Healing away scratches           04:42
Detail matching           05:00
Fixing a problem edit           03:34
Straight lines and the Fade healing brush           05:18
Rebuilding fine details           06:03
Using the Patch tool           06:16
Combining Magic Wand and Patch           05:22
The Transparent checkbox           03:43
Flipping and rotating with Clone Source           10:08
01:01:10 10. Layer Essentials
The layered composition           01:07
Introducing the Layers palette           03:05
"Jumping" a selection to a layer           05:21
Enlarging with the Spherize filter           04:34
Erasing with a layer mask           05:30
Exploiting the visibility of a layer mask           05:41
Moving a layer           03:21
Auto-switching between layers           05:24
Combining layers into a clipping mask           04:42
Changing the stacking order           05:12
Customizing the transparency grid           03:41
Expanding the canvas size           05:47
Revealing oversized layers           02:47
Feathering a vector-based vignette           04:58
54:10 11. Printing, PDFs, and Web Galleries
Printing from Photoshop and the Bridge           01:20
Meet the subjective color-matching image           05:41
Gauging print size           03:27
Scale, position, and page orientation           05:44
Refreshing the print preview           02:24
Output options           07:41
Color management options           08:33
Outputting PDF contact sheets           11:45
Creating a Flash-based web gallery           07:35
01:06:39 12. Saving Images for the Web
Rules of the Web           01:00
Introducing web graphics           06:34
Building a figure in miniature           06:23
sRGB: the color space of the world wide web           05:06
Creating a comparative "2-up" figure           05:47
Saving a JPEG photograph           08:32
Copyright, Matte, and Blur           06:10
Comparing alternative compression settings           07:27
Downsampling graphic art           04:26
Saving a GIF           08:17
The antiquated GIF vs. the better PNG           06:57
01:30 Still to Come
Until next time           01:30