
Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom Book with video training
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom book with DVD is like having a personal instructor guiding you through each lesson, while you work at your own pace. This Photoshop CS4 book with DVD includes 14 self-paced lessons helping you learn essential skills and explore new features and capabilities of Adobe Photoshop.
- Full color lessons with easy to follow step-by-step instructions
- Video tutorials highlight key topics in each lesson
- Covers all essential Photoshop skills
- Gets you up-and-running quickly with included Photoshop CS4 lesson files on DVD
- Written by expert Photoshop instructors who regularly teach Photoshop training courses – it’s like having your own personal tutor
- Used by hundreds of schools and more than 100,000 readers
Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom Book with video training Contents
Starting Up
- About Photoshop Digital Classroom
- Prerequisites
- Adobe Photoshop CS4 versions
- System requirements
- Starting Adobe Photoshop CS4
- Resetting Adobe Photoshop CS4 preferences
- A note about color warnings
- Loading lesson files
- Working with the video tutorials
- Setting up for viewing the video tutorials
- Viewing the video tutorials
with the Adobe Flash Player - Additional resources
Lesson 1: Exploring Photoshop
- Starting up with Photoshop CS4
- Taking a look at the final project
- Starting the composition
- Using the new Mask panel
- Adding a graphic image with the Clone tool in Photoshop CS4
- Adding an adjustment layer to the composition
- Adding a text layer in Photoshop CS4
- Making a 3D postcard
- Converting multiple layers into one smart object layer
- Turning your image into a 3D texture
Lesson 2: Getting to Know the Workspace
- Starting up with Photoshop CS4
- Opening an existing document in Adobe Bridge
- Discovering the Tools panel
- Hidden tools in Photoshop CS4
- Navigating the image area
- Using the Zoom tool
- Using the Hand tool
- Using the Rotate View tool
- Tabbed windows
- Using panels in Photoshop CS4
- Putting the new panel system to u
- Choosing other panels
- Expanding your panels
- Customizing your panels
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 3: Using Adobe Bridge
- Starting up with Photoshop CS4
- What is Adobe Bridge?
- Navigating through Bridge
- Using folders in Adobe Bridge
- Making a Favorite
- Creating and locating metadata
- Using keywords
- Opening a file from Adobe Bridge
- Searching for Files Using Adobe Bridge
- Searching by name or keyword
- Using the Filter panel
- Automation tools in Adobe Bridge
- Automated tools for Photoshop
- Web Photo Gallery
- Saving or uploading your Web Gallery
- Automated tools for Photoshop:
PDF contact sheet - Changing the view
- Adobe Bridge Home
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 4: The Basics of Working with Photoshop
- Starting up with Photoshop CS4
- A look at the finished project
- Opening an existing document
- Understanding document settings
- Viewing an image’s size and resolution
- Combining the images
- Using Copy and Paste
- Dragging and dropping to copy an image in Photoshop CS4
- Transforming and editing combined images
- Changing the size of a placed image
- Removing a background
- Understanding the stacking order of layers in Photoshop CS4
- Refining the edges of copied images
- Adding text in Photoshop CS4
- Saving files in Photoshop CS4
- Understanding file formats
- Choosing a file format
- Saving a JPEG file
- Saving for print in Photoshop CS4
- Changing the color settings
- Adjusting image size
- Saving a Photoshop PDF file
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 5: Making the Best Selections
- Starting up with Photoshop CS4
- The importance of a good selection
- Using the Marquee tools
- Creating a square selection
- Creating a selection from a center point in Photoshop CS4
- Changing a selection into a layer
- Working with the Magic Wand tool
- The Lasso tool
- Adding to and subtracting from selections
- Using the Quick Selection tool
- Understanding the Refine Selection Edge feature
- Using Quick Mask
- Saving selections
- Copying and pasting a selection
- Using the Pen tool for selections
- Using the Pen tool to select
an area of an image - More Pen tool selection techniques
- Converting a path to a selection
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 6: Painting and Retouching
- Starting up with Photoshop CS4
- Setting up your color settings
- Color primer in Photoshop CS4
- Understanding color gamut
- The RGB color model
- The CMYK color model
- Why you will work in the RGB mode
- Editing color settings
- Selecting colors inPhotoshop CS4
- Starting to paint in Photoshop CS4
- Using the Color panel
- Using the Brush tool
- Changing opacity
- Save time—learn the shortcuts
- Applying color to an image
- Changing blending modes
- The Eyedropper tool
- Retouching images
- Using the Clone Stamp tool
- Repairing fold lines
- The History panel in Photoshop CS4
- The Spot Healing Brush
- The Healing Brush inPhotoshop CS4
- Using the Patch tool
- Using the Clone Source panel
- Cloning from another source
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 7: Creating a Good Image
- Starting up
- Choosing your color settings
- Opening the file
- Why you should work in RGB
- Reading a histogram
- Taking care of that nasty red eye
- Making the Curve adjustment
- Defining the highlight and shadow
- Inputting the white and black point values
- Adjusting the midtones
- Setting the neutral
- Sharpening your image
- Comparing your image with the original
- Using the Camera Raw plug-in
- Using Camera Raw controls
- Saving a DNG file
- Reopening a DNG file
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 8: Getting to Know Layers
- Starting up
- Discovering layers
- The Layers panel
- Getting a handle on layers
- Creating a new blank file
- Naming your layer
- Selecting layers
- Tips for selecting layers
- Moving layers
- Changing the visibility of a layer
- Using masks in a layer
- Preserve transparency
- Creating a composition
- Moving images in from other documents
- Creating a layer mask
- Editing the layer mask
- Cloning layers
- Aligning and distributing layers
- Applying filters to layers
- Creating a type layer
- Applying a layer style
- Creating a clipping mask
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 9: Taking Layers to the Max
- Starting up with Photoshop CS4
- Making color changes using
adjustment layers in Photoshop CS4 - Refining the adjustment layer mask
- Adjusting the Hue/Saturation layer
- Adding a pattern fill layer
- Defining the pattern
- Applying the pattern
- Using the new Black & White
adjustment layer in Photoshop CS4 - Adding a tint in Photoshop CS4
- Applying a gradient to the adjustment layer
- Layer styles in Photoshop CS4
- Creating the text layer
- Applying the Outer Glow layer style
- Applying the Bevel and Emboss layer style
- Changing the shading in Photoshop CS4
- Changing the fill opacity
- Saving the style in Photoshop CS4
- Accessing the style
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 10: Getting Smart in Photoshop
- Starting up with Photoshop CS4
- Creating a composition using Smart Objects
- Opening an image as a Smart Object
- Converting a layer to a Smart Object
- Placing a Smart Object in Photoshop CS4
- Editing a Smart Object
- Editing the contents of a Smart Object
- Modifying multiple Smart Object layers
- Replacing the contents of a Smart Object layer
- Working with Smart Filters
- Modifying a Smart Filter
- Self study
- Creating multiple Smart Objects
- Working with Illustrator files
- Review
Lesson 11: Using Adobe Photoshop Filters
- Starting up with Photoshop CS4
- Filter basics
- Starting to use filters
- Using the Clouds filter
- Using the Filter Gallery
- Applying filters in the Gallery
- Taking advantage of Smart Filters
- Applying a Smart Filter
- Smart Filter options
- Enabling and disabling effects
- Using a filter effects mask
- Using the Vanishing Point filter
- Building your own perspective planes
- Building an attached plane
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 12: Creating Images for Web and Video
- Starting up with Photoshop CS4
- Viewing the completed file
- Changing your units of measurement
- Creating the web page
- Adding the Text in Photoshop CS4
- Adding Style to the text
- Creating the text for the links
- Positioning and distribution of text
- Creating slices inPhotoshop CS4
- Slicing it up in Photoshop CS4
- Selecting and combining slices
- Applying attributes to your slices
- Using Save For Web & Devices
- Optimizing the image slices
- Saving files for video
- Creating animation
- Working in Frame mode
- Saving an animated GIF
- Creating animation for video
- Working in Timeline mode
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 13: Introducing 3D
- Starting up with Photoshop CS4
- Creating a 3D object
- Getting an image ready for 3D
- Wrapping the image around a soda can
- Adjusting the lighting
- Animating the soda can
- Testing your animation
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 14: Adobe Photoshop CS4 New Features
- 64-bit version
- Workspace improvements
- New panels
- Adjustments panel
- Masks panel in Photoshop CS4
- Improved cloning with Photoshop CS4
- Improved Save for Web and Devices
- New and very much improved 3D features