Photoshop CS5 Digital Classroom Book with video training
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Digital Classroom book with video training is like having a personal instructor guiding you through each lesson, while you work at your own pace. This Photoshop CS5 book with video training 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 CS5 lesson files
- 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 CS5 Digital Classroom Book with video training Contents
Starting Up
- About Photoshop Digital Classroom
- Prerequisites
- Adobe Photoshop CS5 versions
- System requirements
- Starting Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Resetting Adobe Photoshop CS5 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 CS5
- Taking a look at the final project
- Creating a panorama from three images in Photoshop CS5
- Cropping your image in Photoshop CS5
- Adding a selection to your image
- Fading one image into another
- Using the new Content-Aware feature
- Using the improved selection features
- Refining your selection
- Adding a Type layer in Photoshop CS5
- Adding the Vertical text
- Making some waves using the Puppet Warp feature in Photoshop CS5
Lesson 2: Getting to Know the Workspace
- Starting up with Photoshop CS5
- Opening an existing document in Adobe Bridge Mini Bridge
- Discovering the Tools panel
- Accessing Tools and their options
- Hidden tools in Photoshop CS5
- Navigating the image area
- Using the Zoom tool in Photoshop CS5
- Using the Hand tool in Photoshop CS5
- Tabbed windows in Photoshop CS5
- Maximizing productivity with
screen modes - Using panels in Photoshop CS5
- Putting the panel system to use
- Choosing other panels
- Expanding your panels
- Customizing your panels
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 3: Using Adobe Bridge
- Starting up with Photoshop CS5
- What is Adobe Bridge?
- Navigating through Bridge
- Using folders in Adobe Bridge
- Making a Favorite
- Creating and locating metadata
- Using keywords
- Creating a Metadata Template
- Opening a file from Adobe Bridge
- Searching for files using Adobe Bridge
- Searching by name or keyword
- Using the Filter panel
- Saving a Collection
- Automation tools in Adobe Bridge
- Batch renaming your files
- Automated tools for Photoshop: Web Photo Gallery
- Saving or uploading your Web Gallery
- Automated tools for Photoshop: PDF contact sheet
- Changing the view
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 4: The Basics of Working with Photoshop
- Starting up with Photoshop CS5
- 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
- Transforming and editing
combined images - Changing the size of a placed image
- Removing a background
- Understanding the stacking
order of layers - Refining the edges of copied images
- Adding text in Photoshop CS5
- Saving files in Photoshop CS5
- Understanding file formats
- Choosing a file format
- Saving a JPEG file in Photoshop CS5
- Saving for print in Photoshop CS5
- 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 CS5
- The importance of a good selection
- Using the Marquee tools
- Creating a square selection
- Creating a selection from a center point
- Changing a selection into a layer
- Working with the Magic Wand tool
- The Lasso tool in Photoshop CS5
- Adding to and subtracting
from selections - Using the Quick Selection tool
- Understanding the Refine Selection
Edge feature in Photoshop CS5 - Making difficult selections with the Refine Edge feature
- Using Quick Mask in Photoshop CS5
- Saving selections in Photoshop CS5
- 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 CS5
- Setting up your color settings
- Color primer in Photoshop CS5
- Understanding color gamut
- The RGB color model
- The CMYK color model
- Working in the RGB mode
- Editing color settings
- Selecting colors with Photoshop CS5
- Starting to paint
- Using the Color panel
- Using the Brush tool
- Changing opacity with Photoshop CS5
- Save time—learn the shortcuts
- Using the New Brushes
- Using the Airbrush feature
- Creating a Border using the
Bristle brushes - Applying color to an image
- Changing blending modes
- The Eyedropper tool in Photoshop CS5
- Retouching images
- Using the Clone Stamp tool
- Repairing fold lines
- The History panel
- The Spot Healing Brush
- The Healing Brush in Photoshop CS5
- Using the Patch tool in Photoshop CS5
- Using the Clone Source panel
- Cloning from another source
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 7: Creating a Good Image
- Starting up with Photoshop CS5
- Choosing your color settings
- Opening the file
- Why you should work in RGB
- Reading a histogram
- Making the Curve adjustment
- Defining the highlight and shadow
- Locating the White and Black Point
- Inputting the white and black point values
- Adjusting the midtones
- Setting the neutral
- Sharpening your image in Photoshop CS5
- Comparing your image with the original
- Taking care of red eye with Photoshop CS5
- Using the Camera Raw plug-in
- Using Camera Raw controls
- Saving a DNG file in Photoshop CS5
- Reopening a DNG file
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 8: Getting to Know Layers
- Starting up with Photoshop CS5
- Discovering layers
- The Layers panel
- Getting a handle on layers
- Creating a new blank file
- Naming your layer in Photoshop CS5
- Selecting layers
- Tips for selecting layers
- Moving layers in Photoshop CS5
- Changing the visibility of a layer
- Using masks in a layer in Photoshop CS5
- Preserve transparency
- Creating a composition
- Moving images in from other documents
- Creating a layer mask
- Editing the layer mask
- Cloning layers in Photoshop CS5
- 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 CS5
- Making color changes using
adjustment layers - Refining the adjustment layer mask
- Adjusting the Hue/Saturation layer
- Adding a pattern fill layer
- Defining the pattern in Photoshop CS5
- Applying the pattern
- Using the new Black &White
adjustment layer - Adding a tint
- Applying a gradient to the
adjustment layer in Photoshop CS5 - Layer styles
- Creating the text layer
- Applying the Outer Glow layer style
- Applying the Bevel and Emboss
layer style - Changing the shading
- Changing the fill opacity
- Saving the style in Photoshop CS5
- Accessing the style
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 10: Getting Smart in Photoshop
- Starting up with Photoshop CS5
- 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 CS5
- Editing a Smart Object
- Editing the contents of a Smart Object
- Modifying multiple Smart Object layers
- Replacing the contents of a
Smart Object layer in Photoshop CS5 - 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 CS5
- 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 CS5
- Viewing the completed file
- Changing your units of measurement
- Creating the web page
- Adding the Text
- Adding Style to the text
- Creating the text for the links
- Positioning and distribution of text
- Creating slices
- Slicing it up
- 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 CS5
- Creating a 3D object using Photoshop CS5
- Getting an image ready for 3D
- Wrapping the image around a soda can
- Adjusting the lighting in Photoshop CS5
- Animating the soda can
- Testing your animation in Photoshop CS5
- Using the Repoussé feature to
create 3D Text - Rasterizing your 3D images
- Self study
- Review
Lesson 14: Adobe Photoshop CS5 New Features
- Mini Bridge
- Puppet Warp with Photoshop CS5
- Turn 2D objects into 3D using Repoussé
- Content-Aware retouching
- Selections made easier with Photoshop CS5