[...]... with this option select Photoshop as your default image editing program >>> iPhoto for Macintosh essential skills >>> >>> PHOTOSHOP CS essential skills: photoshop CS 6 >>> PHOTOSHOP CS the digital darkroom Photoshop Album for Windows Organise your photographs according to date taken or content catagory >>> essential skills >>> Getting started with Photoshop The interface of Photoshop is highly organized... www.photoshopessentialskills.com Research and resources You will only realise your full creative potential by looking at a variety of images from different sources Artists and designers find inspiration in many different ways, but most find that they are influenced by other work they have seen and admired >>> essential skills >>> >>> PHOTOSHOP CS introduction xi >>> PHOTOSHOP CS essential skills: photoshop. .. hide all the palettes but keep the toolbox on the screen >>> essential skills >>> >>> PHOTOSHOP CS the digital darkroom 15 >>> PHOTOSHOP CS essential skills: photoshop CS Side-by-side screens For the ultimate in workspace luxury some professionals use specially configured video cards to drive two screens that are placed side by side In this setup Photoshop s tools and palettes can be spread over both monitors... useful shortcuts for ‘Fit on Screen’ and ‘Actual Pixels’ (10 0 % magnification) These very useful commands can also be accessed via the toolbox by either double-clicking on the Hand tool (Fit on Screen) or double-clicking the zoom tool (Actual Pixels) in the toolbox itself >>> essential skills >>> >>> PHOTOSHOP CS essential skills: photoshop CS 14 Screen modes The screen can begin to look very cluttered... key and the spacebar whilst the Mac user is directed to press only the Command key together with the spacebar >>> essential skills >>> >>> PHOTOSHOP CS essential skills: photoshop CS 2 >>> PHOTOSHOP CS the digital darkroom Monitor settings Resolution and colors Set the monitor resolution to 10 24 × 768’ pixels or greater and the monitor colors to ‘Millions’ If the ‘Refresh Rate’ is too low the monitor... pressed >>> essential skills >>> Keyboard shortcuts xii the digital darkroom Seok-Jin Lee essential skills ~ Set up the computer, monitor and software preferences for effective digital image editing ~ Create an effective image file management system ~ Gain familiarity with the Photoshop interface ~ Review Photoshop s basic tools and commands for navigating images on screen Digital setup Photoshop is... away from the palette will automatically collapse the palette back into the well 9 >>> PHOTOSHOP CS essential skills: photoshop CS Settings and preferences Before you start working with an image in Photoshop it is important to select the ‘Color Settings’ and ‘Preferences’ in Photoshop This will not only optimize Photoshop for your individual computer but also ensure that you optimize images to meet... another The drives have no moving parts and are available in various sizes ranging from 64MB to 1 GB 19 >>> PHOTOSHOP CS essential skills: photoshop CS Keyboard shortcuts ⌥ = Option ⇧ = Shift ⌘ = Command Action Navigate and view Keyboard Shortcut Fit image on screen Double-click Hand tool in palette View image at 10 0% Double-click Zoom tool in palette Zoom tool (magnify) ⌘/Ctrl + Spacebar Zoom tool (reduce)... ] Crop Enter crop Return key Cancel crop Esc key Constrain proportions of crop marquee Hold ⇧ key Turn off magnetic guides when cropping Hold ⌥/Alt ⇧ keys + Drag handle 21 >>> essential skills >>> >>> PHOTOSHOP CS essential skills: photoshop CS Mouse or graphics tablet? Much of the time spent working on digital images will be via the mouse or graphics tablet stylus These devices are electronic extensions... potential for each of the skills being offered A structured learning approach The study guides contained in this book offer a structured learning approach and an independent learning resource that will give the user a framework for the techniques of digital imaging as well as the essential skills for personal creativity and communication The skills To acquire the essential skills to communicate effectively . 10 7 Introduction 10 8 The ‘Darken’ group 11 0 The ‘Lighten’ group 11 2 The ‘Overlay’ group 11 4 Blend modes for tinting and toning 11 6 Luminosity 11 8 Difference and Exclusion 11 9 Creating a simple blend 12 0 Advanced. commands 310 Keyboard shortcuts 310 Actions 311 Editing an action 313 Actions and Batch commands 314 Contact Sheet 315 Picture Package 316 Photomerge 317 PDF presentation 318 Web Photo Gallery 319 Glossary. 13 6 The ‘Magic Wand’ 13 7 Quick Mask 13 9 Color Range 14 1 Channel masking 14 3 Extract fi lter 14 5 Contents vii Advanced Retouching 16 5 Introduction 16 6 16 -bit image editing 16 7 Target values – using