Adobe ® Photoshop ® CS4 • Full-color, step-by-step instructional book • Video training from Adobe Certifi ed Experts A Complete Training Package! You have a personal tutor in the Digital Classroom If you want expert instruction that fi ts into your schedule, Digital Classroom delivers. Adobe Certifi ed Experts guide you through 13 lessons, helping you learn essential Photoshop CS4 skills at your own speed. Full-color, step-by-step instructions in the book are enhanced with video tutorials on the DVD. With Digital Classroom, you have your own private instructor showing you the easiest way to learn Photoshop CS4. Jennifer Smith & the AGI Creative Team Smith Photoshop ® CS4 Computer Graphics and Image Processing $44.99 US/$48.99 CAN www.digitalclassroombooks.com Jennifer Smith is Executive Vice President for Aquent Graphics Institute as well as an Adobe Certifi ed Instructor. She is a member of the AGI Creative Team, which develops and delivers training programs for creative, marketing, and communications professionals through the Aquent Graphics Institute. • Edit images exactly where you want using selections, layers, and masking features • Use Adobe Bridge to work faster and keep your images organized • Make an image look great using expert color correction and retouching tips • Explore improved nondestructive editing capabilities • Learn to prepare images for print, Web, and video • Combine images, adjust image sizes, add text, use layers, and create eff ects using filters Adobe ® Tutorials and lesson fi les on companion DVD Training DVD Included PSCS4.indb IIPSCS4.indb II 9/18/2008 4:09:04 PM9/18/2008 4:09:04 PM Adobe Photoshop® CS4 Digital Classroom PSCS4.indb IPSCS4.indb I 9/18/2008 4:09:04 PM9/18/2008 4:09:04 PM PSCS4.indb IIPSCS4.indb II 9/18/2008 4:09:04 PM9/18/2008 4:09:04 PM Adobe Photoshop® CS4 Digital Classroom Jennifer Smith and Aquent Creative Team PSCS4.indb IIIPSCS4.indb III 9/18/2008 4:09:04 PM9/18/2008 4:09:04 PM Adobe Photoshop® CS4 Digital Classroom Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 10475 Crosspoint Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46256 Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470 41090-5 Manufactured in the United States of America 10987654321 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. 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Please report any errors by sending a message to errata@aquent.com Library of Congress Control Number: 2008936359 Trademarks: Wiley and related trade dress are registered trademarks of Wiley Publishing, Inc., in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. The Aquent and AGI logos are trademarks of Aquent, LLC in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. PSCS4.indb IVPSCS4.indb IV 9/18/2008 4:09:04 PM9/18/2008 4:09:04 PM - About the Authors Jennifer Smith has more than two decades of design and electronic publishing experience. Jennifer delivers professional development education for companies around the world relating to effective ways to use creative technology to achieve design and user experience objectives. She is a founding member of Aquent Graphics Institute (AGI) and serves as Vice President of AGI. Prior to founding AGI she worked in advertising as an art director and served as a principal in a Pennsylvania-based design firm. Jennifer is widely regarded as one of the foremost authorities in electronic publishing and design and is often requested as a speaker at seminars and conferences around the world. Jennifer is the author of more than ten books on electronic publishing, including Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium for Dummies and Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium for Dummies, both published by Wiley. She has also written several of the Classroom in a Book series for Adobe Press. Jennifer bridges the gap between technical and creative, working easily with both developers and designers. Her ability to translate technical skills to address business issues allows organizations to reach their objectives with effective design and creativity. She uses technology to achieve design objectives for use on-line or in print. A renaissance artist with technology, you’ll find Jennifer integrating her Photoshop work in interactive projects using Flash or Silverlight, and finessing her creations using her skills with coding, creating 3-D renderings for product designers, or working with graphics professionals to achieve the highest quality and most accurate color. Chad Chelius received his formal education in publishing technology but it is his trial-by-fire production experience that makes him a valuable contributor to this project. Chad has served as the lead consultant for major InDesign migrations and Digital Asset Management implementations for clients such as Rodale Press, publishers of Prevention Magazine, Runner’s World, and multiple other magazine titles, and the publishing group of the National Geographic Society. He’s skilled in all aspects of print production and web, working with automation, XML, Flash, and Dreamweaver. Chad holds professional certifications from both Adobe and Apple, which he uses as a consultant and instructor for Aquent Graphics Institute. Aquent Creative Team is composed of Adobe Certified Experts and Adobe Certified Instructors from Aquent Graphics Institute (AGI). The Aquent Creative Team has authored many of Adobe’s official training guides, and works with many of the world’s most prominent companies, helping them to use creative software to communicate more effectively and creatively. They work with marketing, creative, and communications teams around the world, and teach regularly scheduled classes at AGI’s locations. More information at agitraining.com. PSCS4.indb VPSCS4.indb V 9/18/2008 4:09:05 PM9/18/2008 4:09:05 PM Acknowledgments Thanks to our many friends at Adobe Systems, Inc. who made this book possible and assisted with questions and feedback during the writing process. To the many clients of AGI who have helped us better understand how they use Photoshop and provided us with many of the tips and suggestions found in this book. A special thanks to the instructional team at AGI for their input and assistance in the review process and for making this book such a team effort. Thanks also to John, Steve, Mia, Ann, Mike, Nunzio, Greg, Cheryl, and the hundreds of Aquent employees around the world who support our efforts to provide professional development training for creative, marketing, and communications professionals. Thanks to iStockPhoto and these exclusive iStockPhoto.com photographers: Lesson 1: Boy Riding His Bike by DIGIcal; Abstract Blue Background by moorsky; Happy mountain biker on mountain by mbbirdy (Matjaz Boncina). Lesson 3: Music images by Larry Happy, Aquent Graphics Institute. Lesson 5: Kite Photo by Chad Chelius, Aquent Graphics Institute; Red Apple Explosion by gbrundin. Lesson 10: Butterfly images by Jeremy Osborn, Aquent Graphics Institute. Lesson 10: Butterfly images by Jeremy Osborn, Aquent Graphics Institute. Lesson 11: Crazy Critters by eb75 (Elise Beaudry). Lesson 12: Kite Surfing at Bantham by eddyfish; Kiteboard Starting by vvooki (Lukasz Gumowski). Lesson 13: Guitarist by 1001nights. PSCS4.indb VIPSCS4.indb VI 9/18/2008 4:09:05 PM9/18/2008 4:09:05 PM Credits Additional Writing Chad Chelius, Christopher Smith, Robert Underwood Series Editor Christopher Smith Senior Acquisitions Editor Jody Lefevere Technical Editors Cathy Auclair, Larry Happy, Greg Heald, Sean McKnight, Haziel Olivera, Eric Rowse Editor Marylouise Wiack Editorial Manager Robyn Siesky Business Manager Amy Knies Senior Marketing Manager Sandy Smith Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Richard Swadley Vice President and Publisher Barry Pruett Project Coordinator Lynsey Stanford Graphics and Production Specialist Lauren Mickol Media Development Project Supervisor Jeremy Osborn Proofreading Jay Donahue Indexing Broccoli Information Management Stock Photography iStockPhoto.com PSCS4.indb VIIPSCS4.indb VII 9/18/2008 4:09:05 PM9/18/2008 4:09:05 PM PSCS4.indb VIIIPSCS4.indb VIII 9/18/2008 4:09:05 PM9/18/2008 4:09:05 PM [...]... the Photoshop CS4 folder 2 2 PSCS4.indb 2 Close the Welcome Screen when it appears Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom 9 /17 /2008 2: 41: 18 PM Resetting Adobe Photoshop CS4 preferences Mac OS 1 Open the Applications folder, and then open the Adobe Photoshop CS4 folder If you have a Creative Suite installed, you will open that folder to locate the Photoshop CS4 folder 2 Double-click on the Adobe Photoshop. .. the Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom, make sure that you have installed Adobe Photoshop CS4 The software is sold separately, and not included with this book.You may use the free 30-day trial version of Adobe Photoshop CS4 available at the Adobe. com web site, subject to the terms of its license agreement Adobe Photoshop CS4 versions Photoshop CS4 comes in two versions: Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Adobe. ..Contents Starting Up Adobe Photoshop CS4 ® A Complete Training Package! About Photoshop Digital Classroom 1 Prerequisites .1 Adobe Photoshop CS4 versions 1 System requirements 2 Starting Adobe Photoshop CS4 2 Resetting Adobe Photoshop CS4 preferences ... CS4 is used to refer to both versions of the software throughout the book Starting Up PSCS4.indb 1 1 9 /17 /2008 2: 41: 18 PM Starting Adobe Photoshop CS4 System requirements Before starting the lessons in the Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom, make sure that your computer is equipped for running Adobe Photoshop CS4, which you must purchase separately The minimum system requirements for your computer... from the Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom DVD to your hard drive Copying the video tutorials to your hard drive: 1 Insert the Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom DVD supplied with this book 2 3 6 PSCS4.indb 6 On your computer desktop, navigate to the DVD and locate the folder named Videos Drag the Videos folder to a location onto your hard drive Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom 9 /17 /2008 2: 41: 20 PM... 13 9 Retouching images 14 1 Using the Clone Stamp tool 14 1 Repairing fold lines 14 3 The History panel 14 5 XII PSCS4.indb XII Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom 9 /18 /2008 4:09:28 PM Contents The Spot Healing Brush 14 6 The Healing... > Quit, to exit Adobe Photoshop CS4 Steps to reset Adobe Photoshop CS4 preferences Press and hold the Ctrl+Alt+Shift keys (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift keys (Mac OS) simultaneously before launching Adobe Photoshop CS4 A dialog box appears verifying that you want to delete the Adobe Photoshop settings file Release the keys, then press OK Starting up PSCS4.indb 3 3 9 /17 /2008 2: 41: 18 PM A note about... PSCS4.indb XVII XVII 9 /18 /2008 4 :10 :50 PM PSCS4.indb XVIII 9 /18 /2008 4 :10 :55 PM Starting up About Photoshop Digital Classroom Adobe Photoshop CS4 is the industry’s leading digital image editing software It is the perfect creative tool for designing and manipulating images for print layouts, web publishing, multimedia, video, photography, and for visually expressing your creative ideas The Adobe Photoshop. .. for Multimedia Features Starting Adobe Photoshop CS4 As with most software, Adobe Photoshop CS4 is launched by locating the application in your Programs folder (Windows) or Applications folder (Mac OS) If you are not familiar with starting the program, follow these steps to start the Adobe Photoshop CS4 application: Windows 1 Choose Start > All Programs > Adobe Photoshop CS4 If you have a Creative Suite... in Lesson 6, “Painting and Retouching” and in Lesson 7, “Creating a Good Image.” Missing color profile Mismatched color profile 4 PSCS4.indb 4 Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom 9 /17 /2008 2: 41: 19 PM Loading lesson files Loading lesson files The Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom DVD includes files that accompany the exercises for each of the lessons.You may copy the entire lessons folder from the supplied . Classroom PSCS4.indb IPSCS4.indb I 9 /18 /2008 4:09:04 PM9 /18 /2008 4:09:04 PM PSCS4.indb IIPSCS4.indb II 9 /18 /2008 4:09:04 PM9 /18 /2008 4:09:04 PM Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom Jennifer Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . 344 PSCS4.indb XVIIPSCS4.indb XVII 9 /18 /2008 4 :10 :50 PM9 /18 /2008 4 :10 :50 PM PSCS4.indb XVIIIPSCS4.indb XVIII 9 /18 /2008 4 :10 :55 PM9 /18 /2008 4 :10 :55 PM . . . 10 0 Adding to and subtracting from selections. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 0 PSCS4.indb XIPSCS4.indb XI 9 /18 /2008 4:09:24 PM9 /18 /2008 4:09:24 PM XII Contents Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom Using