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Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Part 5
2007-06-17 15:43:00
Keys for using palettes This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips. Result Windows Mac OS Set options (except for Actions, Animation, Styles, Brushes*, Tool Presets*, and Layer Comps palettes) Alt-click New button Option-click New button Delete without confirmation (except for the Brushes* palette) Alt-click Delete button Option-click Delete button Apply value and keep text box active* Shift + Enter Shift + Return Load as a selection Control-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail. Control + Alt-click layer in ImageReady Command-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail. Command + Option-click layer in ImageReady Add to current selection Control + Shift-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail. Control + Shift + Alt-click layer in ImageReady Command + Shift-click channel, layer, or path thumbnail. Command + Shift + Option-click layer in ImageR...
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Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Part 4
2007-06-17 15:37:00
Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips. Result Windows Mac OS Transform from center or reflect Alt Option Constrain Shift Shift Distort Control Command Apply Enter Return Cancel Control + . (period) or Esc Command + . (period) or Esc Free transform with duplicate data Control + Alt + T Command + Option + T Transform again with duplicate data Control + Shift + Alt + T Command + Shift + Option + T Keys for selecting, editing, and navigating through text This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips. Result Windows Mac OS Move type in image Control-drag type when Type layer is selected Command-drag type when Type layer is selected Select 1 characte...
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Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Part 3
2007-06-17 15:36:00
Keys for viewing images This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed in menu commands or tool tips. Result Windows Mac OS Cycles through open documents Control + Tab Control + Tab Close a file in Photoshop and open Bridge Shift-Control-W Shift-Command-W Toggle between Standard mode and Quick mask mode* Q Q Toggle between Standard screen mode, Full screen mode, and Full screen mode with menu bar F F Toggle image maps visibility§ A A Toggle slices visibility§ Q Q Preview document§ Y Y Preview in default browser§ Control + Alt + P Command + Option + P Edit in ImageReady* Edit in Photoshop§ Control + Shift + M Command + Shift + M Fit image in window Double-click Hand tool Double-click Hand tool Magnify 100% Double-click zoom tool Double-click zoom tool Switch to Hand tool (when not in text-edit mode) Spaceb...
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Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Part 2
2007-06-17 03:32:00
Keys for using the Filter Gallery Result Windows Mac OS Apply a new filter on top of selected Alt-click on a filter Option-click on a filter Open/close all disclosure triangles Alt-click on a disclosure triangle Option-click on a disclosure triangle Change Cancel button to Default Control Command Change Cancel button to Reset Alt Option Undo/Redo Control + Z Command + Z Step forward Control + Shift + Z Command + Shift + Z Step backward Control + Alt + Z Command + Option + Z Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box Result Windows Mac OS Zoom tool Z Z Hand tool H H White Balance tool I I Color Sampler tool S S Straighten tool A A Rotate image left L L Rotate image right R R Zoom in Control + - (hyphen) Command + - (hyphen) Zoom out Control + + (plus) Command + + (plus) Zoom In tool temporarily (except in Curves panel) Control Command White Bala...
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Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Part 1
2007-06-16 09:40:00
Keys for selecting tools In Photoshop , shortcuts are customizable by using the Keyboard Shortcuts command. Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts. Mac OS X users: In ImageReady, when the Use System Shortcuts preference is enabled, certain ImageReady keyboard shortcuts are usurped by OS X keyboard shortcuts. (For example, with the preference on, Command+H hides the application. With the preference off, Command+H shows/hides Extras.) To prevent this, press the Control key in addition to the shortcut or choose ImageReady > Preferences > General and deselect Use System Shortcuts. Keys for selecting tools in the Extract toolbox Result Windows Mac OS Edge Highlighter tool B B Fill tool G G Eyedropper tool I I Cleanup tool C C Edge Touchup tool T T Keys for selecting tools in the Liquify toolbox Result Windows Mac OS Forward Warp tool W W Reconstruct tool R R Twirl Clockwise tool C C Pucker tool S S B...
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Create Mosaic Type Part 2
2007-06-13 07:47:00
7. Applying the Displace Map Choose Filter > Distort > Displace from the menu at the top. Set the Horizontal Scale to 50 and the Vertical Scale to 50 and click on OK. You should now see a dialog box from which you can choose the displace map source. Choose the source file you made earlier. The text will have been displaced further on the light tile to create a non-uniform and random image overall. 8. Blending the Tile Image From the Layers Palette, click on the tile layer (which was hidden) so that it is visible again, and then set the Blend Mode to Multiply. This will blend the tile image and the text layer. You will notice that the cropped text lines up perfectly with the edges of the tile image. 9. Creating the Tile Border Drag and drop the mosaic layer at the very top of the Layers Palette onto the Create a New Layer button to copy the layer. Select the copied layer and choose Filter > Stylize > Find Edges from the menu at the top to find the different-colored ed...
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Create Mosaic Type Part 1
2007-06-13 02:54:00
The slightly offset characters of this mosaic-type text allow you to create a slightly irregular rhythm from an otherwise uniform mosaic. For viewers, this type of text is reminiscent of fun puzzles. 1. Creating a New Work Window Press Ctrl+N to create a new work window. Click on the Preset box and choose 640?480 to create a 640?480-pixel workspace. In the toolbox, click on the Default Foreground and Background Colors button to set up the default color and set the foreground color to black and the background color to white. Choose Filter > Render > Clouds from the menu at the top to create irregular black and white clouds. Press Ctrl+F to apply the command again. Every time the command is repeated, a different cloud shape will be created. Continue repeating the command until you arrive at the shape you like. 2. Creating the Mosaic Choose Filter > Pixelate > Mosaic from the menu at the top and set the Cell Size parameter to 64. A square mosaic pattern with a cell size...
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Grunge Type Part 6
2007-06-11 17:20:00
15. Stretching the Noise Texture Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool, select a vertical rectangle in the image. Choose Edit > Free Transform (Ctrl+T), drag the left and right handles that appear on the selection to stretch the selection horizontally to fill the layer, and then press Enter. Choose Select > Deselect (Ctrl+D) to remove the selection marquee. 16. Lightening the Noise Effect With Layer 3 still selected, choose Filter > Blur > Motion Blur from the menu bar. In the Motion Blur dialog box, set the Angle to 0 and the Distance to 564, and then click on OK. Then, click on the Add a Layer Style button on the Layers Palette and click on Blending Options. Choose Overlay from the Blend Mode drop-down list and set the Opacity to 61%. Click on OK. This will blend the horizontal stripes of light to the background image. 17. Completing the Image In the Layers Palette, drag the gallery text layer onto the Delete Layer button to delete the layer from the image. Click on...
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Grunge Type Part 5
2007-06-11 17:14:00
13. Applying Noise to the Layer With Layer 3 still selected, choose Filter > Noise > Add Noise from the menu bar. In the Add Noise dialog box, increase the Amount setting to pproximately 115 and click on the Monochromatic check box to select it. Click on OK to fill the layer with noise speckles. Then, choose Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur from the menu bar. Change the Radius setting to approximately 2.7, and then click on OK. The speckles will now blur together. 14. Clumping the Noise Speckles With Layer 3 still selected, choose Image > Adjustments > Levels (Ctrl+L) from the menu bar to open the Levels dialog box. Drag the left and right Input Levels sliders toward the center to the positions shown here, and then click on OK to create a sharp black and white image. Then, choose Filter > Texture > Grain. Choose the settings shown here in the Grain dialog box, and then click on OK to add white noise to the black areas in the image.
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Grunge Type Part 4
2007-06-11 17:04:00
9. Adjusting the Color of the Rough Text Choose Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation (Ctrl+U) from the menu bar to open the Hue/Saturation dialog box. Click on the Colorize check box to select it, drag the three color sliders to the settings shown here, and then click on OK. The black letters will take on a bluish tone. Click on the Add a Layer Style button on the Layers Palette, and then click on Blending Options. Choose Multiply from the Blend Mode drop-down list, and then click on OK. 10. Importing a Background Image Choose File > Open (Ctrl+O), and open the file. Choose Select > All (Ctrl+A) to select the entire image. Press Ctrl+C to copy the selection, and then closethe file. Return to the image file you created for this project, and then press Ctrl+V to paste the copied image onto a new layer named Layer 2. In the Layers Palette, drag Layer 2 down and place it just above the Background layer. Click on the Layer Visibility icons next to the gallery layer and th...
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Grunge Type Part 3
2007-06-11 16:51:00
6. Adding a Text-Shaped Selection to a New Layer Click on the Create a New Layer button (Shift+Ctrl+N) in the Layers Palette to add a new layer named Layer 1 above the text layer (the gallery layer) you just created. Set the foreground color to white and press Alt+Del to fill the new layer with white. Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the gallery layer in the Layers Palette to add a selection marquee in the shape of the letters. Set the foreground color to black, and then press Alt+Del to color the text black. Choose Select > Deselect (Ctrl+D) to remove the selection marquee. 7. Blurring the Text Choose Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur from the menu bar to open the Gaussian Blur dialog box. Change the Radius setting to approximately 3.2, and thenclick on OK. Choose Image > Adjustments > Levels to open the Levels dialog box. Drag the center and rightmost Input Levels sliders to the settings shown here, and then click on OK. These settings will combine to blur and t...
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Grunge Type Part 2
2007-06-11 16:40:00
3. Entering Text in a New File Make an image by choosing File > New (Ctrl+N) from the menu bar. Set the Width to 600 pixels, the Height to 400 pixels, and the Resolution to 150 pixels/inch. Click on OK. Set the foreground color to black, and then choose the Horizontal Type Tool from the toolbox. Click on the Toggle the Character and Paragraph Palettes button on the Options bar, and choose the palette settings shown here. Type the word Typo in the image window, and then click on the Commit Any Current Edits button on the Options bar. 4. Transforming the Text Using a Displace Filter Choose Edit > Free Transform (Ctrl+T) from the menu bar and drag the selection handles to increase the text to fill the window, as shown here. You might need to move the image to put it in the position shown. Press Enter to apply the transformation. Choose Filter > Distort > Displace from the menu bar. Click on OK when Photoshop asks whether to rasterize the type. In the Displace dial...
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Grunge Type Part 1
2007-06-11 16:24:00
You can create messy text using the Displace filter. This technique enables you to incorporate text into the texture for the image. 1. Creating an Image with LinesChoose File > New (Ctrl+N) from the menu bar to open the New dialog box. Set the Width to 600 pixels and the Height to 400 pixels. Also, set the Resolution to 150 pixels/inch, and then click on OK. Choose the Brush Tool from the toolbox, and click on the Click to Open the Brush Preset Picker button on the Options bar. Choose the Hard Round 3 Pixels brush, and press Enter to close the Brush Preset Picker. Set the foreground color to black, and draw vertical and horizontal lines as shown here. 2. Saving the File for Use as a Displace Map Choose Filter > Artistic > Cutout from the menu bar to open the Cutout dialog box. Change the Number of Levels and Edge Simplicity settings as shown here, and then click on OK. Gray surfaces will enhance the pattern of lines, as shown here. Choose File > Save (Ctrl+S) from ...
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Saving a Selection as a Mask in Photoshop CS3
2007-06-08 05:53:00
Quick masks are temporary. They disappear as soon as you deselect. However, you can save a selection as an alpha-channel mask so that your time-consuming work won't be lost, and you can reuse the selection in this work session or a later one. You can even use alpha channels in other Photoshop image files. To avoid confusing channels and layers, think of channels as containing an image's color and selection information; think of layers as containing painting and effects. 1. With the (Standard mode) statue selection still active in the image window, click the Save Select ion As Channel button at the bottom of the Channels palette. A new channel, Alpha 1, appears at the bottom of the Channels palette. 2. Double-click the Alpha 1 channel, type Statue to rename it, and press Enter or Return. When you select the channel, Photoshop displays a black-and-white representation of the selection in the image window, and it hides all the color channels. 3. Choose Select > ...
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How to Editing a Quick Mask in Photoshop CS3
2007-06-07 13:07:00
Continue the last, you will refine the selection of the statue by adding to or erasing parts of the masked area. You'll continue to use the Brush tool to make changes to your quick mask. The advantage of editing your selection as a mask is that you can use almost any tool or filter to modify the mask. Adding to a Selection by Erasing Mask ed Areas You will continue to work in Quick Mask mode. In Quick Mask mode, you do all of your editing in the image window. 1. In the tool options bar, select a smaller soft brush of 45 pixels in diameter from the Brushes pop-up menu. 2. Click the Switch Foreground And Background Colors button above the foreground and background color-selection boxes. To erase the mask, you paint with white. 3. Using the keyboard shortcuts, press Spacebar+Ctrl (Windows) or Spacebar+Command (Mac OS), and zoom in on the Buddha's halo. 4. Brush out any tree detail that may appear at the edge of the statue. 5. If you make a mis...
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Masks and Channels in Photoshop CS3
2007-06-04 23:25:00
Adobe Photoshop uses masks to isolate and manipulate specific parts of an image. A mask is like a stencil. The cutout portion of the mask can be altered, but the area surrounding the cutout is protected from change. You can create a temporary mask for one-time use, or you can save masks for repeated use. Working with Mask s and Channel s Photoshop masks isolate and protect parts of an image, just like masking tape prevents a house painter from getting paint on the window glass or trim. When you create a mask based on a selection, the area not selected is masked, or protected from editing. With masks, you can create and save time-consuming selections and then use them again. In addition, you can use masks for other complex editing tasks—for example, to apply color changes or filter effects to an image. In Adobe Photoshop, you can make temporary masks, called quick masks , or you can create permanent masks and store them as special grayscale channels called alpha channels . Photoshop...
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What's New in Adobe Illustrator CS3
2007-06-03 11:27:00
Illustrator CS3 is packed with new and innovative features to help you produce artwork more efficiently, whether for print, web, or digital video publication. In this chapter, you'll learn about many of these new features - how they function, and how you can use them in your work. Workspace improvements Panels, which were called palettes in previous versions, can now be docked along the edge of the workspace, giving you flexible, efficient control over the workspace. When you drag a pane narrow enough the panels switch to icon mode, which can be used to pop up the associated panel. In addition, you can also now display the Tools panel as a single or double column using new arrows that appear above the Tools panel. Control panel enhancements The Control panel now provides you with access to anchor controls if you select one, or multiple anchor points in a path. Note that this exposes another handy new feature, the ability to delete multiple anchor points without breaking a path. T...
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Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts in Photoshop
2007-06-03 09:43:00
About customizing keyboard shortcuts Photoshop lets you view a list of all shortcuts, and edit or create shortcuts. The Keyboard Short cuts dialog box serves as a shortcut editor, and includes all commands that support shortcuts, some of which aren’t addressed in the default shortcut set. If the default shortcut set is insufficient, you can create additional sets. For example, you can create separate sets for different workspaces chosen from the Window > Workspace menu. To define new keyboard shortcuts 1. Do one of the following: Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts. Choose Window > Workspace > Keyboard Shortcuts & Menus and click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. 2. Choose a set of shortcuts from the Set menu at the top of the Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus dialog box(Photoshop Defaults is the only option until you create a new set). 3. Choose a shortcut type from the Shortcuts For menu: Application Menus Lets you customize keyboard shortcuts for items in the menu b...
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Creating a Clipping Mask from Type in Photoshop Cs3
2007-06-01 21:17:00
A clipping mask is an object or a group of objects whose shape masks other artwork so that only areas that lie within the shape of the masking object are visible. In effect, you are clipping the artwork to conform to the shape of the object (or mask). In Photoshop , you can create a clipping mask from shapes or letters. In this exercise, you will use letters as a clipping mask to allow an image in another layer to show through the letters. Adding Guides to Position Type The file contains a background layer, which is the bottle, and a Blank Label layer, which will be the foundation for your typography. The Blank Label is the active layer on which you will begin your work. You'll start by zooming in on your work area and using ruler guides to help position your type. 1. Select the Zoom tool and drag over the black-and-white portion of the blank label to zoom in to the area and center it in the image window. Repeat until you have a nice close-up view of the area, and enlarge the image ...
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Creating Basic Shapes in Illustrator CS3
2007-05-31 11:47:00
Creating basic shapes You'll begin this totorial by creating a new document and setting the ruler units to inches, displaying a grid to use as a guideline for drawing, and closing the panels that you won't use. 1. Choose File > New to open a new, untitled document. Choose Print from the New Document Profile menu and change the units to inches. Leave the rest of the settings as they are, and click OK. 2. Choose File > Save As, name the file Pencil.ai, Leave the type of file format set to Adobe Illustrator Document, and click Save. In the Illustrator Options, leave the default settings unchanged and click OK. 3. Reset the workspace by choosing Window > Workspace > [Basic ]. 4. Choose View > Show Grid to display a grid that's useful for measuring, drawing, and aligning shapes. This grid won't print with the artwork. 5. Choose View > Show Rulers, or hold down Ctrl+R (Windows) or Command+R (Mac OS) to display rulers along the top and left side of the window if they are not already sho...
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Illustrator CS3 Selection Tool
2007-05-30 20:52:00
In this tutorial, you will learn how to correctly locate and select objects using the Sele ct ion tools, as well as how to protect others by hiding and locking them. Using the Selection tool 1. Select the Selection tool in the Tool s panel. Position the cursor over the different shapes without clicking. Note the icon that appears as you pass over objects, indicating that there is an object that can be selected under the pointer. Click the black airplane in the upper left corner. A bounding box with eight handles appears. The bounding box. The bounding box is used for transformations such as resizing and rotating; it also indicates that this item is selected and ready to be edited. This could mean changing its size, color, position, or any number of other things. The color of the bounding box also indicates which layer the object is on "Working with layers." 2. Using the Selection tool, click the airplane to the right and notice that the first airplane is now deselected and...
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The Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tools Part 2
2007-05-29 12:53:00
The Control panel The Control panel (Window > Control) offers quick access to options, commands, and other panels related to the current page item or objects you select (this is called context-sensitive). By default, the Control panel is docked at the top of the application window (Windows) or screen (Mac OS); however, you can dock it to the bottom of the application window (Windows) or screen (Mac OS), float it, or hide it altogether. When text in the Control panel is blue and underlined, you can click the text to display a related panel. For example, click the word Stroke to display the Stroke panel. 1. Take a look at the Control panel located below the menus. With the Selection tool, click the middle of orange/blue flower at the top, left of the page. Notice the Control panel information. "Group" appears on the left side of the Control panel as well as the Stroke, Style, Opacity, etc. of that group of objects. Choose Select > Deselect so the group is no longer selected. 2. With ...
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 Reviews
2007-05-17 04:39:00
In the designing worker if a tool at have the quality will do to work easily and it goes up. Photoshop Elements be an interesting program and may certainly easily. I have gone to read the interesting article from pcmag see that interesting. Given the multitude of exciting new features Adobe has packed into version 5, last year's release of Photoshop Elements 4 was a rather mundane upgrade to an excellent image editing, organizing, and sharing package. If you didn't upgrade last year, now's the time to do it. The program's Organizer component has always allowed you to create virtual "stacks" of similar photos so they don't take up unnecessary space in the browser window. Version 5 further refines this handy feature: Now the Organizer can analyze the time stamp and visual content of your photos to suggest image stacks automatically. You can also expand stacks to view their full contents right in the main browser, rather than in a discrete window. And there's lots more. Adobe h...
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