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Design changes are inevitable, and it’s all too easy to destroy layers by resizing them up and down. Smart Objects, including live Illustrator artwork, will allow you to keep making changes while retaining the original layers in pristine form.
This tutorial will show you how to get your designs from layered Illustrator files to Photoshop 3D layers and from there apply materials and bump maps and add perspective camera views.
It’s typical to design in Illustrator using multiple layers, but you can dramatically increase your productivity by using the Appearance panel and this tutorial will show you how to get started.
Masking tools in Photoshop are very powerful, but there are times when you need to make manual adjustments. This tutorial gives you the tools you need to understand how to tweak and mask and paint in isolated areas.
This productivity tutorial will show you who to take advantage of Illustrator’s dynamic transform effects to instantly update multiple business cards in any layout.
For years retouchers have been asked to affect the expressions on subjects faces, making them smile more or open their eyes. This tutorial will show you how you can use Puppet Warp in Photoshop to easily and accurately take control of faces.
Learn about three components in a complete photo-editing and management workflow. Use Photoshop CS5, the dedicated photo-editing application for editing, enhancing, and manipulating photos, along with Adobe Bridge CS5 and Adobe Camera Raw.
Change the number and location of visible panels by using workspaces in Photoshop CS5. Instantly resize, dock, and group panels by switching between Photoshop's prebuilt workspaces, or edit and save a custom workspace.
Straighten an image shot from an angle with the Crop tool’s perspective option. Independently move anchor points of a crop bounding box to correct non-square shapes.
Make rectangular and elliptical selections with the marquee tools or freeform selections with the Lasso tool. Constrain, add or subtract from, and move selections. Use modifier keys to change the tools' behavior.
Apply adjustment layers to manipulate the color, tone, contrast, and other aspects of images. Apply adjustments non-destructively, monitor levels in the panel's histogram, and paint away adjustments with the built-in layer mask.
Sizing and scaling images, unlike vector graphics, can result in a loss of image quality. Make your transformations non-destructive in Photoshop by converting layers to Smart Objects prior to making changes.
Extend from standard Photoshop transformations such as scaling or flipping to Warp distortions. Edit Warp transformations by dragging handles on the bounding box. Apply layer styles for a finishing touch.
In this episode, Russell Brown demonstrates how beginning and advanced users can quickly and easily create professional quality masks using Photoshop CS5's Refine Mask panel.
In this episode of The Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost goes over all the new refinements and enhancements you’ll find in the latest version of Adobe Camera RAW including Noise Reduction and Image Sharpening.
Select soft edges and areas of fine detail by using the improved Refine Edge and Refine Mask dialog boxes. View underlying layers to create realistic composites, and finesse selections by using refinement brushes.
Paint lifelike brush strokes with the new bristle tips in Photoshop CS5. Customize bristle qualities ranging from shape and length to thickness and stiffness.
Realistically mix paint, blending brush and canvas colors with the new Mixer Brush in Photoshop CS5. Create a painting from scratch or add painterly effects to a photograph.
The puppet warp tool can be the craziest, most fun tool you have ever used. Your host, Colin Smith, explains what practical uses there are for this tool and proceeds to totally ignore them and just has fun with it.
Perhaps the best tool in Photoshop CS5? You be the judge. Colin Smith shows you how easy it is to create high quality cutouts. He takes a photo of a woman and then removes her and places her into another photograph. So quick and easy!
One of the most amazing tools in Photoshop CS5, "Content Aware Fill" replaces a selection with the background texture of a Photograph. Join Colin Smith as he shows you this magical tool that changes everything.
Join Russell Brown as he continues to talk about the benefits of Adobe Photoshop CS5's new Content Aware Fill feature and how to get the best results from it.
In this episode of the Russell Brown Show, Russell shows you some of the new Masking features found in Adobe Photoshop CS5 combined with the amazing new Content Aware Fill feature.
Learn the components and features of the application window, including the application bar and control panel, to navigate the parts of a file and to set up a page correctly from scratch or find important information about a file.
Build a new InDesign document from the very beginning. Learn the basic ingredients of a document and why understanding the intent of a document can make a difference. Understand how to change the document setup of a previously built document.
Learn how to add images to an InDesign document by using the Place function. Use the pasteboard as a holding location for images before final placement.
Use the Selection tool to grab objects or even objects within objects, such as text in a text frame or images within an image frame. Learn how to click through a grouped object to an object behind.
Apply consistent formatting to multiple paragraphs by using paragraph styles. Edit style definitions to update formatting throughout a document. Convert local formatting to a paragraph style, break links to styles, and override local formatting.
Set up spanning heads over any number of columns or split a group of columns into additional columns to save vertical space. A great tool for magazine or newsletter layouts.
Create complete brochures and book covers along with text with the new ability to mix page sizes within a single file. Never again lose a component of a project because a single file is lost.
Edit and customize motion path presets, which allow you to animate images or text in InDesign CS5. Adjust the direction and speed of the animation, as well as edit the beginning and end points of the motion path.
Using the Media panel, the Preview panel, and the Timing panel to determine what happens when, it is now possible to review all of the assigned animations directly in InDesign.
Learn about Illustrator CS5, a versatile, out-of-the-box solution for creating vector graphics. Illustrator supports cross-media design and multiple graphics formats, and provides endless options to create lifelike designs and artwork.
Create artwork of a specific size that is aligned, scaled, and positioned properly by using rulers and guides. Toggle the rulers on and off, change the units of measurement, add and lock guides, and use the x and y coordinates to navigate a document.
Choose the Selection tool to select an object or group of objects or the Direct Selection tool to select individual paths or anchor points. Choose the Group Selection tool to select nested groups. Use modifier keys to add or subtract from selections.
Navigate the stacking order in an Illustrator document by using the Selection tool. Select and isolate grouped objects and go into Outline Mode to view them more clearly. Learn how to select objects beneath the selected layer.
Establishing an intent for artwork, considering the audience and destination, before beginning a project makes it easier to repurpose artwork later. Use New Document Profile settings to define size, artboards, bleed, and color mode for the document.
The Blob Brush and Eraser tools perform pathfinder operations behind the scenes as you draw. Draw over existing brush strokes with the Blob Brush to merge the strokes. Select objects before drawing with the Eraser tool to erase only selected areas.
What's new in Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended
Adobe Photoshop software is the undisputed standard in digital imaging, preferred by professionals worldwide for its unmatched editing and compositing capabilities. Photoshop CS5 redefines the image‐editing experience with a strong focus on photography, breakthrough painting and selection capabilities, and a wide range of workflow and performance enhancements that boost productivity at every level. Designed for professionals who want to push the boundaries of traditional digital imaging, Photoshop CS5 Extended delivers everything in Photoshop CS5 as well as features that enable you to create and edit 3D imagery and motion‐based content and perform advanced image analysis. Watch this video for a sample of just a few of the many powerful features in both products.
With Photoshop CS5 Extended, you can create 3D logos and artwork from any text layer, selection, or layer mask with new Adobe Repoussé technology. Twist, rotate, extrude, bevel, and inflate these designs, and then easily apply rich materials like chrome, glass, and cork to explore different looks. And take your designs even further by leveraging the Adobe 3D Forge engine for advanced editing of your 3D models.
Take the time and frustration out of making precise image selections. New Truer Edge selection technology in Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended offers better edge detection and masking results in less time—even when you select the trickiest image elements, like hair. Eliminate background color around the edges of your selection with new color decontamination capabilities.
Join Worldwide Design Evangelist Terry White as he runs through his 5 favorite Adobe InDesign CS5 features. Included are Multiple Page Sizes, Spanning, Splitting and the Gap Tool.
As eBook technology continues to evolve, designers are looking for ways to deliver high-quality content in the latest formats for the latest devices. Create compelling eBooks with enhanced support for the EPUB file format with CS5 Design Premium and Digital Editions.
Join Worldwide Design Evangelist Terry White as he runs through his 5 favorite Adobe Illustrator CS5 features. Included are Perspective Drawing, The Width Tool, The Shape Builder Tool and more!
Work on up to 100 artboards of varying sizes in a single file, organized and named the way you want, using the enhancements to Multiple Artboards in Illustrator CS5.
