Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2017 i Practical Photoshop

Selections are one of the cornerstones of Photoshop editing. Whether you need to cut something out, make a precise tonal edit or perform any number of other tasks, a selection is often the starting point. Over the next few pages we’ll explore the hidden depths and incredible power of Photoshop’s selection tools. We’ll kick things off with a guide to the basics – useful if you’re new to selections or in need of a refresher. Then we’ll explore advanced selection techniques that will not only give you better, more precise selections, but also take you less time. From simple tools like Color Range to complex tricks you can use to make fully automated selections, there’s plenty to get your creative juices flowing... DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT FILES HERE http://bit.ly/2urQn5h ON YOUR…

The Channels Panel can be used to make precise selections. The channels on show will depend on your color mode – most of the time we work in RGB, so they’ll be red, green and blue. Every pixel is a mixture of red, green and blue values, and the whiter areas on each channel indicate more of each color. You can use this color information to isolate areas. 01 COPY A CHANNEL Open the Channels panel (Window > Channels), then click on each of the three channels in turn to see which gives you the best separation between the object you want to isolate and its surroundings. Here it’s the Blue channel. Drag your preferred channel to the New Channel icon at the bottom to make a duplicate of it.…

The latest version of the raw file processor included with Photoshop is so powerful that most photos can be processed entirely in the raw processor, with no need for further editing in Photoshop. And by making your adjustments in Adobe Camera Raw rather than in Photoshop, you’ll ensure the best possible image quality, because raw files contain more picture information than bitmap images such as un-layered PSDs and JPEGs. Here’s our reference to the features you’ll use the most in the Basic panel. THE BASIC PANEL IN ACR TEMPERATURE Use this slider to warm or cool an image if the White Balance tool fails to correct a color cast TINT This slider enables you to correct a green or magenta cast, again, if the White Balance tool fails EXPOSURE Controls…

A selection is simply an area of an image you’ve isolated. You can then go on to make all manner of creative edits – perhaps a tonal enhancement, a composite arrangement or a simple cut-out. Often it’s a two or three stage process to complete the selection: first you make it, then you refine it, and finally you might transfer it to a layer mask. The tools here help with the first stage. Some are manual, like the Marquee tools, while others seek out edges to help you isolate areas – like the Quick Selection tool. WATCH THE VIDEO http://bit.ly/2uKuOrQ…

Materials bring your 3D shapes to life. When you highlight any material in the 3D panel [1], the Properties panel displays settings that let you change the color [2], alter the shine [3] and even make it reflective or semi-transparent. The Material Preset dropdown [4] offers many useful surfaces to try out, and you can find more under 3D > Get More Content [5]. You can create new surfaces by using images – or parts of an image – as we’ve done here by copying a portion of the graffiti to fill the front surface of our text. To do this, click the little folder icon next to Diffuse [6] and choose New Texture. When prompted, make a new document and copy in the image you’d like to use, then…

If you’re relatively new to editing in Photoshop, or you just don’t know where to begin, then this section is the best place to get started. Over the next nine pages, you’ll find an overview of the different versions of Photoshop available; a breakdown of the typical image-editing workflow in Photoshop; an overview of raw file editing; a guide to the six most useful layers; and a glossary of the most useful shortcuts. This guide condenses most of the tools and techniques you’ll use every time you import a new roll of pictures. PHOTOSHOP CC £10.10/$9.99 PER MONTH WINDOWS, macOS Photoshop is the software of choice for most professional and non-professional photographers. Beyond the standard photo-editing features, it boasts a vast array of more creative tools and filters. Layers are…

LASSO TOOL This is the simplest of all the selection tools. Simply drag with the tool to make the outline of a selection. The selection edge can be a little messy – especially when using a mouse – but it’s useful for speed, especially if you need to quickly grab an object before using more precise tools to cut it out. POLYGONAL LASSO This is similar to the freehand Lasso tool, but rather than dragging to make the selection, you click points for a straightedged selection. You can press Delete to remove the clicked-on points, allowing you to step back in the selection process. Alongside this is the Magnetic Lasso, but other tools usually supersede it. MARQUEE TOOLS These let you make a rectangular or circular selection – simple enough,…

WATCH THE VIDEO http://bit.ly/2wxLll7 01 CROP TO SQUARE Open cover_before from our download files, then grab the Crop tool. You need to add more room at the bottom of the frame for the flowing dress. Right-click and choose the 1:1 (square) crop ratio, then click on the image and drag the crop handles outside the image to make a square crop that extends the bottom of the frame down. 02 SELECT THE MATERIAL Open any of the supplied dress images from our download files and cut out the red fabric. You can either use the Quick Selection tool or alternatively try the method described earlier to automate the selection with Calculations, and save this selection method as an Action so that you can use it again later. 03 POSITION THE…

The image-editing process begins as soon as you’ve transferred your photos from your memory card to your computer. 1 The first stage is to begin sifting through your pictures to discover which are the keepers. The image organizer that comes with Photoshop is ideal for this task. Adobe Bridge has controls for keywording, rating and filtering your images, and there are handy tools for batch renaming files, creating panoramic stitches, making contact sheets and more. Launch Adobe Bridge and navigate to a folder containing new images. Use the cursor keys to quickly flick through the images and click below a thumbnail to add a star rating, or use the keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl+1-5. You can then filter your images by the star rating to group the ones you want to work…

D Reset the foreground and background colors to black and white ALT+[SCROLL WHEEL] Zoom in or out of the image CMD/CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+E Create a merged copy of all the layers in the layer stack SPACE BAR Temporarily switch the current tool to the Hand tool, for moving around the image while zoomed in ALT+[EYE ICON] Switch off the visibility of all other layers in the layer stack, for before-and-after comparisons CMD/CTRL+I Invert the color of a layer mask to black SHIFT+[LAYER MASK] Disable the effects of a layer mask X Switch the foreground and background color swatches [ OR ] Resize the brush tip SHIFT+[ OR ] Cycle backwards or forwards through the layer blend modes CMD/CTRL+ALT+Z Undo the last change made to the document. Works multiple times CMD/CTRL+[LAYER MASK] Load…