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Summary of Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv 1. Getting Started with Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Basic Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 3. Creating Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 4. Creating Backgrounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 5. Working with Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 6. Adjusting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 7. Manipulating Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 8. Designing a Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 9. Advanced Photoshop Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 PHOTOSHOP CS6 UNLOCKED 101 TIPS, TRICKS & TECHNIQUES BY CORRIE HAFFLY 2ND EDITION iv Photoshop CS6 Unlocked: 101 Tips, Tricks & Techniques byCorrieHaffly Copyright©2012SitePointPty.Ltd. Product Manager:SimonMackie Editor:KellySteele Technical Editor:DianaMacDonald Cover Designer:AlexWalker Indexer:FredBrown Printing History: Latest Update:July2012 1stedition:August2006,2ndedition:July2012 Notice of Rights Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmittedinanyformorby anymeans,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher,exceptinthecaseofbriefquotationsembodiedincritical articlesorreviews. Notice of Liability Theauthorandpublisherhavemadeeveryefforttoensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationherein.However,theinformation containedinthisbookissoldwithoutwarranty,eitherexpressorimplied.NeithertheauthorsandSitePointPty.Ltd.,nor itsdealersordistributorswillbeheldliableforanydamagestobecausedeitherdirectlyorindirectlybytheinstructions containedinthisbook,orbythesoftwareorhardwareproductsdescribedherein. Trademark Notice Ratherthanindicatingeveryoccurrenceofatrademarkednameassuch,thisbookusesthenamesonlyinaneditorial fashionandtothebenefitofthetrademarkownerwithnointentionofinfringementofthetrademark. PublishedbySitePointPty.Ltd. 48CambridgeStreetCollingwood VICAustralia3066 Web:www.sitepoint.com Email:[email protected] ISBN978-0-9872478-7-2(print) ISBN978-0-9872478-8-9(ebook) PrintedandboundintheUnitedStatesofAmerica v About Corrie Haffly CorrieHafflygraduatedfromUCDaviswithadegreeinmathematics,butfoundwebdesigntobemuchmore interesting.ShecreatedherfirstsimpleHTMLpagein1998,afterwhichshebeganworkingforAdvantrics LLCin2000,whereshebroughtitsPixelMillandJohnGalt'sTemplatesbrandstothetopofthewebsitetemplate market.Corriewentfreelancefrom2004-2010,beforejoiningSynteractiveastheirleaddesigner.Shelivesin Daviswithherhusbandandtwosons(withanotherarrivingsoon!). About SitePoint SitePointspecializesinpublishingpractical,rewarding,andapproachablecontentforwebprofessionals. Visithttp://www.sitepoint.com/toaccessourbooks,blogs,newsletters,articles,andcommunityforums. Tomyhusband,teammate,andbestfriend,Steve: Iloveyouforever. TomysonsStevenandMatthew:Iloveyouallthe waytoIndiaandback. ToBabyBear:Ican’twaittomeetyou! Table of Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv Who Should Read This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi What’s in This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi Where to Find Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii The SitePoint Newsletters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii Your Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii Conventions Used in This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix Chapter 1 Getting Started with Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Photoshop Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Working in Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Photoshop Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Photoshop Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Other Useful Tasks and Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 When Photoshop Stops Working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 All Tooled Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Chapter 2 Basic Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Placing a Graphic in Your File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Resizing a Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Resizing a Layer or Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Rotating a Layer or Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Using Drawing Tools to Create Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Perfect Squares and Circles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Straightening Edges of a Rounded Rectangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Curved Design Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Reusing Vector Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Sampling Colors from Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Saving Color Swatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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