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Adobe Photoshop CC: The Professional Portfolio

Project 2:

Vintage Car MontageResizing and resampling images

Creating vector paths and shape layers

Applying non-destructive styles, effects, and filters

Developing custom artistic background

Resizing

Adds or removes pixels to fit new physical size

Changing resolution changes physical size (and vice versa)

Reorders existing pixels into different physical size

Changing resolution does not affect physical size


Resamplingvs.


Canvas Size dialog box

Changes do not affect vector paths

Relative option changes canvas size by a specific amount (e.g., +2˝ or –1˝)

Pixels on regular pixel layers are permanently removed


Vector Shape Layers

Resolution independent

Freely scalable

Filled with solid color

Create with basic shape tools, or draw freeform with Pen tool

Use Custom Shape tool to create a shape from built-in libraries


Vector tools

Pen tool– Freeform Pen tool

Rectangle tool– Rounded Rectangle tool– Ellipse tool– Polygon tool– Line tool– Custom Shape tool

Path Selection tool– Direct Selection tool


Vector Tool Options


Vector Paths

Click to create a pointClick and drag to create a point with handlesClick again to create another point and connecting segment


Anchor Points and Handles

Smooth point– Handles on both

sides of the point– Moving one handle

also moves the opposing handle

Smooth SymmetricalSmooth AsymmetricalCorner

Symmetrical point– Equal-length handles

on both sides of the point

Corner point– Moving one handle has

no effect on the other handle (if one exists)


Clipping Masks

Layer contextual menu > Create Clipping Mask

Layer is clipped by the next-down layer in the stack

Shows only parts of the clipped layer that are within the visible area of the masking layer

Effects on the clipping layer appear over clipped layers


Built-In Styles

Built-in libraries can be loaded into any file

Use Styles panel to open/access libraries

Click to apply collections of effects to active layer


Layer Styles

Appear in Layers panel as Effects

Turned on or off for regular and Smart Object layers

Edit by double-clicking fx in Layers panel

Layer>Layer Style>Scale Layer Effects


Filters

Filter Gallery: – Preview before

applying– Apply multiple filters

Non-destructive for Smart Object layers


Filters (cont’d)

… in filter name opens a dialog box to control settings

Some filters cannot be applied to CMYK images

Apply the last-used filter to the selected layer: – Choose top option in the Filter

menu (Command/Control-F)

Option/Alt drag a filter in the Layers panel to copy the filter to another layer


Liquify Filter

Applies to the selected layer

Dialog box interface previews result before finalizing

“Push” pixels around the canvas


Eyedropper tool

Samples colors from existing pixels

Options bar – Sample All Layers is a

“sticky” option

– Larger sample size (e.g., 3x3 or 5x5) creates a better average sample

Option/Alt-click to set background color


Gradient tool

Click and drag to create gradient

Options bar: – Load and access

external gradient libraries

– Double-click gradient swatch to define a custom gradient

– Change gradient style, blending mode, and opacity


Paint Bucket tool

Fill with foreground color or a pattern

Access built-in pattern libraries from the Pattern Picker

Options bar:– Blending mode

– Opacity

– Tolerance

– Anti-Alias

– Contiguous

– All Layers


Blending Modes

Apply to specific painting actions in the Options bar

Apply to entire layers

Affect the interaction between colors

Non-destructive when applied to a layer

Permanent when applied while painting


Printing

Use settings for your output device!

Output proofs at 100% if possible

Color match requires calibration

Include marks to make a sample folded proof

Education

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