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Photoshop is one of the world’s most powerful image editors, and it can be daunting to try to use skillfully. Photoshop CS4 One-on-One: Advanced, the second part of the popular and comprehensive series, follows internationally renowned Photoshop guru Deke McClelland as he dives into the workings of Photoshop. He explores such digital-age wonders as the Levels and Curves commands, edge-detection filters, advanced compositing techniques, vector-based text, the Liquify filter, and Camera Raw. Deke also teaches tried-and-true methods for sharpening details, smoothing over wrinkles and imperfections, and enhancing colors without harming the original image. Exercise files accompany the course.Recommended prerequisite: Photoshop CS4 One-on-One: Fundamentals. Download Deke's customized keyboard layouts and color settings for Photoshop from the Exercise Files tab.

Course Photoshop CS4 One-on-One: Advanced Author Deke McClelland SKU ISBN Release Date 2009-05-01 Duration 20.57 hrs / 218 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 49.95 Retail price $ 99.95 Language Tags Photoshop, CS4 Required software Adobe Photoshop CS4

13. Levels and Curves Highlights, shadows, and midtones 00:49 Low contrast, bad meter 05:57 Auto tone, contrast, and color 08:01 Cache levels and the Histogram palette 07:16 How the auto commands work 10:15 A first look at Levels 06:11 Target colors and clipping 09:06 Modifying input levels 09:44 Adjusting the gamma value 07:34 Previewing clipping 07:17 The futility of output levels 04:56 Channel-by-channel edits 11:54 When levels fail 04:34 A first look at Curves 08:46 Static Curves layer tricks 07:45 Dynamic Curves layer tricks 07:25 Correcting the composite image 08:30 Neutralizing a color cast 06:52 The Target Adjustment tool in Curves 08:29 Correcting an image in Lab 10:07 The Shadows/Highlights filter 04:18 Radius and tonal width 08:11 14. Sharpening Details Edge-enhancement tricks 01:13 How sharpening works 03:48 The single-shot sharpeners 04:29 The Unsharp Mask filter 07:57 Understanding the Radius value 06:25 Gauging the best settings 07:47 Previewing how sharpening will print 03:37 Measuring and setting screen resolution 06:56 Tweaking the screen resolution 04:28 Sharpening the luminance data 08:23 USM vs. Smart Sharpen 04:23 Smart Sharpen's Remove settings 05:50 High-resolution sharpening 06:16 When to leave More Accurate off 03:48 When to turn More Accurate on 04:23 The advanced options 07:57 Saving Smart Sharpen settings 04:23 Accounting for camera shake 07:07 Sharpening with the High Pass filter 09:08 15. Blurring and Averaging Why would you blur? 01:08 Fading after an undo 03:27 The "bell-shaped" Gaussian Blur 05:43 The linear Box Blur 03:06 Add Noise vs. Median 04:50 Despeckle vs. Dust & Scratches 06:31 Smart Blur vs. Surface Blur 08:13 The Motion Blur filter 04:33 Radial Blur's Spin and Zoom variations 05:48 Mixing filtered effects 03:56 The "Captain Kirk in Love" effect 05:04 Diffusing focus with Blur and Overlay 08:50 Simulating Vaseline and film grain 08:02 Filling a layer with a neutral color 02:55 Old-school contrast reduction 03:39 Three steps to diffused focus 07:36 Averaging skin tones 09:45 Addressing the stubborn patches 05:26 Combining Gaussian Blur and Average 06:01 Blurring surface details 03:02 Smoothing blemishes while matching noise 08:06 Reducing digital noise 08:47 Striking a smooth/sharpen compromise 04:36 Smoothing over JPEG artifacts 07:38 16. Adjustment Layers Independent layers of color adjustment 01:07 Undersea color channels 04:02 Inventing a Red channel with Lab 08:20 Mixing color channels 06:55 Making shadows with Levels 07:05 Applying small color adjustments 06:00 Further modifying Levels in Lab 08:50 Creating a dynamic fill layer 04:38 Brushing and blending color 04:42 Working with "found masks" 07:31 Saturation, sharpen, and crop 08:09 Mixing a monochromatic image 07:02 Masking an adjustment layer 04:45 Working with Opacity and blend modes 03:39 Adding a black-and-white adjustment 05:53 The Target Adjustment tool in black and white 06:12 Tinting a monochrome photo 03:19 Introducing Gradient Map 04:17 Adjusting both color and luminance 05:44 Infusing elements with different colors 06:22 Adjustment layers as creative tools 04:33 Inverting and brightening the background 05:14 Blurring live, editable type 05:43 Hue, saturation, and darkness 06:51 Filling type with a color adjustment 03:24 Using one adjustment to modify another 03:21 Breathing color into the title 03:38 The Hue/Saturation humanoid 03:44 17. Opacity and Blend Modes Parametric operations 01:23 The power of blend modes 06:16 Changing the Opacity value 05:46 Opacity vs. Fill Opacity 04:37 Meet the blend modes 06:04 Blend mode shortcuts 07:08 Darken, Multiply, and the Burn modes 06:33 Tempering a Burn effect with Fill 04:43 Saving a blended state 04:18 Lighten, Screen, and the Dodge modes 08:22 Linear Burn = Add minus white 05:31 Overlay and the contrast modes 06:52 Fill Opacity takes priority 06:19 Difference and exclusion 05:21 Using difference for golden highlights 04:02 The composite (HSL) modes 06:08 The brush-only modes: Behind and Clear 10:31

Layer groups and the Pass Through mode 08:54 18. Advanced Layer Techniques It's all about the presentation 00:58 Moving a layer a specific number of pixels 06:59 Adding a pixel mask to a layer 05:48 Editing a layer mask 07:19 Combining layers into a clipping mask 06:19 Introducing the Advanced Blending options 04:45 Using the luminance blending sliders 07:26 Forcing through underlying luminance 04:32 Masking with a path outline 05:45 Refining a mask from the Masks palette 07:18 Creating and modifying a layer group 03:29 Establishing a knockout group 05:29 Fixing last-minute problems 06:23 Introducing layer comps 06:40 Exploring layered states 06:43 Deleting layers and updating comps 06:18 Saving a basic composition 06:21 Assigning and saving appearance attributes 07:15 Layer comps dos and don'ts 07:27 19. Creating and Editing Type Type: The great imaging exception 00:56 Establishing default formatting attributes 04:05 Saving formatting attributes as a preset 08:05 Making a point text layer 06:18 Editing size and leading 06:44 Working with vector-based text 06:12 Formatting area text 04:16 Creating a layer of area text 03:20 Resizing the text frame 04:34 Changing the anti-aliasing setting 03:58 Obscure but important formatting options 06:31 Text editing tricks and shortcuts 08:44 Creating a cast shadow 06:01 Blurred shadows and beveled text 07:16 Drawing a path outline 04:51 Creating type on a path 06:39 Flipping text across a circle 03:18 Vertical alignment with baseline shift 04:16 Warping text 04:57 Scaling your text to taste 03:33 Applying a custom warp 06:24 Creating an engraved text effect 05:11 20. Transform, Warp, and Liquify Bending an image to fit your needs 00:53 Creating a canvas texture 06:48 Masking objects against a white background 05:42 Scaling an image to fit a composition 08:09 Aligning one layer to fit another 03:51 Changing the Image Interpolation 08:10 Merging faces 05:32 Rotating the first clock hand 07:17 Adding hands and pasting styles 06:40 Series duplication in Photoshop 04:35 Masking objects against a black background 06:34 Skews and perspective distortions 07:57 Envelope-style warps 09:02 Old-school distortion filters 08:50 Introducing the Liquify filter 04:09 Reconstructing an image 06:55 Using the Warp tool 05:16 The Pucker and Bloat tools 05:53 Push, Turbulence, and Twirl 06:41 The Freeze and Thaw mask tools 05:45 Saving and loading a mesh file 03:59 Creating and applying a texture layer 08:30 21. Mastering Layer Styles Effects vs. styles 01:11 Of layer styles and masks 04:37 Everything about drop shadow 08:02 Adding a directional glow 04:39 Colorizing with Color Overlay 05:18 Stroke and fill opacity 05:48 Creating a multicolor Outer Glow 09:22 Introducing Bevel and Emboss 07:48 Contour and Texture 04:35 Simulating liquid reflections 06:28 Saving layer styles 06:18 Applying and appending styles 04:36 Saving and swapping style presets 03:16 The five effect helpers 03:47 Blending the effect before the layer 05:01 Colorizing a signature 03:30 Clipping an effect with a mask 04:05 22. Working with Camera Raw Welcome to the digital darkroom 01:46 Opening Camera Raw in the Bridge 05:44 The Camera Raw 5 interface 04:39 Adjusting the white balance 05:00 Finessing and saving changes 07:55 Using the White Balance tool 02:43 Working with the Exposure controls 07:34 Straightening and cropping a raw image 05:53 Applying automatic exposure adjustments 06:06 Exposure warnings 05:44 Clarity, Vibrance, and Saturation 04:47 Using the Graduated Filter tool 03:33 Dodging with the Adjustment brush 09:24 Tone Curve adjustments 06:54 Using the Spot Removal tool 02:48 Removing noise and sharpening detail 04:05 Adjusting HSL values 04:18 Adjusting luminance, color by color 04:14 Black and white and split toning 05:16 Camera Raw tips and tricks 07:32 Correcting JPEG and TIFF images 04:42 Still to Come Until next time 00:57