Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video There is nothing you can't do, part of Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals.
As I mentioned, last time we spoke, Photoshop is a huge program. Imagine a swimming pool that begins, I don't know, about a foot deep and stretches out and downward as far as the eye can see. Except it's not a swimming pool, it's the Pacific Ocean. Photoshop really is, figuratively, that big. So we'll be waiting for a while and splashing about before we take the ultimate plunge. I don't want you to drown, after all. I want you to have a fun time and remain inspired from one pixel-based novelty to the next.
Here's a parrotfish. There is an eel. Watch out, great white shark. It's the Ocean. So at times, our progress is going to seem? not slow, but incremental. Reasonably cautious. We need to get your mask on, put on your wetsuit, get you in the shark-proof cage. Which is why I want to cheer you on, early and often, starting with a mesmerizing project that I hope gets and keeps your creative juices flowing, which is what chapter 1 is all about. Before your very eyes, I will use Photoshop to transform a photograph of an actual person into an absolutely amazing, fantastical, otherworldly creature.
And the results are impeccable. This is one of those things that you hope Photoshop can do that it absolutely can do. I mean, it can do anything. And this is proof. I've set this project up, so you can follow along with me. Even if you've never used Photoshop before, assuming you have access to the sample files, you can do everything I'm doing. Or just sit back and watch me work. Believe me, that's going to be enough. My hope is that by the time you finish this series, what you see me doing now is what you'll be able to do later without my help.
Note that this is part one of a three- part project that culminates in a mastery portion of this series. So join me, won't you? As we descend deep, deep, deep into the vast undersea world of what Photoshop can do.
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5/7/2010Download Deke's free dekeKeys and color settings from the Exercise Files tab.
- Assembling photorealistic compositions
- Understanding image size and resolution
- Correcting the brightness and color of images
- Creating accurate selection outlines
- Retouching and healing photos
- Mastering layers and effects
- Printing and exporting to the web
Skill Level Beginner
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Q: While following along to the tutorial, my copy of Bridge does not have the same Export options as shown in the video. Why are these options missing in my copy?
A: For some reason, Bridge CS5 shipped without the Export options. They were included when Bridge updated to version 4.0.1. Updating Bridge will restore the export options.
Q: While following along with the exercises, next to the background layer on my Layers panel \, it shows a brush instead of the small picture, as it does in the video. What can I do to fix this? I erased the exercise files and started over, but it still shows the paintbrush.
A: This will occur if the Layers panel preview is turned off. To fix this, right-click in the empty gray area below the Background layer. Then choose Large Thumbnails. The thumbnail previews should come back immediately.
Q: The instructions for installing the dekeKeys don't work on my computer (which is running Mac OS X Lion). Is there an update to these?
A: The dekeKeys distributed with this course will still work for Lion. You just need to add them to a slightly different folder than in previous versions of OS X.
Open a new Finder window and choose Go > Go to Folder. Type the following file path exactly as written below. Copying and pasting may result in an error.
~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS5/Presets/Keyboard Shortcuts
Move and/or copy/paste the dekeKeys to this folder and follow the rest of the instructions as outlined in the video, "Installing the dekeKeys keyboard shortcuts."
Q: How do I load the color workflow setting for this course? I downloaded the exercise files, and when I attempt to load the setting into Photoshop, they don't appear in the Finder.
A: These days, it's easier to assign the workflow settings manually. In Photoshop, choose Edit > Color Settings. Then change the first RGB setting to Adobe RGB, and click OK.
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Introduction
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Remapping Mac OS shortcuts7m 37s
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The color settings explained6m 54s
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1. What Photoshop Can Do, Part 1: The Avatar
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The power of Photoshop4m 43s
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Duplicating a layer4m 45s
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Liquifying an image4m 43s
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Adding a layer mask5m 54s
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Loading an alpha channel7m 42s
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Selecting with Color Range4m 10s
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Luminance blending7m 21s
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Mask density5m 9s
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Making a knockout layer4m 11s
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2. Setting Up 'Shop
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Setting General preferences5m 33s
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Resetting the preferences7m 33s
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3. Opening and Organizing
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The amazing Adobe Bridge1m 17s
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Making a new image5m 10s
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Opening an image7m 7s
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Opening a problem image4m 23s
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Adding file information8m 37s
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Introducing Adobe Bridge7m 36s
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A whirlwind tour of Bridge7m 21s
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Searches and collections7m 2s
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Batch-exporting JPEG files8m 57s
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Batch-renaming7m 15s
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Grouping images into stacks7m 20s
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4. Navigation
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The tabbed-window interface5m 19s
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Arranging image windows4m 26s
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Common ways to zoom5m 31s
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Scroll wheel tricks3m 41s
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The Rotate View tool3m 36s
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Cycling between screen modes6m 17s
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5. Image Size and Resolution
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What is image size?7m 45s
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The Image Size command5m 59s
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The penalty of pixels5m 35s
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Print size and resolution7m 26s
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Downsampling for print6m 39s
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Downsampling for email7m 28s
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Options for upsampling8m 13s
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6. Cropping and Straightening
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Frame wide, crop tight1m 2s
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Using the Crop tool8m 7s
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Fixing out-of-canvas wedges5m 31s
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Crop tool presets6m 53s
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Previewing the crop angle4m 24s
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The Crop command4m 47s
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Perspective cropping4m 39s
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7. Basic Color Correction
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Brightness and contrast4m 10s
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Adjusting numerical values4m 26s
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Editing adjustment layers2m 51s
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Saving adjustment layers4m 35s
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Adding a quick layer mask4m 23s
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Introducing the Histogram4m 34s
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Using Color Balance7m 18s
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Fading a static adjustment3m 21s
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How hue and saturation work4m 28s
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Adjusting hues selectively5m 32s
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The Target Adjustment tool4m 24s
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8. Making Selections
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Meet the selection tools10m 26s
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Invert and Match Colors5m 4s
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Matching colors selectively3m 52s
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The Magic Wand tool4m 12s
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Grow, Similar, and Inverse5m 39s
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Eliminating edge fringing7m 43s
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9. Retouching and Healing
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How brushing works4m 52s
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Working with spacing7m 32s
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Changing size and hardness7m 45s
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The heads-up Color Picker7m 17s
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Flipping a mirror image3m 33s
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The Sponge tool4m 29s
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Backing off edits8m 4s
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Patching eye bags8m 57s
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Evening out flesh tones7m 23s
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Smoothing away whiskers7m 41s
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How healing works4m 40s
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10. Layer Essentials
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Working with "big layers"6m 24s
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Move, Duplicate, and Scale4m 11s
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Switching between layers4m 56s
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Blend mode and clipping mask4m 50s
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Black + Lens Flare = glow6m 16s
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Locking transparency5m 42s
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Adding gradient layers8m 12s
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Stacking an adjustment layer4m 12s
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Adding shadow and stroke6m 9s
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11. Printing, PDF, and Web Gallery
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Printing an RGB composite5m 31s
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Gauging print size5m 35s
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Establishing a bleed5m 52s
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Introducing the Web Gallery7m 53s
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The Airtight Photocard site4m 56s
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12. Saving Images for the Web
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Rules of the web1m 1s
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Introducing web graphics6m 59s
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A first look at Save for Web5m 47s
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Incremental downsampling3m 1s
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Adding text, bar, and stroke4m 24s
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Comparing GIF, JPEG, and PNG4m 59s
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Saving metadata3m 52s
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Downsampling graphic art4m 49s
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Saving a GIF graphic6m 1s
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Conclusion
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Until next time1m 37s
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