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logic of, 36 M
merging, 47–50 Magic Wand tool, 99, 282
moving/activating layers, 51–52 Managing layer styles, 129–130
naming, 37–41 Masking
palettes and menus, 7–12 Add a Mask button, 11
selecting, 43–44, 48 adding color enhancements, 110–111
Smart Objects, 60–63 adding soft focus, 105–109
types of, 13–15 vs. Blend If, 177
Layers, creating Blend If as mask, 190–191
basics, 16–18 cleaning up images, 93–94
exercise, 20–27 color-based, 191–199
when to create, 36 correction list for, 92–93
Layers palette creating color-based mask, 191–199
features found on, 8–12 enhancing natural color/tone, 102–105
icons, 9–12, 18–19 for head shot example, 242, 244–245, 249
opening, 7 Layer Mask commands, 281
Layers Palette menu, 10, 16 Masks palette, 273
Layers Panel Options, 15 options, summary, 118–120
Levels corrections reducing image noise, 94–102
basics, 66–74, 281 sharpen and enhance contrast, 111–115
for color, 70–73 sharpening calculation using Layer Modes,
for head shot example, 235–236 162–165
for ship’s mast example, 185, 187 simplest form of, 91–92
Levels slider changes, 67–74, 185, 187, 235–236, summary, 118–120
249–251 Unsharp Mask filter, 113, 164–165, 283
Leveraging Photoshop Layers blog, xxiv Unsharp Mask Layer, 162–165
Libraries vector masks, 127
digitized images, 202 Wild Type Effectz, 138
Styles, 127, 129–130 Masks palette, 273
Lighten Color mode, 150 Memory requirements, 31–32
Lighten mode, 148 Menus, 8, 12
Light’s Fingerprint, 66–67 Merge Layers command, 48, 280
Linear Burn mode, 148 Merging layers, 47–50
Linear Dodge mode, 150 Minimize Palette button, 9
Linear Light mode, 152 Modes. See Layer modes
Link Layers button, 10 Monitor calibration, 31, 278
Linked layers, 56–60 Move tool, 5, 282
Load actions, 132–133 Moving image components, 75–76
Local Adaptation (HDR conversion method), Moving layers, 51–52
269 Multiply mode, 147
Local contrast, 114 MyName layer, 4–6
Lock All button, 10
Lock Image Pixels button, 10 N
Lock Layer Positions button, 10 Naming layers, 37–41
Lock Transparent Pixels button, 10 Nested groups, 44–45
Luminosity mode, 155, 156–162 New command/New dialog, 170, 205, 279
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New Layer commands, 20, 279 filters (recommended list), 281, 283
New Layer via Copy command, 74 freehand tools (recommended list), 281, 282
Noise functions (recommended list), 278, 281
Add Noise command, 95, 100, 282 Help, 2, 278
reducing, 94–102 setting up, 31–32
Nondestructive editing, 4 versions, xxiv, 12
Normal layers, compared to background layers, 14 Photoshopcs.com, 28
Normal mode, 145 Pin Light mode, 152
Polygonal Lasso tool, 78, 80, 196, 246, 282
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Preset Manager for Styles, 129
Opacity
Prokudin-Gorskii images, 202–204
adjusting (for soft focus), 107–108
Prokudin-Gorskii, Sergei Mikhailovich, 202
control (Layers palette), 9, 280
Properties (Layer Properties), 23, 40
corrections, 73–74
Purposing and output of images, 31, 35–36
vs. Fill, 140
for translucent type, 138 R
Open command (File menu), 279 Radius, blur, 24
Optimizing images for output, 36 RAM, 31
Options bar, 22 RAW images, 232–233
Outer Glow, 122 Rebuild edges, 117–118
Output and purposing, 31, 35–36 Repairing with layers, example, 82–85
Output Levels slider changes, 67–69, 236, 249–251 Resize Palette button, 12
Overlay mode, 150 RGB components
creating color from black and white, 202–210
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creating filtered color, 211–216
Packaging images for output, 36
Prokudin-Gorskii images, 202–204
Paintbrush tool, 110, 115, 282
separating color image into, 216–221
Palettes
RGBL Components action, 220, 222, 224, 233
Actions palette, 132–133
Richard’s Custom Black-and-White actions,
Adjustments palette, 13, 17, 26
220–221, 224
Character palette, 52–53
described, 8 S
History palette, 74, 109 Sample Size option, 102
Layers palette, 7–12, 18–19 Satin effect, 123
Masks palette, 273 Saturation. See Hue/Saturation
Styles palette, 124, 128–129 Saturation mode, 154
Panoramas Saving
creating, 262–264 images via Save As command, 279
using automated tools, 264 Save for Web command, 279
Paste/Copy, 74, 279 styles, 127–128
Pattern Overlay, 123 supported file formats, 36
Photomerge, 264 Scanners, 32, 33
Photoshop Screen mode, 149
commands (recommended list), 278–280 Selecting/highlighting layers, 43–44, 48
expectations for tools, 275–276 Selection, complex, 97–99
exploring new tools, 276–277 Separations
external applications (recommended list), 277–278 action set (on CD), 220–221, 222, 224
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