Index

C

calibration bars, offset printing, 102

calibration marks, printing, 93

calibration, monitors, 27–32

Camera Raw dialog box

adjustment options, 76–77

batch image application, 81

bit-depth, 75–76

brightness, 77

chromatic aberrations, 78

color channel calibration, 80

color noise reduction, 77–78

color space settings, 75–76

color tone adjustments, 79–80

contrast, 77

exposure, 77

histograms, 75

interface elements, 74

lens irregularity adjustments, 78

luminance, 77–78

resolution settings, 75–76

saturation, 77

saving imported images, 80–81

saving settings, 80

shadowed vignettes, 79

shadows, 77

sharpness, 77–78

size settings, 76

smoothing, 77–78

sticky settings, 74

white balance, 77

Camera Raw format

.crw file extension, 74

saving imported images, 80–81

supported digital cameras, 74

versus JPEG format, 73–74

canvas, painting preparation, 168–169

carpal tunnel syndrome, avoidance methods, 83

center crop marks, printing, 93

Chalk and Charcoal filter, sketches, 248–249

Channel Mixer

channel output adjustments, 326

grayscale images, 326

channels

adjustments, 319–321

alpha, 315, 317

Channel Mixer, 326

color, 315–317

color/tonal adjustments, 320

copying, 318

deleting, 318

dunking images in liquid, 257–258

filtering, 321–323

grayscale image conversion, 218–219

hiding, 318

layer mask similarities, 302

renaming, 318

selecting, 318

spot colors, 104–106, 315

swapping, 324–326

Channels palette

copying channels, 318

deleting channels, 318

grayscale image conversion, 218–219

hiding channels, 318

interface elements, 317–318

renaming channels, 318

selecting channels, 318

silkscreens, 246–247

swapping color channels, 324–326

viewing channels, 315–316

Charcoal filter, sketches, 248–249

chromatic aberrations, Camera Raw format, 78

Chrome filter, jelly-like type effect, 294–295

chrome, metal effect, 274–278

Circle Image Map tool, ImageReady, 348

Clear blending mode, uses, 121

clear type, text effects, 287–290

clipping masks

adding/removing layers, 312–313

grouping layers, 311–314

knock-out shapes, 312–314

Clone Stamp tool, blemish/wrinkle removal, 205–206

Cmd key, keyboard shortcut assignments, 21–25

CMYK mode

calibration bars, 102

conversion process, 100

crop marks, 102

offset printing checklist, 96–97

out-of-gamut colors, 99–100

printer settings, 97–99

printer’s marks, 102

process colors, 104

saving as EPS file format, 102–103

saving spot color separations, 106

soft proofing settings, 100–101

spot colors, 104–106

Color blending mode

grayscale image conversion, 218–220

uses, 121

Color Burn blending mode, uses, 120

color channels

calibration, 80

grayscale image conversion, 218–219

grayscale images, 315–317

swapping, 324–326

uses, 315–317

color coding, layers, 111

color corrections, algorithms, 200

color depth, Web graphic guidelines, 341–342

Color Dodge blending mode, uses, 120

Color Dynamics, brush settings, 161–162

color management

color space conversions, 33–34

color space importance, 27

monitor calibration, 27–32

reasons for, 26

working space settings, 32–33

Color Management Policies, color space conversions, 33

color modes

grayscale image conversion, 218

supported channels, 317

color noise, Camera Raw format, 77–78

color overlay blends, layer styles, 139–140

Color Overlay dialog box

jelly-like type effect, 291

molten copper effect, 279

Color Picker

duotones, 225

molten copper effect, 279

red eye removal, 211

spot color selections, 104–105

Color Range dialog box, soft proofing non-printable colors, 99–100

Color Replacement tool, red eye removal, 210–212

Color Settings dialog box

CMYK mode settings, 97–99

color space conversions, 33–34

working space settings, 32–33

color settings, saving/loading, 180

color source, swapping colors, 178–180

color space

Camera Raw format, 75–76

importance of, 27

color stops, gradients, 275–276

color tone, Camera Raw format, 79–80

ColorMatch RGB color space, 76

colors

anti-aliasing, 342

background tiling, 367

background, printing, 93

black and white image application, 222

CMYK mode, 96–106

curve adjustments, 202–203

dithering, 342

duotones, 224–226

fill layers, 143–146

grayscale image conversion methods, 217

image adjustments, 376–378

level enhancements, 200–202

mixed media sketches, 249–251

out-of-gamut, 95, 99–100

painting black and white images with History Brush tool, 223–224

recoloring images with gradient maps, 183

spectrocolorimeter measurements, 97

spot, 104–106

swapping, 178–180

tinting black and white images, 222–223

Web-safe, 342

Command mode, Actions palette view method, 50–51

commands

Automate>Apply Camera Raw Settings, 81

Automate>Batch Rename, 12, 56–57

Automate>Crop and Straighten Photos, 71–72

conventions used in book, 2–3

Edit>Color Settings, 32

Edit>Color Settings/Photoshop>Color Settings, 97

Edit>Define Pattern, 187

Edit>Fade, 123

Edit>Fade Fill, 260

Edit>Fill (Shift+F5), 192

Edit>Free Transform (Ctrl+T/Cmd+T), 129

Edit>Keyboard Shortcuts (Shift+Ctrl+Alt+K/Shift+ Cmd+Opt+K), 22

Edit>Preset, 164

Edit>Preset Manager, 42, 380

Edit>Rank, 13

Edit>Transform, 126

Edit>Transform>Distort, 128

Edit>Transform>Flip Horizontal, 111

Edit>Transform>Flip Vertical, 111

Edit>Transform>Perspective, 128

Edit>Transform>Rotate, 128

Edit>Transform>Scale, 127

Edit>Transform>Skew, 128

Edit>Undo Ctrl/Cmd+Z), 45

File>Automate>Batch, 53

File>Automate>Create Droplet, 59

File>Automate>Photomerge, 228

File>Automate Batch, 58

File>Browser (Ctrl+Shift+O/Cmd+Shift+O), 10

File>Import, 67

File>New Folder, 13

File>Open, 11

File>Output Settings>Background, ImageReady, 368

File>Page Setup, 91

File>Preview In>Edit Browser List, 334

File>Print (Ctrl+P/Cmd+P), 94

File>Print One Copy (Alt+Crtl+Shift+P/Opt+Cmd+Shift+P), 94

File>Print with Preview, 89, 94

File>Revert (F12), 45

File>Save As (Ctrl+Shift+S/Cmd+Shift+S), 45, 103

File>Save for Web, 343

File>Save Optimized As, ImageReady, 347, 366

File>Scripts, 56

Filter>Artistic>Neon Glow, 282

Filter>Artistic>Plastic Wrap, 261

Filter>Artistic>Sponge, 323

Filter>Artistic>Underpainting, 240

Filter>Artistic>Watercolor, 239

Filter>Auto FX Software>Mystical, 375

Filter>Auto FX Software>Mystical TTC, 377

Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur, 236

Filter>Brush Strokes>Sprayed Strokes, 282

Filter>Liquify, 284

Filter>Noise>Median, 247

Filter>Other>High Pass, 246

Filter>Pattern Maker, 188

Filter>Sharpen>Unsharp Mask, 234

Filter>Sketch>Bas Relief, 244, 279

Filter>Sketch>Chalk and Charcoal, 248

Filter>Sketch>Charcoal, 248

Filter>Sketch>Chrome, 280

Filter>Sketch>Graphic Pen, 248

Filter>Sketch>Note Paper, 240

Filter>Sketch>Plaster, 290

Filter>Stylize>Emboss, 170, 243

Filter>Stylize>Glowing Edges, 323

Filter>Texture>Texturizer, 171

Image>Adjustments>Auto Color, 199–200

Image>Adjustments>Auto Contrast, 199–200

Image>Adjustments>Auto Levels, 199–200

Image>Adjustments>Channel Mixer, 326

Image>Adjustments>Curves (Ctrl/Cmd+M), 202

Image>Adjustments>Equalize, 246

Image>Adjustments>Gradient Map, 182

Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation, 145, 215

Image>Adjustments>Levels (Ctrl/Cmd+L), 201

Image>Adjustments>Photo Filter, 214

Image>Adjustments>Threshold, 246

Image>Crop, 255

Image>Duplicate, 44

Image>Image Size, 89

Image>Mode>CMYK Color, 100

Image>Mode>Duotone, 225

Image>Mode>Grayscale, 218

Image>Mode>RGB, 222

Image>Rotate Canvas, 71, 125

Images>Adjustments>Match Color, 178

Layer>Add Layer Mask, 303

Layer>Create Clipping Mask (Ctrl+G/Cmd+G), 313

Layer>Flatten, 150

Layer>Layer Style, 136

Layer>Layer Style>Create Layers, 142

Layer>Merge Down, 150

Layer>Merge Visible, 150

Layer>New>Layer From Background, 111

Layer>New>Layer Set, 112

Layer>New>Layer Via Copy, 170

Layer>New Layer Based Image Map Area, ImageReady, 349

Layer>New Layer Based Slice, 338

Layer>Release Clipping Mask, 313

Proof>View Colors (Ctrl+Y/Cmd+Y), 101

Select>Color Range, 99

Select>Create Selection from Slice, ImageReady, 355

Select>Feather, 143

Select>Inverse (Ctrl+Shift+I/Cmd+Shift+I), 260

Select>Modify>Contract, 290

Slices>Combine Slices, 338

Slices>Create Slices from Guides, 338

Slices>Delete Slice, 339

Slices>Divide Slice, 337

Slices>Link Slices for Optimization, 338

Slices>Promote to User Slice, 338

Start>Printers and Faxes, 90

View>Actual Pixels, 66

View>Gamut Warning, 99

View>Proof Setup>Custom, 100

View>Proof Setup>Working CMYK, 99

View>Rulers (Ctrl+R/Cmd+R), 338

View>Show>Image Maps, ImageReady, 351

Window>Arrange>New Window, 37

Window>Brushes (F5), 154

Window>History, 47

Window>Layer Comps, 116

Window>Layers (F7), 111

Window>Navigator, 35

Window>Optimize, ImageReady, 343

Window>Swatches, 342

Window>Tool Presets, 39

Window>Workspace>Delete Workspace, 19

Window>Workspace>Reset Palette Locations, 19

Window>Workspace>Save Workspace, 19

components, book sections, 3–5

composite images, layers, 110

compression

Camera Raw format versus JPEG format, 73–74

GIF file format, 342

JPEG file format, 342

lossless, 342

lossy, 73, 342

PNG file format, 342

Contour Picker, jelly-like type effect, 293

Contract Selection dialog box

clear type effect, 290

jelly-like type effect, 294

contrast, Camera Raw format, 77

conventions, used in book, 1–3

cookie cutter, text effects, 271–273

copper, metal effect, 278–280

Corel, KnockOut 2 program, 304, 371

corner crop marks, printing, 93

Create Droplet dialog box, droplet creation, 59–61

Create Layer-Based Rollover button, ImageReady, 357

Creo, Inc., Profile Wizard 2.6, 34

Creo, Powertone 2.0 plug-in, 226, 371

crop marks, offset printing, 96, 102

Crop tool, tool preset libraries, 39–40

crw (Camera Raw format) file extension, 74

Ctrl key, keyboard shortcut assignments, 21–25

curves, level adjustments, 202–203

Curves dialog box

dunking images in liquid, 260–261

molten copper effect, 279–280

super chrome effect, 277

tone/color adjustments, 202–203

Custom CMYK dialog box, CMKY mode settings, 98

custom tool presets, multiple user advantages, 40–41

custom workspaces, multiple user advantages, 19–20