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Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Mastery – Free Video Training Tutorials

November 05 2010

Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Mastery – Free Video Training Tutorials Discover the vast possibilities of traditional tools, such as masking and blend modes, and then delve into Smart Objects, Photomerge, as well as the new Puppet Warp, Mixer Brush, and HDR features. Exercise files accompany the course.

Recommended prerequisites: Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals and Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Advanced. Topics include:

Painting on a photograph
Introducing masking
Making an alpha channel
The Pen tool and the Paths panel
Drawing a straight-sided outline
Photoshop CS5's blend modes
Cycling between blend modes
Placing an Illustrator graphic
Vector copy and paste options
Introducing Smart Filters
Traditional High Pass sharpening
Canvas texture and brush libraries
Painting with a predefined custom brush
The Auto-Align Layers command
The Auto-Blend Layers command
Introducing HDR Toning
Reigning in clipped highlights
Creating an action set
Making an action

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In the all-new Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Mastery, the third and final installment of the popular series, join industry expert and award-winning author Deke McClelland for an in-depth tour of the most powerful and empowering features of Photoshop CS5.

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CONTENTS
Introduction
Welcome    02:45
Making Photoshop your default image editor    07:43
Installing the dekeKeys keyboard shortcuts    08:10
Remapping OS shortcuts    07:37
Installing the Best Workflow color settings    04:31
The color settings explained    06:54
Loading the CS5 color settings in Bridge    03:05
25. What Photoshop Can Do, Pt. 3: The Face Paint
Your creative range continues to expand    01:46
The Avatar project so far    02:38
Painting on a photograph    07:50
Adding texture and depth    06:14
Simulating chalky white paint    07:23
Masking and placing an image    07:20
Upsampling and Lens Blur    05:09
Blending blurry elements    03:48
Making a Smart Object    06:46
Placing an image as a Smart Object    03:22
Blending away a background    05:56
Applying Smart Filters    04:34
Creating a glow with Lens Flare    03:45
Blending and masking a glow    05:03
26. Masking Essentials
Using the image to select itself    01:53
Introducing masking    06:32
Making an alpha channel    06:54
Using the Calculations command    06:48
Add, Subtract, Offset, and Scale    05:54
Prepping an image with the Dodge tool    06:55
Fixing mistakes before they get too big    06:32
Painting in the Overlay mode    05:51
Exaggerating and selecting flesh tones    07:39
Smudge, Median, and the Blur tool    06:59
Masking low-contrast details    06:07
Creating a flesh-and-clothing mask    05:45
Masking and compositing the foreground    05:27
Finessing the final composition    07:39
27. Everything About the Pen Tool
Connecting the dots    01:40
The Pen tool and the Paths panel    06:32
Drawing a straight-sided outline    06:25
Editing a path outline    06:36
Adding and editing smooth points    05:35
Creating vector masks with the shape tools    04:59
Building a complex outline from shapes    04:26
Subtracting and transforming shapes    06:45
Cloning, flipping, and combining shapes    08:58
Roughing in non-symmetrical paths    07:41
Finessing a complex outline    09:15
Masking a layer effect    08:26
Isolating an image element    06:08
Smooth points and control handles    09:03
Stretching curved segments    07:49
Using the Rubber Band option    09:33
Drawing smooth points with the Pen tool    06:59
Shading an isolated object    03:45
Drawing cusp points    07:14
Setting points in the pasteboard    09:57
Using the Convert Point tool    06:42
28. Blend Modes Revealed
Everything you need to know about blending    01:45
Photoshop CS5's blend modes    07:21
Cycling between blend modes    06:15
Darken and Lighten and their derivatives    06:03
The blend mode shortcuts    08:06
The Multiply and Burn modes    04:28
The Screen and Dodge modes    06:00
How opposite blend modes work    08:24
Why Multiply darkens and Divide lightens    05:23
Cleaning up a client's bad art    05:03
Dropping out a white background    05:56
Blending inside blend modes    08:03
Overlay, Soft Light, and Hard Light    06:26
Vivid, Linear, and Pin Light (and Hard Mix)    06:35
Difference, Exclusion, Subtract, and Divide    07:34
Great uses for the Difference mode    06:18
Promising uses for the Divide mode    09:06
Hue, Saturation, Color, and Luminosity    07:00
Blending an inverted layer    03:32
The "Fill Opacity Eight"    07:25
Making bad blend modes good    05:16
Making a knockout layer    06:53
Blending in the CMYK mode    08:03
Overprinting black text    08:29
Using the Luminance slider    05:24
Parametric luminance masking    06:21
Adjusting the behavior of luminance effects    10:08
29. The Power of Smart Objects
Smart Objects = protective containers    01:35
Placing an Illustrator graphic    06:30
Vector copy and paste options    06:56
Applying Puppet Warp to vectors    08:09
"Gluing" vector art for Puppet Warp    05:50
Warping art onto the surface of an image    08:07
Blending a Smart Object    04:30
Blurring and blending a Smart Object    06:08
Making changes in Illustrator    05:57
Creating "true clones"    07:18
Double-flipping text    04:44
Applying effects to multiple layers    03:24
Updating true clones in one operation    07:36
Editing JPEGs as Camera Raw objects    05:49
Creating a double-exposure effect    07:15
Masking and shading transitions    07:47
Applying and repeating Camera Raw edits    06:09
Copying vs. cloning a Smart Object    05:18
Flipping a Smart Object and its mask    03:42
Adjusting multiple Camera Raw clones    03:53
Text that inverts everything behind it    05:34
30. Nondestructive Smart Filters
This time, "smart" means dynamic    01:37
Introducing Smart Filters    06:28
Traditional High Pass sharpening    05:17
Smart High Pass in the Lab mode    07:57
Sharpening a high-frequency image    07:46
Retroactively reducing noise    07:31
Which filters are Smart Filters?    06:20
Shadows/Highlights as a Smart Filter    04:37
Nesting one Smart Object inside another    07:11
Drawing a mask from a nested Smart Object    08:07
Better Shadows/Highlights inside Lab    09:16
Tempering saturation values in Lab    07:00
Filtering live, editable text    09:02
Enhancing filters with layer effects    04:33
Applying a filter multiple times    05:00
Creating a synthetic star field    07:07
Making a stucco or drywall pattern    06:28
Land, sea, and clouds    08:30
31. The Bristle and Mixer Brushes
Photoshop's advanced painting tools    02:03
Canvas texture and brush libraries    06:40
Painting with a predefined custom brush    09:21
Dissecting a custom brush    11:09
Designing and using a custom brush    04:54
Saving and loading brush presets    05:27
The ten styles of bristle brushes    09:47
Size, Spacing, and Angle    07:02
Using the Bristle Brush preview    07:53
Bristles, Length, Thickness, and Stiffness    06:53
Stylus tilt and mouse behavior    05:25
Stroking a path outline with a brush    04:00
Troubleshooting a stylus    05:49
Introducing the Mixer Brush    07:22
The Load, Mix, and Wet values    05:01
Cleaning and loading a brush    06:26
Shading a piece of graphic art    06:34
Shading with color    07:53
Mixing a photographic portrait    06:11
Tracing the fine details in an image    05:52
Crosshatching and brush size    05:53
Covering up and augmenting details    07:36
Painting in hair and fabric    05:54
Painting and scaling very fine hairs    08:07
Adding texture with the Emboss filter    08:31
Exploiting a "happy accident"    02:46
32. Auto-Align, Auto-Blend, and Photomerge
Artificial intelligence that works    01:22
The Auto-Align Layers command    07:25
The Auto-Blend Layers command    03:54
Masking auto-aligned layers    04:50
The Geometric Distortion setting    06:44
The Seamless Tones and Colors checkbox    04:08
Creating the best possible layer mask    09:18
Auto-blending depths of field    05:54
Finessing masks, accepting imperfections    06:29
Shooting and downsampling panorama images    05:54
Introducing the Photomerge command    06:40
Evaluating the Layout settings    06:47
Loading, aligning, and blending with Photomerge    05:36
Tracing and extracting seams    07:18
Adding a masked element into a panorama    05:55
Simplifying and correcting a panorama    05:58
Smart Filters and nondestructive cropping    06:43
33. High Dynamic Range (HDR Pro)
The most mysterious of mysterious topics    02:29
Introducing HDR Toning    06:43
Reigning in clipped highlights    05:54
The Local Adaptation options    09:05
Nondestructive editing with HDR Toning    08:22
Using the HDR Toning Curve    07:02
HDR Toning vs. Shadows/Highlights    06:00
Merging multiple exposures    07:14
A first look at HDR Pro    06:24
Removing ghosts, correcting backlighting    07:11
Generating and editing an HDR comp    07:00
HDR rendered to completion    05:19
34. Actions and Batch Processing
Processing hundreds of files in no time    01:43
Creating an action set    06:37
Making an action    07:07
Stop, Delete, and Record    07:12
Add, Undo, and Rerecord    06:40
Playing and testing an action    06:31
Playing and editing a specific operation    06:39
Permitting the user to change settings    04:58
Explaining an action with a custom stop    05:00
Batch-processing multiple images    07:22
Adding a Save As operation    06:34
Creating an action to save web graphics    07:59
Batching two actions into one    07:15
Saving and loading actions    05:30
Conclusion
See ya    01:19