Description
Book SynopsisTake your hand-drawn illustrations to the next level by using various selection tools in Photoshop to clean up the artwork, and Illustrator for final refinement. Also, learn to save your artwork as vector images to be used for web, print, or even stills for character animation.
Author Jennifer Harder begins by showing you how to use basic tools in Photoshop to clean up your artwork, followed by Marquee tools and more. Next, you will see how to use more advanced tools such as Lasso, Magic Wand, the Object Selection tool, and so on. You''ll then get a demonstration of how to control the type of selection using the selection main menu, how to copy selections to another layer, and how to use the focus area. This is followed by a chapter that covers paths, channels, and layer masks that you will master to clean up your artwork.
To round things out, you will learn how to use Illustrator''s different features to further enhance your work. On completing the book, yo
Table of Contents
Part 1: Working in Photoshop with Scans and Creating Beginner SelectionsChapter 1: Introduction and Pre-Photoshop ToolsSub –Topics:• Scanner basics• Pre-Photoshop tools for drawing the sketch and importing• Saving scanned files
Chapter 2: Basic Tools to Know in PhotoshopSub –Topics• Basic tools to know in Photoshop• Filters• Saving files
Chapter 3: Basic Marquee ToolsSub –Topics• Basic Marquee tools• Making rectangular and elliptical selections• Single column marquee
Chapter 4: Using Crop Tools to Make SelectionsSub –Topics:• Using crop tools (crop and perspective) to make selections
Part 2: Working in Photoshop, Creating Intermediate SelectionsChapter 5: Lasso Selection ToolsSub – Topics:• Lasso selection tools for more complex shape selections
Chapter 6: Selections Magic Wand, Quick Mask Mode, & Type MaskSub – Topics:• Selections that need a Magic Wand expanding and contracting • Quick Mask Mode with a brush• Type mask selections
Chapter 7: Quick Selection and Object Selection ToolsSub - Topics• Quick selection tool• Object selection tool
Chapter 8: Using Select Color Range and SkySub – Topics:• Using Select Color Range and Sky to select difficult subjects
Chapter 9: Working with Focus Area & Select and Mask PropertiesSub – Topics:• Focus area dialog box• Select and mask properties for multiple selection tools dialog box
Part 3: Working in Photoshop, Creating Advanced SelectionsChapter 10: Shape Tool, Pen Tool, and Creating PathsSub - Topics:• Shape tools• Pen tools• Creating paths and saving them
Chapter 11: Channel Selections from PathsSub - Topics:• Channel selections from paths• Saving selections and loading them
Chapter 12: Save a Selection as a Layer MaskSub - Topics:• Save a selection as a layer mask• Refining masks on layers and adjustment layers
Part 4: Working in Illustrator, Refining Your ArtworkChapter 13: Placing Your Artwork into IllustratorSub - Topics: • Placing and linking your artwork into Illustrator on the correct layers• Scaling artwork
Chapter 14: Image TraceSub - Topics: • Image tracing panel options
Chapter 15: Working with the Pen ToolsSub - Topics: • Working with the Pen tools• Using blend Modes & Layers
Chapter 16: Illustrator ToolsSub - Topics: • Working with Illustrator tools o Paint brush o Blob brush o Eraser tool o Scissor tool & Knife tool o Shaper, Pencil, Path Eraser, Join tools o Live Paint Bucket and Live Selection tools & Shape builder
Chapter 17: Adjust Colors and Saving ArtworkSub - Topics: • Adjust colors and saving artwork
Chapter 18: ConclusionSub - Topics: • Looking at other Adobe programs such as Adobe Animate
