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This video introduces the Photoshop CS5 Fundamentals series, giving an overview of the topics that will be covered throughout.
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We start off by looking at the Photoshop CS5 interface, known as a workspace. Here, we give the basics of default interface layout.
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Photoshop CS5 has an extremely flexible user interface, and in this video we take a look at how the interface can be moulded to the way you work.
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Creating documents is one of the basic tasks you'll perform almost every time you run Photoshop. In this video we cover the basics of it.
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Getting around your Photoshop docuement is fundamentally critical and in this video we look at several ways to get around.
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Zooming into and out of your document is a great way to focus in on an area or to pull back and get a look at your entire work.
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This video looks at the Navigator panel, which is a convenient way to navigate throughout your document.
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In this video we look at some of the preferences that affect navigation and show you how to turn off the ones you don't need.
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Painting is one of those key tasks in Photoshop. Some folks only use Ps for that purpose alone. Here, we get you in touch with the basics.
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You're not limited to the brushes that ship with Photoshop. In this video we take a look at how you can install brushes from the Internet.
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The Brush panel offers tremendous customizability for how your brushes will appear on the canvas.
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History is a critical aspect of Photoshop and in this video we show you how it accrues over each and every operation you perform.
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The History Brush in Photoshop allows you to paint the result of a moment in the history of your document. Here we teach you how it works.
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Many beginners in Photoshop have a difficult time with the concepts of layers and how they're different than channels. Not anymore!
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This video begins an in-depth look at the nuances of working with layers and the things you really need to know to make the most out of them in your documents.
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The background layer is the original layer in many of your documents and it comes with some special rules
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Grouping allows for multiple layers to be put underneath a single object for easy manipulation. This video covers the essentials for grouping.
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Smart Objects are a great way to "embed" entire Photoshop documents or collections of layers into a single layer.
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Blend modes are a great way to control how the pixels of a layer affect the pixels beneath them. This video covers the basics of how they work.
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Here we look at the first several blend modes available and show how they can be sued to create darkening effects on your image.
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The lightening blend modes will make the pixels beneath your layer brighter in some way. In this video we show how they work.
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Overlay and its associated blend modes are capable of lightening or darkening based on the particular situation. Learn about them here.
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This video covers the remaining blend modes, which do more specialized tasks such as inverting or performing math operations on pixel values.
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Masks are one of the most important aspects of knowing how to fully utilize the power of Photoshop. We teach you the basics of them here.
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The Masks panel offers an amazing level of power over the shape and outline of your mask. In this video we cover how to use it.
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Masks can also be applied to groups and in this video we show you the advantages of doing so.
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Clipping masks are another way to control the visiblity of a layer on a pixel-by-pixel basis. In this video we show how they work.
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This video introduces the concepts of adjustments and adjustment layers, showing how pixels of an image can be edited destructively or non-destructively.
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In this video we introduce layer styles, which allow for a variety of special effects to be applied to a layer en masse or as defined by a layer mask.
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Presets allow you to create a specfic combination of layer styles and settings to create a specific look. In this video we show how they work.
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Here we take a look at several of the ways you can remove layer styles from your layers or switch off their visibility.
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The Blending Options available within the Layer Styles window offer a vast amount of control for layer blending. We go over the first several options here.
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In this video we continue our look at the blending options, showing more settings to control how your layer affects or is affected by what is beneath it.
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We now wrap up our discussion of the blending options in CS5, showing the final checkbox settings and how they work.
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There are features of the Layer Styles window that are not readily visible and may go unnoticed. Learn about them here!
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Many of the layer styles available make use of a contour curve to define some aspect of the effect. In this video we cover contour curves.
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Drop shadows are a common effect for a variety of situations. In this video we show how to work with Photoshop's drop shadow layer style.
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Inner shadows create a punched-out effect on your layers. See how they work and how to best control their settings.
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In this video we take a look at the outer glow layer style, which causes a glow around the edge of your layer.
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An inner glow causes the inside of a layer to look like it's illuminated from within and in this video we take a look at the settings for the effect.
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In this first part, we look at the basic settings of bevel and emboss, how the primary settings work, and how to get it applied.
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In this next part we take a look at another portion of the bevel and emboss effect, the ability to adjust the contour of the emboss.
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Finally, we look at how a pattern can be applied to a layer via Bevel and emboss to create a bump map type of effect.
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The satin layer style simulates the effect that the surface of your layer is covered in a satiny or silky material with an anisotropic highlight.
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In this video we explore the color overlay layer style, which simplly covers all the available pixels of a layer with a blendable color.
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We now showcase the gradient overlay layer style, which applies a gradient across the pixels of a layer.
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In this video we look at the pattern overlay layer style, which allows for a pattern to be placed across the entire layer.
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The stroke layer style creates a stroke or line that surrounds the visible edge of a layer. In this video we show how to set up and control this effect.
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The histogram is a great way to get immediate feedback on the nature of your layer or image by giving you overal or channel based pixel values and statistics.
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Over the next several videos we'll be covering the various adjustments that are available in CS5. This video gives you an overall look at how they work.
