Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

Index
M
Marquee tools, 58, 213, 247, 248
masks
clipping mask, 200–201
color of, changing, 51
defined, 34
layer masks, 58–59, 162–163
selections using, 50–51
Unsharp Mask filter, 134, 136–137
Match Color command, 120–121
matte, adding to an image, 246, 250–251. See also canvas of
image, expanding
Median filter, 226, 228, 234, 240
memory usage, 9
Merge to HDR Pro command, 170–171
Mini Bridge, 16–17
mirror images, adding, 184–185
Mixer Brush Cloning Paint Setup action, 236, 239
Mixer Brush tool
blending colors with, 222
Bristle tip brushes, effect on, 223
for oil painting effect, 236, 238, 239
for pastel drawing effect, 230
for sketched effect, 224–225
for watercolor effect, 243
monitor, calibrating, 30–31
Move tool, 58–59, 164–165, 168, 201, 203, 205
Multiply blend mode, 189, 229, 233, 251
N
NEF files. See RAW files
New Action dialog box, 20
New Adjustment Layer option, Layer menu, 158
New option, File menu, 212, 222
New Workspace dialog box, 11, 15
Nik Viveza plug-in, 264–265
noise
reducing, 155, 214, 226, 228, 232, 234, 240
sharpening’s effect on, 137
in third channel, not exaggerating, 135
Threshold values affecting, 136
Notes tool, 29
O
Oil Paint filter, 214–215, 236
oil painted effect, 214–215, 236–239
Oil Pastel-Soft Opaque brush, 230
On-image adjustment tool, 42–43
Open As Smart Object option, File menu, 44
Open option, File menu, 12, 153
Overlay blend mode, 61, 88–89, 101, 128, 129, 137
P
Paint Overlay style, 159
painting effect, 214–215, 236–239
panel groups, 10
panorama, assembling, 80–81
paragraph styles, creating, 206–207
Paste Special option, Edit menu, 58
pastel drawing effect, 228–231
Path Selection tool, 204–205
Pattern Stamp tool, 240–243
patterns
adding, 25, 229, 240
Artist Surfaces patterns, 215, 242–243
Canvas fill pattern, 215
Colored Paper pattern set, 229
Custom Patterns, 229
Gold Parchment fill pattern, 229
Gold Vellum fill pattern, 229
Gouache Light on Watercolor pattern, 241
performance affected by, 9
for Texture Elements, 205
pen and colored wash drawing effect, 232–235
pen and ink drawing effect, 226–227. See also sketched effect
pen and tablet. See tablet
Pencil brush preset, 225
pencil sketch effect. See sketched effect
Pencil-Soft Opaque brush, 230
people. See portraits
Performance Preferences, 8–9
perspective, 74–75, 172–173, 180–181, 198–199
pets, eye color of, 99
Photo Filter adjustment, 158
photo gallery, web, 260–261
photographic designs, 64–65
Photomerge command, 80–81
Photoshop CS6
new features, 2
plug-ins for. See plug-ins
preferences for, 6–7, 8–9, 28, 142, 145
pincushion distortion, correcting, 76–77
Place option, File menu, 65, 189, 220
plug-ins. See also Camera Raw plug-in
AKVIS Artwork plug-in, 269
AKVIS Coloriage plug-in, 266–267
AKVIS Sketch plug-in, 268–269
Alien Skin Eye Candy 6 plug-in, 270–271
benefits of using, 262
Nik Viveza plug-in, 264–265
Point-Round Long Blender brush, 238
portraits
adjusting, guidelines for, 84
eyeglasses, removing glare from, 96–97
eyes
brightening, 102–103
catchlights in, adding, 108–109
color of, 98–99, 104–105
depth of, increasing, 104–107
lightening, 100–101
sharpening, 110–111
group shots, 165, 168–169
lips, color of, 104–105
skin
imperfections in, removing, 86–89
skin tones, selecting, 52–55
softening, 92–95, 154, 155
wrinkles, reducing, 90–91
poster effect, 218–221
Posterize adjustment, 218–221
Preferences, Bridge, 15
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