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Photoshop CS3 for Screen Printers details the features of Photoshop CS3 and explains how to utilize the software in print facilities. This book takes you through the process step-by-step with a number of projects relating specifically to the needs of screen printers that range from configuring settings and creating custom background colors to building images with layers and colorizing images.
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Photoshop CS3 for Screen Printers ® Joli Ballew This page intentionally left blank. Photoshop® CS3 for Screen Printers Joli Ballew Wordware Publishing, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ballew, Joli Photoshop CS3 for screen printers / by Joli Ballew. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-59822-036-0 1. Computer graphics. 2. Adobe Photoshop. 3. Screen process printing—Computer programs. I. Title. T385.B35453 2007 006.6'86--dc22 2007024249 CIP © 2008, Wordware Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved 1100 Summit Avenue, Suite 102 Plano, Texas 75074 No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from Wordware Publishing, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ISBN-10: 1-59822-036-5 ISBN 13: 978-1-59822-036-0 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0907 Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All brand names and product names mentioned in this book are trademarks or service marks of their respective companies. Any omission or misuse (of any kind) of service marks or trademarks should not be regarded as intent to infringe on the property of others. The publisher recognizes and respects all marks used by companies, manufacturers, and developers as a means to distinguish their products. All inquiries for volume purchases of this book should be addressed to Wordware Publishing, Inc., at the above address. Telephone inquiries may be made by calling: (972) 423-0090 Dedication For my daughter, Jennifer, whose intelligence, perseverance, kindness, and fortitude inspire everyone around her. v This page intentionally left blank. Contents Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi Part I: The Photoshop Interface Chapter 1 The Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Selecting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Available Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Marquee Tools (M) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Lasso Tools (L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Crop Tool (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, and Red Eye Tools (J) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The Clone Stamp and Pattern Stamp Tools (S) . . . . . . . . . . 12 The Eraser Tools (E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 The Blur, Sharpen, and Smudge Tools (R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Pen Tools (P) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The Path Selection and Direct Selection Tools (A) . . . . . . . . 14 The Notes Tools (N). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The Hand Tool (H). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The Move Tool (V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tools (W) . . . . . . . . . 15 The Slice Tools (K) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Brush, Pencil, and Color Replacement Tools (B). . . . . . . 16 The History Brush Tools (Y) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The Grad