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Jennifer Harder

Accurate Layer Selections Using Photoshops Selection Tools

Use Photoshop and Illustrator to Refine Your Artwork

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Jennifer Harder

Delta, BC, Canada

ISBN 978-1-4842-7492-7 e-ISBN 978-1-4842-7493-4

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7493-4

Jennifer Harder 2022

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Acknowledgments

Id like to thank some people for their assistance with writing this book. This includes my parents, from whom I inherited my drawing skills. They encouraged me to continue to find new ways to look at using Adobe applications. I am grateful for their assistance in selecting artwork for this book and doing some proofreading before I sent my notes to my editors. I thank Raymond Chow, my program coordinator at Langara College, for his suggestions and advice on what art and drawing in Photoshop and Illustrator should be about for students. I also thank my editors and technical reviewers at Apress. A special thank you to Spandana Chatterjee and Mark Powers for giving me the opportunity to continue my writing on topics that I enjoy, and I hope you, the readers, will too.

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About the Author

Jennifer Harder

has worked in the graphic design industry for more than ten years. She has a degree in graphic communications and is currently teaching Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, and Dreamweaver courses at Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a freelancer, Jennifer frequently works with Adobe PDFs to help enhance websites. She enjoys talking about Adobe software, and her interests include writing, illustration, and working on her websites.

About the Technical Reviewers

PK Kaushal

is a visual artist, a graphic designer, a photographer and has worked at an ad agency, print media house, and educational institute for about nine years. He has a post-graduate degree in applied arts from Kurukshetra University in Haryana, India. He currently runs a photo/video production company.

Bhuvnesh Kumar Varshney

has worked in the VFX industry for 14 years. He is trained in 3D graphics, visualization, and animation and has a personal interest in programming in Python. He has a bachelors degree in computer science and finished his professional diploma in 3D. His main interest is key animation for VFX and gaming. He has worked at various companies as a team-lead and senior artist leading animation and visual effects studios, including Technicolor, Yash Raj Films, DQ Entertainment, and Anibrain Studio. He currently works at NY VFXWAALA as an animation supervisor. He has worked on numerous films, television series, and commercials during his career, including How to Train Your Dragon, Penguins of Madagascar, Tell It to the Bees, and many more. He has contributed to projects that have earned awards for their VFX. Bhuvnesh can be reached at bhuvnesh3danimator@gmail.com.

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J. Harder Accurate Layer Selections Using Photoshops Selection Tools https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7493-4_1

1. Introduction and Pre-Photoshop Tools

Jennifer Harder

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Delta, BC, Canada

Welcome to Accurate Layer Selections Using Photoshops Selection Tools. As a graphic artist who enjoys drawing, I felt that it would be helpful to have a book explaining how to make your drawings portfolio ready and turn them into vector art. When I think about Photoshop, I sometimes focus too much on the digital photography aspect of the application or the fact that I can manipulate my photos using various filters to make them appear like drawings.

While these are all good skills to have, I also have hand-drawn sketches on paper. They may not be perfect, and they may have too many lines or smudges or were drawn on the wrong type of paper, but that doesnt mean that they cant be used in my portfolio or as preliminary drawings for a logo or an animation. This book focuses on using Photoshop tools beyond the eraser and paintbrush to clean up your artwork and sketches. The chapters look at a variety of Photoshops selection tools, including the marquee and crop tools.

Note

The projects for this book are at www.github.com/apress/accurate-layer-selections-photoshop .

Pre-Photoshop Tools for Drawing the Sketch and Importing Hardware

Before you open Photoshop, take a moment to consider what kind of hardware and software you might need to turn your sketches into a digital format. As an artist, some of these items may be very intuitive to you. Nevertheless, it is good to review them so that you achieve the desired results.

A Sketchbook

You may prefer a large or a small sketchbook depending on your style and what you like to draw. Refer to Figure .

Figure 1-1

A graphic of a ring coil sketchbook and pencil

Ideally, I recommend one with a ring coil at the top so that you can lay each page flat or cleanly tear it from the rings if you need a flatter surface while you are acquiring the digital scan, which I explain how to do shortly. Single sheets of paper and canvas are good as well. The paper should be a solid color, like white, gray, or black. White is ideal as it is easier to clean up in Photoshop.

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