Index_L

L

Lasso tools

Magnetic, 139, 140, 141–144

Polygonal, 139, 140–141, 142–144

launching Photoshop, 17–18

layer

active layer, 157, 159, 161

adjustment layer, 174–177, 235–237

background layer, 157, 159–161, 163, 323

bevel effect, applying to, 179, 180

bitmap, layer considerations when converting image to, 91

cloning operation, working with in, 213, 214

color, 112–113, 179, 181, 186–187, 188–189

comp layer, 15, 168–170

copying, 162, 208

copying image into new, 210–211

creating, 161–163, 175, 415–416

deleting, 167, 176, 178, 363

described, 157–158

distorting, 172

emboss effect, applying to, 179, 180

erasing to previous history state, 302–304

file format support, 158

fill layer, 177–178

filling with history state, 304–305

filter effect layer, 225

flattening, 91, 112, 124, 127, 165–166

flipping, 171

glow effect, applying to, 178, 180

hiding/unhiding, 163

image map, creating using, 415–416

ImageReady, working with in, 380–381

linking, 163–164, 167–168, 172, 321

locking, 164–165

mask, 210–211, 311–312, 321–328, 339

moving, 163–164

naming, 163

rasterizing shape layer, 337–338

rotating, 172

satin effect, applying to, 179, 180

saving image, preserving when, 50, 52, 158

scaling, 171

selecting layer, 138, 140, 161

selection, turning into layer, 162–163, 209

set, 168

shadow effect, applying to, 178, 179

shape, creating on layer, 331–333

shape layer, 329–330, 333–334, 336–338

skewing, 172

slice, layer-based, 408, 412

stacking order, 158, 163, 315, 362

style, 178–182, 337, 363, 372

transformation, applying to, 167, 170–172

transparency, 160, 169, 173, 176, 178

type layer, 166, 354–355, 357, 362–363

Layer via Copy command, 210–211

Layers palette (ImageReady), 380, 404, 412, 415

Layers palette (Photoshop)

accessing, 159

active layer display, 161

Add layer mask button, 323

Add layer style button, 179

Background layer display, 159–161

Blending mode drop-down list, 112

Create a new layer button, 112, 362

Create new fill or adjustment layer button, 189

Eye icon, 163

Fill slider bar, 173

layer mask thumbnail display, 324

Lock All button, 165

Lock image pixels button, 164

Lock position button, 164

Lock transparent pixels button, 165

Opacity slider bar, 173

program window, location on, 20, 29

stacking order display, 158, 163

Trash Can icon, 363

layout software, 431

leading (space between lines), 359

Lens Blur filter, 15, 234–235, 236

Levels color adjustment, 189–191

line break, inserting in type, 357

line, drawing

curve, 338, 339, 340–341

Freeform Pen tool, using, 138, 341–344

horizontal line, 253

Line tool, using, 333

path, 338, 340

Pen tool, using, 138, 252, 339–341

Pencil tool, using, 249–250, 251–253, 296, 318–320, 323–324

segment, 338, 340–341, 346

straight line, 253, 340, 342

vertical line, 253

weight, 333

width, 333

Liquify command, 239–246

LZW compression, 431