2014
Lynda
Richard Harrington
3:33
English
Pixelmator is a full-featured image-editing tool for the Mac. It can enhance and repair images, but Pixelmator also offers a rich suite of design tools and support for Adobe file formats, so you can easily collaborate with other creatives. In this course, Rich Harrington covers the complete Pixelmator workflow, including making accurate selections, performing target image adjustments, designing with text and shapes, retouching, masking, and making complex designs quickly with other effects . Once your project is finished, you'll learn how to export files in several popular formats for sharing and using in other web and design software packages.
Introduction
Welcome
What you should know before watching the course
How to use the exercise files
1. Working with Files
Opening or creating a document
Opening an image or raw file
Using the photo browser
Navigating the work area
Saving your work
2. Working with Tools
Selecting and modifying a tool
The basic tools
The selection tools
The painting tools
The retouching tools
The shape tools
Customizing the tools palette
3. Understanding Selections
The role of selections
Selecting an area based on color
Using selection tools
Refining a selection
Working in Quick Mask mode
4. Working with Layers
Why use layers?
Cropping an image
Creating new and duplicate layers
Adding layer and clipping masks
Arranging, grouping, and merging layers
Transforming and blending layers
5. Working with Text
Adding and editing text
Checking for errors
Resizing and positioning text
Formatting and stylizing text
6. Working with Painting Tools
Painting with Pencil, Brush, or Pixel tools
Erasing with the Eraser tool
Filling with the Paint Bucket tool
Designing with the Gradient tool
Choose colors with the Eyedropper tool
7. The Retouching Tools
Cloning parts of photos
Remove blemishes in a photo
Blur or sharpen areas of an image
Darken or lighten areas of an image
Saturate or desaturate areas of an image
Selectively transforming an image with liquify tools
Remove red-eye in a photo
8. The Shape Tools
Drawing with shapes
Transforming shapes
Enhancing the appearance of shapes
Creating custom shapes
9. Making Adjustments and Effects
Blurring images
Adjusting color and exposure
Sharpening images
Distorting objects and images
Creating tiled patterns
Stylizing objects and images
Applying half-tone effects
Generating objects or patterns
10. Outputting Files
Duplicating a file
Exporting common file types
Saving to iCloud
Printing
Saving for the web
Sharing to social media sites
Ordering prints
Conclusion
Goodbye
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