Adobe Photoshop

French, Nigel. (Author). Rankin, Mike. (Added Author).

Visual QuickStart Guide is an easy, visual approach to learning. Concise steps and explanations, using pictures to guide you through Adobe Photoshop get you up and running in no time. In addition, the free Web Edition of the book includes more than 4 hours of video, enhancing and expanding the information in the book while providing an alternative method for learning. Whether you're an experienced designer or an enthusiastic newcomer, Photoshop gives you all the tools you need to create almost any photographic image you can imagine, using a vast array of powerful tools and options. Learn best practices for flexible, collaborative workflows. Employ efficient production techniques to select, size, crop, mask, composite, color correct, and retouch. Enhance your images with editable type, vector artwork, and creative special effects

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Adobe Photoshop.
Photography > Digital techniques.
Image processing > Digital techniques.
Computer graphics.

ISBN: 9780137640836 (pbk.)
Physical Description xix, 332 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

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Adobe Photoshop Visual QuickStart Guide

Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Introduction	p. xvii
	How to Use This Book	p. xviii
	Sharing Space with Windows and macOS	p. xviii
	Online Content	p. xix
Chapter 1	Getting Started	p. 1
	Opening Files	p. 2
	Creating a New, Blank Document	p. 3
	Document Presets	p. 4
	Downloading Images from a Camera	p. 6
	Saving Documents	p. 7
	Closing Documents and Quitting Photoshop	p. 10
Chapter 2	Documents and Navigation	p. 11
	The Photoshop Interface	p. 12
	Viewing Images	p. 14
	Tools	p. 18
	The Application Frame	p. 22
	Precise Positioning	p. 26
	Workspaces	p. 32
Chapter 3	Digital Imaging Essentials	p. 33
	Adjusting Resolution and Image Size	p. 34
	Channels	p. 37
	Color Modes	p. 38
	The Info Panel	p. 42
	Multiple Undo and the History Panel	p. 43
Chapter 4	Crop and Straighten Images	p. 45
	Cropping a Photo	p. 46
	Cropping with Content-Aware Fill	p. 48
	Straightening Images	p. 50
	Perspective Cropping	p. 52
	Rotating or Flipping an Entire Image	p. 53
	Changing the Canvas Size	p. 54
	Erasing Parts of an Image	p. 55
Chapter 5	Selections	p. 57
	Marquee Tools	p. 58
	Lasso Tools	p. 60
	Automated Selection Tools	p. 61
	Deselecting and Reselecting Selections	p. 65
	Working with Selections	p. 66
	Modifying Selections	p. 70
	Growing Selections	p. 72
Chapter 6	Layers	p. 73
	About Layers	p. 74
	The Background Layer vs. Regular Layers	p. 76
	Creating Layers	p. 76
	Copying and Pasting Layers	p. 78
	Selecting Layers	p. 81
	Moving, Aligning, and Transforming Layers	p. 82
	Merging and Flattening Layers	p. 85
	Layer Housekeeping	p. 88
	Layer Comps	p. 94
Chapter 7	Layer Masks and Vector Masks	p. 97
	About Masks	p. 98
	Adding Layer Masks	p. 99
	Editing Layer Masks	p. 100
	Painting a Layer Mask	p. 101
	Vector Masks	p. 102
	Creating a Simple Composition with Masks	p. 106
	Layer Masks and Adjustment Layers	p. 108
	Gradient Layer Masks	p. 109
	Managing Layer Masks	p. 111
	Masks on Smart Objects	p. 116
	Luminosity Masks	p. 117
	Combining Layer Masks and Vector Masks	p. 119
Chapter 8	Further Selection Techniques	p. 121
	Selecting a Color Range	p. 122
	Using Select Subject	p. 124
	Using the Object Selection Tool	p. 124
	Working with Select And Mask	p. 126
	Replacing Skies	p. 129
	Using Select Focus Area	p. 131
	Using Quick Masks	p. 132
	Saving Selections (Alpha Channels)	p. 134
Chapter 9	Adjustment Layers and Image Adjustments	p. 137
	Adjustment and Fill Layers	p. 138
	Making Brightness/Contrast Adjustments	p. 140
	Making Levels Adjustments	p. 140
	Making Curves Adjustments	p. 145
	Using the Channel Mixer	p. 149
	Exporting Color Lookup Tables	p. 150
	Limiting Adjustments with Clipping Masks	p. 152
	Using Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layers	p. 153
	Adjusting Color Balance	p. 156
	Making Vibrance Adjustments	p. 157
	Working with Photo Filter	p. 157
	Applying Black & White Adjustment Layers	p. 159
	Tinting with Gradient Map Adjustments	p. 160
	Adjusting Color with Selective Color	p. 161
	Using Fill Layers	p. 163
	Evaluating Images	p. 164
	Using Shadows/Highlights	p. 166
Chapter 10	Blending Modes	p. 167
	Blending Modes, Opacity, and Fill	p. 168
	Using Blending Modes	p. 169
	Default Modes	p. 171
	Darkening Blending Modes	p. 172
	Lightening Blending Modes	p. 174
	Contrast Blending Modes	p. 176
	Comparative Blending Modes	p. 178
	Color Blending Modes	p. 181
	Blend If Options	p. 184
Chapter 11	Color	p. 185
	Choosing Colors	p. 186
	Using Color Swatches	p. 188
	Sampling and Viewing Color Values	p. 190
	Working with Duotones	p. 192
	Working with Spot Colors and Spot Channels	p. 193
	Keeping Color Appearance Consistent	p. 195
Chapter 12	Painting	p. 199
	Working with Brushes	p. 200
	Using the History Brush Tool	p. 206
	Using the Art History Brush Tool	p. 207
	Using the Pattern Stamp Tool	p. 208
	Using the Gradient Tool	p. 209
Chapter 13	Retouching	p. 211
	Using the Spot Healing Brush Tool	p. 212
	Using the Healing Brush Tool	p. 213
	Using the Patch Tool	p. 214
	Using the Red Eye Tool	p. 216
	Using the Clone Stamp Tool	p. 217
	Using Content-Aware Fill	p. 219
	Using the Content-Aware Move Tool	p. 220
	Using Replace Color	p. 222
Chapter 14	Smart Objects	p. 223
	Creating Embedded Smart Objects	p. 224
	Creating Linked Smart Objects	p. 225
	Managing Linked Smart Objects	p. 227
	Editing Smart Objects	p. 229
	Duplicating Smart Objects	p. 231
	Exporting Smart Objects	p. 232
	Converting Smart Objects	p. 234
	Resetting Smart Object Transformations	p. 236
	Filtering the Layers Panel by Smart Objects	p. 237
Chapter 15	Essential Transformations	p. 239
	Using Free Transform	p. 240
	Using Perspective Warp	p. 244
	Using Puppet Warp	p. 247
	Using Content-Aware Scale	p. 250
	Align and Blend Layers	p. 252
Chapter 16	Filters	p. 255
	Applying Filters	p. 256
	Modifying Smart Filters	p. 257
	Using the Filter Gallery	p. 260
	Sharpening Images	p. 261
	Blurring Images	p. 264
	Using the Camera Raw Filter	p. 266
	Using Neural Filters	p. 268
Chapter 17	Shape Layers and Paths	p. 271
	Using the Shape Tools	p. 272
	Formatting Shapes	p. 274
	Modifying Shapes and Paths	p. 276
	Combining Shapes and Paths	p. 277
	Using Custom Shapes	p. 280
	Using the Pen Tools	p. 281
	Converting Paths into Selections and Masks	p. 284
Chapter 18	Working with Type	p. 285
	Adding Point and Paragraph Text	p. 286
	Choosing a Font Family and Style	p. 288
	Kerning and Tracking	p. 290
	Adjusting Leading, Vertical Spacing, and Baseline Shift	p. 291
	Inserting Special Characters	p. 293
	Formatting Paragraphs	p. 295
	Working with Type on a Path	p. 299
	Warping Type	p. 302
	Painting on a Type Layer	p. 303
	Replacing Missing Fonts	p. 304
	Matching Fonts	p. 305
	Creating a Text Sandwich	p. 305
	Filling Type with an Image	p. 306
Chapter 19	Printing and Exporting	p. 307
	Designing with Artboards	p. 308
	Proofing Colors Onscreen	p. 313
	Preparing a File for Commercial Print	p. 314
	Printing to a Desktop Printer	p. 315
	Exporting to Different Sizes and Formats	p. 316
	Using Quick Export	p. 318
	Exporting Layers as Files	p. 319
	Creating Animated GIFs	p. 320
	Using the Package Command	p. 322
	Index	p. 323

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