Book description
Photoshop CC is truly amazing, but it can also be overwhelming if you’re just getting started. This book makes learning Photoshop as easy as possible by explaining things in a friendly, conversational style—without technical jargon. After a thorough introduction to the program, you’ll delve deep into Photoshop’s secrets with expert tips and practical editing advice you can use every day.
The important stuff you need to know:
- Learn your way around. Take a tour of Photoshop’s workspace and learn how to customize it.
- Unlock the magic. Use layers, masks, and Smart Objects to safely edit your images.
- Perfect your photos. Learn techniques for cropping, color-correcting, retouching, and combining photos.
- Master color. Drain, change, and add color; create gorgeous black-and-whites, partial-color effects, and duotones.
- Be artistic. Create illustrations, paintings, and pro-level text; use filters effectively, edit video, and create 3D art.
- Share your work. Produce great-looking images for print, presentations, and the Web.
- Work smarter and faster. Automate common chores and install plug-ins for complex tasks.
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Table of contents
- Photoshop CC: The Missing Manual
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
- Foreword
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Photoshop CC Guided Tour
- 3. Opening, Viewing, and Saving Files
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4. Layers: The Key to Nondestructive Editing
- Layer Basics
- Managing Layers
- Layer Blending
- Layer Masks: Digital Masking Tape
- Using Smart Objects
- Layer Styles
- 5. Selections: Choosing What to Edit
- 6. Understanding Channels
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7. Cropping, Resizing, and Rotating
- Cropping Images
- Resizing Images
- Content-Aware Scaling
- Rotating and Distorting
- 8. Combining Images
- 9. Draining, Changing, and Adding Color
- 10. Correcting Color and Lighting
- 11. Changing Reality: Removing and Repositioning
- 12. The Art of Sharpening
- 13. Painting in Photoshop
- 14. Drawing with the Vector Tools
- 15. Creating Artistic Text
- 16. The Wide World of Filters
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17. Photoshop and Print
- The Challenge of WYSIWYG Printing
- Resizing and Formatting Files
- Printing on an Inkjet Printer
- Printing on a Commercial Offset Press
- Printing on a Digital Press
- Printing Multiple Images
- Recap: Stress-Free Printing Tips
- 18. Photoshop and the Web
- 19. Working Smarter with Actions
- 20. Beyond Photoshop: Plug-Ins
- 21. Photoshop and Video
- 22. Photoshop and 3D
- 23. Using Adobe Bridge
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Photoshop CC: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2013
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781449342418
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