Photoshop CC Visual QuickStart Guide

Name: Photoshop CC Visual QuickStart Guide
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ISBN: 9780321929525

ISBN-10: 0321929527

ISBN-13: 9780321929525

Edition: 2014

Authors: Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas

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This best-selling guide from authors Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas has been the go-to tutorial and reference book for photography/design professionals and the textbook of choice in college classrooms for decades. This edition includes their trademark features of clear, concise, step-by-step instructions; hundreds of full-color images; screen captures of program features; and supplemental tips and sidebars in every chapter. Among the new CC features covered in this extensively updated guide are: Smart Sharpen, Adobe Camera Raw as filter, intelligent upscaling, multi-shape and path selection, and camera shake reduction. New and updated Photoshop CC features are clearly marked with…

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Publication date: 6/27/2013
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 528
Size: 7.00" wide x 8.94" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English




Color Management


Launching Photoshop


Photoshop color


Introduction to color management


Calibrating your display


Choosing a color space for Photoshop


Synchronizing color settings among Adobe applications


Customizing the color policies for Photoshop


Installing and saving custom color settings


Acquiring printer profiles


Changing a document's color profile



Creating Files


Calculating the correct file resolution


Creating a new, blank document


Creating document presets


Editing 16-bit files in Photoshop


Saving your document*


Using the Status bar


Ending a work session



Bridge


Launching Adobe Bridge*


Downloading photos from a camera


Features of the Bridge window


Choosing a workspace for Bridge


Previewing images in Bridge


Opening files from Bridge into Photoshop


Customizing the Bridge window


Saving custom workspaces


Resetting the Bridge workspaces


Assigning keywords to files


Rating and labeling thumbnails


Rearranging and sorting thumbnails


Filtering thumbnails


Using thumbnail stacks


Managing files using Bridge


Searching for files


Creating and using collections


Using Mini Bridge


Exporting the Bridge cache



Camera Raw


Why use Camera Raw?


Opening photos into Camera Raw*


The Camera Raw tools*


Cropping and straightening photos


Choosing default workflow settings


Using the Camera Raw tabs


Using the Basic tab


Using the Tone Curve tab


Using the Detail tab


Using the HSL/Grayscale tab


Using the Adjustment Brush tool


Using the Split Toning tab


Using the Lens Corrections tab*


Using the Effects tab


Using the Graduated Filter tool


Using the Radial Fitter tool *


Using the Spot Removal tool *


Saving and applying Camera Raw settings


Synchronizing Camera Raw settings


Converting, opening, and saving Camera Raw files



Workspaces


Using the Application frame


Tiling multiple documents


Changing the zoom level*


Rotating the canvas view


Changing the screen mode


Choosing a workspace


Configuring the panels


Saving custom workspaces


Resetting workspaces


Using the Options bar



Panels & Presets


The Photoshop panel icons


The Photoshop panels that are used in this book*


Choosing basic brush settings*


Managing presets via the pickers and panels


Exporting and importing presets*


Using the Preset Manager


Creating tool presets



Pixel Basics


Changing the document resolution and/or dimensions*


Changing the canvas size


Cropping an image*


Cropping multiple images *


Straightening a crooked image


Flipping or rotating an image



Layer Essentials


Creating layers


Selecting layers


Restacking layers


Creating Layer groups *


Deleting layers and groups


Hiding and showing layers


Repositioning layer content


Changing the layer opacity


Using the lock options


Choosing Layers panel options


Filtering listings on the Layers panel *


Merging layers


Flattening layers



Selections & Masks


Creating layer-based selections


Using the Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee tools


Using two of the lasso tools


Deselecting and reselecting selections


Deleting or filling a selection


Moving a selection border


Moving selection contents


Using the Quick Selection tool


Using the Magic Wand tool


Inverting a selection


Using the Color Range command *


Hiding and showing the selection border


Creating a frame-shaped selection


Saving and loading selections


Refining selection edges


Using Quick Masks


Creating layer masks


Editing masks


Working with masks



History


Choosing History panel options


Changing history states


Deleting, purging, and clearing history states


Using snapshots


Creating documents from history states



Using Color


Choosing colors in Photoshop


Using the Color Picker*


Choosing colors from a library


Using the Color panel


Using the Swatches panel*


Using the Eyedropper tool


Copying colors as hexadecimals


Choosing a blending mode


Creating a Solid Color fill layer


Creating a Gradient fill layer


Creating and editing a gradient preset


Using the Gradient tool


Creating custom and scripted patterns



Adjustments


Creating adjustment layers


Editing adjustment layer settings


Saving adjustment presets


Merging and deleting adjustment layers


Editing an adjustment layer mask


Using the Histogram panel


Applying a Levels adjustment


Applying a Brightness/Contrast adjustment


Applying a Photo Filter adjustment


Applying an auto correction


Applying a Color Balance adjustment


Applying a Hue/Saturation adjustment


Applying a Vibrance adjustment


Applying a Curves adjustment


Applying a Black & White adjustment


Tinting an image via a Gradient Map adjustment


Applying the Shadows/Highlights command


Dodging and burning with paint


Applying the Merge to HDR Pro command*


Screening back a layer using Levels



Combining Images


Using the Clipboard


Drag-copying a selection on a layer


Drag-copying a selection or layer between files with the Move tool


Drag-copying layers between files via the Layers panel


Creating a layered document from file thumbnails


Creating Smart Objects


Editing Smart Objects


Replacing Smart Objects


Combining multiple "exposures"


Fading the edge of a layer via a gradient in a layer mask


Aligning and distributing layers


Using the Clone Stamp tool and the Clone Source panel


Using the Photomerge command


Using the Auto-Align Layers command


Using Smart Guides, ruler guides, and the grid



Painting


Using the Brush tool *


Customizing a brush


Managing brush presets


Using the Mixer Brush tool


Using the Eraser tool


Using the History Brush tool



Retouching


Using the Match Color command


Using the Replace Color command


Using the Color Replacement tool


Whitening teeth or eyes


Using the Red Eye tool


Using the Healing Brush tool


Using the Spot Healing Brush tool


Healing areas with the Patch tool


Smoothing skin and other surfaces


Retouching by cloning


Applying a Content-Aware fill


Using the Content-Aware Move tool


Removing an image element with the Patch tool



Refocusing


Applying the Lens Blur filter


Applying the Field Blur, Iris Blur, and Tilt-Shift filters*


Applying the Lens Correction filter


Applying the Motion Blur filter


Using the Sharpen tool


Applying the Smart Sharpen filter*


Applying the Unsharp Mask filter


Applying the Shake Reduction filter *



Fun with Layers


Using clipping masks


Blending layers


Applying transformations


Applying Content-Aware scaling


Applying the Puppet Warp command


Using the Liquify filter *


Applying the Warp command



Filters


Applying filters


Creating and editing Smart Filters


Hiding, copying, and deleting Smart Filters


Working with the Smart Filters mask*


More filter techniques


Turning a photo into a painting or a drawing



Type


Creating editable type *


Selecting type


Recoloring type


Changing the font family and font style *


Converting type


Changing the font size


Applying kerning and tracking


Adjusting the leading


Shifting type from the baseline


Inserting special characters


Applying paragraph settings *


Formatting type with paragraph and character styles *


Transforming the bounding box for paragraph type


Screening back type


Rasterizing a type layer


Putting type in a spot color channel



Layer Styles


Layer effect essentials


Applying a bevel or emboss effect


Applying a shadow effect


Applying the Stroke effect


Applying the Gradient and Pattern Overlay effects


Copying, moving, and removing layer effects


Changing the layer fill percentage


Applying layer styles


Creating layer styles


Applying multiple layer effects



Vector Drawing


Creating shapes layers with a shape tool


Changing the attributes of a shape layer *


Working with multiple shapes *


Creating vector masks


Working with vector masks


Drawing with the Freeform Pen tool


Saving, displaying, selecting, and repositioning paths*


Drawing with the Pen tool


More ways to create paths and shapes


Reshaping vector objects *


Working with paths*



Actions


Recording an action


Playing an action


Editing an action *


Deleting commands and actions


Saving and loading action sets



Presentation


Creating a vignette


Adding an artistic border


Adding a watermark to an image


Creating a contact sheet


Creating a PDF presentation of images


Creating and using layer comps


Creating a PDF presentation of layer comps


Importing video clips into Photoshop


Adding video tracks to a timeline


Changing the length, order, or speed of a clip


Playing or reviewing a video *


Splitting a clip


Adding transitions to video clips


Adding still images to a video


Adding title clips to a video


Applying adjustment layers and filters to a video*


Keyframing


Adding audio clips


Rendering clips into a movie



Preferences


Opening the Preferences dialogs


General Preferences


Interface Preferences


Sync Settings Preferences *


File Handling Preferences *


Performance Preferences


Cursors Preferences


Transparency & Gamut Preferences


Units & Rulers Preferences


Guides, Grid & Slices Preferences


Plug-ins Preferences


Type Preferences *


Preferences for Adobe Bridge



Print & Export


Proofing document colors onscreen


Outputting a file to an inkjet printer


Preparing a file for commercial printing


Getting Photoshop files into Adobe InDesign and Illustrator


Saving a file in the PDF format


Saving a file in the TIFF format


Saving multiple files in the JPEG, PSD, or TIFF format


Saving files for the Web


Previewing an optimized file


Optimizing a file in the GIF format


Optimizing a file in the JPEG format


Appendix: Creative Cloud, Behance*


Index