Photoshop CC: Visual QuickStart Guide

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weinmann, Elaine, Author.

Contributor:

Lourekas, Peter, Contributor.

Series:

Visual quick start guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adobe Photoshop.

Photography--Digital techniques.

Photography.

Image processing--Digital techniques.

Image processing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Photoshop Creative Cloud

Visual quickstart guide for Windows and Macintosh

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Peachpit Press 2013

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 bright red stars in both the table of contents and main text.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Acknowledgments

Contents

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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 Filter tool

Using the Spot Removal tool

Saving and applying Camera Raw settings.

Synchronizing Camera Raw settings

Converting, opening, and saving Camera Raw files

5. 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

Resetting workspaces

Using the Options bar

6. Panels and 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Selections &amp

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

10. History.

Choosing History panel options

Changing history states

Deleting, purging, and clearing history states

Using snapshots

Creating documents from history states

11. 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

12. 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 &amp

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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. Vector Drawing

Creating shape 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

22. Actions

Recording an action

Playing an action

Editing an action

Deleting commands and actions

Saving and loading action sets

23. 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

24. Preferences

Opening the Preferences dialogs.

General Preferences.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780133434750

0133434753

9780133434743

0133434745

9780133434774

013343477X

OCLC:

857425978