Experienced instructor Kelly McCathran presents a comprehensive introduction to Photoshop, including best practices as well as fundamental photography and image editing concepts. Beginning with an overview of the Photoshop interface, Kelly goes on to cover Photoshop’s powerful tools including smart object and layer comps, new features such as the Merge to HDR and Merge to Panorama features, and much more.
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Experienced instructor Kelly McCathran presents a comprehensive introduction to Photoshop, including best practices as well as fundamental photography and image editing concepts. Beginning with an overview of the Photoshop interface, Kelly goes on to cover Photoshop’s powerful tools including smart object and layer comps, new features such as the Merge to HDR and Merge to Panorama features, and much more.
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This chapter is packed with videos designed to get you up to speed quickly with the latest version of Photoshop. After becoming familiar with the interface, you will see how to use Photoshop in the real world. The chapter finishes off with some fast, yet powerful, ways to improve the color, quality, and detail of your images.
Welcome
Welcome to Photoshop Learn by Video
Using the Lesson Files
A Note on Mouseposé
Exploring the Photoshop Interface
Computer-Based Images: Raster and Vector
The Photoshop Family
Working with Panels
Arranging Document Windows
Using Tools
Zooming and Navigating Introduction
Power User Zooming, Navigating, and Shortcuts
Introduction to Image File Formats
Creating New Files and Placing an Image
Multiple Undo, Your New Best Friend
This chapter contains a series of fun and easy-to-follow tutorials designed to introduce you to Photoshop and get you quickly ramped up to perform the most useful tasks. Once you complete this chapter, you will have some powerful Photoshop techniques to use on your own images.
Navigating and Automating with Adobe Bridge
Importing Images from an iPhone
Better Smartphone Images with Adobe Camera Raw (ACR)
Cropping a Photo
Building Panoramic Images, Automatically
Selections: An Introduction
Removing Distracting Objects with Content-Aware Fill
Using the Spot Healing Brush and Patch to Paint Away Unwanted Areas
Flawless Faces: Beauty and Skin Retouching with the Patch and History Brush Tools
Painting Lighter or Darker Areas Using the History Brush Tool
The Magic Eraser: One-Click Background Removal
Removing a Background with Quick Selection and Refine Edge
Using the Gaussian Blur Plug-in (a.k.a. Filter) as a Smart Object for Depth of Field
Adobe Bridge: Organizing, Sorting, and Renaming Files
Bridge and the Image Processor
In this chapter, you'll learn how to customize Photoshop by arranging panels, assigning and finding keyboard shortcuts, highlighting items in your menus, and setting your preferences. You'll also learn about image resolution, RAM vs. Storage, customizing Adobe Bridge, and Importing Camera Card Images. After this chapter, you will be able to configure the Photoshop environment so it is comfortable, familiar, and customized, just for you.
Customizing Photoshop’s Settings
RAM, Storage, and Performance
Image Size and Resolution
File Formats and JPG Compression
Saving a Workspace for Ideal Panel Arrangement
Design Space (Preview)
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus
Grids and Ruler Guides
Improved Smart Guides and Aligning Objects
Importing Camera Images
This chapter introduces you to the basics of image editing. The important concepts you learn here will serve as the foundation of your Photoshop knowledge. You'll explore the mysteries of image resolution and color, and look at the importance of layers and masks.
Color Modes: RGB Vs. CMYK
Color Settings and Color Profiles
Cropping and Straightening, and Fixed Crop Sizes
Perspective Crop
Automatic Color Correction
Non-destructive Editing with Adjustment Layers
Non-destructive Editing with Camera Raw as a Smart Filter
Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) Editing on Smartphone Images
Selections: Rectangular and Elliptical
Selections: The Lasso and Polygonal Lasso Tools
Selections: The Magic Wand Tool
Selections: The Quick Selection Tool and Refine Edge
The Refine Edge for People
Layers are a core feature of Photoshop, which give you the ability to assemble different images together. Layers allow you to composite images, create mock-ups and layouts, and make powerful image adjustments. If you use Adjustment Layers and Smart Filters, your edits become forever editable. This chapter explores using Layers, Layer Masks, Blending Modes, Smart Filters, Vector Shapes, and much more.
Layers: An Introduction
Adding New Layers
Layer Masks, the Key to Flawless Retouching
Layer Masks for Advanced Compositing
Using Blending Modes for Surreal Effects
Type Effects
High Pass Filter and Overlay Blending
Select by Focus Area to Mask
Changing Object Colors with Color Range, Masks, and Fill Layers
Shape Layer Intro: Create an App Logo
Shape Alignment and Layer Groups
Placing Images, Masking, and Modifying Shapes
Multiple Artboards for Mobile Mock-up
For a long time, creating type in Photoshop was not a common practice, but with the smartphone and tablet revolution, it is becoming much more common. In this chapter, you'll learn how to format text and create Character and Paragraph Styles for global edits and other powerful typography features. This chapter also covers creating custom shapes and selecting colors for brand identity.
Typography in Photoshop
The Character and Paragraph Panels
Creating Paragraph Styles
Creating Character Styles
Masks on Type Layers
Keyboard Shortcuts for Formatting Text
Creating and Saving Brand Colors
Creating App Icons with Shapes
Object Styles
Filtering Layers Based on Content
Quick Export for Web and Device Content
Automatic Generation of Web and Device Assets and Copy Usable CSS Code from Layers
Use Photoshop Comps to Create Code
Anti-Aliasing of Type
Image editing can mean many things: anti-aging, removing imperfections, creating balance, drawing the viewer's eye to your subject, and much more. Establishing a core understanding of the art of photography will only help your Photoshop skills, and give you reason to make thoughtful edits. This chapter will guide you through the principles involved in photo retouching.
Converting to Black and White
Removing Red Eye
Photography Fundamentals: Line, Shape, and Form
Primary Retouching Tools for Perfect Images
Content Aware Move and Scale
Lightening and Darkening Image Areas with Dodge and Burn
Skin Repair Using Layers
Using the Liquify Tool
The Clone Stamp Tool
Cropping Options
Reading a Histogram and Using the Info Panel
Merging High Dynamic Range Images
Most images need a little color correction, but some require major work. Fortunately, Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) is here to save the day. The ACR plug-in is not new, but it is woefully underutilized. In this chapter, you'll learn how to use ACR to get the best color, contrast, and detail out of any photo.
Choosing Camera Raw or JPG
Adobe Camera Raw (ACR): An Introduction
Improving Color on Many Images at Once
Adjusting Images Several Times and Converting to New Formats
Color Balance, Cropping, and Clarity in ACR
HSL: Selective Color in Adobe Camera Raw
Painting in Corrections with the Adjustment Brush
Better Landscapes with Graduated Filter and Radial Filter in ACR
Removing Chromatic Aberration and Save the Sky with a Targeted Adjustment
ACR Spot Removal and Clone
Loading ACR Settings for Preset Corrections
Reading and Applying Metadata
This chapter looks at Photoshop's tools for editing videos, creating 3D objects, using the Mixer Brush for painting with natural media bristle brushes, and actions for special effects and automation.
New Video Documents: An Introduction
Video Timeline Panel: A Breakdown
Editing, Combining, and Transitioning Video
Adding Titles, Transitions, Adjusting Video Volume, and Inserting New Audio
Drop Shadow Animation and Adjustment Layers on Video
Turning Still Photos into an Animated GIF
Puppet Warp for GIF Animation
Exporting Final Video
Creating a 3D Object
Creating 3D Text and Rendering It To an Animated Movie
This chapter is filled with some of the author's favorite special effects: patterns and filters. These are the edits that are some of the most fun to do in Photoshop.
Using Blur for Hollywood Skin or Special Effect
Softening Harsh Makeup with Hue and Saturation
The Clone Stamp for Portraits
Dust and Scratches for Natural Skin Correction
Amazing Blur Gallery Filters with the Noise Panel for Realistic Effects
Camera Shake Reduction
Vanishing Point
Perspective Warp
Disintegrating Pixels Effect
Turn Your Selfie into a Cartoon with Filter Gallery
Creating Hand-Painted Artwork from a Photo with the Mixer Brush
Introduction to Photoshop Patterns
Creating Seamless Background Patterns
You put a lot of work into your images, so when it comes time to print or share them, you want to get the best quality you can. This chapter will show you how.
Checking Fonts and Linked Images
Exporting Images for Web and Mobile with Quick Export and Export As
Sharpening to Add Detail Before You Print
Selecting a Color Profile and Viewing Proof Colors
Preparing Press-Quality Images
Printing Images
Creating a Contact Sheet or PDF Presentation
Using Actions