Adobe Photoshop Visual QuickStart Guide

Adobe Photoshop Visual QuickStart Guide

by Nigel French, Mike Rankin
Released November 2022
Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
ISBN: 9780137640829

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Video: Adobe Photoshop Visual QuickStart Guide

For decades, graphic design and photography professionals have turned to Adobe Photoshop: Visual QuickStart Guide as the fastest, most practical way to start creating professional-quality images with Photoshop. Now, this full-color guide has been thoroughly revamped by a new author who's taught thousands of beginning Photoshop users. Nigel French combines expert, full-color introductions to the latest Photoshop features with new examples and projects, adding five full hours of new online video content that goes far beyond the contents of the printed book.

Combining definitive reference information with concise, hands-on tutorials, French helps aspiring and current professionals gain deep mastery of Photoshop, whether they're working on their own or in a classroom environment. From the basics to advanced techniques, he guides you through everything from editing photos' tone and color to retouching blemishes, restoring old and damaged images to creating stunning composites, to preparing images for both digital and print delivery.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Special Thanks
  6. Pearson’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  7. Contents at a Glance
  8. Image Credits
  9. Table of Contents
  10. List of Videos
  11. Introduction
    1. How to Use This Book
    2. Sharing Space with Windows and macOS
    3. Online Content
  12. 1. Getting Started
    1. Opening Files
    2. Creating a New, Blank Document
    3. Document Presets
    4. Downloading Images from a Camera
    5. Saving Documents
    6. Closing Documents and Quitting Photoshop
  13. 2. Documents and Navigation
    1. The Photoshop Interface
    2. Viewing Images
    3. Tools
    4. The Application Frame
    5. Precise Positioning
    6. Workspaces
  14. 3. Digital Imaging Essentials
    1. Adjusting Resolution and Image Size
    2. Channels
    3. Color Modes
    4. The Info Panel
    5. Multiple Undo and the History Panel
  15. 4. Crop and Straighten Images
    1. Cropping a Photo
    2. Cropping with Content-Aware Fill
    3. Straightening Images
    4. Perspective Cropping
    5. Rotating or Flipping an Entire Image
    6. Changing the Canvas Size
    7. Erasing Parts of an Image
  16. 5. Selections
    1. Marquee Tools
    2. Lasso Tools
    3. Automated Selection Tools
    4. Deselecting and Reselecting Selections
    5. Working with Selections
    6. Modifying Selections
    7. Growing Selections
  17. 6. Layers
    1. About Layers
    2. The Background Layer vs. Regular Layers
    3. Creating Layers
    4. Copying and Pasting Layers
    5. Selecting Layers
    6. Moving, Aligning, and Transforming Layers
    7. Merging and Flattening Layers
    8. Layer Housekeeping
    9. Layer Comps
  18. 7. Layer Masks and Vector Masks
    1. About Masks
    2. Adding Layer Masks
    3. Editing Layer Masks
    4. Painting a Layer Mask
    5. Vector Masks
    6. Creating a Simple Composition with Masks
    7. Layer Masks and Adjustment Layers
    8. Gradient Layer Masks
    9. Managing Layer Masks
    10. Masks on Smart Objects
    11. Luminosity Masks
    12. Combining Layer Masks and Vector Masks
  19. 8. Further Selection Techniques
    1. Selecting a Color Range
    2. Using Select Subject
    3. Using the Object Selection Tool
    4. Working with Select And Mask
    5. Replacing Skies
    6. Using Select Focus Area
    7. Using Quick Masks
    8. Saving Selections (Alpha Channels)
  20. 9. Adjustment Layers and Image Adjustments
    1. Adjustment and Fill Layers
    2. Making Brightness/Contrast Adjustments
    3. Making Levels Adjustments
    4. Making Curves Adjustments
    5. Using the Channel Mixer
    6. Exporting Color Lookup Tables
    7. Limiting Adjustments with Clipping Masks
    8. Using Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layers
    9. Adjusting Color Balance
    10. Making Vibrance Adjustments
    11. Working with Photo Filter
    12. Applying Black & White Adjustment Layers
    13. Tinting with Gradient Map Adjustments
    14. Adjusting Color with Selective Color
    15. Using Fill Layers
    16. Evaluating Images
    17. Using Shadows/Highlights
  21. 10. Blending Modes
    1. Blending Modes, Opacity, and Fill
    2. Using Blending Modes
    3. Default Modes
    4. Darkening Blending Modes
    5. Lightening Blending Modes
    6. Contrast Blending Modes
    7. Comparative Blending Modes
    8. Color Blending Modes
    9. Blend If Options
  22. 11. Color
    1. Choosing Colors
    2. Using Color Swatches
    3. Sampling and Viewing Color Values
    4. Working with Duotones
    5. Working with Spot Colors and Spot Channels
    6. Keeping Color Appearance Consistent
  23. 12. Painting
    1. Working with Brushes
    2. Using the History Brush Tool
    3. Using the Art History Brush Tool
    4. Using the Pattern Stamp Tool
    5. Using the Gradient Tool
  24. 13. Retouching
    1. Using the Spot Healing Brush Tool
    2. Using the Healing Brush Tool
    3. Using the Patch Tool
    4. Using the Red Eye Tool
    5. Using the Clone Stamp Tool
    6. Using Content-Aware Fill
    7. Using the Content-Aware Move Tool
    8. Using Replace Color
  25. 14. Smart Objects
    1. Creating Embedded Smart Objects
    2. Creating Linked Smart Objects
    3. Managing Linked Smart Objects
    4. Editing Smart Objects
    5. Duplicating Smart Objects
    6. Exporting Smart Objects
    7. Converting Smart Objects
    8. Resetting Smart Object Transformations
    9. Filtering the Layers Panel by Smart Objects
  26. 15. Essential Transformations
    1. Using Free Transform
    2. Using Perspective Warp
    3. Using Puppet Warp
    4. Using Content-Aware Scale
    5. Align and Blend Layers
  27. 16. Filters
    1. Applying Filters
    2. Modifying Smart Filters
    3. Using the Filter Gallery
    4. Sharpening Images
    5. Blurring Images
    6. Using the Camera Raw Filter
    7. Using Neural Filters
  28. 17. Shape Layers and Paths
    1. Using the Shape Tools
    2. Formatting Shapes
    3. Modifying Shapes and Paths
    4. Combining Shapes and Paths
    5. Using Custom Shapes
    6. Using the Pen Tools
    7. Converting Paths into Selections and Masks
  29. 18. Working with Type
    1. Adding Point and Paragraph Text
    2. Choosing a Font Family and Style
    3. Kerning and Tracking
    4. Adjusting Leading, Vertical Spacing, and Baseline Shift
    5. Inserting Special Characters
    6. Formatting Paragraphs
    7. Working with Type on a Path
    8. Warping Type
    9. Painting on a Type Layer
    10. Replacing Missing Fonts
    11. Matching Fonts
    12. Creating a Text Sandwich
    13. Filling Type with an Image
  30. 19. Printing and Exporting
    1. Designing with Artboards
    2. Proofing Colors Onscreen
    3. Preparing a File for Commercial Print
    4. Printing to a Desktop Printer
    5. Exporting to Different Sizes and Formats
    6. Using Quick Export
    7. Exporting Layers as Files
    8. Creating Animated GIFs
    9. Using the Package Command
  31. Index
  32. 20. Adobe Camera Raw online
    1. Why Use Camera Raw?
    2. Camera Raw Workflow and Tools
    3. Cropping and Straightening
    4. Using the Histogram
    5. Choosing a Profile
    6. The Basic Panel
    7. The Curve Panel
    8. The Detail Panel
    9. The Color Mixer and Color Grading Panels
    10. The Optics Panel
    11. The Geometry Panel
    12. The Effects Panel
    13. Masked Adjustments in ACR
    14. Select Subject and Select Sky Masks
    15. Brush Tool
    16. Linear Gradient Tool
    17. Radial Filter Tool
    18. Color Range Tool
    19. Luminance Range Tool
    20. Adding, Subtracting, and Intersecting Masks
    21. Spot Removal Tool
    22. Presets
    23. Opening a Camera Raw File in Photoshop
  33. 21. Adobe Bridge online
    1. Why Use Bridge?
    2. Downloading Photos
    3. The Bridge Window
    4. Bridge Workspaces
    5. Viewing Images in Bridge
    6. Review Mode
    7. Opening Files from Bridge into Photoshop
    8. Assigning Keywords
    9. Rating and Labeling Images
    10. Filtering Images
    11. Searching for Files
    12. Collections
    13. Batch Renaming Files
    14. The Image Processor
    15. Exporting Files Using the Export Panel
    16. Creating a Panorama
  34. 22. Layer Effects and Layer Styles online
    1. Layer Effect Basics
    2. Copying, Moving, and Removing Layer Effects
    3. Understanding Opacity and Fill
    4. Bevel & Emboss Effects
    5. Drop Shadow Effects
    6. Stroke Effects
    7. Applying Layer Styles
    8. Creating Layer Styles
  35. A. Image Basics online
    1. Pixels versus Vectors
    2. File Size
    3. File Formats
    4. Document Bit Depth

Product information

  • Title: Adobe Photoshop Visual QuickStart Guide
  • Author(s): Nigel French, Mike Rankin
  • Release date: November 2022
  • Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
  • ISBN: 9780137640829