Book description
In clear, conversational language using extensive images and screenshots, this book provides in-depth guidance on learning how to use Photoshop. Requiring no prior experience, the book first offers a step-by-step beginner's tutorial on the main features of Photoshop. It next provides solutions to the most common questions asked by new Photoshop users. The author explains how to customize brushes, work with camera raw files, and use 3D and video within Photoshop. She also covers more advanced tutorials involving higher concepts and specific source images.
Table of contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Chapter 1 - The Cheat
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Chapter 2 - Photoshop Setup and Overview
- Starting/Setting Up Photoshop
- Setting Adobe Photoshop to the Default Preferences
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Work Area Overview
- General Overview
- Menu Bar
- Options Bar
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Tools Panel
- The Move Tool
- The Marquees: Geometric Selection Tools
- The Lasso Tools: Freeform Selection Tools
- The Auto Selection Tools
- The Cutting Tools
- Annotation Tools
- Healing Tools
- Painting Tools
- Stamping Tools
- History Brushes
- Erasing Tools
- Fill Tools
- Adjustment Tools
- Photography Tools
- Pen/Curve Tools
- Type Tools
- Path Selection Tools
- Shape Tools
- Navigation Tools
- Zoom Tool
- More Tools
- The Palettes
- Chapter 3 - The Visual Bridge: Accessing and Organizing Files
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Chapter 4 - Quickies
- Introduction
- 1. I Just Need to Make This Picture Smaller
- 2. I Just Want to Make This Color Photo Black and White—or Maybe with Just a Little Color
- 3. I Just Want to Sharpen This Picture a Little
- 4. I Just Need to Get Rid of That (Wire/Timestamp/Other Annoying Inclusion)
- 5. I Just Want to Crop This Picture for Better Composition
- 6. I Just Want to Replace …
- 7. I Just Want to Make a Seamless Pattern
- 8. I Just Want to Get Rid of the Noise in the Photo
- 9. I Just Want to Get Rid of the Red Eye in the Picture
- 10. I Just Want to Make This Picture into Something that Looks More Graphic
- 11. I Just Want to Print These All on One Page
- 12. Aw, These Shadows Ruined My Pictures
- Chapter 5 - Going RAW
- Chapter 6 - One-Night Stands
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Chapter 7 - Brushes
- Introduction
- Finding Brush Controls
- The Brushes Palette
- Shape Dynamics
- Scattering
- Texture
- Dual Brush
- Color Dynamics and Other Dynamics
- Transfer
- Brush Pose
- Other Brush Tip Characteristics
- Putting the Brush Palette to Use
- Brush Blending Modes
- Pencil
- Color Replacement Tool
- Mixer Brush
- Custom Brushes
- Brush Libraries
- Chapter 8 - Second Date
- Chapter 9 - Smarter in So Many Ways
- Chapter 10 - Power User
- Chapter 11 - Efficiency and Display
- Chapter 12 - Concepts, Definitions, and Terminology
Product information
- Title: Precision Photoshop
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2014
- Publisher(s): A K Peters/CRC Press
- ISBN: 9781498760218
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