Photoshop CC 2019 - Up To Speed

Nonfiction, Computers, Application Software, Computer Graphics

• Author: R.M. Hyttinen
• ISBN: 9781943005147
• Publisher: PCM Courseware
• Publication: February 25, 2019
• Language: English

The Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Up To Speed guide helps you to get up and running quickly with Adobe’s powerful photo editing and management system. This handy step-by-step guide is written from scratch, starting with basic Photoshop topics and moving on to more advanced features of the program, designed to help you to become more productive more quickly. Though comprehensive, the information in this book is presented in a clear, concise manner with screenshots providing helpful visual guidance all along the way.

In no time at all you’ll be navigating Photoshop’s interface, importing, rating, and filtering your photos, managing your photo library, making exposure and color adjustments, fixing common image problems, printing your photos, creating photo books and presenting your images on social media and the Web.

Some of the topics include:

Learning the Interface

About Images in Photoshop

Using Photoshop Panels

Changing Screen Modes

Creating a New Image

Saving Your Work

Setting the Foreground and Background Color

Using the Color Picker & Color Panel

Using the Swatches Panel

Coloring with the Brush Tool

Coloring with the Paint Bucket Tool

Using the Eyedropper Tool

Working with Gradients

Using the History Panel

Using the History Brush Tool

Using the Magic Eraser Tool

Using the Background Eraser Tool

Using the Pencil Tool

Using the Clone Stamp & Patter Stamp Tool

Using the Dodge and Burn Tools

Using the Sponge Tool

Using the Healing Brush & Spot Healing Brush Tools

Using the Patch Tool

Using Content-Aware Fill

Using the Content-Aware Workspace

Using the Color Replacement Tool

Using the Marquee & Lasso Tools

Using the Paste Into Command

Using the Magic Wand Tool

Using the Quick Selection Tool

Cropping Images

Feathering a Selection

Transforming a Selection

Creating, Selecting & Deleting Layers

Linking and Hiding Layers

Merging Layers

Setting Layer Opacity

Using Layer Comps

Locking Layers

Using Blending Modes

Color Coding and Renaming Layers

Adding Adjustment Layers & Fill Layers

Creating Smart Objects

Auto-Aligning & Auto-Blending Layer Contents

Resizing, Scaling & Rotating Images

Skewing Images

Adjusting Distort and Perspective

Warping Images

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast

Setting Hue and Saturation

Adjusting Shadows and Highlights

Setting Color Balance

Using Levels & Curves

Replacing & Matching Color in an Image

Converting an Image to Black & White

Placing Images into Frames

Using Adobe Bridge

Using Type Tools

Warping Text

Using the Type Mask Tool

Using the Shape Tools

Using the Pen Tool

Using the Path and Direct Selection Tools

Transforming Paths

Working with the Paths Panel

Understanding & Using Filters

Saving a Selection as a Channel

Loading a Channel as a Selection

Working with Layer Masks

Blending Images with a Layer Mask

Using Actions

Using Guides, Grids & Rulers

Using Smart Guides

Using Batch Rename

Using Image Processor

Auto Cropping and Straightening Images

Optimizing Images for the Web

Using Libraries to Store Content

Adjusting images using Camera Raw

...and Much More​