Photoshop CC: top 100 simplified tips & tricks

✍ Scribed by Sholik, Stan

• Publisher: Wiley;Visual
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Series: Top 100 simplified tips & tricks.; Visual read less learn more
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

ABOUT THE AUTHOR; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Take Control of Photoshop; SET THE COLOR SCHEME for your Photoshop workspace; Select the COLOR SETTINGS FOR EDITING; CUSTOMIZE THE PREFERENCES for the way you work; Create a CUSTOM WORKSPACE; ADD A KEYBOARD SHORTCUT to open an image as a Smart Object; Change your WINDOW VIEWS; CREATE A CUSTOM ACTION for repetitive tasks; RESET COLOR SWATCHES with photographic filter colors; MAKE PHOTOSHOP REMEMBER your enhancement steps; PROFILE YOUR MONITOR for accurate color; INCREASE THE POWER OF PHOTOSHOP with a pen tablet;Take your Photoshop skill set to the next level with these essential techniques If you're already familiar with Photoshop basics and are ready to learn some new tips, tricks, and techniques, then this is the book for you! Full-color, step-by-step instructions take you beyond the essentials and show you how to make the most of the newest features of Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud). Beautiful photos will inspire you to experiment with Photoshop's features, and numbered instructions make the techniques easy to learn. Encourages you to expand your skill set with creative, or.

✦ Table of Contents

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Take Control of Photoshop
SET THE COLOR SCHEME for your Photoshop workspace
Select the COLOR SETTINGS FOR EDITING
CUSTOMIZE THE PREFERENCES for the way you work
Create a CUSTOM WORKSPACE
ADD A KEYBOARD SHORTCUT to open an image as a Smart Object
Change your WINDOW VIEWS
CREATE A CUSTOM ACTION for repetitive tasks
RESET COLOR SWATCHES with photographic filter colors
MAKE PHOTOSHOP REMEMBER your enhancement steps
PROFILE YOUR MONITOR for accurate color
INCREASE THE POWER OF PHOTOSHOP with a pen tablet Chapter 2: Manage Photos with Adobe Bridge and Mini BridgeSET THE COLOR THEME for your Bridge workspaces
Change your WORKSPACE VIEW
IMPORT PHOTOS AND VIDEOS from a camera or camera card
APPLY KEYWORDS to find photos later
REVIEW AND RATE images
SELECT IMAGES using Mini Bridge
OPEN IMAGES IN PHOTOSHOP using Mini Bridge
Chapter 3: Process Photos in Camera Raw
SET PREFERENCES in Camera Raw
AUTO-CORRECT with one click
ADJUST OVERALL WHITE BALANCE three ways
RECOVER HIGHLIGHT AND SHADOW INFORMATION using Camera Raw
CORRECT LENS ABERRATIONS automatically or manually RETOUCH PORTRAITS nondestructivelyVISUALLY ADJUST THE TONE CURVE with the Targeted Adjustment tool
IMPROVE A SKY with the Graduated Filter
Brush on LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS
APPLY ADJUSTMENTS to multiple photos
Quiet a NOISY PHOTO
EXPORT IMAGES to Photoshop
Chapter 4: Fix Common Problems
REMOVE SPOTS AND SKIN BLEMISHES two ways
RETOUCH WRINKLES with the Healing Brush and Patch Tools
SLIM A PORTRAIT by removing the weight the camera adds
REMOVE REFLECTIONS in eyeglasses
LIGHTEN A SUBJECT in deep shadow
Make a PERFECT GROUP SHOT
REMOVE UNWANTED OBJECTS in photos REPOSITION THE SUBJECT without leaving a holeBRIGHTEN THE EYES using curves and layers
ENHANCE A BORING SKY by adding clouds
REMOVE CAMERA SHAKE with a filter
Chapter 5: Adjust Photos with Layers, Selections, and Masks
Make a selection with the QUICK SELECTION TOOL
IMPROVE THE EDGES OF A SELECTION with Refine Edge
ADJUST PART OF AN IMAGE with an automatic layer mask
SELECT AREAS OF SIMILAR COLOR with the Magic Wand tool
SELECT ONLY SKIN TONES and adjust
MASK HAIR with a selection and Refine Edge
ADD LAYERS AS SMART OBJECTS for flexibility SELECT A COMPLEX BACKGROUND with the Color Range commandADD A TEXTURE using Blending Modes
COMPOSE AND ADJUST IMAGES using a layer mask
ADJUST EXPOSURE LOCALLY with a dodge and burn layer
APPLY A DROP SHADOW to multiple type layers
Chapter 6: Modify Photos with Transform, Straighten, Crop, and Resize
EXTEND THE BACKGROUND without distorting the subject
ADD A TATTOO PAINLESSLY with Free Transform
LEVEL A TILTED HORIZON two ways
PRESERVE DETAILS when resizing
CROP without cropping the original
CORRECT WIDE-ANGLE DISTORTION using the Adaptive Wide Angle filter
DIETING with Liquify

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Computer graphics--Computer programs;Image processing--Digital techniques;Photography--Digital techniques;Electronic books;Adobe Photoshop;Image processing -- Digital techniques;Computer graphics -- Computer programs;Photography -- Digital techniques