Teach Yourself VISUALLY Adobe Photoshop CS6

✍ Scribed by Mike Wooldridge, Brianna Stuart

• Publisher: Visual
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 354
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Gets visual learners up to speed on the newest enhancements in Photoshop

Photoshop is constantly evolving, and the newest version offers great new tools for photographers. This popular guide gets visual learners up to speed quickly; previous editions have sold more than 150,000 copies. With colorful screen shots illustrating the step-by-step instructions, this book is perfect for Photoshop newcomers and for visual learners who are upgrading from an earlier version. It covers setting up the software, importing images from the camera, using all the tools, creating an online gallery, and more.

• Covers the most important features of Photoshop CS6, including importing photos from a digital camera, retouching and repairing damaged photos, enhancing digital images, and adding custom 3-D effects
• Explains how to edit images for the web, create an online photo gallery, and incorporate graphics into desktop publishing programs
• Explores color management, using palettes, compositing, using layers, applying gradients, setting type, and working with filters
• Features step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations designed for those who learn best when they see how things are done

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop CS6 gets visual learners ready to take advantage of everything the newest version has to offer.

✦ Table of Contents

Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ Photoshop® CS6
About the Authors
Authors’ Acknowledgments
How to Use This Book
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Work with Images
Understanding Photoshop
Start Photoshop on a PC
Start Photoshop on a Mac
The Photoshop Workspace
Find Images for Your Projects
Set Preferences
Save a Workspace
Open an Image
Browse for an Image in Bridge
Sort and Filter Images in Bridge
Display a Slide Show in Bridge
Import Images from a Camera in Bridge
Create a New Image
Exit Photoshop
Chapter 2: Understanding Photoshop Basics
Introducing the Photoshop Toolbox
Work with Toolbox Tools
Magnify with the Zoom Tool
Adjust Views
Change Screen Modes
Using Rulers and Guides
Undo Commands
Revert an Image
Manage Image Windows
Chapter 3: Changing the Size of an Image
Change the On-Screen Size of an Image
Change the Print Size of an Image
Change the Resolution of an Image
Crop an Image
Crop and Straighten Photos
Trim an Image
Change the Canvas Size of an Image
Chapter 4: Making Selections
Select with the Marquee Tools
Select with the Lasso Tool
Select with the Magnetic Lasso Tool
Select with the Quick Selection Tool
Select with the Magic Wand Tool
Select with the Color Range Command
Select All the Pixels in an Image
Move a Selection Border
Add to or Subtract from a Selection
Invert a Selection
Grow a Selection
Create Slices
Chapter 5: Manipulating Selections
Move a Selection
Copy and Paste a Selection
Delete a Selection
Rotate a Selection
Scale a Selection
Skew or Distort a Selection
Perform Content-Aware Scaling
Refine a Selection Edge
Feather the Border of a Selection
Create Vanishing Point Planes
Copy between Vanishing Point Planes
Using the Content-Aware Move Tool
Chapter 6: Painting and Drawing with Color
Select the Foreground and Background Colors
Select a Color with the Eyedropper Tool
Select a Color with the Swatches Panel
Using the Brush Tool
Change Brush Styles
Create a Custom Brush
Using the Mixer Brush
Apply a Gradient
Fill a Selection
Using Content-Aware Fill
Stroke a Selection
Using the Clone Stamp
Using the Pattern Stamp
Using the Spot Healing Brush
Using the Healing Brush
Using the Patch Tool
Using the History Brush
Using the Eraser
Replace a Color
Fix Red Eye in a Photo
Chapter 7: Adjusting Lighting and Colors
Change Brightness and Contrast
Using the Dodge and Burn Tools
Using the Blur and Sharpen Tools
Adjust Levels
Adjust Curves
Adjust Hue and Saturation
Using the Sponge Tool
Adjust Color Balance
Using the Variations Command
Match Colors between Images
Correct Shadows and Highlights
Create a Duotone
Convert to Black and White
Adjust Vibrance
Chapter 8: Working with Layers
What Are Layers?
Create and Add to a Layer
Hide a Layer
Move a Layer
Duplicate a Layer
Delete a Layer
Reorder Layers
Change the Opacity of a Layer
Merge Layers
Rename a Layer
Transform a Layer
Create a Solid Fill Layer
Create an Adjustment Layer
Edit an Adjustment Layer
Apply an Adjustment-Layer Preset
Link Layers
Blend Layers
Work with Smart Objects
Create a Layer Group
Filter Layers
Add a Layer Mask
Edit a Layer Mask
Chapter 9: Applying Layer Styles
Apply a Drop Shadow
Apply an Outer Glow
Apply Beveling and Embossing
Apply Multiple Styles to a Layer
Edit a Layer Style
Using the Styles Panel
Chapter 10: Applying Filters
Turn an Image into a Painting
Blur an Image
Sharpen an Image
Distort an Image
Add Noise to an Image
Turn an Image into Shapes
Turn an Image into a Charcoal Sketch
Apply Glowing Edges to an Image
Add Texture to an Image
Offset an Image
Using the Liquify Filter
Apply Multiple Filters
Using Smart Filters
Chapter 11: Drawing Shapes
Draw a Shape
Draw a Custom Shape
Draw a Straight Line
Draw a Shape with the Pen
Edit a Shape
Chapter 12: Adding and Manipulating Type
Add Type to an Image
Add Type in a Bounding Box
Change the Formatting of Type
Change the Color of Type
Warp Type
Chapter 13: Automating Your Work
Record an Action
Play an Action
Batch Process by Using an Action
Create a PDF of Images
Create a Web Photo Gallery
Create a Panoramic Image
Create an HDR Image
Convert File Types
Batch Rename Images
Using Tool Presets
Chapter 14: Saving and Printing Images
Save in the Photoshop Format
Save an Image for Use in Another Application
Save a JPEG for the Web
Save a GIF for the Web
Save a PNG for the Web
Add Descriptive and Copyright Information
Save a Sliced Image
Print by Using a PC
Print by Using a Mac
Index