WHERE ARE THE LESSON FILES? III
GETTING STARTED 1
About Classroom in a Book 1
What’s new in this edition 2
Prerequisites 2
Installing Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Bridge, and Adobe Camera Raw 3
Installing fonts 4
Starting Adobe Photoshop 4
Online content 4
Restoring default preferences 5
Additional resources 6
1 GETTING TO KNOW THE WORK AREA 8
Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop 10
Starting a new document 13
Adding an image 14
Touring the Photoshop work area 15
Using the tools 17
Combining elements using layers 22
Adding type 26
Adding a solid color layer 29
Painting a graphic element 31
Undoing and redoing steps 34
Extending an image 36
Exporting a copy for delivery 39
2 BASIC PHOTO CORRECTIONS 42
Opening a fi le with Adobe Bridge 44
Evaluating an image for editing 46
Straightening and cropping the image 47
Correcting tone and color 51
Repairing a damaged image 53
Retouch a deleted area using Generative Fill 57
Sharpening the image 61
3 WORKING WITH SELECTIONS 64
About selecting and pixel selection tools 66
Getting started 67
Using cloud documents 67
Using the Magic Wand tool 70
Using the Quick Selection tool 71
Moving a selected area 72
Using the Object Selection tool 73
Manipulating selections 73
Selecting with the lasso tools 77
Rotating selected pixels 78
Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso tool 79
Selecting from a center point 80
Resizing and copying a selection 81
Cropping an image 86
4 LAYER BASICS 88
About layers 90
Getting started 90
Using the Layers panel 91
Rearranging layers 96
Applying a gradient to a layer 106
Applying a layer style 110
Adding an adjustment layer 114
Updating layer effects 116
Creating a border from a selection 116
Flattening and saving fi les 118
5 QUICK FIXES 122
Getting started 124
Improving a snapshot 124
Adjusting facial features with Liquify 128
Using Blur Gallery effects 132
Creating a panorama 140
Filling empty areas when cropping 144
Correcting image distortion 147
Extending depth of fi eld 150
Adjusting perspective in an image 153
6 MASKS AND PATTERNS 160
Why masks are useful 162
Getting started 162
Using Select And Mask and Select Subject 163
Manipulating an image with Puppet Warp 174
Creating a pattern for the background 176
7 TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN 182
About type 184
Getting started 184
Creating a clipping mask from type 185
Creating type on a path 191
Warping point type 194
Designing paragraphs of type 196
Finishing up 199
8 VECTOR DRAWING TECHNIQUES 204
About bitmap images and vector graphics 206
About paths and the Pen tool 207
Getting started with vector drawing 207
Drawing a shape with the Pen tool 208
Drawing a path traced from a photo 214
Converting a path to a selection and a layer mask 218
Creating a logo with text and a custom shape 219
9 ADVANCED COMPOSITING 228
Getting started 230
Arranging layers 231
Using Smart Filters 234
Painting a layer 240
Adding a background 242
Using the History panel to undo edits 243
Improving a low-resolution image 249
10 PAINTING WITH THE MIXER BRUSH 252
About the Mixer Brush 254
Getting started 254
Selecting brush settings 255
Mixing colors 258
Mixing colors with a photograph 261
Using brush presets to paint and mix colors 264
11 EDITING VIDEO 272
About video and animation in Photoshop 274
Using the Timeline panel 275
Getting started 276
Adding video 276
Adding audio 279
Changing clip durations in a video group 280
Animating with keyframes 281
Adding transitions 285
Rendering the timeline as a finished video fi le 286
12 WORKING WITH CAMERA RAW 292
Getting started 294
About camera raw fi les 295
Processing fi les in Camera Raw 296
Retouching a portrait in Camera Raw 316
13 PREPARING FILES FOR THE WEB 330
Getting started 332
Creating placeholders with the Frame tool 333
Using layer groups to create button graphics 338
Automating a multistep task 346
Designing with artboards 352
14 EDITING FOR CONSISTENT COLOR 364
Understanding digital color reproduction 366
Getting started 366
About color management 367
Checking colors for the final medium 370
Inspecting document color values 373
Editing while simulating final output 376
Preparing fi les for printing 378
Converting an image to CMYK 379
Saving the image as Photoshop PDF 381
Printing to a desktop color printer 382
15 EXPLORING GENERATIVE AI 388
About Adobe Firefly generative AI 390
How does Photoshop use generative AI? 390
Getting started 391
Generating a complete image 392
Refining a generative layer 395
About generative credits 398
Popular questions about generative AI 400
Explore the possibilities 401
INDEX 404
