Adobe Photoshop CS6 : classroom in a book : the official training workbook from Adobe Systems

Getting started - Getting to know the work area - Basic photo corrections - Working with selections - Layer basics - Correcting and enhancing photographs - Masks and channels - Typographic design - Vector drawing techniques - Advanced compositing - Editing video - Painting with the mixer brush - Working with 3D images - Preparing files for the Web - Prtoducing and printing consistent color CONTENTS 5 GETTIING STARTED 10 About Classroom in a Book 10 What’s new in this edition 11 What’s in Photoshop Extended 11 Prerequisites 12 Installing Adobe Photoshop 12 Starting Adobe Photoshop 13 Copying the Classroom in a Book files 13 Restoring default preferences 13 Additional resources 15 Adobe certification 16 1 GETTING TO KNOW THE WORK AREA 17 Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop 19 Using the tools 23 Using the options bar and other panels 31 Undoing actions in Photoshop 35 Customizing the workspace 42 Finding resources for using Photoshop 46 Checking for updates 46 2 BASIC PHOTO CORRECTIONS 53 Strategy for retouching 55 Resolution and image size 56 Getting started 57 Adjusting the color in Camera Raw 58 Straightening and cropping the image in Photoshop 60 Replacing colors in an image 62 Adjusting saturation with the Sponge tool 63 Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool 64 Using the Spot Healing Brush tool 66 Applying a content-aware patch 67 Applying the Unsharp Mask filter 69 Saving the image for four-color printing 70 3 WORKING WITH SELECTIONS 75 About selecting and selection tools 77 Getting started 78 Using the Quick Selection tool 78 Moving a selected area 79 Manipulating selections 80 Using the Magic Wand tool 87 Selecting with the lasso tools 89 Rotating a selection 90 Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso tool 91 Cropping an image and erasing within a selection 93 4 LAYER BASICS 99 About layers 101 Getting started 101 Using the Layers panel 102 Rearranging layers 107 Applying a gradient to a layer 117 Applying a layer style 118 Adding an adjustment layer 122 Updating layer effects 124 Adding a border 125 Flattening and saving files 127 5 CORRECTING AND ENHANCING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS 133 Getting started 135 About camera raw files 138 Processing files in Camera Raw 138 Applying advanced color correction 150 Correcting digital photographs in Photoshop 160 Correcting image distortion 164 Adding depth of field 167 6 MASKS AND CHANNELS 175 Working with masks and channels 177 Getting started 177 Creating a mask 178 Refining a mask 179 Creating a quick mask 183 Manipulating an image with Puppet Warp 186 Working with channels 187 7 TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN 195 About type 197 Getting started 197 Creating a clipping mask from type 198 Creating type on a path 203 Warping point type 205 Designing paragraphs of type 206 8 VECTOR DRAWING TECHNIQUES 215 About bitmap images and vector graphics 217 About paths and the Pen tool 218 Getting started 218 Using paths with artwork 219 Creating vector objects for the background 227 Working with defined custom shapes 233 Importing a Smart Object 236 9 ADVANCED COMPOSITING 241 Getting started 243 Assembling a montage of images 243 Applying filters 252 Hand-coloring selections on a layer 255 Applying Smart Filters 261 Adding drop shadows and a border 263 Matching color schemes across images 265 Automating a multistep task 267 Stitching a panorama 271 Finishing the image 273 10 EDITING VIDEO 277 Getting started 279 Creating a new video project 280 Animating text with keyframes 283 Creating effects 285 Adding transitions 290 Adding audio 291 Muting unwanted audio 292 Rendering video 293 11 PAINTING WITH THE MIXER BRUSH 297 About the Mixer Brush 299 Getting started 299 Selecting brush settings 300 Mixing colors 304 Creating a custom brush preset 307 Mixing colors with a photograph 309 12 WORKING WITH 3D IMAGES 317 Getting started 319 Creating a 3D shape from a layer 319 Manipulating 3D objects 321 Adding 3D objects 323 Merging 3D layers to share the same 3D space 327 Positioning objects in a scene 328 Applying materials to 3D objects 335 Lighting a 3D scene 341 Rendering a 3D scene 343 13 PREPARING FILES FOR THE WEB 347 Getting started 349 Creating slices 352 Exporting HTML and images 358 Using the Zoomify feature 363 Creating a web gallery 364 14 PRODUCING AND PRINTING CONSISTENT COLOR 369 About color management 371 Getting started 373 Specifying color-management settings 373 Proofing an image 374 Identifying out-of-gamut colors 375 Adjusting an image and printing a proof 377 Saving the image as a CMYK EPS file 379 Printing 380 INDEX 383 A 383 B 384 C 384 D 386 E 386 F 386 G 387 H 387 I 387 J 387 K 387 L 387 M 388 N 389 O 389 P 389 Q 390 R 390 S 390 T 391 U 392 V 392 W 393 X 393 Y 393 Z 393 Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop CS6 choose Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 14 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in Photoshop CS6 and how to manipulate images, edit motion-based content, and create image composites. In addition to learning the key elements of the Photoshop interface, this completely revised CS6 edition covers new features, including precise cropping with multiple overlays, expanded content-aware toolkit with skin tone-aware selections and masking, three new blur effects, re-engineered design tools, adaptive Wide Angle adjustments, improved Camera Raw engine, improved auto corrections, Background Save and Auto-recovery, modernized user interface, intuitive video enhancements, simplified 3D interface, improved editing speed with real-time results, and more. “The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” –Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain Training Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does–an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. All of Peachpit's eBooks contain the same content as the print edition. You will find a link in the last few pages of your eBook that directs you to the media files. Helpful tips: If you are able to search the book, search for "Where are the lesson files?" Go to the very last page of the book and scroll backwards. You will need a web-enabled device or computer in order to access the media files that accompany this ebook. Entering the URL supplied into a computer with web access will allow you to get to the files. Depending on your device, it is possible that your display settings will cut off part of the URL. To make sure this is not the case, try reducing your font size and turning your device to a landscape view. This should cause the full URL to appear. Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop CS6 choose Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 14 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in Photoshop CS6 and how to manipulate images, edit motion-based content, and create image composites.

In addition to learning the key elements of the Photoshop interface, this completely revised CS6 edition covers new features, including precise cropping with multiple overlays, expanded content-aware toolkit with skin tone-aware selections and masking, three new blur effects, re-engineered design tools, adaptive Wide Angle adjustments, improved Camera Raw engine, improved auto corrections, Background Save and Auto-recovery, modernized user interface, intuitive video enhancements, simplified 3D interface, improved editing speed with real-time results, and more.

In addition to the lesson files, the companion DVD will feature 2 hours of free video tutorials from Adobe Photoshop CS6: Learn by Video by Adobe Press and video2brain, a great added value!

“The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” —Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain Training

Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does—an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.

**Breaking News! Adobe has released an update to Photoshop offering new features for Creative Cloud customers including Retina Display Support, Smart Object support for Blur Gallery and Liquify, powerful CSS support for web design, workflow improvements, improved 3D effects and more. Register your book at peachpit.com/register to receive a free update that covers these features.

Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop CS6 choose Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 14 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in Photoshop CS6 and how to manipulate images, edit motion-based content, and create image composites. In addition to learning the key elements of the Photoshop interface, this completely revised CS6 edition covers new features, including precise cropping with multiple overlays, expanded content-aware toolkit with skin tone-aware selections and masking, three new blur effects, re-engineered design tools, adaptive Wide Angle adjustments, improved Camera Raw engine, improved auto corrections, Background Save and Auto-recovery, modernized user interface, intuitive video enhancements, simplified 3D interface, improved editing speed with real-time results, and more. In addition to the lesson files, the companion DVD will feature 2 hours of free video tutorials from Adobe Photoshop Learn by Video by Adobe Press and video2brain, a great added value! The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students. Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain Training Classroom in a Book, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program doesan official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. **Breaking News! Adobe has released an update to Photoshop offering new features for Creative Cloud customers including Retina Display Support, Smart Object support for Blur Gallery and Liquify, powerful CSS support for web design, workflow improvements, improved 3D effects and more. Register your book at (http://peachpit.com/register) peachpit.com/register to receive a free update that covers these features.