Adobe Photoshop: Up to Speed - E-book - ePub

Covers though Photoshop 2021! The Adobe Photoshop 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 InterfaceAbout Images in PhotoshopUsing Photoshop PanelsChanging Screen ModesCreating a New ImageSaving Your WorkSetting the Foreground and Background ColorUsing the Color Picker & Color PanelUsing the Swatches PanelColoring with the Brush ToolColoring with the Paint Bucket ToolUsing the Eyedropper ToolWorking with GradientsUsing the History PanelUsing the History Brush ToolUsing the Magic Eraser ToolUsing the Background Eraser ToolUsing the Pencil ToolUsing the Clone Stamp & Patter Stamp ToolUsing the Dodge and Burn ToolsUsing the Sponge ToolUsing the Healing Brush & Spot Healing Brush ToolsUsing the Patch ToolUsing Content-Aware FillUsing the Content-Aware WorkspaceRefining HairUsing the Color Replacement ToolUsing the Marquee & Lasso ToolsUsing the Paste Into CommandUsing the Magic Wand ToolUsing the Quick Selection ToolCropping ImagesFeathering a SelectionTransforming a SelectionCreating, Selecting & Deleting LayersLinking and Hiding LayersMerging LayersSetting Layer OpacityUsing Layer CompsLocking LayersUsing Blending ModesAdding Adjustment Layers & Fill LayersCreating Smart ObjectsAuto-Aligning & Auto-Blending Layer ContentsResizing, Scaling & Rotating ImagesSkewing ImagesAdjusting Distort and PerspectiveWarping ImagesAdjusting Brightness and ContrastSetting Hue and SaturationAdjusting Shadows and HighlightsSetting Color BalanceUsing Levels & CurvesReplacing & Matching Color in an ImageConverting an Image to Black & WhitePlacing Images into FramesUsing Adobe BridgeUsing Type ToolsWarping TextUsing the Type Mask ToolUsing the Shape ToolsUsing the Pen ToolUsing the Path and Direct Selection ToolsTransforming PathsWorking with the Paths PanelUnderstanding & Using FiltersReplacing a SkySaving a Selection as a ChannelLoading a Channel as a SelectionWorking with Layer MasksBlending Images with a Layer MaskUsing ActionsUsing Guides, Grids & RulersUsing Smart GuidesUsing Batch RenameUsing Image ProcessorAuto Cropping and Straightening ImagesUsing Libraries to Store ContentAdjusting images using Camera Raw...and Much More?