Photoshop CC in easy steps: Updated for Photoshop CC 2018

by Robert Shufflebotham

Overview

Photoshop CC in easy steps – 2018 edition helps the reader to master the essentials of Photoshop Creative Cloud 2018 edition, and then enjoy the full creative potential of this popular photo editing software. This book breaks down complex functions into easy-to-follow learning sequences.

The continual expansion, refinement and development of Photoshop can make learning the software a daunting experience for the first time user. But there is no need to feel intimidated. The answer is simple, take it in easy steps. That's exactly Photoshop CC in easy steps – 2018 edition is designed to do. In clear, concise, simple language this book breaks down the complex and complicated into small easily digestible learning chunks.

Photoshop CC in easy steps – 2018 edition delivers a solid, secure and lasting foundation that you can build on as you explore Photoshop and develop more and more control over one the most creative pieces of software available today. The author’s extensive knowledge and understanding of the requirements and needs of the new user is distilled in this book which is written in simple, clear language with step-by-step instructions.

Covers Adobe Photoshop CC – 2018 edition

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781840788327
Publisher:	In Easy Steps Limited
Publication date:	11/25/2018
Series:	In Easy Steps
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,091,334
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Robert Shufflebotham is a software training consultant with over 21 years' experience of delivering software training. He trains on a regular basis for some of the largest and most prestigious magazine, book and newspaper publishers in the world. He also has a MA in Electronic Media.

Table of Contents

1 Basic Theory 7

Bitmaps and Vectors 8

Pixels and Resolution 10

RGB and CMYK Color Models 11

Color Management 13

2 The Working Environment 15

The Working Environment 16

Using the Tool Panel 18

Document and Scratch Sizes 20

Ruler Guides and Grids 21

Zooming and Moving Around 22

The Info Panel 23

Panel Techniques 24

Controlling the Workspace 26

Save and Load Custom Settings 27

Printing 28

The History Panel 29

3 Open and Save Files 31

Get Started - Opening Images 32

Opening and Placing EPS files 34

Bridge 36

Scanning into Photoshop 39

Adobe Camera Raw 40

Camera Raw - Basic Tab 42

Graduated Filter Tool 45

Saving Files 46

Photoshop EPS 47

Save As JPEG 48

TIFF Format 49

Creating a New File 50

Managing Artboards 52

4 Image and Color Basics 53

Rotating an Image 54

Resizing without Resampling 55

Resampling Up 56

Sampling Down 58

Cropping an Image 60

Preserve Details Enlargement 61

Adding a Border 62

Image Modes 63

Foreground & Background Colors 65

Eyedropper and Color Sampler 66

The Color Picker 67

The Color Panel 69

The Swatches Panel 70

5 The Painting Tools 71

The Brush Preset Picker 72

The Brushes Panel 74

The Brush Settings Panel 76

Custom Brush Settings 78

Brush Tip Shape Settings 80

Brushes Presets 81

The Pencil Tool 82

The Gradient Tool 83

The Paint Bucket Tool 84

Blending Modes 85

Creating Rasterized Shapes 88

6 The Editing Tools 89

Blur, Sharpen and Smudge 90

The Clone Stamp Tool 91

Dodge, Burn and Sponge 92

The Eraser Tool 93

The Magic Eraser 94

The Background Eraser 95

The Healing Brush Tool 96

The Spot Healing Brush Tool 97

The Patch Tool 98

Color Replacement Tool 99

Content-Aware Move Tool 100

7 Selections 101

Marquee Selection Tools 102

Marquee Options 103

Moving Selected Pixels 104

The Lasso Tools 105

The Magic Wand Tool 107

The Quick Selection Tool 108

Select and Mask 109

Feathering Selections 111

Modifying Selections 112

Grow and Similar Commands 113

Pasting Into Selections 114

Filling a Selection 115

Copying and Pasting Selections 117

Focus Area Selection 118

Transforming Selections 120

8 Layers 121

Working with Layers 122

Merge and Flatten Layers 124

Moving Layers Between Images 125

Selecting and Linking Layers 126

Locking Layers 127

Layer Groups 128

Layer Styles 129

Transforming Layers 132

New Layer Commands 133

Smart Objects 134

Linked Smart Objects 136

Warping 137

Auto-Align/Blend Layers 139

The Styles Panel 141

Content Aware Scaling 143

Puppet Warp 145

Perspective Warp 147

9 Working with Type 149

Creating Point Type 150

Creating Paragraph Type 151

Editing and Selecting Type 152

Character Settings 153

Paragraph Settings 155

Masked Type 156

Type and Layer Styles 157

Type Effects 158

0 Paths 159

Converting Selections to Paths 160

Using the Pen Tool 161

Selecting Paths and Points 163

Managing Points 164

Manipulating Points 165

Exporting Paths 166

Smart Guides 167

Creating Shape Layers 168

Fill and Stroke for Shapes 169

11 Channels and Masks 171

Quick Mask Mode 172

The Channels Panel 173

Save and Load Selections 174

Layer Masks 176

Pixel and Vector Masks 178

Mask Properties Panel 180

12 Color Adjustments 181

Brightness/Contrast 182

Auto Tone and Auto Color 183

Shadow/Highlight Command 184

The Adjustments Panel 185

Levels 188

Curves 190

The Histogram Panel 192

Color Balance 194

Black & White Command 195

Vibrance Adjustment 196

13 Filters 197

Filter Controls 198

Unsharp Mask and Sharpen Filters 199

Smart Sharpen 201

Blur Filters 202

Path and Spin Blur 204

Noise Filters 206

Automatic Camera Shake Reduction 208

The Liquify Dialog Box 209

Liquify Distortion Tools 210

Filter Gallery 211

Vanishing Point 213

Editing Perspective Planes 215

Smart Filters 216

14 Web and Multimedia 217

Quick Export As 218

Export As 219

Save tor Web (Legacy) 220

PNG File Format 221

GIF Optimization Settings 222

JPEG Optimization Settings 223

Color Palettes 224

15 Animations and Slices 225

Creating a Simple Animation 226

Playing and Managing Frames 228

Slicing Images 230

Working with Slices 231

Optimizing and Saving Slices 233

Index 235