Photoshop CS6 All-in-One For Dummies
- 12h 17m
- Barbara Obermeier
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2012
Photoshop is the world’s most popular image editing software, with more than four million users worldwide. Professional photographers, graphic designers, and Web designers as well as photo hobbyists need to learn the fundamentals and master the newest features of the latest version of Photoshop - Photoshop CS6. This complete all-in-one reference makes it easy, with eight self-contained minibooks covering each aspect of Photoshop.
- Helps you familiarize yourself with the latest Photoshop tools and features and find your way around the desktop, menus, panels, and more
- This full-color guide includes eight self-contained minibooks: Photoshop Fundamentals; Image Essentials; Selections; Painting, Drawing, and Typing; Working with Layers; Channels and Masks; Filters and Distortions; Retouching, Restoring, and Printing
- Covers all the basics for beginners as well as advanced techniques, like managing color, modifying and transforming selections and paths, making corrections with filters, using the liquefy command, trying out Photomerge and merge to HDR pro, preparing graphics for print or the web, creating contact sheets and picture packages, and more
From Photoshop fundamentals to dynamic digital imaging techniques, Photoshop CS6 All-in-One For Dummies has your creative needs covered.
About the Author
Barbara Obermeier is principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio in California specializing in print and web design. She is currently a faculty member in the School of Design at Brooks Institute.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Examining the Photoshop Environment
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Getting to Know the Tools Panel
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Starting, Finishing, and Getting It on Paper
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Viewing and Navigating Images
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Customizing Your Workspace and Preferences
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Specifying Size and Resolution
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Choosing Color Modes and File Formats
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Using and Managing Color
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Time Travel — Undoing in Photoshop
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Creating Actions for Productivity and Fun
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Making Selections
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Creating and Working with Paths
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Modifying and Transforming Selections and Paths
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Painting and Drawing with Photoshop
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Filling and Stroking
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Creating and Editing Type
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Creating Layers
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Managing Layers
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Playing with Opacity and Blend Modes
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Getting Jazzy with Layer Styles and Clipping Groups
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Working with Smart Objects
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Using Channels
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Quick-and-Dirty Masking
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Getting Exact with Advanced Masking Techniques
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Making Corrections with Daily Filters
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Applying Filters for Special Occasions
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Distorting with the Liquify Command
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Enhancing Images with Adjustments
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Repairing with Focus and Toning Tools
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Fixing Flaws and Removing What's Not Wanted
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Prepping Graphics for Print
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Prepping Web Graphics
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Slicing Web Images
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Other Sources of Information
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Using Photomerge and Merge to HDR Pro
