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Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 release Alberto Seveso CLASSROOM IN A BOOK® The official training workbook from Adobe Andrew Faulkner & Conrad Chavez Adobe® Photoshop® CC Classroom in a Book® (2015 release) © 2016 Adobe Systems Incorporated and its licensors. All rights reserved. If this guide is distributed with software that includes an end user agreement, this guide, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. Except as permitted by any such license, no part of this guide may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Please note that the content in this guide is protected under copyright law even if it is not distributed with software that includes an end user license agreement. 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Printed and bound in the United States of America ISBN-13: 978-0-134-30813-5 ISBN-10: 0-134-30813-1 9 8 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 How to Get Your Lesson Files Thank you for purchasing this digital version of: Adobe Photoshop CC Classroom in a Book® (2015 release) In order to work through the projects in this book, you will need to download the lesson files from peachpit.com. Each download link gives you the files for a single lesson. You also have the option of downloading the entire set of lesson files as a single very large file. To access these files, follow the steps below: 1. On a Mac or PC, go to www.peachpit.com/redeem and enter this code: 4AB0466F379B 2. If you do not have a Peachpit.com account, you will be prompted to create one. 3. The downloadable files will be listed under Lesson & Update Files tab on your Account page (see image below; your list of files may look a little different.) 4. Click the lesson file links to download them to your computer. If you are unable to locate the files for this title by following the steps above, please email [email protected] and supply the code from step one. Our customer service representatives will assist you as soon as possible. What to do with the Lesson files once you’ve downloaded them The files are compressed into Zip archives to speed up download time and to protect the contents from damage during transfer. You must uncompress (or protect the contents from damage during transfer. You must uncompress (or “unzip”) the files to restore them to their original size and format before you use them with the book. Modern Mac and Windows systems are set up to open Zip archives by simply double-clicking. After unzipping the files, create a new folder named “Lessons” in a convenient location on your computer. • If you’re running Windows, right-click and choose New > Folder. Then enter the new name for your folder. • If you’re using Mac OS, in the Finder, choose File > New Folder. Type the new name and drag the folder to the location you want to use. Drag the unzipped Lessons folders (Lesson01, Lesson02, etc.) to your new “Lessons” folder. When you begin each lesson, navigate to the folder with that lesson number to access all the assets you need to complete the lesson. Important! The lesson files are provided solely for your personal use. You are not authorized to use these files commercially, or to publish or distribute them in any form without written permission from Adobe Systems. Contents GETTING STARTED About Classroom in a Book What’s new in this edition Prerequisites Installing Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Bridge Starting Adobe Photoshop Accessing the Classroom in a Book files Restoring default preferences Additional resources Adobe Authorized Training Centers 1 GETTING TO KNOW THE WORK AREA Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop Using the tools Sampling a color Working with tools and tool properties Undoing actions in Photoshop More about panels and panel locations Finding resources for using Photoshop Review questions and answers 2 BASIC PHOTO CORRECTIONS Strategy for retouching Resolution and image size Opening a file with Adobe Bridge Straightening and cropping the image in Photoshop Adjusting the color and tone Using the Spot Healing Brush tool Applying a content-aware patch Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool Sharpening the image Review questions and answers 3 WORKING WITH SELECTIONS About selecting and selection tools Getting started Using the Quick Selection tool Moving a selected area Manipulating selections Using the Magic Wand tool Selecting with the lasso tools Rotating a selection Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso tool Selecting from a center point Resizing and copying a selection Cropping an image Review questions and answers 4 LAYER BASICS About layers Getting started Using the Layers panel Rearranging layers Applying a gradient to a layer Applying a layer style Adding an adjustment layer Updating layer effects Adding a border Flattening and saving files Review questions and answers 5 QUICK FIXES Getting started Improving a snapshot Blurring a background Creating a panorama Correcting image distortion Adding depth of field Moving objects with the Content-Aware Move tool Adjusting perspective in an image Review questions and answers 6 MASKS AND CHANNELS Working with masks and channels Getting started Creating a mask Refining a mask Creating a quick mask Manipulating an image with Puppet Warp Working with channels Review questions and answers 7 TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN About type Getting started Creating a clipping mask from type Creating type on a path Warping point type Designing paragraphs of type Adding a rounded rectangle Adding vertical text Review questions and answers 8 VECTOR DRAWING TECHNIQUES About bitmap images and vector graphics About paths and the Pen tool Getting started Drawing with the Pen tool Working with defined custom shapes Importing a Smart Object Adding color and depth to a shape using layer styles Review questions and answers 9 ADVANCED COMPOSITING Getting started Arranging layers Using Smart Filters Painting a layer Adding a background Using the History Panel to undo tasks Upscaling a low-resolution image Review questions and answers 10 PAINTING WITH THE MIXER BRUSH About the Mixer Brush Getting started Selecting brush settings Mixing colors Creating a custom brush preset Mixing colors with a photograph Review questions and answers 11 EDITING VIDEO Getting started About the Timeline panel
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