Adobe Photoshop CS6 Introduction
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Table of Contents
Getting To Know Adobe Photoshop
Starting Photoshop
Dark Versus Light Interface
The Photoshop CS6 Workspace
Understanding Panels
Working With The Panel Dock
Working With Panels & Panel Groups
Panel Techniques
Understanding The Tools Panel
Working With The Tools Panel
Understanding Mini Bridge
Working With The Options Bar
Opening An Existing Document
Creating A New Image
Brush Tool Essentials
Selecting Colours Using The Swatches Panel
Selecting Colours From An Open Image
Undoing Actions
Navigating Images
Understanding The Document Window
Navigating With The Zoom Tool
Navigating With The Hand Tool
Navigating With The Navigator Panel
Navigating With Keyboard Shortcuts
Changing Screen Modes
Working With Multiple Images
Digital Image Basics
Understanding File Formats
Understanding File Size
Understanding Colour Mode
Understanding Resizing & Resampling
Resizing An Image For Printing
Resampling An Image
Understanding The Crop Tool Options Bar
Cropping Images
Cropping Images To A Preset Size
The Delete Cropped Pixels Option
Using The Crop Tool To Add A Border
Making Selections
Using The Marquee Tools
Working With Selections
Using The Quick Selection Tool
Using The Magic Wand Tool
Using The Lasso And Polygonal Lasso Tools
Understanding The Refine Edge Dialog Box
Refining A Selection
Working With Layers
Understanding The Layers Panel
Creating Layers
Adding Images To Layers
Working With Layers
Working With The Background Layer
Changing The Layer Stacking Order
Changing Layer Opacity
Transforming Layers
Transforming Images
Flipping And Rotating Images
Straightening Images
Straightening Scanned Images
Correcting Perspective Problems
Fixing Perspective Problems With Puppet Warp
Scaling, Skewing And Rotating Images
Warping Images
Creating A Panorama
Tonal & Colour Corrections
Understanding Adjustment Layers
Using Adjustment Presets
Understanding Tonality & Histograms
Using Levels To Improve Contrast
Using Curves To Improve Contrast
Opening Up Shadows
Repairing Photos That Needed Fill Flash
Using Auto Colour
Adjusting Colour Temperature
Desaturating Colours Selectively
Changing Hues Selectively
Converting Colour Images To Greyscale
Brightening Washed Out Colours
Adjustment Layers In A Multi- Layered Image
Retouching And Repairing Images
Removing Blemishes
Reducing Wrinkles
Whitening Teeth
Removing Red Eye
Removing Unwanted Objects & Wires
Using The Clone Stamp Tool
Masks Filters And Blending Modes
Understanding Layer Masks
Understanding Filters
Understanding Blending Modes
Applying A Vignette
Applying A Soft Focus Effect
Applying A Blurred Lighting Vignette
pplying A Focus Vignette Effect
Blending Images
Sharpening Images With The Unsharp Mask
Adding Grain With The Add Noise Filter
Applying A Creative Filter
Smoothing Skin
Dodging And Burning With Overlay Mode
Layer Effects
Applying A Drop Shadow
Applying A Glow
Adding Borders
Copying Effects To Other Layers
Saving Layer Effects As A Style
Working With Text
Adding Point Type
Changing Text Size
Changing Text Colour
Changing The Font Family
Editing Text
Adding Paragraph Type
Warping Text
Drawing Paths For Text
Creating Text On A Path
Filling Text With An Image
Printing Sharing & Saving Images
Printing Single Images
Using The Print Dialog Box
Creating A PDF Presentation
Creating A Web Photo Gallery
Saving Layered Files
Saving Images In A New Format
Understanding The Save For Web Dialog Box
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