Teach Yourself Visually Adobe Photoshop CS6

<p>Chapter 1 Getting Started<br />Work with Images 4<br />Understanding Photoshop 6<br />Start Photoshop on a PC 8<br />Start Photoshop on a Mac 9<br />The Photoshop Workspace 10<br />Find Images for Your Projects 11<br />Set Preferences 12<br />Save a Workspace 14<br />Open an Image 16<br />Browse for an Image in Bridge 18<br />Sort and Filter Images in Bridge 20<br />Display a Slide Show in Bridge 22<br />Import Images from a Camera in Bridge 24<br />Create a New Image 26<br />Exit Photoshop 27</p>
<p>Chapter 2 Understanding Photoshop Basics<br />Introducing the Photoshop Toolbox 30<br />Work with Toolbox Tools 32<br />Magnify with the Zoom Tool 34<br />Adjust Views 36<br />Change Screen Modes 38<br />Using Rulers and Guides 40<br />Undo Commands 42<br />Revert an Image 43<br />Manage Image Windows 44</p>
<p>Chapter 3 Changing the Size of an Image<br />Change the On–Screen Size of an Image 48<br />Change the Print Size of an Image 50<br />Change the Resolution of an Image 52<br />Crop an Image 54<br />Crop and Straighten Photos 56<br />Trim an Image 57<br />Change the Canvas Size of an Image 58</p>
<p>Chapter 4 Making Selections<br />Select with the Marquee Tools 62<br />Select with the Lasso Tool 64<br />Select with the Magnetic Lasso Tool 66<br />Select with the Quick Selection Tool 68<br />Select with the Magic Wand Tool 70<br />Select with the Color Range Command 72<br />Select All the Pixels in an Image 74<br />Move a Selection Border 75<br />Add to or Subtract from a Selection 76<br />Invert a Selection 78<br />Grow a Selection 79<br />Create Slices 80</p>
<p>Chapter 5 Manipulating Selections<br />Move a Selection 84<br />Copy and Paste a Selection 86<br />Delete a Selection 88<br />Rotate a Selection 89<br />Scale a Selection 90<br />Skew or Distort a Selection 92<br />Perform Content–Aware Scaling 94<br />Refine a Selection Edge 96<br />Feather the Border of a Selection 98<br />Create Vanishing Point Planes 100<br />Copy between Vanishing Point Planes 102<br />Using the Content–Aware Move Tool 104</p>
<p>Chapter 6 Painting and Drawing with Color<br />Select the Foreground and Background Colors 108<br />Select a Color with the Eyedropper Tool 110<br />Select a Color with the Swatches Panel 111<br />Using the Brush Tool 112<br />Change Brush Styles 114<br />Create a Custom Brush 116<br />Using the Mixer Brush 118<br />Apply a Gradient 120<br />Fill a Selection 122<br />Using Content–Aware Fill 124<br />Stroke a Selection 126<br />Using the Clone Stamp 128<br />Using the Pattern Stamp 130<br />Using the Spot Healing Brush 132<br />Using the Healing Brush 134<br />Using the Patch Tool 136<br />Using the History Brush 138<br />Using the Eraser 140<br />Replace a Color 142<br />Fix Red Eye in a Photo 144</p>
<p>Chapter 7 Adjusting Lighting and Colors<br />Change Brightness and Contrast 148<br />Using the Dodge and Burn Tools 150<br />Using the Blur and Sharpen Tools 152<br />Adjust Levels 154<br />Adjust Curves 156<br />Adjust Hue and Saturation 158<br />Using the Sponge Tool 160<br />Adjust Color Balance 162<br />Using the Variations Command 164<br />Match Colors between Images 166<br />Correct Shadows and Highlights 168<br />Create a Duotone 170<br />Convert to Black and White 172<br />Adjust Vibrance 174</p>
<p>Chapter 8 Working with Layers<br />What Are Layers? 178<br />Create and Add to a Layer 180<br />Hide a Layer 182<br />Move a Layer 183<br />Duplicate a Layer 184<br />Delete a Layer 185<br />Reorder Layers 186<br />Change the Opacity of a Layer 188<br />Merge Layers 190<br />Rename a Layer 192<br />Transform a Layer 193<br />Create a Solid Fill Layer 194<br />Create an Adjustment Layer 196<br />Edit an Adjustment Layer 198<br />Apply an Adjustment–Layer Preset 200<br />Link Layers 202<br />Blend Layers 204<br />Work with Smart Objects 206<br />Create a Layer Group 210<br />Filter Layers 212<br />Add a Layer Mask 214<br />Edit a Layer Mask 216</p>
<p>Chapter 9 Applying Layer Styles<br />Apply a Drop Shadow 220<br />Apply an Outer Glow 222<br />Apply Beveling and Embossing 224<br />Apply Multiple Styles to a Layer 226<br />Edit a Layer Style 228<br />Using the Styles Panel 230</p>
<p>Chapter 10 Applying Filters<br />Turn an Image into a Painting 234<br />Blur an Image 236<br />Sharpen an Image 238<br />Distort an Image 240<br />Add Noise to an Image 242<br />Turn an Image into Shapes 244<br />Turn an Image into a Charcoal Sketch 246<br />Apply Glowing Edges to an Image 248<br />Add Texture to an Image 250<br />Offset an Image 252<br />Using the Liquify Filter 254<br />Apply Multiple Filters 256<br />Using Smart Filters 258</p>
<p>Chapter 11 Drawing Shapes<br />Draw a Shape 262<br />Draw a Custom Shape 264<br />Draw a Straight Line 266<br />Draw a Shape with the Pen 268<br />Edit a Shape 270</p>
<p>Chapter 12 Adding and Manipulating Type<br />Add Type to an Image 274<br />Add Type in a Bounding Box 276<br />Change the Formatting of Type 278<br />Change the Color of Type 280<br />Warp Type 282</p>
<p>Chapter 13 Automating Your Work<br />Record an Action 286<br />Play an Action 288<br />Batch Process by Using an Action 290<br />Create a PDF of Images 292<br />Create a Web Photo Gallery 294<br />Create a Panoramic Image 298<br />Create an HDR Image 300<br />Convert File Types 302<br />Batch Rename Images 304<br />Using Tool Presets 306</p>
<p>Chapter 14 Saving and Printing Images<br />Save in the Photoshop Format 310<br />Save an Image for Use in Another Application 312<br />Save a JPEG for the Web 314<br />Save a GIF for the Web 316<br />Save a PNG for the Web 318<br />Add Descriptive and Copyright Information 320<br />Save a Sliced Image 322<br />Print by Using a PC 324<br />Print by Using a Mac 326</p>
<p>Index 328</p>