1 introducing Photoshop CS6
1.1 Introduction
1.2 How to Launch the Files and Lessons
1.3 What Is Photoshop: Raster vs. Vector
1.4 What’s New in Photoshop CS6 (Overview)
1.5 The Photoshop Family
1.6 Touring the Interface and Managing Document
Windows
1.7 The Window > Application Frame (Mac
Only)
1.8 Zooming and Navigating
1.9 Advanced Zooming and Navigating
1.10 Creating, Opening, Editing, and Saving
2 Photoshop Project explorations
2.1 Using Multiple Undos and the History Brush
Tool
2.2 Redesigned Mini Bridge
2.3 Adobe Bridge and Batch Renaming
2.4 Removing Unwanted Objects with Content-Aware
Fill
2.5 Content-Aware Move, Patch, and History Brush
Tools
2.6 Plug-ins a.k.a. Filters/Up in Smoke
2.7 Automatic Color Correction
2.8 Flawless Faces: Women
2.9 Flawless Faces: Men
2.10 Cropping and Straightening an Image
2.11 Content-Aware Scaling
2.12 Making Selections
3 Customizing Photoshop
3.1 Under the Hood: New Auto Recovery,
Customizing the Interface, and Hidden Plug-ins (Filters)
3.2 Arranging Panels, Switching Screen Modes, and
Saving a Custom Workspace
3.3 Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
3.4 Customizing Photoshop’s Menus
3.5 Optimizing Photoshop’s Performance: GPU, CPU,
RAM, VRAM and More
3.6 Rulers, Guides, and Grids
4 Image editing Concepts
4.1 Resolution, File Size, and Compression
4.2 RGB vs. CMYK
4.3 Importing Camera Images
4.4 Reviewing and Rating Images
4.5 Organizing Your Image Library
4.6 Nondestructive Editing
4.7 Selections: Rectangular and Elliptical
4.8 Selections: The Lasso and Polygonal Lasso
Tools
4.9 Selections: The Magic Wand Tool
4.10 Selections: The Quick Selection Tool and
Refine Edge
4.11 Using Refine Edge for Image Extraction
4.12 Converting to Black-and-White
5 Layers and Masks
5.1 Removing Solid Backgrounds
5.2 Overview of Layers
5.3 Adding New Layers
5.4 Merging Two Images for One Perfect Shot
5.5 Layer Masks, the Key to Flawless
Retouching
5.6 Creating Special Effects with Layer Masks
5.7 Correcting Color and Contrast Using a Layer
Mask
5.8 Using Layer Styles
5.9 Changing Colors Using Layers
6 Photo retouching
6.1 Removing Red-Eye
6.2 Skin Perfection, Eye Brightening, and
Double-Chin Removal
6.3 Creating “Hollywood” Skin
6.4 Realistic Retouching Using the History
Panel
6.5 Dodging and Burning to draw Attention
6.6 Differences in the Primary Retouching
Tools
6.7 Repairing Skin to New Layers
6.8 Did the Makeup Artist Go Too Far?
6.9 Drop 10 Pounds Without Dieting Using the
Liquify Tool
7 Creating Beautiful digital images with adobe
Camera Raw
7.1 What Is Adobe Camera Raw and What Files Can
It Correct?
7.2 Reading a Histogram and Using the Info
Panel
7.3 Reading and Applying Metadata
7.4 Creating Metadata Templates
7.5 Removing Color Casts and Improving Contrast
With ACR
7.6 Correcting a Series of Photos and the Image
Processor
7.7 Cropping in Adobe Camera Raw
7.8 Boosting Color With Adobe Camera Raw
7.9 Selective Color in Adobe Camera Raw
7.10 Painting in Corrections with the Adjustment
Brush
7.11 Using the Targeted Adjustment Tool
8 Working with Type and Creating
Mock-Ups
8.1 Typography in Photoshop
8.2 The Character Panel
8.3 The Paragraph Panel
8.4 Creating and Sharing Paragraph Styles
8.5 Character Styles
8.6 Creating Mobile Buttons
8.7 The Coolest Keyboard Shortcuts for Formatting
Text
8.8 Using Guides and Layer Groups to Perfect the
Layout
8.9 Advanced Blending Options for Type
9 3d and Video Editing
9.1 Making Text 3d
9.2 Creating a 3d Object
9.3 Creating a 3D Title Sequence
9.4 Video Editing in Photoshop
9.5 Adding Video Transitions
10 Just for Fun
10.1 The “Tourist & Car” Remover
10.2 Creating Seamless Panoramic Images
10.3 “Cropiddy” Crop, Crop, Crop
10.4 Cropping to Ratios, Fixed Sizes, and
Resolution
10.5 Perspective Crop Tool
10.6 Adaptive Wide Angle Correction
10.7 Blurring for Focus or Optical Illusion
10.8 Cool Lighting Effects
10.9 Warping Images
10.10 Puppet Warp
10.11 The Clone Stamp Tool
10.12 Merging High Dynamic Range Images
10.13 Vanishing Point
10.14 Using Blending Modes and Adding a Mask
11 Outputting Your Images
11.1 Building a Web Photo Gallery
11.2 Creating a Contact Sheet
11.3 Saving Images for the Web
11.4 Color Settings
11.5 Preparing Press-Quality Images
11.6 Printing Images
12 Artistic Expression and Special Effects
12.1 Turn Your Photo Into a Work of Art with Oil
Paint
12.2 Creating Hand-Painted Artwork from a Photo
with the Mixer Brush
12.3 Using Adobe Camera Raw for Painterly
Effects
12.4 Creating Abstract Artwork with the Art
History Brush
12.5 Using Actions for Special Effects
12.6 Record Your Hand-Drawn Painting
12.7 Create a Cartoon Avatar Using the Filter
Gallery
12.8 Creating and Applying Patterns
13 Closing Thoughts
13.1 Closing Thoughts
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