Adobe Photoshop CS6 Book

Section 1

Getting Started

• Zooming
• Scrolling
• Getting Around
• Tools
• Copy & Paste

Photo Retouching

• Selections
• Healing Brush
• Clone Stamp
• Red-Eye tool

Replacing Backgrounds

• Magic Wand
• Image Compositing

Annual Report Cover

• Selecting
• Feathering
• Layers
• Using Type

Section 2

Selecting with Quick Masks

• Quick Masks
• Magic Wand

Creating Shadows and Layers

• Layers
• Drop Shadows

3D Type Shadow

• Drop Shadows
• Layers
• Transform

Ghosting Part of An Image

• Layers
• Opacity

Fill Opacity & Effects

• Opacity
• Fill Opacity
• Effects
• Fill

Using the Adobe Bridge

• Navigation
• Renaming
• Deleting
• Rotating

Section 3

Creating Tiling Patterns

• Patterns
• Offset
• Deleting/Resetting Patterns

Cropping, Resizing and Blending

• Patterns
• Selections
• Gradient Tool

Preparing Digital Photos for Print

• Image Size
• Resampling
• Saving as PSD
• Saving as TIFF
• Document Size
• Preparing for Print

Saving Photos for the Web as JPEG

• Saving for the Web
• Save as JPEG
• Image Size
• Resampling

Saving Graphics for the Web as GIF/PNG

• Comparing GIF and PNG
• Web Transparency

Section 4

Color Correction Using Color Balance

• Color Correction with Adjustment Layers
• Color Balance
• Brightness/Contrast

Color Correction Using Levels

• Color Correction with Adjustment Layers
• Levels
• Setting White, Black, and Gray Points

Color Correction Using Curves

• Color Correction with Adjustment Layers
• Curves
• Setting White, Black, and Gray Points

Shadow/Highlight

• Shadow/Highlight
• Smart Objects
• Layer Masks

Section 5

Sharpening Photos

• Smart Sharpen

Special Effects with Type & Clipping Masks

• Masking with Type
• Clipping Masks

Paths and Pen

• Pen Tool
• Paths

Using Clipping Paths for Silhouettes

• Clipping Paths
• Pen Tool
• Importing into InDesign/QuarkXPress

Using Layer Masks for Silhouettes

• Layer Masks
• Selection Techniques
• Magnetic Lasso
• Refine Edge
• Color Fill

Section 6

Using Filters for Special Effects

• Motion & Radial Blur
• Layers
• Loading Selections

Brochure Part I

• Guides
• Adjustment Layers
• Layer Styles
• Blending Modes

Brochure Part II

• Smart Objects
• Layer Masks
• Transform
• Group Layers
• Curves
• Bevel and Emboss

Brochure Part III

• Text
• Smart Objects
• Layer Masks
• Layer Groups
• Layer Styles
• Gradients
• Fill Opacity

Bonus Exercises

Matching Backgrounds

• Match Color
• Magic Wand
• Luminance
• Quick Mask
• Calculate Colors

Preparing Line Art for Print

• Bitmap
• Line Art
• Threshold
• Image Size
• Resolution
• Filters

That’s a Moiré

• Moiré
• Halftone
• Sharpen
• Scanned Images from Newspapers, Books, or Magazines

Layer Masks and Collages

• Layer Masks
• Selections
• Gradients

More Layer Masks and Collages

Using Layer Masks to Save Photographs

• Blending Modes
• Layer Masks
• Gradients
• Correcting Exposure

Reference Material

Understanding Color

File Formats — Quick Reference Feature List

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts: Windows

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts: Mac