Photoshop CC

Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas have also written, designed, and illustrated Visual QuickStart Guides to Adobe Illustrator and QuarkXPress. Their books have been translated into 12 languages and have sold more than 2.1 million copies worldwide. They have also taught at Pratt Manhattan, the Cooper Union School of Art, the New School Computer Instruction Center, and the Parsons School of Design. They are based in Asheville, North Carolina.

1: Color Management
2: Creating Files
Creating a new, blank document (Editing 16-bit files in Photoshop
Using the Status bar
3: Bridge
Opening files from Bridge into Photoshop
4: Camera Raw
Cropping and straightening photos
Choosing default workflow options
Using the Camera Raw tabs
Using the Basic tab
Using the Detail tab
Using the Adjustment Brush tool
Using the Graduated Filter tool
Using the Radial Filter tool
Using the Spot Removal tool
Saving and applying Camera Raw settings
Converting, opening, and saving Camera Raw files
5: Workspaces
6: Panels & Presets (The Photoshop panels that are used in this book
7: Pixel Basics
8: Layer Essentials
Creating layers
Filtering listings on the Layers panel
9: Selections & Masks
Using the Color Range command
Selecting in-focus areas of a photo
10: History
11: Using Color
Using the Color panel
Using the Swatches panel
Creating a Gradient fill layer
Creating and editing a gradient preset
Creating custom and scripted patterns
12: Adjustments(13: Combining Images
Creating embedded Smart Objects
Replacing Smart Objects
Creating linked Smart Objects
Working with linked Smart Objects
Using Smart Guides, ruler guides, and the grid (14: Painting
Managing brush presets
15: Retouching
Applying a Content-Aware fill
Using the Content-Aware Move tool
Removing an image element with the Patch tool
16: Refocusing
Applying filters in the Blur Gallery
Applying the Shake Reduction filter
17: Fun with Layers
Using the Liquify filter
18: Filters
19: Type
Changing the font family and font style