Photoshop CC Bible (eBook)

Lisa DaNae Dayley has owned and operated a media creation business for 19 years, incorporating writing, graphic design, and video editing. She is the author of Photoshop CS3 Extended Video and 3D Bible and Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 in a Snap. She is also the coauthor of several books written with her husband Brad Dayley, including the Adobe Photoshop CS6 Bible. Brad Dayley is a senior software engineer with 20 years of experience creating computer applications. He is the author of several books, including the Silverlight 2 Bible.

Acknowledgments xi

Contents xv

Introduction xxxvii

Part I: Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CC 1

Chapter 1: Introducing Adobe Photoshop CC 3

Chapter 2: Exploring the Photoshop Workspace 13

Chapter 3: Performing Image Basics 81

Chapter 4: Understanding Colors, Histograms, Levels, and Curves 117

Chapter 5: Applying History and Actions 151

Chapter 6: Using Bridge to Organize and Process Files 171

Part II: Working with Camera Raw Images 203

Chapter 7: Exploring Camera Raw Basics 205

Chapter 8: Processing Photos with Camera Raw 229

Part III: Working with Selections, Layers, and Channels 277

Chapter 9: Creating Selections 279

Chapter 10: Learning All About Layers 319

Chapter 11: Exploring Channels 371

Part IV: Enhancing, Correcting, and Retouching Images 399

Chapter 12: Optimizing Adjustment Workflow 401

Chapter 13: Making Lighting and Color Adjustments 411

Chapter 14: Applying Sharpness, Blur, and Noise Adjustments 475

Chapter 15: Cleaning Up Digital Images with Cloning and Healing Tools 521

Part V: Using Paint, Paths, Shapes, and Text Tools 563

Chapter 16: Editing with Paintbrush Tools 565

Chapter 17: Working with Paths and Vector Shapes 619

Chapter 18: Working with Text 661

Part VI: Creating Artistic Effects 703

Chapter 19: Distorting Images 705

Chapter 20: Applying Filters 735

Chapter 21: Combining Images 757

Part VII: Working with 3-D Images 785

Chapter 22: Creating and Manipulating 3-D Objects 787

Chapter 23: Editing 3-D Scenes and Settings 811

Chapter 24: Using Photoshop Tools with 3-D Layers 835

Part VIII: Working with Video and Animation 867

Chapter 25: Understanding Video Editing Basics 869

Chapter 26: Animating in the Timeline Panel 907

Chapter 27: Correcting Video Files and Adding Artistic Effects 943

Chapter 28: Animating Using Frames 959

Part IX: Using Advanced Output Techniques 981

Chapter 29: Printing and Color Management 983

Chapter 30: Creating Images for the Web 1005

Chapter 31: Automating and Scripting Workflow in Photoshop 1035

Part X: Appendixes 1051

Appendix A: Timesaving Keyboard Shortcuts 1053

Appendix B: Extending the Capabilities of Photoshop with Plug-Ins 1059

Appendix C: Finding Resources 1063

Index 1067