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CLASSROOM IN A BOOK®
The official training workbook from Adobe
Andrew Faulkner & Conrad Chavez
Adobe Photoshop CC Classroom in a Book® (2019 release)
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CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED 1
About Classroom in a Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What’s new in this edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Starting Adobe Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Online content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Restoring default preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Additional resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Adobe Authorized Training Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Using the tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Sampling a color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Working with tools and tool properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Undoing actions in Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
More about panels and panel locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
2 BASIC PHOTO CORRECTIONS 32
Strategy for retouching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Resolution and image size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Opening a file with Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Straightening and cropping the image in Photoshop . . . . . . .38
Adjusting the color and tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Using the Spot Healing Brush tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
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Applying a content-aware patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Sharpening the image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
3 WORKING WITH SELECTIONS 52
About selecting and selection tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Using the Quick Selection tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Moving a selected area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Manipulating selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Using the Magic Wand tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Selecting with the lasso tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Rotating a selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Selecting from a center point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Resizing and copying a selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
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Cropping an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
4 LAYER BASICS 72
About layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Using the Layers panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Rearranging layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Applying a gradient to a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Applying a layer style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Adding an adjustment layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Updating layer effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Adding a border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Flattening and saving files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
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5 QUICK FIXES 106
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Improving a snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Adjusting facial features with Liquify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Blurring a background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Creating a panorama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Filling empty areas when cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Correcting image distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Extending depth of field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Removing objects using Content-Aware Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Adjusting perspective in an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
6 MASKS AND CHANNELS 142
Working with masks and channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Using Select and Mask and Select Subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Creating a quick mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Manipulating an image with Puppet Warp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
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Using an alpha channel to create a shadow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
7 TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN 164
About type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Creating a clipping mask from type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Creating type on a path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Warping point type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Designing paragraphs of type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Adding a rounded rectangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Adding vertical text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
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8 VECTOR DRAWING TECHNIQUES 188
About bitmap images and vector graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
About paths and the Pen tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Drawing with the Pen tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Working with defined custom shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Importing a Smart Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Adding color and depth to a shape using layer styles . . . . . . .203
9 ADVANCED COMPOSITING 208
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Arranging layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Using Smart Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Painting a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Adding a background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Using the History panel to undo edits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Upscaling a low-resolution image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
10 PAINTING WITH THE MIXER BRUSH 232
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About the Mixer Brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Selecting brush settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Mixing colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Mixing colors with a photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Painting and mixing colors with brush presets . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
11 EDITING VIDEO 252
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
About the Timeline panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Creating a new video project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
Animating text with keyframes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Creating effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
Adding transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Adding audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
Muting unwanted audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Rendering video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
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12 WORKING WITH CAMERA RAW 272
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274
About camera raw files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275
Processing files in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
Applying advanced color correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292
13 PREPARING FILES FOR THE WEB 310
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
Creating placeholders with the Frame tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Using layer groups to create button graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Automating a multistep task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
Designing with artboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332
14 PRODUCING AND PRINTING CONSISTENT COLOR 344
Preparing files for printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
Performing a “zoom test” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348
About color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352
Specifying color-management settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .353
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Identifying out-of-gamut colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
Proofing document colors on a monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355
Bringing colors into the output gamut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357
Converting an image to CMYK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359
Saving the image as a CMYK EPS file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361
Printing a CMYK image from Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362
15 PRINTING 3D FILES 368
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370
Understanding the 3D environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370
Positioning 3D elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374
Printing a 3D file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375
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INDEX 390
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GETTING STARTED
Adobe® Photoshop® CC, the benchmark for digital imaging excellence, pro-
vides strong performance, powerful image editing features, and an intuitive
interface. Adobe Camera Raw, included with Photoshop CC, offers flexibility
and control as you work with raw images as well as TIFF and JPEG images.
Photoshop CC gives you the digital editing tools you need to transform images
more easily than ever before.
About Classroom in a Book
Adobe Photoshop CC Classroom in a Book® (2019 release) is part of the official
training series for Adobe graphics and publishing software, developed with the
support of Adobe product experts. The lessons are designed to let you learn
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at your own pace. If you’re new to Adobe Photoshop, you’ll learn the funda-
mental concepts and features you’ll need to master the program. And if you’ve
been using Adobe Photoshop for a while, you’ll find that Classroom in a Book
teaches many advanced features, including tips and techniques for using the
latest version of the application and preparing images for the web.
Although each lesson provides step-by-step instructions for creating a specific
project, there’s room for exploration and experimentation. You can follow
the book from start to finish, or do only the lessons that match your interests
and needs. Each lesson concludes with a review section summarizing what
you’ve covered.
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