Photoshop Cs6 in Simple Steps

Cover......Page 1
Photoshop CS6......Page 2
Contents at a glance......Page 7
Contents......Page 10
Top 10 Photoshop Cs6 tips......Page 18
 How Photoshop, Bridge and Camera Raw work together......Page 19
 Use Photoshop’s keyboard controls......Page 21
 Get files from your camera......Page 23
 Enter your copyright with the File Info dialogue......Page 25
 Manage location data with the GPS panel......Page 26
 Use noise reduction in Camera Raw......Page 27
 Edit JPG and TIFF files in Camera Raw......Page 29
 Automatically enhance brightness and contrast......Page 32
 Always embed the colour profile......Page 33
 Now you can edit video in Photoshop......Page 35
Getting started with Adobe Photoshop CS6......Page 36
 Reset Photoshop and Bridge preferences to the default settings......Page 38
 Adjust Photoshop preferences......Page 39
 Set recommended Photoshop preferences......Page 41
 Edit and save colour settings......Page 42
 Select a colour theme in Photoshop and Bridge......Page 44
 Set up Bridge preferences......Page 46
 Set preferences for Adobe Camera Raw......Page 47
 Understand XMP, DNG and the Camera Raw Database......Page 49
 Understand Photoshop’s layout......Page 51
 Use the Layers and Properties panels......Page 53
 Use the Tools panel and Options bar......Page 54
 Use utility panels and the Window menu......Page 56
 Use workspaces......Page 58
Browse, manage and show images with Adobe Bridge......Page 60
 Use key elements of Bridge......Page 62
 Navigate with folders and favourites......Page 64
 Browse and select images in the Content panel......Page 66
 Use workspaces......Page 68
 Apply ratings, labels, keywords and IPTC metadata......Page 70
 Use organisation features: collections and filters......Page 71
 Present a slide show......Page 73
 Use Mini Bridge......Page 74
Pre-edit in Camera Raw......Page 76
 Use the slider and preview controls......Page 78
 Use adjustment tabs......Page 80
 Adjust white balance and tint......Page 81
 Adjust exposure and tonality......Page 82
 Adjust clarity, vibrance and saturation......Page 84
 Use Tone Curves......Page 85
 Convert to greyscale (black and white)......Page 87
 Use presets and snapshots......Page 89
 Synchronise white balance, etc.......Page 90
 Reset, cancel or save settings without opening Photoshop......Page 92
 Use the Save Image button......Page 93
Manage colours in Photoshop......Page 94
 Understand colour management......Page 96
 Calibrate and profile your display......Page 98
 Convert colours for sharing......Page 100
 Use soft proofing to manage colour conversion......Page 101
 Dealing with missing colour profiles......Page 103
 Install colour profiles......Page 105
Bring images into Photoshop......Page 106
 Open images from Bridge, Mini Bridge, Finder and Windows......Page 108
 Set workfl ow options and open images from Camera Raw......Page 109
 Import images from scanners......Page 111
 Place files......Page 112
 Load files into Photoshop layers......Page 113
 Generate collages and panoramas......Page 114
Crop, straighten, erase and undo......Page 116
 Trim, crop or straighten an image......Page 118
 Erase three ways......Page 120
 Use undo, redo and the History panel......Page 122
Work with layers and groups......Page 124
 Use the layers panel......Page 126
 Duplicate all or part of a layer......Page 127
 Mix layers with opacity and blending modes......Page 129
 Reorder layers and use Blend If......Page 131
 Manage, find and filter layers......Page 133
 Select, link, nudge, bump and align layers with the Move tool......Page 135
 Toggle layer visibility and use layer comps......Page 137
 Use groups......Page 139
 Delete a layer or group......Page 141
 Merge, stamp or flatten layers......Page 142
View, zoom and navigate......Page 144
 Zoom in or out and move around in your image......Page 146
 Work with screen modes and composition aids......Page 148
 Hide or show extras and calculate your screen resolution......Page 150
Work with brushes......Page 152
 Understanding brushes......Page 154
 Use the Brush Preset picker......Page 156
 Select and sample colours......Page 158
 Build up colour gradually......Page 160
 Reshape brushes......Page 161
 Use the Brush and Brush Presets panels......Page 163
 Use a graphics tablet and brush pose......Page 165
 Use the Mixer Brush......Page 167
Adjust colour and tone......Page 168
 Use adjustment layers......Page 170
 Adjust tonality......Page 172
 Use Curves with auto or preset options......Page 174
 Adjust the black point and white point......Page 176
 Adjust saturation and vibrance......Page 178
 Target a colour and adjust hue and saturation......Page 179
 Adjust colour with RGB channels......Page 181
 Use a colour lookup adjustment......Page 183
 Use Black & White adjustment......Page 185
 Use a gradient map adjustment......Page 187
 Colourise a black and white image......Page 189
 Clip an adjustment to another layer......Page 191
 Use HDR Toning......Page 192
Work with selections......Page 194
 Use the Marquee tools......Page 196
 Use Lasso tools......Page 197
 Reposition a selection......Page 199
 Visualise selections with Quick Mask......Page 200
 Use the Quick Selection tool......Page 202
 Select by colour range......Page 204
 Modify a selection, deselect and reselect......Page 206
 Modify or create a selection with Quick Mask......Page 208
 Load and save selections......Page 210
 Use selections......Page 212
Work with masks......Page 214
 Use layer masks......Page 216
 Adjust masks in the Properties panel......Page 218
 Use the Refine Mask dialogue......Page 220
 Evaluate masking and view a mask as an overlay......Page 222
 Work with a mask onscreen......Page 224
Retouch andmanipulate......Page 226
 Use the Clone Stamp......Page 228
 Use the Healing Brush and the Spot Healing Brush......Page 230
 Use Align......Page 232
 Patch and fill areas......Page 233
 Soften wrinkles......Page 235
 Reshape with the Liquify filter......Page 236
 Use smart objects......Page 238
 Use smart filters......Page 240
 Use Free Transform......Page 242
Add text......Page 244
 Use Type tools......Page 246
 Make straight-line text......Page 248
 Make wrapping text......Page 249
 Re-edit committed text......Page 250
 Make typographic adjustments......Page 251
 Create a watermark......Page 252
 Clip an image to text......Page 254
Resize, resample and sharpen......Page 256
 Use the resize option......Page 258
 Resample images......Page 260
 Sharpen with the High Pass filter......Page 262
 Use Smart Sharpen......Page 264
Make prints......Page 266
 Print with Photoshop colour management......Page 268
 Edit and save print settings......Page 270
 Set colour management parameters......Page 272
 Position, size and start the print job......Page 274
 Print in black and white......Page 276
Save and output from Photoshop and Bridge......Page 278
 Save a file as a Photoshop file......Page 280
 Save as TIFF......Page 282
 Save as JPEG......Page 284
 Use Save for Web......Page 286
 Use the Export panel......Page 288
 Create a web gallery with the Output Module......Page 290
 Make a PDF with the Output Module......Page 292
Top 10 PhotoshopCS6 Problems Solved......Page 294
 My keyboard shortcuts aren’t working or Photoshop just beeps......Page 295
 My cursor suddenly looks like a simple crosshair......Page 296
 I keep losing my cursor......Page 297
 All my tools and panels just disappeared......Page 298
 I can’t see any painting......Page 299
 My cursor turned into a no symbol......Page 300
 I’m getting a message about a missing colour profile......Page 301
 I’m getting a message about an embedded profile mismatch......Page 303
 My layers have gone out of alignment......Page 304
 I’ve fallen into Quick Mask (and don’t know it)......Page 305