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Book Description

In The Photoshop Productivity Series: The Productive Workflow–the third and final ebook in the three-part "Photoshop Productivity" series by Photoshop guru Dave Cross–Dave teaches you that "workflow" is not nearly as much "work" as it seems, and he avoids the beginning-to-end, step-by-step concept that many people think about when the word "workflow" is mentioned. In fact, he prefers the term "smart flow" to indicate any workflow that takes advantage of the automation capabilities of Photoshop and uses nondestructive, smart techniques to get that work done–and this is what he concentrates on in this ebook. The first concept Dave tackles is working nondestructively, including addressing the use of layers and masks. But why exactly should one work nondestructively? Dave covers that, too, addressing the specific advantages of such a "smart flow": accuracy, creativity, efficiency, and flexibility. Dave then dives deep and tackles vector tools, smart objects, smart filters, and what he calls "smart templates." After working through this final ebook in Dave's Photoshop Productivity series, you will have the skills you need to work smarter–not harder–in Photoshop to get the software to perform what you need, and to do it efficiently, quickly, and nondestructively.

Table of Contents

  1. Title Page
  2. About the Author
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Introduction: A Smart Workflow
  5. Working Nondestructively
    1. Layers
      1. Saving Layers
    2. Using Adjustment Layers
    3. Layer Masks
      1. Adding a Mask to a Group
      2. Using Clipping Masks
  6. Why Work Nondestructively
    1. Accuracy
    2. Creativity
    3. Efficiency
    4. Flexibility
  7. Vector Tools
    1. Working with Resolution-Independent Graphics
    2. Creating a Vector Shape
  8. Smart Objects
    1. Benefits of Smart Objects
      1. Drawbacks of Smart Objects
      2. Creating Smart Objects
    2. Embedded vs. Linked Smart Objects
    3. Camera Raw Smart Objects
    4. Lightroom Smart Objects
    5. Vector Smart Objects
      1. Pasting from Illustrator to Photoshop
      2. Placing Illustrator Files in Photoshop
  9. Smart Filters
    1. Creating Smart Filters
    2. Copying Smart Filters
  10. Using the Camera Raw Filter
  11. Smart “Templates”
    1. Saving Time with Templates
    2. Creating Consistency with Templates
  12. Conclusion
  13. Copyright Page
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