Index
Symbols
3D Axis widget 379
3D element positioning 380
3D layers 377
3D Material Drop tool 391
3D Material Eyedropper tool 389
A
actions
batch 336
playing 336
sets 332
stopping recording 336
Actions panel 332
Add Artboard button 340
Add Audio option 273
Add Layer Mask button 106
Add Media button 264
Add Noise filter 233
Adjustment Brush tool (Camera Raw) 313
adjustment layers
Brightness/Contrast 231
Channel Mixer 231
defined 17
Exposure 232
using in video 268
Adobe Bridge
installing 3
Load Files into Photoshop Layers command 217
opening files in Camera Raw from 282
opening files in Photoshop from 36
previewing a file 120
Adobe Camera Raw
adjusting white balance in 286
Adjustment Brush tool 313
Basic panel 289
Detail panel 291
opening images in 282
Open Object button 296
profiles 285
saving files in 297
synchronizing settings across images 293
version 280
workflow 283
workspace 283
Adobe Capture 208
Adobe Creative Cloud
desktop application 3
mobile apps 208
portfolio online 370
Adobe Dimension 378
Adobe DNG (Digital Negative) file format 282, 297, 301, 312, 315
Adobe Generator 338
Adobe Illustrator 194, 297
Adobe InDesign 175, 297
Adobe Lightroom 11
Adobe Lightroom Classic 300–301
Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format)
Photoshop PDF format 186
printing on press 352
Adobe Photoshop
installing 3
new features 2
resetting the default preferences for 10
Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book (2020 release)
about 1
lesson files and Web Edition 4
prerequisites 2
Adobe Raw profile 285
Adobe Stock 11
designing with 106
Libraries panel import 88
licensing 106
Search Adobe Stock command 80
Aligned option 47
alpha channels 146, 147, 161, 162
animating
Pan & Zoom effect 271
anti-aliasing 64
application frame, Mac 13
applying an edit 25
arrow keys, nudging with 63–64
artboards
about 338
adding 340
duplicating 338
exporting 346
mobile devices and 341
presets for sizes 340
resizing 343
Art History Brush tool 391
audio
adding to a video timeline 273
fading 274
shortening clips 273
Audio track 273
Auto-Align Layers 131
Auto Enhance option 59
Auto-Select option 102
axes, 3D 379
B
Background Eraser 391
background layer
converting to a regular layer 78, 334
erasing 81
background, removing 147
barrel distortion, correcting 126
Basic panel (in Camera Raw) 289
bitmap images
overview 10
black and white, converting color images in Photoshop 50
black point 289
Black & White adjustment layer 50, 269
blemishes, removing 44
Blend Images Together option 121
blending colors with a photograph 247
blending modes
applying to layers 85
deciding which to use 89
definition 84
Bloat tool in the Liquify filter 225
blur
caused by camera motion, removing 142
Field Blur 118
restore noise 119
Spin Blur 118
Tilt-Shift 118
Blur Effects panel 119
Blur tool 392
Bridge. See Adobe Bridge
brightening an image 112–113, 122
Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer 231
bristle tips 240
Browse In Bridge command 36
brushes
loading with color 245
presets. See brush presets
rotation angle 248
settings 241
Brushes panel 247
brush presets
exporting 248
Brush Settings panel 241
Brush tool 390
about 20
Paint Symmetry 253
setting options 158
Burn tool 392
buttons
duplicating 327
C
calibration, monitor 358
Camera Raw. See Adobe Camera Raw
camera raw images
cameras supported by Adobe Camera Raw 282
creating 282
file formats for saving 297
histogram 291
overview 281
proprietary 281
sharpening 291
white balance and exposure adjustment 286–287
Camera Shake Reduction filter 142
cameras, in 3D layers
about 377
changing the angle of 380
Camera widget 380
Canvas Size command 334
CC Libraries. See Libraries, Creative Cloud
center point, selecting from 68
channel masks 147
Channel Mixer adjustment layer 231
channels
about 146
shadow created with 161
character styles 175
checkerboard transparency indicator 81
chromatic aberration 126
Clarity option 299
Classroom in a Book 1
Clean Brush After Every Stroke icon 244
Clean Brush option (Mixer Brush tool) 245
clipping masks
indicator 174
shortcut 174
Clone Stamp tool 390
closing a Photoshop file 13
Cloud Documents
about 55
dialog box 18
saving 56
Clouds filter 88
CMYK color mode, converting to 360
collaborating with libraries 208
color
additive 359
adjusting overall 40
changing foreground 18
converting to black and white 50
default foreground and background 230
default text 172
fonts 183
management. See color management
mixing with the Mixer Brush 244
out-of-gamut 360
previewing gamut clipping 360
selecting by 54
softening edge transitions 64
Color Burn blending mode 89
color casts, removing 40
color comp 368
Color Dodge blending mode 89
Color panel 28
color profiles 358
Color Range command 308
Color Replacement tool 390
Color Sampler tool 389
Color Settings dialog box 359–360
color settings, saving and restoring 5
color space 358
color theme, for user interface 30
combining images
with different perspectives 138–142
commands, keyboard shortcuts for 395
Commit Any Current Edits button 102
committing (applying) an edit 25
compositing. See combining images
Content-Aware Crop 124
Content-Aware Fill 132
Content-Aware Fill for panoramas 120, 121
Content-Aware Move tool 136, 390
Content-Aware Patch tool 45
Content panel, in Bridge 37
context menus
annotations 186
using 20
Contrast slider in Camera Raw 289
Control Timeline Magnification slider 265
Convert for Smart Filters 313
converting images to black and white 50
Copy command 79
copying
anti-aliasing edges 64
commands 71
images, and centering 79
settings in Camera Raw 292
Copy Merged command 71
corner points 195
Count tool 389
creases, repairing 44
Create Video Timeline 263
Creative Cloud. See Adobe Creative Cloud
Crop and Straighten Photos command 39
cropping documents
clearing Crop tool settings 39
crop shield 38
leveling 38
cropping images
Content-Aware Crop 124
Cross Fade transition 272
Curvature Pen tool 193, 194, 197, 392
curved paths 195
Curves adjustment layers 17–18, 112, 309
customizing the user interface 30
Custom Shape tool 393
D
Darken blending mode 89
Darker Color blending mode 89
Decontaminate Colors option 157
Default Foreground And Background Colors 230
Define Custom Shape command 209
Delete Cropped Pixels option 38
depth map 117
depth of field, extending 129
Deselect command 23
deselecting selections 60
Deselect Layers command 23
Detail panel in Camera Raw 291
Difference blending mode 89
Difference Clouds filter 230
Direct Selection tool 195, 203, 393
discretionary ligatures 183
distortions, correcting 138
DNG. See Adobe DNG (Digital Negative) file format
docking panels 27
document size, displaying 104
document window
fitting image to 69
scrolling 16
status bar 14
drag-and-drop importing 88
Drop Shadow layer style 329, 334
duplicating
areas of a scene 132
images 363
layers 327
duration of video clips, changing 265
Dust & Scratches filter 48
E
Edit In Quick Mask Mode button 158
Ellipse tool 393
Elliptical Marquee tool 388
centering selection 68
circular selections with 62
in Tools panel 54
emoji fonts 183
EPS file format 367
Eraser tool 391
Exclusion blending mode 89
Export As command
exporting artboards 346
exporting layers 347
exporting
3D objects for printing 383
brushes 248
image files from layers 338, 347
layers as web assets 347
layer visibility 165
video 275
Exposure adjustment layer 232
Eyedropper tool 18, 19, 241, 389
eye icon, in the Layers panel 77
F
Face-Aware Liquify filter 114
Fade With Black transitions 272
fading audio 274
Feather command 64
feathering 64
Field Blur 118
file formats. See name of format
file sizes, differing among formats 311
fills
color 377
foreground color 103
gradient 93
filters
adding clouds with 87
Add Noise 233
Camera Raw Filter 313
Camera Shake Reduction 142
Difference Clouds 230
Dust & Scratches 48
Lighting Effects 234
Find. See Search icon
Fit On Screen command 69
Flatten Image command. See flattening
focus, adjusting 129
fonts
alternates 183
changing in the options bar 23
color 183
emoji 183
Font Similarity 186
OpenType 183
previewing in context 171
selecting 170
special characters 187
variable 183
Font Similarity option 186
Foreground color swatch 88
four-color printing 360
fractions 183
frames 319
Free Transform command 218, 220
G
gamut
defined 358
Generator. See Adobe Generator
Geometric Distortion Correction option 121
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) file format 338
Global Light option 94
glyph alternates 178
Go To First Frame button 272
Gradient Picker 93
gradients, listing by name 93
Gradients panel 97
guides
adding 169
ruler 324
Smart Guides 212
H
Hard Light blending mode 89
Hard Mix blending mode 89
HDR in Camera Raw 312
Healing Brush tool 44, 304, 390
HEIF format 117
Help, Photoshop 6
hiding
layers 80
HiDPI
graphics export 348
resolution 35
high-resolution images 35
histogram
Levels adjustment layer 41, 302, 357
History Brush tool 391
Home screen 10
Horizontal Type Mask tool 392
Horizontal Type tool 23, 91, 170, 392
hue, adjusting for printing 363
Hue blending mode 89
Hue/Saturation adjustment layers 17, 159, 204
I
Illustrator. See Adobe Illustrator
images
centering and copying 172
copying 104
duplicating 363
fitting onscreen 68
sharpening 291
importing
embedded Smart Objects 337
multiple files from Bridge 217
video assets 263
InDesign. See Adobe InDesign
inkjet printers 368
Inner Shadow layer style 174
interface. See user interface
iPhone, designing for 340
Isolate Layers command 102
J
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) file format
compared to other formats 297
for web design 338
Export As 346
image quality degradation 301
type quality 186
K
keyboard shortcuts
customizing 246
duplicating 70
keyframes
appearance of 267
moving to the next or previous 270
using to animate text 266
L
Large Document Format 297
layer comps 105
layer effects
updating 102
layers
about 76
aligning 80
Background 78
converting Background to regular 334
converting to Background 78
copying and merging 71
copying and pasting 79
copying to another 79
effects. See layer effects; see also layer styles
exporting individually 347
generating images from 338
groups 324
locking 77
masks 147
merging visible 104
opacity 84
overview 76
painting 226
renaming 79
rotating 86
saving in GIF or JPEG formats 76
selecting 18
showing and hiding 80
styles. See layer styles
thumbnail icons 77
transforming 86
type 91
Layers panel
Quick Mask mode indicator 158
searching within 102
layer styles
adding to type 174
in Creative Cloud Libraries 95
multiple instances of effects 101
presets 211
Satin 98
leading 181
learning resources for Adobe Photoshop 6
Learn tutorials 11
length of video clips, changing 265
Lens Correction filter 126–128
lens flaws, correcting 126–128
lesson files, accessing 3
Levels adjustment layers 41–42, 122, 302
Libraries, Creative Cloud
Adobe Stock 88
color swatches 88
images 88
layer styles 95
linked Smart Objects 208
mobile apps 208
Libraries panel 106
licensing, Adobe Stock 106
Lighten blending mode 89
lightening an image 112–113, 122
Lighter Color blending mode 89
Lighting Effects filter 234
Lightroom. See Adobe Lightroom Classic
Lightroom photos (online storage) 11, 31
lights, in 3D layers 377
Linear Burn blending mode 89
Linear Dodge blending mode 89
Linear Light blending mode 89
Line tool 393
Liquify, Face-Aware filter 114
Live Tip Brush Preview 251
Load Files Into Photoshop Layers command 217
loading brushes with color 245
Load Selection command 162
low resolution images
about 35
upscaling 235
LR Photos 11
Luminosity blending mode 89
M
Mac, differences in work area 13
Magic Eraser tool 391
Magic Wand tool 54, 57–58, 61–62, 388
Magnetic Lasso tool 54, 67–68, 388
magnification. See also Zoom tool
Timeline panel 265
magnifying glass. See Zoom tool
mandalas, painting 253
marching ants. See selection marquee
marquee tools 54
masks 146
inverting 159
overview 146
terminology 147
vector 147
Match Font command 188
materials, in 3D layers 377
megapixels 35
Merge Visible command 105
merging
images 129
images with different perspectives 138–142
layers 104
multiple Photoshop files 217
meshes, in 3D layers 377
Mixer Brush tool 390
about 240
cleaning the brush 245
mixing colors
with a photograph 247
with Mixer Brush tool 244
mobile devices
designing for, with artboards 341
using with libraries 208
monitor calibration 358
motion blur effects 119
Motion workspace 263
Move tool 388
Auto-Select option 102
moving selections 60
Pan the 3D Object mode 378
scissors icon 69
using 26
moving
3D objects 379
panels 27
Multiply blending mode 89
N
navigating
using the Navigator panel 16
Navigator panel 16
noise, reducing 48
nondestructive filters 220
notes, deleting 186
Notes panel 181
Note tool 389
nudging layers 345
nudging selections 63
O
on-image adjustment tool. See targeted adjustment tool
opening images in Camera Raw 282
Open Object button (in Camera Raw) 296
OpenType SVG 183
options bar
reference point icon 341
setting type options in 23
Orbit The 3D Camera tool 379
output resolution, determining 35
P
Paint Bucket tool 391
painting
layers 226
wetness options 242
with the Mixer Brush tool 238–253
painting gallery 254
Paint Symmetry option 253
panels
Brush panel 241
compared to options bar 29
docking 27
expanding and collapsing 28–29
moving to another group 27
resizing 28
reveal hidden side panels 27
undocking 27
panning with the Navigator panel 16
panoramas
in Adobe Camera Raw 312
Pan the 3D Object mode 378
Pan & Zoom option 266, 271, 271–272
Paper Color option 362
paper, simulating white 362
Paragraph panel 28
paragraph styles 175
paragraph type 170
Paste command 79
Paste in Place command 71
Paste Outside command 71
Paste Profile Mismatch dialog box 234
Paste Without Formatting command 71, 181
pasting layers 79
paths
about 193
closing 195
compared to shapes 201
converting to selection 204
creating from selection 204
drawing curved segments 195
drawing straight segments 195
editing 203
guidelines for drawing 198
moving 203
saving 195
Paths panel
using 196
work path 195
Patterns panel 211
Pattern Stamp tool 391
as selection tool 194
keyboard shortcut 193
Perspective Crop tool 388
Perspective Warp command 138
photo restoration, manual 42–43
Photoshop PDF file format 186
pincushion distortion 126
Pin Light blending mode 89
pixel dimensions 35
pixels
compared to vector graphics 192
defined 10
path tools option 201
resolution and 35
pixels per inch 35
Place Embedded command 337, 338
placeholders 319
planes, Perspective Warp 139
playhead, in the Timeline panel 268
plug-ins 10
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file format 297, 338
point type
defined 170
paragraphs vs. 180
Polygonal Lasso tool 22, 54, 388
Polygon tool 393
portfolio. See Adobe Portfolio
position, animating in video 270
ppi (pixels per inch) 35
preferences
Export 347
gamut-warning color 361
History States 235
Units & Rulers 319
Use Graphics Processor 234
user interface lightness 30
Preserve Details 2.0 option 235
Preserve Details (Enlargement) option 235
Preserve Numbers option 362
presets
artboard 340
Curves 112
Gradients panel 97
Lighting Effects 234
shapes 207
Styles panel 211
White Balance (Camera Raw) 286
previewing
brush tips 251
colors for printing 361
edits in dialog boxes 49
files in Adobe Bridge 37
fonts in context 171
Print dialog box 369
printers, inkjet 368
printing
3D files 381
guidelines 368
identifying out-of-gamut color 360–361
preparing images for 352
preparing text and vector shapes for 187
proofing images onscreen 361–364
saving image as separations 367
printing inks, simulating 362
profiles
CMYK 366
ICC color 358
printer 362
Properties panel
artboard editing 340
Brightness and Contrast adjustment 17
clipping masks 355
Curves adjustment 40
Levels adjustment 302
shape layers 184
targeted adjustment tool 50
type settings 171
proxy icon 341
PSB (Large Document Format) 297
PSD (Photoshop) format 282, 297
Pucker tool in the Liquify filter 225
Puppet Warp command 160
Q
quick mask 147
Quick Selection tool 54, 59, 149, 388
R
radial symmetry 253
raster images, overview 192
rectangles, rounded 184
Rectangle tool 393
Rectangular Marquee tool 20, 54, 325, 388
Redo command 26
reference point 341
Refine Edge. See Select and Mask command
Refine Edge Brush tool 151
rendering video 275
repositioning selections 62
Resize To Fill Canvas option 266
resizing. See also scaling
from center 223
layers 86
panels 28
proportionally 70
video assets 266
resolution
best practice 301
bitmap images vs. vector graphics 192
Crop tool option 38
defined 34
increasing 235
professional printing 352, 354
screens of high and low 338, 348
sharpening and 49
responsive design 339
retouching/repairing
strategy 34
with the Healing Brush tool 304
with the Spot Healing Brush tool 44, 304–306
Return To Adobe Photoshop command 116
RGB color mode, converting to CMYK 360
RGB color model 358, 359, 360–362
right-click menus 20
Rotate View 393
rotating
3D objects 379
constraining 66
images 126
layers 86
paths 178
in Puppet Warp 161
selections 66
Rounded Rectangle tool 184–185, 393
Ruler tool 389
S
Sampling Brush tool 134
Satin layer style 98
saturation
in Camera Raw 289
Saturation blending mode 89
Save for Web (Legacy) command 338. See also Export As command
saving. See also exporting
as Photoshop format 18
as Photoshop PDF 186
as separations 367
scale factors, exporting for Retina/HiDPI 348
scaling
3D objects 379
enlarging 235
layers 173
proportionally 70
Screen blending mode 89
scrubbing numeric values 23–24
Search 11
searching
Adobe Stock 106
within Layers panel 102
within Photoshop 11
Select and Mask command 147
selecting. See also selections
about 54
by color 54
creating from a path 204
layers 18
skin tones 308
a subject automatically 148
text 102
selection marquee 20
selections. See also selecting
circular 69
converting into path 204
copying 71
duplicating 70
feathering 64
freehand 54
geometric 54
hiding edges of 64
inverting 159
marquee 20
saving 159
showing edges of 64
softening 64
Select Subject command 148
separations, saving image as 367
sepia effect, creating 269
shaders, in 3D layers 377
shadows, creating 161
shapes
creating your own 209
defined 201
editing 209
Shapeways online 3D print vendor 382
Share an Image button 12
sharpening images
Sharpen tool 392
shortcut menus 20
shortcuts. See keyboard shortcuts
shortening video clips 265
Show/Hide Visibility column 81
side by side documents 79
sidecar XMP files 292
Single Column Marquee tool 54, 388
Single Row Marquee tool 54, 388
skewing an object 164
skin tones, selecting 308
Slice Select tool 389
Slice tool 389
Smart Filters 116, 220–223, 225
Smart Guides 212
Smart Objects
converting layers to 220
embedded 337
icon badge 220
linked 208
Smart Filters and 220
smooth points 195
Smudge tool 392
Soft Light blending mode 89
special characters 187
spell checking 176
Spin Blur 118
Split at Playhead button 273
Spot Healing Brush tool 44–45, 304–306, 389
stacking order, changing 82–84
Standard mode 158
starting Photoshop 10
status bar 14
sticky notes 181
Stop Recording button 336
stopwatch icon in the Timeline panel 267
Straighten button 124
Straighten button for Crop tool 38
strobe effect 119
Structure option 136
Styles panel 211
Surface Blur filter 310
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) file format 183, 338
swashes 183
swatches, selecting 24
symmetry, painting with 253
symmetry path 253
synchronizing settings in Camera Raw 293
T
targeted adjustment tool 50
temperature, image color 286
text. See also type
adding 170
animating 266
applying edits 171
default color 172
moving 92
Texture option 299
textures, in 3D layers 377
thumbnail icons, layer 77
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
camera raw images and 282–283, 297
compared to other formats 297, 301
type quality 186
Tilt-Shift Blur 118
timeline, creating 263
Timeline panel
changing the magnification 265
returning to the first frame 272
tints
in Black & White adjustment layers 50, 269
white balance (Camera Raw) 286
Toggle Last State command 26, 229
Toggle Reference Point option 341
Tolerance option for the Magic Wand tool 58
tools
Brush tool 20, 390
Content-Aware Move 132, 136, 390
Crop tool 38, 388
Elliptical Marquee tool 236, 388
Healing Brush tool 44, 390
Horizontal Type tool 23, 392
Lasso tool 65, 388
Magnetic Lasso tool 65, 67, 388
Move tool 26, 388
Patch tool 45, 390
Polygonal Lasso tool 22, 65, 388
Quick Selection tool 59, 149, 388
Rectangular Marquee tool 20, 325, 388
Rounded Rectangle tool 184–185
Spot Healing Brush tool 44, 389
Tools panel. See also tools
compared to other panels 29–30
double-column view 14
selecting and using tools from 13–19
tool tips, displaying 14
tracing a photo 200
tracks, in a timeline 263
transforming layers 86
transitions
adding to video 272
changing the length of 273
transparency
blending modes and 89
recognizing (checkerboard) 81
Transparency & Gamut preference 361
TrueType fonts 183
tutorials built into Photoshop 11
type. See also text
aligning 170
overview 168
resizing 168
resolution-independent 168
setting options 170
swashes 183
tricks 176
true fractions 183
typefaces. See fonts
formats 168
selecting 170
Typekit. See Adobe Fonts
type layers
selecting contents 176
U
undocking panels 27
Undo command 25
undoing actions
with the History panel 229–235
unit of measure 19
Units & Rulers command 19
Units & Rulers preferences 319
upscaling images 235
Use Global Light command 94
user interface
Adobe Camera Raw 283
changing settings for 30
V
Variable Fonts 183
vector graphics
bitmap images vs. 192
defined 10
overview 192
vector masks 147
Vertical Type Mask tool 392
video
adding audio to 273
adding pan and zoom effects 271–272
clips, changing duration of 265
exporting 275
groups 264
importing assets for 263
Motion workspace 263
overview 262
rendering 275
resizing assets for 266
using adjustment layers in 268
vignetting 126
visibility icon. See eye icon
Vivid Light blending mode 89
W
warping
images with the Liquify filter 220
watermark, Adobe Stock 106
web design
HiDPI 348
responsive 339
Retina 348
workflow 316
Web Edition 4
wetness options, in painting 242
White Balance tool (in Camera Raw) 286–288
white point 289
White Point eyedropper tool 356
Windows, differences in work area 13
workflow options (Camera Raw) 283
workflows
professional photographer 300–301
retouching 34
video 258
web design 317
work path 195
workspaces
3D 378
default 13
Graphics and Web 169
Motion 263
Painting 241
Workspaces menu 12
X
x axis 379
XMP files 292
Y
y axis 379
YouTube 275
Z
z axis 379
Zoom option in video 269
zoom test, before printing 354
Zoom tool 393. See also magnification
shortcuts 153