Index
Symbols
3D Material Drop tool 391
3D Material Eyedropper tool 389
A
actions
batch 338
playing 338
sets 334
stopping recording 338
Actions panel 334
Add Artboard button 342
Add Audio option 275
Add Layer Mask button 108
Add Media button 266
Add Noise filter 235
Adjustment Brush tool. See Adobe Camera Raw: Adjustment Brush tool
adjustment layers
Brightness/Contrast 233
Channel Mixer 233
defined 17
Exposure 234
using in video 270
Adobe Bridge
installing 3
Load Files into Photoshop Layers command 219
opening files in Camera Raw from 284
opening files in Photoshop from 36
previewing a file 122
Adobe Camera Raw
about 283
adjusting white balance in 288
Adjustment Brush tool 285, 293, 315
Basic panel 291
cameras supported by 284
Detail panel 294
file formats for saving changes 302
histogram 294
Open as Object button 299
opening images in 284
profiles 287
saving files from 297–298, 302
synchronizing settings across images 296
version 282
workflow 286
workspace 286
Adobe Capture 210
Adobe Creative Cloud
mobile apps 210
portfolio online 372
Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application 3, 7
Adobe DNG (Digital Negative) file format 284, 301, 302, 314, 317
Adobe Generator 340
Adobe Lightroom 11
Adobe Lightroom Classic 300–301
Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format)
Photoshop PDF format 188
printing on press 354
Adobe Photoshop
installing 3
new features 2
resetting default preferences 10
Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book (2021 release)
about 1
lesson files and Web Edition 5
prerequisites 2
Adobe Raw profile 287
Adobe Stock 11
designing with 108
Libraries panel import 89
licensing 108
Search Adobe Stock command 80
Aligned option 47
alpha channels 148, 149, 163, 164
animating
Pan & Zoom effect 273
anti-aliasing 64
application frame, Mac 13
applying an edit 25
arrow keys, nudging with 63–64
artboards
about 340
adding 342
duplicating 340
exporting 348
mobile devices and 343
presets for sizes 342
resizing 345
Art History Brush tool 391
audio
adding to a video timeline 275
fading 276
shortening clips 275
Audio track 275
Auto-Align Layers 134
Auto-Select option 103
B
Background Eraser tool 391
background layer
converting to a regular layer 78, 336
erasing 81
background, removing 149
barrel distortion, correcting 129
Basic panel (in Camera Raw) 291
Before/After views, Adobe Camera Raw 285
bitmap images
overview 10
black and white, converting color images in Photoshop 50
black point 291
Black & White adjustment layer 50, 271
Blend Images Together option 123
blending colors with a photograph 249
blending modes
applying to layers 85
deciding which to use 86
definition 84
Bloat tool in the Liquify filter 227
blog, Photoshop tips and info 7
blur
camera shake, removing 144
Field Blur 120
restore noise 121
Spin Blur 120
Tilt-Shift 120
Blur Effects panel 121
Blur tool 392
Bridge. See Adobe Bridge
brightening an image 114–115, 124
Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer 233
bristle tips 242
Browse In Bridge command 36
brushes
loading with color 247
presets. See brush presets
rotation angle 250
settings 243
Brushes panel 249
brush presets
exporting 250
Brush Settings panel 243
Brush tool 390
about 20
Paint Symmetry 255
setting options 160
Burn tool 392
buttons
duplicating 329
C
calibration, monitor 360
Calibration panel, in Adobe Camera Raw 293
Camera Raw. See Adobe Camera Raw
camera raw images
creating 284
sharpening 294
Camera Shake Reduction filter 144
Canvas Size command 336
CC Libraries. See Libraries, Creative Cloud
centering during drag-and-drop import 174
center point, selecting from 68
channel masks 149
Channel Mixer adjustment layer 233
channels
about 148
shadow created with 163
character styles 177
checkerboard transparency indicator 81
chromatic aberration 129
Clarity option 304
Classroom in a Book. See Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book (2021 release)
Clean Brush After Every Stroke icon 246
Clean Brush option (Mixer Brush tool) 247
clipping masks
indicator 176
shortcut 176
Clone Stamp tool 390
closing a Photoshop file 13
Cloud Documents
about 55
dialog box 18
saving 56
Clouds filter 89
CMYK color mode, converting to 362
collaborating with libraries 210
color
additive 361
adjusting overall 40
changing foreground 18
converting to black and white 50
default foreground and background 232
default text 174
fonts 185
management. See color management
mixing with the Mixer Brush 246
out-of-gamut 362
previewing gamut clipping 362
selecting by 54
softening edge transitions 64
Color Burn blending mode 86
color casts, removing 40
color channels 149
color comp 370
Color Dodge blending mode 86
color gamut. See gamut
Color Grading panel, in Adobe Camera Raw 293
Colorize 385
Color Mixer panel, in Adobe Camera Raw 293
Color panel 28
color profile. See profiles, color
Color Range command 310
Color Replacement tool 390
color samplers
in Adobe Camera Raw 285
Color Sampler tool 389
color separations 370
Color Settings dialog box 361–362
color settings, saving and restoring 6
color space 360
color theme, for user interface 30
combining images
with different perspectives 141–144
Commit Any Current Edits button 102
committing (applying) an edit 25
compositing. See combining images
Content-Aware Crop 126
Content-Aware Fill 135
Content-Aware Fill for panoramas 122, 123
Content-Aware Move tool 139, 390
Content-Aware Patch tool 45
Content panel, in Bridge 37
context menus
annotations 188
using 20
Contrast slider in Camera Raw 291
Control Timeline Magnification slider 267
Convert for Smart Filters 315
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 296
Copy Merged command 71
corner points 197
Count tool 389
creases, repairing 44
Create Video Timeline 265
Creative Cloud. See Adobe Creative Cloud
Crop and Straighten Photos command 39
in Adobe Camera Raw 285
clearing settings 39
crop shield 38
leveling 38
Cross Fade transition 274
Curvature Pen tool 195, 196, 199, 392
curved paths 197
Curve panel, in Adobe Camera Raw 293
Curves adjustment layers 17–18, 114, 311
customizing the user interface 30
Custom Shape tool 393
D
Darken blending mode 86
Darker Color blending mode 86
Decontaminate Colors option 159
Default Foreground And Background Colors 232
Define Custom Shape command 211
Delete Cropped Pixels option 38
deleting documents
from Adobe Camera Raw 285
from Cloud Documents 57
Depth-Aware Haze 385
depth map 119
depth of field, extending 132
Deselect Layers command 23
Detail panel in Camera Raw 294
Difference blending mode 86
Difference Clouds filter 232
Direct Selection tool 197, 205, 393
Discover panel 6
discretionary ligatures 185
distortions, correcting 141
DNG. See Adobe DNG (Digital Negative) file format
docking panels 27
document size, displaying 105
document window
fitting image to 69
scrolling 16
status bar 14
dots per inch (dpi) 36
drag-and-drop importing 89
Drop Shadow layer style 331, 336
duplicating
areas of a scene 135
layers 329
duration of video clips, changing 267
Dust & Scratches filter 48
E
Edit In Quick Mask Mode button 160
educators, resources for 7
Ellipse tool 393
Elliptical Marquee tool 388
centering selection 68
circular selections with 62
in Tools panel 54
emoji fonts 185
Enhance Edge option 59
enlargement 384
EPS file format 369
Eraser tool 391
Exclusion blending mode 86
Export As command
exporting artboards 348
exporting layers 349
exporting
brushes 250
image files from layers 340, 349
layer visibility 167
video 277
web assets from layers 349
Exposure adjustment layer 234
Eyedropper tool 18, 19, 243, 389
eye icon, in the Layers panel 77
F
face adjustments
with healing tools 307
with Skin Smoothing filter 380
with Smart Portrait filter 384
Face-Aware Liquify filter 116
Fade With Black transitions 274
fading audio 276
Feather command 64
feathering 64
Field Blur 120
file formats. See name of format
file sizes, differing among formats 313
fills
foreground color 103
gradient 93
filmstrip, Adobe Camera Raw 285
filters 383
adding clouds with 88
Add Noise 235
Camera Raw Filter 315
Camera Shake Reduction 144
Difference Clouds 232
Dust & Scratches 48
Lighting Effects 236
Neural Filters 378
Find. See Search command
Fit On Screen command 69
fitting image in window 68
Flatten Image command. See flattening
focus, adjusting 132
fonts
alternates 185
changing in the options bar 23
color 185
emoji 185
Font Similarity 188
OpenType 185
previewing in context 173
selecting 172
special characters 189
variable 185
Font Similarity option 188
Foreground color swatch 89
forum, Photoshop community 7
four-color printing 362
fractions 185
frames 321
Free Transform command 220, 222
moving with 225
options bar settings 343
resizing with 87
rotating with 180
Full Screen mode, Adobe Camera Raw 285
G
gamut
defined 360
Generator. See Adobe Generator
Geometric Distortion Correction option 123
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) file format 340
Global Light option 94
glyph alternates 180
Go To First Frame button 274
Gradient Picker 93
gradients, listing by name 93
Gradients panel 97
Graduated Filter, Adobe Camera Raw 285, 293
graphics hardware 3
grid
in Adobe Camera Raw 285
in Lens Correction filter 130
guides
adding 171
ruler 326
Smart Guides 214
H
in Adobe Camera Raw 285
Hard Light blending mode 86
Hard Mix blending mode 86
HDR in Camera Raw 314
Healing Brush 390
HEIF format 119
Help, Photoshop 7
hiding
layers 80
HiDPI
graphics export 350
resolution 35
high-resolution images 35
histogram
Levels adjustment layer 41, 305, 359
History Brush tool 391
Home screen 10
Horizontal Type Mask tool 392
Horizontal Type tool 23, 91, 172, 392
hue, adjusting for printing 365
Hue blending mode 86
Hue/Saturation adjustment layers 17, 161, 206
I
Illustrator. See Adobe Illustrator
importing
audio 275
embedded Smart Objects 339
multiple files from Bridge 219
video 265
InDesign. See Adobe InDesign
inkjet printers 370
Inner Shadow layer style 176
interface. See user interface
International Color Consortium (ICC) 360
iPad, Apple 55
iPhone, designing for 342
Isolate Layers command 102
J
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) file format
compared to other formats 302
Export As 348
image quality degradation 301
type quality 188
web design 340
K
keyboard shortcuts
customizing 248
duplicating 70
keyframes
appearance of 269
moving to the next or previous 272
using to animate text 268
L
Large Document Format 302
Lasso tool 388
layer comps 104
layer effects
updating 102
layers
about 76
aligning 80
Background 78
converting Background to regular 336
converting to Background 78
copying and merging 71
copying and pasting 79
copying to other 79
effects. See layer effects; See also layer styles
exporting individually 349
generating images from 340
groups 326
locking 77
masks 149
merging visible 105
opacity 84
overview 76
painting 228
renaming 79
rotating 87
saving in GIF or JPEG formats 76
selecting 18
showing and hiding 80
styles. See layer styles
thumbnail icons 77
transforming 87
type 91
Layers panel
Quick Mask mode indicator 160
searching within 102
layer styles 383
adding to type 176
in Creative Cloud Libraries 95
multiple instances of effects 101
presets 213
Satin 98
leading 183
learning resources for Adobe Photoshop 6
Learn tutorials 11
length of video clips, changing 267
Lens Correction filter 129–131
lens flaws, correcting 129–131
lesson files, accessing 3
Levels adjustment layers 41–42, 124, 304
Libraries, Creative Cloud
Adobe Stock 89
color swatches 89
images 89
layer styles 95
linked Smart Objects 210
mobile apps 210
Libraries panel 108
licensing, Adobe Stock 108
ligatures 185
Lighten blending mode 86
lightening an image 114–115, 124
Lighter Color blending mode 86
Lighting Effects filter 236
Lightroom. See Adobe Lightroom Classic
Lightroom photos online storage 11, 31
Linear Burn blending mode 86
Linear Dodge blending mode 86
Linear Light blending mode 86
Line tool 393
Liquify, Face-Aware filter 116
Load Files Into Photoshop Layers command 219
loading brushes with color 247
Load Selection command 164
low resolution images
about 35
upscaling 237
Luminosity blending mode 86
M
Mac, differences in work area 13
machine learning 378
Magic Eraser tool 391
Magic Wand tool 54, 57–58, 61–62, 388
Magnetic Lasso tool 54, 67–68, 388
magnification. See Zoom tool
Timeline panel 267
magnifying glass. See Zoom tool
mandalas, painting 255
marching ants. See selection marquee
marquee tools 54
masks 148
inverting 161
overview 148
terminology 149
vector 149
Match Font command 190
megapixels 35
Merge Visible command 106
merging
images 132
images into a panorama 122
images with different perspectives 141–144
layers 105
multiple Photoshop files 219
Mixer Brush tool 390
about 242
cleaning the brush 247
mixing colors
with a photograph 249
with Mixer Brush tool 246
mobile devices
designing for, with artboards 343
using with libraries 210
monitor calibration 360
motion blur effects 121
Motion workspace 265
Move tool 388
Auto-Select option 103
moving selections 60
scissors icon 69
using 26
moving
panels 27
Multiply blending mode 86
N
navigating
using the Navigator panel 16
Navigator panel 16
compared to other filters 383
downloading filters 380
output options 382
previewing changes 381
using 379
noise, reducing 48
nondestructive filters 222
notes, deleting 188
Notes panel 183
Note tool 389
nudging layers 347
nudging selections 63
O
on-image adjustment tool. See targeted adjustment tool
opening images in Camera Raw 284
Open Object button (in Camera Raw) 299
OpenType SVG 185
options bar
reference point icon 343
setting type options in 23
output options, Neural Filters 382
output resolution, determining 35
P
Paint Bucket tool 391
painting
layers 228
wetness options 244
with the Mixer Brush tool 240–254
painting gallery 256
Paint Symmetry option 255
panels
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 Hand tool 393
with the Navigator panel 16
panoramas
in Adobe Camera Raw 314
Pan & Zoom option 268, 273, 273–274
Paper Color option 364
paper, simulating white 364
Paragraph panel 28
paragraph styles 177
paragraph type 172
Paste command 79
Paste in Place command 71
Paste Outside command 71
Paste Profile Mismatch dialog box 236
Paste Without Formatting command 71, 183
pasting layers 79
paths
about 195
closing 197
compared to shapes 203
converting to selection 206
creating from selection 206
drawing curved segments 197
drawing straight segments 197
editing 205
guidelines for drawing 200
moving 205
saving 197
Paths panel
using 198
work path 197
Patterns panel 213
Pattern Stamp tool 391
as selection tool 196
keyboard shortcut 195
Perspective Crop tool 388
Perspective Warp command 141
photo restoration, manual 42–43
Photoshop PDF file format 188
pincushion distortion 129
Pin Light blending mode 86
pixel dimensions 35
pixels
compared to vector graphics 194
defined 10
path tools option 203
resolution and 35
pixels per inch 35
Place Embedded command 339, 340
placeholders 321
planes, Perspective Warp 142
playhead, in the Timeline panel 270
plug-ins 10
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file format 302, 340
point type
defined 172
paragraphs vs. 182
Polygonal Lasso tool 22, 54, 388
Polygon tool 393
portfolio. See Adobe Portfolio
position, animating in video 272
ppi (pixels per inch) 35
preferences
Export 349
gamut-warning color 363
History States 237
Units & Rulers 321
Use Graphics Processor 236
user interface lightness 30
preferences, Adobe Camera Raw 285
Preserve Details 2.0 option 237
Preserve Details (Enlargement) option 237
Preserve Numbers option 364
presets
in Adobe Camera Raw 285
artboard 342
Curves panel 114
Gradients panel 97
Lighting Effects 236
shapes 209
Styles panel 213
White Balance (Camera Raw) 288
previewing
colors for printing 363
edits in dialog boxes 49
files in Adobe Bridge 37
fonts in context 173
Print dialog box 371
printing
guidelines 370
identifying out-of-gamut color 362–363
for inkjet printers 370
preparing images for 354
preparing text and vector shapes for 189
proofing images onscreen 363–366
saving image as separations 369
printing inks, simulating onscreen 364
profiles, color
CMYK 368
ICC 360
printer 364
artboard editing 342
Brightness and Contrast adjustment 17
clipping masks 357
Curves adjustment 40
Levels adjustment 305
targeted adjustment tool 50
type settings 173
proxy icon 343
PSB (Large Document Format) 302
PSD (Photoshop) format 284, 302
Pucker tool in the Liquify filter 227
Puppet Warp command 162
Q
quick mask 149
Quick Selection tool 54, 59, 151, 388
R
Radial Filter, in Adobe Camera Raw 285, 293
radial symmetry 255
raster images, overview 194
rate images, in Adobe Camera Raw 285
raw profiles 293
rectangles, rounded 186
Rectangle tool 393
Rectangular Marquee tool 20, 54, 327, 388
Red Eye Removal, Adobe Camera Raw 285
Redo command 26
reference point 343
Refine Edge. See Select and Mask
Refine Edge Brush tool 153
rendering video 277
repositioning selections 62
Resize To Fill Canvas option 268
resizing. See also scaling
from center 225
layers 87
panels 28
proportionally 70
video assets 268
resolution
best practices 301
bitmap images vs. vector graphics 194
Crop tool option 38
defined 34
increasing 237
professional printing 354, 356
screens of high and low 340, 350
sharpening and 49
text 191
responsive design 341
retouching/repairing
strategy 34
with the Healing Brush tool 307
with the Spot Healing Brush tool 44, 307–309
Return To Adobe Photoshop command 118
RGB color mode, converting to CMYK 362
RGB color model 360, 361, 362–364
right-click menus 20
Rotate View 393
rotating
constraining 66
images 129
layers 87
paths 180
in Puppet Warp 163
selections 66
Rounded Rectangle tool 186–187, 393
Ruler tool 389
S
Sampling Brush tool 137
Satin layer style 98
saturation
in Camera Raw 291
Saturation blending mode 86
Save for Web (Legacy) command 340. See also Export As command
saving documents 18. See also exporting
as Cloud Documents 56
as Photoshop format 18
as Photoshop PDF format 188
as CMYK EPS format 369
scale factors, exporting for Retina/HiDPI 350
scaling
enlarging 237
layers 175
proportionally 70
Screen blending mode 86
scrubbing numeric values 23–24
Search command 6
searching
Adobe Stock 108
within Layers panel 102
within Photoshop 11
Select and Mask command 149
selecting. See also selections
about 54
by color 54
creating from a path 206
layers 18
skin tones 310
a subject automatically 151
text 102
selection marquee 20
selections. See also selecting
circular 69
converting into path 206
copying 71
duplicating 70
feathering 64
freehand 54
geometric 54
hiding edges of 64
inverting 161
marquee 20
saving 161
showing edges of 64
softening 64
Select Subject command 151
separations. See color separations
sepia effect, creating 271
shadows, creating 163
shapes
creating your own 211
defined 203
editing 211
Share an Image button 12
sharpening
Sharpen tool 392
shortcut menus 20
shortcuts. See keyboard shortcuts
shortening video clips 267
Show/Hide Visibility column 81
side by side documents 79
sidecar XMP files 296
Single Column Marquee tool 54, 388
Single Row Marquee tool 54, 388
skewing an object 166
skin tones, selecting 310
Slice Select tool 389
Slice tool 389
Smart Filters 118, 222–225, 227
Smart Guides 214
Smart Objects
converting layers to 222
embedded 339
icon badge 222
linked 210
Smart Filters and 222
Smart Portrait 384
smooth points 197
Smudge tool 392
snapshots, in Adobe Camera Raw 285
Soft Light blending mode 86
special characters 189
spell checking 178
Spin Blur 120
Split at Playhead button 275
Spot Healing Brush tool 44–45, 307–309, 389
Spot Removal tool, in Adobe Camera Raw 285
stacking order, changing 82–84
Standard mode 160
starting Photoshop 10
status bar 14
sticky notes 183
Stop Recording button 338
stopwatch icon in the Timeline panel 269
Straighten button 126
Straighten button for Crop tool 38
strobe effect 121
Structure option 139
Styles panel 213
Style Transfer 385
Super Zoom 384
Surface Blur filter 312
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) file format 185, 340
swashes 185
swatches, selecting 24
symmetry, painting with 255
synchronizing settings in Camera Raw 296
T
targeted adjustment tool 50
teachers, resources for 7
temperature, image color 288
text. See also type
adding 172
animating 268
applying edits 173
default color 174
moving 92
Texture option 304
thumbnail icons, layer 77
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
camera raw images and 284–285, 302
compared to other formats 301, 302
type quality 188
Tilt-Shift Blur 120
timeline, creating 265
Timeline panel
changing the magnification 267
returning to the first frame 274
Tint
in Black & White adjustment layers 50, 271
in white balance (Camera Raw) 288
Toggle Last State command 26, 231
Toggle Reference Point option 343
Tolerance option for the Magic Wand tool 58
tools
Brush tool 20
Crop tool 38
Elliptical Marquee 238
Healing Brush tool 44
Horizontal Type tool 23
Lasso tool 65
Move tool 26
Object Selection tool 61
Patch tool 45
Rectangular Marquee tool 20, 327
Rounded Rectangle tool 186–187
Spot Healing Brush tool 44
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 202
tracks, in a timeline 265
transforming 87. See also Free Transform command
transitions
adding to video 274
changing the length of 275
transparency
blending modes and 86
recognizing (checkerboard) 81
Transparency & Gamut preference 363
TrueType fonts 185
tutorials built into Photoshop 11
type. See also text
aligning 172
overview 170
resizing 170
setting options 172
swashes 185
tricks 178
true fractions 185
typefaces. See fonts
formats 170
selecting 172
Typekit. See Adobe Fonts
type layers
selecting contents 178
U
undocking panels 27
Undo command 25
undoing actions
with the History panel 231–237
unit of measure 19
Units & Rulers command 19
Units & Rulers preferences 321
Use Global Light command 94
user interface
Adobe Camera Raw 286
changing settings for 30
V
Variable Fonts 185
vector graphics
bitmap images vs. 194
defined 10
overview 194
vector masks 149
version, Photoshop 2
Vertical Type Mask tool 392
video
adding audio to 275
adding pan and zoom effects 273–274
exporting 277
groups 266
importing assets for 265
Motion workspace 265
overview 264
rendering 277
resizing assets for 268
using adjustment layers in 270
vignetting 129
visibility icon. See eye icon
Vivid Light blending mode 86
W
warping
images with the Liquify filter 222
watermark, Adobe Stock 108
web design
HiDPI 350
responsive 341
Retina 350
workflow 318
Web Edition 5
wetness options, in painting 244
White Balance tool (in Camera Raw) 289–290
white point 291
White Point eyedropper tool 358
Windows, differences in work area 13
workflow preferences, Adobe Camera Raw 285
workflows
compositing 76
professional photography 300–301
retouching 34
video 260
web design 319
work path 197
workspaces
default 13
Graphics and Web 171
Motion 265
Painting 243
Workspaces menu 12
X
XMP files 296
Y
YouTube 277
Z
Zoom option in video 271
zoom test, before printing 356
Zoom tool 393. See also magnification
shortcuts 155