Index
Symbols
3D Axis widget 373
3D element positioning 374
3D layers 371
3D Material Drop 385
3D Material Eyedropper tool 383
A
actions
batch 330
playing 330
sets 326
stopping recording 330
Actions panel 326
Add Artboard button 334
Add Audio option 267
Add Layer Mask button 104
Add Media button 258
Add Noise filter 227
Adjustment Brush tool (Camera Raw) 307
adjustment layers
Black & White 50
Brightness/Contrast 225
Channel Mixer 225
defined 17
Exposure 226
Hue/Saturation 97
using in video 262
Adobe Bridge CC
Favorites panel 37
installing 3
Load Files into Photoshop Layers command 211
opening files in Camera Raw from 276
opening files in Photoshop from 36
previewing a file 118
Adobe Camera Raw
adjusting white balance in 280
Adjustment Brush tool 307
Basic panel 283
Detail panel 285
opening images in 276
Open Object button 290
saving files in 291
synchronizing settings across images 286
version 274
workflow 277
workspace 277
Adobe Capture CC 205
Adobe Creative Cloud
desktop application 3
mobile apps 205
portfolio online 364
Adobe Dimension CC 372
Adobe DNG (Digital Negative) file format 276, 291, 295, 306, 309
Adobe Generator 332
Adobe Illustrator CC
importing Smart Objects from 202
Adobe Lightroom 11
Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 294–295
Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format)
Photoshop PDF format 184
printing on press 346
Adobe Photoshop CC
installing 3
new features 2
resetting the default preferences for 10
Adobe Photoshop CC Classroom in a Book (2019 release)
about 1
lesson files and Web Edition 4
prerequisites 2
Adobe Raw profile 279
Adobe Stock 11
designing with 104
Libraries panel import 86
licensing 104
Search Adobe Stock command 78
Aligned option 47
alpha channels 144, 145, 159, 160
animating
Pan & Zoom effect 265
anti-aliasing 62
application frame, Mac 12
applying an edit 25
arrow keys, nudging with 59–60
artboards
about 332
adding 334
duplicating 332
exporting 340
mobile devices and 335
presets for sizes 334
resizing 337
Art History Brush tool 385
audio
adding to a video timeline 267
fading 268
shortening clips 267
Audio track 267
Auto-Align Layers 129
Auto Enhance option 56
Auto-Select option 100
axes, 3D 373
B
Background Eraser 385
background layer
about 74
converting to a regular layer 76, 328
erasing 79
overview 76
background, removing 145
barrel distortion, correcting 124
Basic panel (in Camera Raw) 283
Bevel & Emboss effect 203
bitmap images
overview 10
black and white, converting color images in Photoshop 50
black point 283
Black & White adjustment layer 50
blemishes, removing 44
Blend Images Together option 119
blending colors with a photograph 241
blending modes
applying to layers 83
deciding which to use 87
definition 82
effects created with 95
Bloat tool in the Liquify filter 219
blur
caused by camera motion, removing 140
Field Blur 116
restore noise 117
Spin Blur 116
Tilt-Shift 116
Blur Effects panel 117
Blur tool 385
Bridge. See Adobe Bridge CC
brightening an image 110–111, 120
Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer 225
bristle tips 234
Browse In Bridge command 36
brushes
loading with color 239
presets. See brush presets
settings 235
Brushes panel 241
brush presets
exporting 242
Brush Settings panel 235
Brush tool 384
about 20
Paint Symmetry 247
setting options 156
Burn tool 386
buttons
duplicating 321
C
calibration, monitor 352
Camera Raw. See Adobe Camera Raw
camera raw images
cameras supported by Adobe Camera Raw 276
creating 276
file formats for saving 291
histogram 285
overview 275
proprietary 275
sharpening 285
white balance and exposure adjustment 280–281
Camera Shake Reduction filter 140
cameras, in 3D layers
about 371
changing the angle of 374
Camera widget 374
Canvas Size command 328
CC Libraries. See Libraries, Creative Cloud
center point, selecting from 66
channel masks 145
Channel Mixer adjustment layer 225
channels
about 144
shadow created with 159
Channels panel 144
character styles 173
checkerboard transparency indicator 79
chromatic aberration 124
Clarity option 293
Classroom in a Book 1
Clean Brush option (Mixer Brush tool) 239
Clean The Brush After Each Stroke icon 238
clipping masks
indicator 172
in placed video assets 263
shortcut 172
Clone Stamp tool 384
closing a Photoshop file 12
Clouds filter 86
CMYK color mode, converting to 354
collaborating with libraries 205
color
additive 353
adjusting overall 40
changing foreground 18
converting to black and white 50
default foreground and background 224
default text 170
fonts 181
management. See color management
mixing with the Mixer Brush 238
out-of-gamut 354
previewing gamut clipping 354
selecting by 54
softening edge transitions 62
Color Burn blending mode 87
color casts, removing 40
color comp 362
Color Dodge blending mode 87
Color Overlay 203
Color panel 28
color profiles 352
Color Range command 302
Color Replacement tool 384
Color Sampler 383
Color Settings dialog box 353–354
color settings, saving and restoring 5
color space 352
color theme, for user interface 30
combining images
with different perspectives 134–140
commands, keyboard shortcuts for 389
Commit Any Current Edits button 100
committing (applying) an edit 25
compositing. See combining images
Content-Aware Crop 122
Content-Aware Fill 130
Content-Aware Fill for panoramas 118, 119
Content-Aware Move tool 134, 384
Content-Aware Patch tool 45
Content panel, in Bridge 37
context menus
annotations 184
using 19
Contrast slider in Camera Raw 283
Control Timeline Magnification slider 259
Convert for Smart Filters 307
converting images to black and white 50
Copy command 77
copying
anti-aliasing edges 62
commands 69
images, and centering 77
settings in Camera Raw 286
Copy Merged command 69
corner points 193
Count tool 383
creases, repairing 44
Create Video Timeline 257
Creative Cloud. See Adobe Creative Cloud
Crop and Straighten Photos command 39
cropping images
Content-Aware Crop 122
crop shield 38
Crop tool 38
Cross Fade transition 266
Curvature Pen tool 191, 192, 386
curved paths 193
Curves adjustment layers 17–18, 110, 303
customizing the user interface 30
Custom Shape tool 387
D
Darken blending mode 87
Darker Color blending mode 87
Decontaminate Colors option 155
Default Foreground And Background Colors 224
Delete Cropped Pixels option 38
depth map 115
depth of field, extending 127
Deselect command 22
deselecting selections 57
Deselect Layers command 22
Detail panel in Camera Raw 285
Difference blending mode 87
Difference Clouds filter 224
Direct Selection tool 193, 386
discretionary ligatures 181
distortions, correcting 134
DNG. See Adobe DNG (Digital Negative) file format
docking panels 27
document size, displaying 102
drag-and-drop importing 86
Drop Shadow layer style 323, 328
duplicating
areas of a scene 130
images 357
layers 321
duration of video clips, changing 259
Dust & Scratches filter 48
E
Edit In Quick Mask Mode button 156
Ellipse Tool 387
Elliptical Marquee tool 382
centering selection 66
circular selections with 58
in Tools panel 54
emoji fonts 181
EPS file format 361
Eraser tool 385
Exclusion blending mode 87
Export As command
exporting artboards 340
exporting layers 341
exporting
3D objects for printing 377
brushes 242
image files from layers 332, 341
layers as web assets 341
layer visibility 163
path visibility 198
video 269
Exposure adjustment layer 226
Eyedropper tool 18, 19, 235, 383
eye icon, in the Layers panel 75
F
Face-Aware Liquify filter 112
Fade With Black transitions 266
fading audio 268
Favorites panel, in Bridge 37
Feather command 62
feathering 62
Field Blur 116
file formats. See name of format
fills
color 371
foreground color 101
gradient 91
filters
adding clouds with 85
Add Noise 227
Camera Raw Filter 307
Camera Shake Reduction 140
Difference Clouds 224
Dust & Scratches 48
Lighting Effects 228
Smart Sharpen 48
Find. See Search icon
Fit On Screen command 67
Flatten Image command. See flattening
focus, adjusting 127
fonts
alternates 181
changing in the options bar 22
color 181
emoji 181
Font Similarity 184
OpenType 181
previewing in context 169
selecting 168
special characters 185
variable 181
Font Similarity option 184
Foreground color swatch 86
four-color printing 354
fractions 181
frames 313
Free Transform command 206, 212, 214
G
gamut
defined 352
Generator. See Adobe Generator
Geometric Distortion Correction option 119
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) file format 332
Global Light option 92
Go To First Frame button 266
Gradient Picker 91
gradients, listing by name 91
guides
adding 167
ruler 318
Smart Guides 206
H
Hard Light blending mode 87
Hard Mix blending mode 87
HDR in Camera Raw 306
Healing Brush 383
HEIF format 115
Help, Photoshop 6
hiding
layers 78
selection edges 60
HiDPI
graphics export 342
resolution 35
high-resolution images 35
histogram
Levels adjustment layer 296, 293, 41
History Brush tool 385
Home screen 11
Horizontal Type Mask tool 386
Horizontal Type tool 22, 89, 168, 386
hue, adjusting for printing 357
Hue blending mode 87
Hue/Saturation adjustment layers 17, 157
I
Illustrator. See Adobe Illustrator CC
images
centering and copying 170
copying 102
duplicating 357
fitting onscreen 65
sharpening 285
image window
fitting image to 67
scrolling 16
status bar 14
importing
embedded Smart Objects 331
multiple files from Bridge 211
video assets 257
InDesign. See Adobe InDesign
inkjet printers 362
Inner Shadow layer style 172
interface. See user interface
iPhone, designing for 334
Isolate Layers command 100
J
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) file format
Camera Raw and 275–276, 280, 288, 291
compared to other formats 291
Export As 340
image quality degradation 295
type quality 184
web design 332
K
keyboard shortcuts
customizing 240
duplicating 68
keyframes
appearance of 261
moving to the next or previous 264
using to animate text 260
L
Large Document Format 291
Lasso tool 382
layer comps 103
layer effects
updating 100
layers
about 74
Background 76
converting Background to regular 328
converting to Background 76
copying and merging 69
copying and pasting 77
effects. See layer effects; See also layer styles
exporting individually 341
generating images from 332
groups 318
locking 75
masks 145
merging visible 102
nudging 339
opacity 82
overview 74
painting 220
pasting 77
renaming 77
rotating 84
selecting 18
showing and hiding 78
styles. See layer styles
transforming 84
type 89
Layers panel
Quick Mask mode indicator 156
searching within 100
layer styles
adding to type 172
Bevel & Emboss 203
Color Overlay 203
in Creative Cloud Libraries 93
multiple instances of effects 99
Satin 96
leading 179
learning resources for Adobe Photoshop CC 6
Learn tutorials 11
length of video clips, changing 259
Lens Correction filter 124–126
lens flaws, correcting 124–126
lesson files, accessing 3
Levels adjustment layers 296, 40–41
Libraries, Creative Cloud
Adobe Stock 86
collaborating with 205
color swatches 86
images 86
layer styles 93
linked Smart Objects 205
mobile apps 205
Libraries panel 104
licensing, Adobe Stock 104
Lighten blending mode 87
lightening an image 110–111, 120
Lighter Color blending mode 87
Lighting Effects filter 228
Lightroom. See Adobe Lightroom Classic CC
lights, in 3D layers 371
Linear Burn blending mode 87
Linear Dodge blending mode 87
Linear Light blending mode 87
Line tool 387
Liquify, Face-Aware filter 112
Live Tip Brush Preview 245
Load Files Into Photoshop Layers command 211
loading brushes with color 239
low resolution images
about 35
upscaling 229
LR Photos 11
Luminosity blending mode 87
M
Mac, differences in work area 12
Magic Eraser tool 385
Magic Wand tool 54, 60–61, 382
Magnetic Lasso tool 54, 65–66, 382
magnification. See Zoom tool
Timeline panel 259
magnifying glass. See Zoom tool
mandalas, painting 247
marquee tools 54
masks
color values for editing 144
inverting 157
overview 144
terminology 145
vector 145
Match Font command 186
materials, in 3D layers 371
megapixels 35
Merge Visible command 103
merging
images 127
images with different perspectives 134–140
layers 102
multiple Photoshop files 211
meshes, in 3D layers 371
Mixer Brush tool 384
about 234
cleaning the brush 239
mixing colors
with a photograph 241
with Mixer Brush tool 238
mobile devices
designing for, with artboards 335
using with libraries 205
monitor calibration 352
motion blur effects 117
Motion workspace 257
Move tool 382
Auto-Select option 100
moving selections 57
Pan the 3D Object mode 372
scissors icon 67
using 26
moving
3D objects 373
panels 27
Multiply blending mode 87
N
navigating
using Scrubby Zoom 15
using the Navigator panel 16
Navigator panel 16
noise, reducing 48
nondestructive filters 214
notes, deleting 184
Notes panel 179
Note tool 383
nudging layers 339
nudging selections 59
O
on-image adjustment tool. See targeted adjustment tool
opening images in Camera Raw 276
Open Object button (in Camera Raw) 290
OpenType SVG 181
options bar
reference point icon 335
setting type options in 22
output resolution, determining 35
P
Paint Bucket tool 385
painting
layers 220
wetness options 236
with the Mixer Brush tool 232–247
painting gallery 248
Paint Symmetry option 247
panels
Brush panel 235
compared to options bar 29
docking 27
expanding and collapsing 28–29
moving to another group 27
resizing 28
undocking 27
panning with the Navigator panel 16
panoramas
in Adobe Camera Raw 306
Pan the 3D Object mode 372
Pan & Zoom option 260, 265, 265–266
Paper Color option 356
paper, simulating white 356
Paragraph panel 28
paragraph styles 173
paragraph type 168
Paste command 77
Paste in Place command 69
Paste Outside command 69
Paste Without Formatting command 179
pasting layers 77
Patch tool 45
Path Options menu 198
paths
about 191
closing 193
drawing curved segments 193
drawing straight segments 193
guidelines for drawing 196
making easier to see 198
Path Selection tool 386
Paths panel
using 194
vector mask 202
work path 193
Pattern Stamp tool 384
as selection tool 192
keyboard shortcut 191
Perspective Crop tool 382
Perspective Warp command 134
photo restoration, manual 42–43
Photoshop PDF file format 184
pincushion distortion 124
Pin Light blending mode 87
pixel dimensions 35
pixels
compared to vector graphics 190
defined 10
resolution and 35
pixels per inch 35
Place Embedded command 331, 332
placeholders 313
Place Linked command 203
planes, Perspective Warp 137
playhead, in the Timeline panel 262
plug-ins 10
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file format 291, 332
point type
defined 168
paragraphs vs. 178
Polygonal Lasso tool 21, 54, 382
portfolio. See Adobe Portfolio
position, animating in video 264
ppi (pixels per inch) 35
preferences
Export 340
gamut-warning color 355
History States 229
Units & Rulers 313
Use Graphics Processor 228
user interface lightness 30
Preserve Details 2.0 option 229
Preserve Details (Enlargement) option 229
Preserve Numbers option 356
presets
artboard 334
Curves 110
Lighting Effects 228
White Balance (Camera Raw) 280
previewing
brush tips 245
colors for printing 355
fonts in context 169
Print dialog box 363
printers, inkjet 362
printing
3D files 375
guidelines 362
identifying out-of-gamut color 354–355
preparing images for 346
preparing text and vector shapes for 185
proofing images onscreen 355–358
saving image as separations 361
printing inks, simulating 356
process colors 34
profiles
Adobe Raw 293
CMYK 360
ICC color 352
printer 356
Properties panel
artboard editing 334
Brightness and Contrast adjustment 17
clipping masks 349
Curves adjustment 40
Levels adjustment 296
shape layers 182
targeted adjustment tool 50
proxy icon. See reference point
PSB (Large Document Format) 291
PSD (Photoshop) format 276, 291
Pucker tool in the Liquify filter 219
Puppet Warp command 158
Q
Quick Selection tool 54, 55–56, 147, 382
R
radial symmetry 247
raster images, overview 190
rectangles, rounded 182
Rectangle tool 387
Rectangular Marquee tool 19, 54, 61, 319, 382
Redo command 25
reference point 335
Refine Edge. See Select and Mask
Refine Edge Brush tool 149
rendering video 269
repositioning selections 58
Resize To Fill Canvas option 260
resizing
layers 84
panels 28
proportionally 67
video assets 260
resolution
best practice 295
bitmap images vs. vector graphics 190
Crop tool option 38
defined 34
increasing 229
professional printing 346, 348
screens of high and low 332, 342
sharpening and 49
responsive design 333
Retina resolution 35
retouching/repairing
strategy 34
with the Healing Brush tool 298
with the Spot Healing Brush tool 298–300, 44
Return To Adobe Photoshop command 114
RGB color mode, converting to CMYK 354
RGB color model 352, 353, 354–356
right-click menus 19
Roll The 3D Object tool 373
Rotate View 387
rotating
3D objects 373
images 124
layers 84
paths 176
in Puppet Warp 159
selections 64
stylus 234
Rounded Rectangle tool 182–183, 387
rulers 168
Ruler tool 383
S
Sampling Brush tool 132
Satin layer style 96
saturation
in Camera Raw 283
Saturation blending mode 87
Save for Web (Legacy) command 332. See also Export As command
saving. See also exporting
as Photoshop format 18
as Photoshop PDF 184
as separations 361
scale factors, exporting for Retina/HiDPI 342
scaling
3D objects 373
enlarging 229
layers 171
proportionally 67
Screen blending mode 87
scrubbing numeric values 23
Scrubby Zoom 15
Search 11
searching
Adobe Stock 104
within Layers panel 100
within Photoshop 11
Select and Mask command 145
selecting. See also selections
about 54
by color 54
layers 18
skin tones 302
a subject automatically 146
text 100
selections. See also selecting
circular 66
copying 69
duplicating 68
feathering 62
freehand 54
geometric 54
hiding edges of 60
inverting 157
nudging 59
saving 157
showing edges of 60
softening 62
Select Subject command 146
separations
saving image as 361
sepia effect, creating 263
shaders, in 3D layers 371
shadows, creating 159
Shapeways online 3D print vendor 376
Share an Image button 12
sharpening images
Sharpen tool 386
shortcut menus 19
shortcuts. See keyboard shortcuts
shortening video clips 259
Show/Hide Visibility column 79
Show Transform Controls option 203
side by side documents 77
sidecar XMP files 286
Single Column Marquee tool 54, 382
Single Row Marquee tool 54, 382
skewing an object 162
skin tones, selecting 302
Slice Select tool 383
Slice tool 382
Smart Filters 114, 214–217, 219
Smart Guides 206
Smart Objects
converting layers to 214
embedded 331
importing 202
layer thumbnail 203
Smart Filters and 214
Smart Sharpen filter 48
smooth points 193
Smudge tool 386
Soft Light blending mode 87
special characters 185
spell checking 174
Spin Blur 116
Split at Playhead button 267
Spot Healing Brush tool 44–45, 298–300, 297–299, 383
stacking order, changing 80–82
Standard mode 156
starting Photoshop 10
status bar 14
sticky notes 179
Stop Recording button 330
stopwatch icon in the Timeline panel 261
Straighten button 38
strobe effect 117
Structure option 134
Subtract From Selection button 61
Surface Blur filter 304
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) file format 181, 332
swashes 181
swatches, selecting 23
symmetry, painting with 247
symmetry path 247
synchronizing settings in Camera Raw 286
T
targeted adjustment tool 50
temperature, image color 280
text. See also type
adding 168
animating 260
applying edits 169
default color 170
moving 90
textures, in 3D layers 371
thumbnail icons, layer 75, 203
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
camera raw images and 276–277, 291
compared to other formats 291, 295
type quality 184
Tilt-Shift Blur 116
timeline, creating 257
Timeline panel
changing the magnification 259
returning to the first frame 266
tints
in Black & White adjustment layers 50, 263
white balance (Camera Raw) 280
Toggle Last State command 26, 223
Toggle Reference Point option 335
Tolerance option for the Magic Wand tool 60
tools
Brush tool 20
Content-Aware Move tool 130, 134
Crop tool 38
Elliptical Marquee 230
Healing Brush tool 44
Horizontal Type tool 22
Lasso tool 63
Magic Wand tool 60
Move tool 26
Patch tool 45
Rectangular Marquee tool 19, 319
Rounded Rectangle tool 182–183
Spot Healing Brush tool 44
Tools panel. See also tools
compared to other panels 29–30
double-column view 13
selecting and using tools from 13–19
tool tips, displaying 14
tracing a photo 197
tracks, in a timeline 257
transforming
layers 84
Smart Objects 203
transitions
adding to video 266
changing the length of 267
transparency
blending modes and 87
recognizing (checkerboard) 79
Transparency And Gamut preference 355
TrueType fonts 181
type. See also text
aligning 168
overview 166
resizing 166
resolution-independent 166
setting options 168
swashes 181
tricks 174
true fractions 181
typefaces. See fonts
formats 166
selecting 168
Typekit. See Adobe Typekit
type layers
selecting contents 174
U
undocking panels 27
Undo command 25
undoing actions
with the History panel 223–229
Units & Rulers preferences 313
upscaling images 229
Use Global Light command 92
user interface
Adobe Camera Raw 277
changing settings for 30
V
Variable Fonts 181
vector graphics
bitmap images vs. 190
defined 10
overview 190
vector masks 145
Vertical Type Mask tool 386
video
adding audio to 267
adding pan and zoom effects 265–266
changing length of clips 259
exporting 269
groups 258
importing assets for 257
Motion workspace 257
overview 256
rendering 269
resizing assets for 260
using adjustment layers in 262
vignetting 124
visibility icon. See eye icon
Vivid Light blending mode 87
W
warping
images with the Liquify filter 214
watermark, Adobe Stock 104
web design
HiDPI 342
responsive 333
Retina 342
workflow 310
Web Edition 4
wetness options, in painting 236
White Balance tool (in Camera Raw) 281–282
white point 283
White Point eyedropper tool 350
Windows, differences in work area 12
workflow options (Camera Raw) 277
workflows
professional photographer 294–295
retouching 34
video 252
web design 311
work path 193
workspaces
3D 372
default 12
Graphics and Web 167
Motion 257
Painting 235
Workspaces menu 12
X
x axis 373
XMP files 286
Y
y axis 373
YouTube 269
Z
z axis 373
Zoom option in video 263
zoom test, before printing 348
Zoom tool 387. See also magnification
Scrubby Zoom 15
shortcuts 151