MASTERING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2020

Cover
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
About Packt
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Photoshop Elements Features Overview
	What's new in Elements 2020?
	The Home screen
	The Organizer
		The catalog
	The edit modes
		Quick edit mode
	The Guided edit mode
	The Expert edit mode
	The Create and Share menus
	Working with video and Premiere Elements
	Working with panels and the Panel Bin
		What do these panels do?
	Summary
Chapter 2: Setting Up Photoshop Elements from Scratch
	Color spaces
	File formats – JPEG and RAW
		File format characteristics
	Setting up a photo-editing computer
	Media backup
		Importing photos and other media into Elements Organizer
	Reviewing the media
		Suggested editing workflow
	Organizing your work
		Star-rating your photos
		Using metadata
		Organizing your work – keyword tags
		Organizing your work – places
		Organizing your work – events
		Organizing your work – people
	Backing up your media and the Catalog
	Managing Catalogs
	Working with plugins
	Additional resources – keyboard shortcuts and working tips
		Color management options
	Screen calibration
		Organizer keyboard shortcuts
	Summary
Chapter 3: The Basics of Image Editing
	The editing workflow and best practices
	Ten ways to open a photo for editing
	Editing RAW files
		RAW files – a brief overview
		The Basic tab – RAW processing tools
		Camera RAW – profile browser
		The Detail tab – sharpening and noise reduction tools
	Understanding picture resolution
	Cropping for better composition
		How does the Crop tool work?
		Straightening horizons
		Resampling
	Instant photo-fixing in Organizer
		Saving files and Version Sets
	Using autocorrection tools
	Mastering contrast, color, sharpness, and clarity
		Adjusting the contrast using Levels
	Adjusting color using Hue/Saturation
	Creating high-impact black and white images
	Perfecting skin tone color
	Skin smoothing
	Simple retouching – spot removal
	Modifying facial expressions
	Eyes wide shut
	Additional resources
	Summary
Chapter 4: Image Makeover
	Basic edit workflow
	Creative edit workflow
	Makeover example one
	Makeover example two
	Makeover example three
	Makeover example four
	Makeover example five
	Makeover example six
	Summary
Chapter 5: Easy Creative Projects
	Finding inspiration on the Home Page
	Adding artistic effects
	Exploit the easy stuff
	Colorize – AI-driven creativity
	Creating widescreen panoramas
	Panoramas the easy way
		Working tips
	Advanced panorama techniques
	Making a jigsaw panorama
	Using Photomerge Scene Cleaner
	Making a simple slideshow
	Creating custom Photo Calendars
	Creating custom greeting cards
	Making a custom Facebook page
	Keyboard shortcuts
	Summary
Chapter 6: Advanced Techniques – Layers and Masking
	Introduction to layers
		Other features on the Layer panel
		Blending modes
		Layer opacity
		Merging layers
	Adjustment Layers
	Adjustment Layer masking
	Pseudo layer masks
	Combining pictures – posters and flyers
	Correcting perspective with Transformations
		Other Transformation modes
	Correcting skewed perspectives
		Working tips
		Layer Masking
		Erasing Tools
		The Gradient tool
	Keyboard shortcuts
	Summary
Chapter 7: Advanced Techniques: Retouching, Selections, and Text
	Beauty retouching
		The Clone Stamp tool explained
		Retouching in practice
		Combining the Spot Healing Brush and the Clone Stamp tools
	The Burn, Dodge, and Sponge tools
	The selection tools
		Easy object removal
		Selecting your subject
		The Lasso tool
		The Magic Wand tool
		Saving a selection
		Feathering selections
		The Selection Brush tool
		The Quick Selection tool
		The Refine Selection Brush tool
		The Auto Selection tool
		The Refine Edge function
	Removing large objects
		Finishing tips
		Brush and Pencil tools
	Working with graphic elements
		Text graphics
		Regular Shape tool
	Custom Shape tool
		Cookie Cutter tool
		Paint Bucket tool
	Adding text to images
		Using the Type options panel
		Text styles and special effects
		Custom fonts
	Keyboard shortcuts
	Summary
Chapter 8: Advanced Drawing and Painting Techniques
	Illustration – drawing and painting techniques
	The View menu
	Using a graphics tablet
	Using brushes
		Brush behavior
	Drawing a sphere from scratch
	Impressionist Brush
	Color Replacement tool
	Working with Brushes
		Importing and using custom Brushes
		Custom lightning brushes
	Adobe vectors
		Creating custom vector illustrations
	Effects filters
	Keyboard shortcuts
	Summary
Chapter 9: Exporting the Finished Work
	Resolution revisited
	Online – web and blogging
		Facebook
		Instagram
		Flickr
	Print resolution
		Local printing
		Page Setup
	Save for Web
	Sharpening
		Unsharp Mask
		The Adjust Sharpness tool
		The Shake Reduction tool
		The High Pass sharpening technique
		General sharpen filters
	The Haze Removal tool
	Export as New Files
		Process Multiple Files
	Keyboard shortcuts
	Summary
Chapter 10: Best Practices
	Finding lost or disconnected files
	Using the Find menu
	Adjusting dates for different time zones
	Reinstating your catalog
	Resolution problems – resampling or adding more pixels
	Dealing with gross overexposure or underexposure
		Underexposure
		Overexposure
	Fixing blurred images
	People and face-swapping
	Content-Aware Move tool
	Recompose tool
	Using the Help menu
	Summary
Chapter 11: Feature Appendix
	Home Screen
	Organizer – Import (button)
		Organizer – the five view spaces
		Expert Edit mode – the Tool bar
		Quick Edit: Tool bar
		Adjustments
		Guided edit space
		Basics
		Color
		Black and White
		Fun Edits
		Special Edits
		Photomerge
	Panels overview
		More tabs
	Create Menu (Organizer and Editor)
	Share Menu (Organizer and Editor)
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