TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION

PART 1 – GETTING STARTED

THE INTERFACE

ADDING TEXT

ADDING SHAPES

ADDING IMAGES

USING THE FREE TRANSFORM TOOL

COMMON SHORTCUT KEYS

HOW TO DO MULTIPLE UNDOES

PICK COLORS FROM ANYWHERE

EXERCISE

PART 2 – UNDERSTANDING LAYERS  

ADDING A NEW LAYER

TYPES OF LAYER AND HOW TO ADD THEM

DUPLICATING A LAYER

SHOWING OR HIDING A LAYER

ARRANGING LAYERS

LOCKING OR UNLOCKING A LAYER

DELETING A LAYER

ALIGNING LAYERS

CHANGING THE OPACITY AND FILL

LAYER MASKS

BLENDING MODES

PART 3 – CUTTING OUT ANYTHING

UNDERSTANDING THE SELECTION TOOLS

THE QUICK SELECTION TOOL

THE MAGIC WAND TOOL

THE LASSO TOOL

THE POLYGONAL LASSO TOOL

THE MAGNETIC LASSO TOOL

USING THE REFINE EDGE

REFINING THE HAIR SELECTION

EXERCISE

PART 4 – COLOR CORRECTION AND WHITE BALANCE

BASIC COLOR CORRECTION

THE THREE DIMENSIONS OF COLOR

COLOR REPLACEMENT

LEVELS AND CURVES

BLACK AND WHITE

CREATING PHOTO FILTERS

PART 5 – OBJECT REPLACEMENT

THE CLONE STAMP TOOL

THE SPOT HEALING BRUSH TOOL

THE HEALING BRUSH TOOL

REMOVING A BACKGROUND

BRUSH HOTKEYS

PART 6 – THE BEAUTY RETOUCHING

REMOVING WRINKLES AND BLEMISHES

ADJUSTING THE SKIN COLOR

RESIZING IMAGES

THE DODGE AND BURN TOOLS

THE BLUR TOOL

REMOVING RED EYES

EXERCISE

PART 7 – SAVING MY PROJECTS  

EXPORTING IMAGES

ORGANIZING MY PHOTOSHOP FILES