Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- How to Use This Book -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Make Photoshop Work for You -- SELECT THE COLOR SETTINGS for your projects -- CHOOSE YOUR PREFERRED COLOR for the interface and screen modes -- SET THE PREFERENCES for the way you work -- Create your own CUSTOMIZED WORKSPACE -- Change your WINDOW VIEWS -- CUSTOMIZE YOUR VIEW of Bridge -- SAVE TIME FINDING YOUR IMAGES with the Mini Bridge -- ADD A KEYBOARD SHORTCUT for a favorite filter -- CREATE A CUSTOM ACTION to increase your efficiency -- DESIGN A CUSTOM BRUSH with your settings -- LOAD OPTIONAL BRUSH SETS for better painting -- CUSTOMIZE A GRADIENT to suit your design -- Make Photoshop TAKE NOTES FOR YOU -- CALIBRATE AND PROFILE your monitor for accurate editing -- Turn on the full power of Photoshop with a PEN TABLET -- Chapter 2: Work with Layers, Selections, and Masks -- Edit an image with ADDED LAYERS AND BLENDING MODES -- ORGANIZE THE LAYERS PANEL with names and colors -- USE LAYER FILTERS to quickly find the layer you need -- Modify a photo with an ON-IMAGE ADJUSTMENT TOOL -- ADD LAYERS AS SMART OBJECTS for flexible changes -- APPLY FILTERS AS SMART FILTERS for dynamic adjustments -- Make a selection with the QUICK SELECTION TOOL -- PAINT A QUICK MASK to make a detailed selection -- SELECT JUST SKIN TONES and adjust only the faces -- ADJUST A SELECTION with the Refine Edge tool -- BLEND TWO PHOTOS TOGETHER with an automatic layer mask -- USE A GRADIENT FILL LAYER to improve your image -- USE AUTO-ALIGN AND AUTO-BLEND LAYERS to combine photos -- Create photographic designs with VECTOR LAYERS -- Chapter 3: Straighten, Crop, and Resize -- CROP YOUR IMAGES USING GUIDES to improve composition -- Easily level a CROOKED HORIZON -- Expand the canvas with a REVERSE CROP.

CROP CREATIVELY for a diptych, triptych, or quadriptych -- CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE with the Crop tool -- CORRECT GEOMETRIC DISTORTION with the Lens Correction filter -- IMPROVE THE FIELD OF VIEW with the Adaptive Wide Angle filter -- Assemble a panorama using PHOTOMERGE AUTOMATION -- RESIZE YOUR IMAGE with minimal visible loss -- Chapter 4: Retouch Portraits -- IMPROVE THE SKIN with the Spot Healing brush and layers -- REDUCE WRINKLES for a more youthful appearance -- SOFTEN THE SKIN naturally -- REMOVE THE GLARE from eyeglasses -- CHANGE EYE COLOR digitally -- LIGHTEN THE IRISES with a gradient layer -- BRIGHTEN THE EYES by lightening the whites -- ADD DEPTH TO THE EYES AND LIPS to enhance them -- Make the eyes come alive with a DIGITAL CATCHLIGHT -- SELECTIVELY SHARPEN JUST THE EYES to add focus -- Improve a smile by WHITENING TEETH -- Chapter 5: Enhance Colors, Tone, and Sharpness in Photos -- IMPROVE A PHOTO with an auto setting -- IMPROVE AN OVEREXPOSED PHOTO in three steps -- Improve contrast with a CURVES ADJUSTMENT LAYER -- REMOVE A COLORCAST to improve the overall color -- HAND-TINT a black-and-white photograph -- CONVERT A COLOR PHOTO to a black-and-white photo -- ADD A TOUCH OF COLOR to a black-and-white conversion -- Improve exposure with a DODGE AND BURN LAYER -- Increase saturation subtly using a VIBRANCE ADJUSTMENT LAYER -- CHANGE THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SHADOWS nondestructively -- SHARPEN THE PHOTO to correct digital softening -- APPLY HIGH PASS SHARPENING to increase edge sharpness -- ALTER DEPTH OF FIELD with a digital blur -- Chapter 6: Process Photos in Camera Raw -- Set the preferences to OPEN ANY IMAGE IN CAMERA RAW -- OPEN CAMERA RAW FILES AS SMART OBJECTS automatically -- RECOVER BLOWN HIGHLIGHTS with Camera Raw -- SYNCHRONIZE THE WHITE BALANCE for a group of images.

VISUALLY ADJUST THE TONE CURVE with the Targeted Adjustment tool -- IMPROVE A SKY with the Camera Raw graduated filter -- CREATE A SPLIT TONE in Camera Raw for a special effect -- ADD CREATIVE ADJUSTMENTS with Camera Raw -- Chapter 7: Make Magic with Digital Special Effects: -- APPLY A PHOTO FILTER for dynamic adjustments -- Add a vignette effect to FOCUS ON THE SUBJECT -- Remove unwanted elements with a CONTENT-AWARE BRUSH STROKE -- Use the Patch Tool to CLONE CONTENTS TO A NEW AREA -- RECOMPOSE A PHOTO with the Content-Aware Move tool -- SCALE AN IMAGE without distorting the subject -- BLEND SEPARATE PHOTOS for the best group shot -- MERGE MULTIPLE PHOTOS into an image with high dynamic range -- USE A PUPPET WARP to alter perspective -- APPLY HDR TONING to just one photograph -- INCREASE DEPTH OF FIELD with the Auto Blend tool -- MAINTAIN PERSPECTIVE when adding text to an image -- ERASE ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES with the Vanishing Point filter -- Use the Clone Stamp tool to SIMULATE A REFLECTION -- Apply a shape to a wrinkled surface with a DISPLACEMENT MAP -- Chapter 8: Design with Text Effects -- CREATE A CUSTOM WATERMARK to protect your images -- MAKE TEXT WRAP around a subject -- WARP TEXT for a fun effect -- ADD PERSPECTIVE TO TEXT and keep it sharp -- Create a PHOTO-FILLED TITLE -- Create a realistic COLORED SHADOW -- Design with TEXT AND GRAPHICS -- Format text with YOUR OWN PARAGRAPH STYLE -- Chapter 9: Create Digital Artwork from Photographs -- Make any photo appear SKETCHED ON THE PAPER -- ADD YOUR OWN SIGNATURE to any artwork -- SIMULATE A PAINTED EFFECT with a filter -- CONVERT A PHOTO to a high-contrast stylized image -- Control the colors to POSTERIZE A PHOTO -- SET UP THE BRUSHES AND HUD for your art projects -- SKETCH TRADITIONALLY with digital brushes -- Create a digital PEN-AND-INK DRAWING.

CREATE A PASTEL DRAWING from a photograph -- Change a photograph into a PEN-AND-COLORED-WASH DRAWING -- Turn a photo into a HAND-PAINTED OIL PAINTING -- Paint a DIGITAL WATERCOLOR -- Chapter 10: Give Your Images a Professional Presentation -- Add a quick matte to a photo with a FRAME ACTION -- MAKE A SIMPLE LINE FRAME from within a photo -- Apply a filter to give a photo an ARTISTIC EDGE -- CREATE A REALISTIC MATTE to frame your art -- Make a photo look like a GALLERY PRINT -- MAKE A CONTACT SHEET of your photos -- CREATE A SLIDE SHOW presentation -- Create a WEB PHOTO GALLERY -- Chapter 11: Plug In to Photoshop -- Enhance colors and light selectively with NIK VIVEZA -- Colorize a black-and-white photo with AKVIS COLORIAGE -- Convert a photo to a pencil sketch with AKVIS SKETCH -- Create a gold logo with ALIEN SKIN EYE CANDY 6 -- Index -- EULA.