Adobe Photoshop CS6 Digital Classroom -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Credits -- Contents -- Starting up -- About Photoshop Digital Classroom -- Prerequisites -- Adobe Photoshop CS6 versions -- System requirements -- Starting Adobe Photoshop CS6 -- Resetting Adobe Photoshop CS6 preferences -- Loading lesson files -- Working with the video tutorials -- Setting up for viewing the video tutorials -- Viewing the video tutorials with the Adobe Flash Player -- Additional resources -- Lesson 1: Exploring Photoshop CS6 -- Starting up -- Experimenting with new Vector capabilities -- Filling a vector shape with a pattern -- Adding a mask to a Vector layer -- Using the new brush tips -- Saving the new Brush -- Adding strokes to vector images -- Cloning your new snowflake -- Adding Text layers from another document -- Updating text styles -- Cropping an image -- Self study -- Review -- Lesson 2: Getting to Know the Workspace -- Starting up -- Opening an existing document in Mini Bridge -- Discovering the Tools panel -- Selection, Cropping, and Measuring Tools -- Retouching and Painting Tools -- Drawing and Type Tools -- Navigation Tools -- Accessing tools and their options -- Using panels -- Putting the panel system to use -- Choosing other panels -- Expanding and collapsing your panels -- Customizing your panels -- Hidden tools -- Navigating the image area -- Using the Zoom tool -- Using the Hand tool -- Tabbed windows -- Maximizing productivity with screen modes -- Self study -- Review -- Lesson 3: Taking Advantage of Adobe Bridge -- Starting up -- What is Adobe Bridge? -- Navigating through Bridge -- Using folders in Adobe Bridge -- Making a Favorite -- Creating and locating metadata -- Using keywords -- Creating a Metadata Template -- Opening a file from Adobe Bridge -- Searching for files using Adobe Bridge -- Searching by name or keyword.

Using the Filter panel -- Saving a Collection -- Automation tools in Adobe Bridge -- Batch renaming your files -- Additional Photoshop Tools -- Automated tools for Photoshop: Web Photo Gallery -- Saving or uploading your Web Gallery -- Automated tools for Photoshop: PDF contact sheet -- Changing the view -- Self study -- Review -- Lesson 4: Photoshop Basics -- Starting up -- Opening an existing document -- Understanding document settings -- Viewing an image's size and resolution -- Using Copy and Paste -- Dragging and dropping to copy an image -- Transforming and editing combined images -- Changing the size of a placed image -- Removing a background -- Understanding the stacking order of layers -- Refining the edges of copied images -- Adding text -- Saving files -- Understanding file formats -- Choosing a file format -- Saving a JPEG file -- Saving for print -- Changing the color settings -- Adjusting image size -- Saving a Photoshop PDF file -- Self study -- Review -- Lesson 5: Making the Best Selections -- Starting up -- The importance of a good selection -- Using the Marquee tools -- Creating a square selection -- Creating a selection from a center point -- Changing a selection into a layer -- Working with the Magic Wand tool -- The Lasso tool -- Adding to and subtracting from selections -- Deleting from the selection -- Saving a selection -- Feathering the selection -- Using the Quick Selection tool -- Making difficult selections with the Refine Edge feature -- Using Quick Mask -- Saving selections -- Copying and pasting a selection -- Using the Pen tool for selections -- Using the Pen tool to select an area of an image -- More Pen tool selection techniques -- Converting a path to a selection -- Self study -- Review -- Lesson 6: Painting and Retouching -- Starting up -- Setting up your color settings -- Color primer -- Understanding color gamut.

The RGB color model -- The CMYK color model -- Working in the RGB mode -- Editing color settings -- Selecting colors -- Starting to paint -- Using the Color panel -- Using the Brush tool -- Changing opacity -- Save time-learn the shortcuts -- Using the Brush Presets -- Using the Airbrush feature -- Creating a Border using the Bristle brushes -- Applying color to an image -- Changing blending modes -- The Eyedropper tool -- Retouching images -- Using the Clone Stamp tool -- Repairing fold lines -- The History panel -- The Spot Healing Brush -- The Healing Brush -- Using the Patch tool -- Using the Clone Source panel -- Cloning from another source -- Self study -- Review -- Lesson 7: Creating a Good Image -- Starting up -- Choosing your color settings -- Opening the file -- Why you should work in RGB -- Reading a histogram -- Making the Curve adjustment -- Defining the highlight and shadow -- Locating the White and Black Point -- Inputting the white and black point values -- Adjusting the midtones -- Setting the neutral -- Sharpening your image -- Comparing your image with the original -- Taking care of red eye -- Using the Camera Raw plug-in -- Using Camera Raw controls -- Saving a DNG file -- Reopening a DNG file -- Self study -- Review -- Lesson 8: Getting to Know Layers -- Starting up -- Discovering layers -- Getting a handle on layers -- Creating a new blank file -- Naming your layer -- Selecting layers -- Tips for selecting layers -- Moving layers -- Changing the visibility of a layer -- Using masks in a layer -- Preserve transparency -- Creating a composition -- Moving images in from other documents -- Creating a layer mask -- Editing the layer mask -- Cloning layers -- Aligning and distributing layers -- Applying filters to layers -- Creating a type layer -- Applying a layer style -- Creating a clipping mask.

Testing out the new Filter for the Layers panel -- Self study -- Review -- Lesson 9: Taking Layers to the Max -- Starting up -- Making color changes using adjustment layers -- Refining the adjustment layer mask -- Adjusting the Hue/Saturation layer -- Adding a pattern fill layer -- Defining the pattern -- Applying the pattern -- Using the Black & White adjustment layer -- Adding a tint -- Applying a gradient to the adjustment layer -- Layer styles -- Creating the text layer -- Applying the Outer Glow layer style -- Applying the Bevel and Emboss layer style -- Changing the shading -- Changing the fill opacity -- Saving the style -- Accessing the style -- Self study -- Review -- Lesson 10: Getting Smart in Photoshop -- Starting up -- Creating a composition using Smart Objects -- Opening an image as a Smart Object -- Converting a layer to a Smart Object -- Placing a Smart Object -- Editing a Smart Object -- Editing the contents of a Smart Object -- Modifying multiple Smart Object layers -- Replacing the contents of a Smart Object layer -- Working with Smart Filters -- Modifying a Smart Filter -- Self study -- Review -- Lesson 11: Using Adobe Photoshop Filters -- Starting up -- Filter basics -- Starting to use filters -- Using the Clouds filter -- Fading your filter -- Using the Filter Gallery -- Applying filters in the Gallery -- Taking advantage of Smart Filters -- Applying a Smart Filter -- Smart Filter options -- Enabling and disabling effects -- Using a filter effects mask -- Using the Vanishing Point filter -- Building your own perspective planes -- Building an attached plane -- Review -- Self study -- Lesson 12: Creating Images for Web and Video -- Starting up -- Viewing the completed file -- Changing your units of measurement -- Creating the web page -- Adding the Text -- Adding Style to the text -- Creating the text for the links.

Positioning and distribution of text -- Creating slices -- Slicing it up -- Selecting and combining slices -- Applying attributes to your slices -- Using Save For Web -- Optimizing the image slices -- Saving files for video -- Creating animation -- Working in Frame mode -- Saving an animated GIF -- Creating animation for HD video -- Working in Timeline mode -- Self study -- Review -- Lesson 13: Introducing 3D -- Creating a 3D object -- Confirming that you can use Photoshop 3D features -- Locating the GPU/OpenGL preferences in Photoshop CS6 -- Getting an image ready for 3D -- Wrapping the image around a soda can -- Positioning the soda can in 3D space -- Adjusting materials and lighting -- Working with light sources -- Animating the soda can -- Exporting your animation -- Creating 3D Text -- Applying materials to the 3D mesh -- Rendering and Rasterizing your 3D images -- Exporting your 3D image -- Self study -- Review -- Lesson 14: Photoshop CS6 New Features -- Starting up -- New Look and Feel -- Sketch and paint with new brush tips -- New content-aware tools -- Investigating the Content-Aware Move tool -- Stroke and fills -- Layer panel improvements -- More options for creating patterns -- New and improved 3D features -- OpenGL is now required -- Better tool unification -- 3D Widgets -- 3D Merge improved -- Index.