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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements
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Table of Contents
Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements
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1. Photoshop Elements Features Overview
The Home screen
The Organizer
The Catalog
The 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?
Other panels
Summary
2. Setting Up Photoshop Elements from Scratch
Preparing your camera, color space, and file formats
What's the difference between file formats?
Setting up a photo editing computer
Image backup
Importing photos and other media into the Elements Organizer
Reviewing the media
Suggested workflow
Organizing your work – Ratings
Organizing your work – Metadata
Organizing your work – Keyword Tags
Organizing your work – Places
Organizing your work – Events
Organizing your work – People
Backing up your media and Catalog
Managing Catalogs
Working with plugins
Additional resources – keyboard shortcuts and working tips
Color Management options
Screen calibration
Organizer keyboard shortcuts
Summary
3. The Basics of Image Editing
The editing workflow and best practices
Editing RAW files
Brief overview
The Basic tab – RAW processing tools
The Detail tab – sharpening and noise reduction tools
Sharpening tools
Noise reduction
The Camera RAW toolbar
Understanding picture resolution
Cropping for better composition
How does the Crop tool work?
On the level
Resampling
Instant photo-fixing in the Organizer
Saving Files and Version Sets
Using Auto Correction 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 tones
Simple retouching – spot removal
Modifying facial expressions
Eyes wide shut
Additional resources
Summary
4. Image Makeover
Basic workflow
Creative workflow
Makeover example one
Makeover example two
Makeover example three
Makeover example four
Makeover example five
Summary
5. Easy Creative Projects
Finding inspiration on the Home Page
Adding artistic effects
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 calendars
Creating custom greeting cards
Making a custom Facebook page
Keyboard shortcuts
Summary
6. Advanced Editing Techniques
Adjustment Layers
Adjustment Layer Masking
Beauty retouching
The Clone Stamp Tool
Retouching in practice
The Burn, Dodge, and Sponge Tools
The Selection Tools
The Lasso Tool
The Magic Wand Tool
Saving a Selection
Feathering Selections
Other Selection tools
The Quick Selection tool
The Refine Selection Brush
The Auto Selection tool
The Refine Edge function
Removing large objects
Finishing tips
An introduction to Layers
Other features on the Layer panel
Custom fonts
Blend Modes
Opacity
Merging layers
Pseudo layer masks
Combining pictures – posters and flyers
Correcting vertical perspective
Other Transformation modes
Correcting skewed perspectives
Working tips
Adding text to images
Using the Type options panel
Text Styles and special effects
Brush, Pencil, and Eraser tools
Paint Bucket Tool
Gradient Tool
Working with graphic elements
Text graphics
Regular Shape Tool
Custom Shape Tool
Cookie Cutter Tool
Layer masking
Keyboard shortcuts
Summary
7. Advanced Drawing and Painting Techniques
Illustration – drawing and painting techniques
View menu
Using a graphics tablet
Using Brushes
Brush behavior
Creating a 3D sphere from scratch
Impressionist Brush
Color Replacement tool
Working with Brushes
Importing and working with Custom Brushes
Custom lightning brushes
Adobe Vectors
Creating Custom Vector illustrations
Effects filters
Keyboard shortcuts
Summary
8. 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
9. 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
A. Common Feature
Home Screen
Organizer – Import (button)
Organizer – the five view spaces
Expert edit mode
View tools
Select tools
Enhance tools
Drawing tools
Modify tools
Color
The Quick Menu tool bar
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