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This critically acclaimed training program from Adobe Press and video2brain combines exceptional quality high-definition video and a printed reference to teach the fundamentals of Photoshop CS6 as well as the basic principles of graphic design. Structured around the objectives of the Adobe Certified Associate exam “Visual Communication Using Adobe Photoshop CS6”, the product includes 15 hours of video tutorials, complete with project files and a printed booklet that provides supplemental material to enhance the video training. Experienced instructor Kelly McCathran presents a comprehensive introduction to Photoshop, including best practices as well as fundamental photography and image editing concepts. Beginning with Photoshop’s new workspace she then goes on to cover Photoshop’s powerful tools including features new to CS6 such as video editing, creating 3D text and objects, and much-needed Character and Paragraph styles.

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Table of Contents

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Time

Introducing Photoshop CS6

Introduction

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00:01:49

How to Launch the Files and Lessons

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00:02:58

What Is Photoshop: Raster vs. Vector

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00:04:57

What’s New in Photoshop CS6 (Overview)

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00:10:41

The Photoshop Family

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00:08:13

Touring the Interface and Managing Document Windows

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00:07:10

The Window > Application Frame (Mac Only)

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00:03:02

Zooming and Navigating

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00:06:27

Advanced Zooming and Navigating

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00:08:48

Creating, Opening, Editing, and Saving

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00:11:22

Photoshop Project Explorations

Using Multiple Undos and the History Brush Tool

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00:05:56

Redesigned Mini Bridge

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00:06:22

Adobe Bridge and Batch Renaming

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00:10:15

Removing Unwanted Objects with Content-Aware Fill

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00:03:53

Content-Aware Move, Patch, and History Brush Tools

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00:10:42

Plug-ins a.k.a. Filters/Up in Smoke

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00:10:32

Automatic Color Correction

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00:06:37

Flawless Faces: Women

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00:09:35

Flawless Faces: Men

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00:08:52

Cropping and Straightening an Image

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00:07:00

Content-Aware Scaling

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00:05:39

Making Selections

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00:08:12

Customizing Photoshop

Under the Hood: New Auto Recovery, Customizing the Interface, and Hidden Plug-ins (Filters)

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00:08:34

Arranging Panels, Switching Screen Modes, and Saving a Custom Workspace

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00:08:39

Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts

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00:06:04

Customizing Photoshop's Menus

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00:03:24

Optimizing Photoshop's Performance: GPU, CPU, RAM, VRAM and More

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00:13:32

Rulers, Guides, and Grids

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00:07:46

Image Editing Concepts

Resolution, File Size, and Compression

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00:10:27

RGB vs. CMYK

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00:09:07

Importing Camera Images

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00:06:13

Reviewing and Rating Images

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00:07:23

Organizing Your Image Library

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00:11:00

Nondestructive Editing

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00:07:15

Selections: Rectangular and Elliptical

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00:08:10

Selections: The Lasso and Polygonal Lasso Tools

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00:09:09

Selections: The Magic Wand Tool

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00:06:25

Selections: The Quick Selection Tool and Refine Edge

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00:05:56

Using Refine Edge for Image Extraction

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00:06:39

Converting to Black-and-White

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00:06:49

Layers and Masks

Removing Solid Backgrounds

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00:05:37

Overview of Layers

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00:09:04

Adding New Layers

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00:09:21

Merging Two Images for One Perfect Shot

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00:07:44

Layer Masks, the Key to Flawless Retouching

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00:05:18

Creating Special Effects with Layer Masks

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00:06:27

Correcting Color and Contrast Using a Layer Mask

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00:07:34

Using Layer Styles

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00:08:53

Changing Colors Using Layers

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00:11:54

Photo Retouching

Removing Red-Eye

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00:08:09

Skin Perfection, Eye Brightening, and Double-Chin Removal

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00:11:36

Creating "Hollywood" Skin

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00:13:01

Realistic Retouching Using the History Panel

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00:09:41

Dodging and Burning to Draw Attention

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00:09:26

Differences in the Primary Retouching Tools

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00:06:02

Repairing Skin to New Layers

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00:09:04

Did the Makeup Artist Go Too Far?

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00:09:14

Drop 10 Pounds Without Dieting Using the Liquify Tool

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00:11:15

Creating Beautiful Digital Images with Adobe Camera Raw

What Is Adobe Camera Raw and What Files Can It Correct?

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00:14:10

Reading a Histogram and Using the Info Panel

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00:10:12

Reading and Applying Metadata

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00:09:19

Creating Metadata Templates

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00:08:35

Removing Color Casts and Improving Contrast With ACR

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00:07:24

Correcting a Series of Photos and the Image Processor

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00:08:19

Cropping in Adobe Camera Raw

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00:05:37

Boosting Color With Adobe Camera Raw

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Selective Color in Adobe Camera Raw

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00:08:22

Painting in Corrections with the Adjustment Brush

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00:07:26

Using the Targeted Adjustment Tool

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00:08:52

Working with Type and Creating Mock-Ups

Typography in Photoshop

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00:10:04

The Character Panel

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00:08:14

The Paragraph Panel

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00:08:18

Creating and Sharing Paragraph Styles

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00:07:26

Character Styles

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00:08:40

Creating Mobile Buttons

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00:10:43

The Coolest Keyboard Shortcuts for Formatting Text

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00:08:37

Using Guides and Layer Groups to Perfect the Layout

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00:09:52

Advanced Blending Options for Type

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00:05:09

3D and Video Editing

Making Text 3D

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00:09:54

Creating a 3D Object

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00:06:56

Creating a 3D Title Sequence

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00:06:18

Video Editing in Photoshop

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00:08:04

Adding Video Transitions

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00:04:35

Just for Fun

The "Tourist and Car" Remover

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00:08:39

Creating Seamless Panoramic Images

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00:08:14

"Cropiddy" Crop, Crop, Crop

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00:11:55

Cropping to Ratios, Fixed Sizes, and Resolution

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00:09:40

Perspective Crop Tool

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00:04:28

Adaptive Wide Angle Correction

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00:07:35

Blurring for Focus or Optical Illusion

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00:07:04

Cool Lighting Effects

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00:09:44

Warping Images

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00:07:37

Puppet Warp

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00:06:20

The Clone Stamp Tool

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00:09:00

Merging High Dynamic Range Images

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00:06:01

Vanishing Point

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Using Blending Modes and Adding a Mask

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00:02:47

Outputting Your Images

Building a Web Photo Gallery

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00:08:09

Creating a Contact Sheet

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Saving Images for the Web

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00:09:56

Color Settings

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00:14:39

Preparing Press-Quality Images

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00:08:08

Printing Images

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00:04:42

Artistic Expression and Special Effects

Turn Your Photo Into a Work of Art with Oil Paint

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00:03:36

Creating Hand-Painted Artwork from a Photo with the Mixer Brush

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00:08:42

Using Adobe Camera Raw for Painterly Effects

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00:09:41

Creating Abstract Artwork with the Art History Brush

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00:06:14

Using Actions for Special Effects

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00:04:50

Record Your Hand-Drawn Painting

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00:09:02

Create a Cartoon Avatar Using the Filter Gallery

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00:08:35

Creating and Applying Patterns

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00:03:39

Closing Thoughts

Closing Thoughts

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00:04:48

Extras

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Lesson Files

  • 01_Introducing_Photoshop.zip
  • 02_Project_Explorations.zip
  • 03_Customizing.zip
  • 04_Image_Editing.zip
  • 05_Layers_Masks.zip
  • 06_Photo_Retouching.zip
  • 07_Beautiful_Images.zip
  • 08_Typography_Mock-up.zip
  • 09_3D_video.zip
  • 10_Fun.zip
  • 11_Output.zip
  • 12_Artistic_Expression.zip
  • Booklet.pdf
  • final_examples.zip