Basic Theory

The Photoshop Work Area
Working with PhotoShop Tools
Working with PhotoShop Palettes
The New Dialog Box
Creating a New Image
Saving an Image File
Understanding Color and Image Modes
Photoshop File Formats

Selection Tools

The Marquee Tools
The Lasso Tools
The Magic Wand Tool
The Select Menu
The Color Range Command
Other Ways of Making a Selection
Selecting and Changing a Color
Adding a Motion Effect
Creating a Reflection
Using the Quick Mask Mode to Create a Selection

Essential Image Editing Skills

The Move Tool
The Crop Tool
Changing the Image Size
Changing the Canvas Size
The Slice and Slice Select Tools
The Transform and Free Transform Commands
The File Browser
Blending Pictures
Modifying a Portrait
Creating a Shadow
Making a Transparent Image for a Web Page

Retouching Images

Correction Tools
Clone Tools
History Brush Tools
The History Palette
Removing Red Eyes
Removing Fine Lines and Correcting Skin Tone
Applying a Pattern to an Uneven Surface
Using the Art History Brush to Create a Painting Effect

Painting and Image Editing

Painting in Photoshop
Selecting a Color
Using the Brushes Palette
The Eraser Tools
Fill Tools
Retouching an Image
Adding Color to a Line Drawing
Coloring Black-and-White Images
Creating a CD-ROM Cover Insert

Paths and Vector Tools

What is a Path?
Path Tools
Showing and Hiding Paths
Shape Tools
Type Tools
Using Paths to Frame Pictures
Using Paths to Create Neon Lights and Fireworks
Working with Cartoon Characters

Color Correction

The Histogram Palette
The Levels Command
The Curves Command
The Brightness/Contrast Command
The Hue/Saturation Command
The Match Color Command
The Replace Color Command
The Selective color Command
The Channel Mixer
The Photo Filter Command
The Shadow/Highlight Command
The Invert comand
The Equalize Command
The Threshold Command
The Posterize Command
The Variations Command
Brightening Dark Images
Correcting Overexposed Pictures
Changing Image Composition and Correcting a Faded Image
Adding Color to Black-and-White Pictures
Adding TV Scan Lines to and Image

Working with Layers

Layer Basics
The Layers Palette
The Layer Menu
Layer Sets
Adjustment Layers
Shape and Text Layers
Layer Masks
Clipping Masks
Layer Styles
Setting Up Layer Styles
Blend Modes
Using Layer Blend Modes to Create Luminosity
Using Layer Masks to Blend Images
Making a Water Droplets Image

PhotoShop Channels

Color Channels
The Channels Palette
Creating Text with a Stitching Effect
Applying Texture to 3D Text
Creating a Gold Coin


PhotoShop Filters

Applying a Filter
The Standard Filters
Additional Filter Commands
Making New Pictures Look Old
Creating a Pencil Sketch