Photoshop CS6 One-on-One: Advanced

The third part of the popular and comprehensive series Photoshop CS6 One-on-One follows industry pro Deke McClelland as he plunges into the inner workings of Adobe Photoshop. He shows how to adjust your color, interface, and performance settings to get the best out of your images and the most out of Photoshop, and explores the power of Smart Objects, Shadows/Highlights, and Curves for making subtle, nondestructive adjustments. The course dives into Camera Raw to experiment with the editing toolset there, and returns to Photoshop to discuss toning, blur, and blend modes. Deke also teaches tried-and-true methods for sharpening details and reducing noise, as well as creating quick and accurate selections with Quick Mask, Color Range, and Refine Edge commands.

Topics include:

• Adjusting the color settings in Photoshop
• Placing and blending Smart Objects in a scene
• Transforming and warping vector objects
• Correcting for lens distortion
• Mitigating halos and enhancing contrast with Shadows/Highlights
• Adding and editing points on a curve
• Editing multiple images in Camera Raw
• Creating a pro-quality sepia tone or quadtone
• Colorizing with blend modes and opacity
• Reducing and smoothing over noise
• Creating depth-of-field effects with blur
• Selecting with Color Range and Quick Mask
• Perfecting a mask with Refine Edge
• Drawing paths with the Pen tool
• Converting path outlines to vector masks