Practical Photoshop

Practical Photoshop is the world’s premier Photoshop magazine, a monthly guide to the best Photoshop techniques, tips and tricks. Inside each issue you’ll find an array of inspirational tutorials and accompanying video lessons that will help you master Adobe’s collection of industry standard photo-editing software. What’s more, there’s a selection of amazing images from the world’s best Photoshop creatives, free downloadable content, and a beginner’s guide to the basics. If you love photography and you want to learn more about digital imaging, then Practical Photoshop will help you to unleash your creative potential.

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HIGHLIGHTS: WHAT’S INSIDE…

15 PS HACKS • FROM LITTLE-KNOWN TOOL TRICKS TO UNUSUAL USES FOR EVERYDAY COMMANDS, AND FROM RETOUCHING TIPS TO BLENDING MODE CHEATS: HERE ARE 15 HACKS TO HELP YOU BECOME A PHOTOSHOP MASTER

1 CREATE LIGHT SHAFTS FROM GRADIENTS

2 MORE THAN JUST FOR MOVING

3 SPEEDIER TOOL SHORTCUTS

4 THE FINGER-PAINTING TRICK

5 LIQUIFY STRAY HAIRS

6 CHANGE YOUR VIEW WITH SHORTCUTS

7 SAMPLE, PAINT AND BLEND TO BOOST COLORS

8 GET ‘SAVE AS’ BACK TO NORMAL

9 THE POWER OF LUMINOSITY ADJUSTMENTS

10 CHANGE HISTORY STATES AND RECENT FILES LIST

11 SAMPLE COLORS FROM OUTSIDE OF PHOTOSHOP

12 THE POWER OF OVERLAY PAINTING

13 USE COLORIZE FOR A VINTAGE LOOK

14 BETTER DOUBLE EXPOSURES WITH BLEND IF

15 ERASE FOR BETTER FILLS

CREATE SCRIBBLE ART • James Paterson shows how you can easily add fun portrait effects to your photos in Photoshop

MASTER SHADOWS AND HIGHLIGHTS • This powerful tonal tool has more to it than meets the eye – and it’s ideal for landscapes

GET CREATIVE WITH GELS • James Paterson demonstrates how you can use color gels on your lights to shoot and edit delightfully vibrant portraits

VIBRANT STUDIO PORTRAITS • Tint your subject and backdrop by fitting gels to your light sources

MAKE YOUR COLORS POP

THREE WAYS TO GEL

ENHANCE YOUR COLORS • Use editing tools in Lightroom to boost the colors – or change them

LEARN LIGHTROOM TODAY!

ESSENTIALS • Your quick-start guide and reference to image editing in Photoshop

THE IMAGE-EDITING WORKFLOW • Manage your photos from capture to output in three stages

THE BASICS OF RAW PROCESSING • Discover how to process your raw files to perfection

SIX ESSENTIAL LAYERS FOR PHOTOS • The six most frequently used Photoshop layers for image editing, and how to use them to improve almost any photo

Practical Photoshop