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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15 MUST-KNOW RETOUCHING TRICKS • Whether you want to completely transform a portrait or make a series of subtle enhancements, here are a host of retouching tips and techniques you need to know

START WITH ADOBE PORTRAIT

USE AUTO SKIN SMOOTHING

USE OUR FREQUENCY SEPARATION ACTIONS

SPEEDY BLEMISH REMOVAL

ESSENTIAL ZOOMING SHORTCUTS

CLONE IN LIGHTEN MODE

MASTER AI PEOPLE MASKS

SET NEGATIVE TEXTURE FOR SKIN

HOW TO BOOST EYES

USE ADAPTIVE PRESETS

WORK THE BACKGROUND

COPY AREAS TO REMOVE HAIR

DODGE AND BURN TO SCULPT FACES

COPY A CATCHLIGHT

LIQUIFY STRAY HAIRS

GENERATE AI BACKDROPS IN PHOTOSHOP • Meet the new filter that creates brilliant backgrounds based on a few words

IT’S COOL TO BE WARM • Discover the creative potential of using color correction gels with James Paterson

COLOR CORRECTION GELS ON LOCATION • Get set up for off-camera flash and learn to shift your colors for wonderfully warm backdrops

GO WARM OR COOL WITH COLOR GELS COMBINE IMAGES TO FORM THE BEST BLUR

TOP TIPS CHOOSE YOUR KELVIN

MIX COLOR TEMPERATURES IN PHOTOSHOP • Use Photoshop’s new intelligent AI masks to selectively shift the white balance in seconds

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

14 ESSENTIAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS • 14 keyboard shortcuts that will massively improve your speed and efficiency while working in Photoshop

Practical Photoshop