May 2021
Beginner
240 pages
9h 3m
English
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CHAPTER 1
THE PHOTOSHOP WORKSPACE
To kick things off, just in case you’re not completely familiar with the Photoshop workspace, I thought it would be a good idea to point out where you’ll find menus, tools, filters, and all that stuff you’ll be using on a regular basis.
We’ll take a look at the default layout of Photoshop, and I’ll show you how you can rearrange things to your liking. Oh, and I’ll also show you how to get everything back in order if you can’t find something.
Of course, if you already know this stuff, feel free to jump ahead to chapter 2.
THE HOME SCREEN
When you first open Photoshop (CC) you’re presented with the Home screen, which used to be called the Start screen (Figure 1.1).
From here, you have access to Adobe tutorials ...