Pixelmator is one of those applications that has such a beautiful and sleek look to it. At first glance it can seem like a very simple application, but as with many things in life, looks can be deceiving and Pixelmator is a great example of a well-designed application that has a lot of power underneath the interface, and helps to give digital artists and photographers the tools that we need to unleash the creative process inside. Pixelmator gives us many of the strong tools that other applications have at a fraction of the cost, making it a must-have application for photographers at any level out there.
Chapter 1, Basic Photo Corrections gives an understanding of the tools available in Pixelmator and how to get started with importing your images. We will also cover some basic photo corrections.
Chapter 2, Using Selection Tools discusses one of the fundamental tools in image editing used to precisely select parts of an image. Here you will learn how to use the many selection tools available in Pixelmator.
Chapter 3, All About Layers discusses layers that will allow us to get creative with multi-image layouts. We will walk through all of the ways you can adjust layers to creatively edit your images.
Chapter 4, Using the Effects Browser Tools discusses a wealth of tools to apply image effects to your projects. We will walk through all of the available effects to get your creativity flowing.
Chapter 5, More Creative Photo Corrections will make you learn about some of the more advanced image editing tools such as the clone stamp tool, and using shapes, text, and gradients to embellish your images.
Chapter 6, Advanced Pixelmator Techniques will walk through some real-world tutorials with some advanced image-editing techniques to bring everything we have learned in the book together.
This book covers Pixelmator version 2.1.4 and a creative attitude is all that's needed for this book to learn the application.
This book is for any digital artist, photographer, or photo enthusiast looking to unleash their full creativity by learning how to edit their images in Pixelmator.
In this book, you will find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning.
New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, in menus or dialog boxes for example, appear in the text like this: " First, if the Effects Browser panel isn't open you can click View | Show Effects".
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