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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 - Second Edition

By : Robin Nichols
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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 - Second Edition

By: Robin Nichols

Overview of this book

Adobe Photoshop Elements is a raster graphics editor for entry-level photographers, image editors, and hobbyists. Updated and improved to cover the latest features of Photoshop Elements 2020, this second edition includes focused coverage of Adobe's new AI-powered features that are designed to make the editing process more efficient, creative and fun. This book takes you through the complexities of image editing in easy-to-follow, bite-sized chunks, helping you to quickly recognize the editing challenge at hand and use suitable tools and techniques to overcome it. You’ll start by learning how to import, organize, manage, edit, and use your pictures in a format that’s designed for creative photography projects. Throughout this Adobe Photoshop Elements book, you'll discover how to fix different photographic problems using an extensive repertoire of commonly applied solutions. Common processes such as applying artistic effects to creative projects, custom image makeovers, processing images for social media, and other file export methods will also be covered. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned about the impressive tools available in Photoshop Elements 2020, and how it is designed not only for photographers who’d like to dip their toes into the editing world, but also for those wanting simple but effective ideas on how to expand their creativity while remaining time-efficient.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Modifying facial expressions

This appeared in Elements a few versions back. At the time, I didn't give it a second thought, but when I tried it, I realized how amazing it was. (Warning: your family photos might never look the same after trying this tool.)

The clever Adjust Facial Features tool somehow identifies the facial area in a portrait and, using artificial intelligence, isolates key facial elements such as the eyes, nose, lips, and mouth so they can be masked and edited separately. These sections can then be changed using a number of distortion techniques—Elements treats the pixels as if they were elastic, allowing you to stretch, expand, push, and contract features accordingly. To get started with modifying the facial features and expressions in a portrait, here's a brief overview of how to get the best from this innovative feature:

  1. Open a suitable image (note: this works best with a single portrait, with the subject more or less looking directly...