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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)

Makeover example five

In this exercise, we are going to attempt to create perfect-looking skin tones by retouching a portrait using the Spot Healing Brush.

Problem: The client has poor skin (acne) and needs good publicity head shots for their new job.

Solution: Use the Spot Healing Brush tool and the Healing Brush tools to remove all signs of skin imperfections.

Outcome: Produce a professionally retouched portrait.

Photoshop Elements has two Healing Brushes. The Spot Healing Brush effectively copies pixels from just outside of the brush shape (called the Source area) and pastes them into the brush area (the Target area) while blending and matching the tone of the outside pixels with those on the inside. It's simple, easy to use, fast, and very effective.

For the best results, try to keep the brush about the same size, or a little larger, than the affected area. Too big and it will copy unwanted detail into the target area, as well as good pixels:

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