Photoshop CC is an outstanding image editor, but it can be pretty overwhelming. This book makes learning Photoshop as easy as possible by explaining the hows and whys in a friendly, conversational style. You'll unlock Photoshop's secrets, new goodies, and time-saving features, with expert tips and practical editing advice you can use every day. The important stuff you need to know: Learn your way around. Tour Photoshop's workspace and learn how to customize it. Unleash the magic. Use selections, layers, masks, and smart objects to safely edit images; automate common chores with actions. Perfect your photos. Learn to crop, resize, color-correct, retouch, combine, and prepare photos for print or online use. Master color. Drain, change, and add color, and even create digital makeup, partial-color effects, and duotones. Be artistic. Use filters effectively, create illustrations, paintings, artistic typography, animations, and videos. Go 3D. Create and edit 3D objects and send them off to a 3D-printing service from inside Photoshop. Export web graphics. Use Generator to instantly export and resize images - just by using layer names.