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Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements

You're reading from   Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements Bring out the best in your images using Adobe Photoshop Elements 2024

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835469385
Length 544 pages
Edition 6th Edition
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Robin Nichols Robin Nichols
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Preface 1. Color keys
2. Chapter 1: Photoshop Elements Features Overview FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Setting Up Photoshop Elements from Scratch 4. Chapter 3: The Basics of Image Editing 5. Chapter 4: Getting Started with Simple Solutions 6. Chapter 5: Easy Creative Projects 7. Chapter 6: Advanced Techniques: Transformations, Layers, Masking, and Blend Modes 8. Chapter 7: Advanced Techniques: Retouching, Selections, and Text 9. Chapter 8: Additional Tools and Features 10. Chapter 9: Advanced Drawing, Painting and Illustration Techniques 11. Chapter 10: Exporting Work, Sharpening, and Plug-ins 12. Chapter 11: Troubleshooting and Additional Techniques 13. Chapter 12: Feature Appendix 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Vector Graphics: Custom Shape Tool

Elements' graphics are all vectors, which means that they are made up from a mathematical formula rather than pixels. Because of this it means they are infinitely scalable, compared to a pixel-based image that can only be enlarged by around 50% before it begins to look soft.

Copyright stamp: Here's the perfect example of how a simple Custom Shape graphic can be used. Here, I chose the copyright stamp. Use this stamp when posting your work in the public domain to deter theft or if submitting work to a potential new client. The copyright symbol was added to a separate blank layer (panel inset, main pic above) then saved as a Photoshop file, thus preserving the two layers. To send this to a client, I'd save the file as a JPEG, in which case, Elements automatically flattens all layers into one background layer, making it impossible to remove the stamp.

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