Practical Photoshop is the world’s premier Photoshop magazine, a monthly guide to the best Photoshop techniques, tips and tricks. Inside each issue you’ll find an array of inspirational tutorials and accompanying video lessons that will help you master Adobe’s collection of industry standard photo-editing software. What’s more, there’s a selection of amazing images from the world’s best Photoshop creatives, free downloadable content, and a beginner’s guide to the basics. If you love photography and you want to learn more about digital imaging, then Practical Photoshop will help you to unleash your creative potential.

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HIGHLIGHTS: WHAT’S INSIDE…

NEW PHOTOSHOP 2021 • With auto sky replacement, amazing neural filters and a host of other updates, the latest version of Photoshop takes a huge leap forward. Over the next few pages, we’ll explore the top new features…

SKY REPLACEMENT • Enhance your outdoor photos by automatically replacing dull skies

MIND-BLOWING NEW NEURAL FILTERS • Spookily effective AI tools let you perform all manner of complex edits with a few clicks

WONDERFUL PATTERN PREVIEWS • Get instant feedback on your pattern-making with this great new feature

BEST OF THE REST • 10 more amazing new features in Photoshop 2021 and Lightroom 2021

SMOKE SCREAM • Create a spooky effect for Halloween – and learn how to use Photoshop’s amazing Liquify Tool

EXPERIMENT IN THE LAB • Find out how to use Photoshop CC’s powerful LAB color mode with James Paterson

MAKE A POP STAR! • Capture your kids with popping water balloons for amazing action portraits – James Paterson takes aim

BURSTING WATER BALLOONS • Get set up to capture wonderful water balloon splashes

MAKE A SPLASH

DROP OR POP

LIGHTING TIPS AND TRICKS

ENHANCE THE WATER BALLOON PORTRAITS WITH SIMPLE PHOTOSHOP SKILLS

LEARN LIGHTROOM TODAY!

ESSENTIALS • Your quick-start guide and reference to image editing in Photoshop

CREATIVE CLOUD PLANS • CHOOSE THE PLAN WITH THE COMBINATION OF TOOLS AND STORAGE YOU NEED

THE IMAGE-EDITING WORKFLOW • Manage your photos from capture to output in three stages

THE BASICS OF RAW PROCESSING • Discover how to process your raw files to perfection

SIX ESSENTIAL LAYERS FOR PHOTOS • The six most frequently used Photoshop layers for image editing, and how to use them to improve almost any photo

14 ESSENTIAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS • 14 keyboard shortcuts that will massively improve your speed and efficiency while working in Photoshop

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