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.

Editor’s Note

7 BEST-EVER IMAGE EDITS • No matter what the image is, there are certain go-to tools and tricks that have served us well time and time again. Here are seven of our favorites…

GIVE YOUR SCENE A BRAND‑NEW SKY • Thanks to AI, Photoshop CC 2021 can replace skies in seconds with just a couple of clicks

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL B&W • James Patterson uncovers the best monochrome tools and settings for your portraits using Lightroom and Photoshop

LIQUID MOTION • James Paterson reshapes images into a stunning digital abstract figure with photography and Photoshop

PAINT DROPS • Get set up for paint abstracts with these bits of kit

SHOOTING PAINT ABSTRACTS

CRAFT A PAINTERLY FIGURE

LEARN LIGHTROOM TODAY!

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

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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