3. Digital Imaging Essentials

To understand Photoshop’s place in the pantheon of design software, and why it behaves the way it does, it’s important to understand the framework it’s working within.

This chapter focuses on key concepts for editing digital images: the implications of document size, the importance of resolution, and the distinction between the various Photoshop color modes. You’ll also learn how the Info and History panels can help keep you informed and allow you the freedom to experiment and to recover from mistakes.

For basic digital image concepts, such as the difference between pixels and vectors, ...

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