Mastering Adobe Photoshop 2026

Enhance your digital imagery skills with advanced photo editing and visual design workflows

Gary Bradley (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

2025 | 2nd Revised edition
Packt Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-80602-171-0 (ISBN)

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Discover advanced Photoshop features, from AI retouching to 3D designs, and sharpen your digital editing expertise.

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Key Features

Create professional-grade visuals for print, screen, social media, and branding
Upgrade your Photoshop workflow with AI-enhanced and non-destructive editing
Integrate 3D models and generative AI to produce next-level digital artwork
Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book DescriptionAdobe Photoshop continues to evolve and so should your skills. Written by Adobe Certified Expert Gary Bradley, Mastering Adobe Photoshop 2026 is the definitive guide for designers, marketers, and visual content creators looking to upgrade their editing capabilities with Adobe’s latest tools and features. Whether you’re refining product shots, creating print collateral, or animating social media visuals, this second edition delivers an expertly structured approach that blends professional techniques with hands-on practice.
Structured into four progressive parts, the book builds your skills from interface mastery and healing tools to branding mock-ups, video shorts, and surrealist artwork. This edition goes beyond basic image editing by teaching advanced workflows like non-destructive retouching, seamless masking, batch automation, and content creation optimized for multiple platforms. Two brand-new chapters help you embrace the future of image editing by exploring AI-powered retouching with Adobe Firefly and 3D-enhanced compositions with Substance 3D Viewer.
By the end of this book, you’ll have complete command over Photoshop’s powerful feature set, allowing you to craft stunning visuals that impress clients, employers, and online audiences alike.What you will learn

Create advanced mock-ups using smart objects and branding workflows
Master retouching, recoloring, and content-aware edits non-destructively
Use AI-enhanced tools for image generation, background edits, and retouching
Design and automate high-volume social media content for multiple platforms
Animate titles, GIFs, and videos using Photoshop's timeline and frame tools
Develop immersive visuals using brushes, textures, gradients, and effects
Blend, collage, and compose surrealist artworks with professional finesse

Who this book is forThis book is ideal for digital designers, content creators, social media managers, marketing professionals, and photographers who already have a foundational understanding of Photoshop and want to enhance their skills. If you're producing content for print, screen, or social media and want to save time while achieving exceptional quality, this book is for you.

Gary Bradley is an award-winning designer and Adobe Certified Expert based in Sheffield, England. With over 25 years of industry experience delivering projects for clients such as Virgin Atlantic and The London Science Museum, Gary has worked across several disciplines, including illustration, 3D visualisation, print and web design. In 2009, he launched a creativity consultancy to support design teams in nurturing their in-house capabilities and achieving Adobe Specialist status. Gary also teaches journalism design and data visualisation at The University of Sheffield, where he supports a vibrant newsroom.

Table of Contents

What's New in Photoshop
Making Photoshop Work Harder and Smarter
Non-Destructive Healing, Retouching, and Recoloring
Masking and Cut-Outs
Building Brand Mock-Ups and Prototypes
Creating Printed Marketing Collateral
From Pixels to Post: Images for Social Media
Creating Animated GIFs and Video Shorts
Bringing Type to Life with Styles and Effects
Creating Textures, Patterns, and Backdrops
Creating and Applying Brushes
Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Blending and Collaging Images
Creating Surrealist Artwork

Erscheinungsdatum	12.08.2025
Vorwort	Rob de Winter, James Carrington
Verlagsort	Birmingham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	191 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
	Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Digitale Bildverarbeitung
	Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Photoshop
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Marketing / Vertrieb
ISBN-10	1-80602-171-4 / 1806021714
ISBN-13	978-1-80602-171-0 / 9781806021710
Zustand	Neuware