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Organizing Media in Adobe Premier Pro
By Maxim Jago
Apr 28, 2020
Learn how to organize your clips using the Project panel in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Advanced Motion Tweening with Adobe Animate
By Russell Chun
Mar 10, 2020
Learn how to use the Motion Editor in Adobe Animate to edit property and ease curves and create more realistic motion.
CSS Basics
By Jim Maivald
Mar 10, 2020
Familiarize yourself with CSS and learn CSS (cascading style sheets) terms and terminology, the difference between HTML and CSS formatting, different methods for writing CSS rules and markup, how the cascade, inheritance, descendant, and specificity theories affect the way browsers apply CSS formatting, and new features and capabilities of CSS3.
Creating A Photo Book
By Rafael Concepcion
Feb 21, 2020

In this sample chapter from Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic Classroom in a Book (2020 release), author Rafael Concepcion teaches you how to design beautiful, sophisticated book layouts, and then publish them without leaving Lightroom.

Image Editing Background and Basics
By Jeff Carlson
Jan 30, 2020

In this sample chapter from Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 Classroom in a Book, author Jeff Carlson begins with an overview of the core concepts behind image correction, and then introduces a range of approachable techniques to help you get more from your photos in just a few clicks.

Use the Command-Line Interface
By Arek Dreyer, Adam Karneboge
Jan 26, 2020

In this sample chapter from macOS Support Essentials 10.15 - Apple Pro Training Series: Supporting and Troubleshooting macOS Catalina, authors Karneboge and Dreyer describe when the command-line interface is useful, use man (manual) pages to find more information about commands, and manipulate files in the command-line interface.

Finding and Using 3D Models
By Keith Gilbert
Jan 18, 2020

In this sample chapter from Adobe Dimension Classroom in a Book (2020 release), author Keith Gilbert shows you how to import models from various sources and learn why the starter assets included with Dimension are a good place to begin when learning Dimension. He then covers how to useAdobe Stock to find 3D objects, how to download a model from Adobe Stock and use it in a scene, and more.

Animating Text
By Lisa Fridsma, Brie Gyncild
Jan 17, 2020

In this sample chapter from Adobe After Effects Classroom in a Book (2020 release), authors Fridsma and Gyncild teach you to create and animate text layers. You will learn to stylize text using the Character and Paragraph panels, apply and customize text animation presets, and more.

Print: printing, color management, and my elements 2020 workflow
By Scott Kelby
Dec 24, 2019

In this sample chapter from The Photoshop Elements 2020 Book for Digital Photographers, author Scott Kelby walks you through making color management decisions, calibrating your monitor, and getting pro-quality prints that match your screen.

Simplicity: Why It Matters
By Garr Reynolds
Dec 14, 2019

In this sample chapter from Presentation Zen, Third Edition, author Garr Reynolds talks about simplicity - in daily life, then in professional life. He discusses how designers can bring clarity, directness, subtlety, essentialness, and minimalism into their work.

Orthographic Views
By James D. Bethune
Sep 4, 2019

In this sample chapter from Engineering Design Graphics with Autodesk Inventor 2020, author James D. Bethune presents orthographic views using third-angle projection in accordance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) first-angle projections are also presented.

AutoCAD 2020: Quick Start Tutorial
By Paul F. Richard
Aug 22, 2019
Learn the basics necessary to start a new drawing, create and modify some objects, add annotation features, and print out your work with AutoCAD 2020.
Storyboarding: Build your visual script
By Liz Blazer
Aug 13, 2019

In this sample chapter from Animated Storytelling, Second Edition, author Liz Blazer covers the basics of storyboarding first and then continues on with some important concepts you’ll need to make your storyboard complete and ready for animatics. The entire process is organic; let your storyboarding evolve gradually from simple to more complex.

Sketching
By James D. Bethune
Aug 2, 2019

In this sample chapter from Engineering Graphics with AutoCAD 2020, author Bethune presents the fundamentals of freehand sketching as applied to technical situations. It includes both two-dimensional and three-dimensional sketching. Like any skill, freehand sketching is best learned by lots of practice.

Repairs and Hoaxes
By xtine burrough
Aug 1, 2019

In this sample chapter from the second edition of Foundations of Digital Art and Design with Adobe Creative Cloud, author xtine will teach you to match textures and values to create photographic illusions in two compositions. You’ll explore various tools for healing and cloning parts of an image, as well as add a simple layer mask to blend image features for a quality of verisimilitude.

Isometric Drawing with AutoCAD 2020
By Mark Dix, Paul Riley
Jul 29, 2019
A hands-on, activity-based approach to learning Isometric Drawing with AutoCAD, including drawing exercises that both assess and reinforce your understanding of the material.
Expressive Strokes
By Sharon Steuer
Jul 20, 2019

In this sample chapter from The Adobe Illustrator WOW! Book for CS6 and CC, 2nd Edition, author Sharon Steuer shows you how to create organic strokes, hand-drawn lines, painterly effects, shading, and much more.

Getting Started
By James D. Bethune
Jun 25, 2019

In this sample chapter from Engineering Design and Graphics with SolidWorks 2019, author James Bethune gets you started on SolidWorks. This chapter will show you how to start a New drawing and introduce the Line, Circle, and Edit tools. The Smart Dimension tool will be used to define and edit lines and circles. Line colors and relationships will also be introduced.

Using Animation Presets
By Conrad Chavez, Joe Dockery
May 21, 2019

When you apply an effects preset, it can contain multiple effects that already use specific settings and may be a combination of effects that produce a specific result. In this sample chapter from Learn Adobe After Effects CC for Visual Effects and Motion Graphics, learn how to save time with animation presets.

macOS Mojave Command-Line Interface
By Arek Dreyer, Adam Karneboge
Jan 17, 2019
Learn how to use the command-line interface (CLI) to access additional administrative functionality in macOS Mojave.

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