Summary
In this chapter, we moved through a series of makeover exercises designed to demonstrate the power of Photoshop Elements. Starting with a simple brightness problem, we then stepped it up to include fixing underexposure in a RAW file and simple spot retouching in a sky scene, to full-blown color correction and contrast enhancement and detailed skin repair, before finishing up with an assemblage of images brought together to make a digital illustration.
It was a bit of a rollercoaster of experiences, so don't feel bad if the more advanced makeovers felt too hard at this stage; you have learned that you can fix everything from basic brightness and contrast issues to removing stuff that is inappropriate for the shot. You are now well on your way to becoming an accomplished image retoucher and photo editor!
In the next chapter, you'll learn how to work with some of Elements's excellent project-based tools. Essentially, these comprise a number of fairly complex...
