Exploring Photoshop CS (Book with CD-ROM)

by Hartman, Annesa

• ISBN13: 9781401843588
• ISBN10: 1401843581
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-03
• Publisher: COURSE TECHNOLOGY

Summary

At last, a software book about design! Exploring Photoshop? CS is the designer's answer to the age-old question: "Great tool, but how do I use it to create great design?" Written by an experienced designer and Adobe? Certified Photoshop Expert, Exploring Photoshop CS teaches the must-have software skills and how to use those skills to create exceptional design. The book examines the tools and features of Adobe Photoshop's newest release and shows how to maximize the potential of this popular software for graphics, illustration, composition, and special effects.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
1 A Discovery Tour	2	(16)
A Magic Tour	4	(11)
Photoshop-In Brief	15	(1)
Summary	15	(3)
2 The Staging Area	18	(20)
Staging	20	(11)
Seeing Is Believing	31	(4)
Summary	35	(3)
3 Image Essentials	38	(18)
Image Construction	40	(7)
Pixels: The Main Ingredient	47	(7)
Summary	54	(2)
4 Selecting and Transforming	56	(28)
About Selecting and Transforming	58	(23)
Summary	81	(3)
5 Working with Color	84	(28)
Optical Mixing	86	(2)
Spectral Illusion	88	(1)
Choosing a Color Model	89	(3)
Getting in the Mode	92	(1)
Applying Color	93	(6)
Adjusting Color	99	(11)
Summary	110	(2)
6 Image Correction	112	(20)
6 Steps of En"light"enment	114	(15)
Summary	129	(3)
7 Drawing and Painting	132	(34)
Pixels-A Contemporary Art Medium	134	(8)
Vectors: A Guest Appearance	142	(10)
Making Shapes	152	(5)
Summary	157	(5)
Adventures in Design: DODGE AND BURN	162	(4)
8 Masking	166	(18)
Unmasking Masks	168	(5)
Types of Masks	173	(9)
Summary	182	(2)
9 Compositing and the Design Process	184	(26)
About Compositing and Composition	186	(1)
A Design Process	186	(11)
Blending Modes, Styles, and Effects	197	(7)
Summary	204	(2)
Adventures in Design: FROM THE IMAGINATION	206	(4)
10 Print Publishing	210	(26)
Printing Methods	212	(2)
Output Compatibility	214	(10)
Consult the Professionals	224	(1)
Setting Up the Print Job	224	(4)
Summary	228	(4)
Adventures in Design: WINE BOX COMPOSITION	232	(4)
11 Web Publishing	236	(28)
About Optimization	238	(7)
Quick Tour of ImageReady	245	(11)
Image Slicing	256	(5)
Summary	261	(3)
Index	264