Special Edition Using Photoshop CS and Illustrator CS

by Bauer, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780789730411
• ISBN10: 0789730413
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Que

Summary

Peter Bauer and his team of Adobe graphics experts have crafted this book to grow with you as you develop your skills. It provides an introduction to Photoshop and Illustrator as well as the kind of in-depth information that you'll need as you move toward mastery of more advanced techniques. If you buy only one book on Photoshop and Illustrator, this is the one that will help you both today and tomorrow. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Peter Bauer is the help desk director for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). An Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in both Photoshop and Illustrator, he is also a contributing editor for Photoshop User magazine and a contributing writer for Mac Design magazine

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Who Should Read This Book?	p. 1
Why You Should Use the Adobe Creative Suite	p. 2
Windows and Macintosh	p. 3
How This Book Is Organized	p. 4
Creative Suite Common Concepts
The Adobe Creative Suite with Version Cue	p. 9
Choosing Hardware and Setting Up Your Software	p. 33
Understanding and Choosing File Formats	p. 79
Pixels, Vectors, and Resolutions	p. 129
Color, in Theory and in Practice	p. 159
Color Management in the Adobe Creative Suite	p. 189
Working Smarter with Scripting and Actions	p. 217
Fundamental Photoshop CS
Bringing Images into Photoshop	p. 271
Making Selections and Creating Masks	p. 295
Working with Layers and Layer Styles	p. 327
The Pen Tool and Shape Layers: Vectors in Photoshop	p. 363
Adding Text: Photoshop's Type Capabilities	p. 389
Photoshop's Painting Tools and Brushes	p. 429
Selecting and Applying Filters	p. 465
Image Cropping, Resizing, and Sharpening	p. 481
Power Photoshop
Channels: The Ultimate Creative Control	p. 513
Manipulating Color and Tonality	p. 543
Mastering the Blending Modes	p. 585
Repairing and Enhancing Images with the Production Fitters	p. 613
Adding Special Effects with the Fitter Gallery and the Creative Filters	p. 639
Preparing for Print	p. 671
ImageReady
Save for Web and Image Optimization	p. 695
Creating Rollovers and Adding Animation	p. 733
Illustrator CS
Creating and Editing Paths	p. 761
Working with the Shape, Drawing, and Graph Tools	p. 785
Working with the Four Types of Brushes	p. 823
Type and Text in Illustrator	p. 841
Transforming and Distorting Objects	p. 871
Creating Blends	p. 909
Illustrator's Layers, Sublayers, and Groups	p. 927
Defining and Applying Patterns	p. 951
Using the Appearance and Style Palettes	p. 971
Working with Gradients and Gradient Meshes	p. 985
Using Masks, Transparency, and Blending Modes	p. 1005
Illustrator's Effects and Filters	p. 1029
Linking and Embedding Images and Fonts	p. 1071
Illustrator and the Web	p. 1089
Moving Artwork Between Illustrator and Photoshop	p. 1133
Index	p. 11511
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