Adobe Photoshop 5.5 Classroom in a Book

by Adobe Creative Team

• ISBN13: 9780201658958
• ISBN10: 020165895X
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

Photoshop 5.5, Adobe's powerful image-manipulation tool, continues to set the industry standard. Adobe Photoshop 5.5 Classroom in a Book is a thoroughly revised version of the bestselling tutorial that covers all the new features in Photoshop 5.5(including the History palette and spot color channels), with a new, in-depth chapter on preparing graphics for the Web.Beginning to intermediate users will find the basics covered in the introductory lessons: getting comfortable with the Photoshop interface, using the toolbox and palettes, and working with layers and filters. Using a building-block approach, the Adobe Development Team then leads you into the more complex tasks of image editing and photo retouching. Production issues, color management, working with other Adobe applications in the Photoshop environment, and the new Web material are covered in short, focused lessons that you can follow at your own pace on your way to Photoshop mastery.

Table of Contents

(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Review Questions and Review Answers.)
Getting Started.

About Classroom in a Book. Prerequisites. Installing Adobe Photoshop and Adobe ImageReady. Starting Adobe Photoshop and Adobe ImageReady. Copying the Classroom in a Book Files. Restoring Default Preferences. Using the Reference Guides.

A Web Tour of Adobe Photoshop 5.5.

Getting Started. About Optimizing Images. Optimizing a Photograph as a JPEG. Optimizing a Graphic as a GIF. Using the Jump To Command to Move between Applications. Placing and Scaling Images. Entering and Formatting Type. Applying a Layer Effect. Using Photoshop to Revise an Image. Drawing and Styling a Button. Applying a Style. Slicing a Page. Assigning a URL to a Button. Creating a Rollover Effect. Creating an Animation. Tweening Frames to Create Smooth Animation Effects. Setting Delay and Saving an Animation. Optimizing Images. Comparing Original and Optimized Images. Previewing in a Browser. Selecting. Layers. Filters. Painting. Retouching. Actions. Saving the File.

Lesson 1. Getting to Know the Work Area.

Starting Adobe Photoshop and Opening Files. Using the Tools. Viewing Images. Working with Palettes. Using Context Menus. Using Online Help. Using Adobe Online Services. Jumping to ImageReady.

Lesson 2. Working with Selections.

Tool Overview. Getting Started. Selecting with the Rectangular Marquee Tool. Selecting with the Elliptical Marquee Tool. Moving a selection. Selecting with the Magic Wand. Selecting with the Elliptical Marquee Tool. Moving a Selection. Selecting with the Magic Wand. Selecting with the Lasso Tool. Adding and Subtracting Selections. Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso. Transforming a Selection. Combining Selection Tools. Cropping the Completed Image. For the Web: Creating evenly Spaced Buttons for a Web Page.

Lesson 3. Layer Basics.

Organizing Artwork on Layers. Getting Started. Creating and Viewing Layers. Selecting and removing artwork on a Layer. Rearranging Layers. Changing the Opacity and Mode of a Layer. Linking Layers. Adding a gradient to a Layer. Adding Text. Adding a Layer Flattening and Saving Files.

Lesson 4. Painting and Editing.

Getting Started. Painting and Filling Images with Color. Setting up a Painting or Editing Tool. Painting within a Selection. Erasing. Filling with the Paint Bucket Tool. Using Custom Brushes. Airbrushing and Smudging. Creating Gradients. Creating Soft-edged Effects. Painting with Texture. Defining a Brush. For the Web: Painting with Web-safe Colors.

Lesson 5. Masks and Channels.

Working with Masks and Channels. Getting Started. Creating a Quick Mask. Editing a Quick Mask. Saving a Selection as a Mask. Editing a Mask. Loading a Mask as a Selection and Applying an Adjustment. Extracting an Image. Applying a Filter Effect to a Masked Selection. Creating a Gradient Mask. Applying Effects using a Gradient Mask.

Lesson 6. Photo Retouching.

Strategy for Retouching. Resolution and Image Size. Getting Started. Cropping an Image. Adjusting the Tonal Range. Removing a Color Cast. Replacing Colors in an Image. Adjusting Saturation with the Sponge Tool. Adjusting Lightness with the Dodge Tool. Removing Unwanted Objects. Replacing Part of an Image. Saving the Image for Four-color Printing. On Your Own: Painting with the Art History Brush.

Lesson 7. Basic Pen Tool Techniques.

Getting Started. Drawing Paths with the Pen tool. Drawing Straight Paths. Drawing Curved Paths. Combining Straight and Curved Lines. Drawing a Path Around Artwork. For the Web: Creating Perfect Transparency Edges.

Lesson 8. Advanced Layer Techniques.

Getting Started. Adding Guides to Align Artwork. Working with Layer Masks. Aligning Images. Aligning Layers. Creating a Clipping Group. Adding Adjustment Layers. Adding Text. Adding Multiple Layer Effects. Removing Layer Masks. Flattening a Layered Image. For the Web: Animated Layer Masks.

Lesson 9. Creating Special Effects.

Getting Started. Saving and Loading a Selection. Hand-coloring Selections on a Layer. Combining and Moving Selections. Colorizing a Selection. Using a Grid. Changing the Color Balance. Applying Filters. Improving performance with Filters. For the Web: Animated rollover button.

Lesson 10. Combining Illustrator Graphics and Photoshop Images.

Combining Artwork. Getting Started. Placing an Adobe Illustrator File. Distorting the Graphic to Match the Photograph. Using Blending Modes on the Graphic. About Clipping Paths and Transparency. Exporting the Image. On Your Own: Transforming a Placed Image. For the Web: Animating Illustrator Layers.

Lesson 11. Preparing Images for Two-Color Printing.

Printing in Color. Using Channels and the Channels Palette. Getting Started. Mixing Color Channels. Assigning values to the Black and White Points. Sharpening the Image. Setting up for Spot Color. Adding Spot Color. For the Web: Creating Two-color Web Graphics.

Lesson 12. Setting Up Your Monitor for Color Management.

Getting Started. Color Management: An overview. Calibrating and Characterizing Your Monitor using Adobe Gamma. Saving the Monitor Profile.

Lesson 13. Producing and Printing Consistent Color.

Reproducing Colors. Getting Started. Defining the RGB Color Space for Images. Defining the CMYK Color Space for Images and Printing. Compensating for Dot Gain in Grayscale Images. Preparing Images for Print. Preparing a Color Separation in Adobe Photoshop. Strategies for Successful Printing. Displaying Individual Channels. Identifying out-of-gamut Colors. Previewing a Printed Image. Selecting Print Options. Printing.

Lesson 14. Optimizing Images for Web Publication.

Optimizing Images with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe ImageReady. Getting Started. Optimizing a JPEG Image. Optimizing a GIF Image. Controlling Dither. Specifying Background Transparency. Creating an Image Map.

Lesson 15. Creating Animated Images for the Web.

Creating Animations in Adobe ImageReady. Getting Started. Creating Simple Motion. Creating a Transition between Image States. Creating a Two-step Animation. Rotating and Moving an Object. Creating a Montage Sequence. Using Advanced Layer Features to Create Animations. For the Web: Animating Color Changes.

Lesson 16. ImageReady Web Techniques.

Understanding the Web Workflow. About This lesson. Getting Started. Laying out a Web Page with Slices. Creating Precise Slices. Naming and Linking Slices. Creating No Image Slices. Creating Rollovers. Creating Additional Button States and Effects. Optimizing Individual Slices. Thinking Ahead. For the Web: Creating and Viewing Blended-tile Backgrounds. For the Web: Creating a Tiled Border Stripe.