How To Use Adobe Photoshop CS2

by Giordan, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780672327513
• ISBN10: 0672327511
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Sams

Summary

Master the basics of Photoshop with visually appealing examples and simple - to - follow lessons.

Author Biography

Daniel Giordan is the design director of AOL Web Properties, coordinating the publishing designs for online properties such as Netscape, CompuServe, MapQuest, AIM, ICQ, and others.

Table of Contents

Getting Started with Photoshop	4	(56)
Welcome to Photoshop, Bridge, Camera Raw, and ImageReady	6	(2)
How to Use the Toolbox	8	(2)
How to Use the Menu Bars	10	(4)
How to Use Photoshop and ImageReady Palettes	14	(2)
How to Use the Color Picker	16	(2)
How to Select a Color	18	(2)
How to Browse Files in Bridge	20	(2)
How to Use Rulers, Grids, and Guides	22	(2)
How to Use Color Management	24	(6)
How to Set Photoshop Preferences	30	(12)
How to Set ImageReady Preferences	42	(8)
How to Set Bridge Preferences	50	(8)
How to Set Camera Raw Preferences	58	(2)
Optimizing Photoshop Projects	60	(18)
How to Use Multiple Views	62	(2)
How to Undo with the History Palette	64	(2)
How to Create Custom Tool Presets	66	(2)
How to Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts	68	(2)
How to Use the Preset Actions	70	(2)
How to Create Custom Actions	72	(2)
How to Set Up Batch Processing Options	74	(2)
How to Optimize Color Files for Printing	76	(2)
Selection Techniques	78	(18)
How to Select Geometric Areas	80	(2)
How to Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool	82	(2)
How to Select by Color Range	84	(2)
How to Use Quick Mask	86	(2)
How to Convert Selections to Paths	88	(2)
How to Modify Selections	90	(4)
How to Save and Load Selections	94	(2)
Working with Tone	96	(20)
How to Measure and Compare Pixel Values	98	(2)
How to Optimize the Tonal Range	100	(2)
How to Improve Contrast with Curves	102	(2)
How to Improve Contrast with Shadow/Highlight	104	(2)
How to Use the Dodge, Burn, and Sponge Tools	106	(2)
How to Sharpen Images	108	(2)
How to Use Smart Sharpen	110	(2)
How to Use Blur to Sharpen	112	(2)
How to Convert Images to Grayscale	114	(2)
Working with Color	116	(14)
How to Make Global Color Corrections	118	(2)
How to Use the Match Color Command	120	(2)
How to Correct a Range of Colors	122	(2)
How to Use the Color Replacement Tool	124	(2)
How to Build Duotones for the Web	126	(2)
How to Build Duotones, Tritones, and Quadtones for Print	128	(2)
Image Editing Basics	130	(16)
How to Resize Images	132	(2)
How to Add Canvas	134	(2)
How to Crop an Image	136	(2)
How to Flip and Rotate an Image	138	(2)
How to Warp an Image	140	(2)
How to Silhouette an Image	142	(2)
How to Use the Healing Brush	144	(2)
Drawing and Painting with Color	146	(26)
How to Paint an Image	148	(2)
How to Erase an Image	150	(2)
How to Erase a Background	152	(4)
How to Use the History Brush	156	(2)
How to Use the Clone Stamp	158	(2)
How to Draw Graphic Shapes	160	(2)
How to Build a Custom Brush	162	(4)
How to Use the Pattern Maker	166	(2)
How to Apply Gradients	168	(2)
How to Create Custom Gradients	170	(2)
Using Type	172	(14)
How to Add Type to an Image	174	(2)
How to Create 3D Text	176	(2)
How to Create Typographic Style Sheets	178	(2)
How to Build Filtered Text Effects	180	(2)
How to Warp Text	182	(2)
How to Set Text on a Path	184	(2)
Using Paths	186	(14)
How to Create a Straight-Edge Path	188	(2)
How to Create a Curved Path	190	(2)
How to Edit a Path	192	(2)
How to Convert a Path to a Selection	194	(2)
How to Stroke Paths	196	(2)
How to Create Clipping Paths	198	(2)
Working with Layers	200	(22)
How to Create and Move Layers	202	(2)
How to Link Layers	204	(2)
How to Create Clipping Masks	206	(2)
How to Create Layer Groups	208	(2)
How to Create Smart Objects	210	(2)
How to Transform Layers	212	(2)
How to Create Adjustment Layers	214	(2)
How to Add a Layer Mask	216	(2)
How to Merge and Flatten Layers	218	(2)
How to Create Layer Comps	220	(2)
Digital Photography Features	222	(16)
How to Build a Contact Sheet	224	(2)
How to Make Picture Packages	226	(2)
How to Use the Red-Eye Tool	228	(2)
How to Reduce Noise	230	(2)
How to Build Panoramas	232	(2)
How to Organize Images with Custom Metadata	234	(2)
How to Work with Camera Raw Images	236	(2)
Building Web Files	238	(26)
How to Preview Files in Browsers and Platforms	240	(2)
How to Build GIF Files for the Web	242	(2)
How to Optimize GIF Color Sets	244	(2)
How to Create a GIF Transparency	246	(2)
How to Build JPEG Files for the Web	248	(2)
How to Optimize Files with Variable Compression	250	(2)
How to Slice Images for the Web	252	(2)
How to Build Imagemaps	254	(2)
How to Build Filter-Based GIF Animations	256	(4)
How to Build JavaScript Rollovers	260	(2)
How to Build a Web Gallery	262	(2)
Special Effects	264	(28)
How to Use Blending Modes	266	(2)
How to Build a Glow Effect with Stroke Path	268	(2)
How to Create Lighting Effects	270	(2)
How to Apply a Radial Blur	272	(2)
How to Apply a Ripple Effect	274	(2)
How to Add a Lens Flare	276	(2)
How to Add Noise Texture	278	(2)
How to Use the Fibers Filter	280	(2)
How to Distort an Image with Liquify	282	(2)
How to Use the Filter Gallery	284	(2)
How to Add Texture	286	(2)
How to Create a Halftone Pattern	288	(2)
How to Use the Vanishing Point Filter	290	(2)
Glossary	292	(8)
Index	300

Excerpts

Introduction IntroductionThe history of image-editing applications should be divided into two categories: BP and AP (Before Photoshop and After Photoshop). Before Photoshop, various bitmap applications were available, some of which were very good. There was Pixel Paint Pro, Studio 8, Digital Darkroom, and of course MacPaint. Like dinosaurs facing extinction, all these applications faded away after the comet called Photoshop fell to earth in the late 1980s.I am told that Photoshop got its start in 1987 as a personal project of Thomas Knoll (a doctoral candidate in computer science at the University of Michigan). Thomas Knoll wrote a programming routine to display grayscale images on a black-and-white monitor. Thomas showed the program to his brother, John Knoll, who at the time worked at Industrial Light and Magic (the special-effects studio started by George Lucas). Intrigued by the possibilities of this program, John asked Thomas to help him write a program for processing digital image files. The brothers expanded the program to include color capabilities, soft-edge masks, plug-in filter support, and many of the features that became the foundation for Photoshop's success. This was at a time when graphic file formats were all over the map and PostScript had already begun to take shape in the marketplace to help standardize a solution to many of the problems facing the computer graphics world. Photoshop was unique in its mathematical approach to images--rather than a program that simply pushed pixels around, everyone saw Photoshop as another means to promote PostScript and printing. Little did they realize the influence it would later have, especially because more people take photographs than use line illustrations.One could argue that Photoshop is the most influential facilitator for the growth of digital graphics since the Macintosh. And although the Mac got us started in the mid-1980s, Adobe has kept things moving forward with interface standards and cross-platform compatibility that make graphics accessible to just about every computer in the world. This universality has made Photoshop the core application driving new advances in the computer graphics world. Photoshop combines with After Effects for professional video editing, with Quark and InDesign for industry-standard page layout, and with Illustrator and FreeHand for desktop illustration. In all these instances, Photoshop sits right in the middle. Photoshop also drives the advancement of digital photography and professional web design.It was the boom in web design books in the early 1990s that prompted Adobe to launch a complementary application to Photoshop called ImageReady. Although Photoshop was the creative powerhouse, ImageReady excelled in prepping images for the Web: compressing file sizes; converting colors; and building clean, concise animations. ImageReady also featured a bare-bones set of image-editing tools for basic image editing.Because this book covers Photoshop CS2, it also addresses how ImageReady supports graphic design workflow and integration with Photoshop, especially where web design is concerned. Therefore, you will see ImageReady written into some of the task instructions--and even featured in a few standalone tasks. Because of the redundant feature set created when they were separate programs, some of the tasks described for Photoshop can be executed in virtually the same way in ImageReady.And another thing: Because Adobe does such an excellent job of building cross-platform applications, you should not be concerned that most of the screen shots in the book are Windows based. Everything works the same on the Mac (except for the keystrokes, which I've identified for both systems).Whether you're working with ImageReady or Photoshop, this book is designed to get you up and running quickly, with straightforward so